The rate for the Jamaica dollar slipped against the United States dollar on Friday even as inflows of the US dollar was nearly US$11 million more than the amount sold. The local currency also declined versus the pound while the selling rate of the Canadian dollar fell versus the Jamaica dollar. At the close on Friday, net inflows into foreign exchange market, rose by US$12 million, pushing the surplus since the end of June to US$116 million.
In Friday’s trading, dealers bought US$37,754,708 while they sold US$25,565,625 compared to US$34,661,238 purchased and US$30,381,784 sold on Thursday, of all currencies.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$33,387,006 compared to US$31,789,630 on Thursday. The buying rate for the US dollar increased 14 cents to $125.93.
A total of US$22,715,862 was sold versus US$29,558,903 on Thursday, with the selling rate rising 6 cents to end at $126.64. The Canadian dollar buying rate rose 9 cents to end at $93.31, with dealers buying C$1,279,996 and selling C$457,411, at an average rate that dropped 54 cents to $95.74. The average rate for buying the British Pound rose 29 cents to $163.97 for the purchase of £2,495,745, while £1,792,639 was sold to end at $165.58, for a gain of 34 cents.
At the end of trading, the selling rate for the Euro, rose by 39 cents to close at J$140.25 from Thursday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$134.37 for a fall of $1.62. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded amounts to US$134,963 being bought, while US$82,661 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest traded rates, for the Jamaican dollar in the foreign exchange market on Friday, include, a drop of $18.74 in the lowest selling rate of US dollar to $103.21, a decline of $1.40 in the highest buying rate of the Canadian Dollar to close at $96.60, a gain of $2.50 in the lowest selling rate to $92.50, while trading in the British Pound resulted in a dip of $5 in the highest buying rate to $167.30, a fall of $1.41 in the lowest buying rate to $134.05, a fall of $1.84 in the highest selling rate to end at $174.42 and the lowest selling rate rose $2.30 to end at $160.30.
US$ build grows to US$116m on Friday
TTSE ends trading with 4 gains – Friday
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market closed on Friday with losses in the market indices as Massy Holding fell sharply. The market closed with just 10 securities changing hands resulting in 369,672 shares valued at $4,717,859 being traded. At the close of trading 4 stocks rose, 3 declined and 3 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index declined 2.06 points to close at 1,153.63, the All T&T Index shed 3.78 points to close at 1,807.76 and the Cross Listed Index eased 0.04 at 66.53.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 9 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Ansa Merchant Bank gained 1 cents in trading 400 units to end at a 52 week’s high of $40.01, Guardian Holdings gained 30 cents to close at $13 with 220,144 shares or a value of $2,821,643 traded. National Flour ended with 100 shares changing and rose 1 cent, to close at $2.31 and Trinidad cement traded 3,307 units and rose by a cent to close at $3.01.
Losses| Massy Holding dropped $1.73 while trading 27,750 units to close at $55, National Enterprises closed with 3,636 shares changing hands with a loss of 10 cents to end at $10.50 and Scotia Investments contributed 77,569 shares and fell 5 cents to close at $1.70.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments closed at $22.55 with 2,506 units, JMMB Group ended with 30,260 shares changing hands to close at 64 cents and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 4,000 shares changing hands unchanged at $23.75.
JSE stocks close down on Friday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market indices declined again on Friday but well below the more than 2,000 points it fell by on Thursday. In the overall market the prices of 10 securities gained out of a total of 36 securities that traded, with 17 declining, including 3 stocks, rising and 6 falling from the junior market.
The market closed with an overall volume of 3,195,511 units valued at $184,753,798 changing hands, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 260,545 units traded, valued at $1,819,326 of all trades.
The JSE Market Index fell 196.07 points to end at 159,968.40, the all Jamaica Composite Index sunk 219.27 points to close at 177,734.93 and the JSE combined index dived 239.78 points, to end at 170,864.35.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
At the end of market activities, Berger Paints traded 4,558 shares to end at $4.60 after gaining 4 cents, Cable & Wireless rose 6 cents in trading 175,689 shares to close at $1.26, Caribbean Cement traded 304,801 shares to close at $25.50, Carreras gained 50 cents in exchanging 1,000 shares at $66. Trading in 1834 Investments, led to a lost of 1 cent with 16,436 shares changing hands to close at $1.20, Grace Kennedy dropped $3.30 to close at $122.70 with 3,881 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers fell 5 cents in trading 14,200 shares to end at $8.15. Jamaica Stock Exchange had 10,000 shares trading but slipped 1 cents to close at $21.99, JMMB Group traded 1,450 units to end at $9.90, after gaining 20 cents. Kingston Wharves lost 60 cents with 8,500 units changing hands and closed at $15.40, National Commercial Bank had 66,966 units changing hands, to close with a loss of 1 cent at $42.01, Pan Jamaican traded 2,350 shares and rose 25 cents to end at $25.50. 
