The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market closed lower again on Wednesday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declining 1,409.29 points to 448,710.64 and the JSE Index dropping 1,280.66 points to 408,748.85.
At the close market activity, the main and US markets had 35 securities traded, compared to 33 on Tuesday leading to 10 advancing, 14 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with 4,960,274 units for $377,862,768 changing hands, compared to 7,619,647 units valued $152,809,228 trading on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 155,009 units valued $11,808,211, in contrast to 245,795 shares valued at $4,929,330 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 140,206 units valued at $10,217,241 and previously, 138,766 units valued at $10,047,538. Trading for April resulted in an average of 157,923 shares at $3,718,919, for each security traded.
NCB Financial Group led trading with 1.55 million shares accounting for 31 percent of total main market volume, followed by PanJam Investment with 931,268 units, and 19 percent of the day’s trades and Jamaica Broilers closed with 485,70 shares for 10 percent of volume traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with a weak signal for the coming day with 8 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Caribbean Cement fell sharply by $8.50 in trading of 74,662 shares to close at $70, Jamaica Broilers shed 50 cents while trading 485,708 units to end at $30.60. Jamaica Producers lost $1.89, trading 35,310 shares to close at $23.10, Kingston Properties fell 80 cents and finished at $6, with an exchange of 327 stock units. Kingston Wharves gained $2.99 trading 32,900 shares in closing at $67.99, Mayberry Jamaican Equities added 50 cents in exchanging 50,938 shares at $11.50, NCB Financial Group dropped $3.50 with 1,552,249 shares changing hands to close at $146.50. PanJam Investment fell $1.95 to close of $98.05 with 931,268 shares trading,
Sagicor Group lost 55 cents to end at $45.55 in trading 151,300 stock units, Scotia Group fell 60 cent in trading 10,571 units to close at $50.40. Seprod declined $1.94 to $44.01, with 323,145 shares changing hands, Stanley Motta lost 65 cents to close at $4.75, with an exchange of 4,600 shares and Victoria Mutual Investments ended trading of 297,418 shares with a rise of 30 cents to end at a record close of $4.60.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 37,982 units valued $8,554. JMMB 6% preference share rose by 3 cents and closed at US$1.02 with an exchange of 9,190 units and JMMB Group 5.75% gained of 5 cents to end at $2.05 with 4,844 shares trading and Proven Investments closed trading with 40,000 units in closing at 23 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 179.29.
All Jamaica Index at new record
May 7, 2019 by

New ecord high is in sight for the JSE main market.
The market hit a new high of 453,856.77 on the All Jamaican Composite Index (AJI) after rising by 5,044.21 points with NCB Financial trading at $150 and helped to push the market. The JSE Index climbed 4,583.82 points to a record 412,827.88.
The Junior Market index is up just 7.32 points to sit at 3,008.07. Also rising were Sagicor Group at $47.60 and Supreme Ventures trading at $29.60.
Watch NCB but Cement not finished
May 6, 2019 by

NCB the top stock to watch following inforamtion that they got go ahead to acquire Guardian Holdings majority shares.
Fresh from posting record first quarter profit of $1.13 billion or $1.33 per share, from only $348 million in 2018, the shares of CC started right out of the blocks on Monday gone, with a jump of $13.87 to $77.99 and moved higher thereafter during the week.
Cement now sits at $80 and should move higher in the weeks ahead with potential earnings of $7 per share for 2019. The stock price reached $100 briefly during the past week. NCB Financial Group came in for increased buying with the announcement of approval granted for the group to acquire majority shares in the Trinidad based Guardian Holdings, thus returning it to it Jamaican roots. Guardian was previously majority by Mutual Life but the majority shares were sold to Trinidadians, when Guardian had cash flow problems in the 1990s.
Sagicor Group moved up from $44 at the start of the week to close at $46.50 and should move higher with 2018 results showing gains and pointing to a brighter 2019. Wisynco traded as high as $15 during the past week but some selling came in leaving the stock at $14.40 at the close on Friday. The stock is selling at 15 times projected earnings for the for the fiscal year to June 2019, but with strong earnings

Grace Kennedy could suprise.
The Junior Market rose last week as it starts the recovery from the impact that the recently closed Wigton IPO had on the market. At its recently held annual general meeting, Honey Bun directors pointed to continued improved revenues, created by expansion of the factory providing added capacity

SOS anticipates maximising profits from every business line in 2019.

