Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with the market index rising and two securities hit new records. At the close 21 securities changed hands versus 19 on Tuesday and the market index rising 32.28 points to end at 3,263.15 with slightly less stocks closing higher than lower.
Advancing stocks were just less than declining stocks 8 to 10, with 1,708,218 units valued at $12,344,346 changing hands compared to 2,359,315 units valued at $15,986,987 on Tuesday. Trading ended with 11 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 3 with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 81,344 units for an average value of $587,826 traded, compared to 124,174 units for an average value of $841,420 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 107,103 units and $786,736 while at the close of the prior day it was 119,982 units and $886,191. The average volume and value for April ended at 502,597 units and $2,768,003.
At the close of the market, Access Financial Services jumped $3.25 to close at an all-time high of $45 in trading traded 450 units, at the there was a block of 680,727 units offered for sales at$45 each. AMG Packaging climbed 5 cents and closed at $4.95 with just 3,353 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers lost 15 cents in trading 2,140 shares at $20.15, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 6,275 units and lost 15 cents to end at $7.85, Caribbean Flavours loss $2.40 in trading 8,725 units to end at $8.60. Caribbean Producers lost 3 cents trading 143,060 shares changing hands, to close at $3.72, General Accident lost 18 cents and closed trading with 30,045 shares at $3.32, Honey Bun gained 15 cents with 3,500 shares changing hands, to close at $7.70, ISP Finance ended at $18 with 24,471 units. Jamaican Teasrose 5 cents in trading 24,430 shares, to close at $4.85, Jetcon Corporation rose 20 cents and ended at $13.25 with 326,608 shares trading. Key Insurance lost 1 cent in trading 37,910 units to close at $3.89, Knutsford Express jumped $4.99 and traded 200 shares at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $46,Lasco Distributors ended with 500,029 units trading with a fall of 5 cents at $7.20, Lasco Financial fell 5 cents and ended with 199,629 shares changing hands at $4.55, Lasco Manufacturing fell 2 cents and closed at $5.48 while trading 77,707 shares, Main Event rose 31 cents and ended trading 9,400 shares, to end at $6.31, Medical Disposables ended at $6 with 16,700 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with 156,063 shares changing hands and lost 5 cents to $3.40, tTech ended with 4,405 units changing hands at $7.49 after rising 35 cents to $7.49 and Eppley 10% preference share, ended with 133,118 units changing hands at $6.50 after falling 30 cents.
Quiet day for Trinidad stocks
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange remains in a consolidation mode with little movement in process and the indices. On Wednesday in 11 securities changed hands compared to 13 on Tuesday with Grace Kennedy as the dominant trade.
At the close, 1 stock advanced, 1 declined and 9 were unchanged as 496,027 shares were exchanged at a value of $2,056,193 compared to Tuesday’s 316,137 shares valued at $2,505,928.
The Composite Index gained 0.03 points to 1,220.83, the All T&T Index advanced 0.13 points to 1,801.08 and the Cross Listed Index slipped 0.01 points to close at 85.89.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Massy Holdings gained 4 cents to close at $51.49 exchanging 3,536 units.
Losses| Sagicor Financial lost 1 cent to close at $9, with 45,000 units traded at a value of $405,018.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment closed at $22.52 with trades of 800 units, First Citizens exchanged 700 shares at $31.99, Grace Kennedy was unchanged at $2.76, with 377,719 shares changing owners valued at $1,042,504. Guardian Holdings closed at $15.51 with an exchange of 2,575 units, JMMB Group traded at $1.28, with 23,979 units, National Enterprises exchanged 23,110 units at $10.50. NCB Financial Group closed at $3.90 trading 17,987 units, Prestige Holdings closed at $11.01, with 20 units changing hands and Trinidad Cement held firm at $4.20 exchanging 601 units.
Jamaican stocks only winners on TTSE
A mere 316,137 shares valued at $2,505,928 traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, versus 1,141,204 shares valued at $11,232,310 on Monday.
The market closed with 13 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Monday with 2 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 6 holding firm.
The Composite Index declined 1.22 points to 1,220.80, the All T&T Index fell 0.12 points to 1,800.95 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.32 points to close at 85.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| GraceKennedy gained 6 cents to close at $2.76, with an exchange of 137,900 units valued at $380,604 and JMMB Group closed at $1.28, with gains of 3 cents while trading 21,000 shares.
Losses| First Citizens lost 1 cent to close at $31.99, with 300 units changing hands, National Flour Mills closed at $2.50, losing 2 cents trading 5,125 shares, NCB Financial Group closed 9 cents lower to $3.90, with an exchange of 60,000 shares, Readymix closed at $11, with a loss of 6 cents exchanging 1,437 units and Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $101.99, with 10 units traded.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International closed at $8 with 4,088 units being exchanged, One Caribbean Media closed at $16.85, with trades of 37,113 shares valued at $625,354 and Scotiabank held firm at $58.06 trading 4,540 shares. Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20 with 6,100 units changing owners, Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded at $22.50, with an exchange of 38,417 units valued at $864,348 and West Indian Tobacco exchanged 107 units at $127.
JSE stocks dropped on Monday
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday with 25 securities changing hands with 2 trading in the US dollar market. At the close, 5 stocks advanced and 11 declined.
Trading levels in the main market ended at 6,543,059 units valued at $67,974,879 compared to 6,987,999 units valued at $137,346,087 on Friday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 1,702 units valued at US$998.
The All Jamaica Composite Index dropped 2,009.81 points to close at 251,986.09, the JSE Market Index dived 1,831.17 points to finish at 229,587.87 and the JSE US dollar market index remained at 219 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
The main market ended trading with an average of 256,060 units valued at $2,718,995 per security traded, compared to an average of 258,815 units valued at $5,086,892 on Friday. The average volume and value for April ended at 382,748 units with an average value of $5,254,387.