Portland JSX traded 4,000 shares and lost 5 cents to end at $12.50, Radio Jamaica lost 5 cents to close at $1.60 after 10,400 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group had 163,785 shares changing hands at $21.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 1,080 shares to close at $10.22. Scotia Group traded 404,540 shares to end at $30.60, Scotia Investments declined by 40 cents with 16,300 units changing hands at $26.10, Supreme Ventures rose 19 cents to end at $4.70, with 200,690 units changing hands. Proven Investments rose 0.99 US cent while trading 1,035,300 units to close at 19.99 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share traded 484,000 units to close at $2.09 but lost 1 cent.
Light trading on JSE – Friday
Trading of stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday morning was light, with just 18 securities changing hands ahead of the independence day holiday on Saturday. The market indices all rose in the main and junior markets, but declining stocks were in the ascendancy
with only 3 stocks gaining in price versus 8 that fell.
The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 124.20 points to 178,078.40 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 111.05 points to 160,275.52 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 136.97 points to close at 171,241.10 points andthe junior market index gained 3.31 points to 2,200.15.
Trading levels at 10:45 am was low, resulting in a volume of a mere 112,608 shares changing hands. The average number of shares traded amounts to only 6,256 units compared to 33,688 units on Thursday.
Iron Rock Insurance has buying for 3,992,866 units at $3.28, Jamaica Producers Bond had an offer to sell 5,776,818 units at $1.10 and Radio Jamaica had 967,693 units offered at $1.68.
US$ build continues on Thursday
The rate for the Jamaica dollar slipped slightly against the United States dollar on Thursday but gained versus the pound and the Canadian dollar as net inflows into the Jamaica’s foreign exchange market, rose by US$4 million, pushing the surplus since the end of June to US$104 million. In Thursday’s trading, dealers bought US$34,661,238 while they sold US$30,381,784 compared to US$42,999,802 purchased and US$45,211,506 sold on Wednesday, of all currencies.
In US dollar trading, dealers sold US$2 million less than they bought, with buying amounting to US$31,789,630 compared to US$37,624,597 on Wednesday. The buying rate for the US dollar remained at $125.79. 
A total of US$29,558,903 was sold versus US$42,675,173 on Wednesday, with the selling rate rising 3 cents to end at $126.58. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 22 cents to end at $93.22, with dealers buying C$1,014,434 and selling C$567,619, at an average rate that dropped 36 cents to $96.28. The average rate for buying the British Pound dropped $1.90 to $163.68 for the purchase of £1,525,391, while £236,288 was sold to end at $165.24, for a fall of $2.55.
At the end of trading, the selling rate for the Euro, slipped by 10 cents to close at J$139.85 from Wednesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$135.99 for a rise of $1.88. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded amounts to US$134,963 being bought, while US$82,661 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest traded rates, for the Jamaican dollar in the foreign exchange market on Thursday, include, a jump of $18.74 in the lowest selling rate of US dollar to $121.95, a rise of 90 cents in the highest buying rate of the Canadian Dollar to close at $98, a fall of $1 in the lowest selling rate to $90, while trading in the British Pound resulted in a gain of $3.40 in the highest buying rate to $172.30, a rise of $1.41 in the lowest buying rate to $135.46 and a fall of $3 in the lowest selling rate to end at $158.
JSE reverses Wednesday’s gains
Scotia Group dropped by $1.88 on Thursday to help pull down the market index close to 2,000 points.
The gains enjoyed on Wednesday was almost erased as the JSE Market Index dropped 2,117.74 points to end at 160,164.47, the all Jamaica Composite Index sunk 2,368.36 points to close at 177,954.20 and the JSE combined index nosedived 1,837.75 points, to end at 171,104.13.
The market closed with an overall volume of 2,788,209 units valued at $36,729,803 changing hands, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 910,288 units traded, valued at $3,268,885 of all trades.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Barita Investments traded 6,000 units and gained 5 cents, to close at $3.05,
Berger Paints traded 10,809 shares to end at $4.56 after gaining 1 cent, Cable & Wireless lost 5 cents in trading 126,269 shares to close at $1.20, Caribbean Cement fell 10 cents in trading 23,805 shares to close at $25.50. Carreras declined by 40 cents in exchanging 2,430 shares at $65.50. Trading in 1834 Investments, lost 18 cents with 21,816 shares changing hands to close at $1.21, Grace Kennedy dropped 99 cents to close at $126 with 11,240 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers ended with 157,074 shares changing hands to gain 48 cents at $15, Jamaica Producers fell 9 cents in trading 12,400 shares to end at $8.20, Jamaica Stock Exchange had 30,000 shares trading at $22, JMMB Group traded 9,931 units to end at $9.70, after gaining 20 cents. Kingston Wharves gained 47 cents with 11,940 units changing hands and closed at $16, National Commercial Bank traded 211,216 units changing hands, to close with a loss of 73 cents at $42.02, Pan Jamaican traded 5,000 shares and fell 25 cents to end at $25.25. Portland JSX traded 5,145 shares and rose 5 cents to end at $12.55, Radio Jamaica rose 5 cents to close at $1.65 after 1,820 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group lost 65 cents to end with just 5,305 shares changing hands at $21.50, 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 12,980 shares to close at $10.22 with a loss of 28 cents. Scotia Group dropped $1.88 while trading 32,450 shares to end at $30.60, Scotia Investments had 3,980 units changing hands at $26.50, Seprod gained 10 cents to close at $17.50 with 4,364 units changing hands, Supreme Ventures rose 1 cent to end at $4.51, with 188,423 units changing hands. Proven Investments traded 421,807 units to close at 19 US cents, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 523,182 shares to close at $1.10 after falling 2 cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share traded 24,715 shares to close at $2.09.
