Major stocks struggled on Wednesday

July 14, 2021 by

 

Stocks trading struggled to keep ahead of the opening levels on Wednesday and ended with 47 securities trading a decline from 49 on Tuesday after 16 stocks rose, 22 declined and nine remained unchanged, leaving the market with a modest rise, with the volume traded up 35 percent but with values down 43 percent compared to Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,181.64 points to 460,450.18, the JSE Main Index rose 759.06 points to end at 422,022.33 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.05 points to end at 103.91.
Trading ended with. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 7,526,686 shares trading for $52,205,562 versus 5,572,104 units at $90,965,287 on Tuesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 37.4 percent of total volume for 2.81 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway 14.7 percent for 1.11 million units and JMMB Group 7.50%, 12.6 percent, with 950,263 units.
Trading averaged 160,142 units at $1,110,757, compared to 113,716 shares at $1,856,434 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averages 343,472 units at $30,518,104, in contrast to 362,662 units at $33,596,379 on Tuesday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rallied $1.18 to $84 with a transfer of 6,045 shares, Caribbean Cement popped 85 cents to $92 in trading 132,354 stock units, Caribbean Producers gained 21 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $5.19 with 259,401 shares changing hands, after hitting a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $6. Carreras lost 23 cents to close at $9.07 with an exchange of 402,107 stocks, Eppley shed 27 cents to settle at $43.63 in switching ownership of 2 units. First Rock Capital declined $1 to $14.50 with the swapping of 30,573 stocks, Grace Kennedy rose 73 cents to $99.01 after 16,832 shares crossed the exchange. Guardian Holdings jumped $24 to $674 in trading 382 units, Jamaica Broilers popped 33 cents to $36.33 with 44,887 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Producers rose 70 cents to $22.90 with 4,060 shares crossing the market. JMMB Group rallied 50 cents to end at $38.50 after an exchange of 169,493 stock units, Kingston Properties popped $2.24 to $10.25 in trading 97 units. Kingston Wharves rallied $2 to end at $50 after 10,960 stocks crossed the market, Mayberry Investments lost 36 cents to finish at $6.15 in switching ownership of 1,300 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dived $17.35 to $117.20 with the swapping of 360 units. NCB Financial rose $1 to $140 in an exchange of 29,883 stock units, Palace Amusement dropped $60 to $1,190 in transferring 133 stocks, PanJam Investment rose $1.49 to $67.50 in exchanging 3,355 shares. Sagicor Group fell $2 to $53 in clearing the market of 118,645 stock units. Salada Foods shed 55 cents to close at $8.20 in an exchange of 46,065 stocks and Seprod fell $1.31 to $69.69 after trading 13,042 shares.

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Stocks in retreat on Tuesday

July 13, 2021 by

Trading returned to more normal levels following Monday when 95 million shares of NCB Financial crossed the exchange following what the company states flowed from a director and a Senior Officer have surrendered the shares in the group under a new compensation arrangement.
Elsewhere, activity continued on Tuesday with the market declining with an exchange of 94 percent fewer shares valued 99 percent less than on Monday at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The main indices wiped out gains made over the past three trading days at the close, with the All Jamaican Composite Index plunging 8,432.60 points to 459,268.54, the JSE Main Index dived 7,836.94 points to end at 421,263.27 and the JSE Financial Index shed 2.12 points to 103.86.
Trading ended with 49 securities, as was the case on Monday, with 18 stocks rising, 19 declining and 12 remaining unchanged. The market commenced trading in Caribbean Producers shares previously listed on the Junior Market and investors exchanged 275,415 units at the close after a slow start to trading in the stock, well above the 58,282 traded on Monday 34,319 shares exchanged on Friday.
The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 5,572,104 shares trading for $90,965,287 versus 102,643,964 units at $13,868,036,024 on Monday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 35.7 percent of total volume for an exchange of 1.99 million shares, Sagicor Select Financial Fund 13.3 percent with 738,402 units and Grace Kennedy 9.2 percent with 513,821 units changing hands.
Trading averaged 113,716 units at $1,856,434, compared to 2,094,775 shares at $283,021,143 on Monday. Trading month to date averaged 362,662 units at $33,596,379, in contrast to 393,158 units at $37,484,522 on Monday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $2.18 to $82.82 in exchanging 766 shares, Berger Paints shed 96 cents to close at $13.89 with an exchange of 28,360 shares, Eppley spiked $4.40 to $43.90 in trading 3,991 stock units. First Rock Capital rallied $2 to $15.50 with the swapping of 5,093 units, GraceKennedy dropped $4.92 to $98.28 in transferring 513,821 shares, Guardian Holdings plunged $35 to $650 in switching ownership of 3,966 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 42 cents to $17.67 with 23,050 shares crossing the market, Kingston Properties lost 39 cents to close at $8.01 with 99,707 shares changing hands, Kingston Wharves gained 50 cents in closing at $48 trading 10,313 stocks. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed $12.45 to settle at $134.55, with 84 units clearing the market, Palace Amusement rallied $60 to $1,250 with 7 stocks changing hands, Pan Jam Investment shed $1.49 to $66.01, with 11,233 stock units crossing the exchange. Proven Investments rose 45 cents to $34.60 in switching ownership of 4,506 stocks, Sagicor Group fell $2.94 to $55 in exchanging 23,431 stock units, Seprod fell $1 to $71 in transferring 14,512 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 20 cents to $14.80 in trading 33,382 shares and Wisynco Group spiked 40 cents to $15.90 with the swapping of 17,180 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.25% rose 92 cents to $6.98 in trading 5,007 stock units.

