TTSE falters again

November 11, 2020 by

The primary indices fell for a second consecutive day in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday.  The number of shares exchanged, led by volume leader Clico Investments, was 35 percent higher than Tuesday with values climbing 345 percent.
The market closed with 14 securities trading, up from 20 on Tuesday, and closed with five stocks advancing, seven declining and two remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 177,082 shares for $4,263,329 compared to 101,236 shares valued $958,604 on Tuesday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 12,649 units at $304,524 versus an average of 5,062 units at $47,930 for each security on Tuesday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 8,491 shares at $126,214 compared to 7,942 units at $102,663 on Tuesday. October closed with an average of 16,922 shares for $285,061.
The T&T Composite Index shed 2.91 points to 1,292.99, the All T&T Index declined by 7.08 points to 1,730.88, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.18 points to close at 115.59.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than the last selling prices and one with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ First Citizens Bank gained 1 cent trading 5,996 stock units to settle at $43.50, Grace Kennedy rose 5 cents to $3.65, in exchanging 1,667 units, Guardian Holdings closed at $20.15, with gains of 5 cents in transferring 51,842 shares. Massy Holdings ended 60 cents higher at $58, with 1,726 units changing hands and Trinidad Cement picked up 1 cent to finish at $2.06, in trading 2,750 units.
Stocks declining│ Ansa McAL declined by $3.99 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $45, in an exchange of 465 units, Clico Investments shed 2 cents after trading 99,676 shares to finish at $25, First Caribbean International Bank lost 1 cent transferring 5,996 stock units to end at $7.04. Republic Financial Holdings shed 9 cents to settle at $140.90 trading 150 units, Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended at $14.61, with a loss of 14 cents exchanging 2,872 units, Unilever Caribbean closed 20 cents lower at $16.80, in transferring 3,360 stock units and West Indian Tobacco settled at $33.42, after losing 1 cent and trading 2,991 units.
Stocks trading firm│One Caribbean Media transferred 320 units at $4.85 and Scotiabank held firm at $54.35 exchanging 1,932 units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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JSE Main Market on the rise

November 10, 2020 by

Following strong gains on Monday, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market put in another solid performance on Tuesday, with the market rising after rising stocks were edged out by declining ones as investors exchanged 36 percent fewer shares than on Monday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,231.88 points to 413,032.64, the Main Index climbed 1,081.30 points to 376,773.39 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.07 points to settle at 98.16.
Trading ended with 39 securities changing hands compared to 40 on Monday and closed with the prices of 13 stocks rising, 15 declining and 11 unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 15.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 7,825,111 shares for $108,303,727 compared to 12,225,817 units at $173,057,044 on Monday. Trading was led by QWI Investments, accounting for 29.8 percent of the volume, with 2.33 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway 23.5 percent, with 1.84 million units and Seprod with 10.6 percent or 831,954 shares.
Trading ended with an average of 200,644 units at $2,777,019 for each security, in comparison to an average of 305,645 shares at $4,326,426 on Monday. The average trade for November to date ends with 205,389 units at $3,287,944 for each security, in contrast to 206,115 units at $3,366,085. Trading month to date continues to compare adversely to October’s average of 398,200 units at $4,622,532.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments fell $1 to $85, with investors swapping 185,409 shares, Berger Paints gained 44 cents to close at $11.85, with 1,300 units changing hands. First Rock Capital closed at $12.50, after losing $1.43 and trading 46,329 stock units, Jamaica Broilers climbed $2.79 to $27.94, with an exchange of 8,766 shares, Jamaica Producers gained 57 cents in closing at $21.75, with a transfer of 235,267 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange settled at $18.48, with gains of 67 cents after crossing the market with 11,465 stock units, Kingston Wharves declined $2.25 to $46.70, trading 532 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 42 cents to settle at $7.08, in trading 2,997 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $1.50 to $150, with 1,360 units changing hands, 138 Student Living rose 75 cents to $4.60, in exchanging 30 shares, Pan Jam Investment shed 95 cents and ended at $63, with 13,491 stock units crossing the exchange, Proven Investments gained 50 cents to close at $38.50, with investors swapping 20,539 stock units and Wisynco Group lost 50 cents to finish at $15, after exchanging 115,122 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Big fall for T&T stocks

