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15 stocks fall 6 rise on JSE – Wednesday

October 24, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Jamaica Stock Exchange.

The number of securities trading fell on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange main and US markets to 30 up from 36 on Tuesday but with 2,854,732 units valued at over $50,801,535 trading, compared with 2,431,671 units valued at $40,003,992 changing hands, on Tuesday.
Main market trading closed with JMMB Group 7.5% preference share leading with 1,132,076 units and 42.7 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Grace Kennedy trading 223,066 shares or 7.8 percent of the day’s volume and Carreras with 210,994 units and 7.4 percent of volume traded.
The market ended with the prices of 6 securities rising, 15 declining while 9 remained unchanged leading to the All Jamaica Composite Index declining 1,319.14 points to 397,798.81 and the JSE Index falling by 1,201.89 points to close at 362,439.74.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 closing with lower offers, an indication that falling prices are likely to be dominant on Thursday.
Trading resulted in an average of 101,955 units valued at over $1,814,341, in contrast to 78,441 shares valued at $1,290,451 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 309,467 shares, valued $5,538,737 and previously 321,423 shares, valued $5,766,429. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments lost $1.50 to close at $18, in exchanging 36,644 shares, Berger Paints rose 50 cents to finish at $22.50, trading 403 shares, Grace Kennedy fell $1.50, trading 223,066 shares at $57.50, Jamaica Producers lost 50 cents to close of $29 with 33,405 units changing hands, Mayberry Investments fell 45 cents to settle at $10.05, exchanging 17,161 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities declined $1 to $12 with 8,800 units trading, NCB Financial Group climbed $3.25 and ended trading 74,617 shares at $128.25, Portland JSX rose 50 cents and ended at $8.50, trading just 100 units. Pulse Investments lost 46 cents in trading 9,496 shares at $2.40, Sagicor Group fell 80 cents to $43.20, trading 26,046 shares, Scotia Group gained 50 cents in trading 51,880 units to close at $53, Seprod finished trading 19,103 shares, with a fall of $2.60 to close at $33 and Sterling Investments fell 80 cents to finish trading 22,768 shares at $22.50.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 803,989 units valued at $107,793 changing hands as Proven Investments ended with a loss of 1 cent trading 204,139 to close at 20 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar ordinary share traded 599,850 units and gained 0.5 cent to end at 11.5 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index fell 2.06 points to 162.60.

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, 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

More stocks less volume trade on JSE – Tuesday

October 23, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The number of securities trading rose on Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange main and US markets to 36 up from 32 on Monday but with less volume of 2,431,671 units valued at $40,003,992 compared with 5,670,913 units valued at $98,003,071 changing hands, on Monday.
Trading closed with Ciboney leading with 1,039,900 units and 42.7 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Scotia Group trading 255,885 shares or 10.5 percent of the day’s volume and Carreras with 166,800 units and 7 percent of volume traded.
The market ended with the prices of 13 securities rising, 9 declining while 14 remained unchanged leading to the All Jamaica Composite Index in slipping 44.99 points to 399,117.95 and the JSE Index falling by 40.99 points to close at 363,641.63. During the morning session the market was up more than 6,000 points with NCB Financial trading up to $128.25.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 closing with lower offers, an indication that falling prices are likely to be dominant on Wednesday.
Trading resulted in an average of 78,441 units valued at over $1,290,451, in contrast to 189,030 shares valued at $3,266,769 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 321,423 shares, valued $5,766,429 and previously 337,978 shares, valued $6,091,383. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments lost $1.50 to close at $19.50, in exchanging 93,063 shares, Caribbean Cement rose 99 cents to finish at $47, trading 3,000 shares, Grace Kennedy rose $1 trading of 48,306 shares at $59, Jamaica Broilers climbed $1.50 in trading 110,010 stock units to close at $30, Jamaica Producers added $2.50 to close of $29.50 with 7,255 units changing hands, JMMB Group jumped $1 to $35 trading 30,191 shares, Mayberry Investments fell 50 cents to settle at $10.50, exchanging 11,450 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed $1.25 to $13 with 90,200 units trading, PanJam Investment gained $2 to end at $64, trading 18,055 shares, Proven Investments ended trading 18,819 shares in the Jamaican dollar based market to close at a record $30 after rising $3.60, Sagicor Group fell by $2 cent to $44, trading 17,852 shares, Scotia Group gained 50 cents in trading 255,885 units to close at $52.50, Seprod finished trading 2,968 shares, with a fall of $3.40 to close at $35.60, Stanley Motta added 25 cents, trading 15,800 units to close at $4.45 and Wisynco Group finished 25 cents down to $10, with 117,281 units trading.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 109,636 units valued at $134,951 changing hands as JMMB Group 5.75% preference share traded 44,490 units in closing at US$2.05, JMMB Group 6% preference share traded 44,490 units in closing at US$2.05, Margaritaville traded 1,000 shares at 25 US cents,Proven Investments ended trading 28,732 to close at 21 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar ordinary share traded 784 units to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 164.66.

