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TTSE trading resumes after carnival break

March 6, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Trading resumed on the TTSE on Wednesday after braking for the Carinival celebration

Fresh from a two days break for Carnival activities, the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resumed trading on Wednesday with 12 securities changing hands against 15 on Friday, with 2 advancing, 2 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index lost 2.78 points on Wednesday to 1,331.05. The All T&T Index gained 0.72 points to 1,763.32, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.87 points to close at 121.30. Trading ended with 204,592 shares at a value of $1,442,067 compared to 243,261 shares valued $2,537,602, on Friday when the market last traded before the break. Guardian Holdings fresh from the release of strong gains in 2018 profits jumped to a 52 weeks’ high of $19.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended positively with 7 stocks having bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, stocks trading on Friday with gains are| Guardian Holdings climbed $1 to a 52 weeks’ high of $19, trading at 25,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 13 cents to complete trading of 3,853 units at $30.13.
Stocks closing with losses| National Flour closed with a loss of 5 cents and completed trading with 500 units to

close at $1.60 and Sagicor Financial lost 73 cents to $9.07, after exchanging 1,000 shares.
Stocks closing firm| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.80, with 200 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments closed at $20.20, with an exchange of 13,092 stock units, First Citizens closed at $35 after exchanging 950 shares, Grace Kennedy ended at $3.10, trading 156,176 stock units. JMMB Group closed at $1.75, after exchanging 2,857 shares, Massy Holdings exchanged 879 shares to close at $52, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.38, after exchanging 35 shares and Republic Financial Holdings settled at $120, after exchanging 50 shares.

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

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Big drop in JSE indices

March 5, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index diving 3,381.16 points to close at 424,644.22 and the JSE Index dropping 3,072.49 points to close at 386,878.89.
The newly created Financial Index closed with a decline of 0.44 points to 100.09.
At the close market activity, the main and US markets traded 34 securities, compared to 31 securities trading on Thursday as 13 advanced, 16 declined and 5 traded without changes in prices.
Main market activity ended with 15,376,856 units valued $418,574,978 compared to 4,168,850 units valued at $82,747,972, changing hands, on Monday.
JMMB Group ordinary stock led trading with just over 10.36 million shares for 67.4 percent of the day’s volume, JMMB Group 7.25% preference was next with 2,409,833 units, accounting for 15.7 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Victoria Mutual Investments ended with 359,198 shares, for 2 percent of the day’s volume.
Market activity ended with an average 480,527 units valued at over $13,080,468, in contrast to 138,962 units valued at over $2,758,266 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 389,462 shares at $5,971,637, in contrast to 342,460 units valued at $2,302,562 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 lost $1.01 to close at $49, trading of 220,804 shares, Berger Paints fell 40 cents and ended at $20.10, with an exchange of 31,329 stock units, Caribbean Cement closed with a drop of $5 to finish at $50, with 301,614 shares changing hands. Carreras traded 246,647 and lost 52 cents to close at $8.91, Grace Kennedy traded 3,340 stock units after rising 88 cents to close at $61.38, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 13,789 shares after gaining 45 cents to close at $34, Jamaica Producers rose 45 cents and closed trading of 22,284 shares, at $22.95. Jamaica Stock Exchange exchanged 38,711 shares after falling by $1.10 to $15.90, JMMB Group concluded trading of 10,363,886 shares with a fall of $1.10 to close at $31.90. Kingston Wharves jumped $1 and settled at $76, with an exchange of 549 units. Mayberry Equities rose 47 cents in trading of 1,000 shares at $9.45, Proven Investments traded 9,165 shares to rise by $3 to end at $31. Sagicor Group lost 90 cents in trading 235,611 shares, to close at $39, Salada Foods gained 99 cents trading 1,400 units to close at $29.99 and Supreme Ventures shed $1 to finish at $22 with 59,963 units changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 8,947 units valued at $922 changing hands. Proven Investments closed trading with 3,100 units changing hands at 21.50 US cents down less than haft a cent and Sterling Investments traded 5,847 units at 4 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index declined 0.92 points to close at 174.22.

