Main Market trading drops into 2025

January 2, 2025 by
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market started the new year on Thursday, with investors acting like warm to the offerings at the start of the year and ended trading 67 percent less shares and exchanged 76 percent dollars than they did on Tuesday, while trading 61 securities down from 65 on Tuesday, with prices of 22 rising, 26 declining and 13 ending unchanged.

The Main Market closed after an exchange of 10,333,431 shares for $51,358,952 compared with  31,201,756 stock units valued at $215,989,231 on Tuesday. Trading ended with an average of 169,401 shares at $841,950 compared to 480,027 stocks at $3,322,911 on Tuesday and December with an average of 967,720 stock units at $18,390,902.
Wigton Energy was the leading trade with 3.85 million shares for 37.3 percent of the overall volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.50 million units for 33.9 percent of the day’s trade and Pulse Investments with 571,191 stock units for 5.5 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,301.49 points to close trading at 386,928.50, the JSE Main Index rose 331.48 points to finish at 336,126.42 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.37 points to end at 68.04. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.8. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close, AS Bryden gained 69 cents to end at $30.69 in an exchange of 3,516 stocks, Berger Paints popped 75 cents to close at $8.45 after dealing in 29,235 units, Caribbean Cement fell 95 cents to $91.05 after the trading of 18,353 stock units. Caribbean Producers rallied 54 cents to $8.90 with 4,583 stocks crossing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $8 and ended at $37 with investors dealing in 3,400 units, First Rock Real Estate lost 55 cents to finish at $9.45 with 189,166 stocks passing through the market. Jamaica Broilers climbed $4.25 and ended at $42.20 after a transfer of 19,768 shares, JMMB Group dipped $1.17 to $21.18 with investors trading 28,529 stock units, Kingston Wharves sank $1.15 to end at $33.10 after an exchange of 3,366 shares. Lasco Manufacturing increased 48 cents to close at $7.98 with investors trading 111,705 stocks, Margaritaville advanced 76 cents to close at $14.10 with a mere 44 units changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 55 cents to finish at $11.82 after the trading of 5,852 stock units. Pan Jamaica skidded $6.50 and ended at $52.50 as investors traded 33,164 shares, Sagicor Group climbed $1.40 to $41.40 with a transfer of 143,083 stocks  Scotia Group popped 51 cents to end at $54.50 with 5,213 units crossing the changing owners, Seprod sank $5.23 to $87.17 with 222 stocks switching owners, Supreme Ventures slipped $2.25 to finish at $24.25 with 14,565 shares clearing the exchange and Wisynco Group dropped 49 cents to close at $21.50 with an exchange of 23,748 stocks.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% shed $8.95 to end at $35 with just 86 shares crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share declined $2 to close at $1,118 with 73 stock units traded and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $3.62 to close at $101.38 with 500 shares switching owners.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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3 JSE Main Market stocks top 70% in 2024

January 1, 2025 by
Lasco Manufacturing, TransJamaican Highways and Wigton Energy gained over 70 percent on the Main Market of Jamaica Stock Exchange during 2024, a year in which the overall market gained just 3.1 percent while the Jamaica based stocks gained 5.8 percent.
The three top performing stocks are Caribbean Cement rose 53 percent, following the release of outstanding third quarter results, Carreras jumped by 51 percent benefitting from lower interest rates in the second half of the year and increased price for cigarettes, Scotia Group stock popped a healthy 41 percent, following a 17 percent rise in 2024 profits, QWI Investments gained 38 percent followed by the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a 33 percent return on the share value during the year, with blowout third quarter results. Lasco Manufacturing with a 74 gain, topped the Main Market stocks but was far short of the overall best performer on the exchange, the Junior Market listed Blue Power with a gain of 111 percent. Pulse investments was the worst performing stock in market with a fall of 45 percent followed by the big loss maker RJR Group down 35 percent, Eppley chipped with a fall of 31 percent, NCB Financial Group pressured by the lukewarm public share issue during the year, declined by a a meaningful 27 percent for the year and 21.5 percent from the APO price of $65 and Margaritaville with a slippage of 24 percent.
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Main Market stocks rise 3.1% in 2024

December 31, 2024 by
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 22 percent and the value 38 percent more than on Monday, with trading in 65securities compared with 64 on Monday, with prices of 23 rising, 18 declining and 24 ending unchanged as the market closed with moderate gains for the year, with Lasco Manufacturing being the leading Main Market stock for the year.

