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NCB is positioning to rally on JSE

September 14, 2015 by IC Insider.com

NCB’s new branch on Constant Spring Road Kingston.

At the end of trading National Commercial Bank (NCB) is getting ready to move with supply declining with only 6 offers posted, by three brokers reflecting a desire to sell less than 50,000 units in total. Supply is most likely more than the amount shown, normally the offers to sell would be much more than that now posted.
NCB is expected to report full year results to the end of September by the first week in November that is projected by IC Insider to exceed $5 per share.

Market activity was moderate, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday and ended with just 21 securities changing hands as 3,950,878 units, valued at $35,988,729 traded. At the end 6 stocks gained, compared to 7 that declined in all market segments, helping the indices to eke out some small gains.
JSE Market Index gained only 31.04 points to 98,181.02, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose just 34.68 points to 108,679.10 and the JSE combined index added 131.70 points to end at 101,326.97.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with offers that were lower, an indication that the sideways movement of the market should continue.
In trading, Cable and Wireless had 87,813 shares changing hands to close at 48 cents, Carreras traded 19,345 shares at $50, for a 17 cents loss, JMMB Group had 1,010,000 shares

changing hands at $7.69 after shedding 1 cent. Mayberry Investments ended with 108,159 units trading at $2.81 while gaining 10 cents, NCB with 633,190 shares changing hands, closed at $30. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 445,452 units at $6.95 while losing 55 cents. Supreme Ventures traded 40,015 shares but lost 50 cents in ending at $3.40, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 98,354 units at $2, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 19,143 units at $2.85 with a 3 cents loss and Proven Investments preference share with 480,050 units traded closed at $5 for a 10 cents gain.

Filed Under: JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Cable & Wireless, JMMB, JMMB Group, Mayberry, National Commercial Bank, Proven Investments, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Supreme Ventures

TCL at 52 weeks’ high on TTSE

September 14, 2015 by IC Insider.com

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed Monday with Trinidad Cement closing at $3 for 52 weeks’ high on a day when 13 securities changed hands. The price of 2 stocks rose, 3 declined and 8 traded with price unchanged as a total of 614,459 units traded, valued at $2,225,277.
At the close, the Composite Index fell 0.13 points to 1,146.57, the All T&T Index lost 0.26 points to 1,949.89 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 45.03.
Gains| Massey Holdings closed with 250 units trading with a 1 cent gain at $62.49 and Trinidad Cement closing at $3 with 406,706 units valued at $1,219,776 changing hands after gaining 24 cents.
Losses| Angostura Holdings with 1,772 shares changing hands, closed at $14, after losing 50 cents, Clico Investment Fund trade with a volume of 9,120 shares valued at $205,258, at the close the price slipped 2 cents to $22.50 and Point Lisas traded 5,000 shares at $4.06, after losing 1 cent.
Firm Trades| ANSA McAL contributed 595 shares in trading, to close at $67.25, First Citizens Bank had 411 shares changing hands to end at $35, Guardian Holdings with 145 shares changing hands, closed at $13.91, Guardian Media traded 17,900 shares with the price remaining at $19.77, for a value of $353,883. JMMB Group traded 20,238 shares at 42 cents, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 13,000 shares changing hands at $6, Scotia Investments closed with 139,004 shares valued at $222,982 changing hands, unchanged at $1.60 and closed with buying for 239,763 shares on the bid at $1.60 and Scotiabank closed with 318 shares changing hands unchanged at $62.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, Ansa Mcal, clico, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Guardian Holdings, Guardian Media, JMMB, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, Point Lisas, Sagicor, Scotia, Scotia Investments, Trinidad Cement

