Demand rise for VM Investments & Wisynco

January 18, 2018 by

VM Investments volume rose on thursday.

Demand for shares in newly listed Victoria Mutual Investments and Wisynco Group rose trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange to more than 2.645 million units with the prices of both rise at the close.
Market activity ended on Thursday with 28 securities changing hands up from 22 on Wednesday, of which 9 advanced, 10 declined, 9 traded firm leading to 4,616,878 shares valued at $176,039,060 changing hands.
At the close of the market the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index leapt 1,681.33 points to 311,750.81 and the JSE Index rose 1,220.52 points to 282,508.36.
In main market activity, Barita Investments ended with a loss of 60 cents at $7.90, with 2,466 stock units, Berger Paints closed $1.49 higher at $18, with 19,967 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.32, with 63,275 units, Carreras finished 24 cents higher at $11.30, with 131,538 shares, Caribbean Cement jumped $2.50 to close at $35, with 24,777 shares. Grace Kennedy traded 45 cents higher at $43.45, with 4,152 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 48 cents at $17.52, with 750,362 units, Jamaica Producers closed $1.50 higher at $18, with 21,873 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 11 cents at $25, with 59,672 shares. Kingston Properties finished at $6, with 3,698 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of $1.42 at $30.08, with 22,061 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 93 cents at $5.77, with 39,335 shares, NCB Financial Group traded at $99.80, with 38,998 shares. 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 12 cents at $1.15, with 55,000 shares, PanJam Investment ended $2.73 higher at $41.25, with 3,225 units, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 5 cents at $1.05, with 47,500 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $35.50, with 10,972 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading at $14, with 23,200 stock units, Salada Foods traded at $11, with 5,000 units, Scotia Group finished trading at $52.99, with 122,416 shares, Seprod concluded trading with a loss of $1.50 at $28.50, with 1,257 stock units, Sterling Investments finished at $13, with 22,451 units. Supreme Ventures settled with a loss of 60 cents at $11, with 311,151 shares, VM Investments Limited ended trading 11 cents higher at $4.10, with 893,653 shares, Wisynco Group traded 50 cents higher at $10.50, with 1,751,629 shares and In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Public Service finished at $1,302, with 93,000 shares, Jamaica Money Market traded 93,150 stock units 20 cents higher at $ and JMMB Group closed with a loss of 1 cent at $1.18, trading 1,100 shares.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Main market make big gains – Thursday.”

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Volume climbs for VM Investments and Wisynco

January 17, 2018 by

Victoria Mutual Investments and Wisynco Group dominated trading with nearly 1 million shares trading for each company on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange as investor cnt seem to get enough of these companies.
Market activity ended on Wednesday with 22 securities changing hands, of which 9 advanced, 8 declined, 5 traded firm leading to 3,008,815 shares valued at $51,707,605 changing hands.
At the close of the market the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,339.60 points to 310,069.48 and the JSE Index lost 1,220.52 points to 282,508.36.
In main market activity, Berger Paints closed at $16.51, with 100 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.32, with 190,904 units, Carreras finished 1 cent higher at $11.06, with 102,578 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 1 cent at $32.50, with 1,255 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at 34 cents, with 1,200 shares. Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 36 cents at $43, with 36,813 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 50 cents higher at $18, with 40,566 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $16.50, with 7,650 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 5 cents higher at $7, with 21,400 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading 38 cents higher at $25.11, with 35,034 shares, Kingston Properties finished at $6, with 5,694 stock units, NCB Financial Group traded 23 cents higher at $99.80, with 69,739 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading at $1.27, with 496 shares. PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 62 cents at $38.52, with 17,275 units, Radio Jamaica settled 5 cents higher at $1.10, with 20,500 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 50 cents higher at $36.50, with 65,692 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading $2.75 higher at $52.99, with 438,944 shares. Seprod closed $1 higher at $30, with 8,476 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 11 cents higher at $11.60, with 74,120 stock units, VM Investments Limited finished with a loss of 6 cents at $3.99, with 864,709 units, Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 10 cents at $10, with 981,918 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 25 cents at $14, with 23,752 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see Main market lost more ground – Wednesday.

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Wisynco volume slips below 500,000 shares

January 16, 2018 by

One of the Sagicor Real Estate Fund properties.

