Junior Market dips again – Monday

July 8, 2019 by

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Monday with an exchange of 1,085,258 units valued $4,012,944 compared to 1,842,715 units valued at $6,647,469 on Friday.
At the close of market activities, 30 securities changed hands, compared to 31 on Friday, resulting in the prices of 7 securities advancing, 14 declining and 9 remaining unchanged. The Junior Market Index declined 7.04 points to close at 3,089.38 with one stock rising to an all-time high and one closing at an all-time low.
Trading ended with an average of 36,175 units for an average of $133,765 in contrast to 59,442 units for an average of $214,434 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 55,515 shares valued at $212,860 for each security traded compared to 59,572 shares valued at $229,453 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Stocks with price changes| Access Financial lost $1.80 trading 5,000 shares to close at $43.20, AMG Packaging fell 10 cents in trading of 17,000 units at $1.90, CAC 2000 closed with a loss of $2 to end at $13, exchanging 3,600 shares, Derrimon Trading closed 7 cents higher at $2.50, with 165,409 stock units trading. Express Catering ended with a loss of 1 cent at $6.85 with 40,630 stock units changing hands. Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 35,000 shares, after rising 35 cents to end at an all-time high of $4.85, Fosrich Group closed 25 cents higher at $4.65, with 26,787 stock units trading, Fontana declined by 6 cents to settle at $5.84 while trading 95,229 shares. Gwest Corporation ended market activity exchanging 12,715 shares to close at an all-time low of 90 cents after falling 5 cents, iCreate declined by 3 cents to settle at 70 cents trading 75,964 shares, Indies Pharma climbed 9 cents and exchanged 67,652 shares at $3.10. Jamaican Teas closed 16 cents higher at $4.56, with 21,998 stock units trading, Key Insurance gained 3 cents to end at $3.03 trading of 9,015 units, KLE Group lost 25 cents in trading 3,570 shares to close at 2.10 cents, Knutsford Express fell $1.29 trading of 7,850 units to end at $11.51. Lasco Financial shed 11 cents in trading of 43,799 units at $4.49, Lasco Manufacturing lost 13 cents in trading of 19,632 units at $4.01. Main Event declined $1.29 in trading of 8,927 units at $5.71, Paramount Trading added 1 cent in exchanging 16,235 shares at $1.81, Stationery and Office Supplies closed with a loss of 30 cents at $9.50, swapping of 9,177, shares and tTech ended market activity exchanging 4,175 shares to close at $4.80 after falling 70 cents.

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

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JSE AJI leaps 14,744 points to record close

July 8, 2019 by

NCB recovers to boost market index to reach new record close.

NCB Financial recovered to close at $190 on Monday and pushed the market to record close after it tumbled on Friday with NCB pulling the overall market down sharply.
Trading ended with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 14,743.84 points to a record close of 522,695.11 and the JSE Index leaped 13,398.28 points to record close at 475,981.60.  The rise in the largest capitalized company on the stock exchange, NCB, pushed the JSE Financial Index by 4.86 percent in closing at 127 points, up 27 percent since the start of March.
Market activity resulted in 36 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets and leading to 10 securities advancing, 15 declining and 9 trading firm. Market activity ended with 34,066,074 units valued $403,962,467 compared to 91,225,711 units valued $1,203,688,593 changing hands, from 41 securities on Friday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 18.7 million shares for 55 percent of total main market volume, followed by JMMB Group 7.5% preference with 7 million stock units for 20.6 percent of total volume, Scotia Group with 5.2 million units for 15 percent of total volume. Carreras ended trading with 925,937 units and Wisynco Group with 699,978 shares.
The market closed with average of 1,001,943 units valued at an average of $11,881,249 for each security traded, in contrast to 2,400,677 units for an average of $31,676,016 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,191,212 shares valued at $10,995,507 changing hands, compared 1,162,295 shares valued at $4,766,694 for each securities traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints gained 50 cents to close at $18.50, with 251,500 units changing hands, Eppley dropped $1.20 to $17.25, in exchanging 19,920 stock units, Jamaica Broilers lost 88 cents to close at $33.12, with 12,703 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers lost 99 cents and concluded trading of 2,300 shares, at $29. Kingston Wharves rose $1 and ended trading 3,120 shares at $71, NCB Financial rose $2.01 trading 83,739 shares at $190.01, Sagicor Group lost 60 cents trading 223,697 stock units to end at $57.10, Sagicor Real Fund rose 30 cents to $9.50 while trading 8,650 units. Scotia Group ended trading of 5,184,563 shares with a decline of 48 cents to close at $57 and Seprod rose $1 and settled at $48 trading 18,004 shares.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 60,775 units valued at $9,753 units changing hands. Market activity ended with Proven Investments trading 22,155 shares to close at 25 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments with a loss of one cent to 11 US cents, in trading 38,620 units. The JSE USD Equities Index closed 0.95 points up at 187.24.

