Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday with a big jump in the indices as the number of stocks rising climbed to 15 with just 7 declining out of a total of 26 securities trading in the US dollar and main markets. A number of stocks recorded big price movements by the close.
At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index advanced 1,704.13 points to 257,973.24, the JSE Market Index gained 1,552.66 points to 235,042.84 and the JSE US dollar market index fell 6.29 points to close at 180.97. Trading in the main market ended with 1,531,947 units valued at $26,473,230 changing hands compared to 797,671 units valued at $13,179,281 at the close on Thursday. The US dollar market, closed with 3 securities trading and accounted for 117,720 units valued at US$56,637.
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 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
The main market ended trading with an average of 66,606 units valued at $1,151,010 for every security traded compared to an average of 37,984 units valued at $627,585 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 218,951 units with an average value of $3,871,959 compared with an average of 226,206 units with an average value of $4,001,529 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Berger Paints jumped $2.97 to close at $17.97 trading 3,109 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.16, with 37,558 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cement climbed $2.50 higher to close at $28 in the exchange of 24,200 shares, Carreras advanced $2.40 to close at $89, with 5,200 units trading, Grace Kennedy closed at $41, losing 50 cents with an exchange of 33,303 units, Jamaica Producers gained 5 cents to close at $16, with 14,263 units crossing the exchange platform. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7 and gained 10 cents trading 319,683 shares, JMMB Group closed at $19.97, after surging $1.47 while exchanging 274,716 units, Kingston Properties traded 182 units at $9.95, Kingston Wharves gained 95 cents to close at $29.85, trading of 101,472 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $5.10, with a rise of 55 cents, exchanging 53,120 shares. NCB Financial Group closed at $70, with a loss of $1 after exchanging 45,412 shares, 138 Student Living closed at $4.50 trading 19,823 shares, PanJam Investment closed at $34.89, with trades of 17,800 shares. Pulse Investments lost 49 cents to close at $17.50 exchanging 69,754 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 10 cents to close at $1.60, with 7,769 units changing hands,
Sagicor Group closed at $33.09, with a loss of 1 cent exchanging 49,302 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded $1 higher to close at $12, with 29,966 shares changing owners, Scotia Group closed at $43, gaining 49 cents trading 61,260 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $38, with gains of $1.42 exchanging 30,000 units. Seprod added 7 cents to close at $28.07, with trades of 1,149 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.45, with a rise of 15 cents with 70,200 shares changing hands. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 24 US cents, with an exchange of 20,364 units, after rising by a fraction of a cent, Margaritaville Turks US ordinary shares lost 0.02 US cents to close at 32 US cents, trading 73,174 units, JMMB Group US 6% preference share traded 0.03 US cents lower, closing at US$1.10 with 24,182 units exchanged and Proven 8.25% preference share lost 2 cents to close at $5.15, with 262,706 units traded.
Grace takes 86% of TTSE trades
Grace Kennedy accounts for 86% of trades on the TTSE on Thursday.
Jamaica’s Grace Kennedy accounted for 86 percent of the volume and 38 percent of the value traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday. The market closed with a sharp rise in the level of activity compared with Wednesday’s with 19 securities trading, compared to 13 on Wednesday.
The market traded 1,447,071 units at a value of $8,814,925 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 201,265 units valued at $1,870,224. At the close, 4 stocks advanced, 6 declined and 9 were unchanged.
The Composite Index gained 0.11 points to 1,209.50, the All T&T Index added 0.08 points to 1,791.60 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.02 points to close at 84.07.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| NCB Financial Group gained 5 cents to close at $4.05 trading 2,575 shares, Scotiabank closed at $58.01, gaining 1 cent with 371 shares changing hands, Trinidad Cement gained 1 cent to close at $4.15 exchanging 32,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 50 cents higher, closing at $22.30 with 25,798 units changing hands at a value of $565,499.