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, Productive Business Solution, Proven Investments, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Seprod, Stanley Motta, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco Group

More gains for JSE on Monday

October 22, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market closed higher on Monday with 6 securities rising and 14 declining, resulting from 32 securities trading, including 2 in the US dollar market, compared to 27 trading on Friday.
At the close, as the All Jamaica Composite Index rose 1,422.50 points to close at 399,162.94 and the JSE Index advanced 1,296.05 points to close at 363,682.62.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 closing with lower offers.
Trading ended with 5,670,913 units valued at $98,003,071 compared with 10,008,495 units valued at $182,444,407 changing hands, on Friday.
Trading closed with Mayberry Jamaican Equities leading with 3,520,660 units and 62 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Carreras trading 565,510 shares or 10 percent of the day’s volume and Kingston Wharves with 265,590 units and 4.7 percent of volume traded.
Trading resulted in an average of 189,030 units valued at over $3,266,769, in contrast to 400,340 shares valued at $7,297,776 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 337,978 shares, valued $6,091,383 and previously 348,491 shares, valued $6,304.830. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Caribbean Cement dropped $2.71 to finish at $46.01, trading 13,702 shares, Grace Kennedy lost $1 and ended trading of 219,329 shares at $58, Jamaica Broilers lost $1.50 in trading 50,860 stock units to close at $28.50, Jamaica Producers lost $2.75 to close of $27 with 8,968 units changing hands, JMMB Group jumped $2.45 and ended at $34 trading 10,022 shares, Kingston Wharves fell $5.50 in exchanging 265,590 stock units, to close at $75, Mayberry Jamaican Equities dropped $1.25 to settle at $11.75 with 3,520,660 units trading, NCB Financial Group jumped $14 and ended at $125, trading 171,031 shares, PanJam Investment dropped $1 to $62 trading 10,732 shares, Sagicor Group fell 50 cent to $46, trading 18,940 shares, Salada Foods climbed $3.10 to end trading 200 stock units at $24.90, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 35 cents to close at $13.25, trading 91,219 shares, Stanley Motta dropped 80 cents, trading 30,100 units to close at an all-time low of $4.20, Supreme Ventures declined by 51 cents to end at $17, with 57,512 shares changing hands and Victoria Mutual Investments fell 40 cents and concluded trading of 142,057 stock units at $4.10.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 8,656 units valued at US$1,452 changing hands as Proven Investments ended trading 5,000 to close at 21 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar ordinary share traded 3,656 units to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 164.66.

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, 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

