Thursday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 5 stocks rising and 7 declining, as 19 securities changed hands, ending in 10,308,932 units trading, valued at $11,431,758, in all market segments. Cable & Wireless, continuing to trade in higher than normal volumes this year, accounted for 9.77 million of the volume.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower, a neutral situation.
Main Market indices| The JSE Market Index gained 153.62 points to 73,236.56, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 171.76 points to close at 80,599.95 and the JSE combined index gained 115.71 points to close at 75,056.62.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras finishing trading with 66,822 shares changing hands, to gain 55 cents at $35.55, Desnoes & Geddes concluded trading with 60,000 shares, 3 cents higher to $4.95, National Commercial Bank ended with 30,960 shares while gaining 10 cents to $17.11, Sagicor Group closed with 10,233 units with a gain of 20 cents to $9.80 and Seprod finished trading with 16,528 units, the price rose 63 cents to $11.88.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Berger Paints having 6,363 shares changing hands, to close at $1.60, Grace Kennedy concluded trading with 5,000 shares at $62, Jamaica Broilers exchanged 27,954 shares at $4, Radio Jamaica contributed 5,478 shares, in trading at $1.18 and Supreme Ventures ended trading with 3,000 shares at $1.75.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless ending with 9,771,352 units, trading between 60 cents and 50 cents, at the close the price slipped 1 cent to 50 cents, as selling increased from Wednesday. The stock traded mostly above 56 cents, but traded 476,700 units at 51 cents and 445,000 units at 50 cents less than 2 minutes from the close, to pull the price down and the end.
Jamaica Money Market Brokers ordinary share, closed with 101,200 units trading to fall 20 cents to $6.80, Jamaica Producers finished with 2,000 shares, loss 1 cent to $15.50 and Scotia Group ended trading with 36,844 units to fall 57 cents to $19.40.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share had 66,000 units changing hands at $3.
C&W & declining stocks dominate
Carreras, C&W and Grace dominate JSE
With technical indicators pointing to growth ahead, in the prices main market stocks, trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, on Wednesday, showed signs of trading picking up, in keeping with what has been known, as the usual year-end rally.
The three main trades today are Cable & Wireless with nearly 23 million shares, in 95 trades, Carreras with 1.7 million shares in 22 trades and Grace with 1.3 million shares with only 3 trades.
At the close, the prices of 5 stocks rose and 5 declined, as 18 securities changed hands, ending in 26,947,786 units trading, valued at $158,583,174, in all market segments.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost a mere 9.89 points to 73,082.94, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index slipped 11.05 points to close at 80,428.19 and the JSE combined index declined by 10.68 points to close at 74,940.91.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Grace Kennedy trading 1,314,690 shares while gaining $3.90 to end at $62 for total consideration of $480,860,780, Kingston Wharves closed with 500 units to close with a gain of 11 cents to $5.41, National Commercial Bank finished trading with 28,822 shares, rising 1 cent to $17.01, Scotia Group saw trading in 2,990 units and put on 22 cents, to $19.97 and Scotia Investments ended with 32,000 shares trading 49 cents higher to $22.
Firm| Stocks in the main market closing without a change in the last traded prices are, Desnoes & Geddes that had 126,100 shares changing hands at $4.92, Jamaica Broilers concluded trading with 81,800 shares, trading at $4, Jamaica Money Market Brokers exchanged 518,134 ordinary shares at $7, Mayberry Investments ended trading in 96,890 shares at $1.50, Pan Jamaican Investment finished trading with 865 shares changing hands at $50.15 and Supreme Ventures finished trading with 2,000 shares at $1.75.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless closing with 22,917,657 shares trading, 1 cent lower at 53 cents, after opening at 64 cents, Carreras finished with 1,665,948 shares valued at $58,334,031 with a loss of 99 cents to $35, Proven Investments with 12,870 units, declined 0.01 cent to 17.99 US cents and Sagicor Group finished trading with 54,130 units, and declined by 5 cents to $9.60.