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Caribbean Producers shifts to Main Market

July 13, 2021 by

Caribbean Producers is set to shifts to Jamaica Stock Exchange Main market at the start of trading on Tuesday, having completed ten years on the Junior Market.

Caribbean Producers traded 52 weeks’ high on Monday.

The switch now reflects no bids and offers for the stock that lasts, traded at $4.95 on Monday, with the highest bid being $4.86 to purchase 10,764 shares and the lowest offer at $4.94 to sell 142,428 shares. The stock traded 58,282 units on Monday at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.05.
The shift to the main market could open up new buying opportunities for the stock as some investors see stocks listed on the main market as better investment options for them than Junior Market stocks.
CPJ, a major supplier to the hotel trade, is benefiting currently from a strong rebound in tourist traffic into the country, with 39 percent more passenger arrivals coming into the country in June compared to May this year on top of a 44 percent spike in passenger arrivals through the airport for the second city of the country May over April.
The indication is that visitor arrivals should hit 105,000 in May, up from 82,702 in April. June arrivals through the airport topped 142,000 for the first time since the industry opened up for foreign visitors in June last year. June this year ended with 142,727 arrivals for the month, amounting to 61 percent of the June 2019 numbers of 239,000.
The stock is up 78 percent for the year from $2.80 to $4.98. CPJ is the third Junior Market to move to the Main Market and follows Eppley and Key Insurance. 

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NCB Financial Monday’s dominant trade

July 12, 2021 by

NCB Financial traded 95.2 million shares costing $1.38 billion and commanded 93 percent of the overall volume of the market on Monday with driving the volume of shares exchanged up 11 times Friday’s levels with the value surging 4,808 percent higher on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.

NCB Financial Montego Bay branch

The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 3,234.89 points to close at 467,701.14, the JSE Main Index advanced 2,473.87 points to end at 429,100.21 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.56 points to 107.72.
Trading ended with 49 securities compared to 52 on Friday, with 15 stocks rising, 20 declining and 14 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate value of each stock, averages 16.6 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 102,643,964 shares trading for $13,868,036,024 versus 9,325,241 units at $282,546,221 on Friday.  Wigton Windfarm was the second lead trade, with 1.54 percent for 1.58 million units, Transjamaican Highway followed with 1.5 percent for 1.51 million stock units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund 1.3 percent, with 1.38 million shares changing hands.
Trading averaged 2,094,775 units at $283,021,143, compared to 179,332 shares at $5,433,581 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 393,158 units at $37,484,522, versus 155,610 units at $3,207,330 on Friday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rose 95 cents to $85 with an exchange of 2,400 stock units, Caribbean Cement shed $1 to end at $91 with 4,849 stocks crossing the market, Eppley lost 79 cents in ending at $39.50 after an exchange of 12,416 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund plunged $5.89 to $41 with a transfer of 1,701 units, First Rock Capital dived $2.10 to $13.50 in switching ownership of 106,626 shares. Grace Kennedy slipped $1.69 to close at $103.20 with 314,616 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings popped $1 to $685 in trading 317 stock units, Jamaica Producers shed $1.92 to end at $22.03 with the swapping of 115,747 shares. Kingston Wharves fell $2.50 to $47.50 after 9,360 stock units crossed the market, Mayberry Investments popped 51 cents to $6.51 in exchanging 19,050 stocks. NCB Financial declined $7 to $139 in trading 95,187,289 shares, Palace Amusement plunged $110 to $1,190 with a transfer of 127 units. Pan Jam Investment shed $1.50 to close at $67.50 with 27,771 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Group spiked $2.94 to $57.94 after an exchange of 10,433 units, Salada Foods rose 28 cents to $8.90 in trading 21,207 stocks, Scotia Group shed 68 cents in ending at $39.50 after transferring 24,895 shares. Stanley Motta rose 20 cents to $5.90 with the swapping of 15 stock units, Supreme Ventures gained 32 cents to end at $19.32 in trading 1,162 units and Sygnus Credit Investments fell 40 cents to $14.60 with an exchange of 262,714 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.25% dropped $1.04 to $6.06 and exchanging 3,121 stocks, JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 fell 45 cents to $2.90 in switching ownership of 63,006 shares and JMMB Group 7.25% rallied 27 cents to $1.53 with the swapping of 176 units.