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IC TOP 10 stocks hit record highs

July 7, 2019 by

NCB Financial dropped $17 during trading to $173 during Friday’s session

The main market hit a new record on Thursday as the All Jamaica Index the long term resistance at 520,000 points was pierced but the market pulled back on Friday with NCB Financial trading a large volume down at $173, down from $190 it was previously trading.
The Junior Market moved up and down during the week, with Fontana and Elite Diagnostic two TOP 10 listings hitting new record highs during the week. Sygnus Credit Investments in the main market also jumped to a record high during the week.
There was just one change to the TOP 10 lists this past week with Grace Kennedy coming in for Jamaica Broilers in the main market. Junior are now in the upper half of the Junior Market, both are now supported by 2020 earnings that are higher than for the year just ended. Earnings of former TOP 10 listing, Wisynco Group with switch to 2020 fiscal year earnings now sits outside the Top 10 but is still an attraction at number 16, but the stock came under selling pressure this past week.
Junior Market stocks continue to struggle to get investors’ attention. With the market consolidating and the expectation of mostly positive results to the market is poised for a takeoff very soon with the market highly undervalued.
The three most attractive Junior Market stocks are, Caribbean Producers with projected gains of 256 percent, Iron Rock with gains of 243 percent, followed by and AMG Packaging with possible gains of 200 percent.
Radio Jamaica heads the main market with 191 percent potential gains followed by Sterling Investments with expected gains of 165 percent and Sygnus Credit Investments in third spot with the potential to gain 153 percent by March next year.
The main market, closed the week with the overall PE at 15.3 and the Junior Market at 10. The PE ratio for Junior Market Top 10 stocks averages 6.9 and the main market PE 8.8. These levels, point to a big upside for TOP 10 stocks over the next 12 months and Junior Market stocks in particular.
The TOP 10 stocks now trade at an average discount of 31 percent to the average for the Junior Market Top stocks and main market stocks trade at a discount of 42 percent to the overall market.
TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns within a 12 months period. Projected earnings, for each company’s current fiscal year, are used in determining, the selected stocks. The PE for and projected earnings for each stock are computed to show potential gains for the year, which are ranked in descending order. Potential values will change as stock prices fluctuate and will result in movements of the selection in and out of the lists for most weeks. Earnings per share are revised on an ongoing basis as new information is received that can result in changes in and out of the list.

This report is compiled by persons who may have interest in the securities commented on.

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Gradual growth for Sagicor Select

