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Huge jump in JSE stock indices

February 1, 2017 by IC Insider.com

NCB traded at a new high of $65 on Wednesday

National Commercial Bank (NCB) moved up to a new record high of $65 in early trading, up from $61.50 at the close on Tuesday and helped in pushing the all Jamaica Composite Index of the Jamaica Stock Exchange up by more than 4,000 points to a new record on Wednesday.
Berger Paints traded as high as $12 for a new high as trading opened but pulled back to $10.50, Jamaica Producers traded 4,010 shares at a record $14, up from $13.50 at the close on Tuesday. Consolidated Bakeries traded 126,542 shares at a new high of $3.32 while General Accident Insurance traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $3.40 with 69,370 and Key Insurance traded 5,000 units at a new high of $3.35.

All major markets indices hit new records during the morning session but with moderate trading taking place. The all Jamaica Composite Index raced 4,291.88 points to 236,317.50 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index surged 3,837.69 points to 215,684.39, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index rose 4,023.51 points to 229,663.84 and the junior market index jumped 45.22 points to 2,885.34.
Securities changing hands, amount to 39 at 10:15 am compared to 29 trading on Tuesday at 10:45am. A total of 19 securities advanced and 6 declined, resulting in a volume of 873,317 shares changing hands, carrying a value of $11,028,042, versus 1,030,585 shares changing hands, carrying a value of $23,500,885, the average trade for the early session amounted to 22,393 units, compared to 35,537 shares previously.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Combined, Stock Market Tagged With: Berger Paints, Blue Power, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, General Accident Insurance, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, junior market, National Commercial Bank, Trading Activity

Stock stampede slows in Jamaica

January 31, 2017 by IC Insider.com

NCB hits a new high of $63.20 on Tuesday in trading on the JSE.

Stock broker, NCB Capital Markets crossed 7,280,711 National Commercial Bank at $61.50, pushing the value of trading by nearly $448 million while Cable & Wireless chipped in with 4,711,717 shares valued at $5.6 million.
At the close, 15,833,084 units valued at $518,190,757 changed hands, compared to 12,789,852 units valued at $79,186,131 changing hands on Monday. Of the stocks traded, the junior market accounted for 1,610,629 units valued at $10,783,120.
At the close the all All Jamaica Composite Index rose 1,972.56 points to close at 232,026.62, the JSE Market Index rose 1,763.82 points to finish at 211,846.70 and the JSE combined index climbed 1,722.77 points, to close at 225,640.33.
The movement of the main market in the last 4 trading days, lifted the gains to 10 percent for January, after starting the year with moderate gains of 2.7 percent, up to Wednesday last week.
The market closed with 43 securities changing hands, with 18 stocks rising and 15 falling in the overall market, including 7 stocks rising and 9 falling, in the junior market. At the close 5 securities ended at new 52 weeks’ closing highs.

The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 592,602 shares compared to an average of 384,180 units traded on Monday. For the month to date, an average of 149,740 shares compared to an average of 111,605 units on the previous trading day. The average for the month of December ended at 549,379 units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 16 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In market activity, Barita closed at $6 with gains of 25 cents and 1,000 units changing hands, Berger Paints climbed higher by $1.04 to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $11.50, after trading 40,917 shares, Cable and Wireless lost 1 cent with 4,711,717 units being exchanged at $1.19, Caribbean Cement closed at $33.02, losing 49 cents as 46,128 units traded. Carreras closed at $66.75 with 291,409 units changing hands, 1834 Investments gained 16 cents to close at $1.50 after trading just 1,000 shares, Grace Kennedy had 34,709 units trading to close at $40.50, Jamaica Broilers gained 20 cents and closed at $15.40 with 16,118 shares changing hands. Jamaica Producers traded 309,026 shares, rising 44 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $13.50, after trading as high as $15 in early trading, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $5.60 having traded 69,397 shares, JMMB Group closed at $16.90 with 129,575 units traded. Kingston Wharves advanced 99 cents, ending at $33.99 and trades of 45,268 units, Mayberry Investments traded 12,219 shares with gains of 15 cents to close at $5.15, National Commercial Bank rose to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $61.50, after gaining $1.50 after and swapping 7,498,281 shares, NCB traded as high as $63.20 in the morning session.

