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Winners outclass losers on TTSE – Wednesday

March 20, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on Wednesday ended with 12 securities trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange similar to the number trading on Tuesday, with 6 advancing, 4 declining and 2 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index fell 0.29 points on Wednesday to 1,330.19. The All T&T Index shed 2.29 points to 1,763.13, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.24 points to close at 121.09.
Trading resulted in 198,306 shares at a value of $8,014,634 changing hands, compared to 185,602 shares at a value of $2,280,449, on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, stocks ending trading with gains| Clico Investments finished 40 cents higher and completed trading of 36,243 stock units at $21.50, First Caribbean International Bank rose 1 cent to settle at $8.36, with an exchange of 7,826 units, Guardian Holdings added 25 cents and settled at $18.50, with 100 units changing hands. JMMB Group gained 2 cents to end at $1.78, after exchanging 30,000 shares, Sagicor Financial rose 25 cents and ended at $8.90, in exchanging 10,311 shares and Scotiabank closed with a gain of 6 cents and completed trading of 60,309 stock units at $63.58.
Stocks closing losses| First Citizens closed with a loss of 1 cent at $35.51, after exchanging 23,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings lost $1.24 to end at $118.76, in trading just 35 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 1 cent and settled at $30.05, with 8,341 units trading and West Indian Tobacco lost 3 cents and completed trading at $96, with 22,000 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing firm| Massy Holdings ended at $53, after exchanging 100 shares and Prestige Holdings settled at $7.55, with 41 units trading.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Mixed trading on JSE main market – Tuesday

March 19, 2019 by IC Insider.com

The volume of stocks traded on the main and US dollar markets of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday rose over Monday’s level, with just a minimal decline in value as less securities were active.
Main market activity ended with trading of 9,968,983 units valued $177,550,346 compared to 8,288,904 units valued $178,058,869, on Monday. At the close of market, the main and US markets traded 33 securities, compared to 37 trading on Monday. There was a total of 10 stocks advancing, 17 declining and 6 closing without price changes.
Trading resulted in, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increasing just 17.65 points to 423,202.89 and the JSE Index advanced by a mere 16.04 points to 385,569.16.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund led trading with 2.11 million shares for 21 percent of the day’s volume, followed by JMMB Group 7.25% preference share ending with 1,384,227 units, for 14 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Ciboney Group ended with 1,073,453 units, for 11 percent of the day’s volume.
Market activity ended with an average of 343,758 units valued at an average of $6,122,426 for each security traded. In contrast to 251,179 units for an average of $5,395,723 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 3389,292 shares at $5,984,735 for each security traded, in contrast to 392,678 shares at $5,973,550 on the prior trading day. Trading for February resulted in an average of 281,016 shares with a value of $11,715,160, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 8 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments dropped 25 cents to close at $44.50, with an exchange of 12,225 shares, Berger Paints lost 68 cents to end at $19.32, with the trading of 200 stock units, Caribbean Cement shed 60 cents to finish at $51.50, with 6,724 shares changing hands. Jamaica Producers rose 75 cents to close at $23.75, with 557,169 shares changing hands. Mayberry Investments rose $1.11 and ended trading 575,345 shares at $10.10, NCB Financial Group dropped $1.80 trading 375,654 shares to close at $143. PanJam Investment lost $1.30 to $80.20, trading 50,869 units, Pulse Investments shed 50 cents and closed at $2.50, with an exchange of 497,091 stock units, Sagicor Group gained 50 cents in trading 27,458 shares, to close at $40. Scotia Group gained 75 cents in trading 1,049,510 stock units to close at $51 and Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a gain of 50 cents to end at $24.90, with 409,756 stock units changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 200,128 units valued at $67,748 changing hands. JMMB Group 5.75% preference share gained 4 cents and ended at $2.04, trading 10,000 shares, JMMB Group 6% lost 2 cents and closed at $1.02 with 10,000 shares changing hands, Proven Investments lost 2 cents trading 155,744 units at 22 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments Jamaican dollar ordinary share traded 24,384 to close at 9 US cents after falling by a cent. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 6.29 points to close at 176.75.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Barita Investments, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Stanley Motta, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco Group

