Light trading as 4 stocks rose

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange was with 13 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 1 declined and 8 traded firm with a total of 510,508 units, valued at $2,696,066.
TTSE 4-5-15At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.72 points to close at 1,153.12, the All T&T Index gained 1.43 points to close at 1,968.24 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 44.32.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank trading only 277 shares, to close with a gain of 1 cent at $35.77. Guardian Holdings with 26,723 shares trading for $378,664, ended with a gain of 2 cents at $14.17, Massy Holdings trading 121 shares to close with a gain of 5 cents at $63.42 and Trinidad Cement with 395,056 shares changing hands for a value of $1,145,163, gained 15 cents to end the day at $2.90.
Declines| Clico Investment Fund is the sole stock declining at the end of trading with 29,500 shares valued at $665,031 but declined by 1 cent to end at $22.54.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged are, Agostini’s trading 500 shares traded at $17.25, Ansa Merchant Bank contributed 3,871 shares to close unchanged at $38.90, Grace Kennedy trading 1,100 units to close at $3.49. JMMB Group trading 12,000 shares to end at 50 cents, One Caribbean Media with just 10 shares changing hands, closed at $22.30, Prestige Holdings added 17,300 shares valued at $173,006 to close at $10, Republic Bank with 50 shares, closed at $115 and Sagicor Financial Corporation contributed 24,000 shares with a value of $141,600 and closed at $5.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.

All Jamaica Index up 2,000 points

National Commercial Bank traded at a new 52 weeks’ high in the morning JSE int 11am 30-4-15session on Thursday with 3.025 million units trading.
The move helped the all Jamaica composite index to jump by 2,086.18 to reach 102,856.63. The junior market index is also on the move climbing 20.05 points to 777.62.
Jamaica Producers slipped 25 cents to $17.25 with 60,000 shares, Kingston Wharves fell 56 cents to $5.95, Pan Jam also fell as the price declined 43 to 57 as only 100 units traded, Mayberry Investments traded 511,000 units at 52 weeks’ high of $2.60, Sagicor Group traded 281,420 units $11. Caribbean Producers that traded at $3 now has 148,763 units on offer at $2.75. Supreme Ventures traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $3.75.

Positive end to strong week – JSE

JMMB Group closed week at a new 52 weeks' high with over 10 m shares trading

JMMB Group closed week at a new 52 weeks’ high with over 10 m shares trading

The Jamaica stock market closed out the week on a strongly positive note. All indicators are pointing to another strong opening to next week, with the IC Indicator recording a very strong signal at the close. The market ended with the prices of 9 stocks rising, 3 declining as 22 securities changed hands and 4 recorded new 52 weeks highs with 13,280,518 units trading, valued at $109,770,966, in all market segments.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 768.58 points on Friday to end at 87,414.75, for the week 2,324.62 points were added. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 859.30 points to close at 96,452.04, for the week the index gained 2,599.03 points JSE sum 24-4-15and the JSE combined index gained 739.54 points to close at 89,146.88 and put on 2,209.08 for the week.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 2 with offers that were lower, a very strong indication of a robust day for gains on Monday.
In trading, Carreras has fully recovered from the sell off when the Government announced new taxes on cigarettes in February and traded 12,000 shares to close at new 52 weeks’ high of $46 by rising 95 cents, Grace Kennedy closed with 5,300 shares changing hands at $62.56 by gaining 36 cents. Jamaica Producers continues to trade in heavy volume, this week and closed the week with 753,915 units trading at $17, for a gain of 20 cents,JSE Qts 24-4-15 JMMB Group had heavy trading amounting 10,617,440 ordinary shares valued at $79,623,408 to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $7.50 after posting a 44 cents rise. Kingston Wharves’ 13,714 that traded led to a new 52 weeks’ high of $7, after putting on 10 cents, National Commercial Bank traded 21364 units to close at a new 52 weeks’ high of 26.72 and gained 2 cents but closed with the offer at $26.99. Pan Jamaican Investment traded 24,900 shares at $55.28 to record a 22 cents decline. Sagicor Group traded 882,127 shares ending at $10.50, Scotia Investments traded 113,900 units and gained 20 cents to end at $23.80 and Supreme Ventures traded 200,000 units at $2.85, down 10 cents but the bid ended at $3 to purchase 10,131 shares