July 6, 2019 by

There is a great deal of interest in the Sagicor Select Funds that is offering 2.5 billion shares for subscription by the general public at $1 per share and a slight discount for some selected applicants.
The company has the right to upsize the offer by an additional 1.5 billion shares. The offer opened July 3 with a closing date of July 17.
Financial Select Fund aims to give results before expenses, corresponding generally to the price and yield performance of the JSE Financial Index that seeks to mirror the financial sector companies on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The list includes some that are not wholly financial, with NCB Financial dominating with 38 percent of the index at the beginning of March.
In order to track the performance of the Index, the Select Fund uses a replication strategy, with the Fund investing substantially all of the securities represented in the Index in approximately the same proportions as the Index. The Financial Select Fund will rebalance monthly, if necessary, to maintain the appropriate balance to track the index. On average, the Financial Select Fund will invest at least 95 percent of its total assets in the securities comprising the Index. The Index is developed and maintained by the Jamaica Stock Exchange and calculated based on market capitalization of the various companies making up the index.
The company estimates that “financial stocks will increase in price by an annual rate of 8 percent over the five-year period, with the net asset value of the total assets expected to rise to $7.2 billion in 2024. The performance of the securities held is expected to be favourably impacted by the growth in the financial sector and the consequent higher earnings for the companies whose stocks form part of the JSE Financial Index, on average,” the company stated in the prospectus.
Frankly, if that were the returns, investors would be better off investing in a number of the preference shares listed on the market that provide a rate of return that is equal or better without the same risk. Since the Financial Index started at the beginning of March this year, it has gained 22 percent as NCB Financial in the main, the largest portion of the Index and the fund, moved from $145 to last trade at $188, to be up 30 percent since the end of February.
Fortunately, with interest rates being low and continuing to fall, profits of companies will most likely rise, including financial sector ones and therefore drive the value of stock in the fund at a much higher rate than the unrealistic forecasted levels.
The positive with the fund is that if one is of the view that the sector will continue to grow at an attractive pace then it could be a good vehicle to hold without having to buy a basket of the stocks and having to manage them appropriately. The down side is that because it is not a managed fund, the value will rise and fall with the stocks in the portfolio. Additionally, the fund violates one of the carinal principle tenets of investing, that of having a balanced portfolio, so that no one investment is so large as to drag down the portfolio significantly. Investors do not need to go beyond the 1990s to see how devastating concentration of investment can be.
IC Indier.com considers the environment to be very conducive, to the fund do well going forward with a likely growth rate closer to 20 percent per annum for a few years than 8 percent, but investors should not factor in a premium to the net asset value of the fund anytime soon if at all.
Some investors just don’t want to be bothered with managing a portfolio but want direct exposure to the market and that is where a select fund is seen as useful. Each investor has to determine what it is that they want from an investment. Investors are unlikely to see the level of gains generated from the Wigton public offer from this issue in a matter of weeks, for example.

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NCB hits JSE main market hard

July 5, 2019 by

NCB Financial dropped $17 during trading to make big dent in the market indices.

NCB Financial dropped to $173 from $190 it closed at on Thursday but recovered to at $188 at the close. The fall in which the JSE records at $15.36 did major damage to the market indices on Friday.
Trading ended with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dived 10,577.64 points to close at 507,951.27 and the JSE Index dropped 9,612.29 points to close at 462,583.32. The big fall in the largest capitalized company on the stock exchange, cut 3 percent off the JSE Financial Index in closing at 122.14 points.
Market activity resulted in 41 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets and leading to 10 securities advancing, 15 declining and 9 trading firm. Market activity ended with 91,225,711 units valued $1,203,688,593 compared to 23,980,897 units valued $156,300,087 changing hands, from 32 securities on Thursday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 39 million shares for 43 percent of total main market volume, followed by Radio Jamaica with 26.5 million stock units for 29 percent of total volume, Sagicor Group with 12 million units for 13 percent of total volume. Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with 9.6 million units and 11 percent of main market volume and next was NCB with 1.67 million shares.
The market closed with average of 2,400,677 units valued at $31,676,016 for each security traded. In contrast to 799,363 units for an average of $5,210,003 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,162,295 shares valued at $4,766,694 changing hands, compared 1,270,097 units valued at $4,635,018 for each securities traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Caribbean Cement gained $1.45 to end up trading 25,200 shares to close at $80, Grace Kennedy climbed $3 in trading 50,851 units to end at $67, Jamaica Broilers added $1 and closed at $34, with 15,131 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 30 cents after ending trading of 50,855 stock units at $29. JMMB Group shed $2 trading 163,627 shares to close at $48, Mayberry Jamaican Equities finished trading at $11.85, with 10,107 shares after climbing 55 cents, NCB Financial lost $2 in concluding trading of 1,670,020 shares at $188, PanJam Investment rose $1.50 to settle at $99 with 46,562 shares changing hands. Sagicor Group rose 69 cents and finished trading 12,067,394 stock units at $57.70, Scotia Group ended trading of 500,712 shares while climbing $1.98 to close at $57.48 and Supreme Ventures lost 50 cents to end at $27.50, with 68,369 shares trading.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 48,857 units valued at over US$12,078 changing hands. Market activity ended with JMMB Group 6% USD preference share trading 5,576 units at US$1.04, Proven Investments trading 11,186 shares to close at 25 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments with a loss of one cent to 11 US cents, in trading 32,095 units. The JSE USD Equities Index closed 2.02 points down to 186.29.

