Junior Market moved higher – Thursday

January 3, 2018 by

FosRich price pressured by profit taking.

Trading activity picked up on the Junior Market on Wednesday, resulting from an exchange of 4,072,802 units valued at $15,715,409 compared to 1,055,665 units valued at $4,272,519 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading the market Index climbed 33.69 points to 2,768.08, with trading ending with 25 securities changing hands, up from 22 securities Tuesday, as the prices of 12 securities advanced, 8 declined and 3 remained unchanged.
The two new listings in December on the exchange saw profit taking place, with the prices retreating from their highs as sellers now dominate trading.
Trading ended with an average of 162,912 units for an average of $628,616 in contrast to 52,783 units for an average of $213,626 on Tuesday. Trading month to date amounts to an average of In contrast, December closed with average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Access Financial climbed $6 and closed at $42, with 3,025 shares trading, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 10 cents at $2.90, with 51,680 stock units, Caribbean Cream traded 10 cents higher at $6.10, with 16,350 units, Caribbean Producers closed 6 cents higher at $4.36, with 2,500 shares, Consolidated Bakeries ended 10 cents higher at $1.90, with 758,052 stock units. Derrimon Trading concluded trading with a loss of $1 at $7, with 20,000 units changing hands, Dolphin Cove finished 15 cents higher at $16.15, with 400 shares, Eppley settled at $12, with 4,250 shares, Express Catering ended trading 30 cents higher at $4.30, with 60,339 stock units. FosRich Group traded with a loss of 19 cents at $3.01, with 605,532 units, GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 70 cents at $3.30, with 506,563 shares trading, Honey Bun ended at $4.50, with 15,457 stock units, Iron Rock concluded trading 16 cents higher at $3, with 5,000 units. ISP Finance finished 50 cents higher at $12.50, with 5,000 shares, Jamaican Teas settled at $4.10, with 103,538 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 5 cents higher at $5, with 379,918 stock units, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 20 cents at $14.80, with 16,304 shares. Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 34 cents at $3.52, with 170,855 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading 35 cents higher at $5.50, with 24,267 units, Lasco Manufacturing finished 13 cents higher at $3.50, with 263,914 shares, Main Event settled with a loss of 50 cents at $5.50, with 5,083 shares. Stationery and Office finished trading 45 cents higher at $5.25, with 1,043,448 shares and tTech ended with a loss of 39 cents at $6.50, with 6,000 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% concluded trading at $7.20, with 642 units, Eppley 10% closed unchanged at $6, with 4,685 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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VM Investments up 63% from IPO

January 2, 2018 by

VM Investments gained 63% to end at $4 on Tuesday from the IPO price

The latest listing on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Victoria Mutual Investments, closed trading with 2.35 million shares with the price rising to a new closing high of $4 for a gain of 63 percent from its IPO price of $2.45, after trading as high as $4.20.
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange concluded trading on Monday with 26 securities changing hands versus 22 securities trading on Friday. The price of 10 stocks advanced, 11 declined and 5 traded firm with 11,226,286 units valued at $102,330,476 changing hands.
Trading ended with the All Jamaican Composite 622.57 points to 317,138.68 and the JSE Index advancing by 567.23 points to 288,949.20.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints finished 45 cents higher at $17, trading just 525 shares, Cable & Wireless settled 15 cents higher at $1.40, with 1,804,417 shares, Caribbean Cement ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $32, with 9,800 stock units, Carreras traded 5 cents higher at $11.45, with 234,822 units. Ciboney Group finished trading with a loss of 4 cents down to 37 cents, with 728 shares, Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of 25 cents at $43.50, with 16,000 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended 10 cents higher at $17.80, with 26,937 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $16.50, with 1,683 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange finished at $7.05, with 12,000 shares, JMMB Group settled with a loss of $1 to end at $24, with 65,054 shares trading, Kingston Properties ended trading at $7.70, with 3,100 stock units, NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of $1 to $99, with 50,823 shares. 1834 Investments ended 5 cents higher at $1.30, with 459,937 stock units, PanJam Investment concluded trading 25 cents higher at $45, with 5,341 units, Pulse Investments settled at $1.80, with 94,172 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading with a loss of 3 cents at $1.02, with 159,905 stock units, Sagicor Group traded with a loss of $2.70 at $35.30, with 7,563 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading with a loss of $1 to $14, with 5,589 shares, Salada Foods closed 25 cents higher at $11.50, with 117,951 shares, Scotia Group ended with a loss of 85 cents at $53, with 104,683 stock units, Seprod settled $1 higher at $31, with 3,250 shares. Supreme Ventures traded with a loss of $1.49 to end at $10.01, with 131,005 units, VM Investments finished trading 76 cents higher to a record close of $4, with 2,353,026 shares trading and WISYNCO Group closed 51 cents higher at $12.50, with 5,546,728 shares changing hands. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% traded 4,266 units at $2.49, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded 6,981 units at $1.90.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE Main Market starts 2018 with gains.”

