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Juniors recover sharply on Thursday

November 26, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Jamaican Teas ended at a 52 weeks closing high on Thursday

The junior market recovered sharply from losses with 14 active securities on Thursday, 9 of which advanced and 2 declined as most of the profit taking seems to be coming to an end. A total of 1,964,533 units, valued at $8,232,518 changed hands. Trading ended with a 3 percent or 47.93 points rise in the index to 1,591.92. The market ended with 2 new 52 weeks’ closing highs.
Only 2 securities ended with no bids to buy and 9 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 3 closed with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial Services traded 6,250 units, with the price rising $1 to $13.50, C2W Music ended up with 3,083 units changing hands with a gain of 1 cent to 38 cents, Caribbean Cream had 8,000 units changing hands and recovered 20 cents, to end at $4.50, Caribbean Flavours in trading 5,000 units ended at $6.57. Caribbean Producers gained 45 cents in trading 328,400 units to end at $5.45, Derrimon Trading ended with 25,700 units changing hands with a 5 cents loss to $3.45, General Accident ended with 12,900 shares changing hands and closed at $2.19 after rising 29 cents but was offered at $2 at the close.

Honey Bun with 15,512 shares changing hands, closed with a gain of 50 cents at $5.50 for a new 52 weeks’ high, Jamaican Teas had 10,700 shares trading at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $4.95, after rising by 30 cents, Knutsford Express lost 20 cents in trading 1,900 units at $8. Lasco Distributors closed with 641,324 shares changing hands, to end with a rise of 10 cents at $4, Lasco Financial ended at $3, with 465,338 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing closed with a decline of 16 cents to $3.55 with 255,274 shares trading and Eppley 2019 Preference Share ended with 190,000 units changing hands with a gain of 1 cents to $6.08.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market Tagged With: C2W Music, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers (CPJ), Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Eppley, General Accident, Honey Bun, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Knutsford Express, Lasco, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Trading Activity

Ciboney shares doubled but why?

November 26, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Ciboney traded 1,186,460 units on Wednesday at 16 cents for a 52 weeks’ high, but the stock closed with the bid at 16 cents to buy 1,813,540 shares as investor push to price up to levels not seen since 2004 when it traded as high as 32 cents. The stock has doubled since November 9 when it traded at 8 cents. On the September 24 there were trading in 4.36 million units and 5.36 on October 26 and 2.1 million units on November 16.
Why the interest in the stock of a company that reported a loss of $1 million for the quarter, ending in August and seems set to lose $4 million for the year ending May 2016? For the 2015 fiscal year, a loss of $5 million was reported and $8.7 million in 2014.
Ciboney has whittled down the funds it holds in cash and investments, to $14.5 million from $20.6 million at August 2014 and with the losses could be out of cash in another two years, unless they were able to sell the land which the company owns. The last valuation was done in January 2015 which gives a value ranging from $200 million to $215 million, but is on the books at $44 million. If the valuation of $207.5 million was fully booked, the net book value would be around 31 cents per share. So far Ciboney has not obtained a buyer prepared to pay a price close to the market value.
IC Insider has been informed that two parties have expressed an interest in acquiring the company in part. One proposal is without the land, with the land to be placed in a separate company to be formed to hold it in proportion to existing share ownership of Ciboney. The other would see FINSAC retaining the land in possible exchange for either a cash injection and or transferring the FINSAC shares to minority shareholders. The deadline for the offer is Friday this week,any agreement would be subject to a vote by shareholders. If the former proposal succeeds, cash inflows would be minimal initially and shareholders would have to wait on the sale of the land for further payment. In the second case, investors would see no cash but the share value could be between 30-40 cents, with the possibility of losses could be eliminated. There is no guarantee that any of the proposals will be accepted. In the meantime, the price of 16 cents is well under the 31 cents adjusted net book value.

