Witco is the sole stock to rise on the TTSE.
The Composite Index declined by 4.59 points to close at 1,135.08, the All T&T Index fell 9.10 points to close at 1,815.63 and the Cross Listed Indexwas unchanged at 60.37.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| West Indian Tobacco was the only stock to rise having put on just 2 cents the price closed at $126.30 while trading 1,640 shares.
Losses| Angostura Holdings ended with 7,000 shares changing hands to decline by 20 cents at $13, National Enterprises closed with 984 shares changing hands after falling 67 cents, to close at a $11.25, Point Lisas traded 13,114 shares but lost 6 cents to $3.94.
Praetorian Property Mutual Fund contributed 2,200 shares to end with a loss of 30 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.70 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 2 cents and closed at $21.01 with 107,538 shares traded for $2,258,416.Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund ended at $22.60 with 2,380 shares changing hands, Firstcaribbean International Bank had 2,998 units changing hands at $6.50, Guardian Holdings closed with 26,288 shares valued at $341,744 changing hands to end at $13. Prestige Holdings with 1,351 units changing hands, ended at $11.30, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 109,915 shares changing hands for a value of $796,871 and closed at $7.25.
The junior market closed slightly higher on Thursday with a gain of 5.01 points to 1,825.50 but more stocks declined than gained. Trading ended with 18 active securities, 4 of which advanced and 10 declined while only 540,140 units valued at $2,757,260, changed hands.
Jamaican Teas fell 40 cents to close at $3.41 after 16,159 shares changed hands. 
Trading saw all major indices rising after 75 minutes of trading on Thursday with an average of 398,593 per active stock traded, up from an average of 251,635 units traded in the mid-morning session on Wednesday.
Trading in the foreign exchange market resulted in the Jamaican dollar mostly losing value on Wednesday. The market closed with dealers buying the equivalent of US$34,586,838 and selling US$34,218,881, in contrast to US$35,396,058 purchased and US$38,476,966 sold on Tuesday. 
The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 81 cents to end at $91.74 with dealers buying C$899,468 and selling C$554,164, at an average rate that rose 11 cents to $94.50. The rate for buying the British Pound declined $1.55 to $169.94 for the purchase of £1,624,060, while £338,521 was sold, as the rate slipped 51 cents to $171.89. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, fell 81 cents to close at J$138.82, from Tuesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$135.96 for a fall of 79 cents 
on Tuesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$141,104 being bought, while US$182,081 was sold.
Massy Holdings ended with 16,615 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $53.99 after losing 1 cent and Point Lisas traded 2,340 shares but lost 5 cents to $4.
The main indices of the Jamaica Stock Exchange fell again on Wednesday with 40 securities changing hands, in all market segments and ended with 13 stocks rising and 20 declining. Trading accounted for 7,303,091 units valued at $119,963,779 changing hands in all markets with the junior market accounting for 898,831 units valued at $4,498,985 changing hands. 
the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Jamaica Broilers traded 27,750 units to close at $14.50. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 13,110 shares but lost 50 cents to end at $19, JMMB Group had 10,352 shares changing hands at $9.75 after easing by 25 cents, National Commercial Bank fell by 4 cents with 1,817,770 shares changing hands to close at $40.01. Pan Jamaican Investment traded 17,626 shares to close at $90, Sagicor Group ended with 13,200 shares changing hands at $23. Scotia Group traded 8,700 shares to close with a gain of 50 cent at $30, Supreme Ventures gained 50 cents to close at $5.50 with 30,000 units changing hands, Proven Investments ordinary shares traded 62,418 units to end at 16 US cents and the JMMB Group 7.50% preference share fell 13 cents in trading 1,611,098 units at $1.07.
KLE Group traded 270,000 shares and fell 5 cents, to end at $1.65, Knutsford Express closed with 1,601 units changing hands at $19. Lasco Distributors gained 4 cents to end at $5.04 with 59,000 units trading, Lasco Financial lost 10 cents to close at $2.90, with 40,889 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing lost 10 cents and ended with 126,350 shares changing hands to close at $3.50, Medical Disposables fell 5 cents in trading 1,000 shares to close at $3.15 and Paramount Trading ended with 3,460 shares trading to end at $11.
Cable & Wireless with 1,058,537 trading up to $1.20 but backing off to $1.16, National Commercial Bank with 1,803,981 units at $40.05 and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share with 1,541,085 units at $1.06 and KLE Group traded 270,000 at $1.65.
Trading in the foreign exchange market resulted in the Jamaican dollar losing value against the three major currencies it is normally exchanged with. The market closed with dealers buying the equivalent of US$35,396,058 and selling US$38,476,966, in contrast to US$43,966,113 purchased and US$40,723,813 sold on Monday. 
Monday, the selling rate gained 2 cents to $122.04. The Canadian dollar buying rate climbed $2.73 to end at $92.55 with dealers buying C$1,726,695 and selling C$1,936,183, at an average rate that rose $2.57 to $94.39. The rate for buying the British Pound rose $3.01 to $171.49 for the purchase of £2,034,614, while £764,663 was sold, as the rate jumped $2.79 to $172.40. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, rose 37 cents to close at J$139.63, from Monday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$136.75 for a rise of 42 cents on Monday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$112,783 being bought, while US$254,920 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the currencies traded at on Tuesday are, a rise of $18.22 in the lowest selling rate of the US dollar to $118, a rise of $1.85 in the highest buying rate of the Canadian dollar to $96.15, a $1.08 rise in the lowest buying rate to $74.70 with highest selling rate gaining $1.04 to $97.20 and the lowest selling rate climbing by $1 to $89.30. The lowest selling rate for the British Pound rose $1.70 to $139.23, while the highest selling rate climbed $2.21 to end at $181.17 and the lowest selling rate gained $2.60 to end at $166.20. 
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange suffered another losing day with all price movements being negative on Tuesday. Trading ended with 302,331 shares valued at $2,916,112 changing hands. The market closed with 14 securities traded, none gained, 7 declined, while 7 remained unchanged. Five stocks closed at 52 weeks’ low at the end of trading.
Unilever Caribbean fell $1 with 5,300 shares trading to end at 52 weeks’ low of $65.
