Rising JSE’s stocks edged out decliners

NCB Financial trades back at $100.

Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange concluded on Tuesday with 27 securities changing hands, 13 advanced, 9 declined and 5 traded firm with 1,811,480 units valued at $72,434,801 changing hands, with NCB Financial trades back at $100.
In the market activity, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 1,929.83 points to close at 307,095.43 and the JSE Index advanced by 1,758.29 points to close at 279,798.65.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints finished 90 cents higher at $16.90, with 4,300 shares, Cable & Wireless settled 10 cents higher at $1.05, with 24,084 shares, Caribbean Cement ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $31.50, with 18,174 stock units changing hands. Carreras traded 40 cents higher at $11.40, with 4,733 units, Ciboney Group finished trading with a loss of 6 cents at 35 cents, with 77,100 shares, Grace Kennedy closed 50 cents higher at $43, with 52,000 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended with a loss of 90 cents at $17.50, with 60,746 stock units. Jamaica Producers concluded trading 1 cent higher at $15.16, with 6,480 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished 55 cents higher at $7.05, with 150 shares, JMMB Group settled with a loss of 1.1 cents at $23.90, with 156,166 shares, Kingston Wharves traded $1 higher at $32, with 1,108 units. Mayberry Investments finished trading with a loss of 60 cents at $5.40, with 47,958 shares, NCB Financial Group closed $1.01 higher at $100, with 534,714 shares, 138 Student Living closed 8 cents higher at $6.08, with 15,500 shares, 1834 Investments ended 4 cents higher at $1.25, with 18,000 stock units, PanJam Investment concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents at $43, with 79,705 units, Portland JSX finished 32 cents higher at $9.50, with 1,000 shares. Pulse Investments settled at $1.78, with 10,000 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading with a loss of 2 cents at $1.03, with 32,209 stock units, Sagicor Group traded 50 cents higher at $36, with 150,298 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading at $14.50, with 59,258 shares. Scotia Group ended 15 cents higher at $50.20, with 4,192 stock units, Seprod concluded trading at $30, with 7,781 units and Supreme Ventures settled with a loss of 20 cents at $10.50, with 1,400 shares. In the main market preference segment. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded 220,000 shares with a loss of 10 cents at $1.80, JMMB Group 7.25% closed trading at $1.50, with 1,000 units and JMMB Group 7.5% ended trading at $1.15, with 223,424 stock units trading.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE makes big gains on Wednesday.

8 JSE stocks rise 5 fall

Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange concluded on Tuesday with 21 securities changing hands, with 8 rising, 5 declining and 7 trading unchanged with 2,309,034 units valued at $75,261,191 changing hands.
In the market activity, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rose 631.47 points to close at 305,165.60 and the JSE Index advanced by 575.34 points to 278,040.36.
In the main activity, Berger Paints finished at $16, with 11,305 shares, Cable & Wireless closed with a loss of 5 cents at 95 cents, with 22,975 shares, Caribbean Cement ended trading 30 cents higher at $32, with 26,250 stock units, Carreras traded 1 cent higher at $11, with 783,538 units, Ciboney Group finished trading 6 cents higher at $0.41, with 183,550 shares. Grace Kennedy closed at $42.50, with 98,955 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended 90 cents higher at $18.40, with 10,790 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $15.15, with 7,104 units, JMMB Group settled 99 cents higher at $25, with 21,288 shares. Kingston Wharves traded 95 cents higher at $31, with 121,486 units, Mayberry Investments rose 5 cents to $6, with 120,000 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $98.99, with 391,496 shares, PanJam Investment concluded trading with a loss of $1.50 at $43.50, with 189,476 units. Pulse Investments settled at $1.78, with 500 shares, Sagicor Group traded at $35.50, with 104,400 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $14.50, with 6,991 shares, Salada Foods Jamaica closed 10 cents higher at $9.95, with 5,000 shares. Scotia Group ended with a loss of $1.85 at $50.05, with 83,333 stock units, Seprod concluded trading at $30, with 2,016 units and Supreme Ventures settled at $10.70, with 93,582 shares. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group ended trading at at $1.15, with 29,499 stock units trading.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE up on reduced activity.”

