Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange for Wednesday was moderate, with only 10 securities changing hands, 2 advanced, 3 declined and 4 traded firm, with 248,274 units valued at $3,315,301.
The Composite Index lost 0.56 points to close at 1,144.56, the All T&T Index fell 1.13 points to close at 1,975.17 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 41.10 points.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank trading 3,740 shares at $36.45, up by a cent and Scotiabank traded 1,800 shares and climbed 4 cents to end the day at $59.99.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL with 8,680 shares, closed down a cent at $69.19, Massy Holdings contributed 28,019 shares with a value of $1,920,218, but fell 39 cents to close at $68.50 and Trinidad Cement with 53,141 shares traded for $118,204, closed 1 cent down at $2.23
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings traded only 7 units at$12.75, Clico Investment Fund with 75,100 shares valued at $1,652,586 remained at $22, Grace Kennedy 295 shares ended trading at $3.76, National Commercial Bank with 125,051 shares changing hands for a value of $124,851, ended at $1 and One Caribbean Media added 12,541 shares valued at $315,092, to end at $25.33.
IC Bid-Offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed 3 stocks with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
October greeted with light trading on TTSE
Market closes out month down
Tuesday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, culminated in the prices of 8 stocks rising and 7 declining, as 21 securities changed hands. A total of 5,217,834 units traded, valued at $54,942,294, in all market segments.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower. The increase is probably due to month end window dressing by some portfolio managers would want to impact the value of the funds under management at the end of the month and quarter.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 160.31 points to 72,238.36 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index declined by 179.24 points, to close at 79,483.81.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Caribbean Cement, with 109,500 shares changing hands, ended 4 cents higher at $2.40, Grace Kennedy put through 19,208 units with a gain of 70 cents to $58.20, Jamaica Producers had 122,728 shares changing hands, gained 25 cents to $15.75, Mayberry Investments with 5,420 shares closed 4 cents higher at $1.50 and Sagicor Group traded 738,840 units, with an increase of 65 cents, to $9.90.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Berger Paints with 3,500 units, closing at $1.66, Cable & Wireless with 453,827 shares at 29 cents, Desnoes & Geddes 45,000 share at $4.77, Pan Jamaican Investment 417,537 shares trading to close at $49.10, Proven Investments 27,700 ordinary shares, to close with the price at 18 US cents and Seprod with 40,000 shares, closed at $10.90.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the close of the main market are, Carreras, down 8 cents to end at $34.55, in trading 93,336 units, Jamaica Broilers with 500,000 shares lost 50 cents to end at $4, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 42,087 ordinary shares trading, lost 5 cents at $6.95, National Commercial Bank had 452,630 units changing hands, with a 5 cents loss, at $17.94 and Scotia Group with 351,187 shares, closed 5 cents off at $19.25 .
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.50% preference share traded 222,593 units, with a gain of 5 cents to $3.50 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 110,462 units at $2.
6 stocks up 4 down on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Tuesday, saw 17 securities changing hands of which 6 advanced, 4 declined and 7 traded firm with a total of 209,317 units, valued at $1,645,611. At the close, there were two stocks closing, at 52 weeks’ high and one at 52 weeks’ low.
