After 8 consecutive days of record close, the Jamaica Stock Exchange main market ended down on Thursday, along with a sharp decline in volume traded, compared to Wednesday’s level.
At the close market activity, the main and US markets had 38 securities traded, compared to 32 on Wednesday leading to 10 advancing, 14 declining and 14 closing unchanged. The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,047.74 points to close 453,898.97 and the JSE Index declined by 952.11 points to end at 413,463.63.
Trading closed with 1,977,854 units for $90,864,188 changing hands, compared to the big trade on Wednesday of 15,196,273 units at $1,961,044,771, boosted by a 12.6 million NCB Financial shares.
Trading ended with an average of 59,935 units valued $2,753,460, in contrast to 506,542 shares valued at $65,368,159 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 137,805 units valued at $13,039,425 and previously, 150,653 units valued at $15,024,436. Trading for April resulted in an average of 157,923 shares at $3,718,919, for each security traded.
Wisynco Group led trading with 421,521 shares accounting for 21 percent of total main market volume, followed by NCB Financial Group with 382,188 shares, and 19 percent of the day’s trades and Carreras closed with 291,685 shares for 15 percent of volume traded. IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments lost $1.45 and closed at $43, trading 8,756 shares, Caribbean Cement rose 49 cents to finish at $80.50, with 46,077 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy lost 70 cents and ended trading of 55,186 shares at $60.80, Jamaica Broilers traded 28,735 shares after falling $2.28 to close at $31.71. Jamaica Producers gained $1.29 in trading 24,716 shares to close at $23.50, Kingston Wharves lost $1 trading 1,979 shares in closing at $70, Mayberry Investments dropped $1.01 to end trading of 3,022 shares, at $8.49, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 49 cents trading 29,389 shares at $10.01, NCB Financial Group lost $2.96 trading 382,188 shares to close at $147.05. PanJam Investment concluded trading of 2,800 shares and gained $1 to end at a record closing high of $91, Pulse Investments concluded trading at $2.50, with 281,094 shares, Sagicor Group declined $1 to end at $47 trading 44,572 stock units, Salada Foods lost 99 cents to end at $31.01 after trading 2,060 shares. Scotia Group traded 9,476 units and lost 70 cents in closing at $50.30, Seprod declined 46 cents trading 122,514 shares to close at $44.05, Supreme Ventures finished with a rise of $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of at $31, with 158,160 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 58 cents to close at $12.40 with an exchange of 7,200 shares and Wisynco Group ended trading with 421,521 shares with a rise of 30 cents to end at $14.55.
Trading in the US dollar market ended with 36,316 units valued at over US$22,506 with JMMB Group 6% preference share concluded trading 19,000 units at $1.05, Margaritaville completed trading of 343 shares at 25 US cents. Productivity Business rose 1 cent to close at 60 us cents with 863 stock units trading and Proven Investments closed trading with 2,510 units in closing at 24 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index fell 0.76 points to close at 181.56.
First Citzens at new high on TTSE – Wednesday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with trading in 17 securities against 16 on Tuesday, with 3 advancing, 7 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index rose 1.73 points to 1,351.71. The All T&T Index added 3.13 points to 1,799.61, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.04 points to close at 121.92. Trading ended with 264,650 shares at a value of $1,709,671, compared to 203,635 shares on Tuesday valued at $3,092,200.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 2 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 closed with lower offers.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, First Citizens Bank gained 75 cents and ended at 52 weeks’ high of $38, after exchanging just 20 shares, Prestige Holdings climbed 95 cents to end at $9, with 111 units changing hands and Trinidad Cement ended trading with a gain of 15 cents at $2.75, after exchanging 207,291 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| CinemaOne fell 5 cents in trading 153 shares to close at $9.95, Guardian Holdings closed with a loss of 1 cent at $18.50, trading 300 units, JMMB Group fell 1 cent and completed trading of 9,675 shares at $1.69, National Enterprises shed 20 cents and settled at $6.80, with 1,000 stock units changing hands. One Caribbean Media lost 5 cents and completed trading of 1,625 shares at $10.25, Sagicor Financial closed 16 cents lower and completed trading of 124 shares at $8.74 and Scotiabank concluded trading with a loss of 4 cents at $63.51, with 2,500 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing firm| Angostura Holdings settled at $15.80, with 14,157 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments closed at $22.65, with an exchange of 1,030 stock units, First Caribbean International Bank closed trading of 10,000 units at $8.35, NCB Financial Group ended at $8.45, after exchanging 1,163 shares. Republic Financial Holdings exchanged 1,804 shares at $123, Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 5,055 units to end at $29.50 and Unilever Caribbean closed at $26.30, after exchanging 8,795 shares.
All Jamaica Index now 455,998
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange moved further ahead in early trading on Wednesday to record new records.
With more than half an hour before the afternoon session, the market hit 455,998.44 on the All Jamaican Composite Index (AJI) after rising by 2,858.98 points with NCB Financial trading as high as $151.50 and PanJamaican Investment at a record $100 after rising by $10 from Tuesday’s close of $90.
The JSE Index climbed 2,598.04 points to be in record territory at 415,371.48.
The Junior Market index jumped 31.29 points to sit at 3,046.40 with Fontana trading at $4.49, General Accident at $4.45 and Lasco Manufacturing at $3.50.
Witco jumps $3 to $110 – Tuesday
West Indian Tobacco recovered the $3 lost on Monday to close back at the 52 weeks’ high of $110 on Tuesday, on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on a day when rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by a big margin.
Market activity ended in 16 securities trading with 8 advancing, 1 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, against 17 securities changing hands on Monday. At the close of trading, the Composite Index gained 1.35 points to 1,349.98. The All T&T Index rose 1.68 points to 1,796.48, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.14 points to close at 121.88.
Trading ended with 203,635 shares at a value of $3,092,200 changing hands, compared to 814,537 shares at a value of $8,160,288, on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 2 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closed with lower offers.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, Agostini’s gained 18 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $23.51, after exchanging 200 shares, CinemaOne rose 5 cents in trading 208 shares to close at $10, Clico Investments rose 15 cents and ended at $22.65, with 17,000 stock units changing hands. First Citizens closed with a gain of 24 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $37.25, after exchanging 415 shares, Guardian Holdings gained 1 cent and completed trading of 1,075 units at $18.51. Sagicor Financial finished trading with a rise of 10 cents to end at $8.90, after exchanging 38,894 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 10 cents and completed trading 3,405 units at $29.50 and West Indian Tobacco advanced $3 and ended at $110, with 260 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| Ansa Mcal fell 9 cents and completed trading of 1,837 units at $55.24.
Stocks closing firm| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.80, with 25,843 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings concluded trading at $55, after exchanging 1,325 shares, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.45, in exchanging 69,200 shares, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $123, after trading 2,678 shares. Scotiabank ended at $63.55, with 1,548 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement settled at $2.60, after exchanging 19,000 shares and Unilever Caribbean concluded at $26.30, trading 20,955 shares.