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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.

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

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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.

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, Portland JSX, 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 indices fall

February 26, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with trading in 16 securities against 14 on Monday, with 4 advancing, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index shed 0.87 points to 1,313.90. The All T&T Index fell 1.16 points to 1,722.39, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.08 points to close at 122.29.
Trading ended with 77,416 units at a value of $2,484,444 changing hands, compared to 54,823 shares valued at $1,101,137 on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 1 stock closing with the bid lhigher than the last selling price and 1 with a lower offer.
Stocks closing with gains| Calypso Macro Index Fund gained 40 cents in trading 4,036 shares to close at $14, First Citizens added 14 cents to conclude trading 7,200 shares at $34.99, Republic Financial Holdings climbed 99 cents to close at $111, after exchanging 12,271 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 25 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $30.40, with 6,416 units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| Angostura Holdings declined by 20 cents and completed trading of 4,870 stock units at $15.80, Clico Investments fell 5
cents and completed trading at $20.10, with 18,215 stock units changing
hands, NCB Financial Group lost 1 cent to end $8.39, after exchanging 1,150 shares and Sagicor Financial shed 1 cent and ended at $9.89, after trading 248 shares.
Stocks closing firm | Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.09, with 4,964 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group ended at $1.80, after exchanging 3,527 shares, National Flour settled at $1.64, with 580 units changing hands. One Caribbean Media ended at $10, after exchanging 12,635 shares, Prestige Holdings settled at $7.35, with 399 units trading, Scotiabank completed trading of 231 stock units at $63.60, Trinidad Cement concluded market activity at $2.55, after exchanging 300 shares and Unilever Caribbean ended at $26.50, in exchanging 374 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, Clico Investment Fund, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, Grace Kennedy, JMMB Group, National Flour Mills, NCB Financial Group, One Caribbean Media, Prestige Holdings, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad Cement, TTSE$, Unilever Caribbean

JSE majors gain on Monday

February 25, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Monday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 1,099.55 points to 424,781.63 and the JSE Index advanced by 999.17 points to 387,003.75.
At the close market activity, the main and US markets traded 31 securities, compared to 30 securities trading on Friday as 11 advanced, 12 declined and 8 traded without changes in prices. Main market activity ended with 3,016,645 units valued $84,766,098 compared to 2,838,523 units valued at $72,200,499, changing hands, on Friday.
JMMB GROUP 7.25% CR Preference Shareled trading with 998,000 shares for 33 percent of the day’s volume, Scotia Group was nextwith 375,825 units, accounting for 12.5 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Jamaica Broilers ended with 336,582 shares, for 11 percent of the day’s volume.
Market activity ended with 104,022 units valued at an average of $2,922,969 for each security traded, in contrast to 101,376 units for an average of $2,578,589 on Friday.
The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 296,580 shares with a value of $13,133,046 and previously, 307,278 shares with a value of $13,736,085. 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, Berger Paints fell 49 cents and ended at $19.51, with 2,100 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cement jumped
$5.40 after exchanging 112,829 shares, to end at $51.40. Grace Kennedy lost 40 cents traded 107,235 stock units to close at $58, Jamaica
Broilers fell $1.26 and finished trading of 336,582 units, at $34.25. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 35 cents to end at $17.15, with the trading of 26,501 shares, Kingston Wharves rose 50 cents and settled at $77.50, with an exchange of 27,002 units, Mayberry Investments climbed 90 cents trading 11,560 shares to close at $10. Mayberry Equities fell 31 cents trading 30,000 shares to close at $8.90, NCB Financial gained 79 cents to close at $144.80, with an exchange of 88,609 shares, Proven Investments rose 50 cents in trading 900 units, to close at$28, Sagicor Group dropped $1.95 to settle at $40.05, with 212,986 shares changing hands. Salada Foods climbed $2.25 in trading 27,683 units to close at $38.25, Scotia Group lost $2.35 trading of 375,825 stock units at $51.55 and Seprod shed $1.19 trading 33,667 shares at $45.80. Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 13,173 units valued at $9,015 changing hands. JMMB Group 6% USD preference share traded 7,517 units at US$1.04 and Proven Investments lost 0.05 cent in trading 5,656 units, to close at 21 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 0.04 points to close at 173.79.

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, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco Group

Cement & RJR on watch alert

February 25, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Carib Cement could earn $5.30 in 2019.

