Investors pushed the price of Caribbean Flavours to $9.99 during the past week and out of the IC Insider’s TOP 5 of junior market stocks list, allowing Blue Power to return at the bottom of the list. AMG Packaging price fell back and the stock moved up on the list to number 2 spot.
In the IC Insider’s TOP 5, the candidates remain unchanged but Caribbean Cement benefited from an announcement that the Cemex Group who are offering to but majority stake in Trinidad, if successful may consider delisting shares in Barbados and Jamaica including subsidiaries after a full review of the Caribbean operations. Carib Cement moved to 4th position and is worth watching in the week to come. There are 6 offers in the market at the close of trading on Friday, ranging from $36.48 to sell 10,000 units, 10,000 units at $37, the next is 2,300 shares at $44 with the next being at $45 and $60. Bids for the stocks are not very aggressive with the only meaningful one being at $34.01 to buy 69,000 shares.
Flavours out Blue Power in TOP 5
Jamaican stocks just miss another record
Caribbean Cement traded at an intraday high of $36.40 on Friday.
The record run was aided by 35 securities changing hands, with the prices of 15 stocks ending with gains while 15 declined in the overall market, including 5 stocks rising and 6 falling, in the junior market.
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index declined 110.38 points to end at 200,656.56, the index recorded gains of 19.9 percent for the year to date. The JSE Market Index fell 98.70 points to finish at 183,484.76. The JSE combined index lost 20.90 points to end at 195,315.17, with a gain for the year to date of 23.4 percent.
At the close with 4,934,021 units valued at $48,374,405 changed hands, compared to 4,365,700 units valued at $35,619,605 changing hands on Thursday. The junior market accounted for 1,417,214 units changing hands, valued at $6,281,632 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 152,905 shares compared to an average of 171,733 units traded on Thursday with the average for the month to date being 170,913 units compared to 188,922 units for the month up to Thursday. November ended 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 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed with a gain of 1 cent to $5.51 with 1,693,000 shares trading, Berger Paints closed at $5.35 with 100,000 shares trading, Cable & Wireless lost 3 cents in trading 87,054 units to close at 77 cents, Caribbean Cement lost 99 cents in trading 62,133 shares to close at $35.01, after trading at an intraday high of $36.40. Grace Kennedy traded 66,036 shares to close with a gain of 79 cents at $41.79, Jamaica Broilers rose 3 cents and ended trading with 37,956 units, to close at $14.75, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 398,756 shares, to end with a rise of 55 cents at $5.35, JMMB Group rose 80 cents in trading 31,414 shares to close at $13.80. Kingston Wharves traded with a loss of 16 cents while 32,621 shares crossed hands, Margaritaville Turks ended with 18,238 shares trading, to close at 22.1 US cents. Mayberry Investments ended trading 148,386 shares, to close at $4.50, after rising by 50 cents,
National Commercial Bank shed 75 cents and ended at $49 with 44,300 shares changing hands, PANJAM Investment traded 50,335 shares and gained 60 cents to close at $24.50, Radio Jamaica traded 115,343 units while losing 10 cents to close at $1.20. Sagicor Group closed with 97,235 shares changing hands to close with a rise of 1 cent at $26.02, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 18,425 units with the price holding at $10.24, Scotia Group fell by 50 cents, with 405,160 shares changing hands, to close at $33.50. Scotia Investments gained 10 cents with 6,000 units changing hands, to close at $33, Sterling Investments ended at $15.70 with 20,410 shares being swapped by investors, Supreme Ventures lost 30 cents and ended at $4.70 with 13,605 units changing hands and Proven Investments traded 65,900 shares at 18.56 US cents.
Record 200,418.80 close for All Jamaica
The all Jamaica Composite index of the Jamaica Stock Exchange shot through the 200,000 mark on Wednesday but closed well below the high for the day of 201,692.19, it reached by 10 o’clock after jumping 2,663.70 points.
The record run was aided by 41 securities changing hands, with the prices of 21 stocks ending with gains while 10 declined in the overall market, including 9 stocks rising and 2 falling, in the junior market.
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index climbed 1,390.31 points to end at closing all-time high of 200,418.80, the index recorded gains of 18.9 percent for the year to date. The JSE Market Index jumped 1,243.19 points to finish at a record closing high of 183,272.16. The JSE combined index rose 1,072.23 points to end at another record closing high of 195,101.71, with a gain for the year to date of 22.6 percent.
