Sharp climb for JSE stocks- Monday

Palace Amusement jumped $9.99 to end  at a 52 week's high of $95.

Palace Amusement jumped $9.99 to end at a 52 week’s high of $95.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday with big gains in the indices of the main market of more than one percent. A total of 34 securities changed hands, in all market segments with 11 stocks rising while 14 declined.
Trading amounted to 10,108,943 units valued at $34,957,344 changing hands, in all markets, the junior market accounting for 3,718,416 units valued at $14,802,812.
The JSE Market Index jumped 2,191.62 points to end at 150,612.65, the all Jamaica Composite Index rose 2,451.03 points to 167,271.71 and the JSE combined index jumped 1,938.42 points, to close at 161,300.23 as junior market stocks contributed much to the rise.
JSE Sum 25-04-16 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 17 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Cable & Wireless fell 2 cents to close at $1.33, in trading 3,360,096 units, Caribbean Cement traded 18,530 shares to gain $1.34 and close at $26 but closed with the stock being offered at $25.50, Carreras ended trading with a gain of 50 cents while trading 8,286 shares, to close at $65. Grace Kennedy traded 5,555 shares with a rise of 50 cents, to end at $81.50, Jamaica Broilers had 10,673 units changing hands, to close with a loss of 5 cents at $14.45. JMMB Group had 13,550 shares changing hands and gained $1 to end at $10, JSE fn qts 25-04-16Kingston Wharves traded 5,000 shares to close at $11.50 after rising 20 cents, National Commercial Bank traded 80,951 shares to close at $39, after slipping by $1, Palace amusement traded 402 units as the price jumped to a 52 weeks’ high of $95 by rising $9.99. Radio Jamaica traded 563,999 shares but fell 2 cents to close at $1.18, Sagicor Group rose 20 cents in ending with 3,635 shares changing hands at $22.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 46,437 shares to close at $10, Scotia Group closed with a gain of 50 cents at $30.50 with 6,019 units changing hands. Proven Investments ordinary share traded 316,675 units and fell 1 US cents to close at 18 US cents and JMMB Group 7.5% preference shares traded 1,943,418 units at $1.06, with a rise of 1 cent.

JSE indices jump in early trading – Monday

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange in the early morning session, saw stocks rising and just inching out declining ones but with moderate trading taking place.
JSE intra 25-04-16Trading had all major indices rising, with the main market indices gaining over 1,000 points each and the junior market index climbing 2.24 percent after 75 minutes of trading, on Monday. The average volume traded amounts to 71,293 units per active stock, compared to an average of 59,318 units traded in the mid-morning session on Friday.
A total of 26 securities accounting for 1,853,606 shares changed hands at 10.45 am. A total of 9 stocks gained and 7 declined with Palace Amusement climbing to a $95, with a gain of $9.99 as 402 shares changed hands.
402The market saw the all Jamaica Composite Index climbed 1,293.41 points to 166,114.09, the JSE Market Index gained 1,156.52 points to 149,577.55, the JSE combined index ended with a rise of 1,557.65 points to 160,919.46 and the junior market index rose 47.28 points to 2,161.36.

JSE ends week with gains – Friday

Carib Cement jumped  $4.66  to close at $24.66 on Friday after posting strong profit.

