As the close of October approaches, the prices of stocks seem to be firming up on the Jamaica Stock 
Exchange resulting in slightly more stocks rising than falling in the early trading session. Trading continues on moderate pace on Friday with all the market indices rising.
The all Jamaica Composite Index gained 440.70 points to 185,738.53, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index grew 394.06 points to 167,125.05, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index climbed 664.11 points to close at 179,973.91 and the junior market index climbed 29.07 points to 2,432.01.
At 10:45 am, a total of 21 securities traded, resulting in a volume of 548,724 shares changing hands carrying a value of $3,478,798.
The average number of shares traded on Friday amounts to 26,130 units. Market activity resulted in 7 stocks falling while the prices of 8 securities rose.
In trading activity, Jamaica Producers gained 80 cents in trading 123,880 shares at $8.30, KLE Group fell from $1.79 to $1.30 with 102,077 shares, Lasco Financial Services traded 110,000 units at $3.10, Sagicor Real Estate X Fund has so far traded 56,372 shares at $10.20, Proven Investments 33,550 units at 19 US cents.
JSE rise in early trading – Friday
Blue Power at new high
Blue Power traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $15 with 8,000 units, to gain $1.30 cents, in early Thursday morning on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. Activity picked up on the last trading day for June, with three stocks trading over 100,000 units and two over 90,000 shares. The majors suffered losses but the juniors recorded gains in the session.
After 75 minutes of trading in the early morning session, on Thursday, Caribbean Cement traded 94,370 units at $23.85, Jamaica Broilers Group 159,141 shares at $14.25, Kingston Wharves 500,000 at $14, Sagicor Real Estate X Fund with 765,293 shares at $10.12 and from the junior markets, C2W Music traded 96,545 units at 29 cents.
Trading resulted in activity in 27 securities, accounting for a volume of 1,925,070 shares compared to as 9 stocks gained and 9 declined. The average number of shares traded amounts to 71,299 units compared to an average of 52,897 units on Wednesday.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 621.95 points to 177,369.22, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index dipped 556.11 points to 159,641.43 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index declined 419.13 to close at 170,649.04 points andthe junior market index rose 9.34 points to 2,199.67.
JSE down in early trading
Trading, early Tuesday morning on the Jamaica Stock Exchange continues the slow pace evident for early summer month with moderate volumes with few stocks trading over 100,000 shares. After 75 minutes of trading in the early morning session, on Tuesday, the main market indices gave up ground while the junior market gained moderately.
Only three stocks trade over 100,000 units, with 1834 Investments trading 110,958 shares at $1.02, Proven Investments 262,000 ordinary shares at 17.98 US cents, Sagicor Real Estate X Fund traded 126,843 but fell 3 cents to $10.12.
Grace Kennedy jumped $1.40 to $124.50, Montego Bay Ice jumped $2.60 to $17.50 and Scotia Investments climbed $1.70 to $27.70.
Trading resulted in activity in 23 securities, accounting for a volume of 652,351 shares compared to as 7 stocks gained and 6 declined. The average number of shares traded amounts to 28,363 units compared to an average of 83,135 units on Monday.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 105.04 points to 177,444.31, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index dipped 93.92 points to 159,708.57 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index fell 63.58 to close at 170,778.93 points andthe junior market index rose 2.28 points to 2,207.89.
Juniors trade over 2.6m shares – Thursday
Spurred by good volumes in a number of junior market stocks, the junior market has so far traded over 2.6 million units while the main market had 3 securities trading in volumes over 100,000 units. Honey Bun fresh from a 5 to 1 stock split traded for the first time at $4.30.
Volumes increased for a number of stocks as Honey Bun traded 155,000 units at $4.30, Iron Rock Insurance exchanged 600,000 shares at $3.20, Lasco Distributors lost ground, in trading 762,546 units at $7.90 down from $8 on 
Wednesday and Lasco Manufacturing had with 1,048,000 shares trading at $4.60. JMMB Group traded 100,000 units at $10, Sagicor Real Estate X Fund had 500,400 shares changing hands at $10 while Supreme Ventures accounted for 219,900 shares at $4.30.
Trading resulted in activity in 27 securities, accounting for a volume of 3,660,342 units as 11 stocks gained and 11 declined. The average number of shares traded amounts to 135,568 units compared to an average of 233,476 units on Wednesday.