Losses| Ansa McAL lost 1 cent to close at $66.01, with an exchange of 5,215 shares valued at $344,269, Clico Investment closed at $22.50, losing 1 cent trading 9,465 shares, JMMB Group traded at $1.23, with a loss of 3 cents exchanging 23,880 shares. Point Lisas closed at $3.88, losing 12 cents with 15,000 units trading, Scotia Investments closed at $1.90, with a loss of 23 cents trading 8,600 shares and 
West Indian Tobacco lost 6 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.94, with 8,950 shares changing hands valued at $1,127,163.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 31,400 shares valued at $1,256,004, to close at $40, Berger Paints closed at $4.05, with 2,449 units changing hands, First Caribbean International exchanged 20,000 units at $7.70. Grace Kennedy traded 1,245,000 shares at $2.70, valued at $3,361,500, Guardian Holdings closed at $16.20, with an exchange of 1,243 units, Massy Holdings closed at $50, with an exchange of 55 shares. National Enterprises held firm at $10.49, with 288 units changing hands, One Caribbean Media remained at $15.01 with 200 units traded and Republic Financial Holdings remained at $101.90, with 14,582 shares changing hands at a value of $1,485,898.
Juniors fall volume up 111% – Thursday
The Junior Market lost more grounds on Thursday with the market index losing 31.72 points to end at 3,165.11 with increased in volume by 111 percent to 2,034,224 units valued at $16,616,055 traded compared with 964,141 units valued at $9,136,161 on Wednesday.
Trading closed with 18 securities versus 20 on Wednesday leading to 3 stocks rising and 6 declining and with 2 stocks having higher bids than their last traded prices and 3 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 113,012 units for an average value of $923,114 compared to of 48,207 units for an average value of $456,808 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 411,804 units valued at $1,868.440 compared with 426,743 units valued at $1,915,706, previously. In contrast, May closed with averages of just 89,339 units at $596,722.
At the close of the market, stocks trading and their last traded price are: CAC 2000 closed at $8 with a mere 100 shares trading, Cargo Handlers traded 2,993 shares to end at $15.99, Caribbean Cream shed 25 cents in trading 62,000 units to end at $7.25, Caribbean Flavours traded 3,125 units to end at $11, Caribbean Producers gained 9 cents in trading 506,000 shares to close at $3.30, Consolidated Bakeries rose 9 cents in trading 1,400 shares to close at $2.70, Derrimon Trading ended at $8.50 with 2,847 shares changing hands, Eppley closed with 1,003,450 units changing hands at $12. General Accident closed trading with 9,745 shares at $2.70, Honey Bun traded 239 shares changing hands and closed at $6.04, ISP Finance lost $4 and ended at $20 with 200 units changing hands. 
Jamaican Teas traded 61,800 shares and lost 5 cents to end at $4.40, Jetcon Corporation dropped 59 cents and ended at $4.91 with 24,708 shares trading, KLE Group lost 5 cents and ended at $2.10 with 2,828 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 7,150 shares to end at $15.9. Lasco Distributors ended at $6.90, trading 17,793 units, Lasco Financial lost 20 cents with 47,524 shares changing hands, to end at $3.60, Lasco Manufacturing added 5 cents and ended with 239,900 shares trading to close at $4.65, Main Event ended trading 47,673 shares at $5.87, Medical Disposables ended at $5.50 with 215 units trading and tTech ended with 8,119 units changing hands at $8.
JSE majors drop 3,000 pts in 2 days
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with the All Jamaica Composite Index shedding more than 3,000 points in two days and the JSE Market Index losing over 2,800 points over the same period as declining stocks dominated those rising, with one stock ending at an all-time high.
The All Jamaica Composite Index dropped 2,038.00 points to close at 256,269.11, the JSE Market Index declined 1,856.85 points to 233,490.18 and the JSE US dollar market index gained 4.14 points to close at 187.26.
At the close of trading, 21 securities changed hands in the main market with 2 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 7 stocks advancing and 11 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 797,671 units valued at $13,179,281 changing hands compared to 1,699,314 units valued at $60,267,634 at the close on Wednesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 211,725 units valued at US$49,744.