Bulls take over JSE with 6 new highs

Seprod traded at 52 weeks " high on Thursday at $16

Seprod traded at 52 weeks’ high on Thursday at $16

The number of stocks participating in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange widened to 27 on Thursday, from 23 on Wednesday. A total of 1,257,808 units changed hands, valued at just $10,579,864, resulting in the prices of 14 stocks rising, with 6 hitting 52 weeks’ highs. There were 7 declining stocks, in all market segments.
Stocks closing at 52 weeks’ high on Thursday are Carreras, Knutsford Express from the junior market, National Commercial Bank, Seprod, Supreme Ventures and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 346.41 points to 86,646.17, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 387.31 points to close at 95,592.74 and the JSE combined index gained 412.97 points to 88,407.34.
JSE sum23-4-15 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 just 2 with offers that were lower.
In market activity, Cable & Wireless traded 123,000 shares, in closing at 52 cents, after trading as high as 54 cents. Caribbean Cement had 46,061 units trading, to gain 25 cents in ending at $2.50, Carreras traded only 15,934 shares between $43 and the last traded price of $45.05, in posting a gain of $1.05. Grace Kennedy’s price fell 80 cents, while trading 5,801 shares at $62.20, Jamaica Producers had 173,904 units trading at $16.80 for a gain of 84 cents but had 1,569,027 shares on the bid at $16, at the close. National Commercial Bank put through only 25,149 units between $26.01 and the closing price of $26.70 with an increase of 20 cents. The banking group reported improved results in the quarter of $1.32 versus $1.24 per share in March 2014. Pan Jamaican Investment gained 37 cents in trading 9,054 shares at $55.50 but traded as low as $55.19. Radio Jamaica lost 25 cents in trading just 1,000 shares at $1.75,Sagicor Group posted 65,992 shares to end at $10.57 and gain just 2 cents. Scotia Group swapped JSE qts f 23-4-1548,477 shares to close at $22, after trading at $22.50, Scotia Investments had 10,000 shares changing hands at $23.80, for an increase of 20 cents. Seprod put on $1.93 but with a mere 200 shares to end at $16, Supreme Ventures had the ownership of 51,600 units changing to close with a gain of 11 cents at $2.95. Proven Investments had 77,330 shares trading to close at 17.5 US cents but traded as high as 17.99 US cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 227,950 units at $2.30 and gained 28 cents or 14 percent, which is indicative of what now happening to interest rates, that have been declining from April last year, and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 174,738 units at $3.20.

Moderate trading on Wednesday so far

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday morning resulted in a few noticeable trades, JSE intra 22-5-15as the market with 3.55 million units trading, coming form 9 securities but with none from the junior market.
The all Jamaica composite index rose just over 100 points and the Jamaica Stock Exchange index gained just under 100 points. Some of the stocks to trade are Ciboney Group with 2 million shares at 6 cents, JMMB Group with 795,353 at 7.10, Radio Jamaica with 13,372 at $2 with a 25 cents gain, Sagicor Group with 19,850 units at $10.75 as the price rose by 25 cents and Sagicor Real Estate X Fund 465,229 units at $6.55.

JSE gives back much of Monday’s gains

Activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the main market indices falling back sharply to erase a large portion of Monday’s gains as Scotia Group remained at the $22 level. JSe sum 21-4-15At the close the prices of 7 stocks rising, 7 declining as 26 securities changed hands, ending in 4,715,400 units trading, valued at $63,481,771, in all market segments.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 1,526.09 points to 85,825.43, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 1,706.24 points to close at 94,675.11 and the JSE combined index dropped by 1,524.04 points to close at 87,548.18.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 2 with offers that were lower.
Caribbean Cement closed with 486,513 units trading at $2.25, Gleaner Company traded 220,242 shares to end at 85 cents after trading as high as 87 cents,JSE clse Qts - 21-4-15 Kingston Properties had 64,130 shares trading to end at $7, Sagicor Group traded 43,053 shares between $10.50 and $10.60 to end at $10.50. National Commercial Bank traded at a new intraday 52 weeks’ high of $26.70 and ended with 2,171,735, units at $26. Broker GK Capital Management crossed 2 million units at $25.85. Scotia Group traded 94,930 shares to end at $22.02 for a decline of but was up as high as $23.5 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 82,669 units at $3.10.

Moderate gains for Tuesday morning

JSE intr 21-4-15The Jamaica Stock Exchange all Jamaica composite index rose just 65 points to 96,446.34 and the Jamaica Stock Exchange index is up 58 points to 87,409.64 in a moderate sessions to 10:30 on Tuesday. Some of the stocks to trade are Caribbean Cement with 479,113 units at $2.25, National Commercial Bank with 7,780 shares at $26, Sagicor Group traded 15,500 units at $10.50. Scotia Group that was the stock accounting for the major push in the market yesterday is yet to traded but has a bid for 10,000 at $22.01 with the offer to sell 1,000 shares at $24.05.
In the junior market Lasco Distributors traded 336,621 units at $1.43 and Lasco Financial Services 31,000 shares at $1.10.