Pan Jamaican gained $1 and closed at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $31 with 90,681 units being exchanged, Pulse Investments traded 8,000 units, losing 5 cents to close at $5.95, Radio Jamaica lost 5 cents, closing at $1.30 with 73,828 shares traded, Sagicor Group closed with 22,947 shares changing hands with a gain of 50 cents at $30.50. Sagicor Real Estate fund traded 49,769 units and closed at $10, Scotia Group ended trading at $38, losing $1 with 30,863 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments traded 3,849 units, gaining 2 cents to close at $33.02, Sterling Investments closed at $15.60 with trades of 23,000 units, Supreme Ventures lost 11 cents after trading 700,304 shares to close at $5.10 and Proven Investments traded 12,450 ordinary shares and closed at 23 US cents.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 1834 Investments, Berger Paints, Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, junior market, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, National Commercial Bank, NCB Capital Markets, Pan Jamaican, Proven Investments, Pulse Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Seprod, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity

Juniors gain 9.5% in January

January 31, 2017 by IC Insider.com

The junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange made moderate gains on in trading on Tuesday, but that was enough to land it with a rise of 9.5 percent for the first month of the year. The market on all trading days except for moderate declines on only two days.
The junior index gained 8.48 points at the close to sit at 2,840.12 as 19 securities traded, 3 more than on Monday, with the prices of 7 rising and 9 declining.
The market closed with 10 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and 1 with a lower offer than the last sale, signalling a continuation of gains ahead.
The market ended with very low volume of stocks changing hands, ending at 1,610,629 units valued at $10,783,120 passing through the market, compared to 426,481 units valued at $2,702,243, on Monday.
An average of 84,770 units with an average value of $567,533 traded, compared to 26,655 units with an average value of $168,890 on the previous trading day. The average for the month to date is 165,547 units with an average value of $884,749 versus 169,586 units with an average value of $900,610 for the preceding trading day. The average for December, ended at 131,147 units, with an average value of $672,488.
At the close of trading, Blue Power closed with 1,720 units changing hands at $40.40, after it traded at an intraday high of $43.05, CAC 2000 traded 7,800 units to end at $6.10 after falling 30 cents, Cargo Handlers ended at $20.50, after 3,043 shares were traded. Caribbean Cream exchanged 19,777 shares and rose 15 cents, to close at $7.51, Caribbean Flavours put through 1,800 units to end at $9.50, Caribbean Producers rose 30 cents in trading 4,400 units at $4.35, Consolidated Bakeries lost 1 cent in trading 206,844 shares to close at $3. Derrimon Trading ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.45 with 100,000 shares changing hands, after rising by 55 cents, Dolphin Cove ended at $14.40 with 4,407 shares trading to gain 40 cents. Honey Bun climbed 1 cent and closed with 17,135 shares changing hands at $6.91, Jamaican Teas traded 52,484 shares to close at $8.81 after declining by 69 cents, Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 141,658 shares, to end with a loss of 88 cents to $9.54. KLE Group gained 30 cents and ended with 5,300 units changing hands at $2.80, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 895,981 units changing hands to end at $7.30 after gaining 30 cents, Lasco Financial had 7,202 shares changing hands and fell 8 cents to end at $3.92. Lasco Manufacturing with 75,371 units changing hands, closed with a loss of 7 cents at $5.13, Medical Disposables closed with a loss of 30 cents at $5.60 with 21,586 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 10 cents at $3 with 34,921 shares changing hands and tTech closed trading with 2,200 units changing hands to end at $6.60 after falling 30 cents.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: CAC 2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Honey Bun, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Trading Activity, tTech