Filed Under: Company News, General Business News Tagged With: Ciboney Group, FINSAC

4 TTSE’s stocks up 3 down on Wednesday

November 25, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Unilever Caribbean traded at a new high on Wednesday

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday ended with 10 active securities of which 4 stocks closed higher, 3 declined and 3 remained unchanged as 73,024 shares changed hands for a value of $2,249,495.
At the close, the Composite Index ending with a rose of 0.87 points at 1,160.53 the All T&T Index rose 1.72 points to 1,956.67 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 47.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund closed with 11,760 shares valued at $266,326 changing hands, 7 cents higher at $22.65, Prestige Holdings traded 2,603 units to end at $10.10, having risen 5 cents to a 52 weeks’ high. Trinidad Cement closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $4.33 with 200 shares changing hands, after adding 13 cents and Unilever Caribbean ended with 12,085 shares valued at $823,593 trading with a gain of 12 cents, for a new 52 weeks’ high of $68.15.

Declines| First Citizens Bank traded 2,733 shares carrying a value of $326,328, to close with a fall of 1 cent at $35.01, Point Lisas fell 4 cents in trading 1,000 units at $3.91 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with a loss of 1 cent at $22 as 34,957 shares changed hands for a value of $769,101.
Firm Trades| Republic Bank closed at $112, with 279 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 206 shares changing hands at $6.03, and infrequent trader L.J. Williams B share traded 615 units to close with a gain of 2 cents to end at 99 cents.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: clico, First Citizens, LJ Williams, Point Lisas, Prestige Holdings, Republic Bank, Sagicor, Trading Activity, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean

J$ firm vs US up on others – Wednesday

November 25, 2015 by IC Insider.com

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Trading in Jamaica’s foreign exchange market saw US$4.7 million more funds flowing out of the market than the amount entering on Wednesday but the Jamaican dollar held against the US and gained against others. At the close of trading, the equivalent of US$32,919,431 was bought by dealers, compared with US$38,773,432 on Tuesday, while they sold the equivalent of US$37,604,938 versus US$32,724,247 previously.
In US dollar trading , dealers bought US$30,545,842 compared to US$33,795,098 on Tuesday. The buying rate for the US dollar decline 4 cents to $119.28 and US$35,916,393 was sold versus US$30,120,276 on Tuesday, the selling rate was unchanged at $119.87. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 73 cents to end at $87.47 with dealers buying C$1,021,907 and selling C$938,883, at an average rate that shed 29 cents to $89.30. The rate for buying the British Pound fell $1.64 to $177.97 for the purchase of £1,041,355, while £499,144 was sold, with the rate falling 98 cents to $179.59. At the end of trading, it took J$127.55 to purchase the Euro, a rise of 27 cents from Tuesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$125.05 for an increase of 39 cents from Tuesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$70,476 being bought, while US$241,278 was sold.
Highs & Lows| On Wednesday, the highest buying rate for the US dollar rose 12 cents to $120.10, the lowest buying rate was unchanged at $98.66 and the highest selling rate remained at $126.42. The lowest selling rate jumped $18.34 to $117. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose 40 cents to end at $91.40, the lowest buying rate gained 25 cents to $71.63, the highest selling rate is up 9 cents to at $92.34 and the lowest selling rate ended higher by 50 cents to $85.50. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, dropped $1.50 to end at $180.50. The lowest buying rate increased by 33 cents to $145.25, the highest selling rate dropped $2.69 to $184.23 and the lowest selling rate rose $1 to end at $175.

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

Jamaica stock market pulls back – Wednesday

November 25, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Pan Jam closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $95 on Wednesday.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market suffered another day of reversal in the indices on Wednesday, even as more stocks gained than declined. The market closed with activity in 39 securities, leading to a volume of 13,174,162 units valued at $94,116,248 changing hands, in all market segments.
A total of 18 securities rose and 10 declined with 5 stocks ending at 52 weeks’ closing highs and one stock closed at a 52 weeks’ low. The JSE Market Index declined 593.00 points to 139,946.79, the all Jamaica Composite Index lost 662.71 points to end at 155,354.72 and the JSE combined index fell by 902.50 points to end at 145,917.85.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
In trading, Berger Paints had 12,000 units changing hands at $3.70, Cable and Wireless closed with 1,325,036 units changing hands at $1.42 and gained of 2 cents. Caribbean Cement rebounded by $1.50 to $18 with 455,039 shares changing hands, Carreras closed at $59 with 18,454 units trading but by the close the stock was on offer at $56 to sell 37,012 units.