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JSE Main Market slips into weekend

July 9, 2021 by

Stocks slipped into the weekend on Friday, after an exchange of just 5 percent more shares valued 26 percent more than on Thursday, with the market indices lost grounds even after prices of more stocks rose than those declining on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 223.23 points to 464,466.25, the JSE Main Index slipped just 71.20 points to end at 426,626.34 and the JSE Financial Index ended 0.38 points lower to 105.42.
Trading ended with 52 securities compared to 50 on Thursday, with 22 stocks rising, 19 declining and 11 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate value for a stock, averages 16.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 9,325,241 shares trading for $282,546,221, up from 8,889,308 units at $224,811,511 on Thursday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 28.5 percent after trading 2.66 million shares followed by Caribbean Cement 21.7 percent with 2.02 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 11.3 percent after an exchange of 1.06 million units.
Trading averaged 179,332 units at $5,433,581, compared to 177,786 shares at $4,496,230 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 155,610 units at $3,207,330, within distance of 151,484 units at $2,820,155 on Thursday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments shed 95 cents to close at $84.05 after an exchange of 24,203 shares, Caribbean Cement fell $1.75 to $92 with 2,024,458 shares crossing the exchange, Eppley rose 43 cents to 40.29 with 108 stocks clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $3.11 to $46.89 in trading 737 units. Grace Kennedy popped 89 cents to $104.89 with a transfer of 220,111 stock units, Guardian Holdings advanced $14 to $684 with 566 units changing hands, Jamaica Producers advanced $1.90 to $23.95 in an exchange of 3,045 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 25 cents to $17.25 after clearing the market with 3,198 units, JMMB Group gained 45 cents in closing at $38 in switching ownership of 135,193 shares, Kingston Wharves rose $2.06 to $50 with 454,312 stock units crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $30 to close at $147, with the swapping of 76 units, NCB Financial Group advanced $4 to $146 in exchanging 13,064 stocks. Palace Amusement spiked $150 to $1,300 with the swapping of 36 stock units, Pan Jam Investment rose $1.40 to $69 in trading 2,065 units, Proven Investments lost 22 cents to $34.10 in crossing the market with 33,999 stocks. Sagicor Group shed $1 to settle at $55 in exchanging 457,729 shares, Salada Foods rallied 37 cents in closing at $8.62 in trading 47,287 stock units. Scotia Group shed 82 cents to $40.18 after exchanging 25,980 stocks, Supreme Ventures spiked 95 cents to $19 after crossing the market with 12,971 units and Wisynco Group shed 25 cents to close at $15.50 in exchanging 41,535 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.75% preference share rose 22 cents to $7.50 in trading 2,500 stocks, Eppley 8.25% rallied $1.04 to $7.10 with 470 units changing hands and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share declined $25 to $80 in transferring 2,000 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Major stocks rebound

