
Kingston Wharves jumped $9.40 on Tuesday.
The major indices of the Jamaica Stock Exchange surged substantially at the close on Tuesday as Kingston Wharves led price movement with a gain of $9.40 and heavy weighted Scotia Group rose $1.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index soared 8,517.00 points to close at 552,549.31, the JSE Market Index surged 7,718.70 points to 503,194.75 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.81 points to 136.17.
The market closed with 43 securities changing hands in the Main and US dollar markets with the prices of 15 advancing, 18 declining and 10 trading firm. The JSE Main Market activity ended with 41 securities accounting 35,465,290 units valued at $125,645,204 in contrast to 17,412,213 units valued at $219,477,578 from 42 securities on Monday.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 22.2 million shares for 62 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 6.2 million units for 17 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Manufacturing and Distribution Fund with 2.24 million shares for 6 percent of market share. QWI Investments with 1.56 million units changing hands was the only other company trading more than one million shares.
The Market closed with an average of 865,007 units valued at an average of $3,064,517 for each security traded, in contrast to 414,576 units valued at an average of $5,225,657 on Monday.
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 551,005 units valued at $2,508,438 for each security changing hands, compared to 528,016 units valued at $2,464,544 for each security traded. Trading in December resulted in an average of 595,143 units valued at $9,344,514 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.8, while the Main Market ended at 19.1 times 2019 earnings.
In trading, Barita Investments closed $1 lower to $71, with an exchange of 8,804 units, Berger Paints lost 49 cents to end at $16.51, trading 14,350 shares, Caribbean Cement settled at $72, losing $1 in swapping 5,500 units. Carreras lost 31 cents to close at $7.98, with 364,936 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy gained 50 cents after transferring 17,959 shares and ending at $72.50, Jamaica Broilers closed at $37, after losing $1 trading 77,652 shares. Jamaica Producers settled at $23, with a loss of $1.61 in swapping 132,056 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange added 88 cents and closed at $32.88, after exchanging 24,557 shares, JMMB Group gained 30 cents to close at $48.30 trading 77,725 shares. Kingston Wharves jumped $9.40 to $71, with 7,780 units changing hands, NCB Financial traded 39,634 units for a loss of 50 cents to settle at $189.50, PanJam Investment ended at $101, with a loss of $1 in trading 31,334 shares. Portland JSX closed 30 cents higher at $8, after swapping 1,500 units, Proven Investments added 50 cents to end at a record closing high of $49.50, with an exchange of 20,981 shares,
Radio Jamaica lost 48 cents to settle at $1.41, with 246,227 shares changing hands. Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended 60 cents lower to close at $9 while trading 183,700 shares, Scotia Group added $1 to close at $57.50, after swapping 563,570 shares, Seprod dropped $2.95 to end at $47 while trading 11,255 units. Supreme Ventures tumbled to $21.02, after falling $3.98 and exchanging 56,530 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments closed $1.15 lower to $25.60, with 31,627 shares changing hands and Victoria Mutual Investments rose to a record high of $11.50, with a gain of 54 cents to end at $11.50, as 337,888 shares crossed the exchange.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 25,611 units valued at over US$4,730. The market index climbed 4.19 points to close at 241.65. Proven Investments gained 1.5 US cents to close at 33 US cents trading 2,218 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments ended 2 US cents higher to settle at 17 US cents with 23,393 units changing hands.
Activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market began the week with the major indices losing ground with rising stocks edging out declining ones.
Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced by $3.14 to $32, in exchanging 56,550 shares, JMMB Group lost 45 cents to close at $48, with 107,892 shares changing hands. Kingston Wharves climbed $5.57 to $61.60, in transferring 32,070 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities ended 31 cents lower at $11.01, with an exchange of 22,155 shares, 138 Student Living gained 42 cents to settle at $4.22 trading 3,000 shares. PanJam Investment ended at $102, with a gain of $1 after exchanging 8,876 shares. Portland JSX lost $1.29 to end at $7.70, with 92,980 shares changing hands, Proven Investments gained $1 to $49, after transferring 29,275 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended 55 cents higher to close at $9.60 after trading 7,657 stock units. Scotia Group added 50 cents to settle at $56.50, with 91,557 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures ended at $25, gaining $1 exchanging 54,697 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments closed 36 cents higher at $10.96, after swapping 334,266 shares and Wisynco Group rose $1 to $23, in trading 74,342 units.
The Main Market indices on the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended the week on Friday, with another round of losses with the market closing down on Friday at the end of a volatile week.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced $16 to $231, with 100 units changing hands, NCB Financial Group lost $3 in transferring 72,880 shares to close at $190, after trading as low as $175.01, 138 Student Living lost 42 cents to settle at $3.80, in swapping 93,977 shares. PanJam Investment ended at $101, with a gain of 45 cents trading 1,772 shares, Proven Investments declined $1.95 to $48, after 19,016 units changed hands, Pulse Investments closed at $6.50, with a loss of 59 cents in transferring 235,665 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 84 cents in swapping 22,301 shares, and ending at $9.05, Scotia Group added $1 to close at $56, with 145,825 shares changing hands, Seprod gained $1.99 and ended at $49.99, after trading 117,955 shares. Supreme Ventures gained $1 to end at 24.00 with 12,840 stock units trading, Sygnus Credit Investments slid to $26.50, after losing 50 cents and transferring 25,616 shares and Wisynco Group dropped $1.25 to end the day’s trade at $22, in swapping 134,384 shares.