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Junior Market drops again – Friday

July 5, 2019 by

Elite Diagnostics closed at a new high of $4.50 on the Junior Market on Friday.

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange fell below the 3,100 points mark on Friday having surged to 3,165.12 at the close of trading on Monday, the highest level since late February this year.
Market activity resulted in 31 securities changing hands, similar to Thursday, resulting in an exchange of 1,842,715 units valued at $6,647,469 compared to 1,571,911 units valued at $7,260,237 on Thursday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 11 securities advanced, 9 declined and 11 remained unchanged, as one stock rose to an all-time high and one closed at 52 weeks’ low and one at an all-time low. The Junior Market Index declined by 12.42 points to close at 3,096.42.
Trading ended with an average of 59,442 units for an average of $214,434 in contrast to 50,707 units for an average of $234,201 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 59,572 shares valued at $229,453 for each security traded compared to 59,608 shares valued at $233,610 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Stocks with price changes| Access Financial closed at $1.80 higher to $45 in exchanging 280 shares, AMG Packaging closed trading of 34,961 units and gained 10 cents to end at $2, Blue Power fell 45 cents in transferring 5,400 units to close at $4.95. Caribbean Producers lost 45 cents trading 246,806 shares to end at $4.50, Dolphin Cove climbed 25 cents and exchanged 184 shares at $12. Derrimon Trading declined by 11 cents to settle at $2.43 with 197,463 shares changing hands, Express Catering ended with a loss of 1 cent at $6.86 with 8,408 stock units trading, Everything Fresh dipped 2 cents in trading of 142,417 units in closing at $1.35. Elite Diagnostic closed 10 cents higher to a 52 weeks’ high of $4.50, with 10,100 stock units trading, Fosrich Group closed 15 cents higher at $4.40, with 4,200 stock units trading, General Accident closed trading of 27,750 units and gained 25 cents to end at $4.45. Gwest Corporation declined by 3 cents to settle at an all-time low of 95 cents, Indies Pharma dipped 17 cents in trading of 556,867 units at $3.01, Jetcon Corporation lost 2 cents in trading 71,005 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.68. Knutsford Express ended trading of 6,808 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at $12.80, Lasco Distributors concluded trading of 76,744 units with a rise of 5 cents to close at $3.40, Lasco Financial climbed 50 cents and exchanged 18,927 shares to close at $4.60. Lasco Manufacturing fell 6 cents in trading of 123,546 units to finish at $4.14, Main Event ended trading with 1,450 shares, after rising 48 cents to end at $7 and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 10 cents and exchanged 9,934 shares at $9.80.

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

 

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Record close for JSE main market

July 4, 2019 by

JMMB Group hity an all-time high of $50 on Thursday.

The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange hit new highs on Thursday, with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumping 6,011.90 points to a record 521,685.45 and the JSE Index climbing 5,463.24 points to a record 475,064.08 in mid-morning trading.
Trading ended with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index ending at a new record close with a rise of 2,855.36 points to 518,528.91 and the JSE Index climbing 2,594.77 points to end at a record closing high of 472,195.61.
Market activity resulted in 32 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets and leading to 10 securities advancing, 15 declining and 9 trading firm. Market activity ended with 23,980,897 units valued $156,300,087 compared to 75,651,962 units valued at $254,462,635 changing hands, from 34 securities on Wednesday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 16.5 million shares for 69 percent of total main market volume, followed by Carreras with 5.5 million stock units for 23 percent of total volume and Wisynco Group with 394,500 units for only 1.7 percent of total volume.
The market closed with average of 799,363 units valued $5,210,003 for each security traded, in contrast to 2,364,124 units for an average of $7,951,957 changing hands on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,162,295 shares valued at $4,766,694 changing hands, compared 1,270,097 units valued at $4,635,018 for each securities traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Caribbean Cement lost $1.65 to end up trading 50,508 shares to close at $78.55, Eppley jumped $2.50 in trading 1,324 stock units at $18.50, Grace Kennedy lost $2 and finished trading 83,529 units to end at $64, Jamaica Producers jumped $3.50 trading 39,611 shares at $30. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 30 and finished trading 11,885 stock units at $28.70, JMMB Group jumped $5.50 in trading 82,686 shares to close at a record high of $50, PanJam Investment rose $1.50 to settle at $97.50 with 13,912 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group lost 99 cents and finished trading 56,055 stock units at $57.01. Salada Foods dived $4 to end at $34, with 2,667 shares trading, Scotia Group ended trading of 74,056 shares while falling 50 cents to close at $55.50, , and Wisynco Group lost 40 cents to close at $18.50 trading 394,500 units.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 26,455 units valued US$1,250 changing hands. Market activity ended with Proven Investments trading 25,750 shares to close at 25 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments with a loss of 0.50 cent to 12 US cents, in trading 705 units. The JSE USD Equities Index closed 1 points down to 188.31.