Sagicor Real Estate Fund tops trading on JSE

September 11, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 12,553,254 units days after the company reported a successful rights issue that raised $5.2 billion. Most trading took place at $6.95, in shares crossed by Scotia Investments as brokers for clients. The stock price ended at $7.50 at the close, after losing 50 cents.
Market activity generally, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with just 31 securities changing hands as 19,174,117 units, valued at $129,515,704 were exchanged. Sagicor Real Estate Fund accounted for a large portion of the monetary consideration. Seprod also chipped in with a fair amount. At the end, 8 stocks gained, compared to 11 that declined in all market segments. The JSE Market Index declined 648.07 points to 98,149.98, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 724.25 points to 108,644.42 and the JSE combined index lost 916.38 points to end at 101,195.27.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless had 1,700,000 shares changing hands to close at 48 cents, Caribbean Cement traded 10,000 shares at $8, for a 38 cents gain. Desnoes & Geddes traded 779,322 shares at $7, JMMB Group had 13,100 shares changing hands at $7.70 after gaining 5 cents,
Sagicor Group with 32,614 shares changing hands, closed at $13 with a 30 cents increase. Scotia Group traded 110,575 units in closing at $23.80, for a fall of 32 cents, Seprod traded 1,813,740 shares at $14 while losing 60 cents. Supreme Ventures traded 210.509 shares but lost 24 cents in ending at $3.90, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 91,890 units at 19.9 US cents after rising 0.004 cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 200,000 units at $2.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Desnoes and Geddes’, Jamaica Money Market Brokers, JMMB Group, National Commercial Bank, Proven Investments, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Seprod, Supreme Ventures

Gleaner trades 19m shares on JSE

September 10, 2015 by IC Insider.com

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Market activity was halted on the Jamaica Stock Exchange due to technical issues that occurred around mid-day a Jamaica Stock Exchange source indicated to IC Insider. Trading resumed at 3 PM and closed at 3:30.
Not many more securities traded after resumption, but 19 million Gleaner shares changed hands, 18,996,993 units were bought through Victoria Mutual Wealth Management and sold by Mayberry Investments from house inventory at 3:17:44 PM with a value of $36,094,287.
Trading ended with just 23 securities changing hands as 23,173,353 units, valued at $96,919,052 were exchanged. At the end 13 stocks gained, compared to only 2 on Wednesday and 4 declined in all market segments.
The JSE Market Index rose 2.14 points to 98,798.05, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index added only 2.40 points to 109,368.67 and the JSE combined index gained 52.07 points to end at 102,111.65.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless had 1,263,154 shares changing hands to close at 48 cents, down 2 cents, Carreras traded 379,430 units at $50.25, gaining 25 cents from Wednesday’s close, Gleaner Company traded 19 million units in two trades at $1.90, after adding 5 cents. Jamaica Broilers traded at $5.90 at the end with 66,961 shares changing ownership after gaining 30 cents. Jamaica Producers added $1.90 to $18 with 171,230 units trading. The Jamaica Stock Exchange shares added 5 cents with 8,465 shares changing hands at $7.55, JMMB Group had 52,374 shares changing hands at $7.65, National Commercial Bank traded 136,629 shares and closed at $30, Sagicor Group with 22,400 shares changing hands, closed at $12.70 with a 20 cents increase. Scotia Group traded 134,944 units in closing at $24.12 for an increased just 2 cents and Proven Investments ordinary share, traded 1,208,025 units at 19.5 US cents after losing 0.05 cents.

Filed Under: JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Cable & Wireless, Gleaner, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, JMMB, JMMB Group, National Commercial Bank, Proven Investments, Sagicor Group, Scotia Group, Victoria Mutual Wealth Management

Cable & Wireless jumps 11% on JSE

September 3, 2015 by IC Insider.com

C&W which just ditched the Lime brand for Flow, gained nearly 11% in trading on Thursday

Cable and Wireless gained almost 11 percent with more than half of the shares changing hands on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with more than 4.7 million units on Thursday, up from Wednesday’s 2,882,269 units as the stock comes in for increasing demand with the merger with Flow progressing.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with all active indices falling with advancing and declining stocks being evenly matched as was the case on Wednesday. A total of 31 securities changed hands, resulting in 7,916,489 units trading, valued at $29,539,131, with 8 stocks rising, 8 declining in all market segments. The JSE Market Index fell 245.83 points to 97,783.73. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index declined 274.77 points to 108,234.94 at support level on the downside and the JSE combined index fell 50.41 points to end at 101,002.73.

IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless rose 5 cents with 4,748,662 units and closed at 52 cents. At the close, visible bids exist for 41,500 shares at 45 cents and ranging between 40 cents and 44 cents, a total of 397,000 units, well down on amount on Wednesday’s bids of 2.46 million units at 40 cents and above. On offer between 52 and 55 cents, are 6 visible offers to sell 2.58 million shares. Caribbean Cement had 11,300 shares changing hands stock for a loss of 5 cents to $7.85, Carreras closed at $50 for a loss of 30 cents while 274,344 units traded. Jamaica Broilers closed unchanged at $5.60 with 50,174 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank traded just 3,200 shares and closed with a fall of $1.94 at $28.06. Sagicor Group with 179,796 shares changing hands, closed unchanged at $12.57,

Sagicor Real Estate Fund landed 33,271 shares for a gain of 10 cents to end at $8, Scotia Group traded 22,000 units to close with a loss of 20 cents at $23.80, Scotia Investments ended at $27 while only 159,004 units traded. Proven Investments ordinary share, traded 15,346 units at 21 US cents, Supreme Ventures added 50 cents to end at $4 with 23,022 units changing hands, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 50,000 units at $2 and Proven Investments 8% preference share traded 110,400 units at $4.90 after trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.85.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Jamaica Broilers, JMMB Group, National Commercial Bank, Proven Investments, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Scotia Investments, Supreme Ventures

See-saw action continues on JSE

September 2, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Cable & Wireless HQ – the stock is in demand with the merger of Flow and C&W gathers pace.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading on Wednesday with main market indices rising with advancing and declining stocks evenly matched but with limited trading activity except for a 3 securities that had relatively high volumes. The market closed with 28 securities changing hands, resulting in 5,735,184 units trading, valued at $17,707,188, with 8 stocks rising, 8 declining in all market segments.
At the close, the JSE Market Index fell 245.83 points to 97,783.73. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index declined 274.77 points to 108,234.94 at support level on the downside and the JSE combined index fell 50.41 points to end at 101,002.73.

IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 9 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless rose just 1 cent with 2,882,269 (Tuesday 2,494,634) units and at 47 cents. At the close, visible bids exist for 1 million units at 46 cents, and ranging between 40 cents and 45 cents a total of 1.46 million units. On offer between 48 and 55 cents, are 11 visible offers to sell 3.3 million shares. Caribbean Cement had 797,607 shares changing hands for a loss of 10 cents to $7.90, Carreras closed at $50.30 as the price gained 80 cents while 7,380 units traded. Desnoes & Geddes traded 50,000 shares but lost 40 cents in closing at $6, Grace Kennedy had 38,552 units changing hands at

$64, Jamaica Broilers closed at $5.60 with 43,741 shares changing hands as the stock lost 80 cents. Sagicor Group with 40,000 shares changing hands, closed with a loss of 43 cents at $12.57, Scotia Group traded 14,800 units to close with a gain of 26 cents at $24, Scotia Investments ended at $27 while only 8,000 units traded but the stock traded in Trinidad at the equivalent of J$29.50 and with a bid to buy over 320,000 units at the same price. Proven Investments ordinary share, traded 15,346 units at 21 US cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 53,016 units at $2 and Proven Investments 8% preference share traded 135,594 units at $4.90.