Winners batter losers on TTSE – Tuesday

March 19, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on Tuesday ended with 12 securities trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange against 13 ended on Monday, with 6 advancing, 1 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index remained unchanged at 1,330.48 points. The All T&T Index rose 2.19 points to 1,765.42, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.31 points to close at 120.85.
Trading resulted in 185,602 shares at a value of $2,280,449 changing hands, compared to 306,902 shares valued $6,299,870, on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, stocks ending trading with gains|Clico Investments finished 30 cents higher to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $21.10, with 30,442 stock units changing hands, First Citizens concluded trading of 32,094 shares with a gain of 1 cent to close at $35.52. Massy Holdings gained $1 and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $53, after exchanging 1,140 shares, One Caribbean Media added 40 cents and ended at $10.40, trading 675 shares, Scotiabank increased 1 cent and completed trading at $63.52, with 77 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 6 cents and settled at $30.06, with 6,944 units trading.
Stocks closing losses|Sagicor Financial concluded trading with a loss of 35 cents at $8.65, after exchanging 1,000 shares.
Stocks closing firm|Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 200 shares to close at $14, CinemaOne traded 100 stock units at $9.95, JMMB Group ended at $1.76, after exchanging 107,000 shares, National Flour settled at $1.65, with 4,930 units trading and Prestige Holdings settled at $7.55, with 1,000 units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Calypso Macro Index Fund, Cinemaone, Clico Investments, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Flour, One Caribbean Media, Prestige Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE

Trading down for JSE main market – Monday

March 19, 2019 by IC Insider.com

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Main market volume contracts.

More stocks traded on the main and US dollar markets of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday but with much lower volume of trading than on Friday, while the value traded slipped moderately.
Main market activity ended with 8,288,904 units valued $178,058,869 trading, compared to 12,313,288 units valued $192,392,395 changing hands, on Friday.
At the close of market, the main and US markets traded 37 securities, compared to 34 trading on Friday. There was a total of 14 stocks advancing, 12 declined and 11 closed without price changes.
The reduced trading resulted in, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index falling by 809.64 points to 423,185.24 and the JSE Index declining by 735.72 points to 385,553.12.
Stanley Motta led trading with 5 million shares for 60 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Scotia Group ending with 948,696 units, for 11.5 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Wisynco Group ended with 910,793 units, for 11 percent of the day’s volume.

Market activity ended with an average of 251,179 units valued at $5,395,723 for each security traded, in contrast to 373,130 shares valued at $5,830,073 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 392,678 shares at $5,973,550 for each security traded, in contrast to 405,757 shares at $6,032,403 on the prior trading day. Trading for February resulted in an average of 281,016 shares with a value of $11,715,160, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments dropped $2.25 to close at $44.75, with an exchange of 208,400 shares, Caribbean Cement gained 60 cents to finish at $52.10, with just 405 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers rose 63 cents in trading 51,527 units to close at $32.51. Jamaica Producers rose 45 cents to close at $23, with 4,800 shares changing hands, Kingston Wharves lost $3 to settle at $72, trading 7,094 units, Mayberry Investments rose 39 cents and ended trading 83,841 shares at $8.99, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 80 cents to settle at $9.20, with an exchange of 36,764 units. NCB Financial Group gained 30 cents trading 494,218 shares to close at $144.80. PanJam Investment rose $1.50 to $81.50, trading 1,190 units, Pulse Investments added 50 cents

and closed at $3, with an exchange of 52,200 stock units, Sagicor Group gained 50 cents in trading 19,591 shares, to close at $39.50. Salada Foods gained $1 trading 1,100 units to close at $30, Scotia Group fell 76 cents in trading 948,696 stock units to close at $50.25 and Seprod lost $1 to close at $43, with 27,853 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 24,598 units valued at $14,997 changing hands. JMMB Group 5.75% closed at $2 with 5,000 shares changing hands, Productive Business Solution US ordinary share traded 1,000 units to close with a rise of 1 cent at 58.99 cents, Proven Investments traded 18,198 units at 24 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments Jamaican dollar ordinary share traded 400 to close at 10 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 4.17 points to close at 183.04.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Barita Investments, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Productive Business Solution, Proven Investments, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Stanley Motta, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco Group