JSE majors hit new high again

January 31, 2017 by IC Insider.com

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National Commercial Bank (NCB) moved up to a new record high of $63.20 in early trading but pulled back to $61.10 and Kingston Wharves climbed back by $1 to $34 to help push the main market to a new record in the morning session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday.
National Commercial Bank traded 173,149 in its record run fueled by strong profit gains for the December quarter. JMMB Group moved to new high of $17 with 118,404 share, Jamaica Producers traded 149,756 shares at a record $15 and PanJam Investment traded 89,558 units at a new high of $31.
All major markets indices hit new records during the morning session but with moderate trading taking place. The all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,379.90 points to 231,432.96 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index gained 1,233.88 points to 211,316.76, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index rose 978.50 points to 224,896.06 and the junior market index lost 16.12 points to 2,815.52.
Securities changing hands, amount to 29 at 10:45 am compared to 27 trading on Monday. A total of 11 securities advanced and 12 declined, resulting in a volume of 1,030,585 shares changing hands, carrying a value of $23,500,885, versus 880,842 shares changing hands, carrying a value of $12,045,282, the average trade for the early session amounted to 35,537 units, compared to 29,957 shares previously.

Filed Under: JSE Combined, Stock Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, Jamaica Producers Group, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, junior market, Kingston Wharves, National Commercial Bank, NCB, Trading Activity

Juniors inching forward to new highs

January 30, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Jamaican Teas traded at a new closing high of $9.50 on Monday.

The junior market ended trading on Monday at another new closing high, with index rising just by 2.35 points at the close to sit at 2,831.64, after 16 securities traded, two less than on Friday, with the prices of 10 rising and 3 declining.
The market closed with 17 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and 2 with lower offers than the last sale, signalling a continuation of gains ahead.
The market ended with very low volume of stocks changing hands, ending at 426,481 units valued at $2,702,243 passing through the market, compared to 204,282 units valued at $1,106,948, on Friday.
An average of 26,655 units with an average value of $168,890 traded, compared to 11,349 units with an average value of $61,497 on the previous trading day.

The average for the month to date is 169,586 units with an average value of $900,610 versus 177,108 units with an average value of $939,121 for the preceding trading day. The average for December, ended at 131,147 units, with an average value of $672,488.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging gained 10 cents to close at $20.10 with 145 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 100 units changing hands at $40.40, Cargo Handlers end at $20.50, after 25,100 shares were traded. Caribbean Cream exchanged 8,167 shares and rose 6 cents, to close at $7.36, Caribbean Flavours put through 67,011 units and gained $1, to end at $9.50, Consolidated Bakeries rose just 1 cent in trading 11,900 shares to close at new closing high of $3.01. General Accident fell 10 cents at the close of trading, with 4,495 shares at $3, Honey Bun climbed 60 cents and closed with 75,936 shares changing hands at $6.90, Jamaican Teas traded 300 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.50 after rising by 90 cents.

Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 75,936 shares, to end with a gain of 32 cents to $10.42. KLE Group gained 1 cent and ended with 95,562 units changing hands at $2.50, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 8,000 units changing hands to end at $7 after falling 30 cents. Lasco Financial had 18,648 shares changing hands and rose 5 cents to end at $4, Lasco Manufacturing with 5,997 units changing hands and closed with a gain of 5 cents at $5.20, Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 12 cents at $3.10 with 67,618 shares changing hands and tTech closed trading with 15,948 units changing hands to end at a record $6.90.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Flavours, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, General Accident, Honey Bun, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Paramount Trading, Trading Activity, tTech

