JSE make strong gains on Wednesday

December 9, 2015 by

Grace closed at 52 weeks' high of $77

Grace closed at 52 weeks’ high of $77

The main market recorded strong gains in trading on Wednesday, pushing the indices to new record highs, with the number of securities trading falling well below recent elevated levels around 40, with only 28 securities trading on Wednesday. The market closed with 6,143,594 units valued at $29,344,718 changing hands, in all market segments. A total of 7 stocks gained and 11 declined as 2 stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ high.
The JSE Market Index rose 1,530.80 points to 142,632.66 the all Jamaica Composite Index added 1,710.75 points to end at 158,356.33 and the JSE combined index gained 1,609.94 points to close at 149,325.18. The market having broken through the 155,000 points resistance level on the all Jamaica chart faces the next test at 165,000 which is not far off, which could contain any strong upward movement over the next few trading sessions.
JSE Sum 9-12-15 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In trading, Berger Paints ended with 8,616 units trading at $3.40 after falling 5 cents, Cable and Wireless closed with 990,562 units changing hands down to $1.40, Caribbean Cement closed trading at $17.82 having lost 68 cents with 475 shares changing hands. Carreras rose 45 cents and closed at $56.45 with 35,000 units trading. Ciboney ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of 27 cents with 1,360,617 shares changing hands, Desnoes & Geddes had 13,100 units trading at the close at $30. Gleaner Company traded 355,592 shares at $1.40, JSE Fn Qts 9-12-15Grace Kennedy ended with at a 52 weeks’ closing high with only 420 units changing hands with the stock price rising $1 to finish at $77, Hardware & Lumber traded at $14.16 with 50,000 shares changing ownership and gained 66 cents. Jamaica Broilers fell 20 cents in trading 1,371,388 shares, to close at $8.30. JMMB Group traded 21,563 shares, to close at $10. Kingston Wharves traded 54,461 units to end at $11.35, National Commercial Bank ended at $39.85 having gained $1.85 and closed with 3,700 units changing hands, Pulse Investments had 120,000 units trading down 25 cents to close at $2.25. Sagicor Group with 327,200 units ended at $16.54 with a fall of 17 cents and Scotia Group had 39,638 shares changing hands at $28 to record 42 cents gain.

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JSE up in early trading

December 9, 2015 by

The Jamaica Stock Market has recorded decent gains in early trading on Wednesday but with limited volumes and only 13 securities had traded up to 10:30 with 3 coming from the junior market but the indices gained quite a bit. By 10:45 the main indices were all JSE intra 9-12-15up by more than 1,000 points with only 14 securities changing hands with a volume of just 638,154 units as 2 stocks rose and 5 declined.
At 11 am, the all Jamaica Composite Index is climbed 1,355.87 points to 158,001.45, the JSE Market Index rose 1,213.25points to 142,315.11 the JSE combined index gained 1,286.95 points to be at 149,002.19 and the junior market index was up 15.84 points to 1,639.99.
Interesting trades, with 75 minutes having elapsed, are Gleaner Company with 318,300 shares at $1.4o and National Commercial Bank with only 3,600 units changing hands at $39.99 having gained $1.99.

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19 stocks rose 8 fell on JSE – Tuesday

December 9, 2015 by

The JSE shares traded at a new all-time high of $16 to gain 967% for 2015.

The JSE shares traded at a new all-time high of $16 to gain 967% for 2015.