Recent listings, Victoria Mutual Investments and Wisynco Group continue to be amongst the three leading trades in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the two being bettered, by Sagicor Real Estate Fund with over 874,000 shares.
Market activity ended with 23 securities changing hands, of which 6 advanced, 11 declined, 7 traded firm leading to 2,769,195 shares valued at $33,208,767 changing hands.
At the close of the market the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index fell 751.79 points to 311,409.08 and the JSE Index lost 684.96 points to end at 283,728.88.
In main market activity, Berger Paints closed with a loss of 49 cents at $16.51, with 23,275 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.32, with 159,543 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 24 cents at $11.05, with 109,027 shares, Caribbean Cement added $1.45 higher at $33.50, with 23,389 shares, Grace Kennedy traded 36 cents higher at $43.36, with 26,180 stock units. Jamaica Broilers finished trading 26 cents higher at $17.50, with 19,596 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 20 cents at $16.50, with 12,332 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.95, with 1,663 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 27 cents at $24.73, with 102,431 shares. Kingston Wharves settled at $31.50, with 15,927 units, NCB Financial Group traded 7 cents higher at $99.57, with 20,895 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading at $1.27, with 105,430 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of $2.36 to end at $39.14, with 750 units. Pulse Investments finished with a loss of 20 cents at $1.90, with 36,847 shares, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 5 cents at $1.05, with 76,870 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading at $36, with 53,529 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of 26 cents at $50.24, with 41,045 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $14.25, with 874,293 shares, Seprod closed at $29, with 1,920 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 21 cents at $11.49, with 2,060 stock units, VM Investments Limited finished with a loss of 5 cents at $4.05, with 541,728 units and Wisynco Group settled 35 cents higher at $10.10, with 470,131 shares. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group closed 3 cents higher at $1.19, with 100 shares and in the bond market 4,910 units of ISP Finance corporate bonds traded at $110 each.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Main market stocks lost altitude – Tuesday.”

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Wisynco still trading more than 1m shares

January 15, 2018 by

Recent listings, Victoria Mutual Investments and Wisynco Group remain two of the leading trades in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with Wisynco being the lead trade with VM Investment holding third.
Market activity ended with 23 securities changing hands, of which 9 advanced, 10 declined, 3 traded firm leading to 3,228,645 units valued at $37,292,283 changing hands.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 1,863.51 points to 312,160.87 and the JSE Index rose 1,697.87 points to 284,413.84.
In main market activity, Berger Paints closed with a loss of 1 cent at $17, with 10,200 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 2 cents higher at $1.32, with 231,000 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 1 cent at $11.29, with 179,723 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 36 cents at $43, with 550 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 26 cents at $17.24, with 17,752 units. Jamaica Producers closed 20 cents higher at $16.70, with 5,850 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading $1.20 higher at $25, with 32,934 shares, Kingston Properties finished with a loss of $1.70 to end at $6, with 1,834 stock units, Kingston Wharves settled 35 cents higher at $31.50, with 3,070 units. Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 30 cents at $6.70, with 82,093 shares, NCB Financial Group traded 48 cents higher at $99.50, with 55,429 shares, 138 Student Living ended at $6, with 767 shares, PanJam Investment ended $1 higher at $41.50, with 1,000 units, Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $10.70, with 2,000 shares. Pulse Investments finished 20 cents higher at $2.10, with 27,500 shares, Radio Jamaica settled at $1.10, with 40,084 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading $1 higher at $36, with 5,060 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading at $50.50, with 16,044 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $11.70, with 2,000 stock units, VM Investments finished with a loss of 5 cents at $4.10, with 489,507 units, Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 27 cents at $9.75, with 1,107,314 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 25 cents higher at $14.25, with 916,934 shares.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Main market stocks bounce on Monday.”

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Great period ahead for stocks

January 15, 2018 by

Interest rates are falling and will drive stocks higher in 2018.

Last year was a great one for Jamaican stocks but an assessment of the market suggests that 2018 could be a grand year as well with overall price gains likely to be in excess of 40 percent.
Based on projected earnings for 2018, the average PE ratio suggests that the main market stock prices should grow by 26 percent and Junior Market by 36 percent. Falling interest rates could add another 20 percent to gains during the year, bringing them to be in excess of 40 percent.
Technical readings of the markets have the main market heading initially to around 390,000 points or 23 percent ahead of the December close, for the all Jamaica Index, with the junior market moving to 3,900 points, 43 percent higher than the end of 2017, before resistance sets in. Before moving much higher, the Junior Market must break through the 3,000 and 3,200 levels which were set when the market dropped after Lasco Distributors fell from the $7 level to below $4 late in 2017, helped by a fall in Lasco manufacturing.
Last year was a great one for Jamaican stocks, with 14 of the 64 ordinary shares of companies that were listed prior to the December new listings, rising 100 percent or more and 16 rising between 50 and 81 percent.
Although, the Junior and Main Market index rose just 5.3 percent and 51 percent respectively, at the end of the year, only 9 of the 34 listings at the end of the year recorded losses, while the main market recorded just 5 declining stocks.

