Gainers edged decliners on TTSE – Tuesday

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended with 3 stocks rising, 2 declining and 8 remaining unchanged as the volume and value of trades rose from that on Monday.
Trading ended with 13 securities changing hands, against 12 on Monday with investors exchanging 247,862 shares at a value of $2,016,105, compared to 81,849 shares at a value of $1,592,860 on Monday.
At the market’s close, Composite Index rose 1.27 points on Tuesday to 1,330.49. The All T&T Index gained 2 points to 1,769.94, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.07 points higher to close at 120.21
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, stocks ending with gains| Sagicor Financial gained 10 cents to close at $8.80, after exchanging 8,561 shares, Scotiabank added 1 cent and ended at $63.01, with 1,550 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco climbed at $1.75 to end at $98.75, trading 1,620 stock units.
Stocks closing with losses| National Flour lost 2 cents and completed trading with 500 units at $1.63 and Unilever Caribbean declined 5 cents to $26.25, after exchanging 13,035 shares.
Stocks closing firm| Ansa Mcal completed trading at $55.24, with 1,000 units, Clico Investments ended at $23, with 1,240 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading with 40,000 units at $8.25, First Citizens settled at $36.50, after exchanging 6,017 shares. Guardian Holdings completed trading with 1,764 units at $18.50, JMMB Group closed at $1.76, after exchanging 165,220 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $53.05, after exchanging 7,080 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL completed trading of 275 units at $29.49.

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

Main market inched higher – Monday

Caribbean Cement closed trading at a new closing high of $65.

Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Monday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rising just 86.04 points to 424,658.29 and the JSE Index advancing by 78.19 points to 386,893.59.
At the close of the main and US markets, 29 securities traded, compared to 30 on Friday and leading to 7 advancing, 15 declining and 7 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with 2,044,315 units valued at $94,776,769 compared to 1,601,348 units valued $55,418,482 crossing the exchange on Friday.
PanJam Investment led trading with 700,915 shares, comprising 34 percent of total main market volume, followed by Wisynco Group with 263,807 units or 13 percent and Jamaica Stock Exchange with 201,572 stock units and 10 percent of the day’s trades.
Market activity ended with an average of 75,715 units valued at $3,510,251, in contrast to 59,309 shares valued at $2,052,536 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 216,255 shares at $2,996,728 for each security, compared to 289,643 shares at $3,590,315 previously. Trading for March resulted in an average of 438,501 shares at $9,851,307, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Berger Paints slid 30 cents to end at $20.20, with 352 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cement finished $4.37 higher at a all-time closing high of $65, with 110,457 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers lost $1.20 and finished trading of 22,956 units at $30.80, Jamaica Producers rose 50 cents to close at $23.10, trading 14,286 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading of 74,318 shares with a fall of $1 at $30, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost $1 to end at $16, with an exchange of 201,572 shares, Kingston Wharves gave up $1 to settle at $71, trading 52,015 units, Mayberry Investments gained 50 cents in trading 28,000 shares, at $8.50.  NCB Financial Group  traded 19,678 shares in losing 49 cents to close at $144.01,  Sagicor Group  gained 69 cents, ending trading with 39,457 stock units at $38.74, Scotia Group  dropped $1.60 trading 7,455 shares at $50.40 and  Supreme Ventures lost 75 cents, finishing at $26, with 19,644 units changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 3,060 units valued at US$1,497. JMMB Group 6% preference share traded 1,000 units to close at US$1.04 and Proven Investments ended with 2,060 units trading at 23 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index declined 3.06 points to close at 176.17.

3 + 3 TTSE stocks rise & fall – Monday

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended with 3 stocks rising, 3 declining and 6 remaining unchanged as the volume and value of trades dropped sharply from that of Friday.
Trading ended with 12 securities changing hands, against 16 on Friday with investors exchanging 81,849 shares at a value of $1,592,860, compared to 582,066 shares for $13,484,840 on Friday.
At the market’s close, Composite Index lost 1.50 points to 1,329.22. The All T&T Index rose 3.16 points to 1,767.94, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.03 points to close at 120.14.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, stocks ending with gains| First Citizens concluded trading of 2,271 shares after rising 50 cents to $36.50, Prestige Holdings added 19 cents and completed trading at $7.81, with 500 units changing hands and Sagicor Financial increased 5 cents and ended at $8.70, after exchanging 289 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Massy Holdings fell 25 cents and closed at $53.05, after exchanging 900 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 1 cent and completed trading 8,701 units at $29.49 and West Indian Tobacco shed $1.75 and ended at $97, with 64 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing firm| Angostura Holdings ended at $16, with 1,050 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments ended at $23, after exchanging 44,666 units, JMMB Group ended at $1.76, in exchanging 15,532 shares, Scotiabank traded 931 stock units at $63. Trinidad Cement settled at $2.60 with 5,000 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean concluded market activity at $26.30, after exchanging 1,945 shares.

