Juniors slipped mildly on Friday

Jetcon traded the most shares on the junior market with 785,615 units at $3 on Frday

Jetcon traded the most shares on the junior market with 785,615 units at $3 on Friday.

The junior market closed on Friday after undergoing a day of subdued activity with 1,443,534 shares valued at $5,505,458 traded. The market index slipped 6.11 points from Thursday’s close, to end at 2,146.80. A total of 12 securities traded, with 3 advancing and 4 declining.
The junior market closed on a soft note with a total of 3 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Caribbean Cream traded 25,000 units and rose 1 cent to end at $4.71, Consolidated Bakeries ended with 51,500 shares changing hands at $1.23, General Accident ended trading with 1,541 shares, to close at $2.60. Honey Bun gained 5 cents to end at $18.25 with 7,290 shares trading, as investors interest in the stock continues with the proposed stock split is expected to be approved later in May. JM Trdng Sht-06-5-16Iron Rock Insurance traded 37,000 shares at $3.40, Jamaican Teas traded 33,174 shares to end at $3.90 with a loss of 1 cent. Jetcon Corporation closed at $3 while 785,615 units traded, KLE Group jumped 37.5 percent in trading 16,550 shares to gain 60 cents and closed at $2.20, Lasco Distributors closed with 185,483 units trading, to close at $7.50, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 2 cents at $3.47 with 178,184 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing fell 10 cents to close at $4.50 with 121,972 shares trading and tTech ended with 225 shares changing hands, to close at $4.45.

Low volumes continue on JSE – Thursday

Kingston Wharves traded at a new high of $13 on Thursday.

Kingston Wharves traded at a new high of $13 on Thursday.

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday ended with very low volumes in the main market as just 2.27 million shares, including 1.48 million from the preference sector traded, well below the junior market. A total of 36 securities changed hands, accounting for 5,704,171 units valued at a mere $29,931,176, in all market segments.
The junior market accounted for 3,434,205 shares valued at $13,133,950. At the close of trading 17 stocks in the overall market gained, 13 declined including 6 of the stocks rising and 4 declining, from the junior market. Two stocks ended at 52 weeks’ closing highs including one in the junior market.
The JSE Market Index dropped 495.26 points to end at 153,356.09. The all Jamaica Composite Index pulled back 553.88 points to close at 170,339.89 and the JSE combined index climbed down 628.43 points, to close at 164,337.92.
JSE Sum-05-5-16 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Cable & Wireless closed at $1.36 after losing 3 cents while trading 42,179 units, Caribbean Cement traded 4,120 shares but the price gained 50 cents to close at $26.50, Carreras recovered 50 cents while trading 18,220 shares, to close at $64. Ciboney traded 108,000 shares but fell 2 cents to end at 12 cents, Grace Kennedy gained 50 cents to end at $83.50 with 6,038 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers had 54,653 units changing hands, to close at $14.55, after rising by 5 cents. Jamaica Producers jumped $1.25 with just 250 units changing hands at $34.50, JMMB Group rose by 50 cents in trading 3,627 shares to close at $10.50,JSE MM fn qts 05-5-16 Kingston Wharves traded just 200 shares and gained 70 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $13, National Commercial Bank fell 65 cents while trading 22,416 shares to close at $40.25. Radio Jamaica traded 39,500 shares but fell 4 cents to $1.15, Sagicor Group climbed by $1 to end with 323,077 shares changing hands at $23, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 18,156 shares to close at $10.15 after falling 10 cents, Scotia Group declined by $1 to close at $32 while 43,830 units changed hands. Supreme Ventures fell 30 cents and closed at $5.35 with 80,300 shares changing hands, Proven Investments traded 24,067 share at 20 US cents and JMMB 7.5% preference shares traded 1,476,960 units at $2.14 for the loss of 1 cent.

Back to normal for juniors – Thursday

Recently listed Jetcon Corporation traded at a new high of $3 on Thursday .

Recently listed Jetcon Corporation traded at a new high of $3 on Thursday .

The junior market closed on Thursday with much less trading than for the past two trading days as trading fell back to more normal levels. At the close a total of 3,434,205 shares valued at $13,133,950 traded and the market index slipped from Wednesday’s close.
One stock ended at a 52 weeks’ high as 15 securities traded, with 7 advancing and 5 declining. The junior market index fell 16.48 points, to end at 2,152.91. A total of 3 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging closed at $13 with 1,399 units changing hands, CAC 2000 traded 1,227 shares but fell 40 cents, to $6.50. Caribbean Cream traded 278,527 units and rose 10 cents, to end at $4.70, as demand increased and selling eases for the stock, after the company reported strong gains in profit, for the year to February. Caribbean Producers traded 227,325 units a fell by 11 cents to end at $3.90. Consolidated Bakeries fell 15 cents with 5,000 shares changing hands at $1.23, General Accident ended trading with 649,313 shares, to close at $2.70, Honey Bun fell 10 cents to end at $18.20 with 21,190 shares trading, as investors interest in the stock continues with the proposed stock split is expected to be approved later in May. Jamaican Teas traded 2,455 shares to end at $3.91. JM Trdng Sht-05-5-16Jetcon Corporation rose 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $3 while 10,477 units traded as selling pressure eases for this stock with only 4 offers posted at the close of trading. KLE Group had 518,582 shares trading and gained 15 cents to close at $1.60, Lasco Distributors closed with 84,517 units trading, ended with a gain of 5 cents to close at $27.50, Lasco Financial closed at $3.49 with 43,670 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing rose 2 cents to close at $4.60 with 1,578,723 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 4,000 shares to close 27 cents higher at $3.42 and tTech ended with 7,800 shares changing hands and gained 30 cents to close at $4.45.