Sharp drop trading Trinidad stocks

January 30, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday resulted in sharp decline in the number of active securities and declines in the two main indices.
The market closed with 10 securities changing hands in contrast to 16 on Friday with 1 stock advancing, 2 declining and 7 unchanged. A total of 174,656 units valued at $3,712,321 traded compared to Friday’s trades of 662,006 shares valued at $5,506,299.
The Composite Index declined 2.06 points to 1,223.02, the All T&T Index dropped 4.14 points to 1,830.07 while the Cross Listed Index gained a mere 0.01 point to 82.44.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| National Enterprises gained 8 cents to close at $10.85 with 7,540 units being exchanged, to be the sole stock rising.
Losses| First Citizens sustained a fall of 93 cents, closing at $34 with trades of 27,147 valued at $922,998 and Republic Financial Holdings lost 9 cents to close at $108.19 with 6,719 units exchanged for a value of $726,929.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment was unchanged at $22.52 with only 245 shares traded, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.68 with a mere 10 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed at $13.31 with 5,600 units exchanged while Scotia Investments closed at $2.23 with 5,400 shares changing owners. Scotiabank held firm at $58.75, closing with 10,000 units traded at a value of $587,500, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $21, after trading 48,309 shares valued at $1,014,499 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.50 with 63,686 units transacted.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Clico Investments Fund, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Firstcaribbean International Bank, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, National Enterprises, Republic Financial Holdings, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE

Bulls stampeding Jamaican stocks

January 30, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Stock prices followed Friday’s surge on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, moving the market higher, with gains of 9.5 percent for the year to date, after the main market started the year with moderate gains.
The movement over the past three trading days has brought the gains in the market in line with the junior market that previously had gains that were 3 times that of the Jamaica Stock Exchange main market.
At the close, the all All Jamaica Composite Index leapt 3,931.57 points to close at 230,053.06, the JSE Market Index surged 3,515.51 points to finish at 210,082.88 and the JSE combined index climbed sharply by 3,283.99 points, to close at 223,917.56.
Trading resulted in 12,789,852 units valued at $79,186,131 changing hands, compared to 2,882,798 units valued at $55,189,818 changing hands on Friday. Of the stocks traded, the junior market accounted for 426,481 units valued at $2,702,243.
The market closed with 42 securities changing hands, with 24 stocks rising and 9 falling in the overall market, including 10 stocks rising and 2 falling, in the junior market. A total of 8 securities ended at new 52 weeks’ closing highs.
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 149,740 shares compared to an average of 111,605 units traded on Friday. For the month to date, an average of 175,757 shares compared to an average of 201,775 units on the previous trading day. The average for the month of December ended at 549,379 units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator was at its highest level with reading shows 26 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $10.56 but declined by 5 cents in closing at $10.46 after trading 10,000 shares, Cable and Wireless closed with 221,233 units changing hands at $1.20, Caribbean Cement lost 39 cents and traded 39,262 shares to close at $33.51. Carreras closed at $66.75, gaining 5 cents with 8,652 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy had 32,126 units trading to close at $40.50, after losing 14 cents, Jamaica Broilers gained 7 cents and closed at $15.20 with 11,700 shares changing hands. Jamaica Producers traded 7,647 shares, rising 56 cents to end a new closing high of $13.06, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $5.60 having traded 178,916 shares, JMMB Group climbed to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $16.90 with gains of 90 cents and 8,633 units trade. Kingston Wharves retreated slightly from the rarefied heights to end trading 4,625 units and losing $1, to close at $33, Mayberry Investments traded 1,020 shares with a loss of 25 cents to close at $5, National Commercial Bank climbed higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $60, gaining $2 after swapping 61,840 shares. Pan Jamaican gained 10 cents and closed at $30 with 27,659 units being exchanged, Portland JSX closed at $9 with 10,000 units trading. Pulse Investments traded 12,500 units, gaining 83 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.00, Radio Jamaica rose 5 cents, closing at $1.35 with 27,693 shares traded, Sagicor Group closed with 112,763 shares changing hands with a gain of 99 cents at $30. Sagicor Real Estate fund traded 12,627 units and closed at $10, Salada closed at $8 having traded 148,787 shares, Scotia Group ended with 9,771 shares changing hands at $39. Scotia Investments traded 14,891 units, losing 49 cents to close at $33, Sterling Investments lost 15 cents to close at $15.60 after trading 124,700 units, Supreme Ventures traded 11,259,836 shares and closed at $5.21 and Proven Investments traded 15,300 ordinary shares to close at 23 US cents.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Berger Paints, Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, junior market, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, National Commercial Bank, Pan Jamaican, Portland JSX, Proven Investments, Pulse Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity

