20 stock gained 8 declined on JSE

May 20, 2015 by

Berger closed at a 52 weeks' high of $3 on Wednesday

Berger closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3 on Wednesday

Wednesday was another day of more stocks rising than falling, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange but the indices fell, with the number of stocks rising, smashing those declining 20 to 8. AT the end, 35 securities changed hands, with 7 of the stocks with gains ended at 52 weeks’ high at the close. The market closed with 4,856,849 units trading, valued at $34,575,790, in all market segments.
The JSE Market Index lost just 78.06 points to 98,270.35, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index declined 87.29 points to close at 108,589.10 and the JSE combined index dropped by 142.03 points to close at 100,587.96.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and with offers that were lower.
JSE sum 20-5-2015The stocks trading in the main market at new 52 weeks’ high, are, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Desnoes & Geddes, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, and Sagicor Real Estate Fund.
In trading, Berger Paints traded between $2.58 and the closing price of $3 with 80,658 shares and ended with an increase of 45 cents, Cable & Wireless had 806,875 shares trading between 42 cents and 47 cents, to close at 45 cents, with a loss of 2 cents from Tuesday’s last price. Caribbean Cement traded 1,477,569 shares between $5.50 and the final price of $5.30 to gain 30 cents, Carreras traded just 2,871 units with a gain of $1 to close at $50. Desnoes & Geddes traded 197,238 shares at $7.70 at the end, by putting on 45 cents. Grace Kennedy posted 25,988 units but lost $1.40, to end at $62.15. Jamaica Broilers put through 136,039 units and closed at $5.50, 1 cents higher than on Tuesday. JSE fn qts 20-5-15Jamaica Producers traded at $20 with a gain of $1.45 with 3,303 shares changing hands, JMMB Group lost $1.04 in trading 81,226 shares at $8.45, Mayberry Investments had 280,022 shares changing hands at $3.10 after trading at $2.85 and added 10 cents at the close. National Commercial Bank had 136,390 units with all trading at $30. Sagicor Group closed at $11.50 with 820,961 shares trading 49 cents down at the close, Sagicor Real Estate Fund had 5,880 units trading at a new high of $8 to gain 80 cents. Scotia Group traded 104,903 shares at $25.01, Proven Investments 93,007 shares at 19.5 US cents as the price slipped 1 US cent, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 145,200 units at $2.40 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 199,980 units at 3.05.

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Rally maybe going on holiday

May 19, 2015 by

Jamaica Broilers closed at a new 52 weeks high on Tuesday

Jamaica Broilers closed at a new 52 weeks high on Tuesday

In the first hour and a half of trading Tuesday, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the all Jamaican Composite Index was once more over the 110,000 market. It gained 322.01 points to 110,048.85 and the JSE Index was at 99,578.98, with a gain of 288.02 points.
By the end of trading, the market gave up all the gains and much more as the market continues to struggle to move away from the resistance level which it crossed over recently. The JSE Market Index lost 939.55 points to 98,348.41, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 1,050.45 points to 108,676.39 and the JSE combined index dropped 1,010.08 points to close at 100,729.99.
Activity, resulted in the prices of 10 stocks rising, 12 declining as 35 securities changed hands, ending in 9,192,775 units trading, valued at $92,864,773, in all market segments. Only three new highs were recorded in the overall market, with Jamaica Broilers ended at $5.49 and Jamaica Stock Exchange at $3.55 as new 52 weeks closing highs in the main market.
JSe sum 19-5-15 IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with offers that are lower.
In trading, Berger Paints as it traded at $2.55 with 14,650 shares, but there is a strong bid at $2.55 to buy 123,873 shares. Cable & Wireless had 306,000 shares trading at 47 cents, Caribbean Cement traded 292,100 units to close at $5, Carreras traded 211,982 shares to close at $49, Gleaner posted 322,432 units to end at $1, Grace Kennedy gained 5 cents to close at $63.55 with 45,627 units, the stock traded at $65 during the trading session. Jamaica Stock Exchange put through 83,000 units and ended at $3.55, JMMB Group lost 51 cents in trading 219,760 shares at $9.49, at the close. National Commercial Bank had 113,179 units trading between $29.50 and $30.20, the closing price, as 20 cents was added. JSE fn Qts 19-5-15 Sagicor Group traded down to $11 during the day but ended up with a decline of 1 cent at $11.99, at the end with 5,150,556 shares, changing hands. Mayberry sold more than 3.5 million units mostly at $11 from their inventory and Sagicor Investments was another major buying and selling broker of the stock. Scotia Group put on 70 cents to $26 with 8,794 units trading, Seprod had 136,611 units changing hands at $18.50, and Supreme Ventures traded 116,465 shares between $3.89 and $3.95 but ended at $3.90 and Proven Investments slipped by half of a cent in trading 61,517 units at 20.5 US cents.

