JSE stock drops 90c with 36M shares
Trading ended on Friday with 25 securities changing hands with 2 trading in the US dollar market on day when Scotia Group jumped $5.49 to be the main pusher in the market indices. In the main market, 7 stocks advanced and 14 declined in the main market, while two stock rose in the US dollar market. Trading levels in main market ended at 42,703,583 units valued at $422,229,138 compared to 6,321,606 units valued at $60,670,887 at the close on Thursday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 871,891 units valued at US$291,484.
The All Jamaica Composite Index jumped sharply by 3,676.85 points to close at 256,245.23, just over 1,000 points shy of the all-time record close of 257,395.71 reached on February 10. The JSE Market Index advanced 3,287.75 points to finish at 233,503.31 and the JSE US dollar market index gained 18.12 points to close at 238.66.
In market activity, Berger Paints gained 50 cents, closing at $11.50 with trades of 9,008 units, Cable and Wireless lost 10 cents to close at $1.35 with 1,513,758 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement closed lower by $1.90 to $36.10 trading 17,650 shares. Carreras closed at $66.50 with an exchange of 1,740 units, Grace Kennedy slid 16 cents to close at $41.51 trading 100,176 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $14.54, losing $1.46 trading 70,774 shares, Jamaica Producers lost 70 cents trading 192,548 units at $16.80,. JMMB Group closed 98 cents lower to $19.51 with an exchange of 98,812 units, Kingston Wharves gained 50 cents to close at $32 trading 15,322 shares, Mayberry Investments jumped $1.39 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $6.39 with trades of 182,245 units. The stock has not seen this price level since June 15, 2005, when it traded at $6.45, after it was listed in April and reached a high of $8.20 on April 26, 2005. National Commercial Bank fell 50 cents to $62.50, after swapping 63,512 units, Pan Jamaican closed at $35.20, losing 80 cents with an exchange of 22,498 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 5 cents to close at $1.65 trading 120,820 units, Sagicor Group closed at $36.26, losing 24 cents with trades of 2,938,603 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed 22 cents higher at $10.47 with 2,100 units changing hands, Scotia Group closed at $44, with gains of $5.49 trading 456,247 shares, Scotia Investments traded 1,600 shares at $39.50, Seprod lost 49 cents to close at $40.51 with trades of 16,229 shares. Sterling Investments traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $17.50 with gains of $1.30 and an exchange of 1,000 units, Supreme Ventures closed at $5.70, losing 30 cents with 405,888 shares being exchanged, Proven Investments gained 2 US cents to close at 32 US cents trading 859,891 ordinary shares. JMMB 7.5% preference share closed at $1.75 with gains of 4 cents and 3,296 units changing hands, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share gained 2 cents trading 114,502 units at $1.07 and JMMB Group US$ 6% preference share closed at US$1.10 with trades of 12,000 units.
Unilever jump $1.25
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday saw 11 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Thursday. Unilever Caribbean reaped a $1.25 gain to rise to $58.25 trading 4,260 units.
The market closed with 3 stocks advancing, 5 unchanged and 3 declining as 157,407 shares were exchanged at a value of $3,220,448 compared to Thursday’s 337,591 shares valued at $2,989,250.
The Composite Index lost 0.19 points to 1,242.51, the All T&T Index dropped 0.37 points to 1,822.77 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 88.80 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments added 1 cent, closing at $22.51 trading 36,976 shares valued at $831,996, L.J. Williams B gained 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 80 cents with 10,000 units changing hands.
Losses| First Caribbean International Bank lost 1 cent to close at $9.15, with trades of 17,062 units, Grace Kennedy fell 1 cent to $2.63 trading 300 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.65, losing 35 cents with an exchange of 1,000 units.
Firm Trades| First Citizens Bank closed at $32.25 trading 2,353 units, Massy Holdings traded 25,000 shares at $53 valued at $1,325,092 and National Commercial Bank was unchanged at $3.70 with only 128 units traded. Sagicor Financial traded 60,161 shares with a value of $541,449 at $9 and Scotiabank closed at $58.75 trading 167 shares.