The market closed with 31,201,756 shares traded for $215,989,231 versus 40,210,672 stock units at $156,530,284 on Monday. Trading ended with an average of 480,027 shares at $3,322,911 compared to 628,292 stocks at $2,445,786 on Monday. For month to date, trading ended with an average of 967,720 units at $18,390,902 compared to 995,214 shares at $19,240,355 on the Monday and November with an average of 286,669 stock units at $2,555,172.
Wigton Energy led trading with 18.17 million shares for 58.2 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.04 million stocks for 9.8 percent of the day’s trade, Supreme Ventures ended with 2.07 million units for 6.6 percent market share, Radio Jamaica closed with 1.73 million stocks for 5.5 percent of the volume traded and Jamaica Broilers with 1.21 million shares for 3.9 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 2,828.07 points to end at 388,229.99, up 5.8 percent for 2024 the JSE Main Index rallied 2,595.47 points to end the year with a rise of 3.1 percent at 335,794.94 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.62 points to wrap up trading at 68.41. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 18 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.4. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of market activities, AS Bryden skidded 69 cents to end at $30 with an exchange of 3,094 shares, Berger Paints rose 60 cents in closing at $7.70 with 1,360 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Cement gained $5.40 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $92 in an exchange of 73,191 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $8 to finish at to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $29 with traders dealing in 5,346 stock units, Jamaica Producers popped 75 cents and ended at $24.75 and closed with an exchange of 44,032 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange increased $1.30 to close at $13.30 with a transfer of 93,002 stocks. Kingston Wharves climbed $2.42 to $34.25 with 19,263 units crossing the market, Massy Holdings rallied $3.19 and ended at $87 with investors trading 12,922 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped $1.73 to finish at $11.27 in an exchange of 27,330 shares. NCB Financial advanced 99 cents in closing at $51 with investors trading 248,922 stock units, Pan Jamaica popped $1 to end at $59 after a transfer of 25,066 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 35 cents to close at $8.40 with trading of 4,732 units. Salada Foods rose 50 cents to $4 with 177,471 shares crossing the market, Scotia Group climbed $3.29 to close at $53.99 as investors exchanged 17,018 stocks, Seprod increased $8.40 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $92.40 in switching ownership of 102,565 units. Supreme Ventures advanced $3 in closing at $26.50 after an exchange of 2,065,841 stock units and Wisynco Group gained 64 cents to finish at $21.99 with investors swapping 47,051 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $1.45 and ended at $43.95 with 21 stocks crossing the exchange. Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dropped $453.85 to $2,650 with investors dealing in 400 units and 138 Student Living preference share shed $62 to end at $195 after an exchange of 209 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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All Jamaica Index closes near 2 years’ high

December 30, 2024 by

Jamaican Main Market stocks are back to highs not seen since January 2023, nearly two years ago as bullish trading pushed the index that measures just Jamaican based stocks climbed 27,055.36 points since November 22, to the penultimate day of the year, with the market breaking solidly out of an upward sloping channel starting in July and flashing bullish signal since, with the market recording higher highs and higher lows since September following the cut in Bank of Jamaica over nigh rate in August.

