Modest recovery for JSE majors – Friday

October 19, 2018 by

NCB stock jumped $14 on Friday partially offsetting the $17.40 fall on Thursday.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market closed on Friday with modest gains with 9 securities rising and 10 declining, the day after the worse fall in the market on Thursday.
At the close, 27 securities traded, including 2 in the US dollar market, compared to 35 trading on Thursday as the All Jamaica Composite Index rose 551.83 points to 397,740.44 and the JSE Index advanced 502.78 points to close at 362,386.57.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 closing with lower offers.
Trading ended with 10,008,495 units valued at $182,444,407 changing hands, compared with 5,646,169 units valued at $146,430,983 on Thursday.
Trading closed with Wisynco Group leading with 6,729,950 units and 67 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Scotia Group trading 1,233,547 shares or 12 percent of the day’s volume and Victoria Mutual Investments with 631,604 units and 7 percent of volume traded.
Trading resulted in an average of 400,340 units valued at over $7,297,776, in contrast to 188,206 shares valued at $4,881,033 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 348,491 shares, valued $6,304.830 and previously 345,251 shares, valued $6,238,100. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Grace Kennedy rose 45 cents and ended trading of 97,439 shares at $59, Jamaica Broilers lost $1.70 in trading 30,918 stock units to close at $30, Jamaica Producers rose 25 cents to close of $29.75 with 32,600 units changing hands, Kingston Wharves fell 55 cents in exchanging 15,115 stock units, to close at $80.50, Mayberry Investments rose 38 cents to settle at $11 with 41,697 units trading, NCB Financial Group jumped $14 and ended at $125, trading 171,031 shares, PanJam Investment dropped $1 to $63 trading 24,672 shares, Sagicor Group jumped $3.70 to $46.50, trading 81,893 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 40 cents to close at $13.60, trading 58,292 shares, Scotia Group dropped 92 cents, trading 1,233,547 units to close at $52.08, Supreme Ventures gained 51 cents to end at $17.51, with 64,060 shares changing hands and Victoria Mutual Investments rose 50 cents and concluded trading of 725,534 stock units at $4.50.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 54,400 units valued at US$6,924 changing hands as Proven Investments ended trading 9,400 to close at 21 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar ordinary share traded 45,000 units to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 1.98 and closed at 164.66.

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Worse fall in JSE history – Thursday

October 18, 2018 by

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market had the largest fall ever as Scotia Group fell $3.01 and NCB Financial dived $17.40, as 15 stocks declined, 10 rose and 10 held firm and making big dents into the market indices on Thursday.
At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index diving 12,616.74 points to close at 397,188.61 and the JSE Index declined by 11,495.27 points to close at 361,883.79.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 6 closing with lower offers.
A total of 35 securities traded including 5 in the US dollar market, compared to 32 trading on Wednesday.
Trading ended with 5,646,169 units valued at $146,430,983 changing hands, compared with 3,255,602 units valued at $64,853,916 on Wednesday.
Trading closed with Carreras leading with 1,796,079 units and 31.8 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Victoria Mutual Investments with 631,604 units and 11.2 percent of volume traded and Caribbean cement trading 621,915 units or 11 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 188,206 units valued at over $4,881,033, in contrast to 101,738 shares valued at $2,026,685 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 345,251 shares, valued $6,238,100 and previously, 357,984 shares, valued $6,357,141. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments climbed $1 to close at a record high of $21, with 6,500 shares trading, Caribbean Cement lost $1.23 in trading 621,915 units to close at $48.72, Grace Kennedy lost 75 cents and ended trading 4,193 shares at $58.55, Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents to close at $31.50, with 30,918 stock units changing hands, Kingston Wharves fell $1.02 in exchanging 57,215 stock units, to close at $81.05, Mayberry Investments lost 59 cents and settled at $10.62, with 57,215 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities traded 177,801 to close at a record high of $13 after 177,801 shares were traded, NCB Financial Group dropped $17.40 and ended at $111, trading 498,447 shares, 138 Students Living lost 79 cents while trading 3,100 shares and closed at $3.81, Pulse Investments added 50 cents to $3, trading 100,000 shares, Sagicor Group rose 77 cents to $42.80, trading 10,679 shares, Salada Foods lost $3.15 and ended trading at $21.80, with 7,950 stock units, Scotia Group dropped $3.01 trading 271,275 units to close at $53, Seprod jumped $3.40 and finished trading at $39, with 6,440 shares changing hands, Stanley Motta rose 45 cent in closing at $5 trading 3,555 shares and Supreme Ventures fell 51 cents to end at $17, with 222,000 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 147,541 units valued at $214,248 changing hands as JMMB Group 5.75% preference shares traded 100,000 units and gained 5 cents to end at $2.05, JMMB Group 6% preference shares traded 177 units and lost 1 cent to end at $1.07, Productive Business Solution lost 4 cents in trading 171 shares to end at 55 cents, Proven Investments ended trading with 41,883 to close at 21 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar ordinary share traded 5,310 units to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index declined by 5.10 points to 162.68.

