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Falling Junior Market stocks beat advancers – Tuesday

March 20, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Caribbean Producers traded 3m shares on Tuesday.

Junior Market ended trading on Tuesday with an exchange of 4,609,834 units valued at $19,615,022 from 18 securities changing hands, compared with 12,328,672 units valued at $54,893,603 from 20 securities on Monday.
Caribbean Producers that accounted for 11 million on Monday traded the most shares on Tuesday with 3 million of the total shares exchanged at the close on Tuesday.
Market activity resulted in with just 4 security advancing, 9 declining and 5 remaining unchanged, with the Junior Market Index declining by a mere 0.02 points to close at 2,872.21.
Trading ended with an average of 256,102 units for an average of $1,089,723 compared to an average of 587,080 units for an average of $2,613,981 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 191,316 units at $681,419, compared to an average of 153,808 units at $657,083 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 7 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 20 cents at $2, with 258,488 stock units, Caribbean Flavours traded at $10.90, with 24,650 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.55, with 3,000,000 units, Derrimon Trading concluded trading 50 cents higher at $8, with 772 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.10, with 566,108 units. Express Catering traded 5 cents higher at $4.50, with 54,357 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.51, with 25,002 shares, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2.70, with 111,347 units, ISP Finance settled at $13.50, with 1,500 shares. Jetcon Corporation traded 7 cents higher at $4.20, with 12,000 units, Knutsford Express ended 48 cents higher at $14.48, with 17,439 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4, with 12,500 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 1 cent at $4.70, with 404,693 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled at $3.99, with 62,830 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 19 cents at $5.81, with 6,468 shares, Medical Disposables traded with a loss of 5 cents at $4.85, with 8,465 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 5 cents at $3.15, with 35,021 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 8,194 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

2 stocks rise 3 fall on TTSE – Tuesday

March 20, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with the number of securities trading remaining at 12 as was the case on Monday, with 2 advancing, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with 121,903 shares valued at $1,342,405 trading, compared to 243,252 shares valued at $1,831,701 on Monday.
At close, the Composite Index fell 0.89 points on Tuesday to 1,267.74, the All T&T Index rose 0.15 points to 1,700.06, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.27 points to close at 112.72.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Tuesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Scotiabank closed with an increase of 2 cents and settled at $62.50, after exchanging 6,655 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading with a gain of 3 cents at a new 52 weeks’ high of $28.14, after exchanging 1,250 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group shed 5 cents and ended at $1.90, with 67,885 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent and closed at $47.43, with 500 stock units trading and Sagicor Financial fell 5 cents to $7.80, with 565 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments completed trading at $20.11, with 13,490 units, First Citizens closed at $32.16, after exchanging 850 shares, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.35, with 4,085 units, One Caribbean Media ended at $12.44, with 397 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings settled at $10.05, after exchanging 24,481 shares. Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.53, with 1,245 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco settled at $88.55, after exchanging 500 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Clico Investment Fund, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, One Caribbean Media, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotia Group, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE

Main market activity climbs on Monday

March 19, 2018 by IC Insider.com

JSE main market activity ended on Monday with 26 securities changing hands, of which 11 rose, 10 declined and 6 traded firm. Trading closed with 6,657,188 units valued at $155,508,071 being exchanged, up from the $31 million traded on Friday.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 2,392.60 points to end at 321,159.47 and the JSE Index gained 2,179.93 points to 292,612.59.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 25 cents higher at $9.50, with 1,000 shares trading, Caribbean Cement rose 50 cents to $32.20, with 5,295 stock units changing hands, Carreras finished at $10.10, with 168,334 shares, Grace Kennedy fell by $1 to $50, with 160,875 stock units. Jamaica Broilers rose 1 cent to 420, with 8,482 units, Jamaica Producers closed trading at $15.50, with 1,205 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a gain of 5 cents at $6.05, with 8,530 shares, JMMB Group dropped 31 cents to $26, with 3,017,431 stock units. Kingston Wharves traded 900 shares at $39, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a rise of $1 to end at $6.50, with 469,349 units, NCB Financial Group traded at $98, with 502,244 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 4 cents higher at $1.19, with 20,000 shares, 138 Student Living ended 22 cents lower at $5.58, with 100 stock units, changing hands. Palace Amusement closed at $1,300, with 300 stock units, PanJam Investment rose 50 cents to end at $42.50, with 2,475 units. Radio Jamaica declined by 1 cent to $1.07, with 13,000 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 20 cents higher at $36.25, with 94,710 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading with a rise of $2 to $54, with 13,023 shares trading, Supreme Ventures concluded trading at $12, with 185,389 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments rose 4 cents and finished at $4.54, with 718,287 units and Wisynco Group gained 20 cents and settled at $10.70, with 449,497 shares trading.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE major indices jump on Monday.”