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Junior Market inches higher – Thursday

July 4, 2019 by

Fontana traded at a record high of $6.50.

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange finished on Thursday with 31 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,571,911 units valued at $7,260,237 compared to 2,596,610 units valued at $10,273,509 on Wednesday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 12 securities advanced, 11 declined and 8 remained unchanged. The Junior Market Index advanced 9.90 points to close at 3,108.84.
rading ended with an average of 50,707 units for an average of $234,201 in contrast to 89,538 units for an average of $354,259 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 59,608 shares valued at $233,610 for each security traded compared to 63,015 shares valued at $233,383 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging declined 10 cents in trading of 21,794 units at $1.90, Caribbean Cream shed 20 cents in trading of 63,191 units to close at $4.80, Caribbean Flavours climbed 30 cents and exchanged 10,000 shares at $14.30, Caribbean Producers ended trading with 1,500 shares, after rising 19 cents to end at $4.95. Consolidated Bakeries declined by 20 cents to settle at $1.80, in exchanging 25,100 shares, Dolphin Cove climbed 5 cents and traded 25,332 shares at $11.75, Derrimon Trading climbed 4 cents with 20,100 shares trading at $2.54. Everything Fresh lost 3 cents in trading 26,106 units at $1.37, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 73,335 shares, after rising 5 cents to end at $4.40, Express Catering closed 17 cents higher at $6.87, with 20,125 stock units trading, Fosrich Group lost 21 cents in trading 24,039 shares to close at 4.25 cents. Fontana ended trading with 418,248 shares, after rising 5 cents to end at a record high of $5.90,but the stock traded as higgh as $6.50 in the morning. General Accident ended trading with 27,371 shares, after rising 15 cents to end at $4.20, GWest Corporation declined by 3 cents to settle at all-time low of 98 cents, iCreate closed 1 cent higher at 73 cents, with 54,529 stock units trading. Indies Pharma climbed 3 cents and exchanged 22,427 shares at $3.18, ISP Finance declined $3.35 in trading of 2,916 units to close at $13.65, Jetcon Corporation lost 18 cents in trading of 10,650 units at close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.70, Key Insurance decline 35 cents in trading of 5,494 units at $3. Lasco Distributors gained 5 cents and finished trading at 40,207 shares at $3.35, Lasco Financial closed trading of 280,000 shares at $4.10, Lasco Manufacturing lost 5 cents in trading 221,052 shares to close at $4.20, Main Event closed trading of 44,886 units and gained 42 cents to end at $6.52 and Paramount Trading lost 20 cents in trading of 1,300 units at $1.80.

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

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Losses for JSE main market

July 3, 2019 by

Wigton shares are still the most heavily traded on the JSE.