5 stocks gained on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended Wednesday, with 13 securities changing hands, of which 5 advanced, 2 declined and 6 traded firm, with a total of 615,996 units, valued at $2,542,410.
At the close, the Composite Index rose 0.50 points to end at 1,146.11, the All T&T Index gained just 0.09 points to finish at 1,962.85 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.12 points to end at 43.16.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL with 770 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent, to end at $66.18, National Commercial Bank with 335,266 shares changing hands for a value of $335,266, closed at $1 after putting on 2 cents, National Flour traded 16,068 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent, at $1.11. Scotia Bank with 8,565 shares traded, valued $497,969 to close 3 cent higher at $58.16 and Unilever Caribbean gained 3 cents to end the day at $64.25, a new 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| Stocks declining at the end of trading are, Flavorite Foods as the price lost 20 cents to close at $5.50, for a 52 weeks’ low and Sagicor Financial Corporation with 223,815 shares traded for $1,343,623, lost 1 cent in closing at $6, for a new 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund trading 400 shares and remained at $22.15, First Citizens Bank traded 700 shares at $36.76, Grace Kennedy contributed 25,000 shares with a value of $96,000, in closing at $3.84, Guardian Holdings traded 3,586 units to close at $13.55, Massy Holdings traded 824 shares to close at $68.55 and West Indian Tobacco had 27 units trading at $119.03.
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 1 stock with the offer that is lower.
Republic drops 72 cents on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with Republic Bank dropping 72 cents at the end of trading. There was activity in the market, with 11 securities changing hands, of which 4 advanced, 3 declined and 4 traded firm with a total of 638,480 units, valued at $1,740,915.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.80 points to close at 1,145.6 the All T&T Index rose fell by 1.68 points to close at 1,962.76 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.01 points to end at 43.04.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund gained 4 cents to end at $22.15 while trading 9,366 shares valued at $207,457, Jamaica Money Market Brokers was the volume leader with 518,756 shares changing hands for a value of $233,440 and gained a cent to 45 cents, Scotiabank traded 682 shares at $58.13 up a cent and West Indian Tobacco traded 537 shares at $119.03 for a 1 cent gain.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Grace Kennedy contributed 40,000 shares with a value of $153,600, to close 1 cent down at $3.84 while by Sagicor Financial Corporation with a volume of 57,622 shares traded for $346,893, to end at a new 52 weeks’ low, of $6.01 after falling 4 cents, conversely, Republic Bank suffered a loss 72 cents to close at $120 as 1,285 shares traded.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 1,000 units ended at $12.75, First Citizens Bank had 2,472 units trading at $36.76, Massy Holdings added 6,260 shares valued at $429,123 to close at $68.55 and National Enterprises traded 500 shares at $17.49.
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 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
C&W jumps 28% more gains ahead
In Monday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Cable & Wireless traded just 25,000 shares at 41 cents, the highest price the stock could trade at for the day as it gained 28 percent form the last traded price of 32 cents that it traded on Thursday. At the close the bid was at 47 cents with buying for 1,391,360 shares. Just below the highest bids are 7.92 million units on the bid at 41 cents. Supplies that were offered a 50 cents were pulled shortly before trading closed, leaving offers at 60 cents, but the stock cannot trade above 54 cents, on Tuesday.
Trading resulted in the prices of 7 stocks rising and 3 declining as 24 securities changed hands, ending in 2,567,049 units trading, valued at $7,942,673, in all market segments
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 185.93 points to 72,656.95, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 207.8 points to close at 79,951.87 and the JSE combined index gained declined by 169.98 points to close at 74,491.53.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless closed with 25,000 shares changing hands 9 cents higher at 41 cents, Desnoes & Geddes exchanged 9,420 shares while gaining 35 cents higher at $4.95, Pan Jamaican Investment contributed just 1,545 shares traded 50 cents higher at $50 and Scotia Group ended trading with 101,774 units and put on 17 cents to $19.77.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Gleaner saw trading in 1,550,630 shares at $1.05, Grace Kennedy ended with 500 units to close at $60, Jamaica Money Market Brokers closed with 47,800 ordinary shares at $7, Jamaica Stock Exchange concluded trading with 792 shares to end at $1.84, Proven Investments contributed 17,000 shares to end at 18 US cents, Sagicor Group ended trading with 24,545 shares at $9.65, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with 33,650 shares changing hands ended at $6.60 and Supreme Ventures closed with 77,202 shares trading at $1.73.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Ciboney finished trading with 3,000 units to fall 1 cent to 7 cents and Mayberry Investments exchanged 209,025 shares traded with a loss of 1 cent to $1.50.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share finished trading with 193,450 units at $3.