November 10, 2020 by

All indices fell sharply in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, ending with an exchange of 128 percent more shares and a 47 percent increase in values compared to Monday’s trading.
The number of securities trading surged to 20, from just nine on Monday, and closed with two stocks advancing, seven declining and eleven remaining unchanged. The T&T Composite Index declined by 6.22 points to 1,295.90, the All T&T Index dropped 10.47 points to 1,737.96, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.26 points to close at 115.41.
Trading resulted in 101,236 shares for $958,604 compared to 44,369 shares valued $653,487 on Monday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 5,062 units at $47,930 versus an average of 4,930 units at $72,610 for each security on Monday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 7,942 shares at $102,663 compared to 8,612 units at $115,392 on Friday. October closed with an average of 16,922 shares for $285,061.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling price and two with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Clico Investments added 1 cent to close at $25.02, with an exchange of 8,793 stock units and One Caribbean Media ended at $4.85, after gaining 5 cents and trading 17,217 stock units.
Stocks declining│ First Citizens Bank lost 1 cent to settle at $43.49, after a transfer of 1,672 units, Grace Kennedy finished at $3.60, with a loss of 4 cents in exchanging 48,401 shares, JMMB Group ended 6 cents lower at $1.73 after 6,493 units changed hands. NCB Financial Group closed at $7.99, with a loss of 1 cent trading 600 units, National Flour shed 20 cents to end at $1.80, in exchanging 2,428 units, Republic Financial Holdings fell 50 cents to $140.99, with an exchange of 1,150 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed 25 cents lower at $14.75, with 7,326 stock units changing hands.
Stocks trading firm│ Angostura Holdings closed at $16.75 trading 300 units, Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 20 units at $39.50, Ansa McAL held firm at $48.99 in transferring 200 units. CinemaOne ended at $4, with 100 units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank remained at $7.05 with trades of 139 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $20.10, with 3,000 units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings traded 95 units at $57.40, National Enterprises closed at $3.90, with 100 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings transferred 1,350 units at $7.25. Point Lisas ended at $3.15, trading 1,535 units and Scotiabank remained at $54.35, with 417 units crossing the exchange.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Main Market ends with healthy gains

November 9, 2020 by

Stock prices surged sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended, with the All Jamaican Composite Index jumping 7,638.87 points to 411,800.76, the Main Index shot up by 6,954.16 points to 375,692.09, while the JSE Financial Index gained 2.23 points to settle at 98.23.
Trading ended with 40 securities changing hands compared to 44 on Friday and closed with the prices of 16 stocks rising, 14 declining and 10 ending unchanged. The average PE Ratio ends at 15.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Trading closed with an exchange of 12,225,817 shares changing hands for $173,057,044 compared to 12,817,056 units at $399,677,339 on Friday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 24.7 percent of the total volume of 3.02 million shares, followed by Sagicor Group at 22 percent with 2.69 million units and QWI Investments with 21.5 percent for 2.63 million shares and Carreras 8.4 percent with 1.03 million units.
Trading ended with an average of 305,645 units changing hands at $4,326,426 for each security, compared to an average of 291,297 shares at $9,083,576 on Friday. The average trade for the month to date ended at 206,115 units at $3,366,085 for each security, in contrast to 187,598 units at $3,187,417 to Friday. Trading month to date compares adversely to October’s average of 398,200 units at $4,622,532.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market,  Barita Investments rose $1 in closing at $86, with 19,973 stock units passing through the market, Berger Paints shed 43 cents to end at $11.41 as investors swapped 40 units. Caribbean Cement advanced $1 to $53 in trading 14,772 stock units, Eppley gained $1 to settle at $19, with investors trading 10,065 units, First Rock Capital gained 73 cents trading 47,343 shares to close at $13.93. Jamaica Broilers fell $1.35 to $25.15, with an exchange of 219,898 shares, Jamaica Producers rose $1.58 to $21.18 trading 10,972 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 64 cents to settle at $17.81, with 8,699 units crossing the market Kingston Wharves advanced $3.38 to $48.95, after clearing the market with 4,517 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $7.50 to settle at $148.50, in trading 100 units, 138 Student Living declined $1.04 to $3.85 after 9,491 units crossed the market, Proven Investments fell $1.80 to $38, in an exchange of 3,097 units. Sagicor Group climbed $6 to $48, with 2,694,651 shares changing hands, Seprod advanced $3.96 in closing at $63.96, with investors swapping 2,790 units and Supreme Ventures gained 50 cents exchanging 38,023 shares to close at $15.50.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Stationery & Office back in IC TOP 10