Winners beat losers on TTSE – Monday

March 18, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with trading in 13 securities against 12 on Friday, with 3 advancing, 1 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.04 points on Monday to 1,330.48. The All T&T Index declined 0.69 points to 1,763.23, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.09 points to close at 121.16.
Trading ended with 306,902 shares at a value of $6,299,870 changing hands, compared to 155,257 shares at a value of $2,877,840, on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, stocks ending trading with gains| Ansa Mcal rose 2 cents and completed trading of 18,191 units, at $55.02, Sagicor Financial added 35 cents and concluded trading at $9, after exchanging 60 shares and West Indian Tobacco increased 1 cent to $96.03, with 5,207 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing losses| Scotiabank fell 8 cents and ended at $63.51, with 26,912 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing firm| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.80, with 62,895 stock units changing hands, First Citizens settled at $35.51, after exchanging 2,575 shares, Guardian Holdings completed trading of 5,893 units at $18.25. JMMB Group exchanged 6,380 shares at $1.76, National Flour completed trading of 9,637 units at $1.65, Point Lisas ended at $3.45, with 10,000 stock units changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $120, after exchanging 1,344 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL completed trading 46,279 units at $30 and Trinidad Cement settled at $2.55, after exchanging 111,529 shares.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, Ansa Mcal, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, National Flour, Point Lisas, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE

Gains for JSE main market – Friday

March 15, 2019 by IC Insider.com

The market indices of the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose at the end of trading on Friday, with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 805.06 points to 423,994.88 and the JSE Index advanced 731.56 points to 386,288.84.
At the close of market, the main and US markets traded 34 securities, compared to 31 trading on Thursday as 11 advanced, 18 declined and 5 traded without prices changing.
Main market activity ended with 12,313,288 units valued $192,392,395 trading, compared to 4,358,596 units valued $135,130,896 changing hands, on Thursday.
Wisynco Group led trading with 6.38 million shares for 51.8 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Ciboney ending with 1.67 million units, for 13.6 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Jamaica Broilers ended with 1.63 million units, for 12.5 percent of the day’s volume.
Market activity ended with an average of 373,130 units valued $5,830,073 for each security trading, in contrast to 155,664 shares valued at $4,826,103 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 405,757 shares at $6,032,403 for each security traded, in contrast to 409,081 shares at $6,055,347 on the prior trading day. Trading for February resulted in an average of 281,016 shares with a value of $11,715,160, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Berger Paints gained 50 cents and ended at $20, trading 7,650 stock units, Caribbean Cement fell 50 cents to finish at $51.50, with 81,125 shares changing hands, Eppley dropped 35 cents to close at $10, trading 913 stock units, Jamaica Broilers lost $1.12 in trading 1,532,550 units at $31.88. Jamaica Producers rose 55 cents to close at $22.55, with 51,269 shares changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities added 41 cents to settle at $10, with an exchange of 38,103 units, NCB Financial Group lost 50 cents trading 67,660 shares to close at $144.50. PanJam Investment lost $1.70 to end at $80, in trading 3,810 units, Sagicor Group gained 45 cents in trading 18,701 shares, to close at $39. Salada Foods lost 95 cents trading 1,808 units to close at $29.05, Scotia Group fell 39 cents to end trading at $51.01, with 150,247 units, Seprod lost 50 cents to close at $44, with 31,309 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures concluded trading at $24.40, with 237,378 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments added 35 cents to close at $13.65 trading 17,212 shares and Wisynco Group fell 50 cents settled at $11.50, with an exchange of 6,381,077 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 67,189 units valued at $18,750 changing hands. JMMB Group 6% preference share concluded trading of 147 units with a rise of 4 cents to end at US$1.04, JMMB Group 5.75% closed at $2 with 5,500 shares changing hands, Margaritaville ended trading of 2,828 share at 23 US cents after falling 1 cent. Proven Investments traded 8,214 units at 24 US cents after rising by 1 cent and Sygnus Credit Investments Jamaican dollar ordinary share traded 50,500 to close at 10 US cents The JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.11 points to close at 178.87.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Barita Investments, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Ciboney, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Kingston Wharves, Margaritaville, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Stanley Motta, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco Group

