Big fall in the price of Express Catering dropped to $6.70 from $7.98 and Caribbean Producers fell for $4.80 on Friday to $4.40 to do major damage to the Junior Market index that dropped 81.51 points to 3,057.15.
In the main market, NCB Financial Group traded up to $159.45, up from a close of $153 on Friday, PanJam jumped $7 to $97, Wisynco rose 20 cents to $15.95 and Caribbean Cement leaped from $73 to $79.98 helping to push the JSE main market to another record high at 10:50 am.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 6,557.71 points to a record 465,223.10 and the JSE Index climbed 5,959.24 points to a new record of 423,754.32. Wigton Windfarm traded 97 million shares were up to 80 cents.
Junior Market drops 82 points
May 27, 2019 by
JSE trades at new high – Monday
May 27, 2019 by
New record high for the JSE main market.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,840.59 points to a record 460,505.98 and the JSE Index climbed 1,672.62 points to a new record of 419,467.70.
Wigton Windfarm traded 54 million shares were up to 83 cents. The Junior Market index dropped 34.72 points up at 3,103.94.
Wigton blows out of IC TOP 10
May 27, 2019 by
Investors blew Wigton shares out of IC TOP 10 last week.
Wigton Windfarm, the third highest ranked IC Insider.com TOP 10 main market stock last week, gained over 60 percent since listing on Wednesday to close at 83 cents and is now out of the TOP 10 main market stocks.
Lasco Manufacturing is the only change to the Junior Market IC Insider.com’s TOP 10, replacing Consolidated Bakery while Grace Kennedy and Jamaica Broilers are in the main market Top list replacing Wigton and Sagicor Group.
The three leading Junior Market stocks for the coming week are, Iron Rock with projected gains of 233 percent, followed by Caribbean Producers with likely gains of 233 percent and Lasco Financial 
with possible gains of 210 percent. Of the three, Lasco Financial seems likely to break out after they release full year results later this week, but keep a keen eye on Lasco Manufacturing as well.
Radio Jamaica with potential gains of 165 percent leads main market stocks, followed by Sterling Investments with 156 percent likely gain and VM Investments in third spot with the potential to gain 150 percent within twelve months.
The main market, closed the week with the overall PE at 14.5 and the Junior Market at just 11.1. The PE ratio for Junior Market Top 10 stocks averages 7 and the main market PE 8.7. 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 37 percent to the average for the Junior Market Top stocks and main market stocks trade at a discount of 40 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.
Wigton adds to JSE main market record
May 24, 2019 by
NCB Financial Group added mcu to JSE rexcord close on Friday.
Wigton Windfarm closed trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday at 83 cents after trading 473 million shares and NCB Group closed at $153 to help push the main market indices to tenth record close for 2019.
At the end of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 4,339.37 points to a record close of 458,665.39 and the JSE Index climbed 3,943.35 points to a new record of 417,795.08.
The market ended with, trading 480,565,591 units valued $877,072,543, well up from 13,075,782 units valued $311,199,908 changing hands, on Wednesday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 472.8 million shares accounting for 98 percent of total main market volume, followed by PanJam Investment with 4.2 million units and 0.9 percent of the day’s trades and Wisynco Group with 570,953 units for just 0.12 percent of volume traded.
Trading ended with an average of 16,018,853 units valued at $29,235,751, in contrast to 421,799 units valued at $10,038,707 on Wednesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts 1,135,538 to units valued $12,389,326 and previously, 275,231 units valued $11,357,912. Trading for April resulted in an average of 157,923 shares at $3,718,919, for each security traded.