3 up 4 down on TTSE Monday

Witco at new 52 weeks' high on Monday

Witco at new 52 weeks’ high on Monday

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange with 13 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 4 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 148,689 units, valued at $2,734,559.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.16 points to close at 1,150.50, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.25 points to close at 1,964.63 and the Cross Listed Index eased 0.01 points to end at 44.10.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Massy Holdings put on 5 cents to end the day at $63.10 while trading only 220 shares. Scotiabank on contributing 13,331 shares with a value of $828,522, gained 4 cents to end at $62.15 and West Indian Tobacco trading 1,458 shares valued at $182,410 to close with a gain of 1 cent at a new 52 weeks’ high of $125.11.
TTSE 20-4-15 Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings ending with 125 shares trading, to close down 2 cents at $13.98. Guardian Holdings with 58,300 shares changing hands for a value of $824,945 closed at $14.15 for a 5 cents decline, Republic Bank suffered a loss of 7 cents to close at $115.88 while trading 1,355 shares for a new 52 weeks’ low and Sagicor Financial Corporation added 13,250 shares and closed 1 cent down at $6.
Firm Trades|Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund trading 10,632 shares valued at $239,220 but remained at $22.50, First Citizens Bank trading 8,795 shares to end at $35.56. JMMB Group traded 6,463 shares at 43 cents, One Caribbean Media contributed 60 shares at $22.30, Prestige Holdings with 500 shares, closed at $10 and Trinidad Cement with 34,200 shares trading at $2.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.

NCB & Grace dominate trading on JSE

Grace traded over 1 million shares on Friday and closed at $64.

Grace traded over 1 million shares on Friday and closed at $64.

Activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 8 stocks rising, 7 declining as 24 securities changed hands, ending in 4,036,900 units trading, valued at $124,288,838, in all market segments as Grace Kennedy and National Commercial Bank controlled 1 million shares each.
JSE sum 17-4-15 Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 356.30 points to 85,090.13, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index increased by 398.35 points to close at 93,853.01 and the JSE combined index rose 340.07 points to close at 86,937.80.
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 2 with offers that were lower, down from Wednesday’s stronger reading.
Stocks trading included, Cable & Wireless with 989,876 shares, to close at 50 cents, after losing 2 cents, but traded as high as 52 cents,
Carreras traded 1 million units at $43.50, up by $1.50, Grace Kennedy had 1,100,230 units trading, to close $1.95 higher, than on Thursday, at $64, but the stock traded previously at $62.10. The trade was worth $68.3 million. Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share ended with 38,800 units trading, at $3.10, JSE Qts -17-4-15National Commercial Bank traded 40,096 units, all at $25.53, slipping by 47 cents for Thursday’s close. Pan Jamaican Investment had 29,160 shares trading at $55.10, followed by Proven Investments closed with 20,151 unchanged at 18 US cents, Sagicor Group with 202,495 at $10.50, Scotia Group traded 25 cents higher at $22.25 having traded as low as $22 with 248,882 units and Scotia Investments with 22,000 units closed at $23.01.

Moderate price changes on TTSE

TTSEDailyTRading280x150 Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed with 10 securities changing hands of which 1 advanced, 3 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 96,614 units, valued at $998,347.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.82 points to close at 1,150.66, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.11 points to close at 1,964.88 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.20 points to end at 44.11.
Gains| Unilever Caribbean enjoyed the day’s sole price increase, climbing 5 cents to end the day at a new 52 weeks’ high of $66.08.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank adding 4,644 shares valued at $165,151, closing 1 cent lower at $35.56. Sagicor Financial Corporation suffering a loss of 25 cents, to close at $6 with 64,675 shares changing hands for a value of $388,807 and Republic Bank with 763 shares traded 4 cents down at $115.95.
TTSE sum 17-4-15 Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund ending at $22.50, while trading 2,543 units, Guardian Holdings with 10,994 shares trading for $156,115, ended at $14.20. had just 1,000 shares changing hands at 43 cents, National Flour Mills with 600 shares changing hands, closed at $1.50, Scotiabank exchanged 453 shares, to close at $62.11 and Trinidad Cement contributing 9,593 shares at $2.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.