The Composite Index rose 0.07 points to close at 1,145.12, the All T&T Index fell by 0.17 points to close at 1,976.30 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.04 points to end at 41.10.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Ansa Merchant Bank with only 100 shares and closed with a 3 cents gain at $39.37, a new 52 weeks high, First Citizens Bank contributed 5,309 shares with a value of $193,455 to gain 2 cents at $36.44, while Guardian Holdings added 5,000 shares valued at $67,450 and closed 14 cents up at $13.49, Massy Holdings stock price increased 37 cents to end at $68.89, while trading 500 shares, Prestige Holdings hit a new 52 weeks’ price high, as 500 shares traded at $9.55, with a 5 cents gain, followed by Scotia Investments with a volume of 10,000 to end 5 cents higher at $1.50.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund with a volume of 18,438 shares valued at $405,886, declined by 2 cents to end at $22, One Caribbean Media traded 831 shares, 2 cents lower at $25.33, Republic Bank traded 2,972 shares at $121.50 for a 20 cents decline, conversely, Scotiabank fell 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.95 with 1,985 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings 2,000 shares at $12.75, Ansa McAL put through 1,420 units and closed at $66.20, Firstcaribbean International Bank 2,674 shares at $5, Grace Kennedy 1,943 units at $3.76, Jamaica’s National Commercial Bank with 128,445 shares changing hands for a value of $128,445 closed at $1. Praetorian Property Mutual Fund traded 12,000 unit at $3.40, Sagicor Financial 200 shares at $6.21 and Sagicor Financial 6.5% preference share traded unchanged at US$1.13 with 15,000 shares.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed only 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
JSE slips back with 7 stocks up 7 down
Monday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 7 stocks rising and 7 declining with 16 securities changing hands, a total of 2,648,086 units traded, valued at $28,212,290, In all market segments.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index fell 106.01` points to 72,398.67 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index declined 118.54 points to close at 79,663.05.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless with 217,861 shares trading, with a 1 cent rise to 29 cents, Jamaica Broilers 18,500 shares changed hands, 10 cents higher at $4.40, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 4,500 ordinary closed up 5 cents at $7, followed by Jamaica Producers with 19,231 units, to gain 30 cents at $15.50, Pan Jamaican Investment put through 59,124 shares, 10 cents higher to end at $49.10 and Seprod had 36,500 shares changing hands, 10 higher at $10.90.
Firm| The only stock in the main market to close without a change in the last traded price is Ciboney, with 155,500 units at 7 cents.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras with 60,148 shares, lost 2 cents to end at $34.63, Desnoes & Geddes traded 100,825 units at a loss of 3 cents, to end at $4.77, Grace Kennedy ended at $57.50, down by $1.95 with only 572 units trading, National Commercial Bank with 222,880 shares, closed with a cent loss at $17.99, Sagicor Group price slipped 40 cents to $9.25 with 1,188,145 shares and Scotia Group declined by 20 cents to $19.30 with 315,896 shares trading.
Preference| No trading took place in the preference section.
Scotiabank drops again on TTSE
In trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange, Scotiabank dropped to a new 52 weeks’ low of $60.24, with just over 4,000 shares traded. The stocks has declined 18.74 percent, from a high of $73.12, reached in April, this year. The price is still exposed to further decline, with an offer to sell at $60 and no buying interest shown at the end of trading. A total of 14 securities changed hands in trading of which 2 advanced, 4 declined and 8 traded firm, with 724,283 units changing hands, valued at $4,863,899.
The Composite Index lost 1.11 points to close at 1,145.05, the All T&T Index fell 2.29 points to close at 1,976.47 and the Cross Listed Index inched up by 0.01 points to end at 41.06.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are Angostura Holdings with a volume of 82,069 shares being traded for $1,046,380 with the price increasing 5 cents to $12.75 and Sagicor Financial traded 100 shares to close with a cent gain at $6.21.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are ANSA McAL traded 54 units and closed 2 cents down at $66.20, for a new 52 weeks’ low, Guardian Holdings contributed 68,932 shares with a value of $926,676 while losing 25 cents to close at $13.25, Scotiabank suffered a 78 cents fall, to close at $60, as 4,010 shares traded and Trinidad Cement with 10,000 shares, ended 1 cents lower at $2.24.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are Clico Investment Fund with 24,263 shares valued at $534,247, to end at $22, First Citizens Bank with 920 shares closed at $36.42, Massy Holdings closed at $68.52 while trading 11,500 units valued at $787,980, Jamaica’s National Commercial Bank with 384,178 shares changing hands for a value of $384,178, closed at $1, One Caribbean Media traded 110 shares at $25.35, Point Lisas Industrial Port added 37,397 shares valued at $149,588 and ended at $4, Prestige Holdings had 750 units being active to end at $9.50 and Sagicor Financial 6.5% preference shares traded 100,000 units at US$1.13.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
