18 new IPOs for 2017

December 3, 2016 by

JM SignThe Jamaica Stock Exchange is expecting at least 14 new listings of ordinary share in 2017, Marlene Street-Forrest, General Manager of the Stock Exchange told IC Insider.com. Street-Forrest says “this is information provided by brokers as well as enquiries made to the exchange, by interested companies.”
Two bond issues are also expected to be listed as well. There is the possibility of another listing which could be a relisting of a company that was previously listed years ago.
Ten new listings are slated for the junior market with 4 coming for the main market. Listings could start from as early as January or February.
The industries the potential junior market listed companies are involved in include one from information technology, two from the financial sector including a micro finance entity, a restaurant operation,

Minister of Finance Audley Shaw has restored junior market tax break.

Minister of Finance Audley Shaw has restored junior market tax break.

one in entertainment, a university and possibly one form the agricultural sector. Those slated for the main market include a financial sector and information technology and includes one from a group that have has two other entities from the group that are already listed.
The junior market listing activity was stalled while the business sector awaited the restoration of the tax incentive for the junior market. That legislation was passed by the senate on Friday Mrs Street-Forrest confirmed to IC Insider. The last listing of ordinary shares on the junior market was in March just ahead of the planned phasing out of tax free status for new listings on the exchange.
If the listings materialise, they would swell the junior market by a third and take the total listings on the exchange to more than 100, with the number of ordinary share listings to 80.

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7 junior stocks rise 2 fall – Friday

December 2, 2016 by

Jetcon Corporation ended at a new closing high of $5.75 on Friday to gain 155% since listing.

Jetcon Corporation ended at a new closing high of $5.75 on Friday to gain 155% since listing.

The junior market trading was dominated by trading in the shares of Lasco Financial, accounting for 84 percent of the total volume traded. In a moderate trading session the market index recovered 22.82 points to end at 2,423.87 on Friday.
At the close the prices of 7 stocks rose and 2 declined with 12 securities trading, one less than on Thursday. The movement in the junior market index left the gain for the year to date at 35 percent.
Stocks traded fell on Friday by 70 percent from Thursday’s level and ending with 890,579 units changing hands, valued at $2,867,579, down 78 percent from $13,246,216 on Thursday.
ICI Jm sum 2-12-16Market activities ended with 7 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 2 ending with lower offers and one stock closed at a new all-time high.
An average of 74,215 units with an average value of $$238,965 traded, compared to 227,356 units with an average value of $1,018,940 on the preceding day. The average for December to date is 150,785 units at an average of $628,952. The average for November is 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.
Eppley ordinary stock is yet to trade, after a split into 150 stock units for each one previously held.
In trading activity, Caribbean Cream traded just 446 units at $7.10, Caribbean Producers gained 30 cents with 500 units changing hands to end at $3.50, C2W Music rose 1 cent with 4,500 units changing hands to end at 26 cents, Dolphin Cove traded 150 shares ICI Jm trd Sht 2-12-16 and rose by 5 cents to end at $15.20. General Accident shed 10 cents and closed trading with 23,908 units at $2.50, Honey Bun had 4,658 shares changing hands to close at $5.83, Jamaican Teas traded 9,009 shares to close at $4.10, Jetcon Corporation traded with a gain of 50 cents to close at a new high of $5.75 with moderate volume of 7,300 shares. Key Insurance lost 5 cents in trading 63,100 shares and ended at $2.50, Lasco Distributors rose 15 cents after 7,260 shares changed hands at $6.80, Lasco Financial gained 5 cents and ended with 752,444 shares changing hands at $3.20 and Lasco Manufacturing gained 15 cents to end at $4.70 with a mere 17,304 shares changing hands.

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Scotia Hits $35 in early trading

December 2, 2016 by

Scotia Group jumped to $35 with 868,827 units with 855,000 shares traded at $33, at the start of the trading session, its subsidiary Scotia Investments, traded with a gain of $3.50 to $32, with 61,417 units changing hands, ICI trd sht int -2-12-16while Lasco Financial traded 218,250 units at $3.15.
Trading in the rest of the market was moderate, with a total of 25 securities traded. 11 stocks advanced and 7 fell, resulting in a volume of 1,279,786 shares changing hands, carrying a value of a $31,954,967 compared with 2,917,036 shares changing hands carrying a value of a $16,055,511 on Thursday. The average number of shares traded, amount to 51,191 units versus 138,906 units on Thursday.
At 10:45 am the all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 791.94 points to 196,689.08 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 708.14 points to 179,937.12, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 479.40 points to close at 191,359.97 and the junior market index dipped 17.26 points to end at 2,383.79.