At the close market activity, the main and US markets traded 31 securities, compared to 35 on Friday leading to 12 advancing, 11 declining and 8 closing unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with a weak signal for the coming day with 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments gained $1.50 in closing at $45.50, trading 277,818 shares, Berger Paints lost 49 cents and ended at $18, with an exchange of 750 stock units,. Jamaica Broilers declined $1.90 to $31.10 with 3,033 shares trading, Jamaica Producers rose $1.50 to close at $25, in trading 4,000 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange added 76 cents to end at $19.76, with 
72,635, Kingston Wharves traded 2,328 shares but lost $2 to close at $68, shares changing hands. Mayberry Investments gained 45 cents and ended trading of 5,467 shares at $9, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 50 cents and ended trading of 94,800 shares at $11.50, NCB Financial Group jumped $5.75 trading 214,535 shares at $153. PanJam Investment dropped $4 with 4,199,150 shares changing hands, to close at $90, Salada Foods rose $2 to end at $32 in trading 2,000 stock units, Scotia Group climbed 50 cents to $50.50, with 39,401 shares trading and Seprod shed 70 cents trading 315,880 shares to close at $44.30.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 4,110 units valued at US$1,110 as Proven Investments was the sole stock trading to close at 27 US cents with an exchange of 4,100 shares. The JSE USD Equities Index remained unchanged to close at 194.26.
Junior Market up on low volume- Friday
May 24, 2019 by
Investors pushed the Junior Market index up 10.21 points to close at 3,138.66 on Friday with the same number of advancing and declining stocks but with very low volume passing through the exchnage.
At the close of market activities, 25 securities changed hands, compared to 29 on Wednesday, resulting in prices of 8 securities rising, 8 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Market activity led to an exchange of just 274,584 units valued $1,040,256 compared to 1,339,414 units valued at $6,540,409 on Wednesday. The average trade for the day amounts to 10,983 units for an average of $41,610 in contrast to 46,187 units for an average of $225,531 on Wednesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 72,405 units for an average of $278,724 and previously, 75,993 units for an average of $292,574. In contrast, April closed with an average of 87,963 units valued $317,267 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $45, in trading 311 shares, AMG Packaging gained 10 cents to end at $2.10, with an exchange of 4,656 stock units, Blue Power exchanged 1,000 units at $4.40, CAC 2000 traded 15,100 shares to finish at $12, Caribbean Flavours lost 90 cents, trading 2,106 stock units, to close at $16.10. Caribbean Producers finished trading 3,310 units at $4.80, Consolidated Bakeries gained 20 cents to close at $2, with 234 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended 10 cents higher at $3 exchanging 592 shares, Elite Diagnostic traded 1,280 shares to end at $3.50, Everything Fresh lost 2 cents to settle at $1.58, trading 1,000 units. Express Catering jumped 98 cents in trading 190 shares to close at $7.98, Fontana lost 13 cents to close at $4.37, trading 60,458 stock units, FosRich Group closed at $4.75, with an exchange of 6,173 shares,. GWest Corporation concluded trading of 7,000 shares, at $1.31, Honey Bun finished at $5.01 after adding just 1 cent, with 2,048 shares crossing the exchange, 
iCreate lost 10 cents to close at 80 cents, with 102,553 shares traded, Indies Pharma ended trading 5,000 stock units with a gain of 2 cents to close at $3.08. Jamaican Teas closed 1 cent down at $4.69, after trading 200 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended at $1.95, with 12,200 shares changing hands, Key Insurance concluded trading of a mere 100 stock units with a loss of 55 cents at $3.35, Lasco Distributors added 5 cents and ended trading of 3,195 shares at $3.80. Lasco Financial rose 1 cent in trading 11,354 shares at $4.69, Lasco Manufacturing closed trading of 8,943 stock units at $3.43, Main Event lost 30 cents to close at $5.10, with an exchange of just 369 units and Stationery and Office settled 11 cents lower at $9.01, with an exchange of 24,912 stock units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. With
Wigton adds to JSE main market gains
May 22, 2019 by
Wigton Windfarm listing on its JSE. Observing the listing is Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) and Dr. Nigel Clarke (right) as Mr. Russell Hadeed, Chairman of Petroleum (left) inserts Wigton strip on the Exchange’s Board.
Wigton Windfarm listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday and closed trading at 65 cents after trading 8,351,000 shares.
Scotia Group climbed to $50 and Wisynco Group traded at a new high of $15.95 to push the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index up 2,580.04 points to 454,326.02 and the JSE Index up by 2,344.58 points to 413,851.736 at the close
Within 47 minutes of the opening of trading the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 5,219.13 points to an intraday record of 457,965.13 and the JSE Index jumped 5,651.57 points to a new record of 417,158.72.
