Tuesday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 4 stocks rising and 5 declining as 21 securities changed hands, ending in 6,081,391 units trading, valued at $20,841,759, 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 had 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with lower offers.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 534.49 points to 72,446.11, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 597.64 points to 79,716.11 and the JSE combined index gained 462.27 points to close at 74,179.00.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras had 2,492 shares changing hands and gained 10 cents to $34.60, Jamaica Broilers with 9,318 units closed 5 cents higher at $4.20, Kingston Properties climbed 15 cents to $4 with 10,000 shares trading and Sagicor Real Estate Fund close trading with 30,000 units while gaining 10 cents to end at $6.75.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Cable & Wireless in trading 4,005,306 units to close at 28 cents, Desnoes & Geddes with 42,400 shares to end at $4.95, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 2,865 ordinary shares trading to close at $7, Margaritaville with 44,200 shares traded to end at 11 us cents, National Commercial Bank had 5,893 units changing hands to close at $17, Pan Jamaican Investment with just 200 shares trading ended at $49.05, Proven Investments with 27,540 units closed at 18 US cents and Sagicor Group exchanged 20,100 shares to close at $9.65.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Grace Kennedy with 7,000 shares to close $1 down at$ 58, Radio Jamaica had 10,516 units changing hands to close with a loss of 2 cents at $1.18, Scotia Group traded with 725,272 shares to end 35 cents lower to end at $19.25 after trading as high as $20.49 and Scotia Investments closed with 1,700 units trading to close with a loss of 60 cents at $21.40.
Preference| Trading picked up in the preference share segment with Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share trading 300,000 units at $3, the Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share trading 576,700 units to close at $2 and Proven Investments 8% preference share trading 172,594 units to end at $5.
4 stocks up 5 down on JSE
8 up & 9 JSE stocks down Wednesday
Wednesday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 8 stocks rising and 9 declining as 24 securities changed hands, ending in 1,412,626 units trading, valued at $4,275,609, 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 had 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 91.59 points to 71,657.61, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 102.42 points to close at 78,834.46 and the JSE combined index gained 91.20 points to close at 73,547.09.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Caribbean Cement with 62,500 shares changing hands, closed 20 cents higher at $2.40, Jamaica Broilers exchanged 12,260 shares, 1 cents higher at $4.16, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 214 ordinary shares trading, rose 5 cents rise to $7.05, National Commercial Bank saw trading in 19,401 shares as the price ended with a 40 cents gain, to $17.95, Radio Jamaica 27,916 shares ended with the price rising 5 cents to $1.20 and Sagicor Group had 32,554 shares changing hands 5 cents higher at $9.65.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded price are, Carreras with 4,520 shares and closed at $34.60, Mayberry Investments had 2,040 shares trading to end at $1.40, Salada Foods had 20,000 shares trading to close at $7.85, Scotia Group with 21,100 shares changing hands ended at $19.11 and Seprod closed with 114,269 shares at $11.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless with 174,393 shares, closing a cent lower at 28 cents, Desnoes & Geddes with 50,000 shares, lost 18 cents to $4.80, Gleaner closed with 13,994 units changing hands, 5 cents lower at $1.05, Grace Kennedy with only 240 units, ended down 76 cents to $57.24, Pan Jamaican Investment had only 1,000 active shares, but lost 15 cents to end at $49.05 and Supreme Ventures ended with 3,500 units with a loss of 2 cents at $1.70.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 83,412 units at $3 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% preference share traded a mere 970 shares, closed with a cent loss, at $2.49.
Lousy Monday trading on JSE
Monday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, sank to a low level with only 526,642 units trading, valued at just $2,883,385, in all market segments. At the close the prices of 5 stocks rose and 9 declined as 21 securities changed hands.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index fell 23.45 points to 71,642.45, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index declined 26.22 points to close at 78,817.51 and the JSE combined index dipped 65.01 points to close at 73,502.73.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras with 17,100 shares trading, gained 10 cents to $34.60, Desnoes & Geddes rose 28 cents to $4.98 in trading 1,000 shares, Grace Kennedy exchanged 9,580 shares at $58, rising by 5 cents and Sagicor Group had 9,850 shares changing hands, 10 cents higher to $9.60.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Cable & Wireless with 11,500 units at 29 cents, Ciboney’s 211,200 shares traded to close at 7 cents, Jamaica Broilers 7,200 units at $4, Mayberry Investments with 12,550 shares closed at $1.40, Proven Investments with 16,950 shares ended at 18 US cents and Radio Jamaica had 2,040 units changing hands at $1.15.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Kingston Wharves with 1,230 ordinary shares traded 40 cents lower at $5.10, National Commercial Bank closed with 5,850 units trading after slipping 25 cents to $17.55, followed by Pan Jamaican with 2,000 shares, and closed down 80 cents at $49.20, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 3,000 shares, and closed with a loss 35 cents at $6.65 and Scotia Group had 35,184 shares changing hands and ended 10 cents lower at $19.40.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 5,000 units at $2.