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Stocks dive again on JSE – Wednesday

October 17, 2018 by

The sharp fall in prices on the Jamaica Stock Exchange main market continued on Wednesday closed with 19 declining just 8 rising and 7 holding firm and making big dents into the market indices.
At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index diving 5,114.14 points to 409,805.35 and the JSE Index declined by 4,659.56 points to close at 373,379.06.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 1 closing with a lower offer.
A total of 34 securities traded including 2 in the US dollar market, compared to 32 trading on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 3,255,602 units valued at $64,853,916 changing hands, compared with 3,865,461 units valued at $98,334,906 on Tuesday.
Trading closed with JMMB Group leading with 842,614 units and 25.9 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Carreras with 569,061 units and 17.5 percent of volume traded and Ciboney trading 500,000 units or 15.4 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 101,738 units valued at over $2,026,685, in contrast to 128,849 shares valued at $3,277,830 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 357,984 shares, valued $6,357,141 and previously, 382,244 shares, valued $6,804,156. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Grace Kennedy rose 69 cents and ended trading 6,606 shares at $59.30, Jamaica Producers dropped 50 cents to close of $29.50 with 50,226 units changing hands, JMMB Group dropped $3.50 and ended at $31.50, with 842,614 shares trading. Kingston Wharves fell 43 cents in exchanging 11,112 stock units, to close at $82.07, NCB Financial Group lost 60 cents and ended at $128.40, trading 73,778 shares, Pulse Investments shed 30 cents to $2.50 trading 1,000 shares, Sagicor Group dropped $4.47 to $42.03, trading 100,416 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 50 cents to close at $14, trading 14,745 shares, Salada Foods lost 55 cents and ended trading at $24.95, with 7,800 stock units, Scotia Group dropped $2.99 trading 46,233 units to close at $56.01, Seprod lost $4.40 and finished trading at $35.60, with 15,764 shares changing hands, Stanley Motta lost 45 cents in closing at $4.55 trading 67,400 shares, Sterling Investments gained 80 cents and closed at $23.30, with 250 shares and Supreme Ventures fell $2.48 to end at $17.51, with 89,967 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 32,239 units valued at US$4,310 changing hands as Proven Investments ended trading 7,639 to close at 21 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar ordinary share traded 24,600 units to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 167.78.

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Sharp price changes hit JSE – Tuesday

