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Stocks start week down – Monday

June 13, 2016 by IC Insider.com

Grace Kennedy jumped $6.14 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $124.99 on Monday.

Grace Kennedy with 1,299,824 with a value of $151,803,781 and National Commercial Bank with 3,020,237 shares valued at $126,848,488, were the dominant trades on the Jamaica Stock Exchange when trading ended on Monday. The volume and value of stocks traded rose above the recent low levels to hit 6,668,094 units valued at $294,997,040, in all market segments with the junior market accounting for 1,041,531 shares, valued at $5,241,081 of all trades.
Overall, 33 securities changed hands on Monday as the prices of 13 stocks in the overall market rose, 10 declined, including 5 stocks rising and 3 declining, from the junior market. Three stocks ended at a new 52 weeks’ high.
The JSE Market Index fell 205.29 points to end at 159,565.78. The all Jamaica Composite Index declined 229.60 points to close at 177,284.61 and the JSE combined index dropped 187.45 points, to end at 170,942.54. IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.

At the end of market activities, Berger Paints traded 3,799 shares to end at $4.50, Cable & Wireless lost 1 cent to close at $1.29 after trading 66,713 units, Caribbean Cement traded 27,600 shares and closed at $24. Carreras had 25,043 units trading, to close with a fall of $1 at $63.01. The price of 1834 Investments fell 1 cent and ended at $1.22 with 27,725 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy jumped $6.14 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $124.99, Jamaica Broilers traded 34,545 units changing hands with a gain of 30 cents to close at $14.80. Jamaica Producers traded 48,596 shares and gained $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $46, JMMB Group traded 1,509 units at $10. Kingston Wharves traded just 540 shares and rose 47 cents to $12.50, National Commercial Bank traded unchanged at $42, while 138 Student Living traded 500,000 units at $4.50,

Pan Jamaican Investment Trust traded 27,725 shares and rose 50 cents to end at $27. Radio Jamaica closed trading with 229,798 shares with the price gaining 28 cents to end at $1.70, Sagicor Group ended with 9,036 shares changing hands after falling 35 cents to $22.65, Scotia Group fell 30 cents to close at $31.20 with 16,539 units changing hands. Scotia Investments traded 20,095 shares but lost 10 cents to close at $26, Seprod traded 14,400 shares unchanged at $17 and Supreme Ventures ended with a gain of 25 cents with 251,5000 shares traded at $4.75.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 138 Student Living, 1834 Investments, Berger Paints, Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Ciboney, Daily Trading, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, JMMB Group, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, National Commercial Bank, Pan Jamaican, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Scotia Group, Seprod, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity

TTSE stock indices rise – Monday

June 13, 2016 by IC Insider.com

Scotia Group climbs on the TTSE on Monday.

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Monday with 8 active securities changing hands, 2 of which gained, 3 declined, while 3 remained unchanged, as 48,168 shares valued at $2,249,908 changed hands. At the close 2 stocks ended at 52 weeks’ lows.
The Composite Index gained 1.09 points to close at 1,108.34, the All T&T Index rose 2.17 points to close at 1,754.62 and the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged to close at 61.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Scotiabank climbed 2 cents in trading 37,056 shares with a value of $1,926,965, to end at $52.01 and Positive sentiment continues flowing from a pick-up in oil prices and helping to increase interest in Trinidad and Tobago NGL that is up 25 cents, to close at $22.25 with 1,094 units changing hands.
Losses| Republic Financial Holdings contributed 1,673 shares and lost 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $107.48,

L.J. Williams B share traded 300 units and lost 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 94 cents and Trinidad Cement fell 8 cents with 500 units changing hands ended at $3.42.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments ended with 4,265 shares changing hands at $22.65, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 2,780 shares to end at $7 and Scotia Investments traded 500 shares to close at $1.65.
National Commercial Bank price seems set to rise with the bid at $2.50 to buy 188,336 shares and the offer at $2.75 to sell 55,000 units.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Clico Investments Fund, Daily Trading, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial Corporation, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE$, West Indian Tobacco

Flat trading for juniors – Monday

June 13, 2016 by IC Insider.com

ISP Finance at new high on Monday.

Trading in the junior market ended on Monday with reduced participation of securities compared to Fridays 16 to end with 12 stocks being active, leading to 5 advancing and 3 declining. The junior index inched by just 0.28 points to 2,234.93. At the close 1,041,531 shares, valued at $5,241,081 changed hands.
At the end of trading the bids for 5 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 4 ended with lower offers.

