The main market Jamaica Stock Exchange, closed higher at the end of trading on Thursday for the 4th day in a row, with stock prices being mixed, with the advance decline ratio ending slightly negative.
At the close, the all Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,055.77 points to 323,616.87 and the JSE Index climbed 961.92 points to end at 294,851.55.
Trading closed with 32 securities changing hands, up from 28 on Wednesday, leading to 9 advancing, 12 declining and 11 trading firm, in the main and US dollar markets. Securities closing with sizable price changes include, Grace Kennedy lost $1 to end at $49, Jamaica Broilers fell $1 to $19, JMMB Group added $1 to $26, Portland JSX dropped $1 to $8.50 and Scotia Group fell $2 to $52.
Main market activity ended with 6,093,417 units valued at $73,742,131 compared to 71,072,740 units valued at $6,270,318,116 changing hands on Wednesday. Ciboney Group closed with 1,458,766 units accounting for 23.94 percent followed by Jamaica Broilers with 1,366,225 units and 22.42 percent of the volume for the day and Wisynco Group with 673,050 units or 11.05 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 210,118 shares valued at $2,542,832 for each security traded, compared to 2,450,784 shares valued at $216,217,866 on Wednesday. For the month to date an average of 674,192 units with an average value at $23,762,597 traded, compared to 706,388 units with an average value at $25,336,441 changing hands on the previous trading day. In contrast, February closed with average of only 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.
Trading in the US dollar market on Thursday, ended with 190,139 units valued at $57,528 changing hands with JMMB Group 5.75% US dollar preference share contributing 13,000 units at US$1.50, Margaritaville gained 5 US cents to close at 25 US cents with 400 units trading and Proven Investments had 176,739 units trading at 22 US cents, leaving the market index at 169.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
For more details of market activities see – Moderate JSE main market trading – Thursday.
Moderate JSE main market trading – Thursday
Carib Cement traded at an intraday high of $44 on Thursday.
Main market activity closed Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with 29 securities changing hands, with moderate volume of 6,093,417 units valued at $73,742,131 traded.
The market closed with 9 securities rising, 11 falling and 9 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 1,055.77 points to 323,616.87 and the JSE Index climbed 961.92 points to 294,851.55. Caribbean Cement posted an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $44 but closed back at $40.
In main market activity, Berger Paints ended with a loss of 1 cent at $17.94, with 2,938 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 6 cents higher at $1.16, with 92,500 units, Carreras finished at $10.35, with 135,321 shares, Caribbean Cement settled at $40, with 20,900 shares, Ciboney Group ended with a loss of 4 cents at 12 cents, trading 1,458,766 shares. Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of $1 at $49, with 18,872 stock units, Jamaica Broilers fell $1 to close trading at $19, with 1,366,225 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $15, with 47,095 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 1 cent at $6.98, with 160,041 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading $1 higher at $26, with 31,547 shares, Mayberry Investments ended trading at $6, with 318,470 shares, NCB Financial Group traded 50 cents higher at $99.50, with 219,654 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 9 cents higher at $1.15, with 668,897 shares. 138 Student Living ended 5 cents higher at $5.50, with 500 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 3 cents at $41.97, with 3,734 units, Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of $1.20 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.50, with 200 shares, Pulse Investments finished with a loss of 20 cents at $1.65, with 900 shares, Radio Jamaica settled 2 cents higher at $1.02, with 5,000 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $36.20, with 38,853 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 7 cents at $15.24, with 81,500 shares, 
Salada Foods traded 38 cents higher at $11.10, with 52,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $2 at $52, with 31,088 shares, Seprod closed at $30, with 74,750 shares. Sterling Investments ended 1 cent higher at $13.90, with 698 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 6 cents at $11.76, with 6,967 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.50, with 557,890 units and Wisynco Group settled at $10.50, with 673,050 shares. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% closed 8 cents higher at $1.10, with 10,000 shares, Proven Investments settled at $5.15, with 15,061 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market closed higher again – Thursday.”
T&TNGL at new high on TTSE – Thursday
T&T NGL closed at a record high on TTSE on Thursday.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 25 cents and concluded trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $29, in on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday.
The market closed with 12 securities trading against 13 on Wednesday, with 5 advancing, 3 declining and 4 remaining unchanged. Trading accounted for 126,928 shares valued at $2,032,721, compared to 184,131 shares valued at $2,768,851 on Wednesday.