Trading activity slipped marginally on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Monday, with trading in 64 securities compared with 62 on Friday, with prices of 22 rising, 21 declining and 21 ending unchanged and sending the market higher at the close.
The market closed with 40,210,672 shares trading for $156,530,284 down moderately from 43,842,677 stock units at $162,667,778 on Friday. Trading averaged 628,292 shares at $2,445,786 compared to 707,140 stocks at $2,623,674 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 995,214 units at $19,240,355 down from 1,016,778 shares at $20,227,364 on Friday and November with an average of 286,669 stock units at $2,555,172.
Wigton Energy led trading with 24.77 million shares for 61.6 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 4.32 million stock units accounting for 10.7 percent of the day’s trade, Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 3.32 million stock units for 8.3 percent market share, Sterling Investments with 2.02 million stock units for 5 percent market share after the price hit a 52 week’s high of $2.80 and Radio Jamaica with 1.13 million units for 2.8 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 3,267.33 points to end at 385,401.92, up 5 percent for the year, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,719.39 points to end at 333,199.47, with a 2.3 percent rise in 2024 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.15 points to wrap up trading at 67.79. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 17 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.8. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of trading, Berger Paints dropped 65 cents and ended at $7.10 in an exchange of 1,889 stock units, Caribbean Cement climbed 62 cents to a 52 weeks closing high of $86.60 with 12,714 shares changing hands, GraceKennedy sank 90 cents to end at $79 as 54,264 units passed through the market. Jamaica Broilers skidded $1.80 in closing at $37.75 after trading of 65,837 stocks and trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $42.31, JMMB Group increased 50 cents to close at $22.50 after a transfer of 219,505 shares, Kingston Wharves fell $1.16 to finish at $31.83 with investors trading 4,948 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing declined 36 cents to $7.80 with 12,466 units crossing the market, Margaritaville popped 84 cents in closing at $13.34 with investors trading just one stock unit, Massy Holdings lost $1.09 and ended at $83.81 with 32,044 shares crossing the market. Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied $1.70 to finish at $13 after an exchange of 3,321,203 units, Pan Jamaica shed $3 to end at $58 with investors dealing in 6,001 stocks, Sagicor Group rose $1.99 to close at $40 in an exchange of 288,319 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund sank 35 cents to $8.05 with traders dealing in 182,085 shares, Scotia Group dipped $1.80 and ended at $50.70 as investors exchanged 59,018 stocks, Seprod slipped 50 cents to finish at $84 in switching ownership of 13,728 units. Supreme Ventures fell 50 cents to close at $23.50 after an exchange of 103,816 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped 39 cents to end at $9.61 with 6,513 shares clearing the market and Wisynco Group lost 65 cents in closing at $21.35 with investors swapping 216,930 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $2.50 to $42.50 with a transfer of 91 units, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% gained $672.85 to finish at $3103.85 crossing the exchange 220 stocks, 138 Student Living preference share popped $2.02 and ended at $257 after trading of 4 shares and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share advanced $48 to end at $1120 with an exchange of 40 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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ICTOP10 stocks mostly rise for week

December 28, 2024 by
In a belated show of strength bulls displayed their horns in a shortened Christmas trading week, pushing the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main and Junior markets sharply higher over the previous week’s close, with a 2.4 percent rise in the Junior Market, with the Main Market the All Jamaica Composite Index jumping 12,928 points or 3.5 percent with an increase of 4.1 percent for the year so far and 10.4 percent since bottoming out on September 5 at 346,017.57 points.

The JSE Composite Index rose 10,029 points for a 3.11 percent gain for the week and 1.8 percent for the year to date, as the market takes on a more bullish tone, ahead of the close for the year.
The week’s movement resulted in six stocks rising and just one falling in the Junior Market ICTOP10. In the Main Market TOP10, four stocks rose and only two declined. The All JSE TOP10, compiled from all listed ordinary stocks on the JSE, had one change with AMG Packaging replacing Key Insurance, following a 13 percent rise in the latter price. Guardian Holdings with the potential to gain 433 percent continues to hold the number one spot with Pulse Investments at number 2.
For a sixth week, Elite Diagnostics holds the number one spot in the Junior Market TOP10 followed by AMG Packaging and Caribbean Cream.
In the Junior Market ICTOP10, Caribbean Flavours jumped 17 percent to $1.40, Knutsford Express gained 13 percent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.19, Lumber Depot rose 8 percent to $2.65, Express Catering rallied 7 percent to $3.38 and Elite Diagnostics gained 4 percent to close at $1.90. Iron Rock Insurance was the only losing stock with an 8 percent fall to $3.59.
After dropping out of the Junior Market ICTOP10 last week, Image Plus returns, replacing Knutsford Express.
In Main Market ICTOP10 activity, Key Insurance gained 13 percent after ending at $2.44, Berger Paints gained 11 percent to close at $7.75, and QWI Investments rose 3 percent to 80 cents. Pulse Investments dropped 14 percent to $1.18 and Scotia Group declined 3 percent to $52.50 after trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $57.94 on Friday.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at just 4.8, well below the market average of 14.8 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 8.1, more than half of the market, with an average of 12.9.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 325 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and provide better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve a 170 percent gain over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 17 of the most highly valued stocks representing 33 percent of the Main Market have PEs between 15 to 108, with an average of 29 and 23 excluding the highest PE ratios and a PE of 25 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 19 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 12 stocks, 25 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 33 with an average of 22 and a PE of 18 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks will likely deliver the best returns on or around May 2025 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.

