Price movements of Jamaica Stock Exchange main market stocks drove the indices up sharply at the close on Friday, with a slightly negative advance decline ratio. While declining stocks were greater than advancing ones, big gains of $2.99 in the price of NCB Financial, 4 cents in Cable & Wireless, 50 cents in Jamaica Producers and $2.05 for Pan Jam Investment, helped in pushing the overall market value higher.
A moderate trading ended, with the All Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,880.59 points to close at 256,031.54, the JSE Market Index climbed 1,713.43 points to 233,273.75 and the JSE US dollar market index inched higher by 0.32 points to close at 188.43.
At the close of trading, 23 securities changed hands in the main market with 2 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 10 stocks advancing and 11 declining. The main market ended with 1,934,322 units valued at $34,659,775 changing hands compared to 1,519,865 units valued at $35,445,679 at the close on Thursday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 40,774 units valued at US$15,747 bringing the total of all trades to J$36,681,675.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
The main market ended trading with an average of 84,101 units valued at $1,506,947 for each security traded compared to an average of 58,456 units valued at $1,363,295. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 118,550 units with an average value of $2,611,033 compared with an average of 121,011 units with an average value of $2,689,896 on the previously traded. The average volume and value for June ended at 218,951 units with an average value of $3,871,959.
In market activity, Berger Paints lost $1 and closed at $15, trading 7,279 shares, Cable and Wireless gained 4 cents to close at 94 cents with 370,842 stock units traded, Caribbean Cement closed at $25.75, gaining 75 cents with an exchange of 116,583 shares, Carreras dropped $2.25 to close at $88, with 5,524 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy closed at $41.99, with a loss of 1 cent trading 3,636 shares. Jamaica Broilers closed at $18, gaining 50 cents while exchanging 12,940 shares, Jamaica Producers traded 70,303 shares at $14. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed 49 cents lower to $6, with 412,335 shares traded, JMMB Group exchanged 9,435 shares at $19.20, having gained 20 cents, Kingston Properties closed at $7.15 trading 12,526 units, Kingston Wharves declined $2 to close at $29 exchanging 15,846 units. NCB Financial Group jumped $2.99 to close at $75, after exchanging 45,368 shares, 1834 Investments traded 78,774 shares at $1.35, PanJam Investment closed at $32.50, gaining $2.05 with a turnover of 20,647 shares, Proven Investments added 2 cents to close at $24.67 exchanging 34,000 shares and Pulse Investments closed at $2.49, with gains of 24 cents and 34,600 shares changing owners. Sagicor Group lost 66 cents, with an exchange of 6,200 shares, to close at $31.75, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $11.20, with a loss of 70 cents and 11,000 units being switching. Scotia Group traded $1 lower to $41 with 161,924 shares traded, Seprod lost 20 cents, closing at $29.75 trading 460,673 shares, Supreme Ventures fell 20 cents to $7.50, with an exchange of 24,297 shares. Proven Investments US ordinary shares gained 0.01 US cent to close at 24 US cents trading 34,000 units, Proven 8.25% preference share closed at $4.98, losing 2 cents with 9,700 units traded, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share gained 5 cents to close at $2.10, with 9,890 units changing hands and JMMB Group US 6% preference share traded 6,774 units at US$1.12.
Falling stocks pull down T&T market
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday resulted in 10 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Thursday with 2 advancing, 5 falling and 3 remaining unchanged as 331,248 shares were exchanged at a value of $3,574,568 compared to Thursday’s trades of 657,514 valued at $3,235,396.
The Composite Index declined 0.51 points to 1,206.93, the All T&T Index fell 0.14 points to 1,789.76 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.12 point to 83.62.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Scotia Investments gained 3 cents to close at $2.10, with 284,235 shares trading at a value of $595,318 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.83, with gains of 2 cents while exchanging 5,517 shares.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $22.39 trading 2,548 shares, JMMB Group closed at $1.20, losing 4 cents in exchanging 709 shares, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $49.97 with 7,553 shares changing hands at a value of $377,461. National Flour Mills lost 5 cents in an exchange of 4,150 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.15 and West Indian Tobacco closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.83 and losing 1 cent with 15,498 shares changing hands, valued at $1,950,113.
Firm Trades| Bourse Brazil Latin Fund remained at $8.08, with 5,000 shares trading, First Citizens traded 6,000 shares at $31.65 and Republic Financial Holdings exchanged 38 shares at $101.90.
Falling stock prices dominate TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday resulted in 14 securities changing hands compared to 8 on Wednesday and closed with 1 stock advancing, 5 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with 657,514 shares traded at a value of $3,235,396 compared to 178,897 valued at $3,598,053 on Wednesday.
