Scotia drops $5 to $55

September 11, 2017 by

Scotia Group drops $5 on the JSE on Monday.

Stocks most fell at the close of trading on main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday but with declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones after Scotia Group closed down $5 to $55 ahead of third quarter results this week.
The fall contributed by Scotia Group based on an average traded price of $55.52 was offset by average gains in the prices of JMMB Group and NCB Financial Group.
At the close of the market the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Berger Paints that closed 65 cents lower to $11.50 with 49,098 shares, Cable and Wireless ending with a loss of 15 cents at $1.05 with 205,600 units, Caribbean Cement exchanged 2,850 stock units at $30, Carreras closed at $108 with 22,233 stocks trading, Grace Kennedy with a loss of 50 cents, closed at $41.50 with 950 shares. Jamaica Broilers closed at $17.20, trading 30 cents lower with 7,860 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $14.90, losing 10 cents with 2,105 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 21 cents to close at $6.49 exchanging 800,513 stocks, JMMB Group closed at $21.50 with 24,941 stock units. Kingston Wharves rose 30 cents to $30.80 with 7,420 shares, Mayberry Investments gained 4 cents to $4.50 with 16,200 stock units, NCB Financial Group traded 63,952 shares at $90,1834 Investmentslost 6 cents, closing at $1.34 with 50,496 units. PanJam Investment added 35 cents to close at $33.85 with 18,041 shares, Pulse Investments fell 3 cents to close at $1.82 with 7,245 units, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.20 after losing 5 cents in exchanging 350,693 shares. Sagicor Group traded 25 cents lower to $33 with 23,198 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced $1.45 to $12.05 with 639 stocks trading, Salada Foods traded 1,000 shares at $8.50, Scotia Group closed $5 lower to $55 with 59,365 stock units, Scotia Investments gained 30 cents to close at $37.30 with 1,830,050 shares, Seprod declined $1.90, closing at $28 with 560,300 stocks changing hands, Sterling Investments closed at $12 with 511,200 shares and Supreme Ventures ended with a loss of 20 cents at $10.80 with 106,855 units. Proven Investments US ordinary share gained 0.99 US cent to close at 23 US cents trading 15,750 units, Productive Business Solution US ordinary share closed at 60 US cents with 1,000 units exchanged, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% preference share lost 1 cent, closing at $2.50 with 2,272 units and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share exchanged 1,500 units at $2.

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TOP 10 – main market to shine

September 10, 2017 by

Sagiocr Group returns to TOP 10 list

IC Insider.com said last week, the main market sits just below the critical 290,000 point mark and seems headed to break through that level, based on the shortage of supply for Scotia Group shares.
During the past week the All Jamaica Composite Index (AJI) surged to 296,779.53 during trading on Thursday.
The AJI high of the past week is just shy of the 298,000 points the report stated the cut in BOJ’s bench mark rate would translate to. Having broken through the critical 290,000 points resistance level it looks like the main market is free to move to the next resistance level around 370,000 points. The junior market on the other hand raced ahead of the main market earlier this year and is struggling currently as a number of the stocks were pushed to values well ahead of the rest of the market and have been undergoing downward adjustment. The other factor is that many investors are not looking ahead as to what earnings could be. The recent trading of Stationery and Office Supplies is a case in point. Demand fell away ahead of the release of half year results, only to climb after the company released strong growth in profit, suggesting it could be just slightly ahead of IC Insider.com’s original forecast of 40 cents per share. This is not the only case of investors currently miss pricing stocks, but time usually takes care of it.
Buying came in for Barita Investments that returned to the top list last week pushing it out of the list once more, as some buying came in for the stock even with increased selling and Sagicor Group returned to the listing having been pushed out in the prior week.
The average PE ratio for the Junior Market Top stocks is at 7.3 and the PE for the main market TOP 10, ends the week at 6.9. The average PE for the overall main market trades at 13.2 and 13.2 for Junior Market, based on 2017 estimated earnings.
At the close of the week, IC Insider.com’s TOP 10 stocks now trade at an average discount of 45 percent to the average of the market for Junior Market Top stocks and it remains at 48 percent for the main market.

