Scotai Dropped out of TOP 10 with a big prioce surge.
The main market indices jumped 5.6 percent this past week as big gains in NCB Financial Group, Sagicor Group and Scotia Group pushed the market strongly on Thursday and Friday to close at new record high.
Junior Market stocks on the other hand continued to struggle to get investors’ attention, slipping a few points from the previous week’s close. The market is consolidating and is poised for a takeoff very soon with the market highly undervalued currently.
The market movement for the week resulted in five changes to the top 10 lists. The main market lost Caribbean Cement, Sagicor Group and Scotia Group that enjoyed price gains. 
Entering the main market TOP 10 list are Carreras, Jamaica Broilers and Pulse Investments. The Junior Market bid good-bye to CAC200 and Jamaican Teas and welcomed back Lasco Financial and Everything Fresh.
Price changes this past week, did little change to projected gains for most of the leading stocks compared the prior week. The three leading Junior Market stocks for the coming week are, Iron Rock with projected gains of 243 percent, followed by Caribbean Producers 237 percent and AMG Packaging with possible gains of 202 percent.
Sterling Investments with 178 percent leads main market stocks followed Radio Jamaica with potential gains of 173 percent and Victoria Mutual Investments in third spot with the potential to gain 144 percent by March next year.
The main market, closed the week with the overall PE remaining at 15.2 but the Junior Market inched higher to 11.2. The PE ratio for Junior Market Top 10 stocks averages 7.4 and the main market PE 9.1. 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 34 percent to the average for the Junior Market Top stocks and main market stocks trade at a discount of 40 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.
Eppley ordinary share traded at a new high of $16.50 but closed lower at the end of the day at a new closing high of $16.20 and the Jamaica Stock Exchange shares ended at a new closing 52 weeks’ high of $25.01.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 6,329.49 points to a record close of 493,109.13 and the JSE Index jumped 5,751.84 points to close at points to a new closing high of 449,095.71.
Market activity ended with 100,042,177 units with a value of $2,008,625,701 changing hands, in contrast to 45,741,770 units with a value of $2,118,495,057 on Wednesday.
NCB Financial Group jumped $2 to close at $180, with an exchange of 8,791,789 stock units, Portland JSX gained 60 cents trading 2,574 shares to close at $8.50. Proven Investments gained $1.50 while trading 7,556 shares to close at $35, Sagicor Group jumped $3 to finish at $51 with 12,286 shares crossing the exchange, Scotia Group rose 40 cents to $55.50, with an exchange of 149,977 shares. Supreme Ventures declined 39 cents trading with 154,949 stock units to close at $28.50 and Sygnus Credit Investments US denominated stock, traded in the regular market, at a new high of $13.06 after jumping $1.64 with an exchange of 794,875 shares.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index pushed 3,240.99 points to a new record close of 486,779.64 and the JSE Index climbed 2,945.21 points to a new closing high of 443,343.87.
The market closed with average of 1,386,114 units valued at an average of $64,196,820 for each security traded. In contrast to 1,190,611 units for an average of $9,514,318 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,475,774 shares, with a value of $16,281,943, compared to 1,482,687 shares, with a value of $12,268,768 previously. May closed with an average of 2,248,261 units at an average of $12,751,529 for each security traded.
NCB Financial Group jumped $5 to close at $178, with an exchange of 8,142,680 stock units, PanJam Investment climbed $1.49 to end trading of 990 shares at $95.99. Proven Investments declined $1.50 while trading 3,690 shares to close at $33.50, Pulse Investments rose 34 cents to close at $2.84, trading 20,000 shares. Sagicor Group finished trading at $48 with 340,467 shares crossing the exchange after falling 50 cents, Scotia Group climbed $1.90 to $55.10, with an exchange of 10,133,531 shares and Seprod declined $1 concluded trading with 103,100 stock units at $47.
The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 3,373.63 points to reach an intraday record high of 487,004.99 just after 11 am on Tuesday, but the market failed to hold on to the early gains ending with a modest fall at the close.