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

13 JSE main stocks rise 13 fall

March 4, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Monday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index falling by 425.48 points to 428,025.38 and the JSE Index declined by 386.63 points to 389,951.38.
The newly created Financial Index closed with a decline of 0.44 points to 100.09.
At the close market activity, the main and US markets traded 31 securities, compared to 35 securities trading on Thursday as 13 advanced, 13 declined and 5 traded without changes in prices.
Main market activity ended with 4,168,850 units valued at $82,747,972 compared to 17,063,678 units valued $60,010,887, changing hands, on Friday.
JMMB Group 7.25% Preference led trading with 1 million shares for 24 percent of the day’s volume, Sagicor Group was next with 914,140 units, accounting for 22 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended with 551,459 shares, for13 percent of the day’s volume. Kingston properties traded at an at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.45 before retreating to close at $6.35.
Market activity ended with an average 138,962 units valued at over $2,758,266, in contrast to 533,240 shares valued at $1,875,340 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 342,460 units valued at $2,302,562. 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 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments rose $2 to close at $50.01, trading of 36,820 shares, Berger Paints gained 99 cents and ended at $20.50, with an exchange of 52,405 stock units, Caribbean Cement closed with a gain of $1 to finish at $55, with 42,613 shares changing hands. Grace Kennedy jumped $1.13 trading 144,809 stock units to close at $60.50, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 37,111 shares after gaining 99 cents to close at $33.55, Jamaica Producers lost 50 cents and closed trading of 31,300 shares, at $22.50, JMMB Group concluded trading of 123,997 shares with a rise of $1 to close at $33. Kingston Wharves jumped $3.50 and settled at $75, with an exchange of 861 units. Mayberry Equities dipped $1 and ended trading of 104,405 shares at $9, NCB Financial Group traded 14,520 shares but rose 30 cents to end at $144.80, PanJam Investment lost $1 to end at $79, in trading 13,940 units. Sagicor Group lost $1.10 in trading 914,140 shares, to close at $39.90, Salada Foods shed 50 cents trading 2,760 units to close at $29 and Supreme Ventures climbed $1 to finish at $23 with 52,756 units changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market Proven Investment was the only security trading with 1,300 units changing hands at 21.97 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index declined 0.04 points to close at 175.14.

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, 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

JSE majors 5,000 point short of record high

March 1, 2019 by IC Insider.com

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New ecord high is in sight for the JSE main market.

Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Friday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased 3,586.83 points to 428,450.86, to within 4,857 points of a new record close.
The JSE Index advanced 3,259.38 points to 390,338.01, within 4,453.88 points, of the record close reached in November, last year. The newly created Financial Index closed up 0.53 points to 100.53.
At the close market activity, the main and US markets traded 35 securities, compared to 38 securities trading on Thursday as 8 advanced, 18 declined and 9 traded without changes in prices.
Supreme Ventures traded at an at a 52 weeks’ high of $25 before retreating to close at $22 and the Jamaica Stock Exchange traded at a record high of $18.22 but ended lower at the close.
Main market activity ended with 17,063,678 units valued $60,010,887 compared to 6,800,119 units valued at $107,742,633, changing hands, on Thursday.
Sagicor Bank led trading with 15 million shares for 88 percent of the day’s volume, Mayberry Jamaican Equities was next with 475,175 units, accounting for 3 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Radio Jamaica ended with 366,987 shares, for 2 percent of the day’s volume.

Market activity ended with an average 533,240 units valued at $1,875,340, in contrast to 206,064 shares valued at $3,264,928 on Thursday. 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 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $48.01, with the trading of 6,279 shares, Berger Paints lost 49 cents and ended at $19.51, with an exchange of 4,897 stock units, Caribbean Cement closed with a gain of $1 to finish at $55, with 42,613 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy gained 53 cents trading 89,379 stock units at $59.37. Jamaica Broilers finished trading 28,707 shares after falling $1.84 to close at $32.56, JMMB Group concluded trading 44,055 shares with a loss of $1 to close at $32, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost $1 and