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Dominant Jamaica Producers

September 8, 2017 by

Jamaica Producers trades 1,097,168 shares at $15.

Jamaica Producers continues to trade in large quantities at a very high valuation that is well above the market’s average, suggesting that investors expect high growth in profits going forward. Sterling Investment was the second largest trade with the price falling back on Friday.
At the close of market activity, the last price securities traded at and the volumes changing hands are, Barita Investments climbing $1 higher to $9 with 25,000 shares, Berger Paints rising 5 cents to close at $12.15 with 73,884 shares, as investors’ interest gains momentum and ignoring the buyout offer of $10.88 per share by the Ansa McAl Group. Following the annual General Meeting of Cable and Wireless the stock price climbed 17 cents, closing at $1.20 with 952,364 shares exchanged. Caribbean Cement jumped $2 and closed at $30, with 81,000 shares, Carreras ended at $108 with 121,376 shares, Ciboney Group exchanged 360,866 shares at 18 cents and closed with 2,100,000 shares on the bid at 18 cents. Grace Kennedy lost 90 cents in closing at $42 with 900,221 shares, Jamaica Broilers closed at $17.50, trading $1 lower with 107,977 shares, Jamaica Producers closed at $15 with 1,097,168 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 2 cents to close at $6.28 exchanging 34,897 shares, JMMB Group traded 40 cents lower to $21.50 with 198,788 shares. Kingston Wharves lost 35 cents to close at $30.50 with 171,000 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.46 after losing 4 cents with 1,428 units, NCB Financial Group rose 50 cents to $90 with 60,590 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.40 with 11,970 stock units. PanJam Investment added 2 cents to end at $33.50 with 16,620 shares, Pulse Investments gained of 5 cents and closed at $1.85 with 138,498 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.25 with 30,489 shares, Sagicor Group exchanged 17,630 shares at $33.25, Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined 39 cents to $10.60, with 596,500 shares, Salada Foods traded 500 shares at $8.50, Scotia Group jumped $2.01 higher to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $60 with 144,647 stock units, Scotia Investments closed $1.50 higher to $37 with 76,000 shares, Sterling Investments closed at $12 with 1,002,600 stock units Supreme Ventures lost 1 cent and closed at $11, with 118,874 shares. Margaritaville Turks US ordinary share closed at 30 US cents with 1,596 units, Proven Investments US ordinary share lost 1 US cent trading 10,566 units at 23 US cents, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.20, gaining 4 cents with 119,733 units and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share exchanged 210,000 units at $2.

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TTSE inched upwards on Friday

September 8, 2017 by
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Trading fell off on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday as 11 securities changed hands compared to 14 on Thursday with all three indices rising modestly. Guardian Holdings and Clico Investment led with 51 percent and 37 percent respectively of the value of securities exchanged.
At the close, 2 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 6 were unchanged as 459,886 units traded valued at $6,474,935 compared to Thursday’s trades of 478,341 valued at $14,743,320.
The Composite Index rose 0.26 points to 1,241.95, the All T&T Index gained 0.19 points to 1,789.05 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.05 points to close at 93.33.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings closed trading at $15.15 after the price rose 15 cents, with 594 shares changing hands and Massy Holdings gained 3 cents in closing at $8.95 trading 300 shares.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are Guardian Holdings with a loss of 5 cents, to close at $16.55 with 198,091 shares valued at $3,278,320. JMMB Group fell 1 cent and closed at $1.30 with 104,216 shares and Republic Financial Holdings closed 2 cents lower to $101.90 with 1,537 shares.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close are Clico Investment closing at $20.50 with 118,036 shares valued at $2,418,889, First Citizens trading 5,105 units at $31.68. National Enterprises closed at $10.48 with 10,010 shares, Sagicor Financial remained at $8.50 with 21,429 shares, Trinidad Cement traded just 68 shares at $4.20 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 500 shares at $22.01.