Carib Cement jumped $4.66 to close at $24.66 on Friday after posting strong profit.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed the week with Caribbean Cement jumping $4.66 with 4,640,819 shares changing hands, to end at $24.66 after the company released first quarter results, with profit of $834 million or 98 cents per shares. The movement in Cement along with gains from others, helped the main market indices to recover some of the grounds lost during the earlier part of the week.
A total of 40 securities changed hands, in all market segments, with 19 stocks rising while 8 declined. Trading amounted to 16,161,211 units valued at $141,833,561, in all markets, with the junior market accounting for 2,723,962 units valued at $12,229,768.
The JSE Market Index gained 282.48 points to end at 148,421.03, the all Jamaica Composite Index rose 315.92 points to 164,820.68 and the JSE combined index jumped 1,900.09 points, to close at 159,361.81 as junior market stocks contributed much to the rise.
JSE Sum 22-04-16 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 17 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Cable & Wireless rose 5 cents to close at $1.35, in trading 5,142,218 units, Carreras ended trading with a loss of 49 cents while trading 2,030 shares, to close at $64.50, 1,834 Investments traded 246,750 shares at $1.13, Jamaica Broilers had 8,350 units changing hands, to close with a gain of 45 cents at $14.50. Jamaica Producers jumped $2.93 to end at $34.93 but only 1,000 shares traded. JMMB Group had 30,236 shares changing hands with a loss of 52 cents to end at $9, Kingston Wharves traded 5,000 shares to close at $11.50 after rising 20 cents,JSE fn qts 22-04-16 National Commercial Bank traded 24,476 shares to close at $40, Pulse Investments traded 12,996 units as the price slipped by 50 cents to $2.50. Radio Jamaica traded 1,895,681 shares to gain 7 cents to close at $1.20, Sagicor Group fell 15 cents in ending with 76,203 shares changing hands to close at $22.30 Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 23,300 shares to close at $10 after losing 20 cents, Scotia Group closed unchanged at $30 with 125,253 units changing hands. Scotia Investments ended at $27.50 with 49,431 shares trading, Supreme Ventures gained 50 cents with 1,007,250 shares trading to end at $5.50. Proven Investments ordinary share traded 43,000 units to gain 2 US cents to close at 19 us cents and JMMB Group 7.5% preference shares traded 91,582 units at $1.05.

$74m pay out by JSE

JSE signThe Jamaica Stock Exchange will pay $74 million in dividend on May 6, this year. The dividend translates to 53 cents per share. In December last year, the company made a payment of $65.8 million or 47 cents per share following a payment of 53 cents per share in July.
The stock will start trading ex-dividend on April 28, at which date new investors in the stock will not be entitled to the above dividend.
With the price of the stock in the $20 range in 2016, the yield is 2.5% and IC Insider projects that it is with profits for the year set to exceed that of 2015 dividends will be increased thus raising the yield for the year higher.
The company reported earnings for 2015 of $1.25 per share or $175 million, up from only $3 million in 2014. The company’s stock last traded on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange at $20.55.
In December 2014, the stock traded at $1.50. The three dividends provide investors who purchased the stock in December 2014 if they held them, with a full pay back of the amount invested, not factoring in taxes.

Volumes up prices down on JSE – Thursday

SVL trades over 20 million shares on Thursday.

SVL trades over 20 million shares on Thursday.

Supreme Ventures was the leading trade on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday with 20 million shares changing hands. The main market indices gave up more ground at the close as the number of active declined from recent trading levels. The all Jamaica Composite and the JSE index dropped just under 1,000 points on Thursday.
A total of 28 securities changed hands, in all market segments with 8 stocks rising while 12 declined. Trading amounted to 31,536,849 units valued at $201,190,464 changing hands, in all markets, JSE Sum 21-04-16the junior market accounting for 8,096,759 units valued at $8,096,759.
The JSE Market Index fell 868.35 points to end at 148,138.55, the all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 971.13 points to 164,504.76 and the JSE combined index declined 57.60 points, to close at 157,461.72.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 17 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Cable & Wireless rose by 2 cents to close at $1.30, in trading 117,468 units.JSE fn qts 21-04-16 Caribbean Cement rose 89 cents to close at $20 with 2,812 shares changing hands, Carreras ended trading with a loss of $1.01 while trading 103,826 shares, to close at $64.99, Jamaica Broilers had 9,631 units changing hands, to close with a gain of 35 cents at $14.05. JMMB Group had 2,030,315 shares changing hands with a loss of 8 cents to end at $9.52, Kingston Wharves traded 52,190 shares to close at $11.30 after falling 5 cents, Pan Jamaican Investments traded 100,000 units as the price slipped by 58 cents to $89.42. Sagicor Group fell 5 cents in ending with 1,004,310 shares changing hands to close at $22.45 and Supreme Ventures fell 10 cents with 20,005,000 shares trading to end at $5.

