The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange recovered the losses of the previous two days and added more to the indices in the process on Thursday as trading remains subdued with less than half the value traded on Wednesday.
Trading in the main market ended with 2,808,119 units valued $38,691,449 compared to 2,665,607 units valued $71,318,160 on Wednesday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 1,768.07 points to 338,276.19. and the JSE Index climbed 1,610.91 points to 308,207.79.
Activities in the main market and US dollar market resulted in 24 securities trading including 2 from the US dollar market, compared to 26 securities trading on Wednesday. At the end of trading, the prices of 8 stocks advanced, 9 declined and 7 closed unchanged.
The day’s volume was led by, JMMB Group with 25.3 percent of trading in an exchange of 711,490 shares, followed by Ciboney Group with 687,852 units accounting for 24.5 percent of the day’s volume and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share with 500,000 shares or just under 18 percent.
Stocks with major price changes are, Caribbean Cement gained 99 cents to finish at $40, exchanging 66,139 shares, Jamaica Broilers jumped $2.54 to $26.50, with 50,891 stock units trading, JMMB Group gained 44 cents and ended at $30, trading 711,490 shares, Jamaica Producers shed 50 cents to $17 trading 30,582 units. Mayberry Investments fell 49 cents and settled at $6.50, with 53,128 units, Proven Investments lost 50 cents trading 750 shares in the Jamaican market to close at $26.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 90 cents and closed at $14.10, exchanging 10,100 shares, Pulse Investments rose 45 cents trading 98,245 shares to close at $3.40, Scotia Group rose 50 cents to $51, with 1,830 units.
Trading resulted in an average of 122,092 units valued at over $1,682,237, in contrast to 111,067 shares valued at $2,971,590 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts 151,016 units valued at $2,952,092 compared to 152,906 units valued at $3,041,409 on Wednesday. June closed with an average of 250,168 shares with a value of $5,895,281, for each security traded.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 10,150 units valued at $1,252. Sygnus Credit was the only stock trading in the US market, the price rose 1.47 cents to 12.48 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 1.39 points up to 141.04.
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 3 closing with lower offers.
Trading subdued on TTSE – Thursday
Trading activity fell on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday with trading in only 12 securities against 10 on Wednesday, leading to 151,203 units valued just $700,274 compared to 98,449 shares valued at $2,541,743 changing hands on Wednesday.
Trading closed with 2 securities advancing, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged and the Composite Index rose 2.42 points to 1,226.31, the All T&T Index lost 0.22 points to 1,720.33 and the Cross Listed Index put on 0.70 points to close at 98.35.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows market sentiment with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| NCB Financial Group gained 10 cents and settled at $5.50, after exchanging 1,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 11 cents and ended at $29.66, with 3,490 stock units changing hands.
Losses| First Citizens traded with a loss of 9 cents and settled at $34.91, after exchanging 1,541 shares, Massy Holdings shares fell 5 cents and ended at $46.95, after exchanging 2,221 shares and National Flour closed with a loss of 5 cents and completed trading at $1.75, with 58,803 units.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments ended at $20.43, with 2,100 stock units changing hands, Grace Kennedy ended trading 55,385 stock units at $2.90, JMMB Group closed at $1.85, after exchanging 19,785 shares, One Caribbean Media concluded trading at $12, after exchanging 756 shares, Readymix settled at $11, in trading 4,792 shares, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.80, with 630 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean closed trading at $29.23, after exchanging 700 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Just 10 TTSE securities trade – Wednesday
Trading activity fell on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday with trading in only 10 securities against 18 on Tuesday, leading to just 98,449 shares valued at $2,541,743 compared to 308,275 units valued $3,718,664 changing hands on Tuesday.