ended at $17, with 360,982 shares changing hands, Kingston Wharves dropped $3.50 and settled at $71.50, with an exchange of 3,346 units. Mayberry Equities rose 90 cents and ended trading of 475,175 shares at $10, NCB Financial Group traded 96,803 shares but fell 50 cents to end at $144.50, PanJam Investment gained 55 cents to end at $80, trading 4,986 units. Sagicor Group added 95 cents in trading 5,281 shares to close at $41, Salada Foods shed $2 trading 5,018 units to close at $29.50, Scotia Group lost 40 cents trading 24,927 stock units at $53, Seprod lost $1.88 and closed at $42.52, trading 9,628 shares. Supreme Ventures jumped $2 to finish at $22 with 118,409 units changing hands and Wisynco Group lost 45 cents and ended trading of 80,089 shares at $11.50.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 141,624 units valued at over $91,276 changing hands. JMMB Group 5.75% preference share closed at $2 trading 2,500 shares, Margaritaville ended trading of 2,505 shares at 24 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged of 4,554 shares at 11 US. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.06 points to close at 175.18.

4 TTSE stocks rise none fall – Friday

March 1, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Stocks listed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with continued signs of recovery from years of falling price.
At the close of trading in 15 securities changed hands against 17 on Thursday, with 4 advancing, none declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended the week in a positive position with 6 stocks having bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At close of the market, the Composite Index gained 0.10 points to 1,333.83. The All T&T Index shed 0.14 points to 1,762.60, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.05 points to close at 122.17. Trading ended with 243,261 shares valued $2,537,602, compared to 315,496 shares at a value of $4,120,962 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, stocks trading on Friday with gains are| Clico Investments increasing 5 cents to end at $20.20, with 61,197 stock units changing hands, First Citizens gaining 1 cent to settle at $35, after exchanging 7,528 shares. JMMB Group finishing 3 cents higher at $1.75, after trading 111,751 shares and One Caribbean Media trading 18,482 shares after jumping 39 cents to close at $10.40.
Stocks closing firm | Grace Kennedy ended at $3.10, with 16,177 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings completed trading of 438 units, at $18, Massy Holdings closed at $52, after exchanging 1,900 shares, National Enterprises ended at $8, with 169 stock units changing hands, National Flour completed trading of 3,779 units at $1.65. Prestige Holdings traded 2,527 units at $7.35, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $120, after exchanging 1,321 shares, Sagicor Financial ended at $9.80, after exchanging 40 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL completed trading of 9,561 units, at $30, Trinidad Cement settled at $2.55, after exchanging 8,340 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed at $26.50, after exchanging 51 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: Clico Investments, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, National Flour, One Caribbean Media, Prestige Holdings, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean

JSE majors pulls back – Thursday

February 28, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Carib Cement traded at a record high of $60.

Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,972.46 points to 424,864.03 and the JSE Index advanced by 1,792.39 points to 387,078.63.
At the close market activity, the main and US markets traded 38 securities, compared to 35 securities trading on Wednesday as 17 advanced, 9 declined and 12 traded without changes in prices. Caribbean Cement traded at an at a 52 weeks’ high of $60 before retreating to close at $54, Eppley 7.5% preference share traded a at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.13 and the Jamaica Stock Exchange traded at a record high of $18.
Main market activity ended with 6,800,119 units valued at $107,742,633 compared to 2,447,527 units valued $48,782,718, changing hands, on Wednesday.
Ciboney led trading with 2,217,789 shares for 32.6 percent of the day’s volume, JMMB Group 7.25% Preference share was next with 1,001,753 units, accounting for 14.7 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Wisynco Group ended with 948,463 shares, for 14 percent of the day’s volume.

Market activity ended with an average 206,064 units, valued at $3,264,928 for each securities traded, compared with an average of 78,952 units valued at $1,573,636, on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 281,016 shares with a value of $11,715,160 and previously, 285,064 shares with a value of $12,195,949. Trading for January resulted in an average of 101,980 units, valued at $3,042,494, 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 2 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Berger Paints rose 48 cents and ended at $20, with 6,734 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 62,676 shares after climbing $1.40, to close at $34.40, Jamaica Producers lost 50 cents trading 21,935 units, to close at $23. Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed 50 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of