At the close with 4,940,335 units valued at $62,341,444 changed hands, compared to 6,289,353 units valued at $38,568,115 changing hands on Tuesday. The junior market accounted for 407,847 units changing hands, valued at $1,834,253 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 174,326 shares compared to an average of 106,627 units traded on Tuesday with the average for the month to date being 206,111 units compared to 237,896 units for the month up to Tuesday. November ended 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 closed at $5.60 with 5,000 shares trading, Cable & Wireless remained firm in trading 504,500 units to close at 80 cents, Caribbean Cement gained $3.90 in trading 58,311 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $35.01, after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $36.18. Carreras rose 7 cents in exchanging 3,586 shares at $65.98, Ciboney rose 5 cents in exchanging 888,119 shares at 22 cents. Investors traded 47,390 shares of 1834 Investments, to close with a loss of 16 cents at $1.30. Jamaica Broilers lost 18 cents and ended trading with 241,483 units, to close at $14.72. Jamaica Producers closed with a gain of 50 cents at 52 weeks’ closing high of $9 with 205,372 shares changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 73,935 shares, to end with a rise of 7 cents at $5.47, JMMB Group rose 15 cents in trading 41,507 shares to close at $13.80, Margaritaville Turks fell 1 cent with 956,505 shares trading, to close at 22.1 US cents. Mayberry Investments ended trading 21,348 shares, to close at $4.20, after rising 32 cents, National Commercial Bank shed 20 cents and ended at $49.30 with 164,718 shares changing hands, PANJAM Investment traded 512,329 shares and gained 45 cents to close at $23.70, 
Radio Jamaica traded 100,000 units, to close at $1.40. Sagicor Group closed with 5,400 shares changing hands to close with a loss of 19 cents at $25.81, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 11,081 units with the price slipping 4 cents to $10.20, Scotia Group gained 73 cents, with 4,563 shares changing hands, to close at $34. Scotia Investments fall 90 cents with 3,000 units changing hands, to close at $33, Seprod jumped 75 cents to end at $29.75 with 100 shares being swapped by investors, Supreme Ventures lost 10 cents and ended at $4.70 with 39,275 units changing hands. Proven Investments traded 45,332 shares at 18.6 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share and closed with 584,634 units changing hands at $2.11, after gaining 4 cents.
All Jamaica settles above 200,000
The Jamaica Stock Exchange All Jamaica Composite index jumped by more than 2,663 points by 10 o’clock to exceed the 201,000 points mark for the first time. The index fell back to sit just above the 200,000 market with Sagicor Group falling from an opening high of $27 to $25.81 but Caribbean Cement climbed to $36 and along with a rise in the prices of Grace Kennedy and Scotia Group provided support.
The major contributors to the volume traded are Jamaica Producers, traded 204,882 shares at $8.72 up 70 cents, Cable & Wireless traded 183,500 shares at 80 cents, Jamaica Broilers with 203,291 shares trading at $15 and Radio Jamaica with 100,000 units at $1.40.
Market activity resulted in of 29 securities being traded compared to 24 on at Tuesday. At 10:55am 12 stocks advanced and 8 fell, resulting in a volume of 939,255 shares changing hands carrying a value of $9,669,822, compared with 1,808,925 shares changing hands carrying a value of $4,734,890, on Tuesday. The average number of shares traded, amount to 32,388 units versus mere 75,372 units on Tuesday.
The all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,525.20 points to 200,553.69 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 1,363.82 points to 183,392.78, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index garnered 924.99 points to close at 194,954.47 and the junior market index dropped 33.06 points to end at 2,421.74.
All Jamaica Index rose to 199,889 – Tuesday
Jamaica Producers traded at new high on Tuesday at $9.25.
At the close the All Jamaica Composite Index slipped 31.43 points to end at 199,028.49, the index recorded gains of 18.9 percent for the year to date. The JSE Market Index lost 28.11 points to finish at 182,028.97. The JSE combined index rose 191.18 points to end at another record high of 194,029.48, with a gain for the year to date of 22.6 percent.
Trading ended with 35 securities changing hands, the prices of 17 stocks gained while 10 declined in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 2 falling, in the junior market. At the close with 6,289,353 units valued at $38,568,115 changed hands, compared to 11,768,589 units valued at $284,841,323 changing hands on Monday. The junior market accounted for 3,836,924 units changing hands, valued at $18,753,528 of the stocks traded.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 106,627 shares compared to an average of 469,718 units traded on Monday with the average for the month to date being 237,896 units compared to 369,165 units for the month up to Monday. November ended 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 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints gained 50 cents to close at $5.60 with 12,871 shares trading, Cable & Wireless remained firm in trading 639,564 units to close at 80 cents, Caribbean Cement fell 89 cents in trading 58,206 shares to close at $31.11, Jamaica Broilers ended trading with 12,399 units, to close at $14.90. Jamaica Producers closed with a gain of 20 cents at $8.50 with 126,466 shares changing hands, but traded at a new intraday 52 weeks’ high of $9.25. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 16,500 shares, to end at $5.40,
Margaritaville Turks fell 2 cents with 3,200 shares trading, to close at 23 US cents.Mayberry Investments ended trading in 50,300 shares, to close at $3.88, after losing 20 cents, National Commercial Bank shed 15 cents and ended at $49.50 with 15,961 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica rose 10 cents in trading just 1,181 units, to close at $1.40, Sagicor Group closed with 19,204 shares changing hands at $26, Scotia Group dropped $1.73, with 329,592 shares changing hands, to close at $33.27. Scotia Investments climbed 90 cents with 16,385 units changing hands, to close at $33.90, Seprod jumped $2 to end at $29 with 18,636 shares being swapped by investors, Supreme Ventures ended at $4.80 with 123,515 units changing hands and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share, closed with 972,825 units changing hands at $1.08, after gaining 2 cents.
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.
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.
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,
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 close greets December – JSE
Scotia climbs $1.27 to $33 on Thursday
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.
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,
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.
JSE ends November at record close
Grace climbed $2 to end at $42 on the JSE.
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.
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,
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
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.
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,
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.
Another record close for JSE – Monday
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.
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, 
JMMB 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.