Elite Diagnostics is the first 2018 IPO out of 9, that is expected this year.

Importantly, the average gains for the Junior Market is 79 percent and losses, averaging of 20 percent, for a net gain of 59 percent. The average main market stock rose 68 percent while losses averaged 22 percent, for a net of 48 percent.
2017 IPOS|The past year saw 9 new companies listing on the exchange, another 9 could list in 2018. If the trend of the 2017 IPOs with all ordinary IPO shares rising, repeats for 2018 IPOs, then investors can look forward to another round of profitable new offerings. Added to that, a number of last year’s listings should continue to deliver above average returns in 2018.
Stocks to grow in 2018| IC Insider.com projects a better performance in the Junior Market Index in 2018 than for 2017 but the main market may be challenged to deliver a similar performance. Many of the main market heavy weights will find it tough to repeat the strong gains they enjoyed in 2017, if that is the case, their impact on the market index is likely to be less than for 2017. Another factor that could make a repeat of 2017 tough, is the movement of interest rates. Last year, Treasury bill rates fell 29 percent from 6.56 percent to 4.83 percent, that level of decline, is unlikely to happen in 2018, even as some of the decline in the latter part of 2017 is yet to be fully reflected in the prices of stocks to date and should positively affect prices in 2018. IC Insider.com is forecasting rates on 182 days Treasury bill hitting 4 percent by the end of the 2018 first quarter. New listings could help move the indices in 2018, the likely impact on them is unknown at this point.

Growth in tourism is expected to directly impact a number of companies positively in 2018.

Increasing GDP| There are a number of other factors at play that are set to impact the market. Increasing employment taking place should continue in 2018 as economic activity gains momentum, this will mean more spending and increased tax collection for government. Alpart resumption of Alumina production is a big positive for the overall economy, for increased government revenues and increased demand for local goods and services, some of which are provided by listed companies. The tourism sector is enjoying strong growth, apart from increasing foreign exchange intake for the country, will have direct impact on Jamaica Producers, Dolphin Cove, Express Catering, Caribbean Producers and Sagicor X Fund. Jamaica seems to be going through a construction boom with several new buildings under construction, Caribbean Cement and Berger Paints should benefit considerably while Blue Power’s lumber segment should see improved sales from such developments.
Lower interest rates mean lower cost for many companies and revaluation of the Jamaican dollar also means lower cost but could result in lower revenues in some cases. More listing on the market means more fee income for JSE and brokerage houses, from increased trading volumes.

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VM Investments & Wisynco in demand but

January 12, 2018 by

NCB Capital Markets Manager, Stanley Thompson (left) exchanges laughs with Wisynco Group Chairman William Mahfood.

Victoria Mutual Investments and Wisynco Group may not have traded shares in the millions on Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday but demand placed them at number 2 and 3 in volume traded. 
Demand was such on Friday that they were the second and third highest volume traded in the market accounting for just 977,000 units versus 3.57 million on Thursday.
Market activity ended with 23 securities changing hands, of which 5 advanced, 13 declined, 5 traded firm leading to 3,151,082 units for an average of $55,743,394 changing hands.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dived 2,332.02 points to 312,808.10 and the JSE Index dropped by 2,124.73 points to 285,003.54.
In main market activity,  Berger Paints closed $1 higher at $18, with 2,410 shares, Barita Investments ended with a loss of 16 cents at $8.50, with 18,715 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.30, with 210,965 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 5 cents at $11.30, with 160,130 shares, Grace Kennedy traded 36 cents higher at $43.36, with 43,901 stock units. Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $17.50, with 17,659 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 20 cents at $16.50, with 6,639 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.95, with 41,887 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 52 cents at $23.80, with 1,142,852 shares changing hands. Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of $1.85 at $31.15, with 1,271 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 35 cents at $7, with 46,000 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 48 cents at $99.02, with 44,706 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading at $1.27, with 620 shares. PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 52 cents at $40.50, with 20,001 units, Pulse Investments finished with a loss of 10 cents at $1.90, with 24,330 shares, Radio Jamaica settled 2 cents higher at $1.10, with 50,600 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 40 cents at $35, with 108,464 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $14, with 4,418 shares, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of 91 cents at $50.50, with 60,457 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of 95 cents at $29, with 100,120 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading at $12, with 67,497 stock units, VM Investments Limited finished 15 cents higher at $4.15, with 403,301 units, Wisynco Group settled 2 cents higher at $10.02, with 574,139 shares.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Main market drops sharply again – Friday.”