2 days with more declines than gains on JSE
Activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, ended Friday with the prices of 5 stocks rising and 7 declining, as 20 securities changed hands. A total of 2,173,764 units traded, valued at $31,949,596, in all market segments. For the week, there were three days when the main market indices declined, to two days of advances. There was a small net increase in the indices, with two days when there were slightly more stocks falling, over those rising.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower, in line with the recent sideways movement of the market.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index fell 567.08 points to 72,504.68 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index declined 634.10 points to close at 79,781.59, slightly higher than the 79,650.40 points, it closed the prior week at.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the close of the main market are, Gleaner with 35,000 shares trading, with a cent rise to $1.06, Grace Kennedy 1,523 shares closed 45 cents higher at $59.45, National Commercial Bank with just 7,000 units changing hands, was up 5 cents at $18 and Proven Investments 55,000 was higher by 0.01 cent at 18 US cents.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Caribbean Cement, putting through 4,001 units at $2.36, Carreras with 300,378 units at $34.65, Jamaica Producers with 1,118,531 shares ended at $15.20, Kingston Wharves closed with only 1,652 shares trading at $6.30, but there is little interest in the stock at these prices that is close to one the big trade of 466 million units took place at on Wednesday, the stock now has bids at $5.01 and lower and Sagicor Group with 2,400 shares closed at $9.65.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless with 19,600 shares, lost 2 cents to end at 28 cents, Jamaica Broilers traded just 6,500 units with a 10 cents loss, to end at $4.30, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7,092 ordinary shares traded with a 5 cents loss, to end at $6.95, Mayberry Investments 3,060 shares closed down 1 cent, to end at $1.46, Scotia Group with 119,680 shares, closed 50 cents lower at $19.50 and Supreme Ventures closed with a 15 cents fall, to end at $1.80, with 10,346 units.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 76,000 units at $3.02 and Proven Investments 8% preference share changing hands with 30,000 units at $5.07.
Scotia Group climbs to $20 pushes indices
After the big trade in Kingston Wharves shares on Wednesday worth over $3 billion, Thursday’s trading seem light in contrast. The main attraction in today’s trading, was the gain in Scotia Group share price, accompanied by more than 1.2 million shares, helping to push the index up, quite sharply. Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 6 stocks rising and 6 declining as 17 securities changed hands, resulting in 12,983,655 units trading, valued at $63,224,180, in all market segments.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index jumped 1,007.75 points to 73,071.76 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 1,126.85 points to close at 80,415.69.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Berger Paints with 3,500 shares trading, rose of a cent to $1.66, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 10,212 ordinary shares, gained 5 cents to end at $7, Scotia Group rose 99 cents, as 1,230,365 shares changed hands at $20 and Scotia Investments increased 10 cents with 4,825 units to $21.80.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Carreras 13,736 units at $34.65, Jamaica Producers with 1,000,520 shares at $15.20 and Proven Investments with 8,639 shares, closing at 17.99 US cents.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Barita Investments with 6,777 shares, lost 1 cents to end at $2.18, Kingston Wharves traded just 5,000 units at $6.30, with the loss of 20 cents, National Commercial Bank had 17,500 shares changing hands, with a 25 cents cut in price to $17.95, Sagicor Group with 11,325 shares, closed 10 cents less at $9.65 and Sagicor Real Estate Fund had 306,147 units being active, the price fell 2 cents to $6.50.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.50% preference share traded 87,271 units at $3.45 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers down 7.50% preference share traded 8,660,000 units at $2.
TTSE ends Thursday little changed
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange was in 11 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, 3 declined and 6 traded firm with 220,110 units changing hands, with a value of $4,122,720. The market was closed on Wednesday for Public holiday.
