Monday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 4 stocks rising, 4 declining as 19 securities changed hands, ending in 1,741,667 units trading, valued at $9,054,163, in all market segments.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 83.66 points to 78,847.38, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 93.53 points to close at 86,873.33 and the JSE combined index declined by 32.84 points to 80,920.42.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras concluding trading with 66,390 shares while gaining 50 cents to $44.50 and Scotia Group closing with 39,800 shares while gaining 5 cents to $20.15.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Cable & Wireless closing with 252,950 units trading at 53 cents, Caribbean Cement closing with 1,000 shares changing hands at $2.50, Jamaica Broilers finished with 118,353 units trading at $4, National Commercial Bank finished with 79,044 units traded at $22, Pan Jamaican Investment closed with 550 shares at $53.50 and Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed with 2,000 units to close at $6.80.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Jamaica Money Market Brokers closed with 62,750 ordinary shares trading, the price slipped 20 cents to $6.90, Proven Investments trading 11,000 shares, trading lower by 0.2 cents to 19 US cents, Sagicor Group closed with 3,200 shares changing hands to close 15 cents to $10.25 and Supreme Ventures finished with 979,860 units trading to end at 20 cents to $2.
JSE down slightly on Monday
NCB at yearly high as 14 JSE stocks rose
NCB hits a new 52 weeks’ high on Friday when it closed at $22.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 698.13 points to 78,931.04, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 780.53 points to close at 86,966.86 and the JSE combined index climbed 769.94 points to 80,887.58.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining, with their last traded prices at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless, closing with 12,200 shares, changing hands while gaining 3 cents to 53 cents. Caribbean Cement closing with 3,175 shares, the price inched up 10 cents, to $2.50, Jamaica Money Market Brokers closed with 1,400 ordinary shares trading, while gaining 10 cents to $7.10. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading with 24,374 shares while gaining 5 cents, to end at a new 52 weeks high of $2.15, National Commercial Bank finished with 67,130 units trading, $1.50 higher, at a new 52 weeks’ high of $22. Pan Jamaican Investment trading 2,000 units and put on 50 cents to $53.50, Proven Investments closed with 2,500 shares while gaining 0.2 cents 19.2 US cents. Sagicor Group finished with 25,050 shares trading, rising 15 cents to $10.40 followed by Scotia Group that closed with 130,569 units and put on 5 cents to $20.10, Seprod closed with 450 shares to end with an increase of 6 cents to $11.96.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Berger Paints ending trading with 7,503 shares changing hands, to close at $1.56. Grace Kennedy closing with 200 shares trading at $60, Jamaica Broilers finishing with 231,182 units trading at $4 and Radio Jamaica finished with 29,690 units traded at $1.10.Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras ending with 463,976 units trading as the price slipped 50 cents to $44, Kingston Wharves closed with 11,700 shares changing hands, 40 cents down to $5.60 and Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished with 50,100 units trading to end 15 cents lower to $6.80.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share ended trading with 10,000 shares to close lower by 7 cents to $3.03 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share had 762,000 units changing hands at $2.
3 up 3 down on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended Wednesday with 12 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 3 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 1,192,767 units, valued at $6,189,604.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.54 points to close at 1,147.61, the All T&T Index gained 1.19 points to close at 1,980.43 and the Cross Listed Index fell by a mere 0.02 points to end at 41.21.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, National Flour Mills contributed 66,687 shares with a value of $97,346.73, closed at $1.46 with a 1 cent gain. Prestige Holdings closed with 1,953 shares traded gained 4 cents to a new 52 weeks’ high of $9.70 and Trinidad Cement with a volume of 242,192 shares being traded for $667,888 and put on 16 cents to end at $2.76.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Massy Holdings with 500 shares changing hands suffered 1 cent decline to $63.87, a 52 weeks’ low. One Caribbean Media stock price fell by 1 cent to close at $23.95 while trading 2,183 shares and Sagicor Financial Corporation with 811,070 shares changing hands for a value of $4,056,478, ended at $5 with a 2 cents loss.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Berger Paints traded 26 units at $3.65, Clico Investment Fund had 38,050 shares changing hands valued at $856,125 and remained at $22.50, First Citizens Bank traded 7,038 shares valued at $251,608, to close at $35.75. National Commercial Bank with 6,603 shares traded to end at $1.18, Scotiabank traded 2,065 shares at $62.10 and Scotia Investments added 14,400 shares and closed at $1.45.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 5 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
12 stocks rose 5 fell on JSE Wednesday
Carreras closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday as investors pushed the stock to $45 at the close.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 493.53 points to 78,307.17, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 551.80 points to 86,269.36 and the JSE combined index gained 431.35 points 80,233.08.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with offers that were lower.