JSE market rises 8 stocks gained
Thursday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 8 stocks rising and 5 declining as 20 securities changed hands, ending in 4,909,570 units trading, valued at $42,492,455, 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 had 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 145.50 points to 71,551.67, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 162.69 points to close at 78,716.00 and the Combined Index closed at 73,521.95 after rising 279.05 points.
Gains| Stocks gaining at the last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless with 2,296,328 shares trading, rose 1 cent to 29 cents, Kingston Wharves had 250 shares changing hands 40 cents higher at $5.50, National Commercial Bank saw trading in 12,330 shares, the price ended at $17.99, after rising 9 cents, Sagicor Group had 23,373 shares changing hands 4 cents higher to $9.55, Scotia Group with 14,700 shares, closed 39 cents higher at $19.50 and Seprod closed with 56,250 shares changing hands, 5 cents higher at $10.95.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Berger Paints with 91,230 shares, traded at $1.60, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 31,523 ordinary shares trading, ended at $7, Jamaica Producers 88,984 shares changing hands, closed at $15.50, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.15, after trading 5,882 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 12,220 units at $6.60.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras with 1,037,041 shares, lost 65 cents to end at $34.34, Grace Kennedy traded 10,300 shares, closed with a loss of $1.39 in ending at $56.61, Jamaica Broilers exchanged 58,000 shares at $4 while losing 5 cents and Mayberry Investments traded 744,406 shares, after slipping 19 cents to close at $1.36, a new 52 weeks’ low.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 346,100 units and closed at $2.98.
Below par post-holiday trading
The Jamaica Stock Exchange reopened Tuesday after closing for Monday’s holiday, with very moderate activity. The prices of 3 stocks rose and 4 declined as only 11 securities changed hands, culminating in 846,609 units trading, valued at $3,351,888, 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 had 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index fell 348.36 points to 71,884.55 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index declined 389.52 points to close at 79,088.20.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras with 34,000 shares to close 9 cents higher to $34.99 and Sagicor Group had 66,000 shares changing hands to gain 11 cents, to close at $9.51, after it traded as high as $9.70.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Grace Kennedy with 7,058 units closed at $58 and Radio Jamaica that ended trading with 39,000 shares at $1.15.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless with 51,300 shares at 28 cents after falling a cent, National Commercial Bank saw trading in 40,700 shares as the price ended down 24 cents at $17.51 and there was dealing in 7,000 Supreme Ventures shares to close with a 20 cents fall to a new 52 weeks’ low of $1.60.
Preference| Jamaica Money market Brokers 7.5% preference share traded 16,926 units at $2.98, while losing a cent.
8 stocks up 8 down on JSE
Thursday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 8 stocks rising and 8 declining as 23 securities changed hands, culminating in 4,981,371 units trading, valued at $38,684,054, 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 had 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 369.76 points to 72,183.30 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index declined 413.45 points to close at 79,422.25.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras with 29,815, gained 35 cents rise to $35, Desnoes & Geddes 503,359 shares changed hands, 1 cent higher at $4.80, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 2,100 ordinary shares traded with a gain of 50 cents to $7.50, Proven Investments with 1,083,333 shares traded with a gain of 0.01 cent to 17.01 US cents and Sagicor Group put through 100,219 units, 2 cents higher to $9.57
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Cable & Wireless had 31,764 shares changing hands 28 cents, Grace Kennedy had just 1,150 units trading at $59 and Radio Jamaica with 1000 shares ended at $1.15.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Jamaica Broilers with 22,400 shares closed 1 cents lower at $4, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 15,000 shares lost 4 cents to end at $6.60, Scotia Group with 10,700 units, gave up 2 cents to end at $19.03 and Scotia Investments with 21,772 shares, lost 60 cents to close at $21.40.
Preference| There was trading in 745,000 Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share at $2, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% preference share traded at 8138 units at $1,006.10 and was down $44.04 from the price it was listed at in 2012 and Proven Investments 8% preference share, traded 100 units at $5.
Scotia Group & Kingston Wharves push index
Friday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 9 stocks rising and 4 declining as 18 securities changed hands, culminating in 20,710,115 units trading, valued at $66,213,940, in all market segments. Cable & Wireless traded just over 10 Million units, Desnoes & Geddes 2 million and Kingston Wharves 3 million units.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 1,023.10 points to 72,675.75 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 1,144.00 points to close at 79,972.88.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 9 stocks with offers that were lower. Although the signal is weak most of the weakness is in the junior market.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless with 10,149,579 shares to close a cent higher, at 30 cents, Carreras had only 262 units being active, but gained 15 cents to $34.65, Jamaica Broilers returned to trade at $4 by putting on 15 cents in trading 45,621 shares, Kingston Wharves enjoyed a buoyant day with 3,190,455 shares, the price gained $1, to land at $6.50, Proven Investments traded 63,730 ordinary shares at 0.5 cent up to close at 17.5 US cents, Radio Jamaica gained 11 cents with 3,965 units, to end at $1.15, Sagicor Group had 9,880 units changing hands, as the price rose 2 cents to $9.50, Scotia Group had a good volume of 1,254,000 shares, the price climbed 50 cents to $20 and Scotia Investments had 38,228 units changing hands, to rise 4 cents to $21.75.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Desnoes & Geddes in closing trading with 2,073,524 shares at $4.70, followed by Jamaica Money Market Brokers with only 1,100 ordinary shares at $7.01 and Supreme Ventures with 39,000 shares at $1.80.