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

3 new additions to IC TOP 10

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There are three new additions to the IC Insider.com’s TOP 10 stocks for this week, but there are no new movement in and out of the top main market stocks.
AMG Packaging moved up in price and slipped out of the top list, Caribbean Cream and Medical Disposables that climbed to $7.50 at the end of the week, were edged out.
CAC2000 returns to the TOP 10 as the price fell to $9.21 after months of absence. Pressure on revenues due to disruption in business caused by the roadworks around the area of their offices, could see this one being down in price for a while, until investors see it as just temporary. Everything Fresh makes it to the list in eight position and Jamaican Teas returns with the price hit down to $3 but closed with the bid at $3.50.
The three leading Junior Market stocks for the coming week are Caribbean Producers with projected gains of 240 percent, Elite Diagnostic with potential gains of 228 percent and CAC2000 with potential gains of 226 percent.
Victoria Mutual investments is now the top Main Market stock with 156 percent likely gain, followed by Radio Jamaica with 152 percent and Sterling Investments with potential to gain 151 percent.
The main market, closed the week with the overall PE at 13.6 and the Junior Market at just 10.3. The PE ratio for Junior Market Top 10 stocks average 6.6 and the main market PE is now 8.5. These levels, point to the huge upside for the TOP 10 stocks over the next 12 months.
The TOP 10 stocks now trade at an average discount of 36 percent to the average for the Junior Market Top stocks and main market stocks trade at a discount of 38 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.

Main market closes higher – Friday

Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Friday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbing 1,739.73 points to 424,572.25 and the JSE Index advancing by 1,580.91 points to 386,815.40.
At the close of the main and US markets, 30 securities traded, compared to 33 on Thursday and leading to 14 advancing, 6 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with 1,601,348 units valued $55,418,482 crossing the exchange, compared to 12,017,340 units valued $109,444,077 changing hands on Thursday.
Scotia Group led trading with 508,817 shares, comprising 31.8 percent of total main market volume, followed by Carreras with 268,294 stock units or 16.75 percent of the day’s trades and Wisynco Group with 240,423 units or 15 percent.
Market activity ended with an average of 59,309 units valued at over $2,052,536, in contrast to 375,542 shares valued at $3,420,127 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 289,643 shares at $3,590,315 for each security, compared to 341,904 units valued at $3,094,443 previously. Trading for March resulted in an average of 438,501 shares at $9,851,307, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Berger Paints gained 40 cents and ended at $20.50, with 14,695 stock units changing hands, Carreras concluded trading with 268,294 units but lost 44 cents to close at $9.05, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained $1 to end at $17, with an exchange of 15,664 shares. Kingston Wharves recovered the $4 it lost on Thursday, to settle at $72, trading 2,700 units, Mayberry Investments  fell $1 in trading 5,000 shares, at $8,  Mayberry Jamaican Equities loaded 62 cents and ended trading of 9,296 shares at $9.70, NCB Financial Group  traded 36,941 shares, losing 50 cents to close at $144.50.  Scotia Group  climbed $1.80 trading 508,817 shares at $52,  Stanley Motta lost 81 cents to end at $4.50, trading 9,000 shares and Wisynco Group rose 54 cents, ending trading of 240,423 shares at $11.95.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 741,956 units valued at over US$96,943. JMMB Group 5.75% preference share traded 1,000 units with a 4 US cents gain to close at US$2.04Proven Investments ended with 160,056 units trading at 23 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments traded 580,900 units to end at 10 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index declined 0.15 points to close at 179.23.

Stocks falter on TTSE – Friday

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended with just one stock rising, 7 declining and 8 remaining unchanged as the volume and value of trades climbed over that on Thursday.
Trading ended with 16 securities changing hands, against 15 on Thursday with investors exchanging 582,066 shares for $13,484,840, compared to 244,479 shares for $4,262,247 on Thursday.
The Composite Index lost 2.99 points to end at 1,330.72. The All T&T Index declined 4.54 points to 1,771.10, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.19 points to close at 120.11.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Republic Financial Holdings rose 21 cents to $120, after exchanging 52,811 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| First Citizens fell 50 cents to settle at $36, after exchanging 6,687 shares, Massy Holdings closed with a loss of 10 cents and closed at $53.30, after exchanging 1,821 shares, NCB Financial Group shed 1 cent and settled at $8.24, with the trading of 200 shares. Sagicor Financial lost 15 cents in exchanging 55,520 shares to close at $8.65, Scotiabank ended trading at 51 cents lower at $63, with 1,452 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading with a loss of 77 cents at $29.50, with 130,367 units trading and Trinidad Cement fell 5 cents and settled at $2.60, after exchanging 13,319 shares.
Stocks closing firm| Angostura Holdings ended at $16, with 5 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments ended at $23, trading 75,283 stock units, Grace Kennedy ended at $3.30, with an exchange of 39,345 stock units, JMMB Group closed at $1.76, after exchanging 202,426 shares. One Caribbean Media concluded trading of 1,100 shares at $10.10, Point Lisas closed at $3.45, with 247 stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean ended at $26.30, after trading 1,311 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $98.75, with 172 stock units changing hands.