JSE main market stocks drop again -Thursday
Trading levels in main market ended at 6,321,606 units valued at $60,670,887 compared to 4,208,705 units valued at $25,855,773 at the close on Tuesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 77,435 units valued at US$22,856.
The All Jamaica Composite Index declined 841.40 points to close at 252,568.38 the JSE Market Index lost 752.36 points to finish at 230,215.56 and the JSE US dollar market index was down 3.00 points to close at 220.54. The average trade in the main and US dollar markets ended at 246,117 units compared to 166,173 units on Tuesday.
In market activity, Berger Paints declined 89 cents to close at $11, trading 52,918 units, Cable and Wireless lost 20 cents, closing at $1.45 with an exchange of 4,079,487 shares, as investors reacted negatively to the loss of $1.56 billion incurred for the nine months to December last year, Caribbean Cement closed higher by $1 at $38 with 17,270 shares changing hands. Carreras added 49 cents to close at $66.50 with trades of 4,645 units, Grace Kennedy gained 67 cents to close at $41.67 trading 140,156 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $16 trading 190,919 shares, Jamaica Producers traded 86,911 units at $17.50, having gained $1.22, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $8.40, with a loss of 60 cents trading 102,218 shares. JMMB Group gained 9 cents to close at $20.49 with an exchange of 162,176 units, Kingston Wharves closed at $31.50 trading 5,340 shares, Mayberry Investments closed 40 cents lower at $5, with trades of 112,534 units. National Commercial Bank rose to $63, gaining 24 cents after swapping 21,089 units, 1834 Investments traded 15,369 shares to close 1 cent higher at $1.75, Pan Jamaican closed $1.05 higher at $36, with an exchange of 128,130 shares, Portland JSX traded 6,730 units at $10.60, Pulse Investments closed at $7.50 with 20,074 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica fell 21 cents to close at $1.60 trading 19,391 units. Sagicor Group closed at $36.50, gaining 25 cents with trades of 5,079 units, Sagicor Real Estate fund closed 75 cents lower to $10.25 with 292,712 units changing hands. Scotia Group closed at $38.51, losing $1.71, trading 702,136 shares, Seprod traded 1,600 shares at $41, Supreme Ventures closed at $6 with 124,293 shares traded, while Trinidad Cement closed at $63 with trades of 100 units. Proven Investments closed at 30 US cents trading 77,435 ordinary shares and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 27,229 units at $1.05.
Unilever jumps $5 on Wednesday
Trading ended on Wednesday with 12 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Friday. At the close 1 stock advanced, 4 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
A total of 863,631 shares traded at a value of $18,073,175 in contrast to Friday’s 161,647 shares traded at a value of $2,116,016. Clico Investment Fund trading, contributed mostly to the rise in the dollar value of Wednesday’s trading.
The Composite Index rose 2.46 points to 1,240.01, the All T&T Index gained 7.06 points to 1,822.44 and the Cross Listed Index declined 0.30 points to 88.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Unilever Caribbean was the only stock rising on Wednesday.
Losses| Guardian Holdings lost 25 cents to close at $14.75 while exchanging 19,655 shares, with a value of $290,544, One Caribbean Media dropped $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $16 after trading 3,715. Point Lisas dropped 15 cents with trades of 700 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.50. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 106,655 shares changing hands for a value of $966,605 to end at $9.06 after falling by 41 cents.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 678,500 units valued at $15,266,250 and ended trading at $22.50, First Citizens closed at $32.26, with 1,686 units changing hands, JMMB Group closed at $1.28 with an exchange of 17,741 shares, Massy Holdings closed unchanged at $53 while trading 25,000 shares valued at $1,325,099. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $106.35 with 100 units traded, Scotia Investments closed with trades of 9,185 units at $2.19 and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $127, trading 194 shares.