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Investors still love VM Investments & Wisynco

January 11, 2018 by

Wisynco traded 2.47m shares on Thursday

Investors’ appetite for the recently listed Victoria Mutual Investments and Wisynco Group continue to be strong on Thursday in trading on Jamaica Stock Exchange with the volume traded rising to 3.57 million units changing hands versus 3.14 million on Wednesday, with the two dominating with the highest volume in the market.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 2,332.02 points to 312,808.10 and the JSE Index declined by 2,124.73 points to 285,003.54.
Market activity ended with 26 securities changing hands, of which 8 advanced, 10 declined, 8 traded firm as 5,110,001 units traded with a value of $69,365,564.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints closed with a loss of 80 cents at $17, with 13,100 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $1.30, with 78,379 units, Carreras finished 5 cents higher at $11.35, with 80,668 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of $1.95 at $32.05, with 34,189 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading with a loss of 2 cents at 35 cents, with 500 shares. Grace Kennedy traded at $43, with 50,273 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 10 cents higher at $18, with 48,273 units, Jamaica Producers closed 10 cents higher at $16.70, with 7,844 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 5 cents at $6.95, with 18,113 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 68 cents at $24.32, with 71,524 shares, Mayberry Investments ended trading 15 cents higher at $7.35, with 2,000 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 13 cents at $99.50, with 27,857 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $1.27, with 3,800 shares. PanJam Investment ended 2 cents higher at $41.02, with 7,500 units, Pulse Investments finished at $2, with 37,000 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 60 cents at $35.40, with 662,632 stock units, Salada Foods traded at $11, with 232 units. Scotia Group finished trading at $51.41, with 34,171 shares, Seprod closed at $29.95, with 27,900 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 1 cent higher at $12, with 278,963 stock units, VM Investments Limited finished 9 cents higher at $4, with 1,099,190 units. Wisynco Group settled at $10, with 2,467,837 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 60 cents at $14, with 42,856 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% closed at $1.80, with 15,000 stock units, Proven Investments 8.25% settled at $5.90, with 100 units.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “10 JSE stocks fall 9 rise – Thursday.”

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VM Investments & Wisynco dominate again

January 10, 2018 by

VM Investments volume falls, still number 2.

Investors’ appetite for the recently listed Victoria Mutual Investments and Wisynco Group fell on Wednesday in trading on Jamaica Stock Exchange with the prices declining by the close, but the stocks still dominated trading with the highest volume in the market.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 760.62 points to 315,140.12 and the JSE Index climbed 693.01 points to 287,128.27 in spite of a negative advance decline ratio.
Market activity ended with 25 securities changing hands, of which 5 advanced, 18 declined, 4 traded firm. A total of 4,274,854 units valued at $51,868,008 traded on Wednesday.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments ended 7 cents higher at $8.66, with 4,351 stock units, Berger Paints closed with a loss of 20 cents at $17.80, with 415 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 4 cents higher at $1.35, with 247,619 units, Carreras finished at $11.30, with 139,489 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 1 cent at $34, with 13,524 shares. Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 50 cents at $43, with 20,083 units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $17.90, with 5,148 shares, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 10 cents at $16.60, with 3,030 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $7, with 161,816 stock units. JMMB Group concluded trading at $25, with 19,159 units, Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of 99 cents at $33, with 21,185 shares, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 20 cents at $7.20, with 31,959 stock units, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 17 cents at $99.63, with 90,780 units. 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 13 cents at $1.28, with 800 shares, Student Living concluded trading with a loss of 8 cents at $6, with 1,000 units. PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 50 cents at $41, with 73,255 stock units, Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $10.75, with 2,000 units, Pulse Investments finished with a loss of 20 cents at $2, with 53,218 shares. Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 2 cents at $1.08, with 42,122 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 51 cents higher at $36, with 81,110 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading $1.31 higher at $51.41, with 55,140 shares, Seprod concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $29.95, with 3,590 units. Supreme Ventures settled with a loss of 1 cent at $11.99, with 48,975 shares, VM Investments Limited ended trading with a loss of 7 cents at $3.91, with 704,278 stock units, Wisynco Group traded with a loss of 20 cents at $10, with 2,440,080 units and Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading 10 cents higher at $14.60, with 10,628 shares. In the main market preference segment, 138 Student Living variable rate shares finished at $5.68, with 100 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 “20 JSE stocks fell 5 rise – Wednesday.”