In market activity, Berger Paints closed at $16 trading 38,142 shares, after trading at a 52 week’s intraday high of $16.90, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.35, gaining 4 cents with 181,062 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement traded 1 cent higher at $26.01 with trades of 19,575 units. Carreras lost 61 cents to close at $76.89 exchanging 6,003 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $43.90, losing 10 cents trading 13,475 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $16.90, gaining 40 cents with an exchange of 9,318 shares, Jamaica Producers closed 15 cents lower at $17.50, exchanging 2,590 shares Jamaica Stock Exchange closed 31 cents lower to $7.20, with trades of 8,798 shares. JMMB Group closed at $20, after losing 88 cents and trading 49,704 units, Kingston Wharves closed at $31, with gains of 25 cents exchanging 19,100 units, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.60, with an exchange of 230,961 shares, NCB Financial Group traded at $70, gaining $2.50 with 116,119 shares changing hands, 1834 Investments lost 11 cents to close at $1.70, with an exchange of 49,071 shares, PanJam Investment closed 85 cents lower to $34.15 with trades of 671,027 shares. Portland Fund closed at $10 exchanging 22,987 shares, Pulse Investments closed at $8.05 with trades of 30,000 units, Radio Jamaica lost 1 cent to close at $1.67 exchanging 4,479,929 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $31, with a loss of $1.50 trading 84,800 shares, Scotia Group closed at $39.01, losing $2.99, with 388,894 units changing owners, Scotia Investments closed at $36.55, with a loss of $1.70 exchanging 116,579 shares, Seprod traded 1,810 units at $36, Sterling Investments closed at $17.01, with 570 shares exchanged, Supreme Ventures closed at $6.38 trading 100 shares. Proven Investments exchanged 1,093 ordinary shares at 30 US cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share closed at $1.98 exchanging 2,000 units and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% preference share closed at $1,300 trading 445 units.
Sagicor dominates trading on TTSE
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday saw increased volume over Friday’s level but with the value being lower. Sagicor Financial traded the largest volume of shares and 75 percent of the market value.
At the close, 4 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 8 were unchanged. A total of 1,141,204 shares were exchanged at a value of $11,232,310 compared to Friday’s 607,866 shares valued at $22,247,214.
The Composite Index fell 0.85 points to 1,222.02, the All T&T Index gained 0.16 points to 1,801.07 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.26 points to close at 86.22.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Agostini’s gained 1 cent to close at $18.51 trading 800 units, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.51, with gains of 7 cents exchanging 23,881 shares valued at $370,158, Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent to close at $9.01 with trades of 941,250 shares valued at $8,480,663 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.50, gaining 1 cent, with 62,639 units changing hands valued at $1,408,546.
Losses| Calypso Macro Index Fund lost 38 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.50, exchanging 300 units, Scotia Investments traded 5 cents lower to close at $2.70, with 93,463 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $40 with 856 units traded, Clico Investment closed at $22.52 with trades of 1,126 shares,First Caribbean International closed at $8, trading 1,000 shares, JMMB Group traded 1,000 shares at $1.25. National Flour Mills closed at $2.52, with an exchange of 1,000 shares, Prestige Holdings closed at $11.01 with 35 units changing owners, Scotiabank remained at $58.06 while trading 10,555 units valued at $612,823 and Trinidad Cement exchanged 3,299 units at $4.20.
Biggest 2017 trading day for TTSE
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed out April with the biggest trading day on Friday resulting the highest number of securities trading with the highest dollar for the year. A total of 19 securities changed hands, accounting for 607,866 shares valued at $22,247,214, compared to 13 on securities trading on Thursday.
Trading closed with Ansa McAL and Republic Financial Holdings accounting for 69 percent of traded value. Overall 3 stocks advanced, 6 declined and 10 holding firm. On Thursday trading resulted in 167,340 shares valued at $2,265,872.
The Composite Index declined 2.61 points to 1,222.87, the All T&T Index fell 1.87 points to 1,800.91 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.46 points to close at 86.48.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Massy Holdings gained 2 cents and closed at $51.45 with 185 units changing owners, Prestige Holdings closed at $11.01, with a 1 cent gain exchanging 15 shares and Republic Financial Holdings gained 10 cents, closing at $102 with 60,818 shares changing hands valued at $6,203,436.
Losses| First Caribbean International closed at $8, losing 10 cents trading 1,025 shares, Guardian Holdings lost 6 cents to close at $15.44, with an exchange of 29,948 shares valued at $463,471, JMMB Group traded 4 cents lower to close at $1.25 while exchanging 16,760 units. Readymix closed $1.44 lower at $11.06 trading 2,710 units, Sagicor Financial lost 5 cents, closing at $9 with trades of 65,254 shares valued at $588,173 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.49, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 196,575 shares valued at $4,417,061.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15 with 10,000 units traded, Ansa McAL closed at $66.50 while trading of 138,271 shares valued at $9,195,022, Clico Investment traded 664 shares at $22.52, National Enterprises closed at $10.50 with trades of 550 units, National Flour Mills closed at $2.52 with 54,380 units changing hands,One Caribbean Media exchanged 1,637 units at $16.85. Scotia Investments traded 13,000 units at $2.75, Scotiabank exchanged 15,939 shares at $58.06 valued at $925,435, Unilever Caribbean closed at $57 trading 35 units, after trading at an 52 weeks’ intraday low of $53 and West Indian Tobacco rose 1 cent to $127 with 100 units changing hands.