Kingston Properties closed up 50 cents to $7.50 on Wednesday
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Cable & Wireless closed with 13,017 shares changing hands to close at 50 cents, Grace Kennedy had 32,532 units trading at $60, Jamaica Broilers closed with 11,229 shares changing hands at $4.05, Jamaica Money Market Brokers ending with 2,369 shares trading at $7, Mayberry Investments ending with 3,765 units trading at $2, Pan Jamaican Investment finished with 43,700 shares changing hands at $53.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the close of the main market are, Desnoes & Geddes closing with 6,000 units, the price slipped 3 cents to $4.82, Proven Investments finishing with 120,400 units, ended 1 cent down to 19 US cents and Scotia Investments in trading 10,400 shares closed lower by 44 cents, to $22.56.Preference| Brokers 8.75% preference share ended trading with 1,040,303 units changing hands and gained 8 cents to $3.10, a 52 weeks’ high and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share finished with 716,489 units trading at $2.
8 JSE stocks rise 4 down on Tuesday
Carreras closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $43 on Tuesday.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 136.66 points to 77,813.64, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 152.80 points to close at 85,717.56 and the JSE combined index declined by 61.43 points to close at 79,801.73.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless closing with 456,902 shares trading, rising 5 cents to 50 cents, after the parent company indicated that revenues climbed 27 percent in the December quarter for the Jamaican subsidiary. Carreras closed with 61,408 units and put on $1 to close at a new 52 weeks’ high of $43, Grace Kennedy ending trading with 16,643 shares and increased 5 cents to $60, National Commercial Bank closing with 12,697 shares while gaining 5 cents to $20.45, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished with 17,000 shares as the price jumped 5 cents to $6.70 and Scotia Investments in trading 7,733 shares, ended with an increase of 45 cents to $23.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Berger Paints trading as 3,000 shares changed hands at $1.56, Caribbean Cement finishing with 5,624 shares changing hands at $2.25, Kingston Wharves trading 239,137 shares and closed at $6. Palace Amusement finished with 3,000 units trading at $66, Pan Jamaican Investment closed with 9,450 units at $53 and Sagicor Group ending trading with 16,470 shares changing hands at $10.25.Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Jamaica Broilers closing with 37,000 shares, 14 cents lower to $4.05. Proven Investments ending trading with just 1,548 shares, 1.02 cents down to 20 US cents, Salada Foods closing with just 100 units to fall 9 cents to $10.30 and Scotia Group finishing with 15,656 units with a 15 cents decline to $20.35.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share closed with 778,511 units trading at $2.
TCL up 10.6% to $2.60
Trinidad Cement gained nearly 11 percent in trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Tuesday, and closed with the bid at $2.61, with no stocks offered for sale. A total of 12 securities changed hands of which 3 advanced, 1 declined and 8 traded firm, with a total of 1,124,148 units, valued at $17,398,957.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.91 points to close at 1,147.07, the All T&T Index rose increased by 1.83 points to end at 1,979.20 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 41.23.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, National Enterprises with 160,000 shares being traded for $2,783,543, closed up 6 cents at $17.40, Sagicor Financial Corporation contributed 13,731 shares at $5.02, up 2 cents and Trinidad Cement with 331,000 shares changing hands for a value of $842,050 to end with an increase of 25 cents to $2.60.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Massy Holdings traded 1,000 units and declined 1 cent to end at $63.88 for a new 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund trading 601,300 shares valued at $13,529,316 but remained at $22.50, First Citizens Bank trading 2,737 shares to end at $35.75. Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 500 shares to close at $5.02, Grace Kennedy traded 1,100 shares at $3.65 while Jamaica Money Market Brokers added 12,000 shares at 43 cents. National Commercial Bank ended trading with 300 shares at $1.18, National Flour Mills traded 450 shares at $1.45 and One Caribbean Media traded 30 units to close $23.96.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Trading levels sink on JSE
New Scotia banking centre in Montego Bay
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 1,170.35 points to 77,950.30, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 1,308.51 points to close at 85,870.36 and the JSE combined index declined by 1,104.31 points to close at 79,863.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Jamaica Broilers trading 3,900 units and closed at with a gain of 4 cents to $4.19 and Pan Jamaican Investment with 20,227 share closed 95 cents higher at $53.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Carreras finished with 3,628 shares trading at $42, Proven Investments closed with 34,819 shares trading at 21.02 US cents and Sagicor Group finished with 41,010 shares changing hands at $10.25.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Caribbean Cement closing with 34,514 shares changing hands, fell 5 cents to $2.25, Grace Kennedy ending trading with 2,100 shares, lost 5 cents at $59.95. Jamaica Money Market Brokers closing with 5,000 units as the price slipped 10 cents to $7, National Commercial Bank finished with 13,003 shares trading 10 cents lower to $20.40, Sagicor Real Estate Fund trading 76,845 shares and closed with a loss of 34 cents to $6.50 and Scotia Group closing with 18,990 units, to fall $1.49 to $20.50.Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 35,400 units at $3.02.
