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Trading returns to norm on TTSE

June 26, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Republic Bank may have bottomed out & seems poised to rise.

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange returned to lower levels investors have become accustomed to in recent months and cooled from high level enjoyed on Thursday when Republic Bank accounted for $30.56 million and Clico Investment with $11 million of the total value of trading.
On Friday the market ended with 11 securities changing hands of which 1 advanced, 4 declined, 6 traded firm, with a total of 642,830 units, valued at $1,697,215 changing hands. At the close, the Composite Index lost 0.43 points to close at 1,161.52, the All T&T Index fell 0.64 points to 1,969.75 and the Cross Listed Index declined by a mere 0.03 points to end at 46.36.
Gains| Unilever Caribbean traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $66.39 with just 315 units changing hands.

Declines| ANSA McAl with 700 shares changing hands fell 25 cents to end at $67.25, First Citizens Bank with 1,575 shares trading closed 1 cent lower at $35.75. Grace Kennedy traded 157,665 shares valued at $551,838 for a loss of 3 cents to end at $3.50 and One Caribbean Media had 1,101 units changing hands and lost 2 cents at $22.40.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, CLICO Investment Fund with 8,200 units valued at $185,320 changing hands at $22.60, JMMB Group closing with 362,964 shares with a value of $165,037 to end at 45 cents. Massy Holdings trading 1,647 shares to close at $64.34, National Flour had 104,708 shares changing hands valued at $214,251, to end at $2.05, Republic Bank ended trading with 1,509 shares valued at $173,535 to close at $115. Republic closed with a bid to purchase 7,686 shares at $115 with an offer to sell 1,754 units at $116, an indication that the decline in price may now be over with some recovery may be on the way with the big trade on Thursday. Scotiabank traded 2,446 shares with a value of $152,264 to close at $62.25.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.

Cargo Handlers new high of $28.50

June 26, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Activity on the Junior Market closed with 9 securities trading and ended with 227,627 units changing hands valued at $719,458. The JSE Junior Market Index advanced 5.56 close at 899.90. The market ended with the prices of 5 stocks advancing, 2 declining with 2 closing at 52 weeks’ high.
At the close of the market, there were 2 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices, 4 with lower offers and 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 5 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, AMG Packaging ending with just 100 units changing hands to close 4 cents higher at $3.20 but had an offer at $3.15 at the end. Cargo Handlers recorded yet another all-time high in trading 2,170 units $2.50 higher to close at $28.50 and record a strong gain of 78 percent since the start of the year. Caribbean Cream with 8,757 shares traded at $1.60, Caribbean Producers traded 200,000 shares to gain 20 cents to $3, Consolidate Bakeries landed just 1,000 units but ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.25 after posting a gain of 8 cents. Dolphin Cove traded 200 shares to close at $12.60 by shedding 18 cents, Jamaican Teas ended at $4 with 5,000 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors traded 2,000 shares and declined by 3 cents to end at $1.65 and Lasco Financial traded 8,400 shares but rose 3 cents in closing at $1.93. At the close there was an offer to sell 11,241 units of Lasco Financial at $1.85.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers (CPJ), Daily Trading, Jamaican Teas, Lasco, Lasco Manufacturing

17 stocks rose 6 declined

June 26, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with 17 stocks rising, 6 declining as 28 securities changed hands and ending in 1,670,491 units trading, valued at $31,272,240 and 4 stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high in all market segments. The main market closed with 12 stocks advancing to 4 falling.
The JSE Market Index gained 616.53 points to 97,666.95, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 689.12 points to close at 108,104.34 but the JSE combined index added 631.68 points to end at 100,236.87.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator was showing a worse reading than Thursday’s close of 12 to 5. The reading at the end of Friday’s trading is 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with offers that were lower as the market continues to swing between ups and down.
In trading, Carreras put on $2.23 while trading 1,000 shares to close at $50.50, Gleaner ended with 13,000 shares changing hands to gain 12 cents for a 52 weeks’ high of $1.19, Jamaica Broilers gained 50 cents in trading 7,605 units to end at $6, JMMB Group added 10 cents in trading 219,702 shares and ended at $7.50. Kingston Wharves climbed 15 cents to $7.15 with 14,071 shares, Montego Bay Ice has not traded in more than two years finally traded today but lost $2.95 to end at $15 while 1,560 shares traded to end at a 52 weeks low. National Commercial Bank rose 40 cents while trading 137,540 shares to close at $29.40, Proven Investments traded 132,278 share to close at 19 US cents, Sagicor Group inched up 9 cents with 105,691 units trading, to end at $12.70, Sagicor Real Estate Fund saw trading in 101,000 units but lost 30 cents in closing at $7.70 and Scotia Investments climbed $1 to $28.50 with 677,500 units, most of the stock traded at $2.