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All Jamaica at 510,000 points in 2018

September 8, 2017 by

The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange broke through resistance at 290,000 points on the All Jamaica Composite Index this week thanks mostly to a big surge in the price of Scotia Group to a record $57.99.
The All Jamaica Composite Index closed on Thursday at 293,186.46 points having hit 296,779.53 early in the day and technical indicators point to much higher levels in the months ahead and should 510,000 points by the end of 2018 before a great deal of resistance.
The central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points recently and that seems to be lending support to the market, but apart from the movement in Scotia, there are not much gains evident in most stocks, except for what appears to be some amount of increased trading. The accompanying chart shows the next two levels of resistance, around 370,000 points and 510,000 points on the All Jamaica Composite. Those levels seem some distant away but should be reached in 2018. The first level is 26 percent away and the other 74 percent away.
Stocks to watch as the market ride on, include Barita Investments, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, NCB Financial Group, JMMB Group, Sagicor Group, Scotia Group and Supreme Ventures.

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Falling stocks overwhelmed rising ones

September 7, 2017 by

The main market the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed higher on Thursday with the All Jamaica Composite Index jumping 2,646.72 points to a record close at 293,186.46, the JSE Market Index climbed 2,411.46 points to record close of 267,126.05 after trading much higher in the morning session.
The sharp rise was due primarily to gains in Scotia Group as the advance decline ratio was a negative 3 to 1.
In market activity, the volume of securities trading with their last prices are: Barita Investments with a loss of $1, closed at $8 with 18,827 shares, Berger Paints falling 40 cents to close at $12.10 with 137,727 stock units, Cable and Wireless with a loss of 3 cents, to $1.03 with 686,724 shares. Caribbean Cement closed at $28, dropping $2.05 with 81,597 units,Carreras closed at $108 with 51,674 shares, Grace Kennedy traded at $42.90 with 16,980 shares. Jamaica Broilers closed at $18.50 with 1,846,484 stocks, Jamaica Producers lost 70 cents and closed at $15 with 32,069 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.30, with a loss of 5 cents and exchanging 35,994 units, JMMB Group traded 193,740 shares at $21.90. Kingston Properties closed 50 cents lower to $7 with 88,633 stock units, Kingston Wharves added 85 cents to close at $30.85 with 8,125 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.50, losing 35 cents with 501,020 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded $1.50 lower to $89.50 with 104,077 stock units, 1834 Investments closed at $1.40 with 1,402 shares. PanJam Investment added 1 cent to close at $33.48 with 17,094 units, Portland JSX exchanged 14,800 shares at $9.25, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.25, while losing 4 cents with 89,511 stocks, Sagicor Group ended at $33.25, with gains of 39 cents trading 46,363 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $10.99, gaining 1 cent with 30,998 shares, Salada Foods with a loss of 10 cents, closed at $8.50 with 53,870 units, Scotia Group traded 136,129 shares at $57.99, Seprod lost 60 cents, closing at $29.90 with 12,330 shares, Sterling Investments gained 60 cents, closing at $12.90 with 500 shares, Supreme Ventures closed at $11.01, losing 99 cents with 31,370 shares. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23.99 US cents with 16,400 units, Productive Business Solutions US ordinary shares closed at 60 US cents with 3,210 units, JMMB Group US 6% preference share ended at US$1.12 with 800 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% cumulative redeemable preference share traded $5 lower to $100 with 89,100 units.