The main market recorded moderate gains in trading on Tuesday with the number of securities trading rising back elevated levels over 40 with 42 securities trading on Tuesday as the market closed with 13,226,951 units valued at $61,643,785 changing hands, in all market segments. A total of 19 stocks gained and 8 declined as 6 stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ high.
The JSE Market Index rose 260.98 points to 141,101.86 the all Jamaica Composite Index added 291.66 points to end at 156,645.58 and the JSE combined index gained 249.58 points to close at 147,715.24.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In trading, Barita Investments ended with 38,000 units trading at $3.80 after slipping 10 cents but closed with the bid at $3.91 to buy 3,000 shares. The company had promised to release their September audited accounts which are late, on or before December 4, 2015 and still has not done so up to the end of the day. No reason has been given, for the further delay and new day when the results will be released. This is the second year that the audited accounts are late, the company indicated then that the audited accounts would be released by December 5, 2014. Last year the company had differences on provision the auditors wanted to make for one blue chip investment they considered to be impaired which apparently delayed the release of the results. IC Insider telephoned the Chairman, Rita Humpries-Lewin who was in a meeting to find out about the further delayed, but had no response thereafter.
JSE Sum 8-12-15Berger Paints ended with 15,040 units trading at $3.45, Cable and Wireless closed with 2,729,155 units changing hands down to $1.40 for a gain of 5 cents, Caribbean Cement closed trading at $18.50 having jumped $1.50 with 30,445 shares changing hands. Carreras closed at $56 with 54,690 units trading. Ciboney closed at a 52 weeks’ closing high of 25 cents with 1,192,873 shares changing hands, Desnoes & Geddes had 27,485 units trading at the close at $30. Gleaner Company traded 474,874 shares at $1.40, Grace Kennedy ended with 27185 units changing hands at $76, Jamaica Broilers rose 48 cents in trading 334,611 shares, to close at $8.02. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose by 50 cents to close at 52 weeks’ high of $16 with 112,946 units trading, to gain 967 percent for the year. JMMB Group traded 277,936 shares, to close at $10. Kingston Wharves traded 5,000 units to end at $11.35, with a loss of 15 cents, Mayberry Investments ended with 522,689 shares changing hands while losing of 30 cents to $4.70, National Commercial Bank ended at $38, having shed $1.99 and closed with 218,221 units changing hands. JSE Fn Qts 8-12-15138 Student Living traded 192,350 units with a loss of 35 cents and ended at $4, but the stock ended with a bid to buy 3,650 units at $4.40, Pan Jamaican Investments closed at $94 after trading 31,356 shares with a gain of $2, Pulse Investments had 7,100 units trading at $2.50. Sagicor Group with 46,200 units ended at $16.71 with a rise of 1 cent, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped 50 cents and ended with 8,500 shares trading at $9.75. Scotia Group had 46,988 shares changing hands at $27.58 to record 8 cents gain, Supreme Ventures closed with 53,040 units changing hands, 2 cents higher at $4.72, Proven Investments traded 160,976 shares at 22.99 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share rose 10 cents and ended trading 767,050 units at $2.

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6 stocks rose on TTSE – Tuesday

December 8, 2015 by

NCB closed at a new high of TT$2.11 on Tuesday on the TTSE

NCB closed at a new high of TT$2.11 on Tuesday on the TTSE

Six stocks rose in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange at the end on Tuesday as 15 securities changed hands, 4 stocks declined and 5 traded unchanged as 2 stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high and 2 at 52 weeks’ low. The volume traded was 878,992 shares for a value of $6,486,412.
At the close, the Composite Index ended with a rise 1.74 points to 1,164.11 the All T&T Index fell 1.44 points to 1,956.55 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.68 points to 48.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bids higher than the last selling price and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Guardian Holdings gained 3 cents to end at $13.03 with 500 units changing hands, JMMB Group closed with 280,876 shares changing hands at 50 cents, after rising 3 cents, National Commercial Bank rose by 11 cents while trading 200,000 shares carrying a value of $422,000 at $2.11, for a 52 weeks’ high. Scotiabank ended with 18,025 shares with a value of $1,125,890 changing hands at $62.50 after climbing 50 cents, Sagicor Financial ended with 39,287 units changing hands, 1 cent up at $6.15 and Unilever closed with a rise of 2 cents with 300 shares changing hands at $68.20 for a 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| Agostini’s traded 1,000 shares at $17.25 with a fall of 74 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low. Grace Kennedy dropped 14 cents while trading 14,201 units with a value of $512,143 at $3.61,TTSE 8-12-15 Massy Holdings traded 555 shares and lost 27 cents in closing at $61.65 to a new 52 weeks’ low and Trinidad Cement traded 11,540 units and closed at $4.55 after losing 13 cents.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund posted 537 shares and closed at $22.75, First Citizens Bank traded 516 shares to close at $35, National Enterprises closed with 1,830 shares changing hands at $16.39. National Flour closed with 2,800 shares changing hands at $2.75 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 179,025 shares valued at $3,849,037, to close at $21.50.