Ciboney had 1,186,460 units trading, to close at 16 cents for a 52 weeks’ high, but the stock closed with the bid at 16 cents to buy 1,813,540 shares as investor push to price up to levels not seen since 2004, when it traded at 32 cents. Desnoes & Geddes ended with 33,392 shares trading at $30, Jamaica Broilers traded 4,062,932 shares with the price rising 41 cents to close at $8.60. Jamaica Producers fell 82 cents while trading 5,000 shares to end at $29, The Jamaica Stock Exchange had 2,127 shares changing hands with a rise of 7 cents, to end at $13.28, JMMB Group fell by 62 cents while trading 33,991 shares to close at $10.20. Kingston Wharves ended with 10,720 shares changing hands at $11.47 for 2 cents decline, Mayberry Investments closed with 61,991 units trading with a fall of 80 cents and ended at $4, National Commercial Bank closed with a rise of 1 cent as 11,282 shares changed hands to end at $37.01.

Pan Jamaican Investments jumped to a new 52 weeks’ high of $95 with 3,000 units changing hands, but at the close the stock was on offer at $90 with 6,268. Pulse Investments traded 30,000 shares and ended at $3.65 after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $3.67, Sagicor Group lost 50 cents in trading 905,656 units at $16.50 at the close, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended with 1,176,791 shares trading with a rise of 25 cents at $10. Scotia Group had 97,148 shares changing hands and closed with a fall of 65 cents to $26.35 and Proven Investments ended at 22.9 US cents with 67,750 changing hands.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Berger Paints, Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Ciboney, Desnoes and Geddes’, Gleaner, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Money Market Brokers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, National Commercial Bank, Pan Jamaican, Proven Investments, Pulse Investments, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Seprod, Supreme Ventures

Juniors slip again on Wednesday

November 25, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Knutsford Express ended at a new all-time high of $8.20

The junior market suffered more losses on Wednesday with 16 active securities, of which 8 advanced and 4 declined as some investors continue to take profits with a sharp upward movement of the market in 2015 and improved valuation of several stocks. A total of 3,669,193 units, valued at $14,681,931 changed hands. Trading ended with a 38.37 points fall of the index to 1,543.99.
The market ended with 3 new 52 weeks’ closing highs and one 52 weeks closing low. Only 3 securities ended with no bids to buy and 10 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 4 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 3 closed with lower offers.
In trading, AMG Packaging traded 1,130 units at $6, C2W Music ended up with 41,000 units changing hands at a loss of 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing low of 37 cents, Cargo Handlers ended with 755 shares changing hands, for a gain of 80 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $36, Caribbean Cream had 6,866 units changing hands and recovered 80 cents of the fall of $1.01 on Tuesday, to end at $4.30, Caribbean Flavours gained 27 cents in trading 7,574 units to end at $6.57. Caribbean Producers lost 50 cents in trading 715,339 units to end at $5. Consolidated Bakeries rose 5 cents at the close, to end at $1.40 with 33,814 units changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended with 4,211 units changing hands at $3.50 but was offered at $3.45 at the close, General Accident ended with 12,900 shares changing hands and closed at $1.90. Honey Bun with 17,265 shares changing hands and closed at $5,

Jamaican Teas had 500,000 shares trading at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $4.65, after rising by 35 cents, Knutsford Express rose 70 cents in trading 150,000 units at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $8.20. Lasco Distributors closed with 177,942 shares changing hands, to end with a loss of 21 cents at $4.11, Lasco Financial gained 14 cents to end at $3, with a total of 217,882 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing closed with a rise of 21 cents to $3.71 with 960,001 shares trading and Medical Disposables ended with 822,514 shares changing hands but lost 40 cents to end at $3.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, C2W Music, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Caribbean Producers (CPJ), Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, General Accident, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Knutsford Express, Lasco, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, Trading Activity

Confidence Vote in Xfund & more

November 25, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Hotel property owned by Sagicor Real Estate Fund