$18, with 22,755 shares changing hands, Kingston Wharves dropped $2 and settled at $75, with an exchange of 7,729 units, PanJam Investment gained 45 cents to end at $79.45, trading 2,503 units. Sagicor Group shed $1.94 trading 83,879 shares to close at $40.05, Salada Foods shed $2.50 trading 25,900 units to close at $31.50, Scotia Group gained 90 cents trading 8,275 stock units at $53.40 and Sygnus Credit Investments rose 28 cents trading 182,345 shares to close at $14.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 141,624 units valued at over $91,276 changing hands. JMMB Group 5.75% preference share closed at $2 trading 2,600 shares, JMMB Group 6% USD preference share traded 13,000 units at US$1.04, Proven Investments rose 0.98 cent in trading 25,455 units, to close at 21.98 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged of 40,800 shares at 11 US cents after falling 1 cent. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.86 points to close at 173.96.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Ciboney, 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

2 TTSE stocks rise 5 fall – Thursday

February 28, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with trading in 17 securities against 15 on Wednesday, with 2 advancing, 5 declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index fell 5.60 points to 1,333.73. The All T&T Index declined 10.16 points to 1,762.74, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.13 points to close at 122.12.
Trading ended with 315,496 shares at a value of $4,120,962, compared to 446,041 shares at a value of $3,550,838 changing hands on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 3 stocks with bids than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
Stocks closing with gains | National Flour traded 3,000 units and increased by 1 cent to $1.65 and West Indian Tobacco rose 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $96.02 with 10 shares changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| Ansa Mcal ended trading of 534 units with a loss of 24 cents to close at $55, Calypso Macro Index Fund lost 40 cents in closing at $13.60, trading 200 units, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 8 cents at $1.72, after exchanging 112,693 shares. Republic Financial Holdings dropped back $5 from the surge on Wednesday to close at $120, after exchanging 762 shares and Sagicor Financial fell 9 cents and ended at $9.80, after trading 600 shares.
Stocks closing firm | Clico Investments completed trading at $20.15, with 160,758 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank settled at $8.35, with an exchange of 1,000 units, First Citizens exchanged 3,662 shares at $34.99, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.10, with 3,000 stock units changing hands. Massy Holdings ended at $52, after exchanging 40 shares, NCB Financial Group concluded trading of 1,000 shares at $8.38, Prestige Holdings settled at $7.35, with an exchange of 2,000 units. Scotiabank completed trading of 1,547 stock units at $63.60, Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $30, with 7,668 units with changing hands and Trinidad Cement closed at $2.55, after exchanging 17,022 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: Ansa Mcal, Calypso Macro Index Fund, Clico Investments, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, National Flour, NCB Financial Group, Prestige Holdings, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE, West Indian Tobacco

Big jump for TTSE stocks – Wednesday

February 27, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Republic Financial Holdings jumped $14 points to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $125 and helped in pushing the All T&T Index up 50.51 to close at 1,772.90, Composite Index gained 25.43 points to 1,339.33 while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.04 points to close at 122.25.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with trading in 15 securities against 16 on Tuesday, with 6 advancing, 2 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 446,041 shares at a value of $3,550,838, compared to 73,380 shares on Tuesday valued at $2,484,444.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 2 stocks with bids than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
Stocks closing with gains| Ansa Mcal closed 24 cents higher and settled at $55.24, in trading 300 units, Clico Investments rose 5 cents and closed at $20.15, with 34,299 stock units changing hands, Grace Kennedy added 1 cent and completed trading of 100 stock units at $3.10. National Enterprises gained 1 cent and completed trading of 253,624 stock units at $8, One Caribbean Media rose 1 cent to $10.01, after exchanging 1,605 shares and Republic Financial Holdings advanced $14 concluded at $125, after exchanging 561 shares but the stock was offered at $120 at the close to sell 15,407 shares.
Stocks closing with losses | NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of 1 cent at $8.38, after exchanging 6,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 40 cents and settled at $30, in trading 6,321 units.
Stocks closing firm| First Caribbean International Bank settled at $8.35, with an exchange of 65 units, First Citizens ended at $34.99, after exchanging 939 shares, Guardian Holdings settled at $18, with 8,197 units trading, JMMB Group closed at $1.80, after exchanging 132,300 shares. National Flour settled at $1.64, trading 10 units, Prestige Holdings settled at $7.35, with the exchange of 700 units and Scotiabank completed trading of 1,020 stock units at $63.60.