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 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none closing lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 37,984 units valued at $627,585 for every security traded compared to an average of 77,242 units valued at $2,739,438 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 226,206 units with an average value of $4,001,529 compared with an average of 235,617 units with an average value of $4,170,226 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Berger Paints closed at $15, after gaining 70 cents and trading 23,799 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.16, with gains of 3 cents and 8,742 stock units changing ownership, Caribbean Cement traded $2.50 lower to close at $25.50 exchanging 14,000 shares,Carreras lost 20 cents to close at $86.60, with 12,614 units trading, Grace Kennedy gained $1.40 and closed at $41.50, with an exchange of 8,480 units, Jamaica Producers lost 5 cents to close at $15.95, with 2,674 units changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.90, after losing 9 cents and trading 11,700 shares, JMMB Group closed at $18.50, with 58,295 units changing owners, Kingston Properties traded 4,500 units at $9.95, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.55, after losing 20 cents with an exchange of 4,200 shares. NCB Financial Group closed at $71, gaining 1 cent after exchanging 54,489 shares, 1834 Investments closed 15 cents lower at $1.35 trading 33,400 shares, 
Palace Amusement gained $2, closing at an all-time high of $500, with an exchange of 586 shares, PanJam Investment closed at $34.89, gaining 2 cents with trades of 7,552 shares. Radio Jamaica lost 10 cents to close at $1.50 trading 40,900 units, Sagicor Group closed at $33.10, with a loss of 10 cents exchanging 32,601 shares, Sagicor Real Estate fund traded 50 cents lower to close at $11, with 5,380 shares changing hands, Scotia Group closed at $42.51, losing 1 cent in exchanging 18,762 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $36.58 trading 400 units while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.30, losing 15 cents with 450,810 shares changing owners. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23.99 US cents, gaining 0.01 US cent, with 203,725 units changing hands, Sterling Investments US ordinary shares traded 8,000 units at 0.11 US cents and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.13 exchanging 3,787 units.
JSE indices drop Wednesday
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with the number of stocks rising and falling being almost even. Trading volumes declined while the values increased compared to the prior day but the market indices closed lower.
The All Jamaica Composite Index fell 1,045.65 points to close at 258,307.11, the JSE Market Index declined 952.70 points to 235,347.03 and the JSE US dollar market index gained 1.72 points to close at 183.12.
At the close of trading, 22 securities changed hands in the main market, with 1 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 7 stocks advancing and 8 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 1,699,314 units valued at $60,267,634 changing hands compared to 2,115,285 units valued at $50,230,238 at the close on Tuesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 5,145 units valued at US$1,201.
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 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 77,242 units valued at a mere $2,739,438 for every security traded compared to an average of 88,137 units valued at $2,092,927 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 235,617 units valued at $4,170,226 compared with an average of 243,952 units with an average value of $4,245,530 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed at $6.50, with a loss of 50 cents exchanging 122,700 shares, Berger Paints closed at $14.30, after gaining $1.30 trading 3,468 shares, Carreras gained 30 cents to close at $86.80, with 10,436 units trading, Grace Kennedy dropped $1.90 to close at $40.10, with an exchange of 468,413 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $17.60, with a loss of 40 cents trading 11,000 shares, Jamaica Producers exchanged 4,742 units at $16. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.99 trading 47,474 shares, JMMB Group closed at $18.50, with 32,333 units changing owners, Kingston Properties traded 5,000 units at $9.95, Kingston Wharves closed at $28.90, with trades of 1,370 shares. Mayberry Investments closed at $4.75, gaining 20 cents with an exchange of 52,105 shares, 
NCB Financial Group closed at $70.99, with a loss of 41 cents after exchanging 56,856 shares, 1834 Investments gained 5 cents to close at $1.50 trading 17,269 shares, PanJam Investment lost 2 cents to close at $34.87, with trades of 14,326 shares. Portland JSX advanced $2 to close at $11, with 62,072 shares changing hands, Pulse Investments closed at $17.99, with an exchange of 4,584 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 10 cents to close at $1.60 trading 17,627 units, Sagicor Group closed at $33.20, with a loss of $1.33, trading 3,921 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 50 cents to close at $11.50, with 3,450 shares changing hands. Scotia Group traded $2.98 lower to close at $42.52 exchanging 734,967 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $36.58 trading 10,100 units while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.45, losing 20 cents with 15,101 shares changing owners. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23 US cents, with 5,145 units changing hands.
Junior Market volume up 32% on Wednesday
The Junior Market fell back moderately on Wednesday with the market index losing 10.12 points to end at 3,196.83. Volume ended 32 percent higher from Tuesday’s level, with 964,141 units valued at $9,136,161 traded, compared to 727,972 units valued at $5,314,008 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 20 securities versus 19 on Tuesday leading to just 4 stocks rising and 8 declining and with 2 stocks having higher bids than their last traded prices and 3 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 48,207 units for an average value of $456,808 compared to 38,314 units for an average value of $279,685 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 426,743 units valued at $1,915,706 compared with 446,666 units valued at $1,992,490, 
previously. In contrast, May closed with averages of just 89,339 units at $596,722.