Modest recovery for JSE majors – Friday

October 19, 2018 by IC Insider.com

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NCB stock jumped $14 on Friday partially offsetting the $17.40 fall on Thursday.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market closed on Friday with modest gains with 9 securities rising and 10 declining, the day after the worse fall in the market on Thursday.
At the close, 27 securities traded, including 2 in the US dollar market, compared to 35 trading on Thursday as the All Jamaica Composite Index rose 551.83 points to 397,740.44 and the JSE Index advanced 502.78 points to close at 362,386.57.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 closing with lower offers.
Trading ended with 10,008,495 units valued at $182,444,407 changing hands, compared with 5,646,169 units valued at $146,430,983 on Thursday.
Trading closed with Wisynco Group leading with 6,729,950 units and 67 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Scotia Group trading 1,233,547 shares or 12 percent of the day’s volume and Victoria Mutual Investments with 631,604 units and 7 percent of volume traded.
Trading resulted in an average of 400,340 units valued at over $7,297,776, in contrast to 188,206 shares valued at $4,881,033 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 348,491 shares, valued $6,304.830 and previously 345,251 shares, valued $6,238,100. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Grace Kennedy rose 45 cents and ended trading of 97,439 shares at $59, Jamaica Broilers lost $1.70 in trading 30,918 stock units to close at $30, Jamaica Producers rose 25 cents to close of $29.75 with 32,600 units changing hands, Kingston Wharves fell 55 cents in exchanging 15,115 stock units, to close at $80.50, Mayberry Investments rose 38 cents to settle at $11 with 41,697 units trading, NCB Financial Group jumped $14 and ended at $125, trading 171,031 shares, PanJam Investment dropped $1 to $63 trading 24,672 shares, Sagicor Group jumped $3.70 to $46.50, trading 81,893 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 40 cents to close at $13.60, trading 58,292 shares, Scotia Group dropped 92 cents, trading 1,233,547 units to close at $52.08, Supreme Ventures gained 51 cents to end at $17.51, with 64,060 shares changing hands and Victoria Mutual Investments rose 50 cents and concluded trading of 725,534 stock units at $4.50.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 54,400 units valued at US$6,924 changing hands as Proven Investments ended trading 9,400 to close at 21 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar ordinary share traded 45,000 units to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 1.98 and closed at 164.66.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Kingston Wharves, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco Group

Worse fall in JSE history – Thursday

October 18, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market had the largest fall ever as Scotia Group fell $3.01 and NCB Financial dived $17.40, as 15 stocks declined, 10 rose and 10 held firm and making big dents into the market indices on Thursday.
At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index diving 12,616.74 points to close at 397,188.61 and the JSE Index declined by 11,495.27 points to close at 361,883.79.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 6 closing with lower offers.
A total of 35 securities traded including 5 in the US dollar market, compared to 32 trading on Wednesday.
Trading ended with 5,646,169 units valued at $146,430,983 changing hands, compared with 3,255,602 units valued at $64,853,916 on Wednesday.
Trading closed with Carreras leading with 1,796,079 units and 31.8 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Victoria Mutual Investments with 631,604 units and 11.2 percent of volume traded and Caribbean cement trading 621,915 units or 11 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 188,206 units valued at over $4,881,033, in contrast to 101,738 shares valued at $2,026,685 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 345,251 shares, valued $6,238,100 and previously, 357,984 shares, valued $6,357,141. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments climbed $1 to close at a record high of $21, with 6,500 shares trading, Caribbean Cement lost $1.23 in trading 621,915 units to close at $48.72, Grace Kennedy lost 75 cents and ended trading 4,193 shares at $58.55, Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents to close at $31.50, with 30,918 stock units changing hands, Kingston Wharves fell $1.02 in exchanging 57,215 stock units, to close at $81.05, Mayberry Investments lost 59 cents and settled at $10.62, with 57,215 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities traded 177,801 to close at a record high of $13 after 177,801 shares were traded, NCB Financial Group dropped $17.40 and ended at $111, trading 498,447 shares, 138 Students Living lost 79 cents while trading 3,100 shares and closed at $3.81, Pulse Investments added 50 cents to $3, trading 100,000 shares, Sagicor Group rose 77 cents to $42.80, trading 10,679 shares, Salada Foods lost $3.15 and ended trading at $21.80, with 7,950 stock units, Scotia Group dropped $3.01 trading 271,275 units to close at $53, Seprod jumped $3.40 and finished trading at $39, with 6,440 shares changing hands, Stanley Motta rose 45 cent in closing at $5 trading 3,555 shares and Supreme Ventures fell 51 cents to end at $17, with 222,000 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 147,541 units valued at $214,248 changing hands as JMMB Group 5.75% preference shares traded 100,000 units and gained 5 cents to end at $2.05, JMMB Group 6% preference shares traded 177 units and lost 1 cent to end at $1.07, Productive Business Solution lost 4 cents in trading 171 shares to end at 55 cents, Proven Investments ended trading with 41,883 to close at 21 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar ordinary share traded 5,310 units to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index declined by 5.10 points to 162.68.