Supreme Ventures trades 51m shares – Friday

Supreme Ventures 50.86 million trade, was by far the largest on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, accounting for $509 million of the total amount traded, including two main blocks of 25 million units each.
Trading resulted in 52,433,941 units valued at $551,963,793 and closed with 13 securities advancing, 8 declining and 4 traded firm as 25 securities changed hands. At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rose 824.75 points to 304,772.14 and the JSE Index advanced 751.44 points to close at 277,681.88.
In the market activity, Barita Investments concluded trading 20 cents higher at $7.95, with 21,250 units changing hands, Berger Paints finished with a loss of $1 at $16, with 4,850 shares, Cable & Wireless settled with a loss of 5 cents at 95 cents, with 71,897 shares, Caribbean Cement ended trading $2 higher at $33, with 15,171 stock units. Carreras traded 50 cents higher at $11.50, with 229,700 units, Grace Kennedy closed with a gain of 49 cents to $41.99, with 3,550 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended 70 cents higher at $18, with 22,839 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading with a gain of 6 cents to $15.15, with 14,380 units changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange finished at $7, with 15,951 shares, JMMB Group settled with a loss of $2.40 at $23.50, with 427,304 shares trading, Kingston Wharves traded with a loss of 30 cents at $32, with 500 units, Mayberry Investments finished trading with a loss of 30 cents at $5.70, with 88,101 shares. NCB Financial Group closed at $99, with 177,145 shares, 1834 Investments gained 1 cent to $1.21, with 2,626 stock units, Palace Amusement jumped $10 to a record high of $560, with just 129 stock units trading, PanJam Investment concluded trading $4 higher at $44, with 10,250 units, Portland JSX rose 68 cents to $9.18, with 48,560 shares. Pulse Investments settled at $1.78, trading 800 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading with a loss of 2 cents at $1.01, with 38,000 stock units, Sagicor Group traded $1.50 higher at $37, with 27,900 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading at $15, with 106,818 shares. Scotia Group ended with a loss of $1.94 at $50.01, with 131,325 stock units trading, Seprod concluded trading $2.50 higher at $30, with 19,000 units and Supreme Ventures settled with a loss of 29 cents at $10.01, with 50,855,895 shares trading. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded 100,000 units at $1.90 after rising by 5 cents.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Supreme Ventures dominant trade – Friday.

Supreme Ventures dominant trade – Friday

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Supreme Ventures traded the most shares on the JSE on Friday.

Volumes jumped on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday as Supreme Ventures captured 92 percent of the value of trades, while the market indices rose modestly by less than 1,000 points.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rose 824.75 points to 304,772.14 and the JSE Index advanced by 751.44 points to close at 277,681.88. Trading closed on Friday with 26 securities changing hands, with 13 advancing, 8 declining and 5 traded firm in the main and US dollar markets. Main market trading resulted in 52,433,941 units valued at $551,963,793 trading, compared to 3,826,874 units valued at $91,752,590 from 22 securities changing hands on Thursday and Palace Amusement closing at a record high of $560 trading a small volume.
Trading ended with an average of 2,097,358 units for an average of $22,078,552 in contrast to 182,232 units for an average of $4,369,171 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 317,967 units valued at $5,039,655 and previously, 132,613 units valued at $3,067,560. In contrast, November closed with average of 349,084 units at an average of $5,801,440 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and the US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Proven Investments US ordinary share traded in the US dollar market, with 2,000 units changing hands in closing at 23 US cents, with the JSE USD Equities Index closing unchanged at 174.66.

New contents at Palace Amusement this week end.

The major movers at the close, are Supreme Ventures with the largest volume amounting to 50.8 million units with a value of $508 million, Berger Paints dropping $1, while Caribbean Cement rose $2, JMMB Group dropped $2.40, PanJam Investment dropping $5, Palace Amusement rising $10 to a record $560, Sagicor Group rose $1.50, while Scotia Group lost $1.94 and Seprod climbed $2.50.

For more details of market activities see – “Supreme trades 51m shares – Friday.

Rising stocks edge out falling ones

The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange pulled back at the close on Thursday leading the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index to drop by 1,614.44 points to 303,947.39 while the JSE Index fell 1,470.94 points to 276,930.44.
Trading ended with 21 securities changing hands, of which 9 advanced, 7 declined and 2 traded firm, resulting in 3,826,874 shares valued at $91,752,590 changing hands.
In the market activity, Cable & Wireless settled 1 cent higher at $1, with 62,773 shares, Caribbean Cement ended trading 99 cents higher at $31, with 300 stock units, Carreras traded 50 cents higher at $11, with 64,737 units, Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of 50 cents at $41.50, with 121,270 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended with a loss of 40 cents at $17.30, with 9,000 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange finished with a loss of 20 cents at $7, with 24,500 shares, JMMB Group settled $1.92 higher at $25.90, with 3,063,904 shares, Kingston Wharves traded 30 cents higher at $32.30, with 3,475 units, Mayberry Investments finished trading at $6, with 100,788 shares. NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of 99 cents at $99, with 42,547 shares, PanJam Investment concluded trading with a loss of $5 at $40, with 10,105 units, Pulse Investments settled 8 cents higher at $1.78, with 10,000 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading with a loss of 2 cents at $1.03, as 33,567 stock units changed hands. Sagicor Group traded 22,758 units and gained 85 cents to close at $35.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading at $15, with 200 shares, Scotia Group ended $1.85 higher at $51.95, with 117,552 stock units, Seprod concluded trading 50 cents higher at $27.50, with 485 units and Supreme Ventures settled with a loss of 26 cents at $10.30, with 105,825 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% traded 150 units at $2.49 and the 7.5% closed at $1.85 with 19,937 shares and JMMB Group 7.5% ended trading at $1.15, with 13,001 units trading.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market falters on Thursday.”