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Berger Paints, Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Money Market Brokers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB, JMMB Group, Kingston Properties, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, NCB Financial Group, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, Pulse Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco

5 stocks up 5 down on TTSE – Monday

March 19, 2018 by IC Insider.com

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Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with the number of securities trading remaining at 12 as it was on Friday, with 5 advancing, 5 declining and 2 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with 243,252 shares valued at just $1,831,701 trading, compared to 441,097 shares valued at $12,442,038 on Friday.
At close, the Composite Index fell 0.11 points on Monday to 1,268.63, the All T&T Index slipped 0.08 points to 1,699.99, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.02 points to close at 112.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Monday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments finished trading with a gain of 1 cent and closed at $20.11, with 3,200 units, Grace Kennedy increased 1 cent and completed trading at $3.35, with 165,808 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed with an increase of 1 cent at $101.53, with 3,520 stock units changing hands. Sagicor Financial rose 1 cent and completed trading at $7.85, with 35,835 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading with a gain of 7 cents at $28.11, after exchanging 5,064 shares.
Losses| First Citizens fell 3 cents and concluded trading at $32.16, after exchanging 1,000 shares, JMMB Group fell 1 cent and ended at $1.95, with 9,275 stock units changing hands, National Flour shed 2 cents and settled at $1.80, after exchanging 1,000 shares, One Caribbean Media lost 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.44, with 100 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank ended trading 2 cents lower and settled at $62.48, after exchanging 1,050 shares.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank settled at $9.30, after exchanging 15,500 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $88.55, after exchanging 1,900 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, JMMB Group, National Flour Mills, NCB Financial Group, One Caribbean Media, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE

Junior Market slips again – Monday

March 19, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Junior Market trading jumped on Monday with an exchange of 12,328,672 units valued at $54,893,603 from 21 securities compared with 2,993,806 units valued at $14,194,427 changing hands from 20 securities on Friday.
Caribbean Producers accounted for 11 million of the total shares exchanged at the close of the day.
Market activity resulted in with just 4 security advancing, 10 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, with the Junior Market Index declining 9.64 points to close at 2,872.23.
Trading ended with an average of 587,080 units for an average of $2,613,981 compared to an average of 149,690 units for an average of $709,721 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 153,808 units at $657,083, compared to an average of 121,429 units at $510,838 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 3 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of $5 at $51, with 1,160 shares, AMG Packaging ended 20 cents higher at $2.20, with 47,421 stock units, CAC 2000 ended trading at $9, with 890 shares, Caribbean Producers finished with a loss of 7 cents in closing at $4.60, with 11,036,816 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed 5 cents higher at $2.05, with 10,000 shares. Dolphin Cove finished at $18, with 500 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.15, with 464,986 units, Eppley ended trading at $10, with 60,000 ordinary shares changing hands, Express Catering traded at $4.45, with 63,210 shares. FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 7 cents at $2.51, with 6,650 shares, General Accident closed at $2.90, with 100,000 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.30, with 27,501 shares, Jamaican Teas concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents at $4, with 23,500 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 2 cents at $4.13, with 231,044 units, Knutsford Express ended $1.86 higher at $14, with 900 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 6 cents higher at $4.05, with 83,442 stock units, Lasco Financial fell 9 cents to close at $4.71, with 35,601 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 21 cents at $3.99, with 29,425 shares, Medical Disposables traded at $4.90, with 381 shares, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 1 cent at $5.50, with 89,997 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $5, with 15,248 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, CAC2000, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Eppley, Express Catering, FosRich, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