July 8, 2021 by

Stocks settled on a robust recovery at the end of trading on Thursday and, in the process, wiped out all the losses of the past two days with moderately more stocks declining than rising after the volume of shares and the value traded fell 22 percent and 29 percent respectively compared to Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index spiked 4,025.26 points to 464,689.48, the JSE Main Index sprung 3,462.72 points higher to 426,697.54 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.87 points to 105.80.
Trading ended with 50 securities compared to 51 on Wednesday, with 19 stocks rising, 23 declining and eight remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 8,889,308 shares trading for $224,811,511 versus 11,432,806 units at $317,069,162 on Wednesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 13.6 percent of total volume for an exchange of 1.21 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 10.1 percent for 894,159 units and Grace Kennedy with 9.3 percent after trading 833,408 units.
Trading averaged 177,786 units at $4,496,230, compared to 224,173 shares at $6,217,042 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 151,484 units at $2,820,155, in contrast to 146,203 units at $2,483,594 on Wednesday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments surged $3.09 to $85 after trading 50,941 stocks as investors responded positively to the news that the directors will be to consider increasing the company’s capital, Berger Paints rallied 96 cents to close at $14.85 after exchanging 100 units, Caribbean Cement fell $1.05 to $93.75 in transferring 8,307 units. First Rock Capital lost 21 cents to close at $15.60 with 16,948 stocks changing hands, Grace Kennedy rallied $2 to $104 in switching ownership of 833,408 shares, Guardian Holdings dropped $19.99 to $670 with the swapping of 3,832 stock units. Jamaica Broilers gained 43 cents to end at $35.98 with an exchange of 27 units, Jamaica Producers shed 95 cents in ending at $22.05, with 17,393 stocks clearing the market. Kingston Properties fell $1.10 to $8.40 in swapping of 19,760 units, Margaritaville rose $1 to $15.10 after exchanging 814 units, Mayberry Investments added 34 cents in closing at $6.19 with the transfer of 759,331 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 75 cents to $9 in switching ownership of 25,606 stock units. NCB Financial advanced $1 to $142 after exchanging 176,301 stocks, Palace Amusement dived $200 to end at $1,150 with the swapping of 100 units, Pan Jam Investment lost 40 cents in ending at $67.60 after trading 21,361 stocks. Proven Investments slipped 78 cents to $34.32 with 1,024 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group rallied $4 to $56 with 278,687 stock units crossing the market, Salada Foods picked up 25 cents to settle at $8.25 with the swapping of 56,192 stock units and Supreme Ventures shed 96 cents to close at $18.05, with 237,056 shares clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.25% fell $1.04 to $6.06 exchanging 623 units and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 rose 15 cents to a record $3.45 with a transfer of 51,094 stocks.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Losses for JSE Main Market

July 7, 2021 by

Market activity ended on Wednesday with the market declining, with the volume of shares exchanged rising 75 percent with the value climbing 504 percent higher than on Tuesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,454.90 points to 460,664.22, the JSE Main Index shed 674.44 points to end at 423,234.82 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.36 points to 103.93.
Trading ended with 51 securities similar to Tuesday, with 16 stocks rising, 19 declining and 16 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 17.1 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
A total of 11,432,806 shares traded for $317,069,162 versus 6,642,522 units at $52,483,080 on Tuesday. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund led trading with 44.5 percent of total volume for 5.09 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway 12.7 percent, with 1.45 million units and Wigton Windfarm 11.7 percent, with 1.34 million units.
Trading averaged 224,173 units at $6,217,042, compared to 130,246 shares at $1,029,080 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averages 146,203 units at $2,483,594, in contrast to 126,120 units at $1,521,948 on Tuesday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement popped $1.80 to $94.80 after exchanging 43,185 stock units, Eppley dropped $4.04 to $39.86 in transferring 958 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund spiked $9.46 to $50 with the swapping of 5,093,289 shares, First Rock Capital rallied 26 cents to $15.81 in an exchange of 9,021 units, Grace Kennedy fell $1.99 to $102 in switching ownership of 34,826 stock units. Guardian Holdings surged $39.99 to $689.99 with 6,272 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers declined $1.15 to $35.55 with the swapping of 7,584 units, Jamaica Producers slipped $1 to end at $23 after 11,621 stocks crossed the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 38 cents to $17.50 in trading 530 units, JMMB Group lost 44 cents in ending at $37.56 with a transfer of 43,241 stocks, Kingston Properties rose $1.10 to $9.50 in an exchange of 738 units. Margaritaville shed $1.20 to $14.10, with 2,457 stock units clearing the market, Mayberry Investments lost 25 cents in closing at $5.85 in exchanging 1,000 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 76 cents to settle at $9.75 in switching ownership of 500 stocks, NCB Financial fell 50 cents to $141 with 42,327 shares changing hands, Palace Amusement dived $75 to $1,350 in trading 29 units. PanJam Investment climbed 40 cents to $68 after exchanging 11,951 stock units, Sagicor Group dived $4.50 to $52 in trading 183,871 shares, Salada Foods lost 30 cents to close at $8 with 69,919 shares crossing the exchange, Scotia Group popped 90 cents to $40.90 in transferring 134,985 stocks and Supreme Ventures shed 39 cents in ending at $19.01 with the swapping of 852,216 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% shed 24 cents in closing at $1.26 with 4,941 units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Slippage for JSE majors on Tuesday