At the end of trading, Blue Power traded 560 units and lost 25 cents to end at $13.65, Consolidated Bakeries traded 69,018 shares to close with a loss of 25 cent to close at $1.75, C2W Music traded 30,000 shares to end with a loss of 2 cents to close at 41 cents. Honey Bun recovered 25 cents of the amount it fell by on Friday, to close at $5.50 on Monday with 191,355 units changing hands. At the close, Honey Bun offers were stronger than bids which are at $5.25 to buy 31,500 units, moderate offers are at $5.65 and $6, Iron Rock Insurance traded 16,000 shares at $3.23,

ISP Finance Services traded at a new high of $3.80 while trading 20,000 units starting at $3.50. Key Insurance ended with the price holding firm at $2.50 with 10,892 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors gained 1 cent in trading 139,744 units to end at $8, Lasco Financial closed at $3.40 with 44,000 shares changing hands to gain 20 cents, while Lasco Manufacturing, closed at $5.05 with 515,762 shares trading. Paramount Trading ended with 4,000 units changing hands at $10.99 and tTech traded only 200 shares and gained 15 cents, to end at $4.20.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Blue Power, C2W Music, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Honey Bun, Iron Rock Insurance, ISP Finance, Jamaican Stock, Key Insurance, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Paramount Trading, Trading Activity, tTech

Producers hit new high of $46 – Monday

June 13, 2016 by IC Insider.com

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Trading in the early Monday morning session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange has been moderate, but with Lasco Manufacturing trading 158,997 units at $5.05 and Supreme Ventures trading 251,500 units at $4.75 to be the only two stocks trading over 100,000 units.
Lasco Distributors had 66,354 shares trading at $7.97 while Jamaica Producers traded 14,341 shares to hit a 52 weeks’ high of $46 as well as ISP Finance in trading at $3.50.
Trading resulted in activity in 26 securities, accounting for a volume of 790,330 units as 11 stocks gained and 8 declined. The average number of shares traded, amounts to just 30,397 units.
After 75 minutes of trading in the early morning session, on Monday, the all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,349.38 points to 178,863.59, the JSE Market Index jumped 1,206.55 points to 160,977.62, the JSE combined index climbed 1,119.15 to close at 172,249.14 points and the junior market index inched up 0.09 points to 2,234.74.

Filed Under: JSE Combined, Stock Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, ISP Finance, Jamaica Producers, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity

Jamaican$ loses more ground – Friday

June 10, 2016 by IC Insider.com

The buying and selling in the forex market on Friday resulted in close to US$1 million more sold by dealers than the amount of the US currencies they bought, helping the selling rate of the US dollar to continue to gain on the Jamaican currency.
The foreign exchange market closed on the week, with dealers buying the equivalent in all currencies of US$36,345,365 and selling US$34,310,493, in contrast to US$27,777,238 purchased and US$29,407,363 sold on Thursday
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$30,620,827 compared to US$23,605,085 on Thursday as the buying rate for the US dollar rose 12 cents to $125.07. A total of US$31,425,559 was sold versus US$27,506,903 on Thursday with the selling rate rising 13 cents to $125.89. The Canadian dollar buying rate rose $1.99 to end at $97.35 with dealers buying C$2,580,438 and selling C$1,910,591, at an average rate that rose 35 cents to $98.34. The average rate for buying the British Pound climbed 40 cents to $179.56 for the purchase of £2,462,776, while £859,944 was sold, with the rate falling 57 cents to $181.08.
At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, fell 81 cents to close at J$142.43 from Thursday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$139.39, for a rise of 81 cents off Thursday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded amounts to US$180,535 being bought, while US$155,560 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest traded rates for the Jamaican dollar in the foreign exchange market on Friday, include, a drop in the lowest selling rate of US Dollar by $19.88 to $102.12, a fall of $1.75 in the highest buying rate of the Canadian Dollar to $98.75 and a rise of $3.50 in the lowest selling rate to $93.50. The highest selling rate British Pound dipped $1.19 to $189.46 and the lowest selling rate rose $1 to $173.