Juniors edge up majors down early Thursday

The junior market index edged up slightly but the main market indices quite a bit. in Trading, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 1,476,960 followed by General Accident were dominant trades in the morning session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, at ICI int sht 05-05-16the same time Jetcon Corporation traded at a new high of $3 on a morning when declining stocks had the upper hand over advancing ones.
After 75 minutes of trading, on Thursday, the average volume traded amounts to 104,305 units per active stock, compared to an average of 697,832 units in the mid-morning session on Wednesday.
Trading resulted in activity in 29 securities, accounting for 3,024,838 shares changing hands as 8 stocks gained and 12 declined.
The market saw the all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 1,071.31 points to 169,822.46, the JSE Market Index fell 957.93 points to 152,893.42, the JSE combined index ended with a fall of 883.58 points to 164,082.77 and the junior market index gained 0.49 points to 2,169.88.

Low volumes hit JSE’s stocks – Wednesday

JSE build Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday ended with low volumes in the main market as just 1.48 million shares traded, well below the junior market. A total of 35 securities changed hands, accounting for 18,969,634 units valued at $146,769,004, in all market segments.
The junior market accounted for 17,488,687 shares valued at $129,088,773. At the close of trading 11 stocks in the overall market gained, 11 declined, including 6 of the stocks rising and 4 declining coming from the junior market. Two stocks ended at 52 weeks’ closing highs in the junior market and none in the main market.
The JSE Market Index gained 473.41 points to end at 153,851.35. The JSE Sum-04-5-16all Jamaica Composite Index rose 529.45 points to close at 170,893.77 and the JSE combined index climbed 550.16 points, to close at 164,966.35.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Barita Investments traded 32,391 shares and gained 39 cents to close at $3.44, Cable & Wireless closed at $1.39 while trading 120,853 units, Caribbean Cement traded 37,772 shares but the price fell by 49 cents to close at $26, Carreras recovered 50 cents while trading 18,929 shares, to close at $63.50. Ciboney traded 399,444 but lost 1 cent to end at 14 cents, Jamaica Broilers had 309,968 units changing hands, to close at $14.50. JMMB Group lost 20 cents in trading 16,127 shares to close at $10, Kingston Wharves JSE MM fn qts -04-5-16traded 16,000 shares and gained 30 cents to close at $12.30, Mayberry Investments dropped 25 cents in trading 165,669 shares to close at $4. National Commercial Bank fell 10 cents while trading 104,295 shares to close at $40.90, Sagicor Group fell 40 cents to end with 172,795 shares changing hands at $22, Scotia Group declined by 20 cents to close at $33 while 25,000 units changed hands, Seprod ended with 15,000 units trading but recovered from Tuesday’s loss, by adding $1.40 at $17. Supreme Ventures climbed 15 cents and closed at $5.65 with 7,760 shares changing hands, Proven Investments traded 13,398 share at 20 US cents and JMMB 6% US preference shares traded 16,730 units at $1.10.

LasD big day on Wednesday

The Lasco Distributors traded 16.5m shares on Wednesday.

The Lasco Distributors traded 16.5m shares on Wednesday.

While Eppley stole the show on the junior market on Tuesday with gains of $69.24 and $104 million in traded value, today Lasco Distributor took the spotlight with 16,472,533 units valued at $125,043,477 while it lost 15 cents to close at $7.45. A total of 17,488,687 shares valued at $129,088,773 traded at the close.
There were two 52 weeks’ highs with 15 active securities trading, as 6 advanced and 4 declined and the junior market index rose 10.83 points, to end at 2,169.39. A total of 3 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading in the market, Caribbean Cream traded 3,000 units and rose 15 cents to end at $4.60, Caribbean Flavours traded 17,000 units at $8.50, Consolidated Bakery gained 3 cents with 76,757 shares changing hands at $1.38, Dolphin Cove gained 1 cent 23,856 to end at $12.51. General Accident ended trading 9,000 shares to close at $2.70, Honey Bun jumped $1.30 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $18.30 with 7,042 shares trading, JM Trdng Sht-04-5-16ISP Finance gained 6 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.80 with 63,000 shares. Jamaican Teas traded 8,000 shares to end at $3.91, Jetcon Corporation ended at $2.90 while 294,854 units traded, Knutsford Express had 2,100 shares trading and gained $2.10 to close at $18.90, Lasco Financial lost 1 cent to close at $3.49 with 218,990 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing lost 1 cent to close at $4.58 with 195,355 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 62,200 shares to close 27 cents lower at $3.15 and Paramount Trading ended with 35,000 shares changing hands at $10.85.