Just 6 stocks traded on TTSE – Thursday

TTSE The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange more losses on Thursday but the total value of trading climbed with 280,282 shares valued at $10,304,944 changing hands. The market closed with a mere 6 securities trading, as weakness in the overall market continues. At the close, 2 stocks rose, 2 declined, while 2 remained unchanged.
Quotes for Republic Holdings, Massy Holdings and Scotiabank remain well below their last selling price and are likely to take a big bite out of the indices when next they trade.
The Composite Index declined by 0.27 points to close at 1,130.97, the All T&T Index fell 0.52 points to close at 1,807.81 and the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 60.32.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 8 with offers that were lower.
TTSE 21-04-16 Gains| Clico Investment Fund rose by 1 cent in closing at $22.56 with 129,520 shares valued at $2,921,971 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL rose 2 cents to $19.53 and closed with 27,964 shares trading for a value of $545,720.
Losses| ANSA McAL closed with a loss of 3 cents while 106,653 shares changed hands for a value of $6,716,975 at $62.79, Guardian Holdings had 5,995 shares changing hands to end at $12.90 after losing 10 cents.
Firm Trades| National Commercial Bank had 10,000 units changing hands at $2.40 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126.28 as 150 units changed hands.

JSE majors down again – Thursday’s

Stocks recorded gains in the Junior market to add to the index as two of the Lasco listed companies recorded gains, but the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange saw continued losses in the indices. Trading levels were moderate with less stocks trading in the early session than in recent times.
JSE intra 21-04-16The leading trades are Lasco Distributors with 414,078 units at $6.10, Lasco Manufacturing with 711,631 shares at $4.10 followed by Cable & Wireless with 115,518 at $1.30 and JMMB Group 109,815 shares at $9.50.
Trading saw all major indices falling after 75 minutes of trading on Thursday with an average of 83,005 units per active stock traded, compared to an average of 214,849 units traded in the mid-morning session on Wednesday.
A total of only 18 securities accounting for 1,494,093 shares changed hands at 10.45 am as 7 stocks gained and 6 declined.
The market saw the all Jamaica Composite Index dived 1,190.18 points to 164,285.71, the JSE Market Index dropped 1,064.21 points to 147,942.69, the JSE combined index ending with a fall of 551.98 points to 156,967.34 and the junior market index rose 42.44 points to 1,923.87.

Jamaican stocks drop again – Wednesday

JSE building The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market indices on Wednesday gave up much more than they gained on Tuesday, with losses exceeding 2.3 percent compared to more than 1.90 percent gained on Tuesday. The all Jamaica Composite and the JSE index dropped more than 1,000 points on Wednesday.
A total of 37 securities changed hands, in all market segments with 14 stocks rising while 16 declined. Trading amounted to 6,525,627 units valued at $85,157,957 changing hands, in all markets, the junior market accounting for 1,448,567 units valued at $4,853,764.
The JSE Market Index declined 1,043.10 points to end at 149,006.90, the all Jamaica Composite Index fell 1,166.58 points to 165,475 and the JSE combined index dropped 699.90 points, to close at 157,519.32.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 8 JSE Sum 20-04-16stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Barita added 42 cents with just 3,000 units changing hands to end at $3.72, Berger Paints closed at $4 after trading 26,000 shares with a gain of 50 cents, Cable & Wireless rose by 2 cents to close at $1.28, in trading 40,000 units. Caribbean Cement fell $1.89 to close at $19.11 with 3,075,900 shares changing hands, Carreras ended trading with 18,790 shares, to close at $66, Ciboney traded 461,143 shares but shed 2 cents to end at 13 cents, Grace lost 42 cents to close at $81.10 with 142,927 shares trading. Jamaica Broilers had 30,865 units changing hands, to close with a loss of 80 cents at $13.70. Jamaica Producers ended at $32 while trading 105,600 shares, JMMB Group had 22,971 shares changing hands with a loss of 38 cents to end at $9.60, JSE fn qts 20-04-16Margaritaville Turks traded 138,798 shares to close at 16.5 US cents after falling 97 cents, National Commercial Bank had 8,594 shares changing hands to close at $40. Pan Jamaican Investments traded 11,500 units at $90, Radio Jamaica rose 1 cents as 710,157 shares were traded to close at $1.15, Sagicor Group fell 50 cents in ending with 854 shares changing hands to close at $22.50. Scotia Group traded just 486 shares to close at $30.30 after falling 75 cents, Supreme Ventures rose 5 cents with 11,000 shares trading to end at $5.10, Proven Investmenst closed at 17 US cents while trading 108,862 shares, and the JMMB 7.50% preference share, traded 92,200 units with a loss of 1 cent at $1.05, a 52 weeks’ low.