4 up 2 down on TTSE Monday
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange was with 11 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 2 declined and 5 traded firm with a total of 363,622 units, valued at $2,765,193.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.40 points to close at 1,146.16, the All T&T Index rose by just 0.03 points to close at 1,977.41 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.11 points to end at 41.23.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Agostini’s gained 5 cents to $17.60, while trading 6,792 units, One Caribbean Media ending with a gain of 1 cent while trading 7,890 units to close $23.96. Prestige Holdings trading 1,000 shares to close with a gain of 5 cents to a new 52 weeks’ high of $9.66 and Trinidad Cement contributed 58,305 shares with a value of $136,050.65, while closing at $2.35.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Massy Holdings trading 100 shares to close with a loss of 6 cents, at a new 52 weeks’ low of $63.89 and Sagicor Financial with 156,210 shares changing hands for a value of $783,860 fell 15 cents to close at $5, for a new 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank trading 5,748 shares valued at $205,491, to close at $35.75. Clico Investment Fund with 51,620 shares valued at $1,161,498 remained at $22.50, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with a volume of 60,000 shares being traded at 43 cents, National Commercial Bank added 14,166 shares at $1.18 and Scotiabank traded 1,791 shares at $62.10.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
The JSE all Jamaica jumps 2,000 points
At Friday’s close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange the all Jamaica composite index closed at the highest level since it closed at 87,362.77 points on July 29, 2013 thus surpassing the high reached in April last year which stood for several months. A large part of the gain in the main market indices is due to Scotia Group jumping $1.97, at the close, bids were well below the closing price, at $20.50, leaving a large gap for the price to fall back next week.
The JSE main market all Jamaica Index moving on its way to the next resistance level at 92,000, the 2013 high.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 1,782.43 points to 79,120.65, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 1,992.84 points to close at 87,178.87 and the JSE combined index gained 1722.34 by points to close at 80,967.47.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator continue to reflect a market moving higher with 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless ending with 66,222 units to close with a gain of 5 cents to 45 cents, Carreras finished with 16,695 shares trading, rising 15 cents to a new 52 weeks’ high of $42, Desnoes & Geddes closed with 1,225,891 units trading to put on 5 cents at $4.85, Jamaica Broilers finished with 553,544 shares while gaining 15 cents to $4.15. Jamaica Money Market Brokers closed with 100 ordinary shares trading as the price gained 10 cents to $7.10, National Commercial Bank in trading 15,596 shares, ended with an increase of 5 cents to $20.50, Pan Jamaican Investment finished trading in 1,000 shares while gaining 5 cents to $52.05. Proven Investments closed with 3,645 shares, the price moved up 0.052 cents to 21.02 US cents, Scotia Group concluded trading with 790,602 units and put on $1.97 to end at $21.99 and Scotia Investments traded 400 shares to end with an increase of 4 cents at $22.55.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Berger Paints closing with 22,579 units changing hands, at $1.56. Gleaner trading 4,317 units to end at 81 cents, Grace Kennedy closing with 37,184 units traded at $60, Radio Jamaica with 19,221 shares changing hands, closed at $1.10 and Sagicor Group closed with 39,447 shares trading at $10.25.Declines| The only stock to fall is Sagicor Real Estate Fund that traded 40,155 shares to close 1 cent lower at $6.84.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share finished with 804,680 units trading at $2.
The JSE at 19 months’ high
Friday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange saw the all Jamaica composite index soaring nearly 2,000 points to hit the highest level since closing at 87,362.77 points, on July 29, 2013. The major contributors to the strong move are, Carreras closing at $42, Scotia Group ending at $21.99, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Money Market Brokers and Sagicor Group.
A large part of the gain in the indices is due to Scotia Group jumping $1.97, as broker Scotia Investments, aggressively bought most of the shares to trade in that stock at the higher level. At the close, bids were well below at $20.50, leaving a large gap for the price to fall back. Trading resulted in the prices of 11 stocks rising and only 1 declining as 22 securities changed hands, ending in 3,765,154 units trading, valued at $31,624,763, in all market segments.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 1,782.43 points to 79,120.65, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 1,992.84 points to close at 87,178.87 and the JSE combined index gained 1722.34 by points to close at 80,967.47.