Trading closed with 5 securities advancing, 4 declining and 1 remaining unchanged and the Composite Index slipped 0.08 points to 1,223.89, the All T&T Index lost 0.48 points to 1,720.55 and the Cross Listed Index put on 0.04 points to close at 97.65.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows market sentiment with 1 stock ending with a higher bid than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| At the close, Agostini’s concluded trading and rose 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $21.11, after exchanging 61,500 shares, trading closed with 853,607 shares on the bid at $21.10 and had of stock of offer. First Caribbean International Bank added 1 cent and completed trading at $8.01, trading 167 units, Massy Holdings increased 5 cents to $47, after exchanging 125 shares, Prestige Holdings rose 1 cent and completed trading at $10.01, with 1,000 units and Scotiabank closed with a gain of 5 cents and completed trading 4,251 units at $65.10.
Losses| Clico Investments traded with a loss of 7 cents and ended at $20.43, with 24,865 stock units changing hands, First Citizens closed with a loss of 1 cent and settled at $35, after exchanging 1,000 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a loss of 20 cents and ended at $29.55, with 950 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco shed $1.49 and concluded trading at $87, after exchanging 273 shares.
Firm Trades| Republic Financial Holdings traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $102.79 but concluded trading at $102.77, after exchanging 3,266 shares .
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
18 stocks trade on TTSE – Tuesday
Trading picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with trading in 18 securities against 16 on Monday, leading to 308,275 shares valued $3,718,664, changing hands compared to 355,041 shares on Monday valued at $3,374,053.
Trading closed with 3 securities advancing, 4 declining and 11 remaining unchanged. The Composite Index slipped 0.16 points to 1,223.97, the All T&T Index lost 0.39 points to 1,721.03 and the Cross Listed Index put on 0.01 points to close at 97.61.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows market sentiment with 2 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments rose 20 cents and completed trading at $20.50, with 37,010 stock units changing hands, First Citizens added 1 cent and ended at $35.01, after exchanging 581 shares and Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent and completed trading at $7.80, with 5,000 stock units changing hands.
Losses| At the close, the price of Massy Holdings shares fell 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $46.95, after exchanging 2,341 shares, Point Lisas fell 1 cent and completed trading at $3.80, with 1,104 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings shed 3 cents and ended at $102.77, after exchanging 3,494 shares and Scotiabank lost 5 cents and settled at $65.05 as 3,996 units traded.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s ended at $21.10, after exchanging 10,000 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank concluded market activity at $40, after 349 shares traded, Guardian Holdings settled at $16.51, with 3,190 units, JMMB Group ended at $1.85, exchanging 3,500 shares, National Enterprises completed trading at $9.55, with 10,980 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.80, with just 100 units trading, NCB Financial Group concluded trading at $5.40, after exchanging 200,000 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $12, after 4,300 shares changed hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL completed trading at $29.75, with 19,618 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement settled at $2.95, with 512 units and Unilever Caribbean traded 2,200 shares at $29.23.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Unilever & Witco jumps sharply on TTSE – Monday
Unilever Caribbean jumped $2.48 to $29.23, trading 947 shares and West Indian Tobacco climbed $1.66 to $88.49, exchanging 6,826 shares on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, and pushed the market higher.
At the close, 16 securities traded against 14 on Friday as 5 advanced, 2 declined and 9 remained unchanged. The Composite Index advanced 2.31 points to 1,224.13, the All T&T Index gained 2.05 points to 1,721.42 and the Cross Listed Index put on 0.35 points to close at 97.60.
Trading ended with 355,041 shares at a value of $3,374,053, compared to 255,565 shares on Friday valued at $8,523,843.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows market sentiment with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens finished trading at $35 after rising 9 cents, in exchanging 1,762 shares, NCB Financial Group closed with an increase of 5 cents and settled at $5.40, trading 275,542 shares and Republic Financial Holdings gained 3 cents and concluded trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $102.80, after 912 shares changed hands.
Losses| Clico Investments shares fell 20 cents and ended at $20.30, with 1,980 stock units changing hands and Prestige Holdings lost 1 cent and completed trading at $10, with 169 units.
