Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange is off to a modest start on Friday. Trading in junior market stocks has seen a small number of securities trading. Trading volume and values were up from Thursday’s level with advancing stocks being beating declining ones.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 202.13 points to 184,047.20 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index slipped 180.73 points to 165,612.71, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index declined 170.39 points to close at 177,955.13 and the junior market index inched down 0.27 points to 2,372.03.
At 10.45 am, a total of 25 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 1,743,200 shares changing hands carrying a value of $7,392,869, compared to 893,707 shares changing hands carrying a value of $6,616,329, on Thursday.
The average number of shares traded amounts to 69,728 units compared to 40,623 on Thursday. Market activity resulted in 7 stocks falling while the prices of 10 securities rose.
In trading activity JMMB Group dropped from $13.02 to $11.51, while trading 250,000 units, Mayberry Investments have exchanged 131,000 units at $3.50, Proven Investments had 1,002,300 shares changing hands at 16.5 US cents down from 19.95 US cents. Scotia Investments climbed $2.95 with 17,850 shares to $33.95.
JSE soft in early trading – Friday
JSE majors in big fall on Thursday
The main market indices of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined again on Thursday with the all Jamaica Composite Index dropping 970.06 points to 184,249.33. The JSE Market Index dived 867.41 points to finish at 165,793.44 and the JSE combined index lost 845.61 points to end at 178,125.52 and gained at 13 percent for the year to date.
At the close 2,395,219 units valued at $25,654,956 changed hands, compared to 3,225,271 units valued at $32,690,159 changing hands on Wednesday. The junior market accounted for 880,474 units trading valued at $3,474,124 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 72,131 units, compared to an average for the month to date of 65,744 units. On Wednesday, an average of 59,357 units traded with the average for the month to date being 150,666.
The market closed with 38 securities trading as the prices of 8 gained while 12 declined in the overall market, including 5 stocks rising and 7 falling, in the junior market.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with a lower offer.
In market activity, Barita Investments lost 25 cents in trading 10,000 shares at $4.40, Cable & Wireless lost 7 cents and closed at 90 cents with 155,700 units trading, Caribbean Cement traded 9,891 shares and lost 50 cents to close at $31.50, Carreras closed at $66 with 15,964 units changing hands. Grace Kennedy gained 44 cents and closed with 17,845 shares changing hands at $41.99, Jamaica Broilers closed at $14.55 after adding 5 cents, with 22,052 shares switching owners. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $27.97 while trading 26,683 shares, JMMB Group lost 97 cents in trading 80,446 units to close at $13.02. Mayberry Investments ended with 50,000 shares trading at $3.50, National Commercial Bank traded 198,269 shares to close with a loss of $2 at $42, trading in 138 Student Living resulted in 672,737 shares changing hands at $4.70, Pan Jamaican Investments closed at $23 after trading 68,000 shares, Sagicor Group had 55,535 shares changing hands and closed at $22.60, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 3,000 shares to close at $10.20, Scotia Group regained the 95 cents lost on Wednesday and closed at $31 with 9,373 shares changing hands, Seprod lost 60 cents as 4,360 units changed hands to close at $24 and Proven Investments traded 99,502 units at 20 US cents.
JSE indices up moderately
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange is off to a modest start on Thursday. 
Trading in junior market stocks has seen just 5 securities trading. Trading volume and values were down from Wednesday’s level with advancing stocks being beaten by declining ones.
The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 200.57 points to 185,419.96 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 179.35 points to 166,840.20, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 216.17 points to close at 179,187.30 and the junior market index inched up 4.85 points to 2,381.16.
At 10.45 am, a total of 22 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 893,707 shares changing hands carrying a value of $6,616,329, compared to 1,549,643 shares changing hands carrying a value of $11,650,702, on Wednesday.
The average number of shares traded amounts to 40,623 units compared to 55,344 on Wednesday. Market activity resulted in 7 stocks falling while the prices of 5 securities rose.
In trading activity JMMB Group traded 65,446 units at $13.66, Mayberry Investments have exchanged 50,000 units at $3.50, Sagicor Group traded 35,000 shares at $22.70, Proven Investments had 98,471 shares changing hands at 19.95 US cents. 138 Student Living traded 503,737 shares at $4.70
2016 T-Bill rates slow JSE gains
Rates on Treasury bill slipped in the latest issues for October with the 91 days instrument coming in at 5.7 percent, down from 5.86 percent in September and the 28 days falling to 5.78 percent a decline from 5.84 percent previously.
The 192 days Treasury bill rate inched up from 5.81 percent to 5.83 percent. The latest rate out turn, comes off changes in rates with the 192 days instrument rate at 5.75 percent February 2013, rising to hit 9.11 percent in March 2014 and been on the decline since, with a few minor hiccups along the way. The trend continues downwards with the rate of decline having slowed markedly with the Bank of Jamaica repo rate set at 5.25 percent since May.