Sharp jump for JSE stock index

January 30, 2017 by IC Insider.com

National Commercial Bank (NCB) moved up to a new record high of $60 and Jamaica Producers climbed to a new high of $13 helping to push the main market sharply upwards with the all Jamaica composite Index well over the 230,000 points level.
National Commercial Bank moved up to a new record high of $59 and Jamaica Producers traded just 4,554 units and had no stock on offer while NCB which started trading at $58.20 and rose to $60 but fell back $57 with 56,500 shares trading with the bid back at $59, NCB has only one offer posted to sell 10,000 units at $63.20, Sagicor Group traded 112,753 shares at $30, but now has no stock on offer. Seprod has not traded but has no stock on offer with the bid at $30.
All major markets indices hit new records during the morning session but with moderate trading taking place. The all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 4,740.24 points to 230,861.73 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index leapt 3,933.07 points to 210,805.97, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index surged 4,238.60 points to 224,566.64 and the junior market index inched 0.26 points to 2,829.55.
Securities changing hands, amount to 27 at 10:45 am compared to 28 trading on Friday. A total of 12 securities advanced and 7 declined, resulting in a volume of 880,842 shares changing hands, carrying a value of $12,045,282, versus 554,414 shares changing hands, carrying a value of $6,229,690, the average trade for the early session amounted to 29,957 units, compared to 19,801 shares previously.

Filed Under: JSE Combined, Stock Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, junior market, National Commercial Bank, Sagicor Group, Seprod, Trading Activity

Stocks on fire in Kingston

January 27, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Bulls pushing Jamaican stock to new highs almost daily for 2017.

Prices surged on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday resulted in the daily highest points gain in history of the market.
The huge move was the result mainly of sharp gains in the prices of National Commercial Bank, Scotia Group, Kingston Wharves, Jamaica Producers Group. It was a day when both the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange and the junior market closed at record levels as the bull market which had its genesis in late 2014, continues to build momentum with the supply of stocks on the wane, while demand builds.
At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index jumped sharply by 9,082.60 points, to close at 226,121.49, the JSE Market Index surged 8,121.44 points to finish at 206,567.37 and the JSE combined index climbed 7,716.24 points to close at 220,633.57.
For the consecutive trading day, volume going through the market was moderate, with less than $100 million of trading. At the close, 2,882,798 units valued at $55,189,818 changed hands, compared to 3,687,829 units valued at $80,933,897 changing hands on Thursday. Of the stocks traded, the junior market accounted for 204,282 units valued at $1,106,948.
The market closed with 42 securities changing hands, with 24 stocks rising and 9 falling in the overall market, including 10 stocks rising and 2 falling, in the junior market. A total of 8 securities ended at new 52 weeks’ closing highs.
The average trade for the day in the main market, ended at 111,605 shares, compared to an average of 116,490 units traded on Thursday. For the month to date, an average of 201,775 shares traded compared to an average of 291,945 units on the previous trading day. The average for the month of December ended at 549,379 units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 21 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In market activity, Berger Paints gained just 1 cent to end a new closing high at $10.51 while trading 11,500 shares, Cable and Wireless ended with 137,034 units at $1.20, after rising 2 cents, Caribbean Cement dropped $2.60 in trading 79,400 shares in closing at $33.90. Carreras closed at $66.70 with 26,859 shares changing hands, 1834 Investments gained 4 cents in trading 2,419 units at $1.34, Grace Kennedy had 6,092 units trading to close at $40.64, after declining 1 cent, Jamaica Broilers rose 13 cents and closed at $15.13 with 4,787 shares changing hands. Jamaica Producers traded 27,986 shares after rising by $1 to end at a new high of $12.50, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 10 cents to close at $5.60, having traded 127,613 shares, JMMB Group jumped to a new closing 52 weeks’ high of $16 in trading 27,146 units, after rising by 50 cents. Kingston Wharves jumped sharply by $6.25, to end trading with 6,500 units and closed at 52 weeks’ high of $34, Mayberry Investments traded 500,000 shares with gains of 25 cents, to close at $5.25, National Commercial Bank surged $5.98 to close at an all-time high of $58 after swapping 38,550 shares. 138 Student Living traded 100,000 units at $4.50, Pan Jamaican shed 10 cents and closed at $29.90, with 765,562 units traded, Portland JSX closed at $9 while trading 6,000 units, Pulse Investments traded 42,700 units, falling 13 cents to close at $5.17 after it traded at an intraday high of $5.65. Radio Jamaica lost 5 cents, closing at $1.30 with 35,778 shares traded, Sagicor Group closed with 8,935 shares changing hands, with a fall of 99 cents to $19.01, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 50 cents in trading 9,333 units and closed at $10. Scotia Group, with 470,682 shares changing hands jumped $2.89 cents to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $39. Supreme Ventures gained 11 cents in trading 39,240 shares to close at $5.21 and JMMB Group 7.50% preference shares traded 200,000 units to close at $1.10.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 1834 Investments, Berger Paints, Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, junior market, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, National Commercial Bank, Pan Jamaican, Portland JSX, Pulse Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity

Juniors climb to 2,829 points on Friday

January 27, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Access Financial Services’ traded at a new high of $27.50 on Friday.

The junior market ended trading on Friday at another new closing high, with index rising by 18.02 points at the close to sit at 2,829.29, after 18 securities traded, two more than on Thursday, with the prices of 10 rising and 2 declining.
The market ended with very low volume of stocks changing hands, ending at 204,282 units valued at $1,106,948 passing through the market, compared to 542,606 units valued at $3,545,918, on Thursday.
An average of a mere 11,349 units with an average value of $61,497 traded, compared to 33,913 units with an average value of $221,620 2 on the previous trading day. The average for the month to date is 177,108 units with an average value of $939,121 versus 186,317 units with an average value of $987,878 for the preceding trading day. The average for December, ended at 131,147 units, with an average value of $672,488.

The market closed with 12 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and 1 with a lower offer than the last sale.
At the close of trading, investors pushed Access Financial $2.20 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $27.50 with 140 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 500 units changing hands at $40.40, CAC 2000 traded 100 shares and gained 39 cents to end at $6.40, Cargo Handlers end at $20.50, after 3,679 shares were traded. Caribbean Flavours pushed through 6,647 units and lost $1.50 to end at $8.50, Caribbean Producers exchanged 4,000 shares but fell 15 cents to $4, Consolidated Bakeries rose 35 cents in trading 13,761 shares to close at $3, Dolphin Cove ended at $14 with 1,110 shares trading to gain 50 cents. General Accident gained 10 cents at the close of trading, with 34,160 shares at $3.10, Honey Bun shed 35 cents and closed with 19,174 shares changed hands at $6.30,

Jetcon Corporation closed trading with just 650 shares, to end with a gain of 56 cents to $10.10. KLE Group ended with 8,200 units changing hands at $2.49, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 16,985 units changing hands to end at $7.30. Lasco Financial had 45,650 shares changing hands and rose 15 cents to end at $3.95, Lasco Manufacturing with 3,240 units changing hands and closed with a gain of 5 cents at $5.15, Medical Disposables gained 30 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.20 with 2,850 shares trading. Paramount Trading closed with a gain of 2 cents at $3.22 with 2,500 shares changing hands and tTech closed trading with 40,936 units changing hands to end at a record $6.90.