Honey Bun should be watched.
Fontana came in for increased buying this past week with trading as high as $4.20 with supply of the stocks declining, General Accident saw improved results last year and this should continue into 2019 but the company is scheduled to release results for quarter one, next week. tTech grew revenues 30 percent in 2018 and 28 percent in the December quarter. More growth is expected for 2019 to boost profit for the year. Derrimon Trading took over the distribution of of Juiciful, Busta and other products for Trinidad-owned SM Jaleel & Company and acquired Woodcats International, late last year. First quarter results should show above normal increase in revenues as a result of the acquisitions in 2018. It will be interesting to see how the new lines, impact first quarter profit.


Pulse Investments rose 49 cents and settled at $2.99, with an exchange of 3,061 shares, Sagicor Group added $2.10 to.10 end at $46 in trading 688,441 stock units, Scotia Group rose $1 in trading 11,194 units to close at $51. Seprod gained 93 cents and ended at $45.95, with 55,694 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures rose 36 cents to close at $31.86, with an exchange of 314,307 shares and Wisynco Group ended trading of 3,030,145 shares with a rise of 24 cents to end at $14.99.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market closed lower on Monday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index falling 1,076.09 points to 452,026.90 and the JSE Index declining by 977.87 points to 411,762.43. 
NCB Financial Group rose $1 in trading 65,114 shares to close at $148. PanJam Investment concluded trading of 2,428 shares and jumped $4 to end at a record close of $94, Sagicor Group declined $3 to end at $44 in trading 1,513,718 stock units, Scotia Group traded 4,041 units after declining 99 cents in closing at $50, Seprod gained 97 cents and ended at $45.02, with 23,678 shares changing hands and Supreme Ventures finished with a fall of $1.50 to close at $31.50, with an exchange of 105,394 shares.
Trading for April resulted in an average of 157,923 shares at $3,718,919, for each security traded.
Scotia Group traded 109,267 units after rising 69 cents in closing at $50.99, Supreme Ventures finished with a rise of $2 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of at $33, with 70,840 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 40 cents to close at $12 with an exchange of 53,679 shares and Wisynco Group ended trading of 269,465 shares with a rise of 35 cents to end at $14.90.
After 8 consecutive days of record close, the Jamaica Stock Exchange main market ended down on Thursday, along with a sharp decline in volume traded, compared to Wednesday’s level.
$2.50, with 281,094 shares, Sagicor Group declined $1 to end at $47 trading 44,572 stock units, Salada Foods lost 99 cents to end at $31.01 after trading 2,060 shares. Scotia Group traded 9,476 units and lost 70 cents in closing at $50.30, Seprod declined 46 cents trading 122,514 shares to close at $44.05, Supreme Ventures finished with a rise of $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of at $31, with 158,160 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 58 cents to close at $12.40 with an exchange of 7,200 shares and Wisynco Group ended trading with 421,521 shares with a rise of 30 cents to end at $14.55.

to close at $22.21. JMMB Group added $2 trading 56,642 shares in closing at $34, Mayberry Investments rose 25 cents to end trading of 112,194 shares at $9.50, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 80 cents trading 59,107 shares at $10.50, NCB Financial Group climbed $3, in trading 12,616,011 shares, to close at $150.01. PanJam Investment concluded trading of 3,287 shares and gained 50 cents to end at $90, after trading at a record high of $100, Sagicor Group gained $1 to end at $48 trading 42,680 stock units, Salada Foods rose 99 cents to end at $32 after trading 140 shares and Seprod declined 49 cents trading 23,101 shares to close at $44.51.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market ended trading on Tuesday, with both main market indices jumping more than 3,900 points to end at record closing highs. 
Sagicor Group gained $1.50 to end at $47 trading of 24,788 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose $1.50 to end at $10 after trading 11,725 shares. Scotia Group gained 30 cents trading 12,210 shares to close at $51.05. Stanley Motta lost 30 cents in trading 1,172 shares in closing at $5, Supreme Ventures jumped 50 cents and finished at $30, with 812,464 units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments climbed $1 with 4,820 units trading, to end at $13 and Wisynco Group lost 30 cents trading 518,941 shares at $14.20.
Market activity ended with an average of 68,494 units valued at an average of $1,604,009 for each security traded. In contrast to 119,975 units valued at an average of $7,039,516 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 107,663 units valued at $4,590,690 and previously, 121,185 units valued at $5,621,806. Trading for April resulted in an average of 157,923 shares at $3,718,919, for each security traded.
Proven Investments traded 8,300 and lost $1 in closing at $31. Sagicor Group lost 80 cents to end trading of 22,286 stock units at $45.70, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost $1.55 to end at $8.50 after trading 62,275 shares, Scotia Group declined by $2.25 in trading 42,276 shares to close at $50.75. Stanley Motta rose 75 cents in trading 35,235 shares to close $5.30, Supreme Ventures jumped $3 and finished at $29.50, with 328,380 units changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 50 cents with 17,125 units trading, to end at $12.