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Scotia stars again

September 6, 2017 by

Jacqueline Sharp

Scotia Group remains the star performer on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and is almost the sole stock resulting in the main market hitting new record highs in the past two weeks.
Although the stock traded at $57.99 with a gain of nearly $3 and the advance decline ratio was strongly positive, the market indices slipped at the close on Wednesday.
In wider market activity, the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Barita Investments with a loss of 50 cents in closing at $9 with just 350 shares, Berger Paints closing 34 cents higher to $12.50 with 56,008 shares. Cable and Wireless gained 1 cent, to end at $1.06 with 14,000 shares, Caribbean Cement with a gains of $3.55, closed at $30.05 with 51,576 stock units,Carreras closing at $108 with 65,566 shares, Grace Kennedy added 90 cents and closed at $42.90 with 273,004 shares. Jamaica Broilers rose 79 cents, to $18.50 with 2,900 shares, Jamaica Producers ended with a loss of 10 cents, at $15.70 with 630 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.35 with 4,292 shares and JMMB Group traded 90 cents higher to $21.90 with 92,900 shares. Kingston Wharves gained 47 cents to close at $30 with 12,645 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.85 with 101,445 shares, NCB Financial Group closed $2.50 higher to $91 with 51,608 shares, 138 Student Living closed at $4.75 with 1,216 shares, 1834 Investments gained 6 cents to close at $1.40 with 1,898 shares. PanJam Investment added 44 cents to close at $33.47 with 10,550 stock units, Radio Jamaica rose 7 cents to $1.29, with 5,719 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $32.86 trading 927,951 units, Salada Foods closed at $8.60 with 100,500 shares, Scotia Group traded $2.99 higher to close at a new high of $57.99 with 153,874 shares, Scotia Investments exchanged 2,025 shares at $35.50, Seprod closed at $30.50 with 2,850 shares, Sterling Investments with a loss of 50 cents, closed at $12.30 with 998,453 shares, Supreme Ventures closed at $12, losing 65 cents with 5,514 shares changing hands. erotic job escorts near me. Margaritaville Turks US ordinary shares closed at 30 US cents with 3,970 units traded, Proven Investments US ordinary share closed at 23.99 US cents, down from 24 cents, with 1,050,020 units, Productive Business Solutions US ordinary shares closed at 60 US cents with 900 units and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share ended at $2 with 242,935 units trading.

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Scotiabank dominates in Trinidad

September 6, 2017 by

Scotiabank dominated trading on the TTSE

Activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday resulted in 15 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Tuesday with all indices recording gains. Scotiabank was the lead trade with 68 percent of the value of securities traded.
At the close, 4 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 9 were unchanged as a mere 270,045 shares traded at a value of $9,569,576 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 1,180,284 units valued at $18,912,930.
The Composite Index gained 0.43 points to 1,241.97, the All T&T Index gained 0.46 points to 1,789.42 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.05 points to 93.28 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of securities rising and the volume changing hands are JMMB Group with a gain of 1 cent and closed at $1.31 with 8,210 shares, National Enterprises closed at $10.48, with a 1 cent gain trading 148 units, Scotiabank closed 7 cents higher to $58.10 with 111,430 shares valued at $6,474,077, and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended with a gain of 1 cent, in closing at $22.01 with 9,598 shares.
Losses| Clico Investment slumped to a 52 weeks’ low of $20.59, having lost 1 cent to close at $20.50 with 63,948 shares valued at $1,314,018 changing hands and Republic Financial Holdings traded 1 cent lower to $101.90 with 1,246 shares.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices and volume of securities traded unchanged at the close of trading are Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $40 with 400 shares, First Citizens exchanged 12,130 shares at $31.68 valued at $384,341, First Caribbean International traded 30,333 shares at $8, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.85 with 9,413 shares. Guardian Holdings remained at $16.60 with 9,059 shares, Massy Holdings held firm at $48.92 with 12,065 shares, One Caribbean Media exchanged 500 shares at $14.50, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.65 with 50 shares and Sagicor Financial ended the day at $8.50 with 1,515 units changing hands.

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Trading jumps sharply on TTSE – Tuesday

September 5, 2017 by

NCBFG closed back at a record of $5.05 on the TTSE on Tuesday.