July 6, 2021 by

Advancing and declining stocks were almost evenly balanced at the end of market activity on Tuesday, but with rising stocks having the edge after the volume of shares traded and the value fell 14 percent and 26 percent respectively compared to Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on a day of low volume that attracted relatively small sum.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,326.49 points to 463,119.12, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,307.14 points to 423,909.26 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.84 points to 104.29.
Trading ended with 51 stocks, up from 46 on Monday, with 22 rising, 20 declining and nine remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.6 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 6,642,522 shares trading for $52,483,080, down from 7,760,356 units at $70,527,298 on Monday. QWI Investments led trading with 29.1 percent of total volume for an exchange of 1.93 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 19.7 percent for 1.31 million units and Wigton Windfarm 13.4 percent with 891,752 units changing hands.
Trading averaged 130,246 units at $1,029,080, compared to 168,703 shares at $1,533,202 on Monday. Trading month to date averages 126,120 units at $1,521,948, in contrast to 124,689 units at $1,692,944 on Monday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has thirteen stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
At the close, Eppley shed $1.10 to close at $43.90 in exchanging 7,577 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $4.46 to $40.54 with a transfer of 572 units, Grace Kennedy spiked 99 cents to $103.99 in trading 77,467 stock units. Guardian Holdings dropped $5 to $650, with 5,882 units changing hands, Jamaica Producers shed 60 cents in ending at $24 after 18,720 stock units crossed the market with. JMMB Group popped 44 cents to close at $38 in switching ownership of 130,050 shares, Kingston Properties lost 30 cents to close at $8.40 in trading 32,665 stocks, Kingston Wharves fell 30 cents to $47.70 with the swapping of 4,837 stocks, Margaritaville spiked $1.30 to $15.30 with an exchange of 33,171 shares. NCB Financial rallied $2.49 to $141.50 in transferring 58,770 stocks, 138 Student Living added 25 cents to end at $5.15 with 8,411 stock units crossing the market, Palace Amusement jumped $75 to close at $1,425 in an exchange of 201 units. Sagicor Group rose 49 cents to $56.50 in switching ownership of 140,317 stock units. Scotia Group shed 50 cents to end at $40, with 8,550 units changing hands, Seprod picked up 50 cents in ending at $72, with 46,730 shares clearing the market and Supreme Ventures gained 30 cents to close at $19.40 with the swapping of 12,519 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 share lost 15 cents in ending at $3.35 with an exchange of 16 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share spiked $4.89 to $105 after investors cleared the market of 93 stock units.
In the Corporate Bond market COLOSSAL 4.25% FR2022 traded 300,000 units at $100.72409 with a gain of 72 cents.

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JSE Main Market up on reduced trades