JMMB maintains dividend
Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) is holding the December 2014 dividend payment steady, with the amount paid last year, at the same time.
JMMB declared of a dividend of 16 cents per ordinary share payable to shareholders on record as at November 21. to be paid on December 16, 2014. The stock will trade ex-dividend on November 19, 2014.
The company paid a dividend of 17 cents per ordinary share on June 26, this year. A payment of 16 cents per share was made on December 18, last year.
No stock declined on TTSE Monday
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Monday, ended with 8 securities changing hands,of which 2 advanced, none declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 206,158 units, valued at $2,315,534.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.39 points to close at 1,146.41, the All T&T Index rose fell by just 0.09 points to close at 1,964.44 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.09 points to end at 43.03.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank contributed 2,458 shares with a value of $90,356, to put on a cent at $36.76, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 107,309 shares changing hands for a value of $47,216, gained 2 cents to close at 44 cents.
Declines| No stock declined at the end of trading on Monday.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with a volume of 3,396 shares traded for $43,299 and ended at $12.75, Clico Investment Fund with 88,840 shares valued at $1,965,050, to end at $22.11, Guardian Holdings added 2,000 shares to end at $13.55, Massy Holdings traded 1,055 shares valued at $72,320 to close at $68.55, Republic Bank contributing 100 shares and closed unchanged at $120.72 and Scotiabank traded 1,000 shares to close at $58.12.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
CWJ trade at 37C cancelled on JSE
In Friday’s Jamaica Stock Exchange activity, Cable & Wireless (C&W) that is now in hot pursuit by just about all the brokers, flowing from the release of the announced acquisition of Flows operation worldwide and news of continued strong growth in new cell customers, traded at 37 cents, but did not trade in the end, as the trades were cancelled, having exceeded the maximum level permitted in a day and no sellers prepared to sell below, before trading closed.
At the end of trading, C&W had 9,997,276 units to buy at 36 cents and just under 232,000 units to sell at 50 cents. The market ended with the prices of 7 stocks rising and 7 declining as 23 securities changed hands and 5,811,093 units trading, valued at $41,708,849, in all market segments.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower. This positive indicator is in keeping with the technical signal from the main market, showing the short term moving average, crossing over the medium term moving average, amongst other positive indicators.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 59.52 points to 72,842.87, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 66.55 points to close at 80,159.75 and the JSE combined index declined 67.63 points to close at 74,661.51.
Gains| Stocks gaining at the last traded prices, at the close of the main market are, Grace Kennedy ending with 75,798 shares, 50 cents higher at $60, Kingston Wharves closing with 1,345 shares while gaining 15 cents to $5.30, Mayberry Investments saw trading in 106,028 shares while rising 1 cent to $1.51 and Supreme Ventures ended with 48,800 units and put on 3 cents to $1.73.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Berger Paints, finishing trading with 36,700 shares, changing hands at $1.60, Desnoes & Geddes concluded trading with 1,984,085 shares at $4.60, but closed with the bid at $4.80, to buy $20,600 shares.There was dealing in 35,462, Jamaica Broilers shares at $4, Jamaica Money Market Brokers contributed 2,158 ordinary shares in closing at $7, Palace Amusement concluded trading with 27,970 shares at $90 and Sagicor Group exchanged 392,771 shares at $9.65.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Caribbean Cement, closed with 10,000 shares, to end 20 cents lower at $2.40, Carreras saw trading in 45,173 units, to end with a decline of 2 cents at $34.48, National Commercial Bank closed with 742,177 shares traded, with a loss of 80 cents to $17 and Proven Investments finished trading with 3,240 units to fall 0.01 cent at 17.99 US cents.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 241,000 units at $3.
