The Jamaica Stock Exchange is again recording losses in the main market and 
junior markets in early trading with limited volumes traded in a lackluster early morning session on Friday with the exception of a cross of 8 million Lasco Manufacturing shares executed by Mayberry.
After 90 minutes of the market’s opening, only 23 securities traded, accounting for 9,490,856 shares changing hands as Lasco manufacturing traded another large amounts of 8,245,236, Sagicor Group traded 436,025 shares to be the only other trade of reasonable size of Friday. A total of 9 stocks recorded gains and 6 declined as trading remains subdued with six stocks trading in the junior market.
The all Jamaica Composite Index lost 123.06 points to 170,495.76, the JSE Market Index dropped 110.13 points to 153,605.25, the JSE combined index fell 361.10 points to 161,742.33 but the junior market index fell 28.47 points to 1,883.18.
Modest decline for JSE – Friday
D&G back at $30 – Thursday
D&G traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $7
The market closed with 11,655,021 units valued at $94,676,748 changing hands in all markets. The junior market accounted for 8,580,380 units changing hands, valued at $31,720,793.
The JSE Market Index gained 562.77 points to 153,605.25 the all Jamaica Composite Index rose 628.93 points to end at 170,618.82 and the JSE combined index gained 43.88 points to close at 162,103.43.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the end of the market activities, Cable & Wireless closed with a gain of 1 cent to $1.41 with 666,711 units, Caribbean Cement dropped $3.80 to more than erase the $3 rise on Wednesday to end at $19.20 with 145,972 shares trading. Carreras fell 1 cent to close at $64.99, while trading 402,191 units, Ciboney traded 109,574 units at 22 cents, Desnoes and Geddes jumped $7.12 with 60,280 shares changing hands to close at $29.99, Grace Kennedy closed with 12,897 shares trading at $83.50, well below the $97 equivalent, it traded at, in Trinidad on Thursday. Jamaica Broilers shed 5 cents after trading 188,789 units to close at $14.50,
Jamaica Producers traded 489,450 shares but lost $2.72 to close at $30.28. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 3,000 shares to end with a gain of $1 at $22, JMMB Group had 52,994 units changing hands but rose 21 cents in closing at $10.60, Margaritaville Turks had 199,000 shares trading at 13.1 US cents after slipping 0.90 cent, National Commercial Bank had 61,270 shares changing hands at $41 at the close. Pulse added 15 cents to close at $2.55 with 344,533 units changing hands, Sagicor Group gained 15 cents with 189,757 shares changing hands at $23.15, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 44,310 shares at $11. Scotia Group had only 16,079 shares changing hands to close at $30.50. Seprod fell $2.80 with 11,625 units changing hands at $19.20 and Supreme Ventures closed at $4.70 with 274,835 units changing hands after shedding 29 cents.
Sharp drop for juniors – Thursday
Lasco’s ICool. The stock traded 7.88M units on Thursday.
The market ended with 8,580,380 units changing hands, valued at $31,720,793 but with the exception trades for the two big Lasco companies, volume was very thin. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and only 5 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 5 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and none ended with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial Services ended with 3,448 units changing hands at $17 after falling by $3, AMG Packaging lost 25 cents with 2,255 units changing hands to close at $11.15, C2W Music had 9,000 shares trading to end at 43 cents. Caribbean Cream
that fell $1.23 to $3.27 on Wednesday, did not trade on Thursday but ended with a bid to buy 5,911 units at $4. Caribbean Producers had 5,000 units changing hands to close at $4.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 2,642 units to end at $1.50, General Accident gained 19 cents in closing at $2.69 with 150,999 shares changing hands, Honey Bun lost 39 cents in trading 2,800 shares to close at $14.61. Lasco Distributors closed with 490,999 units trading to end at $6, Lasco Financial gained 4 cents to end at $3.05 with 24,700 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended 55 cents lower in trading 7,880,027 shares to close at $3.50 and tTech traded 7,510 shares to close at $4.25.
NCB 6.75m units on TTSE – Thursday
NCB traded over 6m shares on TTSE on Thursday.
The one stock that declined was enough to push the two main indices of the market down sharply. The market closed with the Composite Index falling 5.43 points to close at 1,163.12, the All T&T Index dropping 11.66 points to close at 1,871.55 and the Cross Listed Index advancing by 0.12 points to close at 60.34.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 2 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 8 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that nearly a third of the listings have no bids to buy.
