All Jamaica 940 points shy of 200,000 milestone

Caribbean Cement jumped $4 on news of a bid to acquire majority shares in TCL by Cemex.

Caribbean Cement jumped $4 on news of a bid to acquire majority shares in TCL by Cemex.

The all Jamaica Composite index of the Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped sharply to record another closing high as the index surged nearly 2,500 points in Monday’s market activity leaving it 940 points shy of the significant 200,000 milestone as the index recorded gains of 18.9 percent for the year to date.
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index ballooned 2,488.84 points to end at 199,059.92, the JSE Market Index climbed 2,225.47 points to finish at a record closing high of 182,057.08. The JSE combined index surged 2,164.39 points to end at another record high of 193,838.30, with a gain for the year to date of 22.5 percent.
Trading ended with 36 securities changing hands, the prices of 14 stocks gained while 9 declined in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 2 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 11,768,589 units valued at $284,841,323 changed hands, compared to 7,589,638 units valued at $60,202,318 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 965,067 units changing hands, valued at $4,640,109 of the stocks traded.ICI JSE sum 5-12-16
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 469,718 shares compared to an average of 352,582 units traded on Friday with the average for the month to date being 369,165 units and 268,613 for December to Friday, with November ending with an average of 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 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints lost 24 cents to close at $5.10 with 4,460 shares trading, Cable & Wireless rose 4 cents in trading 28,700 units to close at 80 cents, Caribbean Cement jumped $4 in trading 97,724 shares to close at $32, Grace Kennedy dropped $1.49, ended trading with 151,174 units to close at $40. Jamaica Producers closed at $8.30 with 31,128 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 143,182 shares, to end at $5.40, JMMB Group traded 230,720 units and rose 5 cents to end at $13.65,ICI JSE fnqts 5-12-16 Kingston Wharves ended trading 46,195 shares to close at $19. Margaritaville Turks rose 2 cents and ended with 8,640,000 shares trading, to close at 24.9 US cents. National Commercial Bank gained 15 cents and ended at $49.65 with 35,484 shares trading, PANJAM Investment traded 99,553 units at $23.25, after falling $1.25, Radio Jamaica lost 10 cents in trading 22,753 units to close at $1.30, Sagicor Group gained 25 cents with 51,353 shares changing hands at $26. Scotia Group jumped $1.90 with 344,599 shares changing hands to close at $35, Scotia Investments climbed 50 cents with 2,000 units changing hands to close at $33, Supreme Ventures fell 10 cents and ended at $4.80 with 10,400 units changing hands, Proven Investments traded 60,000 shares at 18.55 US cents and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share closed with 796,887 units changing hands at $1.06.

Record high of 198,821 for JSE

Stocks on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange hit new all-time high in early morning trading with the All Jamaica Composite Index sitting 1,180 points away from the 200,000 points while the JSE market index sits at 181,843.
The junior market lags well below the performance of the main market with a moderate increase. Contributing to the ICI trd sht int -5-12-16steep rise in the index are strong gains in Caribbean Cement that is up $1.50 to $29.50, JMMB Group up to $14, National Commercial bank to $29.99 and Scotia Group with an average of $34.66.
Trading in the rest of the market was moderate with a total of 25 securities traded. 10 stocks advanced and 3 fell, resulting in a volume of only 387,831 shares changing hands carrying a value of just $5,004,074, compared with 1,279,786 shares changing hands carrying a value of a $31,954,967 on Friday. The average number of shares traded, amount to a mere 18,468 units versus 51,191 units on Friday.
At 11 am the all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 2,250.08 points to 198,821.16 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 2,011.97 points to 181,843.58, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index surged 2,063.87 points to close at 193,737.78 and the junior market index dipped 19.28 points to end at 2,443.15.

Trading picks up on Trinidad Exchange

TTstocks Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday picked up marginally as the Composite and All T&T Indices recorded positive gains. Trading levels remained low with only 7 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Thursday.
At the close 3 stock advanced, 2 declined and 3 remained unchanged as 133,162 shares traded with a value of $610,132, in contrast to Thursday’s volume of only 25,307 units, valued at $525,554.
The Composite Index advanced 1.21 points to 1,206.65 points, the All T & T Index gained 1.39 points to 1,829.28 points, reducing its year to date loss to 6.12 percent. The Cross Listed Index was up 0.13 points to 78.06 points with year to date gains of 57.67 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 9 with lower offers.
Gains| FirstCaribbean International Bank gained 1 cent to close at $8.50 with 3,554 shares TTSE sum 2-12-16changing hands, Guardian Holdings rebounded with gains of 36 cents, closing at $12.90 with 8,683 shares trading and Sagicor Financial added 11 cents to close at 52 weeks’ high of $7.61 as 32,363 shares switched owners.
Losses| Clico Investment slid 5 cents to close at $22.55 while 1,769 shares traded and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents, closing at $22.35 with 3,273 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| JMMB Group closed with the price unchanged at 90 cents with 66,132 shares switching owners and National Commercial Bank traded at $3 with 16,388 shares changing hands.