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Heavy indices losses on JSE – Monday

December 7, 2015 by

NCB ended at a new closing 52 weeks' high on Monday

NCB ended at a new closing 52 weeks’ high on Monday

The main market suffer a big reversal in trading on Monday with the number of securities trading below recent elevated levels of over 40 to 35 trading on Monday as the market closed with 12,726,363 units valued at $81,049,348 changing hands, in all market segments.
A total of 13 securities recorded gains and 8 declined as 5 stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ high but the JSE Market Index dropped 1,571.80 points to 140,840.88 the all Jamaica Composite Index dived 1,756.57 points to end at 156,353.92 and the JSE combined index erased 1,409.79 points to close at 147,465.66.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
In trading, Berger Paints ended with 43,063 units trading at $3.45 after gaining 30 cents, JSE Sum 7-12-15Cable and Wireless closed with 2,427,885 units changing hands down to $1.35 for a loss of 14 cents, Caribbean Cement closed trading at $17 having lost 1 cent with 29,527 shares changing hands. Carreras closed at $56 with 6,893 units trading. Ciboney closed at a 52 weeks’ closing high of 24 cents with 125,816 shares changing hands, Gleaner Company traded 65,126 shares at $1.40, Grace Kennedy ended with 116,251 units changing hands with a gain of 49 cents to $76, a 52 weeks’ closing high, Jamaica Broilers lost 48 cents in trading 48,100 shares, to close at $8.02. Jamaica Producers rose by 50 cents to close at $32 with 917,122 units trading, JMMB Group lost 35 cents in trading 396,832 shares, to close at $10. Kingston Wharves traded 1,000 units to end at $11.50, with a gain of 20 cents, JSE Fn Qts 7-12-15Mayberry Investments ended with 61,048 shares changing hands with a gain of 30 cents to $5, National Commercial Bank ended at $39.99, having risen $2.49 and closed with 6,460 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ closing high. Pulse Investments had 32,620 units trading at $2.50, Radio Jamaica lost 44 cents in trading 1,000 units at $4.06, Sagicor Group with 108,541 units changing hands, ended at $16.70, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended with 22,365 shares trading, to finish at $10.25. Scotia Group had 21,181 shares changing hands at $27.50 to record a 32 cents gain, Supreme Ventures closed with 1,105,941 units changing hands, 20 cents lower at $4.70 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share rose 9 cents and ended trading 445,500 units at $1.90.

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Heavy trading on JSE on Friday

December 4, 2015 by

NCB's trades on Friday amounted to $90.6m

NCB’s trades on Friday amounted to $90.6m

The number of securities trading on Friday increased and remains at elevated levels of over 40, with 43 being active. The market closed with 15,466,535 units valued at $206,946,075 changing hands, in all market segments. A total of 2 stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ high others while others traded intraday at highs but fell away at the close.
The JSE Market Index rose 365.33 points to 142,412.68, the all Jamaica Composite Index shot up 408.27 points to end at 158,110.49 and the JSE combined index climbed 497.86 points to end at 148,875.45.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In trading, Berger Paints ended with 135,245 units trading at $3.15 after falling 45 cents, Cable and Wireless closed with 445,330 units changing hands down to $1.49 for a loss of 3 cents, Caribbean Cement closed trading at $17.01 having lost $1.49 with 8,054 shares changing hands. Carreras closed at $56 with 9,880 units trading. JSE Sum 4-12-15Ciboney traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of 26 cents but ended at 23 cents with 763,857 shares changing hands, Desnoes & Geddes ended with 100,000 shares trading at $30, Gleaner Company traded at 100,000 shares and fell 30 cents to $1.40, Jamaica Broilers lost 10 cents in trading 124,557 shares, to close at $8.50. Jamaica Producers fell 50 cents to close at $31.50 with 24,145 units trading, JMMB Group gained 10 cents in trading 153,315 shares, to close at $10.35. Kingston Wharves traded 4,903,085 units to end at $11.30, with a gain of 10 cents, Mayberry investments ended with 294,647 shares changing hands at $4.70, National Commercial Bank ended back at $37.50 having traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $40 during the day and closed with 2,394,692 units changing hands. JSE Fn Qts 4-12-15 Pan Jamaican ended fell $2 with 930 shares trading, to finish at $92, Pulse Investments had 7,380 units changing hands to close at $2.50, Radio Jamaica lost 31 cents in trading 16,886 units at $4.50, Sagicor Group with 227,120 units ended at $16.70, Scotia Group had 885,356 shares changing hands at $27.18 to record an 18 cents gain. Scotia Investments had 5,400 units trading but fell $1 to end at $27, Supreme Ventures closed with 57,500 units changing hands, 20 cents higher at $4.90, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 124,217 units at 23 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share rose 9 cents and ended trading 181,747 units at $1.90.