Gains| Agostini’s traded 100 shares at $17.02 after rising of 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high, Berger Paint ended with a gain of 1 cent while trading 100 shares to close at to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.68, Clico Investments traded 12,231 shares to close with a 3 cent rise to $22.55. Grace Kennedy gained 14 cents with 3,033 units changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.15 or the equivalent of J$97 compared to $83 the stock traded at in Kingston. National Flour closed with 2,100 shares changing hands with a gain of 2 cents at $1.85, Prestige Holdings traded 6,564 shares as the price rose 12 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.12. Scotia Investments closed with a gain of 10 cents at $2 while trading 49,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco traded 130 shares to close at $126.30 after rising 2 cents.
Losses| National Enterprises closed with just 568 shares changing hands at $13 after dropping 99 cents, to close at a 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank contributed 100 shares in closing at $38.95, Firstcaribbean International Bank closed with 68,782 units value at $447,083 changing hands at $6.50. Guardian Holdings traded 58,832 shares valued at $805,998 at $13.70, National Commercial Bank had 6,750,000 shares valued at $16,200,000 changing hands to close at $2.40. Point Lisas traded 100 shares at $4, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112.18 with 538 shares changing hands after it traded earlier at $112.24. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 215,435 shares changing hands valued $1,506,771 at $6.99, Scotiabank closed with 200 shares changing hands to end at $59.74, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 27,476 shares to close at $18.25.
J$ down on Thursday
Trading in the Jamaican foreign exchange market resulted in the Jamaican dollar slipping slightly against the US dollar on Thursday. The market ended with dealers buying the equivalent of US$30,209,395 and selling US$32,885,951, in contrast to US$35,500,755 purchased and US$40,719,380 sold on Wednesday.
In US dollars trading, dealers bought US$27,859,338 compared to US$31,719,075 on Wednesday, with the buying rate for the US dollar rising 7 cents to $121.33. A total of US$30,893,426 was sold versus US$37,320,280 on Wednesday as the selling rate climbed 5 cents to $122.01. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell $1.63 to end at $87.96 with dealers buying C$762,092 and selling C$1,488,191, at an average rate that rose $1.42 to $92.26. The rate for buying the British Pound dropped 51 cents to $169.62 for the purchase of £1,173,054, while £526,186 was sold, the rate fell 7 cents to $172.37. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, fell 46 cents to close at J$134.29, from Wednesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$131.51 for a fall of 37 cents on Wednesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies 
traded, amounts to US$157,632 being bought, while US$123,757 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the currencies traded at on Thursday are, a rise of $18.30 in the lowest selling rate for the US dollar that ended at $118, a rise of $1.10 in the lowest selling rate of the Canadian dollar that closed at $86.10 and a rise of $2 in the lowest selling rate of the British Pound that landed at $166.
Decline continues for JSE – Thursday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange is again recording losses in the main market with 
the junior market recording a gain as limited volumes traded in a lackluster early morning session, on Thursday.
After 80 minutes of the market’s opening, only 23 securities traded, accounting for 2,286,712 shares changing hands. A total of 7 stocks declined and 7 rose.
The all Jamaica Composite Index lost 494.55 points to 169,495.34, the JSE Market Index dropped 442.53 points to 152,599.95, the JSE combined index fell 265.47 points to 161,794.08 but the junior market index fell 16.80 points to 1,982.33.
The big movement has been the up and down movement of Caribbean Cement that fell again by $3.45 to $19.55 with 120,000 shares trading Carreras with 397,183 shares at $64.99 and Desnoes and Geddes 43,100 units at $22.80.
Majors in moderate fall – Wednesday
NCB hand another big day of trading on Wednesday following high volumes on the prior 2 days.
The JSE Market Index lost 144.01 points to 153,042.48 the all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 160.95 points to end at 169,989.89 and the JSE combined index shed 569.64 points to close at 162,059.55.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.At the end of the market activities, Berger Paints lost 10 cents while trading 3,450 shares at $4, Cable & Wireless closed at $1.40 with 552,033 units, Caribbean Cement jumped $3 to end at $23 with 218,612 shares trading. Carreras climbed $1 to close at $65, while trading 2,930 units, gleaner traded at $2 with 20,000 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy gained 50 cents with 6,044 shares trading to close at $83.50, Jamaica Broilers gained 5 cents after trading 223,919 units to close at $14.55, Jamaica Producers traded 1,200 shares but lost $2 to close at $33. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 5,000 shares to end with a loss of $1.90 at $21, JMMB Group had 16,994 units changing hands but lost 13 cents in closing at $10.39, Kingston Wharves had 101,153 shares trading with a rise of 1 cent at $11.36,
National Commercial Bank had 1,262,910 shares changing hands at $41 at the close. 138 Student Living traded 20,000 shares and gained 13 cents to end at $5.80, Pulse dropped $1.52 to cl6se at $2.40 with 22,294 units changing hands, Sagicor Group fell 50 cents with 274,371 shares changing hands at $23, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 114,030 shares but the price declined 50 cents to $11. Scotia Group had only 3,821 shares changing hands to close with a gain of 50 cents at $30.50. Scotia Investments rose $1.50 with 7,000 units changing hands at $28, Supreme Ventures closed at $4.99 with 23,260 units changing hands after shedding 10 cents, Proven Investments rose 2 US cents to end at 22 US cents with 530,000 units trading.