July 5, 2021 by

Market activity ended on Monday with fewer securities trading than on Friday and the market rising after more stocks advanced than declined and 35 percent more shares valued 44 percent changed hands compared to Friday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 528.55 points to close at 464,445.61, the JSE Main Index surged 3,053.18 points to 427,216.40 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.97 points to 105.13.
Trading ended with 46 securities compared to 50 on Friday, with 25 stocks rising, 16 declining and five remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.8 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Trading ended with 7,760,356 shares for $70,527,298 versus 5,760,799 units at $127,050,791 on Friday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 35.6 percent of the volume after exchanging 2.76 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund 20.3 percent, with 1.57 million units and JMMB Group 10.2 percent, after an exchange of 792,910 units.
Trading averaged 168,703 units at $1,533,202, compared to 115,216 shares at $2,541,016 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 124,689 units at $1,692,944, compared to 104,642 units at $1,765,697 on Friday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement shed $1.83 to $93 in exchanging 48,084 shares, Eppley spiked $3 to a record high of $45 in switching ownership of 4,766 stock units, First Rock Capital fell 25 cents to $15.50 with 33,951 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy dipped $2.98 to $103 with the swapping of 11,816 stocks. Guardian Holdings bolted $15 higher to $655 in transferring 684 stock units, Jamaica Broilers rallied $1.25 to $36.75 with 34,818 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers rallied $1.10 to $24.60 in trading 6,545 stocks, Margaritaville fell 70 cents to $14, with 10,673 stock units crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 20 cents to $9 in an exchange of 430,059 shares, Portland JSX dropped $2.29 to $7.12 after exchanging 31,400 stocks, Proven Investments shed 45 cents to $35.05 with a transfer of 40,242 shares. Sagicor Group popped 46 cents to $56.01 in trading 12,921 stocks, Salada Foods gained 25 cents to finish at $8.45 with the swapping of 24,077 units, Scotia Group rose 50 cents to $40.50 in switching ownership of 2,233 shares, Seprod rallied $1.50 to settle at $71.50 in trading 4,864 stocks. Supreme Ventures lost 41 cents to end at $19.10 in an exchange of 3,205 stock units and Wisynco Group spiked 19 cents ending at $15.99, clearing the market with 36,426 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.75% preference shares rose 77 cents to $7.28 in switching ownership of 2,660 shares, Eppley 8.25% gained 30 cents ending at $7.10 with 2,727 units crossing the market and JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 picked up 30 cents in closing at $3.50 in exchanging 350 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Prices softened on JSE Main Marke

July 2, 2021 by

Two stocks declined for every one that rose at the close of market activity on Friday, but the All Jamaican Composite eked out gains with 20 percent more shares traded valued 148 percent more than on Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 743.96 points to 463,917.06, the JSE Main Index dropped 2,388.16 points to end at 424,163.22 and the JSE Financial Index lost 1.03 points to 104.16.
A total of 50 securities were traded compared to 51 on Thursday, with 13 stocks rising, 26 declining and 11 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.9 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 5,760,799 shares trading for $127,050,791, up from 4,808,070 units at $51,284,621 on Thursday. Pulse Investments led trading with 17 percent of total volume after trading 977,680 shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm 13 percent with 749,981 units and Scotia Group with 10.9 percent for 625,364 units.
Trading averaged 115,216 units at $2,541,016, compared to 94,276 shares at $1,005,581 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 104,642 units at $1,765,697. June closed with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement advanced $2.83 in closing at $94.83 with 5,786 shares changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dived $4.99 to $45 in an exchange of 1,494 units, First Rock Capital fell 24 cents to $15.75 in trading 7,772 shares, Grace Kennedy rallied $5.98 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $105.98 with an exchange of 19,195 stocks. Guardian Holdings dropped $50.99 to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $640 after 118,213 stock units crossed the exchange, Jamaica Broilers shed 50 cents to $35.50 with 3,482 units clearing the market Jamaica Producers slipped $1.10 to $23.50 in transferring 479 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 45 cents to end at $17.05 with 21,551 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group dipped 50 cents to close at $37.49 in switching ownership of 58,059 shares, Kingston Properties rose $1.20 to $8.70 with 10,289 stocks crossing the exchange, Mayberry Investments rallied 30 cents to $6 with a transfer of 197 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped 70 cents to $9.20 in switching ownership of 4,806 units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dived $31.49 to $117 after exchanging 23 stocks, NCB Financial fell 99 cents to $139.01 with 10,741 stock units crossing the market, 138 Student Living lost 30 cents to close at $4.90 in exchanging 9,884 shares, Palace Amusement plunged $150 to $1,350 with the swapping of 79 stocks. PanJam Investment fell $1.40 to $67.60 after trading 1,150 stock units, Sagicor Group rose 55 cents to $55.55 in exchanging 8,321 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 20 cents to close at $8.30, with 1,970 units crossing the exchange, Seprod sagged $2.90 to $70 in trading 15,395 stocks and Supreme Ventures shed $1.14 to finish at $19.51 after exchanging 96,734 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.25% lost 40 cents to close at $6.80 in clearing the market with 10 stocks.

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