Grace Kennedy put on $7 to recover from a big drop on Wednesday, but Scotia Group dropped $2.95 and, along with sixteen other rising stocks, helped to push the JSE Main Market Index up 3,600 points.
NCB Financial Group declined by 50 cents to close at $193, in an exchange of 74,576 shares, Sagicor Group climbed $1.80 to $70.80, in swapping 9,434 shares, Scotia Group ended $2.95 down at $55, with 34,209 shares changing hands, Seprod slipped 94 cents and closed at $48, in trading 35,213 shares. Supreme Ventures slid to $23, after a loss of $2 in transferring 147,830 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments closed 50 cents lower at $10.50, with an exchange of 297,116 shares and Wisynco Group gained $1.25 to end at $23.25, in swapping 188,582 shares. In the preference sector, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share lost 39 cents in closing at $1.59 with just 535 units changing hands.
Other stocks trading more than one million units were Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 2.2 million shares and QWI Investments with 1.7 million units.
JMMB Group lost $1.25 to close at $46.75, with 95,804 units changing hands. Kingston Wharves ended at $56.02, after losing $2.48 in trading 1,501 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 54 cents to close at $11.85, in swapping 9,302 units, NCB Financial Group tumbled to $193.50, with a loss of $4.50 after transferring 97,143 shares. PanJam Investment closed $1.50 lower to $100.50 while exchanging 2,500 units, Pulse Investments gained 55 cents to close at $7, with 22,670 units changing hands. Sagicor Group lost $1 to end at $69, in swapping 52,139 shares, Seprod closed $1.06 lower to $48.94 trading 12,584 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 50 cents in transferring 38,791, to end at $27. Victoria Mutual Investments climbed $1 to a record $11, with an exchange of 341,192 shares and Wisynco Group closed 50 cents lower to $22 in swapping 319,531 shares.
Main Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted in more gains for the major indices on Tuesday, but with declining stocks edging out advancing ones.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two securities closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.4, while the Main Market ended at 18.7 times the 2019 earnings.
Sagicor Group gained 40 cents to end at $70 in swapping 50,866 shares, Scotia Group advanced $3 to $58 in exchanging 58,212 shares and Supreme Ventures closed with a loss of 50 cents to end at $25, in swapping 10,227 shares.
The Market closed with an average of 301,469 units valued at an average of $2,665,982 for each security traded, in contrast to 750,376 units valued at an average of $3,766,627 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 439,042 units valued at 2,218,333 for each security changing hands, compared to 457,502 units valued at $2,149,464 for each security traded. Trading in December resulted in an average of 595,143 units valued at $9,344,514 for each security.
NCB Financial Group declined $3.50 to $195, after falling $3.50 transferring 44,755 shares, Pulse Investments added 44 cents to close at $6.89, with 361,956 units changing hands, Sagicor Group lost 40 cents to end at $69.60 in swapping 68,386 shares. Salada Foods gained $2 to close at $32, with an exchange of 10,716 units, Scotia Group rose $3.94 to $55, after trading 17,152 shares, Seprod lost 90 cents to close at $50, with 26,085 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 50 cents to settle at $26.50 in swapping 49,904 shares, Wisynco Group ended 50 cents higher at $22.50, with an exchange of 281,294 shares and in the preference sector, 138 Student Living lost 50 cents in trading 100 stock units to close at $5.50.
Trading in December resulted in an average of 595,143 units valued at $9,344,514 for each security.
PanJam Investments fell by $1 in settling at $100 and trading 126,030 shares, Pulse Investments closed 80 cents lower at $6.45, with 179,044 units changing hands. Sagicor Group dropped $2.90 to end at $70 in swapping 63,645 shares, Salada Foods dropped to $30, with a loss of $5 in exchanging a mere 365 shares, Scotia Group dived $7.64 to $51.06 with 1,033,100 shares changing hands, Seprod gained 40 cents to close the day’s trade at $50.90, with 7,100 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments ended 60 cents higher to settle at $27 after transferring 740 shares and Wisynco Group lost 75 cents to close at $22, with an exchange of 1,144,580 shares.
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading on Thursday with the major indices rebounding from the previous day’s losses with two stocks closing at 52 weeks’ highs. 
PanJam Investments lost $1, ending at $101 after trading 19,804 units, Proven Investments climbed $3 to $50, with 9,931 units changing hands, Sagicor Group gained $2.40 to settle at $72.90 in trading 23,684 shares. Salada Foods closed $1.20 lower at $35, after swapping 3,252 shares, Scotia Group gained $3.70 to end at $58.70 with 22,814 shares changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 40 cents to settle at $26.40 in trading 92,554 shares and Victoria Mutual Investments gained 95 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $10, with an exchange of 161,614 shares. Trading in the US dollar market ended with 255,781 units valued at over US$45,167. The market index advanced 7.59 points to close at 235.96.
The main market of the Jamaican Stock Exchange pulled back at the end of trading on Wednesday with large declines in the major indices as declining stocks bettered advancers.
Trading in December resulted in an average of 595,143 units for $9,344,514 for each security.
NCB Financial lost 50 cents trading 30,048 shares to close at $199.50. Proven Investments advanced by $1 to settle at $47 with a swap of 21,765 shares, Pulse Investments rose by 80 cents to end at weeks’ high of $7.30 with 188,204 units changing hands, Sagicor Group lost $2.50, trading 64,171 shares to end at $70.50. Sagicor Property Fund picked up 59 cents to close at $9.99 with an exchange of 15,176 stock units, Scotia Group lost $2 to close at $55 with 218,266 units crossing the exchange and Seprod declined by 50 cents to end at $50.50 with 46,978 shares transferred.