Filed Under: JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Gleaner, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, JMMB Group, Kingston Wharves, Montego Bay Ice, National Commercial Bank, Proven Investments, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, SagicorGroup, Scotia Investments

JSE enjoying slow Friday

June 26, 2015 by IC Insider.com

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Trading was mild with 75 minutes of trading having elapsed leading to 11 securities trading with 5 rising and 2 declining comprising a total volume of only 252,281 shares changing hands.The all Jamaican Composite index inched up 81.31 to 107,496.53 points, JSE Combined Index put on 77.40 to 99,682.59 points, JSE Index is now at 97,123.17 points after adding 72.75 points and Junior Market Index fell to 895.31, up by 0.97 points.
The most noticeable trade so far is Pan Jamaican with just 760 units trading as the price rose by $2.93 to $63.70, National Commercial Bank with 137,010 shares changing hands at $29 and Proven Investments with 76,970 shares at 21.2 US cents.

Filed Under: JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, NCB, Pan Jam, Proven, Trading Activity

Scotia Group tops trading on Thursday

June 25, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Scotia Group accounted for 79% of shares traded in main market

Activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with 8 stocks rising, 13 declining as 29 securities changed hands and ending in 2,085,568 units trading, valued at $38,307,831, in all market segments. The main market had more stocks declining than advancing at the close with 10 falling to 5 advancing. Trading volumes were mostly low with Scotia Group accounting for 1.4 million units or 79 percent of the 1.79 million shares trading in the main market.
The JSE Market Index lost 264.93 points to 97,050.42, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index declining by 296.12 points to close at 107,415.22 but the JSE combined index declined 377.15 points to end at 99,605.19.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading,

in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator was showing a better reading than Wednesday’s close of 9 to 8, with Thursday’s reading of 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Caribbean Cement closed with 48,780 shares changing hands at $5.45 after slipping 5 cents, Carreras put on 2 cents while trading 26,534 shares at $48.37, Gleaner ended with 30,000 shares changing hands but lost 1 cent to close at $1.07, Grace Kennedy gained 45 cents with only 2,040 units changing hands at $63.95. Hardware and Lumber fell 50 cents to $17.50 with 1,500 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents in trading 1,497 units to end at $5.50,

Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 46 cents in trading 5,400 shares and ended at $6.35. At the close Stocks and Securities offered 982,465 units for sale at $6.80, Kingston Properties climbed $1 to $8 with 2,705 shares, National Commercial Bank rose 10 cents in trading 25,224 shares to close at $29.10, Sagicor Group fell 24 cents with 28,533 units trading to end at $12.61, Scotia Group had 1,419,099 units trading at $23.50, Scotia Investments fell by $2.35 to $27.50 with only 4,217 units. Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 56,983 units at a loss of 1 cent at $2.98 and Proven Investments 8% preference share ended with 42,500 units trading unchanged at $5.

Filed Under: JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Gleaner, Grace Kennedy, Hardware and Lumber, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, JMMB Group, Kingston Properties, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, National Commercial Bank, Proven Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Real Estate X Fund, SagicorGroup, Scotia Group, Scotia Investments, Stocks and Securities

Juniors below 900 points

June 25, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Activity on the Junior Market closed with 8 securities trading and ended with 294,026 units changing hands valued at $954,783. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 14.05 on top of a fall of 15.87 points on Wednesday to close at 894.34, the first time it closed below 900 points since crossing over this level on June 3.
At the close of the market, the prices of 2 stocks advanced, 3 declined with 2 closing at 52 weeks’ high and there were 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices, 4 with lower offers and 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 5 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial ending with 17,562 units changing hands to close with a loss of $1.50 at $12 Cargo Handlers finished with 10,000 units to close at $26,Caribbean Cream with 3,357 shares traded higher by 1 cent to $1.60, Caribbean Producers traded 6,000 shares and lost 8 cents to $2.80, Dolphin Cove trading 200 shares to close at $12.78 but ended with an offer to sell just 200 shares at $12.60. Honey Bun ended at $2.88 with 20,038 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial traded 152,759 shares but fell 5 cents in closing at $1.90 and Lasco Manufacturing traded 84,000 shares but gained 1 cent to end at $1.31.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers (CPJ), Daily Trading, Dolphin Cove, Honey Bun, Jamaican Stock, Lasco, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Trading Activity

J$ just 11 cents away from $117 to US

June 25, 2015 by IC Insider.com

The J$ is just 11 cents away from $117 to the US dollar on Thursday

The Jamaican dollar lost ground on Thursday against the US dollar as it edges just 11 cents away from J$117, but it gained on the Pound and the Canadian dollar. Dealers bought the equivalent of US$29,947,285 compared with US$30,175,916 on Wednesday, while they sold the equivalent of US$27,593,054 versus US$36,534,605 previously.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$27,666,499 compared to US$26,945,527 on Wednesday. The buying rate for the US dollar increased 11 cents to $116.22 and US$26,103,111 was sold versus US$33,784,230 on Wednesday, the selling rate rose 9 cents to $116.89. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 36 cents to $92.31 with dealers buying C$870,248 and selling C$445,174, at an average rate that fell 28 cents to $94.42.