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Slow Monday morning session

May 18, 2015 by

Stocks are off to a cautious trading in with few major price changes. JSE int 18-5-15The most significant price change is Scotia Group with a price of $25.90 up from $25.16 on Friday.
Caribbean Cement traded 227,030 at $5 compared with a close of $4.21 on Friday. Sagicor Group traded 727,037 units and the price slipped to $11 from$12 on Friday. Proven Investments 8% preference share traded 8,000 and gained 50 cents to $5.50. Interest in National Commercial Bank has slowed with the bid in to buy 100,860 at $28.20 compared with the last sale of 52,070 units at $30. Twenty six stocks have traded so far with ten from the junior market. Caribbean Cream trading 100,000 units at $1.20, Jamaican Teas 194,500 shares at $3 after languishing at $2.55 for a long time.

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6 stocks eke out gains on TTSE

May 14, 2015 by

ghanastockexchange280x150 Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 11 securities changing hands, 6 advanced, none declined and 5 traded firm, with a total of 223,324 units, valued at $8,904,407.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index advanced by 0.34 points to close at 1,154.79, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.11 points to close at 1,968.43 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.11 points to end at 44.74.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Firstcaribbean International Bank ended trading with 937 shares but added 2 cents to close at $5.03, First Citizens Bank traded 2,165 shares to close 5 cents higher at $35.85, Grace Kennedy contributed 18,691 shares, to end with a gain of 3 cents at $3.5. Guardian Holdings with 37,409 shares traded for a value of $531,322, gained 5 cents to end the day at $14.25, Massy Holdings had 76,650 shares changing hands for a value of $4,871,107 to end 6 cents higher at $63.55 and Unilever traded 3,314 shares and gained 2 cents in closing at a new 52 weeks’ high of $66.11.
TTSE 14-5-15 Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 6,099 units at $13.90, Clico Investment Fund ended with 60,533 shares trading, valued at $1,368,305 but remained at $22.60. One Caribbean Media ended with just 60 shares changing hands at $22.30, Republic Bank added 14,539 shares valued at $1,671,985 to close at $115 and Trinidad Cement ended up with 2,927 units at $2.80.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.

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21 stocks fell 9 rose & 4 new highs

May 14, 2015 by

Mayberry traded 2.7 million shares to close at $2.88.

Mayberry traded 2.7 million shares to close at $2.88.

Activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in 41 securities changed hands with the prices of 9 stocks rising, 21 declining and ending with 5,742,458 units trading, valued at only $25,119,327, in all market segments. The last minute trade in some stocks with just a few units, raises questions about their validity.
The number of securities trading on Thursday is by far the largest, since IC Insider has been reporting from 2013. At the close, JSE Market Index gained 404.52 points to 99,499.43, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 452.29 points to close at 109,963.28, after trading over 110,000 points during the day and the JSE combined index gained 356.44 points to close at 101,656.34. JSe sum 14-5-15There were 4 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ high in the entire market.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Stocks trading include, Barita Investments closed trading with 151,783 shares to end 11 cents lower at $2.26, Berger Paints had 9,858 shares trading with a gain of 8 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $2.08, Cable & Wireless lost altitude by dropping 2 cents in trading 723,882 units, to end at 46 cents. Caribbean Cement trading 315,244 shares with the price falling to $4.20 rising back to $5, Desnoes & Geddes closed at $7.10 with 15,300 units trading, Grace Kennedy traded 106,525 shares to close down by 50 cents at $64.50 after trading as high as $65.25. The stock is unlikely to get any help in trading for the next few days as they reported lower profits in the March quarter with profit of $589 million versus $833 million in 2014. Hardware & Lumber traded just 1,750 shares to lose 25 cents to $10.75, Mayberry Investments traded 2,735,521 units up $3 but fell back to closed at $2.88, All the Mayberry shares were purchased through Mayberry Investments, JSE fn qts 14-5-15with JMMB Securities virtually all units with most being sold from JMMB inventory and bought by Mayberry for in house purposes. National Commercial Bank closed with a 51 cents loss with 92,298 shares trading to close at $30.50, Sagicor Group had just 14,630 shares trading at $12.15. Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 68 cents with 9,427 shares trading, to end at $7.28, following first quarter report showing a big jump in profit to $570 million, from $242 million, in 2014, as the acquisition of a hotel in Montego Bay pumped up revenues and profit in the quarter, in the best period for income in the hotel sector. Salada Foods gained 25 cents with just 2,672 shares trading at $9.25, Scotia Investments ended shedding 25 cents while trading 2,150 shares to end at $24.75, Seprod ended with 120,515shares trading at $18.25 and Proven Investments had 5,000 shares trading to close at an all-time high of 21.25 US cents.