After 75 minutes of trading in the early morning session, on Thursday, the all Jamaica Composite Index gained 696.08 points to 175,575.85, the JSE Market Index rose 622.41 points to 158,037.88, the JSE combined index rose by 696.08 points, to 168,568.02 and the junior market index fell 8.59 points to 2,141.91.
JSE starts week with gains
Grace Kennedy closed at a new 1 year high
A total of 32 securities changed hands, accounting for 3,191,366 units valued at just $23,420,615, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 829,940 shares valued at $2,963,453 of the overall trades.
Investors pushed the price of 13 stocks in the overall market up, 7 down, including 3 stocks rising and only 2 declining, from the junior market as two stocks in the main market hit new highs.
The JSE Market Index gained 861.29 points to end at 156,732.93. The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 963.24 points to close at 174,116.44 and the JSE combined index climbed 805.29 points, to close at 167,216.37.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.At the end of market activities, Barita Investments gained 43 cents and ended with 16,800 units traded at $3.49, Berger Paints rose 5 cents in trading 95,000 shares at $4.45, Cable & Wireless rose 3 cents and closed at $1.38 after trading 236,243 units, Caribbean Cement traded 35,680 shares, gained $1 and closed at $26. Carreras had 10,090 units trading, to close at $65, Ciboney Group had 305,937 units trading at 21 cents, the price of 1834 Investments rose 1 cent to end at $1.11, as 12,161 units changed hands. Grace Kennedy climbed $1 in trading 24,384 units, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $111, after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $120. Jamaica Broilers lost 40 cents in trading 19,082 units to end at $14.10. Jamaica Producers traded 2,460 shares at $40, Mayberry Investments rose by 50 cents with just 1,020 shares changing hands at $4, National Commercial Bank traded 22,803 shares, to close at $40.
Pan Jamaican Investment Trust went ex-split today with the bid at $24.24 at the close, to buy 18,000 units, but there was no stock on offer, Radio Jamaica closed trading with 86,158 shares at $1.35, Sagicor Group ended with 75,180 shares changing hands at $22.90. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 158,156 shares at $10.12, Scotia Group fell 15 cents to close at $32.55, as 27,141 units changed hands. Supreme Ventures lost 22 cents in trading 359,687 units to close at $4.65, Proven Investments added 3 cents in trading 286,857 shares at 19.99 US cents, JMMB Group 7.50% preference share had 92,900 units changing hands at $1.04 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 490,000 units at $2.10 but of these stocks losing 1 cent.
Confidence Vote in Xfund & more
Hotel property owned by Sagicor Real Estate Fund
Most recent reports show that a director of Sagicor Real Estate X Fund demonstrated strong faith in the future of the company, by purchasing 121,500 shares on November 20 at $9.90. The fund reported consolidated net profit attributable to stockholders of $1.04 billion for the nine months to September or 63 cents per share with net profit for the September quarter ending at $349 million or 17 cents per share. The quarterly results include capital gains on financial assets and liabilities of $279 million and $746 million for the year to date. The net asset at the end of September amounts to $6.83 with the selling at a premium of 46 percent above net assets.
Elsewhere, at Caribbean Flavours connected parties, purchased 212,000 units of the company’s shares on November 17 at $5, the stock last traded at $6.30 and should go higher with recent results showing growth in profits.
Insiders purchased NCB shares recently.
Lasco Financial Services that is expanding into new areas, saw a connected party purchasing 393,189 shares between November 5 and 23. At Sagicor Group an Executive and two Officers collectively purchased 497,634 of the company’s shares under the Executive Long Term Incentive Scheme on November 16 and 17, but on November 18 an Executive sold 365,400 shares.
Not all insiders were buyers, as Kingston Wharves advised that connected parties sold 12,523 units of its shares on November 17 and 18, while at Mayberry Investments connected parties purchased 4,058,034 units of the company’s shares while a related party sold 3,500,000 units on November 17 and a connected party purchased 127,443 shares on November 18.
Caribbean Cream informed the stock exchange that a connected party sold 750,000 shares between October 28 to 30, while a related party purchased 2,895 shares on October 16.
Dolphin trades 230M shares
The Jamaica stock market is off to a spirited start on Wednesday which saw Sagicor Investments crossing 227.5 million Dolphin Cove shares and buying another 2.1 million from other brokers. The main market indices are down and the junior of index is up with a number of new 52 weeks’ high being achieved.