November 8, 2020 by

Stationery and Office Supplies returns to the Junior Market IC TOP 10 list for the first time since February last year as the stock price dropped to $4.55 and replaced Medical Disposables that reported a loss in the half-year, resulted in the downgrading of full year’s earnings and potential stock price movement.

Stationery & Office Supplies Head quarters

Medical Disposables earnings per share are now projected at 30 cents for the current year and 85 cents for the succeeding year and put the PE ratio at 14 times current-year earnings. As indicated last week, Lasco Financial was set to be a big winner for the past week, after the company reported outstanding second-quarter profit. The stock rose 23 percent to close the week at $2.60 after trading as high as $2.75 in the week. The price should move higher going forward, with likely earnings around 40 cents per share for the current fiscal year and a PE ratio of 6.5.
Signals in the market continue to point to higher prices ahead. The Junior Market is currently signaling a big surge in a few weeks as short-term moving averages cross over longer-term ones to confirm a strong rally ahead. The big move in the Main market seems a few months away, but signs are that the market should continue to move gradually higher ahead of the year-end.
This week’s focus: Grace Kennedy continues to enjoy a phenomenal year, with profit attributed to the company’s shareholders, rising 33 percent to $1.68 billion in the September quarter, from $1.26 billion for the third quarter in the previous year and grew 35 percent for the nine months to September, to just $4.4 billion from $3.27 billion the corresponding period in 2019. Taxation more than doubled in both periods, but profit before tax grew 49 percent in the third quarter to $2.79 billion and for the nine-months, it rose 51.5 percent to $7.3 billion. Earnings per share are $1.69 for the quarter and $4.47 for the nine months and should exceed $6 for the full year.
The top three stocks in Junior Market remain as they were this past week, with the potential to gain between 272 to 726 percent by March 2021. Caribbean Producers heads the list, followed by Caribbean Assurance Brokers and elite Diagnostic. The focus on all three is on the 2021 fiscal year profit, projected to recover from reduced profit for the 2020 financial year. With expected gains of 150 to 238 percent, the top three Main Market stocks are now, Berger Paints followed by JMMB Group and Grace Kennedy in the third position.
The local stock market’s targeted average PE ratio is 20 based on the profits of companies reporting full year’s results from now to the second quarter in 2021. The Junior and Main markets are currently trading well below the market average, indicating the potential gains ahead. The JSE Main Market ended the week, with an overall PE of 15.8 and the Junior Market 12.1, based on ICInsider.com’s projected 2020-21 earnings. The average PE ratio of the Junior Market has been slowly rising, with better profit opportunities than the Main Market and narrowing the gap. The PE ratio for the Junior Market Top 10 stocks average a mere 6.5 at just 54 percent to the average of the Junior Market. The Main Market TOP 10 stocks trade at a PE of 8.3 or 52 percent of the PE of that market.
The average projected gain for the Junior Market IC TOP 10 stocks is 247 percent, and 147 percent for the JSE Main Market, based on 2020-21 earnings, indicating potentially greater gains in the Junior Market than the Main Market.
IC TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2021 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on likely gain for each company, taking into account the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year.  Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in movements in and out of the lists for most weeks. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.

Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.