1 stock rose 5 declined on TTSE – Friday

March 15, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 12 securities against 14 on Thursday, with 1 advancing, 5 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
At close, the Composite Index lost 1.73 points on Friday to 1,330.52. The All T&T Index gained 0.64 points to 1,763.92, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.57 points to close at 121.07.
Trading ended with 155,257 shares at a value of $2877840 compared to 226,953 shares at a value of $2,900,230, on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, stocks ending trading with gains| Massy Holdings advanced $2 to end at $52, after exchanging 821 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| First Citizens concluded trading of 1,562 shares, with a loss of 4 cents to close at $35.51, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 12 cents at $3.13, with 267 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings fell 25 cents and completed trading of 120 units, at $18.25. National Enterprises closed with a loss of 21 cents at $7.79, with 120 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial shed 35 cents and ended at $8.65, after exchanging 35,582 shares.
Stocks closing firm| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.80, with 100,969 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments ended at $20.80, with 3,111 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.35, after exchanging 557 shares. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $120, after trading 688 shares, Scotiabank ended at $63.59, with 10,960 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL completed trading with 500 units at $30.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, Clico Investments, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, NCB Financial Group, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE

JSE index main market drops – Thursday

March 14, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Jamaica Stock Exchange.

The market indices of the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange lost value at the end of trading on Thursday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index falling 2,235.38 points to 423,189.82 and the JSE Index declining 2,031.30 points to 385,557.28.
At the close of market, the main and US markets traded 31 securities, compared to 37 trading on Wednesday as 12 advanced, 12 declined and 7 traded without prices changing.
Main market activity ended with 4,358,596 units valued $135,130,896 trading, compared to 14,753,152 units valued $304,256,799 changing hands, on Wednesday.
Jamaica Producers led trading with just less than 1.22 million shares for 28 percent of the day’s volume, Supreme Ventures ended with 1.04 million units, for 24 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and PanJam Investment ended with 854,177 units, for 20 percent of the day’s volume.
Market activity ended with an average of 155,664 units valued at over $4,826,103, in contrast to 433,916 shares valued at $8,948,729 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 409,081 shares at $6,055,347 for each security traded, in contrast to 433,052 shares at $6,186,217 on the prior trading day. Trading for February resulted in an average of 281,016 shares with a value of $11,715,160, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments dropped $1.35 to closed at $47.20, trading 19,000 stock units, Caribbean Cement gained 92 cents to finish at $52, with 2,525 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers rose $1.50 in trading 10,527 units at $33. Jamaica Producers lost $1.25 to close at $22, with 1,219,097 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $16, with a rise of $2 in trading 72,142 shares, NCB Financial Group rose 50 cents trading 28,550 shares to close at $145, 138 Student Living lost $1.40 to close at $4 in trading just 2,000 units. PanJam Investment lost 30 cents to end at $81.70, in trading 854,177 units, Sagicor Group gained 45 cents in trading 47,705 shares, to close at $38.55. Salada Foods lost 95 cents trading 1,808 units to close at $29.05, Seprod jumped $1.90 to close at $44.50, with 9,463 shares changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 40 cents to close at $13.30 trading 40,954 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 140,420 units valued $31,726 changing hands. Margaritaville ended trading of 9,804 share at 24 US cents after gaining 3 cents, Proven Investments traded 125,800 units at 23 US cents after rising by 1 cent and Sygnus Credit Investments Jamaican dollar ordinary share traded 4,816 but lost 0.1 cent to close at 10 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 2.99 points to close at 178.76.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Barita Investments, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Kingston Wharves, Margaritaville, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Stanley Motta, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco Group