Filed Under: FX Market, Stock Market Tagged With: BOJ, British Pound, Canadian dollar, Daily Trading, euro, J$ vs euro, Jamaica dollar, Trading Activity, US Dollar

Stocks close week positively on Friday

June 10, 2016 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica Stock Exchange ended higher at the close of trading on Friday, with all major market indices recording positive movements, while the volume and value of stocks traded rose above the recent low levels. Supreme Ventures was the dominant trade with 3,590,303 units to close unchanged at $4.50 and 138 Student living with 1 million shares closed at $4.50 after gaining by 10 cents.
Overall, 43 securities changed hands on Friday, accounting for 8,594,535 units valued at $114,210,268, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 2,704,040 shares, valued at $10,558,176 of the all trades. Prices of 16 stocks in the overall market rose, 13 declined, including 8 stocks rising and 4 declining, from the junior market. One stock ended at a new 52 weeks’ high.
The JSE Market Index rose 429.50 points to end at 159,771.07. The all Jamaica Composite Index gained 480.36 points to close at 177,514.21 and the JSE combined index climbed 600.38 points, to close at 171,129.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Berger Paints traded 21,000 shares to end at $4.50, Cable & Wireless gained 3 cents to close at $1.30 after trading 16,741 units, Caribbean Cement traded 18,552 shares and closed with a loss of 50 cents at $24. Carreras had 2,216 units trading, to close with a fall of 30 cents, at $64.01, the price of 1834 Investments ended at $1.23 with 10,000 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy fell $1.65 and ended trading 92,137 units, to close at $118.85, Jamaica Broilers traded 15,620 units changing hands at $14.50. Jamaica Producers traded 50,500 shares and gained 90 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $45, JMMB Group traded 3,900 units at $10. Kingston Wharves traded 12,925 shares and rose by 1 cent to $12.03, National Commercial Bank traded 19,535 shares, to close with a loss of 50 cents at $42, Pan Jamaican Investment Trust traded 144,988 shares and lost 50 cents to end at $26.50. Radio Jamaica closed trading with 601,416 shares with the price falling 36 cents to end at $1.42, Sagicor Group ended with 130,377 shares changing hands after adding 35 cents at $23, Scotia Group gained 50 cents to close at $31 as 88,521 units changed hands and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% preference shares traded 44,390 units at $1,247.

Filed Under: JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 1834 Investments, Berger Paints, Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, JMMB Group, JPS, Kingston Wharves, National Commercial Bank, Pan Jamaican, Proven Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Supreme Ventures

5 TTSE stocks rise 4 fell – Friday

June 10, 2016 by IC Insider.com

T&TNGL climbed 49 cents on TTSE on Friday to $22.

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday with 12 active securities changing hands, 5 of which gained, 4 declined while 3 remained unchanged, as 535,990 shares valued at $5,974,739 changed hands. At the close 1 stock ended at 52 weeks’ high and 1 at a 52 weeks’ low.
The Composite Index fell 2.71 points to close at 1,107.25, the All T&T Index fell 4.86 points to close at 1,752.45 and the Cross Listed Index slipped by 0.07 points to close at 61.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| ANSA McAL traded 600 units and gained 2 cents, to close at $6.47, First Citizens Bank closed with a rise of 1 cent, as 700 shares changed hands at $30.01, Grace Kennedy rose by 5 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.40 with 200 shares changing hands. National Flour Mills rose by 8 cents, trading 1,050 shares at $2.30 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 49 cents, to close at $22 with 55,534 units valued at $1,219,368 changing hands.

Losses| Republic Financial Holdings lost 39 cents, with 100 units changing hands, to end at a 52 week’s Low of $107.50, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 135,902 shares and fell 14 cents, to close at $7, Scotiabank dropped $1.37 in trading 60,610 shares with a value of $3,112,683, to end at a 52 week’s Low of $51.36 and West Indian Tobacco traded 3,544 units with a loss of 2 cents, to close at $126.28.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments ended with 175 shares changing hands at $22.65, JMMB Group traded 277,375 shares to end at 60 cents and Trinidad Cement traded 200 shares and closed at $3.50.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Ansa Mcal, Clico Investments Fund, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, JMMB Group, National Flour Mills, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial Corporation, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE$, West Indian Tobacco

Juniors moved higher – Friday

June 10, 2016 by IC Insider.com

Honey Bun dropped sharply by $1.62 on Friday to hit $.525 at the close.

Trading in the junior market ended on Friday with increased participation of securities, with 16 being active, leading to 8 advancing and 4 declining. In spite of the increased participation, the junior index climbed 19.61 points to 2,234.65. At the close 2,704,040 shares, valued at $10,558,176 changed hands.
The bids for 9 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Access Financial Services traded 4,500 units at $17, AMG Packaging rose 40 cents in trading 1,823 shares at $12.40, Caribbean Cream gained 30 cents to end at $4.45, after trading 12,400 shares.