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Bulls charged JSE Main Market on Friday

December 27, 2024 by
Bulls continue to charge quietly in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with trading in 62 securities compared with 63 on Tuesday, driving prices of 31 stocks higher, 12 lower and 19 ended unchanged, as 5 stocks hit 52 weeks’ high and one at a yearly low, with the volume of stocks traded rising 185 percent and the value 15 percent lower than on Tuesday.

The market closed with 43,842,677 shares trading for $162,667,778 compared to 15,371,742 stock units at $192,090,145 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 707,140 shares at $2,623,674 compared to 243,996 stocks at $3,049,050 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 1,016,778 units for $20,227,364 compared with 1,035,471 shares at $21,290,099 on the previous day and November with an average of 286,669 stock units at $2,555,172.
Wigton Energy led trading with 18.14 million shares for 41.4 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 8.45 million stocks for 19.3 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund ended with 6.13 million units for 14 percent of market share, QWI Investments contributed with 2.65 million shares for 6 percent of stocks traded, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 2.34 million stock units for 5.3 percent of trading and Sterling Investments with 1.19 million units for 2.7 percent of total volume.
Caribbean Cement ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $85.98 after hitting an intraday high of $86.65, Pan Jamaica closed at 52 weeks’ high of $61.0, Wigton Energy ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.59 after hitting a record high of $1.70, while Jamaica Public Service 9.5% preference shares declined to $2,431 for a yearly low. Carreras traded at pay intraday 52 weeks high of $13.02 and Scotia Group at$56.98 before falling back to close much lower.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 4,047.53 points to end at 382,134.59, the JSE Main Index increased 1,586.90 points to 331,480.08 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.41 points to finish at 67.64. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.8. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close, AS Bryden rose 69 cents to finish at $30.69 in trading 1,028 shares, Caribbean Cement gained 98 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $85.98 after hitting an intraday high of $86.65 and ending with 15,471 stocks clearing the market, First Rock Real Estate popped $1.30 to $10 as investors exchanged 24,651 shares. Jamaica Broilers increased $1.55 to end at $39.55 after 29,845 stock units were traded, Jamaica Producers climbed $1.69 in closing at $23.70 with an exchange of 11,734 shares, Kingston Wharves advanced 80 cents to close at $32.99 after 4,143 stocks passed through the market. Lasco Manufacturing rallied 66 cents to $8.16 with investors dealing in 2,342,337 units, Massy Holdings fell $2.60 and ended at $84.90 with a transfer of 1,565 stock units, Mayberry Group popped $1.11 to end at $9.10 with investors swapping 122,127 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed $1.25 in closing at $11.30 after an exchange of 197,888 stocks, Pan Jamaica rose $4 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $61 with investors trading 121,445 units, Proven Investments gained $1 to finish at $19.50 after a transfer of 40,102 stock units. Sagicor Group increased 90 cents and ended at $38.01 with traders dealing in 18,558 shares, Scotia Group fell $2.41 to $52.50 crossing the exchange 106,437 units after the price hit a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $57.94 before it ran out of steam, Seprod dipped 50 cents to close at $84.50 with 2,559 stocks changing hands. Supreme Ventures rallied $1.60 to end at $24 after an exchange of 1,024,563 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank 88 cents in closing at $10 with 3,392 shares crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $3.95 to finish at $40 in an exchange of 124 units and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% shed $429 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $2,431 with 34 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Sizzling hot JSE Main Market stocks

December 24, 2024 by

Stocks sizzled in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, with five stocks closing at 52 weeks’ high and one at a low, with several stocks enjoying sizable price gains and leading the market to end with a major jump in the indices as All Jamaican Composite Index extended the gains for the year while the JSE Market index climbed into positive territory for the first time since mid- April this year.