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JSE Main Market starts 2018 with gains

January 2, 2018 by

On the first trading of the new year the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed with the All Jamaican Composite Index climbing 622.57 points to 317,138.68 and the JSE Index advancing by 567.23 points to 288,949.20.
Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange settled on Tuesday with 26 securities changing hands, 10 advanced, 11 declined and 5 traded firm with 11,226,286 units valued at $102,330,476 compared to 10,210,190 units valued at $125,309,363 trading, from 26 securities changing hands on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 431,780 units for an average of $3,935,788 in contrast to an average of 392,700 units for an average of $4,819,591 on Friday. December closed with average of 686,156 units valued at an average of $8,654,832 for each security traded.

Devon Barrett CEO of VMIL

Recently listed, Victoria Mutual Investments, closed trading with 2.35 million shares with the price rising to a new closing high of $4 for a gain of 63 percent from its IPO price of $2.45, after trading as high as $4.20.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and the US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with Proven Investments US ordinary share ended with 2,249 units changing hands to end at 21 US cents, the total value of trading amounted to US$472 with the JSE USD Equities Index closing unchanged at 166.17.
The major movers at the close of the market are, recent listed Wisynco traded 5.55 million shares and closed at $12.50. JMMB Group lost $1 to $24, NCB Financial fell $1 to $99, Sagicor Group dropped $2.70 to $35.30, Sagicor X Fund fell $1 to $14, Seprod gained $1 to $31 and Supreme Ventures ended with a loss of $1.49 at $10.01. Cable & Wireless traded 1.8 million shares cents to end at $1.39 in response to news that the majority owners were making an offer of $1.45 for the minority shares.

For more details of market activities see – “VM Investments up 63% from IPO.”

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Junior Market starts 2018 on the up

January 2, 2018 by

GWest traded at a new high of $4 on Tuesday.

On the first trading day of 2018, the Junior Market Index advanced by 2.33 points to close at 2,734.39, market activity led the prices of 8 securities advancing, 8 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
Trading on the of ended on with 20 securities changing hands compared to 22 on Friday, resulting in an exchange of 1,055,665 units valued at $4,272,519 compared to 5,420,352 units valued at $23,431,481 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 52,783 units for $213,626 in contrast to 246,380 units for an average of $1,065,067 on Friday. In contrast, December closed with average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $3, with 70,753 stock units trading, CAC 2000 close at $6.50, with 1,400 shares, Cargo Handlers ended trading with a rise of 90 cents at $10.90, as 100 stock units changed hands, Caribbean Cream traded just 800 units as the price jumped $1.20 to end at $6. Caribbean Producers closed 30 cents higher at $4.30, with 5,200 shares, C2W Music finished trading with the price closing at 51 cents, with 6,683 shares changing hands, Express Catering ended trading $4, with 55,922 stock units with the loss of 1 cent, FosRich Group lost 3 cents and ended at $3.20, with 297,439 units, General Accident finished trading 5 cents higher at $2.85, with 1,114 shares. GWest Corporation closed 40 cents higher at to a record of $4, with 221,252 shares, Honey Bun ended with a rise of 50 cents to $4.50, with 3,523 stock units changing hands, Iron Rock concluded trading with a loss of 1 cents at $2.84, with 13,670 units, Jamaican Teas settled with a gain of 40 cents at $4.10, with 46,400 shares trading. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.95, with 43,000 stock units, Knutsford Express closed at $15, with 26,600 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 4 cents at $3.86, with 77,721 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading 15 cents lower at $5.15, exchanging 36,100 units. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 53 cents at $3.37, with 32,770 shares, Main Event jumped 72 cents and settled at $6, with 9,305 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 15 cents to $4.80, with 105,913 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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9 new IPOs for 2018