October 16, 2018 by

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market closed with a number of stocks having large price changes and the market indices pulling back from the record close on Friday.
At the end of trading, the All Jamaica Composite Index dived 3,531.21 points to 414,919.49 and the JSE Index declined by 3,217.33 points to close at 378,038.62.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
A total of 32 securities traded including 2 in the US dollar market, compared to 30 trading on Friday with the prices of 10 securities rising, 17 declining and 5 holding firm.
Sagicor Group traded at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $46.50, Mayberry Equities  traded at an intraday high of $20 and ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $12.51 and Carreras traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $8.80.
Trading ended with 3,865,461 units valued at $98,334,906 changing hands, compared with 17,261,656 units valued at $203,142,878 on Friday.
Trading closed with Carreras with 896,721 units and 23.2 percent of the day’s volume, dominating trading, followed by Jamaica Stock Exchange with 454,951 units and 11.77 percent of volume traded and Grace Kennedy trading 449,788 units or 11.64 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 128,849 units valued $3,277,830, in contrast to 595,230 units valued $7,004,927 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 382,244 shares, valued $6,804,156 and previously, 406,926 shares, valued $7,181,976. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints shed 50 cents and closed at $22, trading 4,395 shares, Grace Kennedy rose 49 cents and ended trading 449,788 shares at $59.50, Jamaica Broilers lost 41 cents in trading 21,347 stock units, to close at $32.01, Jamaica Producers dropped $3 to close of $30 with 338,585 units changing hands, Kingston Wharves gained 50 cents in exchanging 6,921 stock units, to close at $82.50, Mayberry Investments lost 49 cents to close at $11.01 after trading 32,524 shares, NCB Financial Group lost 99 cents and ended at $129, trading 166,004 shares, PanJam Investment closed $1.50 lower at $64, with 77,368 stock units trading, Portland JSX traded 38,580 shares but fell 40 cents to close at $8.10, Pulse Investments gained 40 cents to $2.80 trading 261,000 shares, Sagicor Group jumped $4.02 to $46.50, trading 10,276 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 40 cents to close at $14.50, trading 154,592 shares, Scotia Group rose $1 trading 4,055 units to close at $59, Seprod after dropping sharply by $12.50 on Friday, suffered another huge dive for the second day by $10.50 and finished trading at $39, with 2,000 shares changing hands after the announcement of the sale of 92 million shares at $23.99 each. Sterling Investments lost 50 cents to close at $22.50 while trading 27,270 shares, Supreme Ventures jumped $2.48 to end at $19.99, with 56,045 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group lost 30 cents to end at $10, trading 243,477 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 403,750 units valued at US$44,588 changing hands as Proven Investments ended trading just 1,750 to close at 21 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar ordinary share traded 402,000 units and rose 0.05 cent to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 0.90 points to 167.78.

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Mayberry Equities profit rises

October 15, 2018 by

Mayberry Investments

Strong growth in the Jamaican stock market drove the net assets of Mayberry Jamaican Equities to $15.6 billion at the end of September from $7.4 billion at September last year and from $8.9 billion at the end of December.
Mayberry reported an after-tax profit of $250 million for the September 2018 quarter, up sharply from $65 million in 2017. For the year to September this year, profit rose to $690 million from just $84 million in 2017 but a strong increase of $615 million in the September quarter and $1 billion year to date were the main drivers of the increased results in 2018. The performance resulted in Earnings per share of 21 cents for the quarter and 57 cents for the nine months.
Total comprehensive income for Q3 amounted to $4.25 billion, compared to $295 million for the corresponding quarter of 2017 and the booking of $6 billion for the nine months period reflecting gains from stocks held in the portfolio.
Net Revenues increased to $658 million from just $23 million in the 2017 quarter and is up to $1.26 billion for the nine months to September from a mere $32 million for the similar period in 2017.
Unrealized gains on investment, accounted for the bulk of the income while dividend Income amounted to $69 million in the quarter versus $29 million in 2017 and for the year to September, $296 million versus just $65 million in 2017. The addition of Supreme Ventures to the portfolio would have contributed in a major way to the increase.
Operating expenses increased to $390 million in the quarter from $8 million in 2017, for the year to date it moved to $548 million from $36 million in 2017 due to incentive and management fees for Investment management services and, also, Legal and Professional fees for a corporate loan of $2.2 billion acquired to expand the equity portfolio.
At the end of the quarter the company had cash funds of $1.37 billion and investments of $16.95 billion and amounts due creditors of $482 million and Net Book Value per share moved to J$13.01, at September 30 but fell by October 5, 2018 to $11.96, the company reported on the website of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
The company’s portfolio comprises 31 securities including, Lasco Financial Services, Caribbean Producers, Blue Power, Iron Rock Insurance and Supreme Ventures.

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Record high for JSE – Friday