Following the huge trade in Sagicor Group on Monday, trading returned to more sedate levels, with the volume of stocks traded declining 96 percent and the value 99 percent lower than on Monday, following trading in 63 securities compared with 64 on Monday, with prices of 26 stocks rising, 17 declining and 20 ending unchanged.
Carreras, Caribbean Cement, Pan Jamaica, Scotia Group and Wigton, all traded at 52 weeks’ high and AS Bryden closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
The market closed with 15,371,742 shares trading for $192,090,145 compared with 429,821,047 stock units at $15,801,536,064 on Monday. Trading averaged 243,996 shares at $3,049,050 compared to 6,715,954 stocks at $246,899,001 on Monday and month to date, an average of 1,035,471 units at $21,290,099 compared with 1,087,196 shares at $22,482,200 on the previous day and well above November with an average of 286,669 stock units at $2,555,172.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.91 million shares for 25.5 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy with 2.95 million stocks for 19.2 percent of the day’s trade, QWI Investments ended with 1.46 million units for 9.5 percent market share, Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.42 million shares for 9.2 percent of the total volume and Scotia Group with 1.11 million units for 7.2 percent of the traded volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 3,683.43 points to wrap up trading at 378,087.06, the JSE Main Index climbed 4,705.60 points to conclude trading at 329,893.18 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.58 points to 67.23. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 17 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.7. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close, AS Bryden declined 51 cents to $30 after 7,029 stocks passed through the market, Caribbean Cement rallied $7 and ended at $85 with investors trading 45,413 units, Carreras popped 40 cents in closing at $13 with an exchange of 66,919 shares. First Rock Real Estate shed 81 cents to close at $8.70 with 302,492 stock changing hands, GraceKennedy advanced $3.74 to end at $80 with investors trading 775,977 shares, Jamaica Broilers rose $1.60 to finish at $38 in an exchange of 226,303 stocks.  Jamaica Producers dropped $1.99 to $22.01 with 6,437 units crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 90 cents to close at $12 after an exchange of 5,009 stock units, Margaritaville climbed 48 cents to end at $12.50 with 82 shares crossing the market. Massy Holdings increased $5.50 in closing at $87.50 with investors dealing in just 18 units, Mayberry Group gained 49 cents and ended at $7.99 with 6,439 stocks crossing the exchange, Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 85 cents to finish at $10.05 after a transfer of 41,325 stock units. Pan Jamaica rallied $5 and ended at $57 as investors exchanged 116,269 shares, Sagicor Group slipped 89 cents to $37.11 in trading 29,649 units, Scotia Group gained $2.76 in closing at $54.91 with 1,112,346 stocks clearing the market and Wisynco Group climbed 55 cents to end at $21.75 in an exchange of 125,383 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Sagicor Day on JSE Main Market

December 23, 2024 by
Trading in Sagicor Group shares overshadowed activities on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, with an exchange of 414 million units for $15.7 billion resulting in the volume of stocks traded rising 1,119 percent and the value 2,644 percent more than on Friday, with trading in 64 securities compared with 62 on Friday, with prices of 24 stocks rising, 18 declining and 22 ending unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 429,821,047 shares at a value of  $15,801,536,064 compared with 35,253,440 units at $575,934,190 on Friday.
Trading averaged 6,715,954 shares at $246,899,001 up from 568,604 stocks at $9,289,261 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 1,087,196 shares at $22,482,200 compared with 686,928 shares at $6,523,672 on the previous day and November with an average of 286,669 stock units at $2,555,172.
Sagicor Group led trading with 413.89 million shares for 96.3 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 6.81 million stocks for 1.6 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway chipped in with 2.77 million units for 0.6 percent market share, Sterling Investments traded 1.51 million shares for 0.4 percent of the total volume and Wigton Energy with 1.45 million units for 0.3 percent of the market volume after trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.40.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 5,196.86 points to  374,403.63, the JSE Main Index gained 3,736.63 points to end at 325,187.58 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.52 points to 66.65.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 14.5. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments advanced 49 cents to end at $74 5,443 after stock units crossed the market, Berger Paints popped 79 cents to $7.80 with investors trading 2,662 shares, Caribbean Cement gained 41 cents to close at $78 in switching ownership of 35,742 units. First Rock Real Estate sank 45 cents to finish at $9.51 after trading 303 stocks, Jamaica Broilers slipped 40 cents to $36.40 with 13,868 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers rose $2 in closing at $24 after a transfer of 4,760 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed 94 cents to $12.90 with 970 stocks passing through the market, Margaritaville sank 48 cents to close at $12.02 after an exchange of 398 stock units, Pan Jamaica increased 55 cents to end at $52 with 139,586 shares clearing the market and Scotia Group skidded $1.74 in closing at $52.15 with an exchange of 27,523 stock units.

In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $1.95 to finish at $43.95 and closed with an exchange of just 6 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% increased $105 and ended at $2,860 after investors exchanged 25 units. 138 Student Living preference share lost $45.02 to close at $254.98 in trading 9 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $3.60 to finish at $105 with 47 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated

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ICTOP10 stock jumps 38%  

December 22, 2024 by
One ICTOP10 stock jumped 38 percent in a week that the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main and Junior markets failed to build on the gains of the previous week, closing with a 2.3 percent fall in the Junior Market and more moderate slippages for the Main Market as the All Jamaica Composite Index fell 1,194 points or 0.32 and the Composite Index dipped 561 points for a 0.17 percent decline.