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

Motta in another big trade – Thursday

Stanley Motta 58 Half Way Tree building.


Stanley Motta led trading with 10 million shares for 84 percentage of the day’s volume on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, down from 11.2 million units on Wednesday.
Trading ended with 12,017,340 units valued $109,444,077 crossing the exchange, compared to 22,489,492 units valued at $166,148,557 changing hands on Wednesday.
Market activity ended with an average of 375,542 units valued $3,420,127, in contrast to 725,467 shares valued at $5,359,631 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 341,904 shares at $3,094,443 for each security, compared to 110,352 units valued at $1,654,394 previously. Trading for March resulted in an average of 438,501 shares at $9,851,307, for each security traded.
At the close of the main and US markets, 33 securities traded, compared to 32 on Wednesday and leading to 8 advancing, 14 declining and 11 closing unchanged as investors pushed Kingston Wharves by $4 to $72 and JMMB Group by $2.99 to $33.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index lost 508.79 points to 422,832.52 and the JSE Index declined by 462.34 points to 385,234.49.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 closing with a lower offer.
In main market activity, Barita Investments rose 40 cents and ended at $44.50, trading 11,367 stock units, Caribbean Cement added60 cents in trading of 60,212 shares changing hands, Eppley gained 43 cents and ended trading 5,150 shares at $11, Jamaica Broilers increased by $1 in trading 706,652 units to close at $32. Jamaica Producers fell 90 cents to close at $22.60, with 9,509 shares changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange  declined 95 cents to end at $16, with an exchange of 57,323 shares, JMMB Group lost $1.95 in trading of 29,136 shares to close at $31.05,  Kingston Wharves  dropped $4 to settle at $68, trading 2,000 units, Mayberry Investments  rose 72 cents in trading 16,020 shares, at $9.  Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 83 cents and ended trading of 18,018 shares at $9.08, PanJam Investment  lost $1.70 to finish at $80, trading 3,755 shares, Scotia Group  lost $1.10 trading 102,176 shares at $50.20, Seprod fell 95 cents to close at $42.50 in trading 9,708 shares and Sterling Investments added 44 cents trading with 3,667 stock units at $3.99.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 14,662 units with Productive Business Solution being the sole stock trading and ended at 59 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index gained 0.15 points to close at 179.38.

 

TTSE up 4% in 2019 and moving higher

First Citizens Bank traded at 52 weeks’ high on Thursday.

Three securities closed at 52 weeks’ high as the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange quietly continue to move higher with the All T&T Index rising more than 4 percent for the year to date.
 Trading ended with 15 securities changing hands, against 10 on Wednesday with investors exchanging 244,479 shares for $4,262,247, compared to 80,535 shares for $942,914 on Wednesday.
At close of the market, 7 stocks advanced 2 declined and 6 remained unchanged, while Clico Investments and First Citizens  closed at a 52 weeks’ highs and helped to lead the Composite Index to a gain of 5.30 points to 1,333.71. The All T&T Index jumped 10.87 points to end at 1,775.64, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.06 points to close at 120.30
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, stocks ending trading with gains| Angostura Holdings gained 20 cents to end at $16, with 306 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments finished 30 cents higher at $23, trading 108,409 stock units, First Citizens climbed 45 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $36.50, after exchanging 404 shares. Republic Financial Holdings added 29 cents and settled at $119.79, after trading just 20 shares, Scotiabank increased 50 cents and ended at $63.51, with a mere 35 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents to $2.65, after exchanging 1,000 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed with a gain of 30 cents at $26.30, after swapping 10,482 shares.
Stocks closing losses| JMMB Group fell 2 cents at $1.76, after exchanging 41,500 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a loss of 23 cents and completed trading 33,763 units at $30.27.
Stocks closing firm| CinemaOne ended at $9.95, with 376 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading with 30,404 units at $8.25, National Flour exchanged 2,601 shares at $1.65. NCB Financial Group settled at $8.25, after exchanging 5,290 shares, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.80, after trading 10,250 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $98.75, with 15 stock units changing hands.

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

Cement hits record $73.90 on JSE – Wednesday

Caribbean Cement traded at a new high of $73.90 on Wednesday.