October 12, 2018 by

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market captured another record high, in trading on Friday, with the All Jamaica Composite Index hitting 419,855.25 with just 40 minutes before midday.
The market pulled back by the close to end at a record close to be up by 32 percent for the year. At the end of trading, the All Jamaica Composite Index advanced by 1,454.53 points to record closing high of 418,450.70 and the JSE Index gained 1,325.24 points to record close of 381,255.95.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
A total of 30 securities traded including 1 in the US dollar market, compared to 32 trading on Thursday with the prices of 11 securities rising, 16 declining and 3 holding firm.
Barita Investments ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $20, Mayberry Investments closed at an all-time high of $11.50, and Jamaica Producers ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $33 and Sagicor Group traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $43.01.
Trading ended with 17,261,656 units valued at $203,142,878 changing hands, compared with 5,137,117 units valued at $72,997,097 on Thursday.
Trading closed with Wisynco Group with 8,160,974 units and 47.3 percent of the day’s volume, dominating trading, followed by JMMB Group 7.5% preference share with 6 million units and 34.75 percent of volume traded and Scotia Group trading 960,106 units or 5.6 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 595,230 units valued at $7,004,927, in contrast to 197,581 shares valued at $2,807,581 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 406,926 shares, valued $7,181,976 and previously, 387,353 shares, valued $7,202,432. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments gained 50 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $20, trading with 10,951 shares, Grace Kennedy lost $1.48 and ended trading at $59.50, exchanging 93,322 shares. Jamaica Broilers jumped $3.87 in trading 44,646 stock units to close at $32.42, Jamaica Producers finished $3 higher to a record close of $33 with 9,964 units changing hands, JMMB Group gained $1.01 and ended at $35.01, trading 21,829 shares, Kingston Wharves fell 50 cents in exchanging 10,448 stock units, to close at $82, PanJam Investment closed 70 cents higher to $65.50, with 40,350 stock units trading, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 40 cents to $14.90, trading 11,223 shares, Salada Foods fell $1 to $25.50 in trading 550 shares, Scotia Group lost $1.10 trading 960,106 units to close at $58, Seprod dropped sharply by $12.50 and finished trading at $49.50, with 2,000 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures dived $3.39 to end at $17.51, with 69,706 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group advanced 45 cents to end at $10.30, trading 8,160,974 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 4,897 units valued at US$1,046, changing hands as Proven Investments was the sole stock trading and fell 1 cent to close at 21 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 2.53 points to 168.68.

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JSE closed with some sharp price changes

October 11, 2018 by

Seprod jumped $12 to a record high of $62.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market climbed robustly on Thursday with reduced market activity but with rising stocks outpacing falling ones as the market close with some big price changes.
At the end of trading, All Jamaica Composite Index surged 4,547.81 points to close at a record close of 416,996.17 and the JSE Index jumped 4,143.57 points to record close of 379,930.71.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers, suggesting a fairly even match, between rising and declining stocks on Thursday.
A total of 30 securities traded including 4 in the US dollar market, compared to 32 trading on Wednesday with the prices of 13 securities rising, 7 declining and 10 holding firm.
Mayberry Investments traded at an all-time intraday high of $10.01, Sagicor Group ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $42.51, Salada Foods closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $26.50 and Seprod closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $62.
Trading ended with major contraction in trading volume in the main market compared to Wednesday’s levels, with 5,137,117 units valued at $72,997,097 compared with 16,795,459 units valued at $285,223,377 changing hands on Wednesday.
Trading closed with Jamaica Stock Exchange led with 1,418,661 units and 27.62 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Mayberry Investments with 1,140,593 units, accounting for 22.20 percent of volume traded and Wisynco Group with 511,686 units and 9.96 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 197,581 units valued at over $2,807,581, in contrast to 559,849 shares valued at $9,507,446 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 387,353 shares, valued $7,202,432 and previously, 406,855 shares, valued $7,710,282. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Jamaica Broilers dived $3.86 in trading 16,347 stock units to close at $28.55, JMMB Group dropped $3 and ended at $34, with 241,121 shares trading, Kingston Wharves lost 50 cents in exchanging 4,609 stock units, to close at $82.50, NCB Financial Group rose $1.99 and settled at $129.99, with 25,724 units changing hands, Salada Foods rose 50 cents to a record close of $26.50 in trading 18,000 shares, Sagicor Group climbed $1.51 to a 52 weeks’ high of $42.51, after trading 222,370 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 30 cents to end at $14.50, trading 79,469 shares, Scotia Group lost 90 cents trading 38,937 units to close at $59.10, Seprod jumped $12 and finished trading at record $62, with 3,637 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures jumped $5.40 to end at $20.90, with 218,727 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group lost 15 cents to end at $9.85, trading 511,686 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 44,592 units valued at US$26,775, changing hands, JMMB Group ended gained 1 cent to close at $1.08 trading 20,000 stock units, Margaritaville settled at 25 US cents with 583 shares trading,Proven Investments traded 21,809 shares to close at 22 US cents and Sygnus Credit traded 2,200 units and lost 1 cents to end at 10.50 cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.49 points to 171.21.