Insiders trading into shares of companies they are involved in can be an important indicator of likely future fortunes of the company. Of course not all such trades are equal but they may be strong clues. The Jamaica Stock Exchange has released reports on several insider trades recently.
Most recent reports show that a director of Sagicor Real Estate X Fund demonstrated strong faith in the future of the company, by purchasing 121,500 shares on November 20 at $9.90. The fund reported consolidated net profit attributable to stockholders of $1.04 billion for the nine months to September or 63 cents per share with net profit for the September quarter ending at $349 million or 17 cents per share. The quarterly results include capital gains on financial assets and liabilities of $279 million and $746 million for the year to date. The net asset at the end of September amounts to $6.83 with the selling at a premium of 46 percent above net assets.
Elsewhere, at Caribbean Flavours connected parties, purchased 212,000 units of the company’s shares on November 17 at $5, the stock last traded at $6.30 and should go higher with recent results showing growth in profits.

Insiders purchased NCB shares recently.

In the meantime, at National Commercial Bank a connected party purchased 34,295 units of NCBJ shares on November 18 and on November 17 a connected party purchased 1,000 units, that is considered undervalued at the last traded price of $37. On November 19 a director purchased 5,300 Eppley’s shares at $400 each.
Lasco Financial Services that is expanding into new areas, saw a connected party purchasing 393,189 shares between November 5 and 23. At Sagicor Group an Executive and two Officers collectively purchased 497,634 of the company’s shares under the Executive Long Term Incentive Scheme on November 16 and 17, but on November 18 an Executive sold 365,400 shares.
Not all insiders were buyers, as Kingston Wharves advised that connected parties sold 12,523 units of its shares on November 17 and 18, while at Mayberry Investments connected parties purchased 4,058,034 units of the company’s shares while a related party sold 3,500,000 units on November 17 and a connected party purchased 127,443 shares on November 18.
Caribbean Cream informed the stock exchange that a connected party sold 750,000 shares between October 28 to 30, while a related party purchased 2,895 shares on October 16.

Filed Under: Company News, Feature Stories, Insider Trades Tagged With: Eppley, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Kingston Wharves, Lasco Financial Services, Mayberry, Mayberry Investments, National Commercial Bank, Sagicor, Sagicor Real Estate X Fund

J$ almost firm vs US on Tuesday

November 24, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Trading of foreign currencies in Jamaica’s foreign exchange market saw US$6 million more funds flowing out of the market than the amount that entered on Tuesday leading to slippage in the rate for the Jamaican dollar against the US and the Canadian dollars. At the close of trading, the equivalent of US$38,773,432 was bought by dealers, compared with US$40,009,733 on Monday, while they sold the equivalent of US$32,724,247 versus US$32,908,156 previously.
In US dollar trading , dealers bought US$33,795,098 compared to US$36,075,775 on Monday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 13 cents to $119.32 and US$30,120,276 was sold versus US$30,594,536 on Monday, the selling rate gained 1 cent to end at $119.87. The Canadian dollar buying rate rose 75 cents to end at $88.20 with dealers buying C$2,410,829 and selling C$2,031,958, at an average rate that gained 68 cents to $89.59. The rate for buying the British Pound rallied by $2.17 to $179.60 for the purchase of £2,018,586, while £659,747 was sold, with the rate falling 30 cents to $180.57. At the end of trading, it took J$127.28 to purchase the Euro, a fall of 70 cents from Monday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$124.66 for a decline $1.14 from Monday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$157,681 being bought, while US$91,605 was sold.
Highs & Lows| On Tuesday, the highest buying rate for the US dollar lost 12 cents to $119.98, the lowest buying rate gained 9 cents to $98.66, the highest selling rate remained at $126.42. The lowest selling rate rose 9 cents to $98.66. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose 70 cents to end at $91, the lowest buying rate fell 25 cents to $71.38, the highest selling rate eased 9 cents to at $92.25 and the lowest selling rate ended lower by 40 cents to $85. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, gained 20 cents to end at $182. The lowest buying rate closed 75 cents lower at $144.92, the highest selling rate dropped 96 cents to $186.82 and the lowest selling rate rose 50 cents to end at $174.