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, Portland JSX, 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

Stocks dive again on JSE – Wednesday

October 17, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The sharp fall in prices on the Jamaica Stock Exchange main market continued on Wednesday closed with 19 declining just 8 rising and 7 holding firm and making big dents into the market indices.
At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index diving 5,114.14 points to 409,805.35 and the JSE Index declined by 4,659.56 points to close at 373,379.06.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 1 closing with a lower offer.
A total of 34 securities traded including 2 in the US dollar market, compared to 32 trading on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 3,255,602 units valued at $64,853,916 changing hands, compared with 3,865,461 units valued at $98,334,906 on Tuesday.
Trading closed with JMMB Group leading with 842,614 units and 25.9 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Carreras with 569,061 units and 17.5 percent of volume traded and Ciboney trading 500,000 units or 15.4 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 101,738 units valued at over $2,026,685, in contrast to 128,849 shares valued at $3,277,830 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 357,984 shares, valued $6,357,141 and previously, 382,244 shares, valued $6,804,156. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Grace Kennedy rose 69 cents and ended trading 6,606 shares at $59.30, Jamaica Producers dropped 50 cents to close of $29.50 with 50,226 units changing hands, JMMB Group dropped $3.50 and ended at $31.50, with 842,614 shares trading. Kingston Wharves fell 43 cents in exchanging 11,112 stock units, to close at $82.07, NCB Financial Group lost 60 cents and ended at $128.40, trading 73,778 shares, Pulse Investments shed 30 cents to $2.50 trading 1,000 shares, Sagicor Group dropped $4.47 to $42.03, trading 100,416 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 50 cents to close at $14, trading 14,745 shares, Salada Foods lost 55 cents and ended trading at $24.95, with 7,800 stock units, Scotia Group dropped $2.99 trading 46,233 units to close at $56.01, Seprod lost $4.40 and finished trading at $35.60, with 15,764 shares changing hands, Stanley Motta lost 45 cents in closing at $4.55 trading 67,400 shares, Sterling Investments gained 80 cents and closed at $23.30, with 250 shares and Supreme Ventures fell $2.48 to end at $17.51, with 89,967 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 32,239 units valued at US$4,310 changing hands as Proven Investments ended trading 7,639 to close at 21 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar ordinary share traded 24,600 units to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 167.78.

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, Portland JSX, 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

Sharp price changes hit JSE – Tuesday

October 16, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market closed with a number of stocks having large price changes and the market indices pulling back from the record close on Friday.
At the end of trading, the All Jamaica Composite Index dived 3,531.21 points to 414,919.49 and the JSE Index declined by 3,217.33 points to close at 378,038.62.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
A total of 32 securities traded including 2 in the US dollar market, compared to 30 trading on Friday with the prices of 10 securities rising, 17 declining and 5 holding firm.
Sagicor Group traded at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $46.50, Mayberry Equities traded at an intraday high of $20 and ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $12.51 and Carreras traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $8.80.
Trading ended with 3,865,461 units valued at $98,334,906 changing hands, compared with 17,261,656 units valued at $203,142,878 on Friday.
Trading closed with Carreras with 896,721 units and 23.2 percent of the day’s volume, dominating trading, followed by Jamaica Stock Exchange with 454,951 units and 11.77 percent of volume traded and Grace Kennedy trading 449,788 units or 11.64 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 128,849 units valued $3,277,830, in contrast to 595,230 units valued $7,004,927 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 382,244 shares, valued $6,804,156 and previously, 406,926 shares, valued $7,181,976. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints shed 50 cents and closed at $22, trading 4,395 shares, Grace Kennedy rose 49 cents and ended trading 449,788 shares at $59.50, Jamaica Broilers lost 41 cents in trading 21,347 stock units, to close at $32.01, Jamaica Producers dropped $3 to close of $30 with 338,585 units changing hands, Kingston Wharves gained 50 cents in exchanging 6,921 stock units, to close at $82.50, Mayberry Investments lost 49 cents to close at $11.01 after trading 32,524 shares, NCB Financial Group lost 99 cents and ended at $129, trading 166,004 shares, PanJam Investment closed $1.50 lower at $64, with 77,368 stock units trading, Portland JSX traded 38,580 shares but fell 40 cents to close at $8.10, Pulse Investments gained 40 cents to $2.80 trading 261,000 shares, Sagicor Group jumped $4.02 to $46.50, trading 10,276 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 40 cents to close at $14.50, trading 154,592 shares, Scotia Group rose $1 trading 4,055 units to close at $59, Seprod after dropping sharply by $12.50 on Friday, suffered another huge dive for the second day by $10.50 and finished trading at $39, with 2,000 shares changing hands after the announcement of the sale of 92 million shares at $23.99 each. Sterling Investments lost 50 cents to close at $22.50 while trading 27,270 shares, Supreme Ventures jumped $2.48 to end at $19.99, with 56,045 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group lost 30 cents to end at $10, trading 243,477 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 403,750 units valued at US$44,588 changing hands as Proven Investments ended trading just 1,750 to close at 21 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar ordinary share traded 402,000 units and rose 0.05 cent to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 0.90 points to 167.78.