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Record close greets December – JSE

December 1, 2016 by

Scotia climbs $1.27 to $33 on Thursday

Scotia climbs $1.27 to $33 on Thursday

The Jamaica Stock exchange main market, ended at a new closing high, starting the final month of the year positively. At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index climbed 634.38 points to end at 195,897.14, a rise of 17 percent for the year to date. The gains obscure the nearly even advance decline ratio of stocks traded.
The JSE Market Index grew by 567.25 points to finish at a record closing high of 179,228.98. The JSE combined index rose 237.54 points to end at 190,880.57 with a gain for the year to date of 20.5 percent.
Trading ended with 33 securities changing hands, the prices of 11 stocks gained while 10 declined in the overall market, including 3 stocks rising and 4 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 4,089,242 units valued at $37,502,327 changed hands, compared to 5,145,475 units valued at $84,668,693 changing hands on Wednesday. The junior market accounted for 2,955,623 units changing hands, valued at $13,246,216 of the stocks traded.
ICI JSE sum 1-12-16 The average trade for the day in the main market ended at just 56,681 shares compared to an average of 163,633 units traded on Wednesday with the average for the November ending at 208,466 units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Cable & Wireless gained 5 cents in trading 64,494 units to close at 80 cents, Caribbean Cement with 4,300 shares trading closed at $28. Carreras lost 40 cents in exchanging 3,220 shares at $65.60, Grace Kennedy fell 40 cents and ended trading only 692 units at $41.60. Jamaica Broilers closed at $14.72 with 12,300 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers traded 85,955 shares to end with a loss of 5 cents, at $8.25, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 16,509 shares and fell 35 cents, to end at $5.20, JMMB Group traded 100,472 units at $13.63. Kingston Wharves ended trading 28,984 shares to close at $19, National Commercial Bank added 9 cents and ended at $50.10 with 112,759 shares trading,ICI JSE trds 1-12-16 PANJAM Investment traded 12,100 units at $24.32 after rising 2 cents, Portland JSX traded 13,500 units with the price losing 5 cents to $11. Radio Jamaica gained 5 cents in trading 3,930 units to close at $1.35, Sagicor Group dipped 40 cents with 330,766 shares changing hands at $25.60, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 7,026 units with the price ending at $10.25, while Scotia Group jumped $1.27 with 181,762 shares changing hands to close at $33. Supreme Ventures lost 15 cents and ended at $4.80 with 6,000 units changing hands and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded rose 5 cents to close with 133,100 units at $1.05.

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Trading rise for junior stocks – Thursday

December 1, 2016 by

Lasco Manufacturing dominates trading with highest volume.

Lasco Manufacturing dominates trading with highest volume.

The junior market took another hit on the first day of December, with the market index falling 28.08 points to end at 2,401.05 on Thursday. At the close the prices of 3 stocks rose and 4 declined with 13 securities trading, the same number as on Wednesday.
The movement in the junior market index left the gain for the year to date at 34 percent.
The volume of stocks traded rose on Thursday by 114 percent from Wednesday’s level and ending with 2,955,623 units changing hands, valued at $13,246,216, up by 126 percent from $5,853,384 on Wednesday.
Market activities ended with 5 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 1 ending with a lower offer.
ICI Jm sum 1-12-16An average of 227,356 units with an average value of $1,018,940 traded, compared to 81,289 units with an average value of $344,317 on the preceding day. The average for November is 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092
Eppley ordinary stock is yet to trade, after a split into 150 stock units for each one previously held.
In trading activity, AMG Packaging rose $2.45 to close with 210 units changing hands at $20.95, Caribbean Producers had 2,452 units changing hands to end at $3.20, Dolphin Cove traded 110 shares but lost 14 cents to end at $15.15, Honey Bun lost 18 cents with 1,042 shares changing hands to close at $5.83. Iron Rock Insurance ended with 94,109 units changing hands, at $3. Jamaican Teas traded 8,670 shares to close at $4.10, KLE Group traded 15,800 units at $1.50,ICI Jm trd Sht 1-12-16 Key Insurance rose by 5 cents in trading 3,000 shares and ended at $2.55. Lasco Distributors closed with 4,500 shares changing hands, at $6.65, after losing 15 cents, Lasco Financial gained 5 cents and ended with 1,000 shares changing hands at $3.15. Lasco Manufacturing fell 14 cents to end at $4.55 with 2,798,527 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading had 17,595 units changing hands to close at $3.70 and tTech ended with 8,628 shares changing hands at $5.50.