Juniors end with 3 new highs – Thursday
Blue Power hit a new high of $16.50 on Thursday.
A total of 2 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial traded just 163 shares at $17.50, Blue Power Group ended with 5,000 shares changing hands with a gain of 40 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.50, CAC 2000 had 2,589 units changing hands to close with a loss of 10 cents at $6.40.
Caribbean Cream closed 10 cents lower with 38,177 shares changing hands at $6.90, Caribbean Producers traded 16,000 units with at $3.25, Consolidated Bakeries gained 5 cents in trading 4,104 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.25. C2W Music closed with a gain of 1 cent as 33,000 units changed hands to close at 30 cents, the stock traded at an intraday low of 25 cents. Dolphin Cove rose by 35 cents while 2,000 units were traded, to close at $14, Honey Bun had 47,118 shares changing hands, to close with a gain of 10 cents, at $5.55. Iron rock Insurance gained 42 cents while trading 1,000 shares to close at $3.60, ISP Finance jumped 65 cents to a new high of $5.15 with only 1,000 shares changing hands. Key Insurance traded 2,000 units at $2.60, 
KLE Group ended at $1.35 with 100,000 shares changing hands, after rising by 5 cents, Knutsford Express closed with 30,000 units changing hands at $19.52, after rising by 52 cents. Lasco Distributors ended with 37,152 shares changing hands at $7, Lasco Financial ended with 32,985 shares changing hands at $3.35, for a rise of 5 cents, Lasco Manufacturing lost 5 cents and closed at $5 with 88,000 shares trading. Medical Disposables traded with a loss of 35 cents to close at $3.15 with 20,000 shares changing hands and Derrimon Trading preference share, traded 449,000 units at $2.07.
TTSE trading ends moderately – Thursday
NCB still hold premium of 26% on the TTSE over the price in Jamaica.
National Commercial Bank (NCB) premium remains intact at 26 percent over the price it last traded at in Jamaica although slipping by a cent to close at $2.84 while 24,633 shares traded. At the close the stock was on offer at $2.83 with the bid at $2.80.
The Composite Index declined 0.23 points to close at 1,155.69, the All T&T Index gained 0.05 points to close at 1,811.54 and the Cross Listed Index eased 0.07 at 66.57.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Guardian Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $12.70 with 22,423 shares traded. Losses| Calypso Macro Index Fund dropped 25 cents while trading 5,000 units at 52 weeks’ low of $23.25.Firm Trades| Clico Investments closed at $22.55 with 13,197 units valued at $297,592, JMMB Group ended with 5,179 shares changing hands to close at 64 cents, Scotiabank ended with 10,000 shares changing hands to close at $55.25 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 16,862 shares valued at $400,473 changing hands at $23.75.
Rising stocks beat out decliners
Rising stocks have the upper hand on those declining on Thursday morning, 
in continuation of Wednesday’s trading, when advancing stocks beat put declining ones at the close of the market.In the process all main indices of the market rose as 11 securities rose and only 3 declined.
The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 335.53 points to 180,658.09 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 300.02 points to 162,582.23 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 504.39 points to close at 173,446.27 points andthe junior market index gained 22.04 points to 2,206.54.
Trading levels at 10:45 am was low, resulting in 23 securities changing hands and accounting for a volume of 808,516 shares. The average number of shares traded amounts to 33,688 units compared to 81,834 units on Wednesday.
NCB at 26% premium on TTSE – Wednesday
NCB closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on the TTSE on Wednesday
A total of 12 securities traded, resulting in 287,792 shares valued at $5,727,189 changing hands. The market closed with 1 stocks rising, 2 declining stocks and 9 remaining unchanged. At the end of trading one stock closed at 52 weeks’ high and one at a 52 weeks’ low.
The Composite Index rose 2.60 points to close at 1,155.92, the All T&T Index gained 0.14 points to close at 1,811.49 and the Cross Listed Index inched up 0.69 at 66.64.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Commercial Bank was the sole stock gaining on Wednesday.
Losses| Calypso Macro Index Fund dropped 99 cents while trading 2,400 units at 52 weeks’ low of $23.50 and Clico Investments fell 20 cents to close at $22.55 with 187,110 units valued at $4,219,412.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl traded 14,480 units carrying a value of $897,760 to close at $62, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 963 shares to close at $40,
Firstcaribbean International Bank ended trading 1,921 shares to end at $7, Guardian Holdings closed at $12.69 as 524 shares were traded, Guardian Media traded 500 shares with the price remaining at $19.75. JMMB Group ended with 9,026 shares changing hands to close at 64 cents, Massy Holdings had 1,175 shares changing hands to close at $56.73, Scotiabank ended with 2,355 shares changing hands to close at $55.25 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 4,338 shares changing hands at $23.75.