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, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Portland JSX, Proven Investments, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Seprod, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco Group

Record high for JSE – Friday

October 12, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market captured another record high, in trading on Friday, with the All Jamaica Composite Index hitting 419,855.25 with just 40 minutes before midday.
The market pulled back by the close to end at a record close to be up by 32 percent for the year. At the end of trading, the All Jamaica Composite Index advanced by 1,454.53 points to record closing high of 418,450.70 and the JSE Index gained 1,325.24 points to record close of 381,255.95.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
A total of 30 securities traded including 1 in the US dollar market, compared to 32 trading on Thursday with the prices of 11 securities rising, 16 declining and 3 holding firm.
Barita Investments ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $20, Mayberry Investments closed at an all-time high of $11.50, and Jamaica Producers ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $33 and Sagicor Group traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $43.01.
Trading ended with 17,261,656 units valued at $203,142,878 changing hands, compared with 5,137,117 units valued at $72,997,097 on Thursday.
Trading closed with Wisynco Group with 8,160,974 units and 47.3 percent of the day’s volume, dominating trading, followed by JMMB Group 7.5% preference share with 6 million units and 34.75 percent of volume traded and Scotia Group trading 960,106 units or 5.6 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 595,230 units valued at $7,004,927, in contrast to 197,581 shares valued at $2,807,581 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 406,926 shares, valued $7,181,976 and previously, 387,353 shares, valued $7,202,432. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments gained 50 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $20, trading with 10,951 shares, Grace Kennedy lost $1.48 and ended trading at $59.50, exchanging 93,322 shares. Jamaica Broilers jumped $3.87 in trading 44,646 stock units to close at $32.42, Jamaica Producers finished $3 higher to a record close of $33 with 9,964 units changing hands, JMMB Group gained $1.01 and ended at $35.01, trading 21,829 shares, Kingston Wharves fell 50 cents in exchanging 10,448 stock units, to close at $82, PanJam Investment closed 70 cents higher to $65.50, with 40,350 stock units trading, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 40 cents to $14.90, trading 11,223 shares, Salada Foods fell $1 to $25.50 in trading 550 shares, Scotia Group lost $1.10 trading 960,106 units to close at $58, Seprod dropped sharply by $12.50 and finished trading at $49.50, with 2,000 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures dived $3.39 to end at $17.51, with 69,706 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group advanced 45 cents to end at $10.30, trading 8,160,974 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 4,897 units valued at US$1,046, changing hands as Proven Investments was the sole stock trading and fell 1 cent to close at 21 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 2.53 points to 168.68.