Notable trades are, Caribbean Cream with 10,000 units at a new high of $5 after adding 40 cents, Dolphin Cove with 229,610,218 units at a new high of $16.03 with a rise of $2.33, Cable & Wireless with 690,670 units changing hands up to $2, but last traded at $1.91, Jamaica Broilers with 914,200 shares changing hands at $8.76. Jamaica Producers traded 1,156,535 units at $22.51, down by $1.50, Sagicor Group has seen 508,350 shares changing hands at $16.58, Sagicor Real Estate X Fund had 1,043,832 units at $9.81 and Seprod with 304,359 shares rising $1.85 to $17.80.
The number of securities trading climbed sharply to 28 securities changing hands with a volume of 234,954,186 units as 14 stocks gained and 7 declined after 75 minutes of trading.
The All Jamaican Composite index fell 135.44 points to 154,934.62, the JSE Market Index declined 121.19 points to 139,570.88 the JSE combined index rose 254.07 points to be at 146,679.37 and the junior market index climbed 41.27 points to 1,669.02.
All Jamaica at new record high
The JSE all Jamaica Composite index is at a new all-time high of 139,537.61 at 11.13am on Monday morning after gaining 2,027.33 points, breaking the old record close of 138,917.59 set on 24th of January 2005.
The rise in the price of Cable & Wireless shares by 20 cents or 24.4 percent for the day would be the main contributor to the rise. Others to contribute would be Caribbean Cement up $1.72 to $16.72, Mayberry Investments up 50 cents to $3.50 and Sagicor Real Estate X Fund up $1.05 to $9.20.
Investors grab Sagicor rights
Hilton Rose Hall Sagicor X Fund recent acquisition
These shares (“Up-sizable Shares”) are available to shareholders as additional shares over and above their provisional allotment.
Shareholders may apply for Up-sizable Shares at the rights issue price of J$6.95 per share in one of 2 ways: (a) by completing an Application for additional shares; or (b) by completing Box 5 in their Provisional Allotment Letter (in the case of shareholders who have not yet returned their Provisional Allotment Letter).
If the aggregate number of shares applied for from the Un-allocated Pool shall exceed the number of shares available in the Pool, then all applications will be scaled down pro rata.
The Rights Issue will close at 4:30 p.m. on September 2, 2015 – unless extended by the Directors.
The funds received from the Rights Issue will be invested as equity in a new subsidiary X Fund Properties LLC established in the USA. X Fund Properties LLC will purchase the DoubleTree Hilton at the Entrance to Universal in Orlando, Florida.
The DoubleTree by Hilton at the Entrance to Universal is 742 guest rooms (inclusive of 17 suites) hotel with over 62,800 square feet of meeting and convention space. It is located in Orlando at the entrance to the Universal Theme Park. The purchase price for the Hotel is US$75,000.000. The balance of the purchase price is expected to be financed by a US institutional lender.
Scotia Group tops trading on Thursday
Scotia Group accounted for 79% of shares traded in main market
The JSE Market Index lost 264.93 points to 97,050.42, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index declining by 296.12 points to close at 107,415.22 but the JSE combined index declined 377.15 points to end at 99,605.19.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading,
in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator was showing a better reading than Wednesday’s close of 9 to 8, with Thursday’s reading of 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.In trading, Caribbean Cement closed with 48,780 shares changing hands at $5.45 after slipping 5 cents, Carreras put on 2 cents while trading 26,534 shares at $48.37, Gleaner ended with 30,000 shares changing hands but lost 1 cent to close at $1.07, Grace Kennedy gained 45 cents with only 2,040 units changing hands at $63.95. Hardware and Lumber fell 50 cents to $17.50 with 1,500 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents in trading 1,497 units to end at $5.50,
Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 46 cents in trading 5,400 shares and ended at $6.35. At the close Stocks and Securities offered 982,465 units for sale at $6.80, Kingston Properties climbed $1 to $8 with 2,705 shares, National Commercial Bank rose 10 cents in trading 25,224 shares to close at $29.10, Sagicor Group fell 24 cents with 28,533 units trading to end at $12.61, Scotia Group had 1,419,099 units trading at $23.50, Scotia Investments fell by $2.35 to $27.50 with only 4,217 units. Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 56,983 units at a loss of 1 cent at $2.98 and Proven Investments 8% preference share ended with 42,500 units trading unchanged at $5.