JSE major indices jump on Monday

March 19, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Investors pushed the main market of Jamaica Stock Exchange up on Monday with the all Jamaican Composite Index climbing 2,392.60 points to 321,159.47 and the JSE Index jumping 2,179.93 points to 292,612.59.
Trading closed with 26 securities changing hands, down from 27 on Friday, leading to 11 advancing, 10 declining and 6 trading firm, in the main and US dollar markets. Securities closing with sizable price changes include, Grace Kennedy falling $1 to $50, Mayberry Investments jumping by $1 to $6.50 and Scotia Group with a rise of $2 to $54.
Main market activity ended with 6,657,188 units valued at $155,508,071 compared to 3,641,373 units with a value of $64,163,969 changing hands on Friday. At the end of trading, JMMB Group closed with 3,017,431 units and accounted for 45.33 percent of traded shares, followed by Ciboney Group with 809,577 units, 12.16 percent of total volume traded and Victoria Mutual Investments with 718,287 units with 10.79 percent of trades.
Trading results in an average of 277,383 shares valued at $6,479,503 for each security traded, compared to 140,053 shares valued at $1,194,310 on Friday. For the month to date an average of 604,726 units with an average value at 10,135,623 traded, compared to 627,970 units with an average value at 10,417,767 traded on the previous trading day. In contrast, February closed with average of only 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.
Trading in the US dollar market on Monday ended with 16,220 units valued at over $4,268 with the market index slipping 0.91 points to close at 169.13. Proven Investments closed trading at 22 US cents with 14,220 units changing hands and Productive Business Solution traded 2,000 units at 58 US cents valued at US$295,
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with a lower offer.
For more details of market activities see – Investor bids $1,300 for Palace shares – Monday.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Ciboney Group, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Stock Exchange, JMMB Group, Mayberry Investments, Proven Investments, Scotia Group, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments

Junior Market slips again – Friday

March 16, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market ended trading on Friday with a 11.7 points drop in the market index to 2,881.87 with 20 securities changing hands compared to 23 trading on Thursday.
Market activity resulted in with just 6 security advancing, 6 declining and 8 remaining unchanged, with an exchange of 2,993,806 units valued at $14,194,427. On Thursday, trading ended with 1,983,814 units valued at $13,150,229 changing hands.
Trading ended with an average of 149,690 units for an average of $709,721 compared to an average of 86,253 units for an average of $571,749 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 121,429 units at $510,838, compared to an average of 119,263 units at $495,598 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 5 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2, exchanging 87,325 stock units, CAC 2000 finished at $9, with 1,030 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 98 cents at $5.99, with 1,000,000 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 27 cents higher at $4.67, with 30,000 units, Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $7.50, with 10,000 shares. Elite Diagnostic settled 14 cents higher at $3.20, with 287,518 units, Express Catering traded with a loss of 5 cents at $4.45, with 185,882 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 8 cents higher at $2.58, with 14,393 shares, Honey Bun lost 50 cents in closing at $4.30, with 1,777 shares. Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.15, with 33,951 units, Key Insurance finished trading at $4.10, with 50,000 shares, Knutsford Express ended 14 cents higher at $12.14, with 3,877 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $3.99, with 27,220 stock units. Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 1,119 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 20 cents higher at $4.20, with 927,141 shares, Main Event ended trading at $6, with 695 shares, Medical Disposables traded 10 cents higher at $4.90, with 1,510 shares. Paramount Trading closed at $3.20, while 210 stock units were exchanged, Stationery and Office closed at $5.51, with 329,491 units and tTech concluded trading at $5.20, with 667 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, CAC2000, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Express Catering, FosRich, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

JSE majors fall again on Friday

March 16, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Palace closed at a new high of $1,300 on Friday.

Investors were kinder to stocks trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and ended up cutting the market indices by less than 1,000 points compared to drop of more than 4,700 points on Thursday, but Palace Amusement jumped $200 to $1,300.
At the close, the all Jamaican Composite Index lost 741.12 points to end at 318,766.87 and the JSE Index dipped 675.24 points to 290,432.66.
Trading closed with 27 securities changing hands, down from 29 on Thursday, leading to 11 advancing, 10 declining and 6 trading firm, in the main and US dollar markets. Securities closing with sizable price changes include, Caribbean Cement losing 91 cents to end at $31.70, Grace Kennedy falling $1 to $51, Sagicor Group declining 90 cents to $35.60 and Scotia Group that lost $2 to $52.
Main market activity ended with 3,641,373 units valued at over $64,163,969 changing hands, versus 14,969,349 units valued at $264,028,466 on Thursday.
Carreras closed with 1,251,675 units and accounted for 34.37 percent of traded shares, Sagicor Group with 537,833 units amounted to 14.77 percent of trading and Berger Paints with 14.77 percent of trades with 501,659 units.
Trading results in an average of 140,053 shares valued at $1,194,310 for each security traded, compared to 516,184 shares valued at $9,104,430 on Thursday. For the month to date, an average of 627,970 units with an average value at 10,417,767 traded, compared to 668,629 units with an average value at 11,259,206 traded on the previous trading day. In contrast, February closed with average of only 213,336 units valued at $3,392,475 for each security traded.
Trading in the US dollar market on Friday ended with Proven Investments concluded trading at 22 US cents with 1,340 units changing hands valued at US$295, as the market index rose 2.19 points to close at 170.04.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with a lower offer.
For more details of market activities see – Investor pays $1,300 for Palace shares – Friday – Friday.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Proven Investments, Sagicor Group, Scotia Group, Trading Activity