At close, the Composite Index rose 1.21 points on Thursday to 1,268.13, the All T&T Index gained 2.06 points to 1,702.94, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.05 points to close at 112.43.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Wednesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments gained 9 cents and completed trading at $20.20, with 8,893 units, First Citizens finished 2 cents higher at $32.32, after exchanging 1,305 shares, Republic Financial Holdings concluded trading with a rise of 2 cents at $101.55, with 5,065 stock units changing hands, 
Scotiabank added 5 cents and settled at $62.55, after exchanging 1,953 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 25 cents and concluded trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $29, after exchanging 1,500 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group ended trading 4 cents lower at $1.86, with 10,122 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $7.81, with 2,514 units and West Indian Tobacco traded with a loss of 5 cents and settled at $88.50, after 3,460 shares changed hands.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean international Bank settled at $9.30, after exchanging 44,230 shares, Guardian Holdings settled at $16, after exchanging 7,200 shares, NCB Financial Group concluded at $6.45, after exchanging 40,000 shares and Trinidad Cement ended at $3, with 686 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE main market moves higher – Wednesday
Caribbean Cement surged to a record close of $40 on the news that they could save $2B from lease buyout.
The main market Jamaica Stock Exchange, closed higher at the end of trading on Wednesday with Caribbean Cement jumping sharply and Scotia Group bouncing back to $54.
At the close, the all Jamaican Composite Index rose 897.85 points to 322,561.10 and the JSE Index climbed 818.04 points to 293,889.63.
Trading closed with 31 securities changing hands, down from 28 on Tuesday, leading to 9 advancing, 11 declining and 11 trading firm, in the main and US dollar markets. Securities closing with sizable price changes include, Caribbean Cement climbed $6.44 to end at a 52 weeks closing high of $40. Grace Kennedy lost $1 to end at $50, JMMB Group lost $1 to $25, PanJam Investment declined $1 to $42 and Scotia Group rose $2 to $54.
Main market activity ended with 71,072,740 units valued at $6,270,318,116 compared to 5,286,653 units valued at $240,796,595 changing hands on Tuesday. NCB Financial Group closed with 61,822,679 units accounting for 86.99 percent of traded shares followed by Jamaica Broilers with 2,036,473 units for just 2.87 percent of the volume for the day and Mayberry Investments with 2,010,259 units.
Trading results in an average of 2,450,784 shares valued at $216,217,866 for each security traded, compared to 195,802 shares valued at $8,918,392 on Tuesday. 
For the month to date, an average of 706,388 units with an average value at 25,336,441 traded, compared to 576,343 units with an average value at 10,044,835 changing hands on the previous trading day. In contrast, February closed with average of only 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.
Trading in the US dollar market on Wednesday, ended with 37,700 units valued at US$50,918 changing hands with JMMB Group 5.75% US dollar preference share contributing 33,300 units at US$1.50 and Proven Investments with 4,400 units at 22 US cents, leaving the market index at 169.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with a lower offer.
For more details of market activities see – NCB dominated the JSE main market – Wednesday.
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NCB dominates the JSE main market
NCB traded 61.8 million shares on Wednesday.
Main market activity surged sharply Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with 29 securities changing hands and 71,072,740 units valued at $6,270,318,116 trading.
NCB Financial Group accounting for 86.99 percent of the volume traded with 61,822,679 units changing hands and Caribbean Cement posted the highest gain jumping $6.44 to end at a 52 weeks closing high of $40, with 138,259 shares and Cable & Wireless resumed trading after the suspension requested by the company.
The market closed with 9 securities rising, 11 falling and 9 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 897.85 points to 322,561.10 and the JSE Index advanced by 818.04 points to 293,889.63.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed with a loss of 50 cents at $9, trading 2,900 shares, Berger Paints ended unchanged at $17.95, with 5,500 stock units, Cable & Wireless resumed trading and closed unchanged at $1.10, with 21,246 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 10 cents at $10.35, with 146,032 shares, Caribbean Cement jumped $6.44 and closed at $40, with 138,259 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading 3 cents higher at 16 cents, with 157,728 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of $1 at $50, with 56,000 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 1 cent higher at $20, with 2,036,473 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a rise of 5 cents to $15, with 19,430 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.99, with 6,319 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of $1 at $25, exchanging 549,955 shares, Kingston Properties finished at $6.25, with 3,560 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled 93 cents higher at $40, with 17,986 units. Mayberry Investments ended trading at $6, with 2,010,259 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded at $99, with 61,822,679 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 11 cents at $1.06, with 273,200 shares, 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 5 cents at $5.45, with 250 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of $1 at $42, with 10,440 units. 
Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $9.70, with 2,500 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 5 cents at $1, with 561,044 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 65 cents higher at $36.25, with 721,650 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 1 cent higher at $15.31, with 66,800 shares, Salada Foods traded at $10.72, with 20,000 units. Scotia Group finished trading $2 higher at $54, with 36,417 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 32 cents higher at $11.82, with 19,592 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.50, with 1,558,306 units and Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 15 cents at $10.50, with 744,017 shares trading. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded $1.90 higher at $1.90, with 54,198 stock units and Productivity Business settled at $105, with 10,000 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market moves higher – Wednesday.”
JSE main market rise again – Tuesday
Main market activity ended with 27 securities changing hands, with 10 securities rising, 13 falling and 4 trading firm as trading closed with 5,286,653 units valued at $240,796,595 being exchanged.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 503.78 points to 321,663.25 and the JSE Index advanced by 459 points to 293,071.59.
In main market activity, Berger Paints ended trading $1.50 higher at $17.95, with 310,654 stock units, Carreras closed with a rise of 35 cents at $10.45, with 52,856 shares, Caribbean Cement gained $1.36 and closed at $33.56, with 74,085 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 13 cents, with 200,000 shares, Grace Kennedy gained $1 to $51, with 16,739 stock units. Jamaica Broilers lost 1 cent to close at $19.99, with 22,786 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 55 cents at $14.95, trading 212,141 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 94 cents higher at $6.99, with 300 units, JMMB Group concluded trading at $26, with 20,117 shares. 
Kingston Properties finished at $6.25, with 1,440 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled 7 cents higher at $39.07 with 7,690 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $6, with 11,790 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded $1 higher at $99, with 2,044,781 shares. 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 2 cents at $1.17, with 10,500 shares, 138 Student Living ended with a loss of 8 cents at $5.50, with 5,000 shares, PanJam Investment added 50 cents in closing at $43, with 229,220 units, Pulse Investments finished at $1.85, with 100 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 2 cents at $1.05, with 569,681 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 65 cents at $35.60, with 7,769 stock units,
Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 25 cents higher at $15.30, with 1,550 shares, Salada Foods traded with a loss of $1.33 at $10.72, with 112,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $2 at $52, with 71,423 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of 5 cents at $30, after 29,045 stock units changed hands. Supreme Ventures declined by 50 cents to $11.50, with 132,190 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 4 cents at $4.50, with 907,199 units, Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 5 cents at $10.65, exchanging 227,597 shares and in the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded at $1.95, with 8,000 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “More stocks prices fall than rose on Tuesday.”
More stocks prices fall than rise – Tuesday
NCB traded 2 million shares on Tuesday.
The prices of more stocks fell on Tuesday than rising, but the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with moderate gains in the two major indices.
At the close, the all Jamaican Composite Index rose 503.78 points to 321,663.25 and the JSE Index climbed 459 points to 293,071.59.
Trading closed with 28 securities changing hands, down from 26 on Monday, leading to 10 advancing, 13 declining and 5 trading firm, in the main and US dollar markets. Securities closing with sizable price changes include, Berger Paints rising $1.50 to $17.95, Caribbean Cement that settled $1.36 higher at $33.56, Grace Kennedy gaining $1 to end at $51, NCB Financial Group rising $1 to $99, Salada Foods declining $1.33 to $10.72 and Scotia Group with a fall of $2 to $52.
Main market activity ended with 5,286,653 units valued at $240,796,595 compared to 6,657,188 units valued at $155,508,071 changing hands on Monday. NCB Financial Group closed with 2,044,781 units representing 38.68 percent of traded shares followed by Victoria Mutual Investments with 907,199 units with 17.16 percent of shares traded and Radio Jamaica with 569,681 units for 10.78 percent of the day’s volume trading.
Trading results in an average of 195,802 shares valued at $8,918,392 for each security traded, compared to 277,383 shares valued at $6,479,503 on Monday. For the month to date an average of 576,343 units with an average value at 10,044,835 traded, compared to 604,726 units with an average value at 10,135,623 traded on the previous trading day. In contrast, February closed with average of only 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.
Trading in the US dollar market on Tuesday ended with Margaritaville concluded trading at 20 US cents with 1,803 units, and the market index rising 0.03 points to close at 169.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with a lower offer.
