NCB Financial pushed higher by $5 to close at $200 after trading briefly at $204.99 during the day but the move higher could not prevent the overall market losing altitude and closed lower on Wednesday.
Trading ended with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined 2,871.43 points to close at 528,121.69 and the JSE Index lost 2,609.37 points to record close of 480,912.95. The JSE Financial Index lost 1.08 points in closing at 129.01 points.
Market activity resulted in 38 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets and leading to 17 securities advancing, 16 declining and 5 trading firm. Barita Investments, Jamaica Stock Exchange and Proven Investments traded in the main market at 52 weeks’ high. Trading ended with 73,123,480 units valued at $311,695,529 compared to 32,848,536 units valued $123,106,978 changing hands, from 38 securities on Tuesday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 59.4 million shares for 81 percent of total main market volume, followed by Eppley with 9.6 million stock units for 13 percent of total volume and Stanley Motta with 760,000 shares for 1 percent of the day’s volume.
The market closed with average of 2,089,242 units valued at an average of $8,905,587 for each security traded, in contrast to 938,530 units valued at an average of $3,517,342 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,265,757 shares valued at $9,768,829 changing hands, compared 1,158,213 shares valued at $9,895,777 for each securities traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, 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.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments gained $2 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $57, with 269,002 stock units trading, Caribbean Cement lost 99 cents and ended trading 49,452 shares at $79, Eppley dropped $3 to $13, in exchanging 9,631,915 stock units. Grace Kennedy dropped $2 trading 121,948 units at $68. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained $4 to close at an all-time high of $35, with an exchange of 34,939 stock units, JMMB Group lost $1 and ended at $49, with 246,537 shares trading, Kingston Wharves lost $3.16 and ended trading 15,578 shares at $65.84, NCB Financial rose $5 trading 74,150 shares to close at $200. 138 Student Living lost 80 cents and ended trading with 15,000 stock units at $3.60, Proven Investments rose $1 in traded 100 units to close at a record high of $36, ,Salada Foods fell 95 cents to end at $33.00, with 5,750 shares trading, Sagicor Group lost $1.69 trading 505,408 stock units to end at $55.80. Sagicor Real Fund rose $1.05 and ended trading at $10.75, with 162,498 units, Seprod rose $1.05 and settled at $47.95 in exchanging 109,390 shares Sterling Investments lost 30 cents and ended trading of 35,650 shares to close at $3.40 and Wisynco Group gained 58 cents to settle at $19.09, with 396,437 stock units changing hands.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 300,235 units valued US$45,290 units changing hands. Market activity ended with JMMB Group 6% preference share with 2,000 units trading with a loss of 2 cents to end at US$1.02, Proven Investments gained 0.7 cent trading 129,551 shares to close at 25.7 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments with a loss of one cent to 10 US cents, in trading 13,480 units. The JSE USD Equities Index inched 0.16 points lower to 187.15.
IC TOP 10 stocks hit record highs
The main market hit a new record on Thursday as the All Jamaica Index the long term resistance at 520,000 points was pierced but the market pulled back on Friday with NCB Financial trading a large volume down at $173, down from $190 it was previously trading.
The Junior Market moved up and down during the week, with Fontana and Elite Diagnostic two TOP 10 listings hitting new record highs during the week. Sygnus Credit Investments in the main market also jumped to a record high during the week.
There was just one change to the TOP 10 lists this past week with Grace Kennedy coming in for Jamaica Broilers in the main market. Junior are now in the upper half of the Junior Market, both are now supported by 2020 earnings that are higher than for the year just ended. Earnings of former TOP 10 listing, Wisynco Group with switch to 2020 fiscal year earnings now sits outside the Top 10 but is still an attraction at number 16, but the stock came under selling pressure this past week.
Junior Market stocks continue to struggle to get investors’ attention. With the market consolidating and the expectation of mostly positive results to the market is poised for a takeoff very soon with the market highly undervalued.
The three most attractive Junior Market stocks are, Caribbean Producers with projected gains of 256 percent, Iron Rock with gains of 243 percent, followed by and AMG Packaging with possible gains of 200 percent.
Radio Jamaica heads the main market with 191 percent potential gains followed by Sterling Investments with expected gains of 165 percent and Sygnus Credit Investments in third spot with the potential to gain 153 percent by March next year.
The main market, closed the week with the overall PE at 15.3 and the Junior Market at 10. The PE ratio for Junior Market Top 10 stocks averages 6.9 and the main market PE 8.8. These levels, point to a big upside for TOP 10 stocks over the next 12 months and Junior Market stocks in particular.
The TOP 10 stocks now trade at an average discount of 31 percent to the average for the Junior Market Top stocks and main market stocks trade at a discount of 42 percent to the overall market.
TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns within a 12 months period. Projected earnings, for each company’s current fiscal year, are used in determining, the selected stocks. The PE for and projected earnings for each stock are computed to show potential gains for the year, which are ranked in descending order. Potential values will change as stock prices fluctuate and will result in movements of the selection in and out of the lists for most weeks. Earnings per share are revised on an ongoing basis as new information is received that can result in changes in and out of the list.
This report is compiled by persons who may have interest in the securities commented on.
Big surprise in IC TOP 10 changes
Sygnus Credit Investments is back in the main market TOP 10 and now sits close to the top, replacing Grace Kennedy that rose to $67 on Friday in a week when the main market closed at another record high.
strong>Sygnus jumped in, based on a switch to earnings for the new fiscal year starting in July. Junior Market Fontana and Elite Diagnostic are now in the upper half of the Junior Market TOP 10, both are now supported by 2020 earnings that are higher than for the year just ended. Everything Fresh and Main Event eased out of the Junior Market listing. Earnings of Wisynco Group, a former TOP 10 listing, have also been switched to 2020 fiscal year earnings, but with the price having risen strongly this year, potential gains will not be sufficient to put it in the list any time soon.
Junior Market stocks continue to struggle to get investors’ attention but the market is consolidating with investors targeting a select group and is poised for a takeoff very soon with the market highly undervalued, currently.
The three most attractive Junior Market stocks are, Iron Rock with projected gains of 243 percent, followed by Caribbean Producers 233 percent and Elite Diagnostic with possible gains of 225 percent.
Radio Jamaica heads the main market with 170 percent potential gains followed by Sygnus Credit Investments with expected gains of 167 percent and Sterling Investments in third spot with the potential to gain 163 percent by March next year.
The main market, closed the week with the overall PE at 15.2 and the Junior Market at 11.2. The PE ratio for Junior Market Top 10 stocks averages 6.7 and the main market PE 8.9. These levels, point to a big upside for TOP 10 stocks over the next 12 months and Junior Market stocks in particular.
The TOP 10 stocks now trade at an average discount of 40 percent to the average for the Junior Market Top stocks and main market stocks trade at a discount of 41 percent to the overall market.
TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns within a 12 months period. Projected earnings, for each company’s current fiscal year, are used in determining, the selected stocks. The PE for and projected earnings for each stock are computed to show potential gains for the year, which are ranked in descending order. Potential values will change as stock prices fluctuate and will result in movements of the selection in and out of the lists for most weeks. Earnings per share are revised on an ongoing basis as new information is received that can result in changes in and out of the list.
This report is compiled by persons who may have interest in the securities commented on.