Declines| Gleaner with 1,400 shares lost 1 cent in closing at $1.05 and Grace Kennedy with 10,566 shares, lost 50 cents at $58.50, were the only two stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market.
JSE down for the third day
Monday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 4 stocks rising and 9 declining as 20 securities changed hands, culminating in 2,797,280 units trading, valued at $8,903,664, 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 8 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 411.15 points to 71,294.06 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 459.74 points to close at 78,427.90. Monday is the third consecutive day of declines for the market.
Gains| Only 2 stocks recorded gains with Cable & Wireless trading 516,153 with a 1 cent gain, to 30 cents and Pan Jamaican Investment with 5,000 shares changing hands was 1 cent higher at $49.01.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Hardware & Lumber with 200 shares, closed at $6.50, Jamaica Broilers 10,211 units closed at $4, Jamaica Producers with 4,959 shares at $15.50, Radio Jamaica traded 3,000 shares at $1.04, Scotia Group with 10,241 shares at $19.02 and Sagicor Group trading 29,804 units at $9.50.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading, in the main market are, Caribbean Cement with 72,884 shares, the price lost 4 cents to end at $2.36, Carreras traded just 33,415 units with an 8 cents loss to $34.52, Grace Kennedy with 4,929 shares, closed with a loss of $1 to $58, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 39,000 ordinary shares trading, closed with a loss of 5 cents at $6.95, National Commercial Bank with 184,870 shares closed 9 cents higher at $17.85, Proven Investments had 1,110 changing hands with a loss of 0.01 cents at 17.99 US cents and Scotia Investments with 6,179 units lost 5 cents to $21.75.
Preference| Proven Investments 8% preference share traded 500 units at $5.
More JSE securities trade but less stocks
The number of securities trading Friday, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, climbed to 22, up from 17 on Thursday and 13 on Wednesday. Price movements were confined to just 9 stocks, with the prices of 4 rising and 5 declining. A total of only 709,978 units traded, valued at $9,562,974, 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 only 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with offers that were lower, which is a slight improvement over Thursday, with 5 to 10, but a continuing negative indicator for the markets, for the current time.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index fell 270.90 points to 71,705.21 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index declined 302.92 points, to close at 78,887.64.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the close of the main market are, Grace Kennedy with 109,905 shares, rising 80 cents to $59, National Commercial Bank 50,200 shares changing hands, gained 14 cents to $17.94 and Sagicor Real Estate Fund, closed 10 cents higher at $6.60, with 10,000 units.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Cable & Wireless exchanging 20,000 units to close at 29 cents, Jamaica Broilers with only 2,000 shares, closed at $4, Jamaica Money Market Brokers having 29,193 ordinary shares trading to close at $7, Jamaica Producers ended with 9,751 units at $15.50, Mayberry Investments closed with 4,080 shares at $1.50, followed by Radio Jamaica, 11,000 units trading at $1.04 and Seprod having 2,080 shares at $10.90.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras in trading just 154 shares lost 3 cents to end at $34.60, Kingston Wharves closed with 38,664 units, after losing 50 cents to end at $5, Sagicor Group 72,000 units led to a 15 cents fall to $9.50 and Scotia Group 6,469 units closed 3 cents lower at $19.02.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 10,000 units at $3.02 and their 7.50% preference share contributed 301,000 units at $2.
Number of securities traded tumble on JSE’s
Wednesday’s Jamaica Stock Exchange activity, resulted in the prices of 3 stocks rising and 3 declining as 13 securities changed hands, culminating in 1,736,129 units trading, valued at $21,538,328, 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 had 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 629.81 points to 72,868.17 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 704.23 points to close at 80,188.04.
Gains| Cable & Wireless is the only stock gaining in the main market with 12,971 shares trading, 1 cent up to 30 cents.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 998 ordinary units to close at $6.95, Mayberry Investments with 4,580 shares at $1.50 and Proven Investments 9,000 units traded at 18 US cents and Radio Jamaica 3,000 share closed at $1.04.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Sagicor Group with 62,921 shares, the price fell 25 cents to end at $9.65 and Scotia Group traded 952,872 units to close 23 cents lower at $19.02 .
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 367,113 units at $3.02.