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

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Ansa Mcal, Clico Investments, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, National Flour, NCB Financial Group, One Caribbean Media, Prestige Holdings, Republic Financial Holdings, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE

JSE majors drop on Wednesday

February 27, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropping 2,172.55 points to close at 422,891.57 and the JSE Index falling 1,974.21 points to 385,286.24.
At the close market activity, the main and US markets traded 35 securities, compared to 32 securities trading on Tuesday as 10 advanced, 13 declined and 12 traded without changes in prices. Main market activity ended with 2,447,527 units valued $48,782,718 compared to 8,311,096 units valued $195,683,562, changing hands, on Tuesday.
Carreras led trading with 415,956 shares for 17 percent of the day’s volume, Sagicor Real Estate Fund was next with 380,573 units, accounting for 15.6 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Sterling Investments ended with 281,925 shares, for 11.5 percent of the day’s volume.
Market activity ended with an average of 78,952 units valued at $1,573,636 each, in contrast to an average of 286,590 units valued at $6,747,709 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 285,064 shares with a value of $12,195,949 and previously, 296,080 shares with a value of $12,795,751. Trading for January resulted in an average of 101,980 units, valued at $3,042,494, 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 3 stocks closed with lower offers.
In main market activity, Caribbean Cement jumped $4 after exchanging 127,778 shares, to end at $54, Eppley fell $2 and ended at $11 trading 5,900 shares, Grace Kennedy rose $1.43 in trading 66,910 stock units to close at $59.95, Jamaica Producers rose 40 cents and finished trading 97,583 units, at $23.50. Kingston Wharves lost 50 cents and settled at $77, with an exchange of 1,171 units, Sagicor Group climbed $1.99 trading 76,700 shares to close at $41.99, Salada Foods shed $2 in trading 1,095 units to close at $34, Scotia Group fell 50 cents trading 44,406 stock units at $52.50 and Seprod climbed $2.40 trading 27,410 shares to close at $44.40.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 141,624 units valued at over $91,276 changing hands. JMMB Group 5.75% preference share closed at $2 trading 2,600 shares, JMMB Group 6% USD preference share traded 13,000 units at US$1.04, Proven Investments rose 0.98 cent in trading 25,455 units, to close at 21.98 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged of 40,800 shares at 11 US cents after falling 1 cent. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.86 points to close at 173.96.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 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

Modest gains for JSE majors – Tuesday

February 26, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rising 282.49 points to 425,064.12 and the JSE Index advancing 256.70 points to 387,260.45.
At the close market activity, the main and US markets traded 32 securities, compared to 31 securities trading on Monday as 11 advanced, 13 declined and 8 traded without changes in prices. Main market activity ended with 8,311,096 units valued $195,683,562 compared to 3,016,645 units valued $84,766,098, changing hands, on Monday.
Wisynco Group led trading with 1,990,579 shares for 24 percent of the day’s volume, Carreras was next with 1,182,543 units, accounting for 14 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Seprod ended with 738,968 shares, for 9 percent of the day’s volume.
Market activity ended with 286,590 units valued at over $6,747,709, in contrast to 104,022 shares valued at $2,922,969 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 296,080 shares with a value of $12,795,751 and previously, 296,580 shares with a value of $13,133,046. Trading for January resulted in an average of 101,980 units, valued at $3,042,494, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks closed with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments gained 50 cents to close at $50, in trading 218,453 shares, changing hands, Caribbean Cement dropped $1.40 after exchanging 333,970 shares, to end at $50, Grace Kennedy rose 52 cents in trading 14,383 stock units to close at $58.52, Jamaica Broilers fell $1.25 and finished trading of 397,700 units, at $33. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 35 cents to end at $17.50, with the trading of 62,384 shares, Kingston Properties rose 48 cents and settled at $6, with an exchange of 90,092 units, Mayberry Investments lost 80 cents trading 296,539 shares to close at $9.20. PanJam Investment rose $2 in trading just 544 units, to close at $79, Portland JSX lost 50 cents to close at $7.50 in trading 56,500 shares. Salada Foods shed $2.25 in trading 47,618 units to close at $36, Scotia Group climbed $1.45 trading of 57,292 stock units at $53 and Seprod shed $3.80 trading 738,968 shares at $42.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 357,609 units valued at over $132,253 changing hands. JMMB Group 6% USD preference share traded 72,000 units at US$1.04, Proven Investments trading 256,409 units, to close at 21 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged of 29,200 shares at 12 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 0.69 points to close at 173.10.