The rate for buying the British Pound gained 49 cents to $181.36 for the purchase of £955,239, while £755,546 was sold, at an average rate that declined 46 cents to $183.37. At the end of trading, it took J$130.63 to purchase the Euro, 12 cents more than on Wednesday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$127.92 for 4 cents more than Wednesday’s rate. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$98,887, while the equivalent of US$374,801 was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar rose 12 cents to $117.22, the lowest buying rate dropped $4.91 to $90.70. The highest and lowest selling rates remained at $122.52 and $95.61 respectively.

The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar moved up $1.40 to $96, the lowest buying rate remained at $74.95. The highest selling rate added 60 cents to $98 and the lowest selling rate dipped $1.50 to $90.30. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, rose 15 cents to $184.15, the lowest buying rate remained at $147.74, with the highest selling rate falling $3.54 to $186.92 and the lowest selling rate dipped $2 to $178.

Filed Under: FX Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Bank Of Jamaica, British Pound, Canadian dollar, FX Market, J$ vs euro, Jamaica dollar, Pound Sterling, USA dollar

Republic’s huge trade on TTSE

June 25, 2015 by IC Insider.com

The big trades on Thursday on the Trinidad Stock Exchange were Republic Bank with $30.56 million and Clico with $11 million as trading ended with 13 securities changing hands. The market closed with 7 stocks advancing, 1 declined and 6 trading firm, with a total of 798,710 units, valued at $42,543,547.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index gained 1.17 points to close at 1,161.95, the All T&T Index advanced by 2.25 points to 1,970.39 and the Cross Listed Index rose by a mere 0.01 points to end at 46.39.
Gains| ANSA Mcal with 7,330 shares with a value of $494,775 changing hands and gained 25 cents to end at $67.50, CLICO Investment Fund traded 488,200 units valued at $11,028,620 in closing 3 cents higher at $22.60, First Citizens Bank with 950 shares trading, closed with a gain of 1 cent at $35.76. Republic Bank ended trading with 265,805 shares valued at $30,564,889, to gain 10 cents, at $115, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 15,237 shares, to close 1 cent higher, at $6.25, Scotiabank traded 4,505 shares with a value of $280,436 to close 5 cents higher, at $62.25 and West Indian Tobacco closed with just 200 shares trading, to gain 50 cents to $126.
Declines| Prestige Holdings is the only stock declining at the close with a 1 cent loss to $9.85 with 1,000 shares trading.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, National Flour had 3,728 shares to end at $2.05, Massy Holdings traded 100 shares to close at $64.34, National Enterprises traded 500 units at $17.10, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund traded 8,000 units at $3.10 and Trinidad Cement with 16,889 shares at $2.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Ansa Mcal, clico, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, National Flour, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund, Prestige Holdings, Republic Bank, Sagicor, Scotia, Trading Activity, Trinidad Cement, West Indian Tobacco

595 phone numbers switched

June 25, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Cable & Wireless (C&W) is the clear winner in the number portability so far a 91 percent switching to Cable & Wireless according to data provided by C&W CEO Gary Sinclair on Thursday afternoon.
With only a few days since the sector started to allow the swapping of numbers in response to an IC Insider query Sinclair said “the numbers are overwhelmingly in our favour. Latest count 543 ported to us from Digicel and 52 ported out to Digicel from us”. Up to press time, Digicel representative who was contacted has not yet submitted their numbers.
The changes although more than the 200 the Minister responsible for telecommunication disclosed earlier this week, represent only a small fraction of the total number of more than 2 million phone customers in the island. Number portability has been long in coming and was promised to be in effect from last year but was put back based on request from Cable & Wireless.
While the change will provide telecom users with more flexibility it could be problems for some users in determining which numbers belong to which carrier with different pricing structure in place by the two dominant carriers.

Filed Under: Breaking News, General Business News Tagged With: C&WJ, Digicel Jamaica, Gary Sinclair

JSE main market up slightly

June 25, 2015 by IC Insider.com

With the delay in commencement of trading until minutes before noon, 22 stocks have traded up to 1 pm with 7 rising and 10 declining comprising a total volume of 585,588 shares changing hands.The all Jamaican composite index gained 171.63 to 107,882.97 points, JSE Combined Index put on just 17.37 to 99,999.71, JSE Index is now at 97,478.74 points after adding 163.39 points and Junior Market Index fell to 894.34, down by 14.05 points.
The most noticeable trade so far is Access Financial with 17,562 units trading down by $1.50 to $12 and Kingston Properties rising $1 to $8. Trading is expected to end today at 3 PM due late start to the day’s activities.