Jamaican stocks drop 3,759 points – Tuesday

JSE sign 2 The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market indices on Tuesday gave up much more than they gained on Monday, with losses exceeding 2.3 percent compared to more than 1.90 percent gained on Monday. The all Jamaica Composite index dropped more than 4,291 points on Tuesday, as Sagicor Group pulled back to $23 from $24, it closed at on Monday and Scotia Group trading at $31.05 at the close, well below the average price the indices are computed on.
A total of 37 securities changed hands, in all market segments with 13 stocks rising while 15 declined while two traded at new highs. Trading amounted to 6,138,410 units valued at $ $92,070,194 changing hands, in all markets, the junior market accounting for 1,514,172 units valued at $7,024,157.
The JSE Market Index dived 3,837.64 points to end at 150,050.00, the all Jamaica JSE Sum 19-04-16rComposite Index plunged 4,291.88 points to 166,642.47 and the JSE combined index dropped 3,758.77 points, to close at 158,219.22.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Cable & Wireless rose by 1 cent to close at $1.26, in trading 267,832 units. Caribbean Cement fell $2 to close at $21 with 55,406 shares changing hands, Carreras ended trading with 5,370 shares, to close at $66, Cidoney traded 112,440 shares but shed 8 cents to end at 15 cents, Grace Kennedy jumped $1.37 to close at $81.52 with 61,027 shares trading. Jamaica Broilers had 86,000 units changing hands, to close with a loss of 30 cents at $14.50. Jamaica Producers lost $1 and ended at $32 while trading 1,709,600 shares, JSE fn qts 19-04-16JMMB Group had 42,000 shares changing hands with a gain of 48 cents to end at $9.98, Margaritaville Turks traded 577,051 shares to close at 17.47 US cents after rising by 2.47 cents, National Commercial Bank declined 25 cents with 14,283 shares changing hands to close at $40. Radio Jamaica traded 134,542 shares to close at $1.14, Sagicor Group fell $1 in ending with 29,060 shares changing hands to close at $23. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 104,000 shares to close at $9.80 after falling 20 cents, Scotia Group traded just 836 shares to close at $31.05 after gaining $1.05 from Monday’s last traded price and the JMMB 7.50% preference share, traded 41,000 units with a loss of 1 cent at $1.06.

Demand climbs for juniors – Tuesday

JM Sign The junior market index lost some ground by the close on Tuesday with a loss of 19.39 points to end at 1,855.33, but trading volumes climbed above Monday’ s levels as Caribbean Cream, Lasco Distributors and Lasco Financial Services traded over 280,000 units each. Trading ended with 16 active securities, 6 of which advanced and 5 declined while 1,514,172 units valued at $7,024,157, changed hands.
On Monday 1,099,234 shares traded valued at $4.6 million at the close of trading only 1 stock closed with the bid higher than the last selling price and just 2 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging gained 50 cents in trading 5,700 units to end at $13, Cargo Handlers hit a new 52 weeks’ high by gaining 52 cents to close with 1,000 units changing hands at $43.51, Caribbean Cream traded 283,550 units to end at $4. Caribbean Producers traded 1,732 units but fell 7 cents to end at $3.93, Consolidated Bakeries gained 1 cent with 15,000 shares trading $1.06, Dolphin Cove traded 200 shares at $13 for a loss of $1.50, Honey Bun fell 50 cents to close at $16 while 17,300 shares changed hands. Iron Rock Insurance closed with 10,000 units changing hands to end at $3.50.JM Trdng Sht 19-4-16 Jamaican Teas rose 9 cents and closed at $3.50 after 26,085 shares changed hands, Key Insurance fell 3 cents while trading 10,000 shares to close at $2.50, Knutsford Express closed with 9,200 units changing hands at $19. Lasco Distributors gained 5 cents to end at $5.50 with 634,064 units trading, Lasco Financial rose by 41 cents and closed at $3.03, with 288,330 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents with 208,236 shares changing hands to close at $3.70. Medical Disposables closed at $3.15 with 2,200 shares trading and tTech ended with 1,155 shares changing hands at $4.12 as the price gained 2 cents.