January 1, 2018 by

Last year (2017), was a great year for Jamaican stocks with prices of several stocks more than doubling on the Jamaican Stock Exchange and 10 new companies listing on the exchange.
2018 seems poised to be another year for a number of new issues on the market as business owners take advantage of a buoyant market for equity investments.
The local market should have new 9 issues, Marlene Streete-Forrest, the JSE Managing Director confirmed. Streete-Forrest expects that 5 issues will list on the Junior Market and 4 for the main market. New financial entity Sygnus Capital is said to be heading to the public in January. Other listings expected shortly are Caribbean Insurance Brokers, NevEast and Elite Diagnostics. University College of the Caribbean with its main operations in Kingston, Jamaica, is expected to be the first educational institution to seek to list on the stock exchange. The listing is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2018. Mayberry Investment is also expected to bring their subsidiary, Mayberry West Indies to market by February.
In 2017, the Jamaica Stock Exchange had 10 new companies listing on the exchange, including 2 new companies listing preference shares. Two new listings were on the main market one on the US dollar market and 5 on the Junior Market.
Scotia Investments, Trinidad Cement, Montego Bay Ice and Margaritaville preference share were delisted during the year.

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Junior stocks beat majors in 2017

December 31, 2017 by

Junior market stocks performed better than main market stocks in 2017 but that performance does not show in the gains in the market indices of both markets.
A cursory look at the Junior and Main Market indices would lead to the conclusion that investors in the main market were far better off in 2017 that their Junior Market counter path. Such a conclusion would be completely wrong. The Junior Market rose just 5.3 percent at the end of the year, down from a high of 31 percent in May, compared with almost 51 percent gain for the main market for, the full year.
Data is showing that while the Junior Market index was barely up, 8 stocks gained more than 100 percent compared to 6 in the main market. 7 Junior Market stocks rose between 50 percent and 76 percent and 9 gained between 52 percent and 81 percent in the main market. Importantly, the average gains for the Junior Market is 79 percent and losses, an average of 20 percent for a net gain of 59 percent. The average main market stock rose 68 percent while losses averaged 22 percent, a net of 48 percent.
A 43 percent fall in the price of the heavily weighted, Lasco Distributors and 14 percent in Lasco Manufacturing dented the Junior Market index in a big way.
The main market benefitted from big gains in heavy weighted, Supreme Ventures, NCB Financial, Jamaica Producers, JMMB Group, Carreras and Scotia Group with increases of 61 to 100 percent. Added to that PanJam Investment gained 60 percent, Cable and Wireless 56 percent and Sagicor Group 31 percent.

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Pulse no 1 stock in 2016 & 2017

December 30, 2017 by

Data going back 30 years show that on only very rare occasions more than 2 stocks appear in the TOP for two consecutive years. 2017 is one such exception with 3 stocks doing so.
Pulse Investments retains the number 1 best performing main market stock position in 2017 with a gain of 256 percent, the stock also was also in the TOP 10 in 2016 at number 1 position for local stocks with gains, then of 350 percent. Berger Paints ended at the number 6 best performing stock in 2016 with gains of 200 percent and repeated in the 2017 TOP 10 with a rise of 196 percent, for the 2017 number 2 spot. Palace Amusement ended at 7 position in 2016 with a rise of 134 percent and rose 187 percent in 2017 to hold down the number 3 spot and is followed by Supreme Ventures at number 4.
The stocks from the 2017 top 10 that could repeat in 2018 include Berger Paints, Palace and Pulse, with JMMB Group looking to have a chance.

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3 new junior stocks in 2017 best 10

December 30, 2017 by

The Junior Market ended 2017 with 3 new listings in the Top 10 best performing stocks in 2017. The 3 are, Express Catering up 167 percent, Main Event with a rise of 164 percent and Stationery and Office Supplies with a gain of 148 percent.
Knutsford Express with an increase of 275 percent, is the winning Junior Market stock for 2017, after ending at ninth position on the Junior Market in 2016, with a rise of 108 percent in 2016. Jetcon Corporation, the no 6 best performing stock in 2016 gained 199 percent in 2017 to land the number 2 spot. Eppley gained 145 percent for 2017 to hold down spot number 6 spot, number 7, is Blue Power rising 104 percent, followed by C2W Music after gaining 104 percent, with the number 9 spot being held down by Access Financial with gains of 76 percent and KLE Group rising 67 percent at 10.
Investor’s Choice research covering more than 30 years’ data shows that only an average of 2 stocks out of the top 10 performers each year repeat that performance in the following year, with the rest falling outside the top 10.
IC Insider.com data is showing that only Access and Stationery and Office Supplies are likely to end in the TOP 15 Junior Stocks in 2018.