The Composite Index declined 0.10 points to close at 1,146.21, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.87 points to close at 1,978.93 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.03 points to end at 41.04.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are Clico Investment Fund with 32,308 shares valued at $712,391, increased by 5 cents to end at $22.05 and Massy Holdings contributed 7,093 shares with a value of $ to end at $68.52 with a gain of a cent.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are Ansa McAl traded 12,550 shares valued at $831,284 to close down 2 cents at $66.22, Scotiabank lost 2 cents and closed with 25,042 units for $1,522,553 at $60.78 and Trinidad Cement 2,000 shares traded at $2.36 for a 18 cents decline.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are Angostura Holdings contributed 5,393 shares at $12.70, Firstcaribbean International Bank with 1,250 shares at $5 First Citizens added 9,397 shares valued at $342,051 and closed at $36.40, Grace Kennedy with 810 shares to end the day at $3.70, National Commercial Bank with 120,100 shares traded at $1, Sagicor Financial Corporation with 4,167 at $6.20
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
Jamaica Producers buys more KWH shares
Kingston Wharves $3 billion trade, dominated activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, in Wednesday’s trading. The Wharf company had 466 million units of its stock sold to Jamaica Producers and Seaboard Corporation, a United States company, involved in food, energy and the shipping industry, by National Commercial Bank.
The stock traded at $6.50 up from $5.01 on Tuesday, but it had a bid of $5.75 which allowed the trade to take place 29.75 percent above the closing price on Tuesday. Normally, there would be a 15 percent limitation on the daily trading price movement, from the prior day’s last traded price. but allowances are made for cases where the bids or offer of the previous day better reflect the market value of the stock.
Trading activity resulted in the prices of 10 stocks rising and 5 declining as only 20 securities changed hands, resulting in 470,310,461 units trading, valued at $3,066,292,531, in all market segments.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 631.80 points to 72,064.01 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 706.45 points to close at 79,288.84.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had only 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 stocks with offers that were lower, suggesting a likely negative movement in prices on Thursday.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Berger Paints with 3,799 shares trading, with a 3 cents rise to $1.65, Carreras with 1,500 shares changing hands, 35 cents higher at $34.65, Desnoes & Geddes put through 13,083 units with a gain of 10 cents to end at $4.80, Grace Kennedy had 4,955 shares changing hands and gained $1, to $59, Kingston Wharves 466,435,712 shares traded with a gain of $1.49 to $6.50, Mayberry Investments closed with a 2 cents gain at $1.47 after 9,000 units went through the market, there were no stock on offer at the close of trading, National Commercial Bank never benefited from the big sale of Kingston Wharves shares and had 89,031 units active, with a 20 cents increase to $18.20 and Sagicor Group saw 3,157,519 units moving 50 cents higher, at $9.75.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Proven Investments with 30,000 units, closed at 17.99 US cents and Radio Jamaica with 2,132 shares at $1.04.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Caribbean Cement with 93,220 shares, lost 19 cents to end at $2.36, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded just 14,436 units with 28 cents loss at $6.52 and Scotia Group with 93,248 shares, closed 8 cents lower at $19.01.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 10,500 units at $3 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 27,546 units at $2.
Little gain from NCB’s KWH sale
National Commercial Bank will collect $3 billion for the sale of its 32.59 percent investment in Kingston Wharves, which it executed today, on the Jamaica Stock exchange at $6.50 per share. But the banking group will not see a boost in its profit from the transaction although the shares were purchased at much lower price than what they have been sold at.
At the end of September last year, the investment was booked at $2,705,495 as the group accounted for their share of profit from the time the investment was made some years ago shortly after the banking was taken over by Lee Chin the majority owner of the bank. Since then Kingston Wharves reported profit of $734 million of which $240 million would be attributable to the bank’s holding. That would bring the amount booked up to June this year to $2.945 billion leaving a small difference which is less than the amounts of profit they would have booked had the sale not taken place.
The group will benefit going forward, from funds that it can either lend or invest in other areas. Jamaica will benefit from some foreign exchange inflows, as a result of the sale.