The week’s movement resulted in just one stock rising and seven falling in the Junior Market ICTOP10. In contrast to the Junior Market, only two stocks declined the Main Market TOP10 and six gained. The All JSE TOP10, compiled from all listed ordinary stocks on the JSE, has Guardian Holdings with the potential to rise 433 percent taking back the number one spot from Pulse Investments that held it last week and ended with the price jumping sharply, reducing its potential gains to 335 percent from 500 percent last week. Caribbean Cream replaced NCB Financial in the All JSE TOP10.
For a fifth week, Elite Diagnostics holds the number one spot in the Junior Market TOP10 followed by Caribbean Cream just edging out carton box maker, AMG Packaging.
In the Junior Market ICTOP10, no stock ended with meaningful gain. Access Financial and Elite Diagnostics fell 9 percent to close at $18.02 and $1.83 respectively, while Lumber Depot and Express Catering fell 4 percent to $2.46 and $3.16 respectively.
In Main Market ICTOP10 activity, Pulse Investments recovering from a sharp fall in the previous week, jumped a solid 38 percent to $1.38, Key Insurance gained 8 percent after ending at $2.15, 138 Student Living gained 6 percent to close at $4.27 followed by Margaritaville and Scotia Group up 4 percent to $12.50 and $53.89 respectively. Berger Paints fell 10 percent to $7.01.
Caribbean Flavours returns to the Junior Market ICTOP10, with a potential to gain over 100 percent, replacing Image Plus.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at just 4.8, well below the market average of 14.5 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 8, more than half of the market, with an average of 12.9.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 325 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and provide better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve a 170 percent gain over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 17 of the most highly valued stocks representing 33 percent of the Main Market have PEs between 15 to 108, with an average of 28 and 21 excluding the highest PE ratios and a PE of 24 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 18 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 13 stocks, 21 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 31 with an average of 21 and a PE of 18 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks will likely deliver the best returns on or around May 2025 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.

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$494 million Kingston Wharves trade

December 20, 2024 by
Kingston Wharves led trading with shares worth $494 million on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, as the volume of stocks traded jumped 72 percent and the value 617 percent more than on Thursday, with trading in 62 securities down from 63 on Thursday, with prices of 19 stocks rising, 21 declining and 22 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 35,253,440 shares trading for $575,934,190 up from just 19,936,991 stock units at $79,827,961 on Thursday. Trading ended with an average of 568,604 shares at $9,289,261 compared to 316,460 stocks at $1,267,110 on Thursday and for the month to date, trading averaged 686,928 units at $6,523,672 compared with 695,683 shares at $6,319,058 Thursday, up from November with an average of 286,669 stock units at $2,555,172.
Kingston Wharves led trading with 19.38 million shares for 55 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy with 5.62 million stock units for 15.9 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway with 5.11 million stock units for 14.5 percent market share and Lasco Distributors with 2.65 million units for 7.5 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,518.92 points to 369,206.77, the JSE Main Index shed 2,097.30 points to finish at 321,450.95 and the JSE Financial Index inched 0.16 points higher to 66.13. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.5. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close, AS Bryden lost $1.31 to finish at $30.69 with 25,216 shares crossing the exchange, Berger Paints sank 69 cents and ended at $7.01 with investors swapping 59 stocks, Caribbean Cement slipped 41 cents to $77.59 after a transfer of 7,517 shares. Eppley rallied $2.88 in closing at $32.88 with 5,773 stock units clearing the market, First Rock Real Estate rose $1.35 to close at $9.96 in an exchange of 8,168 shares,  Jamaica Producers sank $1 to end at $22 with investors trading 22,127 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange skidded $1.26 to $11.96 after an exchange of 3,236 stocks, JMMB Group advanced 61 cents and ended at $22.01 in trading 210,249 stock units, Kingston Wharves popped $2.20 to finish at $32.20 with 19,379,328 shares passing through the market. Scotia Group fell 86 cents in closing at $53.89 as investors exchanged 27,662 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 40 cents to end at $10.90 in switching ownership of just 10 stocks and Wisynco Group shed 44 cents to close at $21.05 with traders dealing in 31,202 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $1.95 to $42 in an exchange of 30 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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