The market ended with, 13,075,782 units valued $311,199,908 trading, up from 7,661,551 units valued $296,721,375 units changing hands, on Tuesday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 8.35 million shares accounting for 64 percent of total main market volume, followed by Panjam Investment with 2.8 million units and 22 percent of the day’s trades and 138 Student Living with 579,800 units for 4.4 percent of volume traded.
Trading ended with an average of 421,799 units valued at $10,038,707, in contrast to 239,423 shares valued at $9,272,543 on Tuesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 275,231 units valued $11,357,912 and previously, 265,920 units valued $11,582,843. Trading for April resulted in an average of 157,923 shares at $3,718,919, for each security traded.
At the close market activity, the main and US markets traded 35 securities, compared to 33 on Wednesday leading to 11 advancing, 13 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with a weak signal for the coming day with 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments gained 50 cents and closed at $44, trading 868 shares, Berger Paints lost 51 cents and ended at $18.49, with an exchange of 1,000 stock units, Caribbean Cement climbed $2.50 to close at $73, trading 25,762 shares. Jamaica Broilers climbed $1.50 to $33 with 41,071 shares trading, Jamaica Producers lost 50 cents to close at $23.50, in trading 4,755 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 76 cents to end at $19, with 16,931 shares changing hands. Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 50 cents and ended trading of 61,356 shares at $11, NCB Financial Group lost 75 cents trading 17,000 shares at $147.25. 
PanJam Investment dropped $3.50 with 2,838,006 shares changing hands, to close at $94, Sagicor Group lost 50 cents to end at $48 in trading 16,100 stock units, Scotia Group climbed $1 to $50, with 419,426 shares trading. Seprod shed $1 trading 3,500 shares to close at $45, Supreme Ventures settled at $31.86, with 161,361 shares. Wisynco Group rose 45 cents trading 166,505 shares to end at a record closing high of $15.95.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 4,000 units valued at US$1,000 as JMMB Group 5.75% preference share concluded trading of 1,527 units with a gain of 4 cents to settle at $1.09, JMMB Group 6% lost 5 cents and ended at $2 with an exchange of 2,374 shares. Proven Investments rose 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 27 US cents trading 1,802 units Sygnus Credit Investments ended trading at 10 US cents with 249,465 shares. The JSE USD Equities Index jumped 6.3 percent with an increase of 11.55 points to close at 194.26.
Junior Market index jumps – Wednesday
May 22, 2019 by
Investors pushed the Junior Market index up 29.96 points to close at 3,128.45 on Wednesday as advancing and declining stocks were virtually tied.
At the close of market activities, 29 securities changed hands, compared to 28 on Tuesday and resulted in prices of 8 securities rising, 9 declining and 12 remaining unchanged.
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 2 with lower offers.
Market activity led to an exchange of 1,339,414 units valued at $6,540,409 compared to 2,553,658 units valued at $8,541,233 on Tuesday. The average trade for the day amounts to 46,187 units for an average of $225,531 in contrast to 91,202 units for an average of $305,044 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 75,993 units for an average of $292,574 and previously, 78,159 units for an average of $297,447. In contrast, April closed with an average of 87,963 units valued $317,267 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of 50 cents at $45, in trading 879 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $2, with an exchange of 9,829 stock units, Blue Power exchanged 21,313 units at $4.40, CAC 2000 traded 541 shares to finish at $12, Caribbean Producers finished trading 1,971 units at $4.80. Consolidated Bakeries lost 20 cents to close at $1.80, with 22,221 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended 20 cents higher at $2.90 exchanging 30,332 shares, Everything Fresh settled 9 cents higher at $1.60, trading6 32 units. Elite Diagnostic ended trading 45,903 shares and rose 20 cents to end at $3.50, Express Catering traded 9,800 shares at $7, FosRich Group lost 25 cents to close at $4.75, with an exchange of 731,585 shares, Fontana closed at $4.50, trading 8,737 stock units. GWest Corporation concluded trading of 4,562 shares, at $1.31, Honey Bun finished at $5, with 119,800 shares crossing the exchange, iCreate settled at 90 cents, with 11,243 shares traded, Indies Pharma ended trading 6,600 stock units with a loss of 8 cents at $3.06. Jamaican Teas closed 50 cents higher at $4.70, after trading 1,000 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended with a loss of 15 cents at $1.95, with 300 shares changing hands, 
Key Insurance concluded trading of a mere 100 stock units with a loss of 55 cents at $3.35, KLE Group finished at $2.40, with an exchange of 100 units. Knutsford Express settled with a loss of 60 cents at $11.90, with 3,780 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 58,015 shares at $3.75, Lasco Financial traded 19,462 shares at $4.68, Lasco Manufacturing finished trading 33,085 stock units with a loss of 7 cents at $3.43. Main Event lost 10 cents to close at $5.40, with an exchange of 102,070 units, Medical Disposables ended 5 cents higher at $6.85, trading 1,273 shares, SSL Venture Capital added 8 cents to end at $1.70, trading 331 shares, Stationery and Office settled 11 cents higher at $9.12, with an exchange of 93,450 stock units and tTech traded 500 shares and rose 38 cents to close at $6.08.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading up for JSE main market
May 21, 2019 by
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange main market returned to more normal levels on Tuesday, than the heavy trading that took place on Monday.