Rising stocks beat out decliners

At the close of the Main Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, 22 securities changed hands, of which 8 advanced, 5 declined and 7 traded firm as 1,747,498 units valued at $52,030,701 traded.
Trading resulted in the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbing 1,009.83 points to close at 302,607.93 and the JSE Index rising 920.06 points to close at 275,710.05.
In the market activity Barita Investments concluded trading at $7.75, with 150 units, Berger Paints gained 95 cents higher to end at $15.50, with 3,724 shares, Cable & Wireless settled 5 cents higher at $0.99, with 259,242 shares, Caribbean Cement ended trading with a loss of 63 cents at $31.22, with 1,771 stock units, Carreras traded at $10.35, with 39,108 units. Grace Kennedy closed 1 cent higher at $43, with 103,842 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended 60 cents higher at $17.70, with 200 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished at $7, with 9,619 shares changing hands, JMMB Group settled with a loss of 98 cents at $23.01, with 324,315 shares. Kingston Wharves traded at $32, with 1,038 units trading, Mayberry Investments finished trading with a loss of 77 cents at $5.18, with 58,159 shares, NCB Financial Group closed 49 cents higher at $99.99, with 102,237 shares changing hands, Pulse Investments settled at $1.50, with 12,800 shares. Radio Jamaica ended trading at $1, with 93,566 stock units, Sagicor Group traded $1.70 higher at $36.50, with 32,430 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading at $14.49, with 6,025 shares, Salada Foods Jamaica closed 11 cents higher at $9.61, with 3,117 shares. Scotia Group ended with a loss of $1 at $51, with 527,032 stock units trading, Seprod dived $2.52 t0 $27, with just 835 units changing hands and Supreme Ventures settled 5 cents higher at $10.25, with 53,188 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded just 100 units at $1.85 and JMMB Group 7.5% ended trading at $1.15, with 115,000 units trading.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE majors head higher – Tuesday.”

JSE majors head higher – Tuesday

Sagicor Group gaining $1.70.

Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbing 1,009.83 points to close at 302,607.93 and the JSE Index rising 920.06 points to close at 275,710.05.
At the close of the market, 22 securities changing hands, 8 advanced, 5 declined and 7 traded firm with 1,747,498 units valued at $52,030,701 compared to 3,390,479 units valued at $79,727,658 from 23 securities changing hands on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 79,432 units for an average of $2,365,032 in contrast to 147,412 units for an average of $3,466,420 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 137,727 units valued at $3,179,073 and previously, 145,056 units valued at $3,297,675. In contrast, November closed with average of 349,084 units at an average of $5,801,440 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and the US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Proven Investments US ordinary share was the sole trade in the US dollar market, with 37,090 units valued at $8,531, changing hands in closing 0.50 cents lower to 23 US cents. Trading led to the JSE USD Equities Index declining 2.29 points to close at 174.66.
The major movers at the close, are Berger Paints rising 95 cents, Sagicor Group gaining $1.70, JMMB Group falling 98 cents, while Scotia Group lost $1 and Seprod fell by $2.52.

For more details of market activities see – “Rising stocks beat out decliners.”

Falling prices dominate JSE majors – Monday

The price of NCB Financial climbed $2.50 on the JSE.

When the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday, 23 securities changed hands, 6 advanced, 10 declined and 6 traded firm with 3,390,479 units valued at $79,727,658 passing over the exchange.
The Main Market ended with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index diving 2,600.36 points to close at 301,598.10 while the JSE Index dropped 2,369.22 points to 274,789.99.
In market activity, Berger Paints finished at $14.55, with 15,000 shares, Cable & Wireless settled with a loss of 15 cents at 94 cents, with 125,361 stock units, Carreras traded with a loss of 15 cents at $10.35, with 123,130 units, Ciboney Group finished trading at 35 cents, with 20,683 shares. Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of 1 cent at $42.99, with 1,000 units, Jamaica Broilers ended with a loss of 60 cents at $17.10, with 20,296 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading at $15.10, with 3,746 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished at $7, with 464,604 shares. JMMB Group settled with a loss of 1 cent at $23.99, with 36,522 shares, Kingston Wharves traded with a loss of 70 cents at $32, with 69,604 units, NCB Financial Group closed $2.50 higher at $99.50, with 71,520 shares, 1834 Investments ended 5 cents higher at $1.20, with 12,961 stock units, PanJam Investment concluded trading 12 cents higher at $41.50, with 8,500 units. Pulse Investments settled at $1.50, with 950 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading at $1, with 320,391 stock units, Sagicor Group traded with a loss of $3.30 at $34.80, with 1,594,318 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $14.49, with 18,710 shares. Salada Foods Jamaica closed 50 cents higher at $9.50, with 5,000 shares, Scotia Group ended $1 higher at $52, with 147,734 stock units, Seprod concluded trading with a loss of 48 cents at $29.52, with 200 units and Supreme Ventures settled 20 cents higher at $10.20, with 8,220 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% traded 122,029 units but fell 5 cents to $1.85 JMMB Group 7.5% ended trading at $1.15, with 200,000 stock units.