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JSE Main Market gains 50% for 2017

December 29, 2017 by

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with the All Jamaican Composite Index jumping 4,310.37 points to close at 316,516.11 for a gain of 50.6 percent for the year and the JSE Index advancing by 3,927.24 points to 288,381.97 ending 2017 with a rise of 50 percent.
Trading on the Main Market ended on Friday with 26 securities changing hands, 11 advanced, 4 declined and 11 traded firm resulting in 10,210,190 units valued at $125,309,363 trading, compared to 4,648,646 units valued at $69,664,482 from 22 securities changing hands on Thursday.
The exchange latest listing, Victoria Mutual Investments, traded on the main market on Friday and closed at $3.24 for a gain of 32 percent from its IPO price of $2.45, after trading as high as $4. Previously listed Wisynco traded 5 million shares and closed at $11.99 after hitting an all-time high of $13.80 during the day.
Trading ended with an average of 392,700 units for an average of $4,819,591 in contrast to 211,302 units for an average of $3,166,567 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 686,156 units valued at an average of $8,654,832 and previously 701,126 units valued at an average of $8,851,977. In contrast, November closed with average of 349,084 units at an average of $5,801,440 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and the US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 15 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Traded in the US dollar market ended with Productivity Business Solutions trading 65,374 shares and closed 57.5 US cents after rising 0.50 cent and Proven Investments US ordinary share gained 2 US cents with 3,400 units changing hands to end at 21 US cents, the total value of trading amounted to US$38,138 with the JSE USD Equities Index closing 6.84 points higher at 166.17.
The major movers at the close of the market are, JMMB Group traded 1.26 million shares and rose by $2 to $25, NCB Financial climbed $1.50 to $100, Sagicor Group jumping by $2.24 to $37.99, Scotia Group surged $3.75 to $53.85 and Wisynco traded 5 million shares and rose $1.90 to $11.99. Cable & Wireless traded with a gain of 15 cents to end at $1.25 before news officially broke that the majority owners were making an offer of $1.45 for each minority share.

For more details of market activities see – “VM Investments up 32% on first trading day.”

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VM Investments up 32% first trading day

December 29, 2017 by

VM Investments gained 32% to end at $3.24 on Friday

The latest listing on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Victoria Mutual Investments, traded after listing on Friday and closed at $3.24 for a gain of 32 percent from its IPO price, after trading as high as $4 while trading 782,853 shares.
Wisynco that listed on Thursday, closed at $11.99 on heavy trading to gain 52 percent since the public issue in December.
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange concluded trading on Friday with 26 securities changing hands, 11 advanced, 4 declined and 11 traded firm with 10,210,190 units valued at $125,309,363.
Trading ended with the All Jamaican Composite Index surging 4,310.37 points to 316,516.11 for a gain of 50.6 percent for the year and the JSE Index jumping by 3,927.24 points to 288,381.97, ending 2017 with a rise of 50 percent versus 22 securities trading on Thursday.
In main market activity, Barita Investments concluded trading with a loss of 45 cents at $7.50, with 11,075 units, Berger Paints finished 4 cents higher at $16.55, with 12,000 shares, Cable & Wireless settled 15 cents higher at $1.25, with 918,469 shares, Caribbean Cement ended trading at $32.50, with 12,000 stock units, Carreras traded at $11.40, with 82,669 units. Grace Kennedy closed 75 cents higher at $43.75, with 118,915 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended with a loss of 30 cents at $17.70, with 13,300 stock units, JMMB Group ended trading $2 higher at $25, with 1,255,076 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading at $16.70, with 104,033 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished 5 cents higher at $7.05, with 49,297 shares. Kingston Wharves ended trading at $32.50, with 9,204 stock units, Mayberry Investments traded at $6, with 89,353 units, NCB Financial finished trading $1.50 higher at $100, with 38,507 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 5 cents at $44.75, with 15,429 stock units. Radio Jamaica settled at $1.05, with 185,174 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 1 cent higher at $38, with 136,913 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded at $15, with 8,817 units, Salada Foods finished trading with a loss of 25 cents at $11.25, with 32,049 shares. Scotia Group closed $3.75 higher at $53.85, with 76,440 shares, Sterling Investments gained $1 and closed at $13, with 7,470 shares, Supreme Ventures ended trading at $11.50, with 515,544 stock units and Wisynco Group traded $1.90 higher to end at a closing record high of $11.99, with 5,090,376 units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded 550,000 units at $1.90, JMMB Group 7.5% traded 94,000 units at $1.15 and Proven Investments 8.25% ended with 1,227 units trading at $5.90.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE Main Market gains 50% for 2017.”

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