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JSE in sharp drop on Wednesday

October 10, 2018 by

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market dropped sharply on Wednesday with increased market activity but with rising stocks outpacing falling ones by 80 percent.
At the end of trading, All Jamaica Composite Index dropped 3,927.81 points to 412,448.36 and the JSE Index declined by 3,578.68 points to close at 375,787.14.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers, suggesting a fairly even match, between rising and declining stocks on Thursday.
A total of 32 securities traded, including 3 in the US dollar market, compared to 31 trading on Tuesday with the prices of 14 securities rising, 8 declining and 10 holding firm.
Jamaica Producers traded at 52 weeks’ high during the day, of $33 and Jamaica Stock Exchange traded at an intraday high of $9.20, but both fell back by the close, while Mayberry Investments closed at an all-time high of $10. Barita Investments ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $19.50, Salada Foods closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $26 and Radio Jamaica traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of 80 cents.
Trading ended with major contraction in the value of trades in the main market, compared to Tuesday’s levels, with 16,795,459 units valued at $285,223,377 versus  9,264,518 units valued at $430,892,380 changing hands on Tuesday.
Trading closed with Wisynco Group leading with 10,860,918 units accounting for 64.67 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Grace Kennedy with 1,515,091 units or 9 percent of total volume traded and Supreme Ventures with 1,278,248 units and 7.6 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 559,849 units valued at $9,507,446, in contrast to 330,876 shares valued at $15,389,014 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 406,855 shares, valued $7,710,282 and previously, 386,273 shares, valued $7,433,795. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments rose 70 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ close at $19.50, trading 8,100 shares, Caribbean Cement rose 86 cents to finish at $49.95, in exchanging 34,400 shares, Grace Kennedy lost 55 cents and ended trading 1,515,091 shares at $60.95, Jamaica Broilers declined by 41 cents in trading 63,380 stock units to close at $32, JMMB Group rose $1 and ended at $37, with 395,580 shares, Kingston Wharves jumped $8 in exchanging 1,670 stock units, to close at $83, Mayberry Investments rose 80 cents to finish at a record $10, trading 101,446 stock units, NCB Financial Group lost $2 and settled at $128, with 159,788 units, 138 Student Living fell 40 cents and closed at $4.60, with 279 stock units trading, Salada Foods jumped $5.29 to a record close of $26 in trading just 200 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell 80 cents to end at $14.20, trading 155,029 shares, Sterling Investments dropped $4.30 and closed at $23.30 with 29,383 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures dived $5.40 to end at $15.50, with 1,278,248 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group rose 40 cents to $10, trading 10,860,918 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 50,462 units valued at $10,394, changing hands, Proven Investments traded 45,387 shares to close at 22 US cents and Sygnus Credit 5,075 units and rose 0.5 cents to end at 11.5 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 1.02 points to 170.72.

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Declining stocks dominate JSE