Filed Under: JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Desnoes and Geddes’, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, JMMB Group, Proven Investments, Sagicor Group, Scotia Group, Scotia Investments

4 TTSE stocks up 3 down on Tuesday

September 1, 2015 by IC Insider.com

First Citizens gained 50 cents to close at $35 on Tuesday

After closing for the Independence holiday on Monday, the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed with 16 securities changing hands with the prices of 4 stocks rising, while the price of 3 declined and 9 traded with prices unchanged. A total of 177,287 shares traded, valued at $1,082,202.
At the close, the Composite Index advanced by 2.84 points to 1,144.38, the All T&T Index gained 1.88 points to 1,947.18 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.51 points to 44.81.
Gains| Agostini’s traded 2,711 shares and closed at $17.26 with a gain of 1 cent, First Citizens Bank had 5,503 shares changing hands to end with a gain of 50 cents at $35, National Commercial Bank traded 13,600 shares and gained 11 cents, to close at $1.63 and Scotiabank closed with 7,288 shares changing hands valued at $454,771 to gain 8 cents and end at $62.40.
Losses| JMMB Group ended with a loss of 2 cents in trading 30,000 shares at 43 cents, Massy Holdings had just 80 shares trading at $62.49 with a loss of 1 cent and National Flour Mills with 51,040 shares changing hands, ended at $2.05 after shedding 4 cents.
Firm Trades|, Ansa McAl traded 460 units to end at $67.25, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 1,298 shares and closed at $5, Grace Kennedy closed with 7,080 shares changing hands at $3.50,

up-at-guardian-holdings/”>Guardian Holdings added 1,949 shares to close at $12.90. One Caribbean Media traded only 80 shares with the price remaining at $22, Point Lisas traded 12,664 shares at $4.07, Prestige Holdings with 1,053 units changing hands ended at $9.89, Scotia Investments closed with 19,925 shares changing hands unchanged at $1.53 and Trinidad Cement ended at $2.75 with 22,556 shares changing hands.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Agostini's, Ansa Mcal, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Firstcaribbean International Bank, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Flour Mills, NCB, One Caribbean Media, Point Lisas, Prestige Holdings, Scotia, Scotia Investments, Trading Activity, Trinidad Cement

Declining stocks clobber advancers on JSE

August 26, 2015 by IC Insider.com

VMBS Wealth acquired the bulk of shares trading in connection with the pension funds they manage.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday closed with main market indices dropping, with declining stocks far exceeding advancing ones. The market closed with a fairly high participation rate of 38 securities changing hands, resulting in 33,498,729 units trading, valued at $379,007,378 with only 6 stocks rising, 19 declining, in all market segments. The big jump in the level of trading took place with a switch in ownership to VMBS Wealth of the pension fund portfolio in stocks.
At the close, the JSE Market Index fell 262.83 points to 98,086.58. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index lost 293.77 points to close at 108,573.44 and the JSE combined index dropped 272.27 points to end at 100,777.77.

IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading that reflects continuation of declining stocks having the upper hand over advancing ones. There was slightly less bias to the downside, than at the close of trading on Tuesday, with Wednesday’s reading of 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 9 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless fell 1 cent with 110,387 units and closed at 42 cents, Caribbean Cement had 54,911 units changing hands at $8, Carreras closed with 1,149,666 shares trading 50 cents lower at $49.49, with the bulk of the shares being a product of the VMBS Wealth pension portfolio shift. Grace Kennedy closed with 1,400,261 shares trading $64, Jamaica Broilers traded at $7 with just 1,000 shares changing hands, with a gain of $1.40. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 2,105,142 shares at $7.89, JMMB Group traded 8,582,455 shares, including shares associated with the VMBS Wealth pension fund change, to close at $7.52, Kingston Properties had 664,191 shares trading for a fall of $1.01 to end at $6.99, National Commercial Bank traded 569,187 shares to end with a decline of 73 cents at $28.02.