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JSE jumps sharply on Thursday

December 3, 2015 by

Jamaica Producers closed at a new 52 weeks' high of $32 on Thursday.

Jamaica Producers closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $32 on Thursday.

The number of securities trading on Thursday increased and remains at elevated levels over 40 as the market closed with 11,309,612 units valued at $179,784,674 changing hands, in all market segments and the market indices jumped sharply by the close. A total of 4 stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ high.
The JSE Market Index climbed 1,796.81 points to 142,047.35, the all Jamaica Composite Index shot up 2,008.04 points to end at 157,702.22 and the JSE combined index jumped 1,764.62 points to end at 148,377.59.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In trading, JSE Sum 3-12-15Berger Paints ended with 478,260 units trading at $3.60 after adding 9 cents, Cable and Wireless closed with 760,826 units changing hands at $1.52, Caribbean Cement closed trading at $18.50, with 18,695 shares changing hands. Carreras closed at $56 with 52,742 units trading, Ciboney closed at a 52 weeks’ high of 23 cents after gaining 2 cents with 65,930 shares changing hands, Desnoes & Geddes ended with 14,000 shares trading at $30, Gleaner Company traded at 105,031 shares and but fell 21 cents to $1.70, Jamaica Broilers rose 14 cents in trading 343,265 shares, to close at $8.60, Jamaica Producers climbed $2 to close at 52 weeks’ high of $32 with 5,197 units trading Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped $1.50 in trading 2,000 units to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $15.50, JMMB Group ended trading 737 shares, to close at $10.25. Kingston Wharves traded 8,079 units to end at $11.20, Mayberry ended with 318,784 shares changing hands at $4.70, after rising 41 cents, National Commercial Bank closed with 3,367,608 units changing hands at $37.50 with a loss of $1.50.JSE Fn Qts 3-12-15 Pan Jamaican ended with 42,553 shares and jumped to $5 to a 52 weeks’ high of $95, Pulse Investments had 90,089 units trading at the price rose 32 cents to close at $2.50, Radio Jamaica lost 24 cents in trading 32,794 units at $4.81, Sagicor Group rose $1.20 with 555,102 units to end at $16.70. Scotia Group had 212,574 shares changing hands at $27, Scotia Investments had 57,245 units trading with a gain of 16 cents to end at $28, Seprod lost 1 cent in trading 22,794 units at $18.60. Supreme Ventures closed with 1,192,628 units changing hands at $4.70 with a 1 cent loss, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.750% preference share ended trading 348,115 units at $2.65.

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JSE making strong gains on Thursday

December 3, 2015 by

Unlike Wednesday when trading was slow, market activity has picked up by driving the main market indices up by almost 1 percent 30 securities changed hands after 90 minutes of trading with a volume of 5,532,901 units as 13 stocks gained and 8 declined.
JSE intra 3-12-15At 11 am, the all Jamaica Composite Index is jumped 1,451.46 points to 157,145.64, the JSE Market Index gained 1298.78 points to 141,549.32 the JSE combined index fell 1248.35 points to be at 147,861.31 and the junior market index rose 2.47 points to 1,592.19.
Interesting trades, with 75 minutes having elapsed, are Cable & Wireless with 508,750 units and last traded at $1.50 for a 2 cents fall from Wednesday’s last traded price, Jamaica Broilers with 241,027shares at $8.50, Mayberry Investments with 239,400 units at $4.70, National Commercial Bank traded 1,454,773 shares at $37.50, Scotia Group with 109,384 at $27.50, Supreme Ventures with 787,628 units at $5, Caribbean Producers having 327,996 shares trading at $5.60, Lasco Financial Services with 426,961 units at $3 and Lasco Manufacturing having 380,419 units at $3.22.