The Composite Index declined 0.43 points to 1,207.44, the All T&T Index dropped 0.14 points to 1,789.90 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.10 point to 83.74.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.81, with a 1 cent gain in exchanging 11,721 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group traded at $1.24, losing 1 cent exchanging 510,115 shares valued at $629,145, Massy Holdings was down 2 cents to $49.98 with 500 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings closed 6 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $10.64 trading 4,000 shares. Sagicor Financial lost 2 cents in an exchange of 4,056 shares to close at $8 and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $51.15, losing 10 cents with trades of 26,115 shares valued at $1,335,559.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings exchanged 935 units at $15.01, Ansa McAL remained at $66 trading 3,000 shares, Clico Investment closed at $22.40, with trades of 2,194 shares, First Caribbean International held firm at $7.62 exchanging 5,400 shares. First Citizens traded 10,766 shares at $31.65 valued at $340,744, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.76, with an exchange of 60,000 shares, National Enterprises closed at $10.49 trading 4,698 shares and NCB Financial Group exchanged 14,014 shares at $4.07.
Big drop in main market index – Wednesday
Trading levels remained low on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with just $40 million worth of stocks changing hands. At the close of trading, 24 securities changed hands in the main market with 3 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 7 stocks advancing and 6 declining.
The All Jamaica Composite Index declined 1,669.64 points to close at 254,226.85, the JSE Market Index declined 1,521.23 points to 231,629.47 and the JSE US dollar market index jumped 11.41 points to close at 188.43.
The main market ended with 1,667,980 units valued at $ 40,302,237 changing hands compared to 5,694,099 units valued at $160,330,278 at the close on Tuesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 2,760,256 units valued at US$1,001,978, bringing the total of all trades to J$168,555,462 .
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 69,499 units valued at $1,679,260 for each security traded compared to an average of 227,764 units valued at $6,413,211. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 125,823 units at an average value of $2,791,942 compared with an average of 130,517 units with an average value of $2,884,666 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for June ended at 218,951 units with an average value of $3,871,959.
In market activity, Berger Paints gained 50 cents to close at $14.50 while exchanging 7,080 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at 94 cents, with 63,481 stock units swapping owners, Caribbean Cement gained 20 cents to close at $24.70 with an exchange of 5,915 shares, Carreras closed at $89, with 5,704 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy declined 50 cents to close at $41 trading 51,098 shares. Jamaica Broilers closed at $18 exchanging 432,020 shares, Jamaica Producers traded at $14.98 with 6,438 shares changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.10, with of 86,353 shares trading, JMMB Group lost 1 cent, closing at $19 while exchanging 56,479 shares, Kingston Properties traded 13,150 units after losing 80 cents to close at $8, Kingston Wharves closed at $30.40, with gains of 10 cents trading 200 units. Mayberry Investments exchanged 72,745 shares at $4.52, NCB Financial Group held firm at $72.50, with 51,061 shares traded, 1834 Investments added 2 cents to close at $1.35, with trades of 77,058 units, PanJam Investment closed at $33.20 with 5,285 shares changing owners, Portland JSX lost 50 cents to close at $10 trading only 450 shares, Pulse Investments closed at $2, losing 35 cents with 5,000 shares changing owners, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.38, with trades of 60,959 shares. Sagicor Group exchanged 24,933 shares at $31.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $12, with a loss of 24 cents and 22,021 units trading. Scotia Group exchanged 525,595 shares at $41.50, Scotia Investments gained 40 cents to close at $36.40 trading 353 units, Supreme Venture held firm at $7.90, with trades of 65,108 shares. Margaritaville Turks US ordinary shares closed at 36 US cents, with gains of 0.04 US cents in trading 2,700,000 units, Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 24 US cents, gaining 0.01 US cents exchanging 41,430 units and JMMB Group US 6% preference share traded 18,826 units at US$1.12.
TTSE market index rises
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, resulted in just 8 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Tuesday and closed with 2 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 4 holding firm.
Only 178,897 shares traded at a value of $3,598,053, sharply down from 664,912 units valued at $10,209,762, on Tuesday.
The Composite Index advanced 0.53 points to 1,207.89, the All T&T Index rose 0.40 points to 1,790.07 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.09 points to 83.84.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International closed trading at $7.62, gaining 2 cents in exchanging 108,213 shares valued at $824,583 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 20 cents to close at $21.80, in trading 2,600 shares.
Losses| Clico Investment closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $22.40, losing 9 cents in an exchange of 28,631 shares valued at $641,334 and West Indian Tobacco lost 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.84 trading just 26 units.
Firm Trades| 4,030 shares of JMMB Group traded at $1.25 followed by Republic Financial Holdings with 431 units at $101.90, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.02, trading 110 shares and Scotiabank at $58.02 while exchanging 34,856 shares valued at $2,022,345.