The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed down on Wednesday, as declining stocks beat out advancing ones 3 to 2.
Trading ended with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index shedding 1,923.97 points to close at 515,673.55 and the JSE Index falling 1,748.38 points to close at 469,600.84.
At the close of trading, 34 securities traded in the main and US dollar markets leading to 10 securities advancing, 15 declining and 9 trading firm. Market activity ended with 75,651,962 units valued $254,462,635 compared to 24,689,423 units valued at $108,692,341 changing hands from 33 securities on Tuesday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 61 million shares for 81 percent of total main market volume, followed by Stanley Motta with 10.3 million units for 14 percent of total volume and Carreras with 1.1 million stock units for 2 percent of total volume.
The market closed with average of 2,364,124 units valued at an average of $7,951,957 for each security traded. In contrast to 667,282 units for an average of $2,937,631 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,270,097 units valued at $4,635,018 changing hands, compared 762,722 units valued at $3,096,727fro each securities traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments gained 95 cents to close at $45.05, in trading 2,000 shares, Eppley lost $1 in trading 5,000 stock units at $16, Grace Kennedy rose $1 and finished trading 1,853 units to end at $66, Jamaica Broilers gained $1 and closed at $33, with 199,457 shares trading. Jamaica Producers lost $2 and ended trading with 21,621 shares at $26.50, Jamaica Stock rose $1 and finished trading 58,982 stock units at $29, JMMB Group lost 49 cents in trading 82,686 shares to close of $44.50. NCB Financial Group added 50 cents and concluded trading 79,816 shares at $190, while 138 Student Living rose 28 cents to $3.95, in trading 50,472 shares. PanJam Investment lost $4 to settle at $96 with 211,728 shares changing hands, Pulse Investments lost 28 cents trading 300,000 shares to close at $2.50, Sagicor Group gained $1 and finished trading 191,385 stock units at $58 and Stanley Motta traded 10,263,122 units and lost 30 cents in ending at $5.
In the preference sector, Productive Business Solution lost $1.99 to close at $106 with 1,000 shares trading.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 17,950 units valued US$3,504 changing hands. Market activity ended with Proven Investments trading 3,000 shares to close at 25 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments with a loss of 0.50 cent to close at 12.5 US cents, in trading 4,000 units. The JSE USD Equities Index closed 0.39 points down to 189.31.

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More losses for Junior Market – Wednesday

July 3, 2019 by

Junior Market stock trading.

The Junior Market Index declined 36.09 points on Wednesday on top of the 30 points lost on Tuesday to close at 3,098.94 as declining stock overwhelmed advancing ones 2 to 1.
Trading ended with 29 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 2,596,610 units valued at $10,273,509 compared to 2,119,746 units valued at $7,175,273 on Tuesday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 securities advanced, 14 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 89,538 units for an average of $354,259 in contrast to 73,095 units for an average of $247,423 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 63,015 shares valued $233,383 for each security traded compared to 48,223 units valued at $165,972 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Access Financial declined $2.80 to settle at $43.20 in trading 22,140 shares, Amg Packaging lost 6 cents in trading of 264,709 units at $2, Blue Power ended trading with 3,540 shares, after rising 45 cents to end at $5.40, Cargo Handlers shed 50 cents in trading of 5,492 units to close at $9. Caribbean Cream traded 37,500 shares at $5, Caribbean Producers shed 14 cents in trading of 15,000 units at $4.76. Derrimon Trading gained 1 to end at $2.50, trading 63,402 shares, Dolphin Cove dipped 5 cents in trading of 2,992 units at $11.70, Everything Fresh closed with a loss of 8 cents at $1.40, in swapping of 22,500 shares, Elite Diagnostic closed trading of 12,000 units and gained 25 cents to end at $4.35. Express Catering traded 12,229 shares, to end at $6.70, Fosrich Group closed with a loss of 3 cents at $4.46, in swapping of 29,029, shares, Fontana Limited climbed 25 cents and exchanged 91,310 shares at a closing record high of $5.85, General Accident declined 15 cents in trading of 11,885 units at $4.05. GWest Corporation fell 4 cents in exchanging 240,626 units at an all-time closing low of $1.01, Honey Bun shed 40 cents in trading of 16,166 units at $6.20, iCreate ended with a loss of 1 cent at 72 cents with 75,067 stock units changing hands, Indies Pharma climbed 14 cents and exchanged 82,496 shares at $3.15. Iron Rock Insurance climbed 15 cents and exchanged 3,002 shares at $3.50, ISP Finance closed at $17 with an exchange of 3,200 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with 15,333 shares, after rising 54 cents to end at $4.40. Key Insurance traded 8,867 shares at $3.35, Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents in trading of 415,716 units at $3.30, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 60 cents at $4.10, in trading of 383,802 shares, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.25, with an exchange of 651,176 stock units. Main Event ended at $6.10, trading 34,859 stock units and Medical Disposables declined 2 cents in exchanging 30,500 units at $6.70 and Derrimon Trading preference shares saw 2,000 units crossing the exchange at $2.

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

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