In June, the 192 days rate climbed to 6.01 percent from a 2016 low of 5.73 percent in February, at the same time, the 91 days instrument, fell to 5.65 percent in April and moved up to 5.86 in June and September. The 28 days T-bill fell to a 2016 low of 5.37 percent in April but rose to 5.95 percent in August.
The stock market has been heavily influenced by the decline in interest rates in late 2014 to the end of 2015 has struggled since, with rates being flat in 2016 with a few cases of it having risen.
JSE majors in big fall on Wednesday
The main market indices of the Jamaica Stock Exchange got clobbered on Wednesday with the all Jamaica Composite Index dropping 2,404.09 points before the close of trading and ended down by with a smaller loss of 1,423.88 at 185,219.39.
The JSE Market Index had dived 2,146.93 points ahead of closing, but clawed back some of the losses, to finish at 166,660.85, having lost 1,273.21 points and the JSE combined index which plunged 2,038.87 points ahead of the close, lost 1,267.83 points to end at 178,971.13 and held a 13 percent for the year to date.
At the close 3,225,271 units valued at $32,690,159 changed hands, compared to 11,005,276 units valued at $189,009,513 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 1,741,347 units trading valued at $9,759,413 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 59,357 units, compared to an average for the month to date of 121,849 units. On Tuesday, an average of 241,975 units traded with the average for the month to date being 184,341.
The market closed with 38 securities trading as the prices of 16 gained while 13 declined in the overall market, including 6 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with a lower offer.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 29,759 shares at $4.65, Cable & Wireless lost 1 cent and closed at 97 cents with 59,590 units trading, Caribbean Cement traded 5,150 shares and rose 50 cents to close at $32, Carreras rose 2 cents to close at $66 with 4,350 units changing hands. Trading in 1834 Investments ended with 4,716 shares changing hands, the price rose 2 cents to close at $1.20, Grace Kennedy closed with 118,515 shares changing hands at $41.55, Jamaica Broilers closed at $14.50 after shedding 1 cent, with 686,211 shares switching owners. Jamaica Producers fell 40 cents to $8 with 78,660 units trading, JMMB Group lost 1 cent in trading 2,665 units to close at $13.99. Mayberry Investments ended with 11,500 shares trading, to close at $3.50 for a fall of 35 cents, 
Mayberry reported third quarter results after the market closed, with net profit of $59 million or 4 cents per share and $320 million or 27 cents per share year to date. Net asset value amounts to $6.77, inclusive of appreciation in the share value of associated companies. National Commercial Bank traded 21,523 shares to close with a gain of $1 at $44, trading in 138 Student Living 169,160 shares changing hands at $4.70, Pan Jamaican Investments lost 25 cents and closed at $23 after trading 70,432 shares, Portland JSX traded 96,160 units with the price rising by 20 cents to $11.10. Sagicor Group fell $1 with 6,000 shares changing hands and closed at $22.60, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 80,169 shares to close at $10.20, Scotia Group lost 95 cents and closed at $30.05 with 19,662 shares changing hands and Scotia Investments lost $2.90 as 2,820 units changed hands to close with at $31.
JSE off to slow start – Wednesday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange is to a modest start on Wednesday morning but trading in junior market stocks seems to have picked up a bit. Trading volume and values were up from Tuesday’s levels as advancing stocks edged out declining ones.
The all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 1,185.02 points to 185,458.25 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index fell 1,059.62 points to 166,874.44, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index dived 1,079.98 points to close at 179,158.98 and the junior market index lost 9.47 points to 2,375.31.
At 10.45 am, a total of 28 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 1,549,643 shares changing hands carrying a value of $11,650,702, compared to 659,435 shares changing hands carrying a value of $8,595,191 on Tuesday.
The average number of shares traded amounts to 55,344 units compared to 24,424 on Tuesday. Market activity resulted in 10 stocks falling while the prices of 12 securities rose.
In trading activity Caribbean Cream fell $1.70 to $7.55 with 109,434 shares trading, Caribbean Producers rose 20 cents to $3.85 with 81,717 units trading, Honey Bun with 1,000,223 units traded at a loss of 60 cents to $5.50, while Jetcon Corporation added 16 cents with just 13,311 units to $4.16 but have a bid at $4.16 to buy 36,689 shares. In the main market Cable & Wireless has come into renewed selling around the $1 level and traded down to 93 cents with 49,580 shares changing hands, the stock is offered for sale at 98 cents with 1,638,805 units and 6 million units at $1 and Grace Kennedy traded 61,945 at $41.55.
JSE majors gain on Tuesday
Sagicor Group HQ -The stock traded at an intraday high of $25.50 on Tuesday.
At the close, the all Jamaica Composite Index climbed 500.57 points to end at 186,643.27 with a gain of 12 percent year to date. The JSE Market Index gained 447.61 points to close of 167,934.06 and the JSE combined index rose 266.31 points, to end at 180,238.96, up 14 percent for the year to date.