Caribbean Cement traded at a record high of $73.90 on Wednesday but closed at $60 at the close with a gain of $4 in trading 23,168 shares on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
At the close of the main and US markets, 32 securities traded, compared to 31 on Tuesday and leading to 11 advancing, 11 declining and 10 closing unchanged as investors pushed Kingston Wharves by $4 to $72 and JMMB Group by $2.99 to $33.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index lost 2,104.17 points following the 1,034.03 points decline on Tuesday to close at 423,341.31 and the JSE Index declined by 1,912.07 points to 385,696.83 after it fell 939.63 points on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 22,489,492 units valued at $166,148,557 crossing the exchange, compared to 1,404,921 units at just $34,225,857 changing hands on Tuesday.
On a day of increased volumes, Stanley Motta led trading with 11.2 million shares for 50 percentage of the day’s volume, followed by Kingston Properties with 10 million units for 45 percent of the overall volume shares, no other stock came close to 1 million shares.
Market activity ended with an average of 725,467 units valued $5,359,631, in contrast to 50,176 shares valued at $1,222,352 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 110,352 units valued at $1,654,394. Trading for March resulted in an average of 438,501 shares at $9,851,307, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments fell 30 cents to $44.10, with an exchange of 4,767 shares, Berger Paints lost 75 cents and ended at $20.25, trading 400 stock units, Caribbean Cement jumped $4 to close at $60, with 23,168 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers shed 50 cents in trading 10,250 units to close at $31. Jamaica Producers  gained $1 to close at $23.50, with 10,536 shares changing hands. JMMB Group  climbed $2.99 in trading of 10,536 shares at $33,  Kingston Wharves  jumped $4 to settle at $72, trading 2,150 units,  Pulse Investments  gained 39 cents to finish at $3.18, trading 22,130 shares, Scotia Group  put on 29 cents trading 119,151 shares at $51.30,  Seprod rose $1.29 to close at $43.44 in trading 2,351 shares. Stanley Motta rose 66 cents and closed at $5.31, with 11,215,430 shares changing hands. Sterling Investments lost 44 cents trading with 79,757 stock units at $3.55.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 51,788 units. JMMB Group preference share closed trading and with 7,000 units changing hands at US$1.04 and Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 44,788 shares at 10 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index remained unchanged at 179.23.

Cement drops $8.90 on JSE – Tuesday

Carib Cement dropped sharply from record close on Monday.

Caribbean Cement dropped $8.90 to lead four stocks declining $2.50 or more, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday and helped to send the market index into a fall.  
Investors pushed Cement to $67 in early trading but some selling came in to move the price lower to $56, but the stock closed with the bid at $60. Supreme Ventures that closed at a record high of $29.50 fell by $2.50 at the close. JMMB Group lost $3.49 and Kingston Wharves was down $4 at the close.
At the end of trading the Jamaica Stock Exchange main market retreated a bit from its upward climb to the record high of November last year and is now within 8,000 points away.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,034.03 points to end at 425,445.48 and the JSE Index declined by 939.63 points to 387,608.90.
At the close of the main and US markets, 31 securities traded, compared to 35 on Monday and leading to 11 advancing, 11 declining and 9 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with 1,404,921 units at just $34,225,857 crossing the exchange, compared to 4,774,806 units valued at $58,420,189 changing hands on Monday.
On a day of low volumes, Victoria Mutual Investments led trading with 597,440 shares, and no other stock came close.
Market activity ended with an average of 50,176 units valued at an average of $1,222,352 for each security traded. In contrast to 170,529 units for an average of $2,086,435 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 110,352 units valued at $1,654,394. Trading for March resulted in an average of 438,501 shares at $9,851,307, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments fell 37 cents to $44.40, with an exchange of 1,025 shares, Caribbean Cement dropped $8.90 to close at $56, with 152,518 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers rose $1.49 in trading 4,202 units to close at $31.50, Jamaica Producers gained 50 cents to close at $22.50, with 20,445 shares changing hands. JMMB Group dropped $3.49 and concluded trading of 49,159 shares at $30.01, Kingston Wharves sank $4 to settle at $68, trading 5,332 units, Mayberry Investments lost 92 cents trading 17,500 shares to close at $8.28, Salada Foods rose 95 cents in closing at $30, with 200 shares changing hands.  Scotia Group  dropped 49 cents trading 30,677 shares at $51.01, Seprod rose $1.29 to close at $43.44 in trading 2,351 shares, Supreme Ventures  dropped $2.50 to finish at a record high of $27, with an exchange of 111,448 units.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 160,444 units valued at over $20,989 changing hands. Margaritaville  closed 25 US cents while trading with 233 shares, Proven Investments gained 1 cents trading 37,769 at 23 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 122,442 shares at 10 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index gained 2.99 points to close at 179.23.