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3 stocks trade at new highs – Wednesday

December 2, 2015 by

NCB closed at a new 52 weeks' high on the TTSE on Wednesday

NCB closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on the TTSE on Wednesday

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended with 9 active securities with the prices 5 rising and 1 declining and 3 trading unchanged. The volume changing hands was 460,196 shares for a value of $6,735,910.
At the close, the Composite Index ended with a rise of 2.26 points at 1,162.60 the All T&T Index rose 0.21 points to 1,957.84 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.59 points to 48.31.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund posted 46,930 shares valued at $1,064,841 and closed with a gain of 1 cent at $22.69, National Commercial Bank gained 10 cents with 1,961 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 7,445 shares changing hands at $6.11 for a gain of 5 cents. TTSE 2-12-15Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 5 cents in trading 98,948 shares valued at $2,130,116, to close at $21.55 and West Indian Tobacco ended with a gain of 2 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $126.17 having traded 16,668 units worth $2,102,990.
Declines| Trinidad Cement ended at $4.74 after declining by 1 cent with 286,000 units having a value of $1,358,290 changing hands.
Firm Trades| First Citizens Bank traded 39 shares to close at $35, Guardian Holdings closed with 2,200 units trading at $12.92 and Republic Bank ended with just 5 shares changing hands at $112.99.

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No rescuer for JSE on Wednesday

December 2, 2015 by

NCB closed at new high of $39 on Wednesday.

NCB closed at new high of $39 on Wednesday.

The number of securities trading on Wednesday increased and remains at elevated levels over 40 as the market closed with 9,838,406 units valued at $28,674,620 changing hands, in all market segments, but the market indices declined by the close.
At the close, 3 stocks ended at 52 weeks’ high and 1 at an intraday high in both markets.
The JSE Market Index fell 229.17 points to 140,250.54, the all Jamaica Composite Index declined by 256.11 points to end at 155,694.18 and the JSE combined index dipped 483.84 points to end at 146,612.97.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
JSE Sum 2-12-15In trading, Cable and Wireless closed with 822,927 units changing hands at $1.52 after the price fell by 2 cents, Caribbean Cement traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $20.44 but settled back at $18.50 having shed 60 cents, with 300,860 shares changing hands. Carreras closed at $56 with 19,808 units trading. Desnoes & Geddes ended with 5,000 shares trading at $30, Jamaica Broilers lost 4 cents in trading 156,111 shares, to close at $8.46, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 10,000 units to end at $14 for a 52 weeks’ high, with a gain of 55 cents, JMMB Group rose 24 cents while trading 129,084 shares, to close at $10.25. Kingston Wharves traded 65,116 units and fell 27 cents to end at $11.20, Mayberry Investments ended with just 198 shares changing hands but fell 42 cents to $4.29, National Commercial Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $39 with a gain of $2.66 while trading 7,840 units. 138 Student Living ended with 6,350 shares and recovered 35 cents to end at $4.35, JSE Fn Qts 1-12-15rPulse Investments had 20,000 units trading at the close at $2.18 after it traded earlier at $2.50, Radio Jamaica lost 4 cents in trading 58,547 units at $5.05, Sagicor Group fell 50 cents in trading 146,805 units to end at $15.50. Sagicor Real Estate X Fund gained 25 cents with 5,500 units changing hands at $10.25. Scotia Group had 42,660 shares changing hands at $27, Seprod gained 6 cents in trading 14,880 units at $18.61. Proven Investments closed with 16,020 units changing hands at 23 US cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share ended trading with 117,000 units at $1.81 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.50% preference share traded 110,800 at $4.19, with a fall of 31 cents.

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