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

Stocks pull back on JSE – Tuesday

November 24, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Scotia Investments fell $6.30 on Tuesday to $28.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange suffered moderate reversal in its fortune on Tuesday, reflect a temporary pull back on its bullish run as more stocks fell than rose. The market closed with activity in 38 securities, leading to a volume of 7,824,802 units valued at $43,455,309 changing hands, in all market segments.
A total of 10 securities rose and 16 declined with no stock ending at 52 weeks’ closing highs and 4 trading at intraday 52 weeks’ high. The JSE Market Index climbed 268.21 points to 140,539.79, the all Jamaica Composite Index fallen 299.74 points to end at 156,017.43 and the JSE combined index fell by 550.73 points to end at 146,820.35.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 16 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.

In trading, Barita Investments had 81,100 units changing hands at $4.05, for a 5 cents gain, Cable and Wireless closed with 1,556,426 units changing hands to close at $1.40, Caribbean Cement traded 373,682 shares changed hands at $16.50 with a gain of 40 cents, Carreras lost 98 to end at $59 with 15,413 units trading. Ciboney had 524,139 units trading, to close at 13 cents after hitting 15 cents earlier in the day, for an intraday 52 weeks’ high, Desnoes & Geddes ended with 31,699 shares trading at $30, Gleaner lost 15 cents in trading 394,044 shares at $1.85, Jamaica Broilers traded 124,540 shares with the price rising 69 cents to close at $8.19. Jamaica Producers fell 18 cents while trading 800 shares to end at $29.82, The Jamaica Stock Exchange had 13,157 shares changing hands with a loss of 29 cents, to end at $13.21, JMMB Group fell by 8 cents while trading 12,621 shares to close at $10.82. Kingston Wharves ended with 21,900 shares changing hands at $11.49, Mayberry Investments closed with 224,520 units trading for a rise of 80 cents and ended at $4.80, National Commercial Bank closed with a fall of 50 cents as 35,606 shares changed hands to end at $37.

Pulse Investments traded 67,850 shares and ended at $3.65 after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $3.67, Sagicor Group traded 752,961 units at $17 at the close, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended with 1,200 shares trading with a fall of 25 cents at $9.75. Scotia Group had 19,615 shares changing hands and closed with a gain of 50 cents, at $27, Scotia Investments dropped sharply by $6.30 to end at $28, with 9,540 shares changing hands, Seprod ended at $18.55 with 3,553 shares trading. Supreme Ventures ended at $4.89 after declining 6 cents with 37,706 shares changing hands and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.50% preference share traded 258,607 units with a loss of 6 cents to end at $3.49 but as traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of an $4.60.

Filed Under: JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Barita Investments, Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Ciboney, Desnoes and Geddes’, Gleaner, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Money Market Brokers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, JMMB Group, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, National Commercial Bank, Pulse Investments, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Scotia Group, Scotia Investments, Seprod, Supreme Ventures

7 TTSE’s stocks gain 3 lost on Tuesday

November 24, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange remains elevated on Tuesday, ending with 14 active securities of which 7 stocks closing higher, 3 declined and 4 remained unchanged as 146,401 shares changed hands for a value of $1,936,656.
At the close, the Composite Index ending with a rose of 0.29 points at 1,159.66 the All T&T Index rose 0.49 points to 1,954.95 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.01 points to 47.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund closed with 19,600 shares valued at $ 442,568 changing hands, 1 cent higher at $22.58, First Citizens Bank traded 2,733 shares to close with a gain of 2 cents at $35.02, Grace Kennedy had 10,345 units changing hands at $3.75, for a 15 cents gain. One Caribbean Media traded 100 shares and gained 5 cents to end at $22.05, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund contributed 10,000 shares and rose 2 cents to end at $3.09. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 2,726 shares changing hands at $6.03 for a 1 cent gain and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 45 cents, at $22.01 as 48,585 shares changed hands for a value of $1,055,700.
Declines| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 887 units to close 2 cents lower at $38.65, Guardian Holdings with 14,116 shares changing hands, closed with a loss of 1 cent at $12.90 and JMMB Group fell 3 cents to end at 50 cents while trading 20,000 units.
Firm Trades| National Commercial Bank contributed 5,069 shares at a closing price of $1.95, Prestige Holdings traded 489 units to end at $10.05, Scotia Investments closed at $1.59, with 2,365 shares changing hands and infrequent trader L.J. Williams B share traded 9,386 units to close at 97 cents.