At the close of the market, stocks trading and their last traded price are: Access Financial Services closed at $46.50 in trading 100,000 units, AMG Packaging rose 5 cents to close at $4.05 with 240,000 units changing hands, CAC 2000 closed at $8 with a mere 100 shares trading, Cargo Handlers traded 2,993 shares to end at $15.99, Caribbean Cream added 25 cents in trading 6,370 units to end at $7.50, Caribbean Producers lost 9 cents in trading 269,398 shares to close at $3.21, Consolidated Bakeries lost 8 cents in trading 1,100 shares to close at $2.62, Derrimon Trading ended at $8.50 with 2,847 shares changing hands, Eppley closed with 68,212 units changing hands at $12. General Accident closed trading with 9,745 shares at $2.70, 
Honey Bun dropped 6 cents with 1,103 shares changing hands and closed at $6.04, Jamaican Teas traded 12,999 shares and rose 15 cents to end at $4.45, Jetcon Corporation dropped 50 cents and ended at $5.50 with 25,259 shares trading, Knutsford Express traded 14,936 shares and rose 15 cents to end at $15.95, Lasco Distributors ended with a fall of 10 cents to $6.90, trading 22,307 units, Lasco Financial lost 5 cents with 11,568 shares changing hands to end at $3.80, Lasco Manufacturing shed 45 cents and ended with 89,741 shares trading and closed at $4.60. Main Event fell 35 cents and ended trading 68,872 shares at $6.15, Paramount Trading lost 4 cents and ended with 8,290 shares changing hands at $2.95 and tTech ended with 8,300 units changing hands at $8.
Trading picks up on TTSE – Wednesday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange picked up over Tuesday’s levels and closed on Wednesday with 13 securities being exchanged compared to only 7 on Tuesday.
The market traded 201,265 securities at a value of $1,870,224 compared to Tuesday’s trades of only 68,846 valued at $1,366,738. At the end of market activity, the prices of 4 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 6 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index declined 2.14 points to 1,209.39, the All T&T Index gained 0.91 points to 1,791.52 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.71 points to close at 84.05.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa McAL gained 2 cents to close at $66.02 trading 500 shares, Clico Investment closed at $22.51, gaining 1 cent with an exchange of 46,000 shares valued at $1,035,460, National Flour Mills closed at $2.29, with gains of 9 cents exchanging 3,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 30 cents higher, closing at $21.80 with 7,842 units changing hands.
Losses| NCB Financial Group traded 6 cents lower to close at $4, with an exchange of 102,626 shares valued at $410,925, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.50, losing 39 cents trading 1,308 shares and Trinidad Cement exchanged 33,864 units at $4.14, with a loss of 1 cent.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International closed at $7.70 with 474 shares changing hands, JMMB Group remained at $1.26, with trades of 1,663 units, National Enterprises exchanged 215 units at $10.49, One Caribbean Media traded 3,088 shares at $15.01, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.75, with an exchange of 485 units and Readymix closed at $11 trading 200 shares.
Proven shareholders sending message
Investors in Proven Investments US ordinary shares a strong message to the management of the group by talking with their money. Last week, the company’s shares were sold at $20 and less in the Jamaican dollars on the main market of the stock exchange when the price in the US dollar market was near J$31.
On Tuesday 550,000 shares were sold at J$24 in the JSE main market while 1.83 million units traded, with the stock closing at 23 US cents, 1 US cent less than the price of the right issue. The price has suffered a steep fall since the company released the full year results to March and got worse since the announcement of the rights.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with the market indices rising, even as advancing stocks were fewer than declining stocks. At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index advanced 898.62 points to close at 259,352.76, the JSE Market Index gained 818.75 points to 236,299.73 but the JSE US dollar market index lost 5.93 points to close at 181.40.
At the close of trading, 24 securities changed hands in the main market of the exchange with 1 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 9 stocks advancing and 12 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 2,115,285 units valued at $50,230,238 changing hands compared to 1,709,564 units valued at $44,534,888 at the close on Monday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 1,828,601 units valued at US$421,790.