J$ down on Wednesday
Trading in the Jamaican foreign exchange market resulted in the Jamaican dollar slipping against the three majors on Wednesday. The market ended with dealers buying the equivalent of US$35,500,755 and selling US$40,719,380, in contrast to US$28,345,738 purchased and US$37,733,784 sold on Tuesday.
In US dollars trading, dealers bought US$31,719,075 compared to US$24,911,761 on Tuesday, with the buying rate for the US dollar rising 13 cents to $121.26. A total of US$37,320,280 was sold versus US$36,231,245 on Tuesday as the selling rate climbed 6 cents to $121.96. The Canadian dollar buying rate climbed $1.79 to end at $89.59 with dealers buying C$2,094,801 and selling C$1,463,405, at an average rate that rose $1.13 to $90.84. The rate for buying the British Pound climbed 98 cents to $170.13 for the purchase of £1,424,687, while £1,109,796 was sold, the rate gained $1.13 to $172.44. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, rose 91 cents to close at J$134.74, from Tuesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$131.88 for a rise of 72 cents on Tuesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies 
traded, amounts to US$235,059 being bought, while US$739,991 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the currencies traded at on Wednesday are, a fall of $18.30 in the lowest selling rate for the US dollar that ended at $99.70 and a rise of 70 cents in the highest buying rate of the Canadian dollar to $92.
Juniors drop back on Wednesday
The junior market closed on Wednesday with advancing stocks having the upper hand on decliners, with low volume of stocks changing hands but with a heighted number of securities being active. The market dropped 48.02 points to end at 1,965.53, with 15 securities trading, of which 6 declined and 3 advanced.
The market ended with 661,732 units changing hands, valued at $2,524,696. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and only 5 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 4 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and one ended with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial Services ended with 1,720 units changing hands at $20 after losing 20 cents, Blue Power rose by $1 with 200 units changing hands to close at $11, C2W Music had 6,770 shares trading with the loss of 2 cents to end at 43 cents, Caribbean Cream fell $1.23 to close at $3.27 with 64,802 units trading. Caribbean Producers had 25,000 units changing hands to close at $4.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 6,200 units to end at $1.50, 
Dolphin Cove ended with a loss of 10 cents to close at $15.30 while trading just 500 units. General Accident fell 30 cents in closing at $2.50 with 100,000 shares changing hands, Honey Bun rose $1 in trading 2,966 shares to close at $15, Knutsford Express traded 3,943 shares at $19. Lasco Distributors closed with 12,100 units trading to end at $6, Lasco Financial gained 6 cents to end at $3.01 with 600 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended 5 cents lower in trading 413,770 shares to close at $4.05, Medical Disposables traded 187 shares at $3.50, tTech traded 22,574 shares to close at $4.25.
6 TTSE stocks dropped on Wednesday
FirstCaribbean traded at a new 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday
A sharp 8.3 percent rise in the price of Firstcaribbean International Bank, resulted in the market indices being mixed at the close, with the Composite Index rising 5.38 points to close at 1,168.55, the All T&T Index dropping 2.17 points to close at 1,883.21 and the Cross Listed Index advancing by 1.78 points to close at 60.22.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 9 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Firstcaribbean International Bank was the only stock recording a positive price movement with the price rising 50 cents to close at $6.50 with 38,005 units changing hands.
Losses| JMMB Group fell 2 cents and closed with 380,929 shares changing hands at 58 cents, Massy Holdings closed with only 828 shares trading a with a loss of 10 cents at $57.84 for a new 52 weeks’ low, National Commercial Bank had 111,120 shares changing hands to close with a loss of 5 cents at $2.40.
Scotiabank closed with 523 shares changing hands after falling 1 cent, to end at $59.74, Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 66 cents in trading a mere 13,925 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $18.25 and Trinidad Cement traded 1,000 shares but fell 5 cents to $3.70.Firm Trades| Clico Investments traded 607 shares to close at $22.52, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112.18 with 5,512 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean traded 440 shares trading at $66.