A D&G and Cable & Wireless market
Desnoes & Geddes (D&G) with more than 27.3 million shares and Cable & Wireless (C&W) with 7.5 million units trading, dominated Thursday’s activity, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. Except for less than a few thousand unit virtually all of D&G shares traded, were crosses done by NCB Capital Market. The C&W trade, flowed from increased buying, following the announcement of the takeover of Flow by CWC Communications plc.
At the close of trading, the prices of 4 stocks gained and 4 declined as only 14 securities changed hands, ending in 35,240,771 units trading, valued at $129,810,630, in all market segments.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index fell 350.96 points to 72,902.39, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index declined 392.43 points to close at 80,226.30 and the JSE combined index lost 210.18 points to close at 74,729.14.
Gains| IC Insider BUY RATED Cable & Wireless, finished trading with 7,481,913 units and put on 4 cents to end at 32 cents, to be the sole stock to gain at the end of trading, in the main market. The stock which was responding to news of a takeover of Columbus International, operators of Flow, enjoyed very strong bids at the close with 1,389,745 units to buy at 32 cents at the top of the bids, 2,954,100 units on the bid at 30 cents and 3,658,619 units at 28 cents. There are 2,288,839 on offer between 35 to 50 cents, an almost certain recipe for further gains to come.
Cable & Wireless HQ Kingston
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Jamaica Broilers closing with 24,819 shares at $4, Jamaica Money Market Brokers finished trading with 487 shares at $7, Proven Investments with 5,425 shares at 18 US cents, Radio Jamaica ended with 3,615 units to close at $1.18 and Sagicor Group closed with 50,000 shares at $9.65.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading, in the main market are, Caribbean Cement, ended with 105,000 units, to close 5 cents lower at $2.60, Desnoes & Geddes closed with 27,346,412 shares, valued at $125.8 million to end 35 cents down, at $4.60, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading with 82,100 shares changing hands, lost 15 cents at $6.60 and Scotia Investments with 500 shares fell 9 cents, to $21.51.
Trading broadens with 17 securities
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 17 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 4 declined and 10 traded firm with a total of 89,562 units, valued at $2,032,287.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.77 points to close at 1,146.06, the All T&T Index rose 0.18 points to close at 1,964.43 and the Cross Listed Index fell by 0.23 points to end at 42.94. Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAl with 1,495 shares advanced by 2 cents to end at $12.75, Scotiabank contributed 7,666 shares with a value of $445,155, to close $58.07 and Unilever Caribbean increased 3 cents, to end at $64.22 with 4 units traded to close at a new 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Jamaica Money Market Brokers that added 7,476 shares but lost 3 cents, to end at 42 cents, National Commercial Bank with 12,300 shares changing hands, for a value of $12,054 but lost 2 cents, to close at 98 cents, One Caribbean Media lost 2 cents with 721 shares in closing at $25.10 and Republic Bank with 2,273 shares changing hands for a value of $274,419 and closed at $120.73 as the price slipped by 1 cent.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with a volume of 8,552 shares, traded for $109,036 and closed at $12.75, while Clico Investment Fund with 31,215 shares valued at $689,852 remained at $22.10, First Citizens Bank traded 1,319 shares, to close at $36.76, Grace Kennedy traded 765 units at $3.85, Guardian Media 925 shares $19.75, Guardian Holdings 3,184 shares at $13.55, Massy Holdings traded 3,689 shares valued at $252,918 and closed at $68.55, National Flour Mills 2,500 shares ended at $1.10, Sagicor Financial Corporation with 478 shares, closed at $6.05 and Trinidad Cement with 5,000 shares closed at $1.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.