Investor pays $1,300 for Palace shares – Friday

March 16, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Palace Amusement hit a record of $1,300 on Friday.

IC Insider TOP 10 stock – Palace Amusement, rose $200 on Friday and ended the week with a gain of $740 to close at $1,300 in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, as investors responded to the strong patronage of the Black Panther being shown by the movie house.
Main market activity ended with 26 securities changing hands, with 11 securities rising, 10 falling, 5 trading firm. The market closed with 3,641,373 units valued at over $64,163,969 being exchanged.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index fell 741.12 points to 318,766.87 and the JSE Index declined by 675.24 points to 290,432.66.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 25 cents higher at $9.25, with 4,700 shares, Berger Paints ended with a loss of 55 cents at $16.45, with 501,659 stock units, Carreras finished with a loss of 68 cents at $10.10, with 1,251,675 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 91 cents at $31.70, with 4,390 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 1 cent at $51, with 15,712 stock units. Jamaica Broilers finished trading 48 cents higher at $19.99, with 33,607 units, Jamaica Producers closed 49 cents higher at $15.50, with 10,000 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 50 cents at $6, with 72,730 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading 25 cents higher at $26.31, with 251,690 shares. Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of 50 cents at $39, with 3,400 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 33 cents higher at $5.50, with 18,949 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 50 cents at $98, with 35,030 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading 12 cents higher at $1.15, with 9,750 shares. Palace Amusement jumped $200 and closed at a new all time high of $1,300, with 300 stock units, 138 Student Living ended 29 cents higher at $5.80, with 5,000 shares,changing hands. PanJam Investment ended $42 higher at $42, with 2,430 units, Portland JSX concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $9.95, exchanging 560 shares, Pulse Investments finished at $1.85, with 1,751 shares. Radio Jamaica settled 2 cents higher at $1.08, with 11,000 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 45 cents higher at $36.05, with 537,833 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of 2 cents at $52, with 81,245 shares, Seprod closed with a loss of 20 cents at $30.05, with 5,600 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading 50 cents higher at $12, with 5,800 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished at $4.50, with 281,020 units and Wisynco Group settled at $10.50, with 495,442 shares and in the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% finished trading at $1.50, with 100 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE majors fall again on Friday.”

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Money Market Brokers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB, JMMB Group, Kingston Properties, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, NCB Financial Group, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, Pulse Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Supreme Ventures, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wisynco

3 securities rise 4 fall on TTSE – Friday

March 16, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 12 securities against 15 on Thursday, with 3 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with 441,097 shares valued at $12,442,038 trading, compared to 267,128 units valued at $3,784,239 on Thursday.
At close, the Composite Index fell 0.49 points on Friday to 1,268.74, the All T&T Index rose 0.07 points to 1,699.99, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.15 points to close at 113.01.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Friday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group increased 1 cent and ended at $1.96, with 253,010 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 4 cents and concluded at a 52 weeks’ high of $28.04, after exchanging 23,609 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed with a gain of 5 cents and settled at $88.55, exchanging 99,742 stock units.
Losses| Angostura Holdings closed with a loss of 1 cent and ended at $15.70, with 10,000 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings fell 1 cent and settled at $16, after exchanging 8,500 units, NCB Financial Group shed 3 cents and concluded trading at $6.50, after exchanging 300 shares and Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.99, with 597 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments completed trading at $20.10, with 18,800 units changing hands, First Citizens closed at $32.19, after exchanging 4,158 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.52, with 6,325 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.84, with 24 units and Scotiabank settled at $62.50, after 16,032 shares changed hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.