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JSE Main Market falls

November 6, 2020 by

More stocks rose on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday. Still, the market declined after an exchange of 47 percent more shares, with the value rising 299 percent than on Thursday as Grace Kennedy traded over 6 million shares following the release of strong nine-month results.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,132.01 points to 404,161.89, the Main Index fell by 1,989.11 points to 368,737.93 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.05 points to settle at 96.00.
Trading ended with 44 securities changing hands compared to 39 on Thursday and closed with the prices of 19 stocks rising, 13 declining and 12 remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 15.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Trading closed with an exchange of 12,817,056 shares for $399,677,339 compared to 8,721,796 units at $100,130,455 on Thursday. Grace Kennedy led the market with 48.4 percent of total volume after trading 6.20 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 13.4 percent or 1.72 million units and QWI Investments with 10.8 percent and 1.39 million shares and Wisynco Group with 8.2 percent for 1.05 million units changing hands.
Trading ended with an average of 291,297 units changing hands at $9,083,576 for each security, compared to an average of 223,636 shares at $2,567,448 on Thursday. The average trade for the month to date ended at 187,598 units at $3,187,417 for each security, in contrast to 160,915 units at $1,670,277 on Thursday. Trading month to date compares adversely to October’s average of 398,200 units at $4,622,532.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments climbed $2 to end at $85, after crossing the market with 94,707 shares, Caribbean Cement fell by $2.20 to $52, with an exchange of 1,809 units, Eppley gained 65 cents in closing at $18 trading 3,976 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $1.50 to settle at $39.50, with 1,851 units changing hands, First Rock Capital shed 60 cents with an exchange of 105,982 shares and closed at $13.20, Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents trading 42,059 stock units to settle at $26.50. Jamaica Producers declined by $1.40 to close at $19.60, with 2,689 units passing through the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 85 cents in closing at $18.45, in exchanging 1,200 units, JMMB Group climbed $1.85 to end at $31.90, in trading 34,829 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $9 to close at $141, in exchanging100 units, NCB Financial finished at $133.90, with gains of 30 cents after an exchange of 22,786 stock units, PanJam Investment rose 95 cents to end at $63.95, with the trading of 632 units. Portland JSX lost 97 cents ending at $8.99, with a transfer of 36,015 stock units, Proven Investments advanced $4.80 to settle at $39.80, with 3,440 stock units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Group fell $2 to end at $42 and clearing the market with 13,510 units. Scotia Group rose 80 cents in closing at $45, with an exchange of 3,820 units, Seprod declined by $4 to end at $60, with 17,581 stock units passing through the market, Stanley Motta gained 85 cents to settle at $5.50, after exchanging 107 units and Victoria Mutual Investments lost 40 cents to close at $5.35 after trading 26,384 stock units.

In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7% gained 31 cents to close at $1.65 after exchanging 603 units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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TTSE stocks closed stronger on Friday

November 6, 2020 by

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday resulted in an exchange of 143 percent more shares than on Thursday and values rising 32 percent with Clico Investments the volume leader with more than half of the total.

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

The market closed with 15 securities trading, up from sixteen on Thursday, and closed with four stocks advancing, three declining and eight remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 127,998 shares for $2,370,997 compared to 52,879 shares valued $1,798,639 on Thursday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 8,533 units at $158,066 versus an average of 3,305 units at $112,415 for each security on Thursday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 9,042 shares at $120,392 compared to 9,165 units at $111,278 on Thursday. October closed with an average of 16,922 shares for $285,061.
The T&T Composite Index rose 1.19 points to 1,301.62, the All T&T Index gained 2.56 points to 1,747.43, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.03 points to close at 115.67.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of one stock higher than its last selling price and one with a lower offer.
Stocks rising│ Grace Kennedy gained 8 cents to end at $3.64, with 23,790 shares crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings added 30 cents to close at $20.40, in transferring 207 units, L.J Williams B share picked up 4 cents to settle at $1.44, after exchanging 3,000 stock units and Republic Financial Holdings finished 49 cents higher at $141.49 trading 313 units.
Stocks declining│ Ansa McAL lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $48.99, in transferring 98 units, National Enterprises finished at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.85, with a loss of 5 cents after trading 1,550 units and West Indian Tobacco slipped 2 cents to $33.43, with 40 units changing hands.
Stocks trading firm│ Clico Investments closed at $25 trading 70,710 shares, First Caribbean International Bank remained at $7.05, with an exchange of 15,000 shares, First Citizens Bank closed at $43.50, with 2,312 units changing hands. Massy Holdings transferred 450 units at $57, Prestige Holdings held firm at $7, in exchanging 1,000 units, Scotiabank traded 1,822 units at $54.35. Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended unchanged at $15, with a transfer of 7,423 stock units and Unilever Caribbean closed at $17, with trades of 283 units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Points dropped by JSE Main Market