At the close 11,005,276 units valued at $189,009,513 changed hands, compared to 1,362,599 units valued at $11,379,949 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 4,471,960 units trading valued at $24,376,547 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 241,975 units, compared to an average for the month to date of 138,002 units.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with a lower offer.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 21,331 shares at $4.65, Cable & Wireless lost 1 cent and closed at 98 cents with 494,229 units trading, Caribbean Cement traded just 1,800 shares and rose 35 cents to close at $31.50, Carreras lost 2 cents to close at $65.98 with 150,300 units changing hands. Trading in 1834 Investments ended with 22,581 shares changing hands, the price fell 6 cents to close at $1.18,
Grace Kennedy lost 44 cents and closed with 420,865 shares changing hands at $41.55, Jamaica Broilers closed at $14.51 after shedding 9 cents, with 1,000,500 shares switching owners. JMMB Group lost 1 cent in trading 10,297 units to close at $13.99. National Commercial Bank traded 37,620 shares to close at $43, Radio Jamaica fell 19 cents in trading 158,763 shares to close at $1.35, Sagicor Group fell 40 cents with 1,016,783 shares changing hands and closed at $23.60 after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $25.50. Scotia Group closed at $31 with 3,009,596 shares changing hands, Scotia Investments had 53,500 units changing hands to close with a gain of $3.90 at $33.90, Supreme Ventures traded 24,361 shares and gained 3 cents to close at $4.79 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 50,000 units to close at $2.10.
JSE in early morning gains
The Jamaica Stock Exchange is enjoying modest gains in 
Tuesday morning trading as investors participate in moderate trading on the first trading day of the week. Trading volume and value were up from Friday’s levels as advancing stocks edged out declining ones on the day after the market was closed for a public holiday on Monday.
The all Jamaica Composite Index gained 380.56 points to 186,523.26 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index advanced 340.29 points to 167,826.74, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index rose 518.72 points to close at 180,491.37 and the junior market index rose 19.78 points to 2,419.04.
At 10.45 am, a total of 27 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 659,435 shares changing hands carrying a value of $8,595,191, compared to 346,328 shares changing hands, carrying a value of $3,122,421 on Friday.
The average number of shares traded amounts to 24,424 units compared to 15,058 on Friday. Market activity resulted in 6 stocks falling while the prices of 9 securities rose.
In trading activity, AMG Packaging traded 290,000 shares at $20, Radio Jamaica traded 153,763 units at $1.55 and Scotia Investments jumped $3.90 to $33.90 while trading 53,500 units.
Majors dip on Friday
Bulls continue their run on Jamaican stocks
At the close, the all Jamaica Composite Index fell 610.32 points to end at 186,142.70, the JSE Market Index dropped 545.74 points to close of 167,486.45 and the JSE combined index lost 800.02 points, to end at 179,972.65, up 14 percent for the year to date.
At the close 1,362,599 units valued at $11,379,949 changed hands, compared to 4,654,511 units valued at $50,143,006 changing hands on Thursday. The junior market accounted for 647,967 units valued at $3,787,554 of the stocks traded.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with a lower offer.
In market activity, Barita Investments traded 800 shares at $4.65, Cable & Wireless lost 11 cents and closed at 99 cents with 362,410 units trading,
Caribbean Cement traded just 5,400 shares and lost 85 cents to close at $31.15. Trading in 1834 Investments ended with 13,200 shares changing hands as the price rose 4 cents to close at $1.24, Grace Kennedy rose 21 cents and closed with 17,384 shares changing hands at $41.99. JMMB Group added 50 cents in trading 72,721 units to close at $14. Kingston Wharves dipped 10 cents in trading 2,071 shares to close at $17, Pan Jamaican Investments rose 5 cents to close at $23.30 after trading 28,628 shares, Sagicor Group rose 18 cents in trading 4,951 shares to end at $24, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 17,290 shares to close at $10.18. Scotia Group lost 20 cents to close at $31 with 49,983 shares changing hands, Scotia Investments had 6,100 units changing hands to close with a loss of 5 cents at $30, Seprod traded 105,000 shares and gained 16 cents to close at $22.76.
JSE makes early morning gains – Friday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange is enjoying modest gains in Friday morning trading as investors participate in moderate trading on the final day of the week. 
Trading volume and values were well down on Thursday’s levels but advancing stocks edged out declining ones.
The all Jamaica Composite Index gained 200.66 points to 186,953.68 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index advanced 179.43 points to 168,211.62, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index rose 191.65 points to close at 180,964.32 and the junior market index rose 2.46 points to 2,430.33.
At 10.45 am, a total of 23 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 346,328 shares changing hands carrying a value of $3,122,421, compared to 1,933,234 shares changing hands carrying a value of $12,769,849 on Thursday.
The average number of shares traded amounts to 15,058 units compared to 69,044 on Thursday. Market activity resulted in 6 stocks falling while the prices of 8 securities rose.
Cable & Wireless traded 119,582 units but lost 10 cents in trading down to $1 was the sole stock trading over 100,000 units, but Seprod traded 50,000 and gained $1.40 to $24 and Paramount Trading lost $1 following the release of first quarter results that showed much lower profits than in 2015.