Pan Jamaican fell 25 cents to end at $61 with 802,473 units changing hands, Radio Jamaica traded 37,900 shares unchanged at $3.01, Sagicor Group with 2,973,500 shares changing hands, closed 5 cents higher at $13. Scotia Group traded 198,010 units to close with a loss of 60 cents at $23.76, Scotia Investments traded 440,000 shares to close at $27.69 for a fall of 1 cent, Supreme Ventures ended at $3.40 with 13,828 units to be down by 40 cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 100,000 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.94, for a loss of 4 cents.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Desnoes and Geddes’, Gleaner, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, JMMB Group, Kingston Properties, National Commercial Bank, Pan Jamaican, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Scotia Group, Scotia Investments, Seprod, Supreme Ventures, VMBS Wealth

JSE drops back again on Tuesday

August 25, 2015 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday closed with main market indices dropping once more with declining stocks exceeding advancing ones but with a big jump in the amount of money involved in the trades. The market closed with a fairly high participation rate of 32 securities changing hands.
there were 9,467,807 units trading, valued at $111,559,301 with JMMB Group and National Commercial Bank accounting for the largest trades. At the close 7 stocks rose, 10 declined, in all market segments and the JSE Market Index fell 422.05 points to 98,349.41. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index lost 471.73 points to close at 108,867.21 and the JSE combined index dropped 671.77 points to end at 101,050.04.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading that reflects continuation of declining stocks having the upper hand over advancing ones with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 12 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless gained 3 cents with 77,930 units and closed at 43 cents, Caribbean Cement had 436,403 units changing hands at $8, Carreras closed with 253,200 shares trading 91 cents lower at $49.50, Grace Kennedy closed with 500,134 shares trading $64, Jamaica Broilers traded at $5.60 with 119,948 shares changing hands. JMMB Group traded 1,957,370 shares to close 2 cents up at $7.52, Mayberry Investments ended with 200,000 shares changing hands to close at $3.40 for a gain of 52 cents, National Commercial Bank traded 980,250 shares to end with a decline of $1.25 at $28.75, Pan Jamaican gained 55 cents to end at $61.25 with 5,500 units changing hands. Radio Jamaica traded 20,000 shares unchanged at $3.01, Sagicor Group with 40,000 shares changing hands, closed 1 cent lower at $12.95, Sagicor Real Estate Fund with 76,290 shares closed 50 cents lower at $7.80. Scotia Group traded 200,000 units to close with a loss of $1.64 at $24.36, Supreme Ventures ended at $3.80 with 112,413 units to be up by 46 cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 499,600 units at $2.

Filed Under: JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Gleaner, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, JMMB Group, National Commercial Bank, Pan Jamaican, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Supreme Ventures

55% repo rate hike pressuring TTSE

August 25, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Massy Holdings shed 51 cents on Tuesday & helped pull TTSE down.

The sharp 55 percent rise in the central bank of Trinidad & Tobago repo rates since last year, continues to take a toll on prices of stocks listed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange.
In Tuesday’s trading, 10 securities changed hands, one stock gained while the prices of 2 declined pulling down the TTSE two main indices and 7 traded with prices unchanged as a total of 428,778 shares traded, valued at $7,240,375. At the close, the Composite Index declined by 1.04 points to 1,142.48, the All T&T Index fell 2.21 points to 1,947.84 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.02 points to 44.21.
Gains| Scotia Investments closed 2 cents higher with 30,000 shares changing hands at $1.53, to be the sole stock gaining.
Losses| Massy Holdings had 2,410 shares trading to end at $62.50, after shedding 51 cents and Trinidad Cement suffered a loss of 15 cents to close at $2.75 with 2,120 shares changing hands.

Firm Trades|, ANSA McAL contributed 26,740 shares with a value of $1,798,265 and closed at $67.25, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 984 units at $38.95, Clico Investment Fund traded 189,123 shares valued at $4,256,983 and closed at $22.50, First Citizens Bank had 9,285 shares changing hands valued at $324,975 and ended at $35. Guardian Media added 500 shares to close at $19.76, JMMB Group traded 122,958 shares to close at 42 cents and Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 34,658 shares changing hands at $6, for a value of $207,948.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.