Mayberry Investments gained 25 cents trading 2.942 shares at $8.50, NCB Financial Group lost 99 cents to close at $173, with an exchange of 1,429,495 stock units, Portland JSX lost 65 cents to settle at $7.85, trading 500 shares, PanJam Investment climbed $1 to conclude trading of 37,270 shares at $95. Pulse Investments fell 48 cents to close at $2.50, trading 190,101 shares. Salada Foods traded just 703 shares and declined $2.99 to close at $31.01, Scotia Group fell 30 cents to $53.20, with an exchange of 105,110 shares and Stanley Motta lost 50 to end at $48, in trading 33,968 shares.
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,508,699 shares, with a value of $12,537,308, compared to 1,430,601 shares, with a value of $13,110,955 previously. May closed with an average of 2,248,261 units at an average of $12,751,529 for each security traded.
Pulse Investments rose 33 cents to close at $2.98, trading 24,500 shares. Salada Foods traded 205 shares after rising $1.50 to close at $34, , Sagicor Group traded 18,082 units with a rise of 50 cents to close at $48.50, Scotia Group climbed $1.25 to close at $53.50, with an exchange of 172,626 shares and Seprod lost $1.98 to end at $48, in trading 99,522 shares.
Stocks mostly closed higher on the Jamaica Stock Exchange during the past week but Lasco Financial was the sole stock falling from the TOP 10 listings and letting 
Radio Jamaica with potential gains of 161 percent leads main market stocks, followed by Sterling Investments with 156 percent and Victoria Mutual Investments in third spot with the potential to gain 144 percent by March next year. 
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.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market made gains at the close of trading on Friday, but pulled back sharply after as much as 6,551.54 on the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index that touched 485,516.89 after just 11 minutes of opening. 
NCB Financial Group rose 99 cents trading 175,511 shares to end at $173.99, PanJam Investment climbed 60 cents to conclude trading of 42,454 shares at $94. Proven Investments exchanged just 100 units and rose $1 in closing at $35, Pulse Investments lost 28 cents to close at $2.65, trading 47,375 shares, Sagicor Group traded 17,794,498 units with a rise of 40 cents to close at $48, Scotia Group climbed $2.25 to close at $52.25, with an exchange of 502,721 shares. Seprod rose $1.98 to end at $49.98, in trading 168,276 shares, Supreme Ventures lost 40 cents trading 151,529 shares to settle at $29.40 and Wisynco Group traded 2,859,714 shares and rose $1 to end at a record close of $19.50.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market pulled back sharply at the close of trading on Thursday, with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index diving 3,426.77 points to 478,965.35 and the JSE Index dropping 3,114.03 points to 436,242.73.
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,268,507 shares, with a value of $10,702,650, compared to 1,246,050 shares, with a value of $10,804,762 previously. May closed with an average of 2,248,261 units at an average of $12,751,529 for each security traded.
Mayberry Investments fell 49 cents, ending trading 44,427 shares at $8.50, Mayberry Jamaica Equities rose 31 cents to end at $11.31, with 287,077 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group fell 99 cents trading 146,914 shares to end at $173, PanJam Investment climbed $1.40 to conclude trading of 19,254 shares at $93.40. Scotia Group dropped $2.50 to close at $50, with an exchange of 1,190,960 shares, Seprod lost 30 cents to end at $48, in trading 32,742 shares, and Supreme Ventures rose 30 cents to settle at $29.80, trading 57,706 shares.
PanJam Investment dropped $2.49 and concluded trading of 1,204,266 shares at $92, Sagicor Group traded 29,481 units with a fall of 50 cents to close at $47.50, Salada Foods gained $1, trading just 200 stock units at $32.50. Scotia Group jumped $1.50 to close at $52.50, with an exchange of 66,800 shares, Seprod rose 50 cents to end at $48.30, in trading 135,071 shares, Sterling Investments rose 34 cents to $3.74, with 8,673 units changing hands and Wisynco Group traded 339,978 shares and rose 45 cents to end at a record close of $18.50.