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Final month of 2016 starts big for JSE

December 1, 2016 by

Stocks are off to a flying start to the final month of 2016 with the Jamaica Stock Exchange main market all Jamaican Composite Index rising by nearly 1,000 points but the junior market fell. With the exception of Lasco Manufacturing, trading was moderate.
ICI trd sht int -1-12-16 The main trade after more than an hour of the market’s opening was Lasco Manufacturing trading 2,725,7698 shares at $4.55 to be the only stock to have had a meaningful volume traded.
A total of 21 securities traded of which 6 advanced and 9 fell, resulting in a volume of 2,917,036 shares changing hands carrying a value of a $16,055,511 compared with 2,741,520 shares changing hands with a value of $49,745,268 on Wednesday. The average number of shares traded, amount to 138,906 units versus 94,535 units on Wednesday.
At 10:50 am the all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 998.08 points to 196,260.84 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 892.47 points to 179,554.20, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 455.18 points to close at 191,098.21 and the junior market index dipped 36.25 points to end at 2,392.88.

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JSE ends November at record close

November 30, 2016 by

Grace climbed $2 to end at $42 on the JSE.

Grace climbed $2 to end at $42 on the JSE.

The Jamaica Stock exchange main market ended at a new closing high to close out November with a monthly gain of 5.4 percent and 17 percent for the year to date. At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index climbed 377.32 points to end at 195,262.76, as rising stocks equaled declining ones.
The JSE Market Index grew by 337.39 points to finish at a record closing high of 178,661.73. The JSE combined index rose 473.41 points to end at 190,643.03 with a gain for the year to date of 20 percent.
Trading ended with only 40 securities trading. The prices of 17 stocks gained while 17 declined in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 7 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 5,145,475 units valued at $84,668,693 changed hands, compared to 1,218,248 units valued at a paltry $9,074,534 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 1,381,906 units changing hands, valued at $5,853,384 of the stocks traded.
ICI JSE sum 30-11-16 The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 163,633 shares and 208,466 units month to date. On Tuesday, an average of 16,629 units traded and for the month to date, 253,298 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 17 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments jumped 50 cents in trading in 113,332 shares, to end at $5.50, Berger Paints traded 205,236 shares and gained 4 cents to end at $5.34, Cable & Wireless gained 1 cent in trading 67,470 units to close at 75 cents, Caribbean Cement gained $1 with 5,600 shares trading to end at $28. Carreras rose 10 cents in exchanging 214,320 shares at $66, Ciboney had 140,000 units changing hands with a rise of 1 cent to end at 17 cents, Grace Kennedy jumped $2, and ended trading 30,048 units at $42. Jamaica Producers traded 218,801 shares to end with a loss of 5 cents at $8.25, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 257,238 shares and rose 3 cents to end at $5.55, JMMB Group traded 5,708 units at $13.63, ICI -JSE fn Qts -30-11-16 National Commercial Bank shed 4 cents and ended at $50.01 with 5,998 shares trading. PANJAM Investment traded 44,345 units at $24.30 after losing 20 cents, Radio Jamaica held firm in trading 47,958 units to close at $1.30. Sagicor Group climbed 98 cents with 114,093 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $26, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 4,500 units with the price slipping 1 cent to $10.25, while Scotia Group fell 27 cents with 1,388,129 shares changing hands to close at $31.73. Supreme Ventures lost 5 cents and ended at $4.95 with 19,824 units changing hands, Proven Investments closed at 18.55 US cents down from 19.5 US cents, with 373,700 shares trading and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded lost 7 cents to close with 485,932 units at $1.

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Trading rises for junior stocks – Wednesday

November 30, 2016 by

Jetcon Corporation ended at a new closing high of $5.25 on Wednesday to gain 133% since listing.

Jetcon Corporation ended at a new closing high of $5.25 on Wednesday to gain 133% since listing.