For more details of market activities see – JSE main market rise again – Tuesday.
2 stocks rise 3 fall on TTSE – Tuesday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with the number of securities trading remaining at 12 as was the case on Monday, with 2 advancing, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with 121,903 shares valued at $1,342,405 trading, compared to 243,252 shares valued at $1,831,701 on Monday.
At close, the Composite Index fell 0.89 points on Tuesday to 1,267.74, the All T&T Index rose 0.15 points to 1,700.06, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.27 points to close at 112.72.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Tuesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Scotiabank closed with an increase of 2 cents and settled at $62.50, after exchanging 6,655 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading with a gain of 3 cents at a new 52 weeks’ high of $28.14, after exchanging 1,250 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group shed 5 cents and ended at $1.90, with 67,885 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent and closed at $47.43, with 500 stock units trading and Sagicor Financial fell 5 cents to $7.80, with 565 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments completed trading at $20.11, with 13,490 units, First Citizens closed at $32.16, after exchanging 850 shares, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.35, with 4,085 units, One Caribbean Media ended at $12.44, with 397 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings settled at $10.05, after exchanging 24,481 shares. Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.53, with 1,245 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco settled at $88.55, after exchanging 500 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Main market activity climbs on Monday
JSE main market activity ended on Monday with 26 securities changing hands, of which 11 rose, 10 declined and 6 traded firm. Trading closed with 6,657,188 units valued at $155,508,071 being exchanged, up from the $31 million traded on Friday.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 2,392.60 points to end at 321,159.47 and the JSE Index gained 2,179.93 points to 292,612.59.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 25 cents higher at $9.50, with 1,000 shares trading, Caribbean Cement rose 50 cents to $32.20, with 5,295 stock units changing hands, 
Carreras finished at $10.10, with 168,334 shares, Grace Kennedy fell by $1 to $50, with 160,875 stock units. Jamaica Broilers rose 1 cent to 420, with 8,482 units, Jamaica Producers closed trading at $15.50, with 1,205 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a gain of 5 cents at $6.05, with 8,530 shares, JMMB Group dropped 31 cents to $26, with 3,017,431 stock units. Kingston Wharves traded 900 shares at $39, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a rise of $1 to end at $6.50, with 469,349 units, NCB Financial Group traded at $98, with 502,244 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 4 cents higher at $1.19, with 20,000 shares, 138 Student Living ended 22 cents lower at $5.58, with 100 stock units, changing hands. 
Palace Amusement closed at $1,300, with 300 stock units, PanJam Investment rose 50 cents to end at $42.50, with 2,475 units. Radio Jamaica declined by 1 cent to $1.07, with 13,000 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 20 cents higher at $36.25, with 94,710 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading with a rise of $2 to $54, with 13,023 shares trading, Supreme Ventures concluded trading at $12, with 185,389 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments rose 4 cents and finished at $4.54, with 718,287 units and Wisynco Group gained 20 cents and settled at $10.70, with 449,497 shares trading.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE major indices jump on Monday.”
5 stocks up 5 down on TTSE – Monday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with the number of securities trading remaining at 12 as it was on Friday, with 5 advancing, 5 declining and 2 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with 243,252 shares valued at just $1,831,701 trading, compared to 441,097 shares valued at $12,442,038 on Friday.
At close, the Composite Index fell 0.11 points on Monday to 1,268.63, the All T&T Index slipped 0.08 points to 1,699.99, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.02 points to close at 112.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Monday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments finished trading with a gain of 1 cent and closed at $20.11, with 3,200 units, Grace Kennedy increased 1 cent and completed trading at $3.35, with 165,808 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed with an increase of 1 cent at $101.53, with 3,520 stock units changing hands. Sagicor Financial rose 1 cent and completed trading at $7.85, with 35,835 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading with a gain of 7 cents at $28.11, after exchanging 5,064 shares.
Losses| First Citizens fell 3 cents and concluded trading at $32.16, after exchanging 1,000 shares, JMMB Group fell 1 cent and ended at $1.95, with 9,275 stock units changing hands, National Flour shed 2 cents and settled at $1.80, after exchanging 1,000 shares, One Caribbean Media lost 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.44, with 100 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank ended trading 2 cents lower and settled at $62.48, after exchanging 1,050 shares.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank settled at $9.30, after exchanging 15,500 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $88.55, after exchanging 1,900 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