October 9, 2018 by

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market ended with modest gains on Tuesday with increased market activity but with falling stocks distancing advancing ones by 25 percent.
At the end of trading, All Jamaica Composite Index gained 470.64 points to close at 416,376.17 and the JSE Index rose 428.81 points to 379,365.82.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers, suggesting mostly gains ahead for stocks on Wednesday.
A total of 31 securities traded including 3 in the US dollar market, compared to 27 trading on Monday with the prices of 12 securities rising, 15 declining and 4 holding firm.
Kingston Wharves traded at 52 weeks’ high during the day of $85 and Mayberry Equities traded at an intraday high of $13.25, but both fell back by the close, while Sterling Investments closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $27.60 and Radio Jamaica ended at a 52 weeks’ low of 85 cents.
Trading ended with major contraction in trading volume in the main market compared to Monday’s levels, with 9,264,518 units valued at $430,892,380 compared to 13,217,499 units valued at $228,334,356 changing hands on Monday.
Trading closed with Kingston Wharves led with 5,087,056 units and accounting for 54.91 percent of the day’s volume followed by Ciboney with 1,393,189 units or 15.04 percent of total volume traded and Carreras with 737,720 units and 7.96 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 330,876 units valued at over $15,389,014, in contrast to 528,700 shares valued at $9,133,374 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 386,273 shares, valued $7,433,795 and previously, 394,228 shares, valued $6,099,986. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints rose 51 cents to end at $22.50, trading 8,578 stock units, Caribbean Cement shed 91 cents to finish at $49.09, in exchanging 23,096 shares, Grace Kennedy lost 50 cents and ended trading 19,357 shares at $61.50, Jamaica Broilers declined by $1 in trading 42,674 stock units stock units to close at $32, Jamaica Producers rose 50 cents and finished trading 17,843 units at $30, JMMB Group fell $1 and ended at $36, with 202,220 shares, Kingston Wharves dropped $7.99 in exchanging 5,087,056 stock units to closed at $75, Mayberry Investments lost 30 cents to finish at $9.20, trading 161,000 stock units, PanJam Investment grew 69 cents to $64.70,with 4,715 stock units trading, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose $1 to end at $15, trading 47,645 shares, Scotia Group declined $1 to close at $60, trading 167,808 units, Seprod jumped $1 trading 3,600 shares, to close at $50, Sterling Investments jumped $2.60 and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $27.60 with a mere 300 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures rose 40 cent to end at $20.90, with 39,955 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group rose 25 cents to $9.60, trading 452,414 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 5,608 units valued at $3,002, changing hands JMMB Group 6 percent preference share traded 2,035 units to end at US$1.07, Margaritaville traded 1,298 shares at 25 US cents after rising by 1 cent, Proven Investments lost 1 cent in trading 2,275 shares to close at 21 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 3.53 points to 171.74.

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All Jamaica hits new record but falters

October 8, 2018 by

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market declined on Monday after posting another intraday high of 418,00.53 Points.
At the end of trading, All Jamaica Composite Index lost 1,050.58 points to close at 415,905.53 and the JSE Index fell 957.20 points to 378,937.01.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers, suggesting mostly gains ahead for stocks.
A total of 27 securities traded including 2 in the US dollar market, compared to 32 trading on Friday with the prices of 13 securities rising, 7 declining and 7 holding firm.
There were 6 securities trading at 52 weeks’ highs during the day, with just ending at a 52 weeks’ closing highs. Stocks trading at new highs are Mayberry Investments, JMMB Group, NCB Financial Group and PanJam Investment, while Radio Jamaica ended at a 52 weeks’ low.
Trading ended with major contraction in trading volume in the main market compared to Friday’s levels, with 13,217,499 units valued at $228,334,356 compared to 3,405,863 units valued at $88,834,288 changing hands on Friday.
Trading closed with Wisynco Group led with 10,075,318 units and 76.23 percent of the day’s volume followed by NCB Financial Group with 609,701 units or 4.61 percent of the day’s volume and Jamaica Producers with 551,409 units or just 4.17 percent of the volume traded.
Trading resulted in an average of 528,700 units valued at over $9,133,374, in contrast to 117,444 shares valued at $3,063,251 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 394,228 shares, valued $6,099,986 and previously, 448,288 shares, valued $6,994,366. September closed, with an average of 1,022,243 shares valued $15,752,876, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Caribbean Cement gained 90 cents to finish at $50, in exchanging 5,195 shares, Grace Kennedy rose $1 and ended trading 14,811 shares at $62, Jamaica Broilers rose 51 cents in trading 42,674 stock units stock units to close at $33, Jamaica Producers rose 49 cents and finished trading 551,409 units at $29.50 Mayberry Investments rose 50 cents to finish at $9.50, trading 134,512 stock units, NCB Financial Group dropped $3.50 trading 609,701 shares to end at $130, PanJam Investment fell 89 cents and closed at $64.01,with 40,270 stock units trading, Sagicor Group gained $1.05 to settle at $41.05, with 24,540 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost $1 to end at $14, trading 113,782 shares, Scotia Group rose $1 in trading 256,277 units to close at $61, Seprod jumped $2.20 in trading 3,289 shares to close at $49, Stanley Motta rose 75 cents to close at $5.25 with 15,863 shares trading Sterling Investments jumped $2.99 and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $25 with 22,000 shares changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 36 cents in trading 18,302 shares to end at $12.51.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 54.335 units valued at $8,377, changing hands. Proven Investments traded 20,000 shares to close at 23 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments US dollar based ordinary share traded 34,335 units to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index gained 0.12 points to 175.27.

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