Record close greets December – JSE

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.

Huge price gap in T&T cross listings

 JMMB Group price on the TTSE is over 26% more than in Jamaica.

JMMB Group price on the TTSE is over 26% more than in Jamaica.

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday closed with huge arbitrage opportunities for investors in some cross listed stocks. Elsewhere, trading resulted in double digit gains in Composite and All T&T Indices helped by a 7.3 percent jump in the price of Ansa McAL.
Grace Kennedy is trading at a 24 percent premium compared to the price in Jamaica, the premium for JMMB Group is over 26 percent, National Commercial Bank trades above the Jamaica listed price, by 14 percent and Scotia Investments by 22 percent. Tightness in the foreign exchange market may be causing the huge gap in prices.
Grace Kennedy trades at a 24% premium on the TTSE to the price on the JSE.

Grace Kennedy trades at a 24% premium on the TTSE to the price on the JSE.

The Composite Index advanced 11.42 points to 1,205.8 points, the All T & T Index jumped 16.14 points to 1,828.27 points, down 6.17 percent year to date. The Cross Listed Index gained 0.90 points to 77.97 points with year to date gains of 57.48 percent.
Trading ended with 12 securities changing hands compared to 9 on Tuesday with 3 advancing, 3 declining and 6 remaining unchanged, with 184,035 shares changing hands with a value of $4,500,237. Trading on Tuesday resulted in 345,479 changing hands with a value of $16,556,172.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa McAL closed at $66.50 with the highest gains on the market of $4.56 and with 4,183 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $51 with 3,998 shares changing hands. National Commercial Bank closed at 52 weeks’ high of $3, up 13 cents with 44,900 shares changing hands and Scotiabank closed 20 cents higher at $58.70 with 38,415 shares changing hands valued at $2,253,392.
Losses| Angostura Holdings lost 50 cents to close at $15.50 with 2,000 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings dropped 2 cents TTSE sum 30-11-16to close at $12.88 with 13,523 shares changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.40 and lost 6 cents with 7,000 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades | Clico Investment remained unchanged at $22.60 with 17,294 shares changing hands, valued at $390,844, First Citizens closed at $35 with 23,133 shares changing hands with a value of $808,078, Grace Kennedy, with 800 shares changing hands, closed at $2.73. JMMB Group closed at 90 cents with 11,111 shares changing hands and Trinidad Cement closed at $3.25 with 17,678 shares changing hands.

JSE ends November at record close

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.

Slight fall for JSE on Tuesday

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.

Investors pay up for Massy shares

Massy Logo Investors paid a slightly higher price on Tuesday, to acquire a relatively large block of Massy Holdings’ shares, worth $14.8 million. The block accounted for 84 percent of all stocks traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange.
Trading ended with just 9 securities changing hands compared to 10 on Monday with 3 advancing, 2 declining and 4 remaining unchanged. Market activity closed with 345,479 shares changing hands with a value of $16,556,172, in contrast to Monday’s volume of only 75,910 with a value of $5,054,214.
The Composite Index climbed higher by 1.21 points to 1,194.38 points, the All T & T Index advanced 2.40 points to 1,812.13 points, down 7 percent year to date. The Cross Listed Index remained firm at 77.07 points with year to date gains of 55.67 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 9 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings gained 50 cents to close at $16 with 2,400 shares changing hands, First Citizens closed at $35, up 10 cents, with 8,050 shares changing hands after it traded at a low for the day of $33.26 and the volume leader. TTSE sum 29-11-16Massy Holdings, closed at $50.99, a gain of 2 cents after trading at $51 with 291,086 shares changing hands valued at $14,844,290.
Losses|Grace Kennedy lost one cent to close at $2.73 with 1,500 shares changing hands and Republic Financial Holdings lost 51 cents to close at $108.49 with 91 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades | JMMB Group closed at 90 cents with 8,300 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank closed at $2.87 with 12,362 shares changing hands, National Enterprises traded firm at $10.60 with 540 shares changing hands while Scotiabank closed at $58.50 with 23,400 shares changing hands with a value of $1,368,700.