LasD big early trade – Wednesday

Lasco Distributors dominated trading in the morning session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with 16,391,584 shares valued at $124,452,572, the stock traded down to $7.25 from $7.60 at the close on Tuesday. ICI int sht 04-05-16 The only other trade in with six digits is Mayberry Investments with 131,434 units at $4.2o down from $4.50 it traded ta earlier in the morning.
After 75 minutes of trading, on Wednesday, all main indices rose. The average volume traded amounts to 697,832 units per active stock, compared to an average of 25,536 units in the mid-morning session on Tuesday. The big Lasco Distributors trade, pushed up the average today.
Trading resulted in activity in 24 securities, accounting for 16,747,973 shares changing hands as 8 stocks gained and 6 declined.
The market saw the all Jamaica Composite Index gained 873.76 points to 171,238.08, the JSE Market Index rose 781.28 points to 154,159.22, the JSE combined index ended with a rise of 926.69 points to 165,340.89 and the junior market index gained 19.50 points to 2,178.06.

Another big jump for Eppley on Tuesday

New high for Eppley

New high for Eppley

Eppley jumped again in the early morning session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, to add $69.24 to the $75.76 gained on Monday as 160,000 units of the stock traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $650 to record a gain of almost 29 percent in two days.
The trade took place as the company announced that up to 487,703 new ordinary shares priced at $650 each will be made available to ordinary stockholders on the record date for the issue, on Friday 6 May 2016. On Monday Eppley climbed 15 percent for a gain of $75.76 to close at $580.76. At the close, there were two 52 weeks’ highs with 14 active securities trading, as 6 advanced and 4 declined as the junior market index slipped 0.77 points, to end at 2,158.56. A total of 1,253,040 shares valued at $109,112,009 traded. 4 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading in a market, Caribbean Cream traded 2,450 units and rose 30 cents to end at $4.50, Caribbean Producers had 1,000 shares changing hands at $4.01, General Accident gained 5 cents in trading 3,600 shares to close at $2.70, Honey Bun fell 95 cents to end at $17 with 37,988 shares trading. JM Trdng Sht-03-5-16Jamaican Teas traded 8,900 shares and lost 9 cents to end at $3.91, Jetcon Corporation ended at $2.90 while 608,524 units traded. Key Insurance traded 25,121 shares to end at $2.80, Knutsford Express had 2,900 shares trading unchanged at $16.80. Lasco Distributors gained 10 cents and ended at $7.60 with 130,860 shares trading, Lasco Financial gained 10 cents to close at $3.50 with 120,661 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing lost 1 cent to close at $4.59 with 78,836 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 1,200 shares to close 22 cents higher at $3.42 and Paramount Trading fell 15 cents to end with 71,000 shares changing hands at $10.85.

Eppley adds $69 in early trading – Tuesday

Insurance premium financer, Eppley jumped again in the early morning session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, to add $69.24 to the $75.76 gained on Monday as 160,000 units of the stock traded at $650 to record a gain of almost 29 percent in two days. The trade took place as the company announced that up to 487,703 new ordinary shares priced at $650 each will be made available to ordinary stockholders on the record date for the issue, on Friday 6 May 2016.
Eppley has 796,249 ordinary shares issued currently. The amount traded represents 20 percent of the issued shares. NCB Capital; Markets bought 41,716 units with the rest being crossed by Mayberry for clients.
ICI int sht 03-05-16Berger Paints traded 132,384 shares to gain 10 cents to $4.10 and was the only one other security trading over 100,000 shares. Honey Bun trading just 2,000 shares hit a new high of $18.
After 77 minutes of trading, on Tuesday, the average volume traded amounts to 25,536 units per active stock, compared to an average of 19,944 units in the mid-morning session on Monday. Notwithstanding the low volume, the main market indices record gains but the junior index declined.
Trading resulted in activity in 20 securities, accounting for 638,410 shares changing hands as 13 stocks gained and 6 declined.
The market saw the all Jamaica Composite Index gained 387.32 points to 170,888.73, the JSE Market Index rose 346.33 points to 153,846.84, the JSE combined index ended with a rise of 230.74 points to 164,768.46 and the junior market index eased 8.83 points to 2,150.50.

Slow trading in morning session – Monday

Trading in the early morning session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, after 85 minutes of trading, ICI int sht 02-05-16on Monday, the average volume traded amounts to 19,944 units per active stock, compared to an average of 657,664 units traded in the mid-morning session on Friday. Notwithstanding the low volume the market indices record strong gains.
By just under one and a half hour of trading a total of 28 securities accounting for 558,419 shares changed hands as 10 stocks gained and 7 declined.
The market saw the all Jamaica Composite Index gained 1,413.41 points to 168,043.77, the JSE Market Index rose 1,263.82 points to 151,303.00, the JSE combined index ended with a rise of 1,612.99 points to 161,970.95 and the junior market index gained 42.97 points to 2,107.82.