November 5, 2020 by

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Thursday, with the market declining after more stocks fell than rose after an exchange of 5 percent more shares than on Wednesday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,323.05 points to 406,293.9, the Main Index lost 1,996.58 points to 370,727.04 and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.32 points to settle at 96.05.
Trading ended with 39 securities changing hands compared to 43 on Wednesday and closed with the prices of 15 stocks rising, 17 declining and seven remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio of the market averaged 15.3 based on the ICInsider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 8,721,796 shares for $100,130,455 compared to 8,293,470 units at $64,608,613 on Wednesday. QWI Investments led trading with 36.9 percent of total volume with 3.22 million shares, followed by Sagicor Group with 16.1 percent after the trading 1.41 million units and Transjamaican Highway with 10.5 percent for 914,618 shares.
Trading ended with an average of 223,636 units changing hands at $2,567,448 for each security, in comparison to an average of 192,871 shares at $1,502,526 on Wednesday. The average trade for the month to date ends at 160,915 units at $1,670,277, in contrast to 142,384 units at $1,405,203. Trading month to date compares adversely to October’s average of 398,200 units at $4,622,532.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments shed $1.99 to end at $83, in trading 104,169 shares, Eppley fell $1.77 to $17.35 after transferring 1,400 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $3 to settle at $41, with investors swapping 3,602 units, First Rock Capital lost 90 cents to end at $13.80, with 59,747 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers gained 40 cents to settle at $27, after trading 8,851 stock units. Jamaica Producers closed $1 higher at $21, in exchange for 500 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 40 cents to end at $17.60, with 3,292 units passing through the market, JMMB Group lost  $1.20 to settle at $30.05, in an exchange of 28,095 stock units. Mayberry Investments rose 58 cents to $6.09, with investors switching ownership of 583 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $9.99 to settle at $150, with 552 units crossing the market, NCB Financial finished 50 cents lower at $133.60, with an exchange of 19,267 stock units. 138 Student Living gained 39 cents and settled at $4.89, with an exchange of 25 units, Palace Amusement dropped $300 to close a 52 weeks’ low of $1,000 after exchanging 54 units, Pan Jam Investment gained 50 cents to close at $63 trading 6,931 stock units, Proven Investments fell $4.99 in closing at $35, with investors switching ownership of 5,202 units. Scotia Group shed 80 cents to end at $44.20 after trading 6,910 units Seprod climbed $2.30 to close at $64, with a transfer of 12,400 stock units and Wisynco Group shed 70 cents after ending at $15.20, with 727,281 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Some recovery for TTSE