Firm Trades| Guardian Holdings completed trading at $16.51, with 400 units, JMMB Group exchanged 60 shares at $1.85, Massy Holdings concluded trading at $47, after exchanging 418 shares, National Enterprises ended at $9.55, with 2,500 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media closed at $12, after exchanging 44,000 shares, Point Lisas ended at $3.81, with 1,873 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank completed trading of 2,129 units at $65.10, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $29.75, with 11,035 stock units changing hands and Trinidad Cement completed trading of 4,488 units at $2.95.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Several changes to IC TOP stocks
There are several changes to the TOP stocks, following an eventful week of trading on the Jamaican Stock Exchange, with the main market posting records on all five days and closing at record highs, on four of them.
Former TOP 10 Junior Market listing, Derrimon Trading ordinary share, traded at an all-time high of $23 during the week, while former TOP 10 main market listings also hit new highs during the week, these are Jamaica Broilers trading briefly at a record high of $33, PanJam Investment at $58.99 and Pulse Investments trading up to $3.50 and current TOP 10 listing, CAC2000 hits a new record high of $10.
The TOP 10 listings at the end of the week, have a number of changes. Caribbean Producers returns with after the price slipped back to $5.30 from $5.50 and Caribbean Cream that was shunned by investors based on poor 2018 full year results, jumped 29 percent to $6.25 following the release of the first quarter results, with profit rising 59 percent. Medical Disposables renters the TOP 10 as well as Elite Diagnostic, replacing AMG Packaging and Caribbean Flavours both with earnings downgrade. Proven Investments US dollar listed stock is now in the TOP 10 with the price closing down to 18 US cents during the week and Victoria Mutual Investments return to the list, replacing Salada Foods and Grace Kennedy that rose from $52 to $54.
The PE ratio for Junior Market Top stocks averages 6.7 compared to an average PE for the overall market of 11.4, based on 2018 estimated earnings and the main market PE stands at 7.8 for the top stocks, compared to a market average of 13, this is a good indication of the level of undervaluation of these stocks.
The sharp movement in the prices of some main market stocks this past week, encouraged by minimal supplies, is a warning sign of a tsunami that is on the way for the market. Late comers to buying stocks who try to join the party will find get stocks but at a much higher prices than weeks ago.
The TOP 10 stocks now trade at an average discount of 41 percent to the average for the Junior Market Top stocks but it’s a third of what the average PE for the year is likely to be of 20 times earnings and main market stocks traded at a discount of 40 percent to the market.
TTSE inched higher Friday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed Friday with trading of 14 securities against 11 on Thursday, with 3 advancing, 2 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Composite Index rose 1.70 points to 1,221.82, the All T&T Index gained 0.11 points to end at 1,719.37, while the Cross Listed Index put on 0.46 points to close at 97.25.
Trading ended with 255,565 shares valued at $8,523843, compared to 214,584 shares valued at $3,002,335 changing hands on the previous trading day.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows market sentiment with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings concluded trading, rising 1 cent to end at $16.51, with 1,088 units, JMMB Group added 10 cents and ended at $1.85, after exchanging just 12 shares and National Flour increased 5 cents and completed trading at $1.80, with an exchange of 2,162 units.
Losses| Clico Investments shed 3 cents and ended at $20.50, with 30,750 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial lost 1 cent and ended at $7.79, with 103,458 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15.75, with 1,500 stock units changing hands, Ansa Mcal completed trading at $58, with 457 units, Grace Kennedy traded at $2.90, with 1,152 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings concluded market activity at $47, after exchanging 3,000 shares, One Caribbean Media closed at $12, after exchanging 1,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $102.77, after exchanging 534 shares, Scotiabank completed trading at $65.10, with 100,682 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $29.75, with 8,240 stock units changing hands and Trinidad Cement closed trading at $2.95, with an exchange of 1,530 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. Daily