Another record close for JSE – Monday

bull 2 The Jamaica Stock exchange main market indices along with the combined index recorded another record close with the All Jamaica Composite Index rising 530.57 points to end at a new closing high of 194,922.67. The JSE Market Index gained 474.43 points to finish at a record closing high of 178,357.64.
The JSE combined index climbed 332.72 points to end at a record closing high of 190,229.21 with a gain for the year to date of 20 percent.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with 42 securities trading as the prices of 9 gained while 16 declined in the overall market, including 5 stocks rising and 5 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 4,243,795 units valued at $24,651,644 changed hands, compared to 43,666,008 units valued at $1,467,261,444 changing hands on Friday. The junior market accounted for 3,446,347 units changing hands, valued at $15,863,525 of the stocks traded.
ICI JSE sum 28-11-16 The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 31,898 shares and 489,966 units month to date. On Friday, an average of 1,672,696 units traded and for the month to date, 948,034 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 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments lost 10 cents in trading 3,800 shares, to end at $5, Berger Paints lost 30 cents in trading 6,250 units at $5.30, Cable & Wireless loss 9 cent to close at 71 cents, with 369,032 units trading, Caribbean Cement exchanged 14,937 shares at $27. Carreras traded 30,000 shares at $65.90, Grace Kennedy rose 3 cents and ended trading 2,115 units at $42. Jamaica Broilers closed at $14.90 with 5,300 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 49,658 shares and lost 1 cent to end at $5.51, ICI -JSE fn Qts -28-11-16JMMB Group closed trading with a loss of 9 cents with 50,699 shares to end at $13.60, Kingston Wharves traded 6,800 shares to close at $19, Mayberry Investments traded 10,000 shares to close at $3.66. National Commercial Bank dropped $1 and ended at $50 with 7,331 shares trading. Portland JSX traded 3,984 shares after losing 5 cents to end at $11, Radio Jamaica traded 57,500 units to close at $1.35, Sagicor Group lost 48 cents with 75,180 shares changing hands to close at $25.02. Scotia Investments lost $1.50 traded 1,600 shares to close at $28.50, Seprod traded 36,172 units to close with a rise of 41 cents at $27.40 and Proven Investments made a modest gain and closed at 19.50 US cents with 51,162 shares changing hands.

Another record close for JSE

Grace Kennedy traded more than 28 million shares on the JSE on Friday.

Grace Kennedy traded more than 28 million shares on the JSE on Friday.

The Jamaica Stock exchange main market indices along with the combined index closed at yet another record, with the All Jamaica Composite Index rising 965.37 points to end at a closing high of 194,392.10. The JSE Market Index gained 863.21 points to finish at a new closing high of 177,883.21.
The JSE combined index climbed 1,085.80 points to end at a record closing high of 189,896.49 with a gain for the year to date of 20 percent.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with 41 securities trading as the prices of 19 gained while 8 declined in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 3 falling, in the junior market.
At the close with 43,666,008 units valued at $1,467,261,444 changed hands, compared to 6,296,810 units valued at $50,570,213 changing hands on Thursday. The junior market accounted for 175,408 units changing hands, valued at $782,192 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 1,672,696 and 948,034 units month to date. On Thursday, an average of 188,585 units traded and for the month to date, 2523,372 units, in comparison the average for the October was 220,811 units.
ICI JSE sum 25-11-16 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita traded 58,534 shares, to end at $5.10, Berger Paints traded 3,100 units at $5.60, Cable & Wireless gained 9 cent to close at 80 cents, with 197,639 units trading, Caribbean Cement lost $1 in exchanging 12,030 shares at $27. Carreras lost 10 cents in exchanging 18,870 shares at $65.90. Trading in Ciboney shares resulted in a gain of 2 cents to close with 40,000 units changing hands at 20 cents, Grace Kennedy rose $1.87 and ended trading 28,422,521 units at $41.97, Jamaica Broilers rose 30 cents and closed at $14.90 with 38,575 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers lost 32 cents and closed at $8.30 with 574,795 shares changing owners. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 217,496 shares and rose 2 cents to end at $5.52, JMMB Group closed trading with 40,600 shares to end at $13.69, Kingston Wharves gained 20 cents in trading 99,659 shares to close at $19, Mayberry Investments traded 10,000 shares to close at $3.66, National Commercial Bank gained $1 and ended at $51 with 3,158,556 shares trading. ICI -JSE fn Qts -25-11-16138 Student Living ordinary share traded at $5 with 60,400 units changing hands, PAN JAM Investment traded 15,925 shares to end at $24, Pulse Investments traded 25,000 shares after gaining 10 cents to end at $4, Radio Jamaica traded 130,200 units but lost 5 cents to close at $1.35, Sagicor Group had 67,480 shares changing hands to close at $25.50. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 2,660 units with the price falling 28 cents to $10.25. Scotia Group traded 697,692 shares to close with a gain of 15 cents at $31.71, Seprod traded 1,646,200 units to close with a rise of $1.09 at $26.99 and Supreme Ventures lost 10 cents and closed at $4.70 with 7,946,940 shares changing hands.