The junior market ended November on a positive note with the market index rising 15.62 points to end at 2,429.13 on Wednesday. At the close the prices of 7 stocks rose and 7 declined with 17 securities trading, the same number as on Tuesday.
The movement in the junior market index lifted the gain for the year to date at 36 percent.
The volume of stocks traded rose on Wednesday by 50 percent from Tuesday’s level and ending with 1,318,905 units changing hands, valued at $5,853,384, 12 percent from $5,225,495 on Tuesday.
Market activities ended with 5 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 1 ending with a lower offer.
An average of 81,289 units with an average value of $344,317 traded, compared to 61,261 units with an average value of $348,366 on the preceding day.ICI Jm sum 30-11-16 The average for the month to date is 109,679 units for an average of $607,092 compared to 111,031 units valued at $619,605 on Tuesday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
Eppley ordinary stock is yet to trade, after a split into 150 stock units for each one previously held.
In trading activity, AMG Packaging rose $1 to close with 971 units changing hands at $18.50, CAC 2000 added 99 cents in trading 100 shares and to close at $5.10, Cargo Handlers ended with 59,932 units and regained 50 cents to close at $12.50, Caribbean Cream closed with 125,000 shares changing hands and lost 29 cents to end at $7.10. Caribbean Flavours fell 6 cents, in trading 5,500 units at $8.55, Caribbean Producers fell 25 cents in trading 65,801 units to end at $3.20, Consolidated Bakeries lost 7 cents in trading 9,902 shares to close at $2.23, General Accident fell 5 cents and closed trading with 74,300 units at $2.60. Honey Bun gained 51 cents with 11,654 shares changing hands to close at $6.01, Jetcon Corporation ended with 138,521 units changing hands, 23 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $5.25,ICI Jm trds 30-11-16 Key Insurance traded 15,000 shares and ended at $2.50. Lasco Distributors closed with 20,700 shares changing hands, at $6.80, Lasco Financial lost 10 cents and ended with 750,000 shares changing hands at $3.10. Lasco Manufacturing rose 14 cents to end at $4.69 with 12,211 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables lost 25 cents in trading 76,942, shares to close at $4.05, Paramount Trading gained 20 cents with 10,000 units changing hands to close at $3.70 and tTech ended with 5,372 shares changing hands at $5.50.

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Trading jumps for Jamaican stocks

November 30, 2016 by

Stocks levels surged in early trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in the main market indices continuing to climb while junior market index moved up marginally in early Wednesday trading.
A total of 29 securities traded of which 13 advanced and 7 fell, resulting in a volume of 2,741,520 shares changing hands carrying a value of a $49,745,268 compared with just 158,064 shares changing hands with a value of $1,132,861 on Tuesday.ICI int -30-11-16 The average number of shares traded, amount to 94,535 units versus 7,185 units on Tuesday.
At 10:45 am the all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 924.41 points to 195,809.85 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 826.59 points to 179,150.93, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 971.88 points to close at 191,141.50 and the junior market index gained 19.98 points to end at 2,433.49.
The main trades after more than an hour of the markets opening are Berger Paints with 105,236 units at $5.60, Ciboney with 140,000 shares at 17 cents, Jamaica Producers, 201,061 shares at $8.30, Jamaica Stock Exchange 48,338 units at $5.52, Scotia Group with 1,357,799 shares at $32, Proven Investments 373,700 shares at 18.55 US cents, Jetcon Corporation 112,207 shares at $5.25, Medical Disposables 76,942 units at $4.05.

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Slight fall for JSE on Tuesday

November 29, 2016 by

Stocks The Jamaica Stock exchange main market indices temporarily broke the winning streak with minor declines on Tuesday with the All Jamaica Composite Index slipping 37.23 points to end at 194,885.44. The JSE Market Index lost 33.30 points to finish at a record closing high of 178,324.34.
The JSE combined index fell 59.59 points to end at 190,169.62 with a gain for the year to date of 20 percent. Trading ended with only 33 securities trading. The prices of 11 stocks gained while 7 declined in the overall market, including 3 stocks rising and 3 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 1,218,248 units valued at $9,074,534 changed hands, compared to 4,243,795 units valued at $24,651,644 changing hands on Monday. The junior market accounted for 918,920 units changing hands, valued at $5,225,495 of the stocks traded.
ICI JSE sum 29-11-16 The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 16,629 shares and 253,298 units month to date. On Monday, an average of 31,898 units traded and for the month to date, 489,966 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments had trading in 16,200 shares, to end at $5, Cable & Wireless rose by 3 cents in trading 38,352 units to close at 74 cents, Grace Kennedy dropped $2 and ended trading 45,489 units at $40. Jamaica Broilers closed at $14.90 with 4,634 shares changing hands,ICI -JSE fn Qts -29-11-16 Jamaica Producers traded 8,363 shares to end at $8.30, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 106,532 shares and rose 1 cent to end at $5.52, Mayberry Investments traded 4,500 shares to close at $3.66. National Commercial Bank gained 5 cents and ended at $50.05 with 4,788 shares trading, PANJAM Investment traded 5,514 units at $24.50 after gaining 50 cents, Radio Jamaica lost 5 cents in trading 5,042 units to close at $1.30. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 12,048 units with the price rising 1 cent to $10.26 and Scotia Group rose 29 cents with 16,400 shares changing hands to close at $32.

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