The action on the Jamaica Stock Exchange is focused on the main market currently as it continues to exhibit clear bullish signs, that propelled by a recent wedge formation and is also being steered upwards by a long term upward sloping support line, that goes
back to early 2016.
The main market is just 9,625.14 points away from the peak
reached of 433,307.22 points reached on 29-Nov-last on the All Jamaica Index. The Junior Market is consolidating with
a slight negative bias, even as this market seems far more undervalued than the main market.
This week investors will see a series of releases with some expected to move the prices of some of the companies. The stocks in this
category to watch keenly are Jamaica Stock Exchange that should report a doubling in profit for the 2018. Berger Paints, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Producers, Mayberry Investments that should show the full impact of the new accounting standard that will book all investments gains or losses directly to regular profit and loss, Sagicor Group, PanJam Investment. Release of full year’s results for Caribbean Cement last week, provided fuel that drove the price up to $51.50. Supply of the stock is low, with profit prospects for 2019 looking good.
Last weeks’ release of Fontana’s half year results, were mixed, with slightly higher profit for the six months but lower profit for the December quarter, the latter from modest sales increase, halted the advance of the price of the stock. The stock is likely to trade around the $4 level for a while. Investors ought to be focusing on the expansion plans and what that will do to profit in fiscal 2020. Wisynco continues to trade around the $12 mark but could break out at any time demand existing to buy just below $12 and supply drastically reduced compared to the period before the company released six months results.
Demand remains high for Buy Rated Radio Jamaica but supply has virtually dried up and so the stage may be set for higher prices ahead. The price moved up to $1.40 during last week but pulled back afterwards to trade back at $1 on Friday before heading back to close at $1.25.
Elite Diagnostic continues to trade around $3.10 with a gap developing between the bids at $3.10 and sellers at $3.40. Will buyers move higher or will sellers come down where the majority of buyers are? Watch to see how this develops.
Buying for General Accident continues between $4 and $4.25, when will the break out takes place is unknown, but the valuation suggest that it could be sooner than later as the company is expected to build on the 2018 results of 29 cents per share in 2019.
The price of Lasco Financial rose during the past week but the price could inch higher this week but investors may not be ready push it much higher in the short term
Medical Disposables bid at the close on Friday was $5.50 with offer at $6.49, a wide gap that will close at some time. The company’s expansion into consumer products offers scope for a faster growth in profit going forward and that swill help the stock in the latter half of 2018. The latest results show, it is going take sometime for the expected growth to really take hold.

Filed Under: Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: Berger Paints, Elite Diagnostic, Fontana, General Accident Insurance, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, junior market, Lasco Financial, Mayberry Investments, Medical Disposables, PANJAM Investment, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Wisynco Group

JSE majors falter on Friday

February 22, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Friday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropping 1,899.50 points to 423,682.08 and the JSE Index falling 1,726.09 points to 386,004.58.
At the close market activity, the main and US markets traded 30 securities, compared to 36 securities trading on Thursday as 11 advanced, 12 declined and 7 traded without changes in prices.
Main market activity ended with 2,838,523 units valued at $72,200,499 compared to 10,610,997 units valued at $1,075,805,493, changing hands, on Thursday.
Victoria Mutual Investments led trading with 557,353 shares for 19.6 percent of the day’s volume, Radio Jamaica was next with 471,723 units, accounting for 16.6 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Scotia Group ended with 222,559 shares, for 8 percent of the day’s volume.
Market activity ended with 101,376 units valued at over $2,578,589, in contrast to 321,545 shares valued at $32,600,166 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 307,278 shares with a value of $13,736,085 and previously, 318,948 shares with a value of $14,410,836. 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 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks closed with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments climbed $1 and closed at $49.50, with 201,000 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement dropped $5.50 after exchanging 33,024 shares, to end at $46. Jamaica Broilers rose $1.71 and finished trading of 4,478 units, at $35.51. JMMB Group gained 50 cents trading of 36,897 shares, to close at $33, NCB Financial fell 78 cents to close at $144.01, with an exchange of 176,620 shares, Sagicor Group dropped $1.95 to settle at $40.05, with 212,986 shares changing hands. Scotia Group gained 45 cents and ended trading of 222,559 stock units at $53.90, Seprod added $1.99 trading 32,368 shares at $46.99 and Sygnus Credit Investments gained 22 cents with 51,793 units trading, to end at $13.72.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 34,410 units valued at over $7,260 changing hands. Proven Investments rose 1 cent in trading 34,110 units, to close at 21.5 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 300 units and rose 1 cent to end at 12 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index advanced 4.87 points to close at 173.83.