The market ended with 7,661,551 units valued $296,721,375, up sharply from 1,643,736 units valued $44,890,131 units changing hands, on Monday.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined 3,438.93 points to 451,745.98 and the JSE Index dropped 3,125.06 points to 411,507.15.
Sagicor Group led trading with 5.18 million shares accounting for 68 percent of total main market volume, followed by Victoria Mutual Investments with 758,101 units and 10 percent of the day’s trades and Wisynco Group with 355,985 units for 5 percent of volume traded.
Trading ended with an average of 239,423 units valued $9,272,543, in contrast to 53,024 shares valued at $1,448,069 on Monday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 265,920 units valued $11,582,843 and previously, 267,779 units valued $11,609,967. Trading for April resulted in an average of 157,923 shares at $3,718,919, for each security traded.
At the close market activity, the main and US markets traded 33 securities, compared to 34 on Monday leading to 9 advancing, 15 declining and 9 closing unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments lost 60 cents and closed at $43.50, trading 142,650 shares, Berger Paints rose $2 and ended at $19, with 12,000 stock units traded, Caribbean Cement climbed $1.50 to close at $70.50, trading 4,932 shares, Eppley lost 50 cents and ended 100 shares trading at $12, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 77 cents to end at $19.76, with 23,349 shares changing hands. JMMB Group gained 65 cents to end at $38.75 while trading 99,273 shares, Kingston Wharves jumped $2 trading 792 shares in closing at $70, Mayberry Investments lost 45 cents and ended trading 15,784 shares at $8.55, 
NCB Financial Group lost $2 trading 121,000 shares at $148. PanJam Investment added 50 cents with 16,955 shares changing hands, to close at $97.50, Proven Investments rose $1.50 to close trading of 1,445 units at $33.50, Sagicor Group jumped $1.51 to end at $48.50 in trading 5,179,012 stock units, Scotia Group declined $1 to $49, with 194,251 shares trading. Seprod gained $2 trading 43,939 shares to close at $46 and Wisynco Group rose 56 cents to close at a record high of $15.50, with 355,985 shares trading.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 4,000 units valued at US$1,000 as Margaritaville ended trading at 25 US cents with 4,000 shares. The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 182.71.
Drop for Junior Market – Tuesday
May 21, 2019 by
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market index lost 20.26 points to close at 3,098.49 on Tuesday as the number of advancing and declining stocks were tied.