TTSE slips on Thursday

March 14, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 14 securities trading versus 13 on Wednesday.
The market close with the prices of 4 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 7 remaining unchanged. At close, the Composite Index lost 1.62 points to 1,332.25. The All T&T Index shed 1.87 points to 1,763.28, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.19 points to close at 121.64.
Trading ended with 226,953 shares at a value of $2,900,230, compared to 391,682 shares at a value of $8,847,624 on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, stocks ending trading with gains| Calypso Macro Index Fund, traded 2,300 shares and rose 38 cents to close at $14, Clico Investments finished 60 cents higher and ended at $20.80, with 41,954 stock units changing hands. First Citizens rose 5 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $35.55, after exchanging 1,296 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL added 1 cent and completed trading of 26,809 units at $30.
Stocks closing losses| Guardian Holdings concluded trading of 635 units with a loss of 50 cents to close at $18.50, JMMB Group fell 2 cents to end at $1.76, after exchanging 106,038 shares. NCB Financial Group declined 4 cents and settled at $8.35, after trading 1,100 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed with a loss of 45 cents at $26.05, after an exchange of just 8 shares.
Stocks closing firm| First Caribbean International Bank completed trading of 22,000 units at $8.35, Grace Kennedy ended at $3.25, with 195 stock units changing hands, National Flour completed trading with 4,907 units at $1.65, One Caribbean Media closed at $10, after exchanging 8,743 shares. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $120, after trading 445 shares, Sagicor Financial ended at $9, after exchanging 1,148 shares and Scotiabank ended at $63.59, with 9,375 stock units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Calypso Macro Index Fund, Clico Investments, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, National Flour, NCB Financial Group, One Caribbean Media, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean

Modest gains for JSE indices – Wednesday

March 13, 2019 by IC Insider.com

The market indices of the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange made just modest gains at the end of trading on Wednesday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index inching a mere 78.55 points higher to 425,425.20 and the JSE Index added just 71.38 points to end at 387,588.58.
At the close of market, the main and US markets traded 37 securities, compared to 40 trading on Tuesday as 11 advanced, 15 declined and 11 traded without changes in prices.
Main market activity ended with 14,753,152 units valued $304,256,799 trading, compared to 13,672,324 units valued at $88,199,433 changing hands, on Tuesday. Trading volume was boosted, by the switching of stocks between portfolios, within a group.
Wisynco Group led trading with 3.74 million shares for 25.4 percent of the day’s volume, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share ended with 3.62 million units, for 24.5 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Caribbean Cement ended with 1.55 million units, for 10.5 percent of the day’s volume.
Market activity ended with an average of 433,916 units valued at an average of $8,948,729 for each security traded. In contrast to 402,127 units for an average of $2,594,101 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 433,052 shares at $6,186,217 for each security traded, in contrast to 432,940 shares at $5,776,063 on the prior trading day. Trading for February resulted in an average of 281,016 shares with a value of $11,715,160, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Berger Paints ended with a loss of 50 cents at $19.50, trading 661,200 stock units, Caribbean Cement closed with a loss of $2.32 to finish at $53.40, with 23,970 shares changing hands, Eppley rose 35 cents and ended trading at $10.35, in exchanging 1,750 shares, Grace Kennedy lost 50 cents trading 69,179 stock units at $60. Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents and finished trading 90,452 units at $31.50. Jamaica Producers rose 75 cents and closed at $23.25, with 1,192,097 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $14, with a loss of $1 in trading 58,251 shares, JMMB Group rose 49 cents and concluded trading of 44,818 shares at $32. Kingston Properties rose 60 cents to finish exchanging 3,500 stock units at $6.60, Kingston Wharves fell $1 to settle at $75, with an exchange of 7,402 units, Mayberry Investments lost 50 cents and ended trading 419,408 shares, to close at $8.50. NCB Financial Group lost 50 cents trading 374,131 shares to close at $144.50, PanJam Investment climbed $2 and ended 52 weeks’ closing high of $82, with 42,011 units trading,after posting an intraday high of $85, Sagicor Group fell $1.40 in trading 109,500 shares, to close at $38.10. Salada Foods rose $1 in trading 15,582 units to close at $30, Scotia Group fell 40 cents and finished trading 37,132 shares at $51.90 and Seprod slipped 95 cents to close at $42.60, with 157,013 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 50,550 units valued at $35,246 changing hands. JMMB Group 5.75% preference share ended trading of 15,000 stock units at $2, JMMB Group 6% preference share traded 1,500 units at US$1 after falling by 4 cents and Sygnus Credit Investments Jamaican dollar ordinary share traded 34,050 but rose 0.1 cent to close at 11 US cents.The JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.11 points to close at 175.77.