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National Flour at new high

May 12, 2015 by

National Flour closed at a 52 weeks high on Tuesday of $1.70.

IC Insider Buy Rated National Flour closed at a 52 weeks high on Tuesday of $1.70.

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed with 14 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 1 declined and 9 traded firm with a total of 408,740 units, valued at $7,385,827.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose by 0.14 points to close at 1,154.28, the All T&T Index gained 0.28 points to close at 1,968.40 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 44.61.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank trading 5,904 shares valued at $211,341 to close with a gain of 2 cents, at $35.80. National Flour Mills contributed 6,304 shares and closed with a gain of 6 cents at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1.70. The stock which has the IC Insider Buy Rated status reported a big jump in profit for the March quarter of $9 million compared with just $1.9 million in 2014. Scotiabank with a volume of 20,000 shares being traded for $1,250,200 closed at $62.51, to gain 1 cent and West Indian Tobacco closed with a gain of 2 cents at $125.22 with 2,950 units trading valued at $370,651.
Stocks declining| ANSA McAL traded 719 units, to end 1 cents down at $67.01.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Ansa Merchant Bank had 1,010 shares trading at the close at $38.91, Clico Investment Fund with 214,995 shares valued at $4,848,206 closed at $2.55, JMMB Group traded 142,721 shares at 55 cents, Massy Holdings trading 5,346 shares valued at TTSe 12-5-15$339,144 and closed at $63.43. Republic Bank traded 1,413 shares with a value of $162,495 and closed at $115. Prestige holdings closed trading with 500 units at $10, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund 1,000 units at $3.10, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 868 shares to close unchanged at $5.90 and Trinidad Cement traded 5,000 units to close at $2.80.
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 1with a lower offer.

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More stocks declined than rise – TTSE

May 11, 2015 by

Guardian Holdings traded 272,059 shares on Monday

Guardian Holdings traded 272,059 shares on Monday

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 10 securities changing hands of which 1 advanced, 3 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 399,175 units, valued at $4,750,405.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.54 points to close at 1,154.14, the All T&T Indexfell 1.01 points to close at 1,968.12 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.01 points to end at 44.61.
Gains| Ansa Merchant Bank recorded the sole price increase, climbing 1 cent to end at $38.91.
Declines| Stocks declining at the end of trading are, Guardian Holdings with 272,059 shares changing hands, for a value of $3,876,466, lost 5 cents to end at $14.25, followed by Sagicor Financial Corporation contributing 26,090 shares, with a value of $153,943.81, while closing a cent down, at $5.90 and Trinidad Cement with 69,057 shares being traded for $193,383, to close at $2.80 after declining by 10 cents.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings adding 10,000 shares valued at $139,000 to close at $13.90, Clico Investment Fund ending with 12,424 shares valuedTTSE 11-5-15 at $280,161 changing hands to end at $22.55. First Citizens Bank trading 2,305 shares to close at $35.78. JMMB Group traded 5,360 shares to end at 55 cents, Prestige Holdings traded just 500 shares at $10 and Scotia Investments contributed 980 shares as the price closed unchanged at $1.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with the offer that was lower.

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Six up 1 down on TTSE

May 8, 2015 by

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 11 securities changing hands of which 6 advanced, 1 declined and 4 traded firm with a total of 149,740 units, valued at $857,089.
TTSE sum 7-5-15At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 1.09 points to close at 1,154.50, the All T&T Index remained unchanged at 1,968.83 points and the Cross Listed Index fell / increased by 0.29 points to end at 44.61.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Grace Kennedy with 49,642 shares trading for $173,727, closing at $3.50 with a 1 cent increase. JMMB Group contributed 36,565 shares while increasing by 6 cents to end at 56 cents, had 1,564 units trading, 2 cents higher to $1.62, while Prestige Holdings with 50,000 shares changing hands for a value of $500,000, closed with an increase of 12 cents to $10. Sagicor Financial Corporation added 7,293 shares and gained 1 cent to end at $5.91 and Scotia Investments ended with just 186 units changing hands but the price climbed 5 cents to $1.50.
Declines| Guardian Holdings declined 1 cent to end at $14.25 with 3,000 shares changing hands and was the only stock declining.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank trading 1,090 shares to close at $35.78, Massy Holdings trading just 50 shares at $63.43, Republic Bank traded 200 shares at $115 and Scotiabank traded 150 shares and ended at $62.43.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.