November 5, 2020 by

The primary indices bounced back on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday. At the same time, the number of stocks exchanged dropped 83 percent compared to Wednesday, with a 38 percent fall in values as the number of declining stocks fell to just Five from eleven on Wednesday.
The market closed with 16 securities trading, down from nineteen on Wednesday, closing with three stocks advancing, five declining and eight remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 52,879 shares for $1,798,639 compared to 318,046 shares valued $2,909,437 on Wednesday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 3,305 units at $112,415 versus an average of 16,739 units at $153,128 for each security on Wednesday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 9,165 shares at $111,278 compared to 11,204 units at $110,882 on Wednesday. October closed with an average of 16,922 shares for $285,061.
The T&T Composite Index climbed 3.46 points to 1,300.43, the All T&T Index advanced 6.48 points to 1,744.87, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.05 points to close at 115.70.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of one stock higher than its last selling price and four with lower offers.
Stocks rising│First Citizens Bank advanced by $2 to $43.50 after trading 2,755 shares, Guardian Holdings rose 10 cents in transferring 4,348 stock units at $20.10 and JMMB Group closed 6 cents higher at $1.79, with 3,000 units crossing the market.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investments lost 1 cent exchanging 6,400 stock shares to settle at $25, Grace Kennedy slipped 4 cents to $3.56, in trading 368 units, Massy Holdings shed 50 cents to close at $57, with 1,986 units changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings lost 30 cents trading 7,757 stock units to finish at $141 and Scotiabank was down 5 cents to $54.35, with 1,920 units crossing the market.
Stocks trading firm|First Caribbean International closed at $7.05, in trading 1,500 units, Guardian Media exchanged 66 units at $4.25, investors transferred 2,900 units of NCB Financial Group at $8. National Enterprises ended at $3.90, with trades of 1,195 units, National Flour closed at $2, in exchanging 2,000 units, Prestige Holdings transferred 6,434 stock units at $7. Trinidad Cement traded 10,000 shares at $2.05 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL held firm at $15, with 250 units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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JSE Main Market climbs

November 4, 2020 by

Stocks gained at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, with declining stocks edging out advancing ones after exchanging 75 percent more shares and a rise of 143 percent in value than on Tuesday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 1,450.28 points to 408,616.95, the Main Index climbed 1,110.86 points to 372,723.62 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.38 points to settle at 97.37.
Trading ended with 43 securities changing hands compared to 46 on Tuesday and closed with the prices of 14 stocks rising, 17 declining and 12 unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 15.3 based on the ICInsider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 8,293,470 shares for $64,608,613 compared to 4,736,880 units at $27,585,696 on Tuesday. Pulse Investments led trading with 32 percent of total volume, with 2.66 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm 14.1 percent with 1.17 million units and QWI Investments with 11.4 percent accounting for 949,164 shares.
Trading ended with an average of 192,871 units changing hands at $1,502,526 for each security, compared to an average of 102,976 shares at $599,689 on Tuesday. The average trade for November to date is 142,384 units at $1,405,203 for each security versus 117,991 units at $1,358,182. Trading month to date compares adversely to October’s average of 398,200 units at $4,622,532.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments advanced by $2.44 to $84.99, with investors swapping 52,367 shares, Berger Paints gained 35 cents to close at $11.84, in an exchange of 3,563 units, Eppley ended at $19.12, with gains of 34 cents in trading 44 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $3.51 to $38, after clearing the market with 500 units, First Rock Capital climbed $2.59 to close at $14.70 trading  554,215 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange picked up 45 cents to end at $18,  after exchanging 21,206 stock units. JMMB Group ended 55 cents higher at $31.25, in the transfer of 549,695 shares,  Kingston Properties shed 63 cents in closing at $6.85 and trading 29,700 stock units, Kingston Wharves lost $2.40 to end at $45.50, with investors swapping 7,442 stock units. Mayberry Investments shed 58 cents in closing at $5.51, trading 14,915 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed $8.99 to $140.01, with an exchange of 253 units, NCB Financial lost 90 cents in closing at $134.10, after a transfer of 28,805 stock units. Pan Jam Investment fell $1.10 to $62.50, after an exchange of 14,959 stock shares, Proven Investments climbed $1.39 to $39.99 trading 7,325 units, Pulse Investments gained 48 cents to end at $4.73, with investors switching ownership of 2,656,385 shares. Sagicor Group fell $1.45 to settle at $44.10, with 9,121 units passing through the market, Scotia Group rose $1 to close at $45, in exchanging 45,982 shares and Seprod fell $1.75 to $61.70 after trading 53,957 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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