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

JSE closed with some sharp price changes

October 11, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Seprod jumped $12 to a record high of $62.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market climbed robustly on Thursday with reduced market activity but with rising stocks outpacing falling ones as the market close with some big price changes.
At the end of trading, All Jamaica Composite Index surged 4,547.81 points to close at a record close of 416,996.17 and the JSE Index jumped 4,143.57 points to record close of 379,930.71.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers, suggesting a fairly even match, between rising and declining stocks on Thursday.
A total of 30 securities traded including 4 in the US dollar market, compared to 32 trading on Wednesday with the prices of 13 securities rising, 7 declining and 10 holding firm.
Mayberry Investments traded at an all-time intraday high of $10.01, Sagicor Group ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $42.51, Salada Foods closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $26.50 and Seprod closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $62.
Trading ended with major contraction in trading volume in the main market compared to Wednesday’s levels, with 5,137,117 units valued at $72,997,097 compared with 16,795,459 units valued at $285,223,377 changing hands on Wednesday.
Trading closed with Jamaica Stock Exchange led with 1,418,661 units and 27.62 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Mayberry Investments with 1,140,593 units, accounting for 22.20 percent of volume traded and Wisynco Group with 511,686 units and 9.96 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 197,581 units valued at over $2,807,581, in contrast to 559,849 shares valued at $9,507,446 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 387,353 shares, valued $7,202,432 and previously, 406,855 shares, valued $7,710,282. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Jamaica Broilers dived $3.86 in trading 16,347 stock units to close at $28.55, JMMB Group dropped $3 and ended at $34, with 241,121 shares trading, Kingston Wharves lost 50 cents in exchanging 4,609 stock units, to close at $82.50, NCB Financial Group rose $1.99 and settled at $129.99, with 25,724 units changing hands, Salada Foods rose 50 cents to a record close of $26.50 in trading 18,000 shares, Sagicor Group climbed $1.51 to a 52 weeks’ high of $42.51, after trading 222,370 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 30 cents to end at $14.50, trading 79,469 shares, Scotia Group lost 90 cents trading 38,937 units to close at $59.10, Seprod jumped $12 and finished trading at record $62, with 3,637 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures jumped $5.40 to end at $20.90, with 218,727 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group lost 15 cents to end at $9.85, trading 511,686 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 44,592 units valued at US$26,775, changing hands, JMMB Group ended gained 1 cent to close at $1.08 trading 20,000 stock units, Margaritaville settled at 25 US cents with 583 shares trading,Proven Investments traded 21,809 shares to close at 22 US cents and Sygnus Credit traded 2,200 units and lost 1 cents to end at 10.50 cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.49 points to 171.21.

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JSE in sharp drop on Wednesday

October 10, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market dropped sharply on Wednesday with increased market activity but with rising stocks outpacing falling ones by 80 percent.
At the end of trading, All Jamaica Composite Index dropped 3,927.81 points to 412,448.36 and the JSE Index declined by 3,578.68 points to close at 375,787.14.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers, suggesting a fairly even match, between rising and declining stocks on Thursday.
A total of 32 securities traded, including 3 in the US dollar market, compared to 31 trading on Tuesday with the prices of 14 securities rising, 8 declining and 10 holding firm.
Jamaica Producers traded at 52 weeks’ high during the day, of $33 and Jamaica Stock Exchange traded at an intraday high of $9.20, but both fell back by the close, while Mayberry Investments closed at an all-time high of $10. Barita Investments ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $19.50, Salada Foods closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $26 and Radio Jamaica traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of 80 cents.
Trading ended with major contraction in the value of trades in the main market, compared to Tuesday’s levels, with 16,795,459 units valued at $285,223,377 versus 9,264,518 units valued at $430,892,380 changing hands on Tuesday.
Trading closed with Wisynco Group leading with 10,860,918 units accounting for 64.67 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Grace Kennedy with 1,515,091 units or 9 percent of total volume traded and Supreme Ventures with 1,278,248 units and 7.6 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 559,849 units valued at $9,507,446, in contrast to 330,876 shares valued at $15,389,014 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 406,855 shares, valued $7,710,282 and previously, 386,273 shares, valued $7,433,795. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments rose 70 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ close at $19.50, trading 8,100 shares, Caribbean Cement rose 86 cents to finish at $49.95, in exchanging 34,400 shares, Grace Kennedy lost 55 cents and ended trading 1,515,091 shares at $60.95, Jamaica Broilers declined by 41 cents in trading 63,380 stock units to close at $32, JMMB Group rose $1 and ended at $37, with 395,580 shares, Kingston Wharves jumped $8 in exchanging 1,670 stock units, to close at $83, Mayberry Investments rose 80 cents to finish at a record $10, trading 101,446 stock units, NCB Financial Group lost $2 and settled at $128, with 159,788 units, 138 Student Living fell 40 cents and closed at $4.60, with 279 stock units trading, Salada Foods jumped $5.29 to a record close of $26 in trading just 200 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell 80 cents to end at $14.20, trading 155,029 shares, Sterling Investments dropped $4.30 and closed at $23.30 with 29,383 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures dived $5.40 to end at $15.50, with 1,278,248 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group rose 40 cents to $10, trading 10,860,918 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 50,462 units valued at $10,394, changing hands, Proven Investments traded 45,387 shares to close at 22 US cents and Sygnus Credit 5,075 units and rose 0.5 cents to end at 11.5 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 1.02 points to 170.72.