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VM Invest & Wisynco still dominant – Tuesday

January 9, 2018 by

Victoria Mutual Investments and Wisynco Group that listed in late December on Jamaica Stock Exchange main market, continue to dominate trading with the highest volume, accounting for 7 million of the 9.4 million units traded on Tuesday up from 5.1 traded on Monday out of 7.4 million units.
Market activity ended with 25 securities changing hands, of which 11 advanced, 5 declined, 9 traded firm and Mayberry Investments trading at a 52 weeks’ high. A total of 9,412,814 units valued at $83,130,402 traded on Tuesday.
At the close of trading the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index slipped by 75.69 points to 314,379.50 and the JSE Index fell 68.97 points to close at 286,435.26.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments ended at $8.59, with 600 stock units, Berger Paints closed 20 cents higher at $18, with 51,279 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.31, with 285,660 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 13 cents at $11.30, with 39,486 shares, Caribbean Cement closed $1.38 higher at $35, with 14,545 shares trading. Grace Kennedy traded 50 cents higher at $43.50, with 42,979 units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading at $18, with 18,482 shares, Jamaica Producers closed 20 cents higher at $16.70, with 9,000 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $7, with 27,000 stock units. JMMB Group concluded trading 65 cents higher at $25, with 294,549 units, Kingston Wharves settled 99 cents higher at $33.99, with 3,344 shares, Mayberry Investments ended trading 61 cents higher at $7.40, with 40,003 stock units, NCB Financial Group traded 80 cents higher at $99.80, with 48,329 units. PanJam Investment climbed $1.50 to $41.50, with 13,715 stock units, Pulse Investments finished 10 cents higher at $2.20, with 14,722 shares, Radio Jamaica settled at $1.10, with 27,986 shares traded, Sagicor Group ended trading 84 cents higher at $35.49, with 59,960 stock units. Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $2.90 at $50.10, with 40,490 shares, Seprod closed at $30, with 157 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading at $12, with 127,053 units, VM Investments  finished with a loss of 2 cents at $3.98, with 2,053,519 shares. Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 19 cents at $10.20, with 4,981,783 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $14.50, with 19,661 stock units.
In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded with a loss of 20 cents at $1.80, with 35,000 units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed at $1.16, with 1,163,512 shares.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Advancing stocks 2 to 1 over decliners – Tuesday.”

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New listings dominate trading – Monday

January 8, 2018 by

VM Investments continues with high volume trades.

Newly listed, Victoria Mutual Investments and Wisynco Group, continue to dominate trading with the highest volume, accounting for 5.1 million of the 7.4 million units trading on Monday.
Market activity ended with 7,415,575 units valued at $202,124,322 trading from 28 securities changing hands, compared to 8,660,030 units.
At the close of trading on Monday the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,847.64 points to 314,455.19 and the JSE Index fell 1,683.41 points to 286,504.23.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments concluded trading with a rise of 64 cents to $8.59, with just 100 units trading, Berger Paints finished with a loss of 20 cents at $17.80, with 10,610 shares, Cable & Wireless settled with a loss of 8 cents at $1.31, with 93,684 shares, Caribbean Cement ended trading $1.62 higher at $33.62, with 1,735 stock units. Carreras traded 3 cents higher at $11.43, with 67,864 units, Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of 45 cents at $43, with 17,243 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended at $18, with 22,947 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading at $16.50, with 2,808 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange finished at $7, with 13,387 shares, JMMB Group settled with a loss of 65 cents at $24.35, with 54,386 shares, Kingston Wharves traded with a loss of 99 cents at $33, with 5,278 units, Mayberry Investments finished trading 69 cents higher at $6.79, with 36,270 shares. NCB Financial Group closed 10 cents higher at $99, with 1,500,810 shares, 1834 Investments ended 13 cents higher at $1.41, with 900 stock units, PanJam Investment concluded trading with a loss of $2 at $40, with 190,150 units, Pulse Investments settled with a loss of 9 cents at $2.10, with 56,090 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading 5 cents higher at $1.10, with 100 stock units. Sagicor Group traded with a loss of 10 cents at $34.65, with 29,983 units, Sagicor Real Estate finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $14.50, with 2,012 shares, Salada Foods closed at $11, with 34,000 shares, Scotia Group gained $1 to end at $53, with 12,970 stock units. Seprod concluded trading with a loss of $1 at $30, with 10,900 units, Supreme Ventures settled at $12, with 125,715 shares, VM Investments ended trading with a loss of 7 cents at $4, with 2,401,456 stock units and Wisynco Group traded with a loss of 41 cents at $10.39, with 2,722,139 units as investors continue to pocket gains from the IPO price.
In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% traded 100 units at $2.49, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded 1,838 units and rose 20 cents to close at $2 and JMMB Group 7.5% traded 100 units to close at $1.16.

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 drop sharply – Monday.”

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