Caribbean Flavours gained 65 cents and ended with 33,853 shares changing hands at $7.50, Caribbean Producers traded 5,500 shares to close at $4.10, Consolidated Bakeries traded 10,000 shares to close at $2, C2W Music traded 20,000 shares to end at 43 cents. Derrimon Trading fell 55 cents to $3.30, with 3,000 shares changing hands, General Accident Insurance gained 2 cents while trading 2,000 shares at $2.32, Honey Bun dropped sharply from its recent all-time high of $7.50 by 14 percent, by slashing $1.62 in trading on Friday with 243,212 units changing hands, to end at $5.25.

A director sold 2 million units of Jamaican Teas shares with the price falling 10 cents as a total of 2,020,886 shares were traded to close at $3.10, Jetcon Corporation had 280,878 units changing hands at $2.65 after falling 5 cents. Lasco Distributors rose 34 cents in trading 2,800 units to end at $7.99, Lasco Financial closed at $3.20 with 38,500 shares changing hands to gain 4 cents, while Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.05 with 20,688 shares trading with the price rising 5 cents and Medical Disposables traded 4,000 units at $3.53.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, C2W Music, CAC 2000, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, General Accident, Honey Bun, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, Purity, Trading Activity

Jamaican$ continues to fall – Thursday

June 9, 2016 by IC Insider.com

The buying and selling in the forex market on Thursday resulted in US$4 million more sold by dealers than the amount of the US currencies they bought, helping the selling rate of the US dollar to continue to gain on the Jamaican currency.
The foreign exchange market closed on Thursday, with dealers buying the equivalent in all currencies of US$27,777,238 and selling US$29,407,363, in contrast to US$28,619,820 purchased and US$35,807,387 sold on Wednesday
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$23,605,085 compared to US$26,030,466 on Wednesday as the buying rate for the US dollar rose 3 cents to $124.95. A total of US$27,506,903 was sold versus US$34,136,160 on Wednesday with the selling rate rising 4 cents to $125.76. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 18 cents to end at $95.36 with dealers buying C$1,028,909 and selling C$565,413, at an average rate that fell 52 cents to $97.99. The average rate for buying the British Pound climbed 87 cents to $179.16 for the purchase of £1,422,254, while £760,559 was sold, with the rate falling 29 cents to $181.65.
At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, rose 60 cents to close at J$143.24 from Wednesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$140.20, for a rise of 83 cents on Wednesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded amounts to US$1,347,544 being bought, while US$361,373 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest traded rates for the Jamaican dollar in the foreign exchange market on Thursday, include, a rise of $1 in the highest buying rate of the Canadian Dollar to $100.50 and a rise of $2.80 in the lowest selling rate to $90, while the highest buying rate for the British Pound eased by $1.25 to $183, the highest selling rate rose $2.19 to $189.65 and the lowest selling rate dropped $3 to $172.

Filed Under: FX Market, Stock Market Tagged With: BOJ, British Pound, Canadian dollar, Daily Trading, FX Market

New highs & lows for TTSE stocks – Thursday

June 9, 2016 by IC Insider.com

NCB traded at a new high on the TTSE on Thursday.

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with 14 active securities changing hands, 4 of which gained, 2 declined while 8 remained unchanged, as 569,631 shares valued at $15,631,177 changed hands. At the close 1 stock ended at 52 weeks’ high and 1 at a 52 weeks’ low.
The Composite Index gained 0.21 points to close at 1,109.96, the All T&T Index fell 1.33 points to close at 1,757.31 and the Cross Listed Index rose by 0.24 points to close at 61.53.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Commercial Bank (NCB) rose by 3 cents, in trading 50,000 shares at $2.50, for a 52 week’s closing high. NCB price seems set to rise further with bid at $2.50 to buy 177,336 shares and the offer at $2.75 to sell 55,000 units, Scotia Investments traded 3,800 shares with a gain of 4 cents to close at $1.65. Positive sentiment continues flowing from a pick-up in oil prices and helped investors push Trinidad and Tobago NGL up 1 cent, to close at $21.51 with 1,200 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco traded 122 units with a gain of 2 cents to close at $126.30.

Losses| Prestige Holdings with 990 units changing hands ended at $10.90 to record a loss of 21 cents and Scotiabank dropped $1.10 in trading 41,795 shares with a value of $2,203,885, to end at 52 week’s Low of $52.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings close at $12.75, with 100 units changing hands, Clico Investments ended with 55 shares changing hands at $22.65, First Citizens Bank closed with 440,006 shares changing hands for a value of $13,200,180 to close at $30, Guardian Holdings closed at $12.84 with 1,475 shares changing hands. JMMB Group traded 29,298 shares to end at 60 cents, National Enterprises traded 270 shares and closed at $11.15, Point Lisas traded 100 shares and closed at $3.70 and L.J. Williams 8% preference traded 420 units at $3.30.