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JSE climbs to 3 ½ year high

May 7, 2015 by

JMMB Group closed at a new 52 weeks' high of $9

JMMB Group closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $9

Activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 14 stocks rising, 4 declining as 28 securities changed hands with 4 closing a 52 weeks’ high and ending in 3,853,164 units trading, valued at $32,329,025, in all market segments.
The JSE Market Index gained 483.17 points to 97,235.21, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 540.21 points to close at 107,431.77, a 3 ½ year high and the JSE combined index gained 455.12 points to close at 99,137.58.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with offers that were lower.
JSE sum 7-5-15In trading, Barita Investments ended trading with 15,380 shares trading to close 5 cents higher at $2.30 as demand chips in for the stocks with the company releasing half year results, showing profits of $130 million versus $105 million in 2014. Desnoes & Geddes closed with 520,891 shares trading to close unchanged at $7, Grace Kennedy finished trading with 31,762 units 50 cents higher at a new 52 weeks’ high of $65.50, JMMB Group saw trading in 243,133 shares and rose 70 cents to a new 52 weeks low of $9. Mayberry Investments ended with the price slipping 15 cents to $2.65 with 501,020 shares changing hands. Mayberry released first quarter result after trading showing earnings of $82 million or 7 cents per shares, after booking the full amount of asset tax in the quarter.JSE fn Qts 7-5-15 National Commercial Bank closed unchanged with 575,063 shares at $30, Sagicor Group finished trading with 89,919 units and gained 14 cents to end at $12. Scotia Group concluded trading with 30,700 shares changing hands unchanged at $25, Supreme Ventures completed trading in 20,000 shares at $3.90 and gained 30 cents in the process, Proven Investments had dealing in 23,600 ordinary share at 21 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share contributed 389,300 units at $3.

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Market makes small correction

May 4, 2015 by

Grace gained 41 cents to end at $64.01 on Monday

Grace gained 41 cents to end at $64.01 on Monday

Activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 11 stocks rising, 8 declining as 30 securities changed hands, ending in 11,765,592 units trading, valued at $$29,091,872, in all market segments. There were 4 dominant trades, with Caribbean Cement accounting for $14,785,112 of the total value of trades, Grace Kennedy $13,881,820, National Commercial Bank $107,075,098 and Scotia Group with $30,890,865.
Although there were more stocks rising than falling, declines in the prices of National Commercial Bank and Scotia Group were the main reason behind the fall. At the close, the JSE Market Index lost 606.45 points to 95,482.64, JSE sum 4-5-15the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 678.03 points to close at 105,472.32 and the JSE combined index dropped 514.59 points to close at 97,418.36.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 2 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable & Wireless ended with 899,126 shares trading at 48 cents, Caribbean Cement closed with 3,506,670 units trading 20 cents higher to $4.20, but the stock traded as high as $5. Trading was halted in the stock when it initially hit $5, that price, exceeded 15 percent permitted initially, but on resumption after an hour and minutes before trading closed, the trade at the high, went through. Carreras finished with 8,160 units as the price slipped 32 cents to $47.18, Grace Kennedy finished trading with 216,915 units and put on 41 cents to close at $64.01. JMMB Group concluded trading with just 10,465 shares and closed with a gain of 30 cents at a new 52 weeks’ high of $8.30,JSE Fn Qts 4-5-15 Mayberry Investments traded 264,418 units to close higher by 14 cents higher at $2.79 for a new 52 weeks’ high. National Commercial Bank finished trading with 3,569,062 shares but the price dropped by 51 cents to $29.99 after trading as high as $30.50, Sagicor Group had dealings in 34,220 units to close with a gain of 47 cents, to a new 52 weeks’ closing high of $12. Scotia Group contributed 1,236,023 units with a decline of 49 cents to $25, Scotia Investments ended with 19,550 shares trading lower by $2.72 to $24.28, Supreme Ventures closed with 31,377 shares trading with a gain of 1 cent to a new 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.51 and Proven Investments finished with 22865 units to end at 21 US cents.

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