14 stocks drop on Tuesday 4 rise
Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with 5,694,099 units valued at $160,330,278 changing hands in main market trading, compared to 994,217 units valued at $13,640,909 at the close on Monday leading to a negative advance decline ratio.
At the close of trading, 25 securities changed hands in the main market with 2 trading in the US dollar market, leading to just 4 stocks advancing and 13 declining. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 1,938,578 units valued at US$450,229, bringing the total of all trades in both markets to J$217,959,583.
The market indices slipped a bit, with the All Jamaica Composite Index declining by just 25.59 points to 255,896.49, the JSE Market Index declined 23.31 points to 233,150.70 and the JSE US dollar market index lost 4.84 points to close at 177.02.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 227,764 units valued at $6,413,211 for each security traded compared to an average of 45,192 units valued at $620,041. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 129,324 units with an average value of $2,758,273 compared with an average of 121,676 units with an average value of $2,563,889 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for June ended at 218,951 units with an average value of $3,871,959.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded $2 lower to close at $14, with an exchange of 3,842 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at 94 cents, with 20,000 stock units trading, Caribbean Cement exchanged 19,667 shares at $24.50, Carreras closed at $89, with 2,993 units changing hands while Grace Kennedy traded 44 cents lower to $41.50 with 82,361 shares. Jamaica Broilers closed at $18 exchanging 16,506 shares, Jamaica Producers gained 48 cents to close at $14.98 with 16,037 shares changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.10, losing 40 cents with trades of 10,557 shares, JMMB Group lost 24 cents, closing at $19.01 exchanging 12,633 stock units, Kingston Properties traded 2,288 units, after losing 5 cents to close at $8.80, Kingston Wharves closed at $30.30, with gains of 30 cents trading only 450 units. Mayberry Investments lost 13 cents to close at $4.52 with 1,000 units being switched, NCB Financial Group added 50 cents to close at $72.50, after exchanging 24,371 shares, 1834 Investments lost 4 cents to close at $1.33, with trades of 2,701 units
138 Student Living, closed at $4.55 trading 6,468 shares, PanJam Investment traded 71 cents lower, to $33.20 with 10,840 shares changing owners, Portland JSX closed at $10.50 trading 13,000 shares, Proven Investments gained 2 cents to close at $24.65 with 1,952,814 shares exchanged, Pulse Investments closed at $2.35, with a loss of 24 cents trading 24,559 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.38, losing 12 cents with 3,536 shares changing hands. Sagicor Group traded 3,184,156 shares at $31.50, having lost 50 cents, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $12.24, with a loss of $1.26 and 21,400 units trading. Scotia Group exchanged 68,270 shares at $41.50, Supreme Venture lost 5 cents to close at $7.90, with trades of 143,650 shares. Proven Investments US ordinary share closed at 22.75 US cents, losing 0.01 US cents, trading 1,928,578 units, JMMB 7.5% preference share closed at $2, with an exchange of 50,000 units and JMMB Group US 6% preference share closed US$1.12 trading 10,000 units.
Trading in Trinidad picks up – Tuesday
Trading picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday with 664,912 shares were exchanged at a value of $10,209,762 compared to Monday with 180,831 valued at $8,268,271, market activity emanated from 13 securities changing hands in contrast to 7 on Monday.
Agostini’s accounted for 50 percent of the value of stocks traded followed by Scotiabank with 34 percent as the market indices all rose by the close of trading and leading to 4 securities rising in price, 2 falling and 7 remaining unchanged.
At the end of market activity, the Composite Index gained 0.08 points to 1,207.36, the All T&T Index rose 0.09 points to 1,789.67 and the Cross Listed Index was up 0.01 point to 83.75.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Agostini’s closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $20.01, gaining 1 cent after trading 255,988 shares valued at $5,122,320, Grace Kennedy gained 1 cent, closing at $2.76 with an exchange of 218,347 shares valued at $602,468, Guardian Holdings advanced to $16.16, with a 2 cents gain in exchanging 310 units and Massy Holdings closed at $50, rising by 1 cent, trading of 11,381 shares at valued at $569,050.
Losses| Clico Investment closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $22.49, losing 1 cent but traded at a low of $2.44 before closing trading with 2,700 shares and Sagicor Financial lost 2 cents to close at $8.02, with 8,172 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings traded 55 units at $15.01, Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $40, with an exchange of 1,964 shares, First Citizens closed at $31.65, with 826 units changing hands. JMMB Group exchanged 25,000 shares at $1.25, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $101.90 trading only 8 units, Scotiabank closed at $58.02, with trades of 60,001 shares valued at $3,481,258 and Scotia Investments held firm at $2.07 exchanging 80,160 shares.