Trading picked up strongly on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday as 16 securities changed hands compared to 13 on Monday leading to 1,180,284 units valued at $18,912,930.
Monday’s trading resulted in only 147,790 units valued at $1,500,893. On Tuesday trading was dominated by Massy Holdings with 55 percent of the value of stocks that traded followed by Sagicor Financial with 20 percent as 6 stocks advanced, 3 declining and 7 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index rose 1.45 points to 1,241.54, the All T&T Index gained 0.04 points to 1,788.96 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.39 points to 93.23 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are Agostini’s gaining 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $20.51 with 1,621 shares, First Citizens closed at $31.68, with a 1 cent gain in trading 7,969 shares, NCB Financial Group closed 5 cents and closed back at a recent 52 weeks’ high of $5.05 with 180,000 shares valued at $907,000. Republic Financial Holdings ended with a gain of 1 cent, in closing at $101.91 with 55 shares, Sagicor Financial advanced 20 cents to $8.50 with 452,106 shares valued at $3,840,314 and Scotiabank traded 2,575 shares at $58.03, having gained 1 cent.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining with volume changing hands are Ansa McAL trading 20 cents lower to $65.80 with 1,000 shares, JMMB Group with a loss of 1 cent to close at $1.30 with 1,930 shares and West Indian Tobacco with a loss of 2 cents, closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.47 with 490 shares.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities remaining unchanged and the volume trading are Clico Investments that closed at $20.60 with 27,562 shares valued at $567,761, First Caribbean International exchanged 154,417 shares at $8 valued at $1,235,336, Grace Kennedy traded 51,000 shares at $2.85. Massy Holdings held firm at $48.92 with 211,025 shares valued at $10,323,313, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.65 with 2,739 shares, Scotia Investments remained at $2.20 with 30,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 55,795 shares at $22 valued at $1,227,490.

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Broilers dominates Monday’s trading

September 4, 2017 by

Trading activity rose on Monday in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange with 9,375,844 units valued at $169,350,761 changing hands, but one stock, Jamaica Broilers dominated trading, accounting for 7.49 million units and 80 percent of the volume traded.
Three stocks ended trading at record closing prices as demand grows for a selective group of companies.
At the close of the market the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Barita Investments with gains of $2.15 and closing trading $10.25 with 45,000 units changing hands, Berger Paints closed 90 cents higher to $11.50 with 2,600 shares, Cable and Wireless gained 3 cents in closing at $1.08 with 142,022 shares, Caribbean Cement ending with a loss of 50 cents, to $26.50 with 499,169 units. Carreras closed at $107.55, losing 45 cents with 18,336 stock units, Grace Kennedy with a loss of 80 cents, closed at $41.20 with 9,576 shares. Jamaica Broilers traded $1.10 lower to $17.85 with 7,492,431 shares, Jamaica Producers gained 5 cents to close at $15.10 with 2,190 shares, JMMB Group lost 9 cents to close at $21.40 with 20,818 shares. Kingston Wharves closed at $30.79 with 2,955 shares, Mayberry Investments with gains of 16 cents, closed at $4.46 with 5,470 shares, NCB Financial Group fell 50 cents to close at $89.50 with 6,379 shares, 1834 Investments closed at $1.34 with 27,300 shares. Portland JSX exchanged 2,000 shares at $9.25, Pulse Investments lost 4 cents, closing at $1.95 with 195,848 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.23, adding 1 cent with 36,482 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Group closed $1.25 lower to $32.85 trading 8,070 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended at $10.99, after losing 97 cents with 10,000 shares trading, Salada Foods closed at $8.50 with 200,000 shares, Scotia Group jumped $2, to a record close of $52 with 93,121 shares traded, Sterling Investments gained 10 cents, closing at $12.85 with 100 units, Supreme Ventures closed at $12.90 with 505,077 shares. Margaritaville Turks US ordinary share closed at 30 US cents with 2,904 units, Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 24 US cents with 2,298 units, recently listed Productive Business Solutions US ordinary share closed at a record high of 72 US cents, gaining US12 cents with 500 units, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share ended at $1.16 with 50,000 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% cumulative redeemable share closed with a gain of $5 at a record high of $105 with 900 shares.

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