At the close of market activities, 28 securities changed hands, compared to 26 on Monday and resulted in prices of 13 securities rising, 13 declining and 2 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Market activity led to an exchange of 2,553,658 units valued at $8,541,233 compared to 1,462,465 units valued at $6,385,186 on Monday. The average trade for the day amounts to 91,202 units for an average of $305,044 in contrast to 56,249 units for an average of $245,584 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 78,159 units for an average of $297,447 and previously, 56,984 units for an average of $243,157. In contrast, April closed with an average of 87,963 units valued $317,267 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of $2.50 at $45.50, trading 500 shares, AMG Packaging fell 10 cents to $2, with an exchange of 53,412 stock units, Cargo Handlers exchanged 357 shares at $10, Caribbean Cream rose 10 cents trading of 20,000 shares at $6. Caribbean Producers traded 1,000 units with a loss of 10 cents at $4.80, Consolidated Bakeries closed 20 cents higher at $2, with 93,600 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 30 cents at $2.70, exchanging 50,657 shares, Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 3,078 shares with a loss of 5 cents to close at $12. Everything Fresh settled 6 cents higher at $1.51, with 420,000 units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic ended trading of 52,406 shares with a loss of 5 cents at $3.30, Express Catering fell 10 cents to end at $7, after exchanging 32,952 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 46,409 shares and increased by 25 cents to end at $5. Fontana closed with a loss of 5 cents at $4.50, with 406,075 stock units changing hands, GWest Corporation concluded trading of 141,652 shares, with a loss of 14 cents at $1.31, Honey Bun finished 50 cents higher at $5, with 178,006 shares crossing the exchange, iCreate settled 5 cents higher at $0.90, with 2,245 shares changing hands. Indies Pharma ended trading with 702,715 stock units after falling 1 cent to $3.14, 
Iron Rock traded 843 units at $3.50, ISP Finance gained 50 cents, trading 1,000 shares at $20, Jamaican Teas closed 10 cents higher at $4.20, with 248,103 shares crossing the exchange. Jetcon Corporation ended 28 cents higher at $2.10, with 10,813 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended trading 1,000 shares with a loss of 5 cents at $3.75, Lasco Financial traded 9,197 shares, with a loss of 2 cents at $4.68, Lasco Manufacturing rose 10 cents to close at $3.50, exchanging 28,100 stock units. Medical Disposables ended with a loss of 5 cents at $6.80, with 2,000 shares changing hands, SSL Venture Capital finished 1 cent higher at $1.62, trading 18,161 shares, Stationery and Office settled 1 cent higher at $9.01, with 19,956 stock units changing hands and tTech traded 9,421 shares and gained 10 cents in closing at $5.70.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading drops JSE main index rise
May 20, 2019 by
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange main market returned to more normal levels on Monday, than the heavy trading that took place on Friday.
The market ended with 1,643,736 units valued $44,890,131 units changing hands, down sharply from 61,016,873 units for $1,233,540,286 trading on Friday.
At the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 2,693.78 points to 455,184.91 and the JSE Index gained 2,447.92 points to 414,632.21.
Sygnus Credit Investments led trading with 375,328 shares accounting for 23 percent of total main market volume, followed by Wisynco Group with 188,883 units and 11.5 percent of the day’s trades and JMMB Group with 143,007 units for 9 percent of volume traded.
Trading ended with an average of 53,024 units valued at $1,448,069, in contrast to 1,906,777 shares valued at $38,548,134 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 267,779 units valued $11,609,967 and previously, 283,444 units valued $12,405,469. Trading for April resulted in an average of 157,923 shares at $3,718,919, for each security traded.
At the close market activity, the main and US markets traded 34 securities, compared to 35 on Friday leading to 9 advancing, 15 declining and 8 closing unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with a weak signal for the coming day with 8 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments lost 30 cents and closed at $43.50, trading 680 shares, Berger Paints lost $1.50 and ended at $17, with 9,755 stock units traded, Caribbean Cement dipped $2 to close at $69, trading 26,173 shares, Jamaica Broilers gained 40 cents to finish trading with 470 units at $31.50. Jamaica Producers declined by $1 to close at $24, with an exchange of 116,733 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 76 cents and ended at $18.99, with 27,946 shares changing hands. 
JMMB Group gained 60 cents to end at $38.10 while trading 143,007 shares, Kingston Wharves jumped $2 trading 792 shares in closing at $70, PanJam Investment shed $1.25 with 76,565 shares changing hands, to close at $97, Sagicor Group jumped $1.99 to end at $46.99 in trading 6,450 stock units, Seprod lost 99 cents trading 29,122 shares to close at $44 and Supreme Ventures concluded trading 83,762 stock units after falling 86 cents to close at $31.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 840,013 units valued at $189,945. Proven Investments gained 0.5 cent and closed trading of 756,613 units at 24.05 US cents and Sygnus Investments ended trading of 83,400 shares at 10 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index closed with a fall of 0.36 points at 182.71.