 

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities see report “JSE main market drops – Monday.”

9 JSE stocks rise 6 fall – Thursday

Berger Paints price jumped $2.45 on Thursday

When trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index fell 954.19 points to 303,596.51 and the JSE Index declined by 869.38 points to 276,610.75 as the prices of 9 stocks advanced, 6 declined and 4 traded firm resulting in 714,979 units valued at $14,275,297 trading.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints jumped $2.45 higher to $17, with 2,243 shares, an indication that selling at lower levels is limited. Cable & Wireless settled with a loss of 2 cents at $1, with 19,950 shares, Carreras traded with a loss of 10 cents at $10.50, with 54,125 units, Grace Kennedy closed $1 higher at $43, with 24,781 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended 54 cents higher at $17.70, with 1,864 stock units. Jamaica Producers concluded trading 90 cents higher at $15.10, with 10,000 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished with a loss of 50 cents at $6.50, with 3,000 shares, JMMB Group settled with a loss of $1 at $24, with 48,960 shares, Kingston Wharves traded 20 cents higher at $32.70, with 11,539 units. NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of $1.65 at $92.25, as 66,022 shares traded, Portland JSX finished 20 cents higher at $8.50, with 1,929 shares, Pulse Investments settled 30 cents higher at $1.75, with 61,000 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading at $1, with 2,316 stock units. Sagicor Group traded at $38, with 28,366 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading at $14.50, with 10,279 shares, Salada Foods closed 69 cents higher at $9.50, with 60,000 shares, Scotia Group ended 20 cents higher at $53, with 18,587 stock units. Seprod finished at $30, with 25,000 shares and Supreme Ventures ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $10, with 101,330 stock units. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share ended trading at $1.90, with 6,837 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share ended trading at $1.15, with 156,851 stock units.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
For more details of market activities see report “JSE main market falls back – Thursday.”

10 JSE stocks rise 7 fall – Wednesday

The prices of 10 securities advanced, 7 declined and 6 traded firm in trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday as trading concluded with 24 securities trading, leading to 9,894,407 units valued at $132,996,713 changing hands.
At the close of market activities, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 1,711.67 points to 304,550.70 and the JSE Index climbed 1,559.52 points to 277,480.13.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments concluded with just 145 units changing hands at $8, Cable & Wireless settled 3 cents higher at $1.02, with 54,429 shares, Caribbean Cement ended $1.85 higher at $31.85, with 11,349 stock units. Carreras fell 39 cents to $10.60, with 34,465 units, Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of $1 at $42, as 624,979 shares changed hands, Jamaica Broilers ended 15 cents higher at $17.16, with 1,270,187 stock units, Jamaica Producers concluded trading 20 cents higher at $14.20, with 459 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange finished 10 cents higher at $7, with 34,700 shares, JMMB Group settled at $25, with 11,454 shares, Mayberry Investments finished trading at $5, with 117,316 shares, NCB Financial Group closed $1.40 higher at $93.90, with 51,016 shares trading. 1834 Investments ended with a loss of 5 cents at $1.15, with 30,511 stock units, 138 Student Living closed at $6, with 2,900 shares, PanJam Investment concluded trading 50 cents higher at $42.50, with 4,808 units, Portland JSX finished with a loss of 20 cents at $8.30, with 9,200 shares, Pulse Investments settled with a loss of 5 cents at $1.45, with 200 shares, Radio Jamaica ended trading with a loss of 9 cents at $1, with 100,723 stock units. Sagicor Group traded at $38, with 23,114 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading 20 cents higher at $14.50, with 18,752 shares, Scotia Group ended 30 cents higher at $52.80, with 16,186 stock units, Seprod concluded trading 50 cents higher at $30, with 200 units. Sterling Investments finished at $12, with 2,500 shares and Supreme Ventures settled with a loss of 49 cents at $10.01, with 7,426,588 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share ended trading at $1.90, with 48,226 stock units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
For more details of market activities see report “JSE main market in big jump – Wednesday.”