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 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
The main market ended trading with an average of 88,137 units valued at $2,092,927 for every security traded compared to an average of 74,329 units valued at $1,781,396 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 243,952 units with an average value of $4,245,530 compared with an average of 252,609 units with an average value of $4,365,119 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Berger Paints closed at $13, losing $1.30 trading 7,842 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.13, with 23,303 stock units changing owners, Caribbean Cement traded $3 higher to close at $28 exchanging 26,007 shares, Carreras lost 30 cents to close at $86.50, with trades of 916 units, Grace Kennedy closed at $42, gaining $1 with an exchange of 11,922 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $18, with gains of 9 cents trading 120,579 shares, Jamaica Producers exchanged 17,174 units to close at $16. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 1 cent, closing at $6.99 trading 115,220 shares, JMMB Group gained $1.47 to close at $18.50, with 301,494 units changing owners and Kingston Wharves lost $1.10 to close at $28.90 trading 8,540 shares. Mayberry Investments closed at $4.55, losing 45 cents with trades of 5,600 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $70, with gains of $1.40 after exchanging 93,364 shares and PanJam Investment gained 79 cents to close at $34.89, with trades of 26,073 shares. Proven Investments traded $3 higher to close at $24 exchanging 550,000 shares, 
Pulse Investments closed at $17.99, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 500 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $34.53, gaining 43 cents trading 48,115 shares and Sagicor Real Estate fund lost 60 cents to close at $11, with 146,392 shares changing hands. Scotia Group closed at $45.50, with gains of $2.99 exchanging 324,221 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $36.58, with a loss of 42 cents trading 194 units, Seprod traded $2 lower to close at $28, with an exchange of 6,700 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.65, gaining 24 cents with 86,000 shares changing owners. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23 US cents, losing 0.01 US cent with trades of 1,828,601 units, JMMB 7.5% preference share lost 5 cents to close at $1.85 exchanging 75,500 shares, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.13 trading 329 units and Proven Investments 8.25% preference share traded 119,300 units at $5.17.
Junior Market volume drops on Tuesday
Volume traded on the Junior Market fell back sharply on Tuesday from Monday’s level with 727,972 units valued at $5,314,008 traded, compared with the 6,755,849 units valued at $46,027,135 passing through the market on Monday.
Trading ended with 19 securities versus 25 on Monday leading to just 8 stocks rising and 7 declining.
The market index rose 23.73 points to end at 3,206.95.
The market closed with 1 stock having a higher bid than the last sale price and 4 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 38,314 units for an average value of $279,685 compared to of 270,234 units for an average value of $1,841,085 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date is 446,666 units valued at $1,992,490 compared with 469,353 units valued at $2,087,646, previously, in contrast, May closed with averages of just 89,339 units at $596,722.
At the close of the market, stocks trading and their last traded price are: Access Financial Services rose 30 cents and closed at $46.50 in trading 5,500 units, AMG Packaging fell 10 cents to close at $4 with 53,706 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded 6,693 shares to end at $15.99, Caribbean Cream shed 25 cents in trading 1,400 units to end at $7.25, Derrimon Trading ended at $8.50 with 27,504 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove ended at $20 with 55,000 shares trading, Eppley dropped 95 cents with 20,199 units changing hands to close at $12. Honey Bun dropped 1 cent with 30,726 shares changing hands and closed at $6.04, Jamaican Teas traded 53,671 shares but rose 15 cents to end at $4.30, 
Jetcon Corporation rose 2 cents and ended at $6 with 113,149 shares trading, KLE Group ended at $2.15 with 3,000 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 29,497 shares and lost 20 cents to end at $15.80, Lasco Distributors ended with a rise of 20 cents to $7, trading 54,671 units, Lasco Financial lost 5 cents with 106,286 shares changing hands to end at $3.85, Lasco Manufacturing gained 15 cents and ended with 123,940 shares trading and closed at $5.05. Main Event fell 26 cents and ended trading 3,236 shares at $6.50, Medical Disposablesadded 49 cents and ended at $5.50 with 2,000 units trading, Paramount Trading gained 29 cents and ended with 32,463 shares changing hands at $2.99 and tTech recovered 10 cents lost on Monday and ended with 5,331 units changing hands at $8.
No spike in TTSE trading after holiday
All three market indices closed higher at the end of trading, on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, after trading resumed following the closure on Monday for a public holiday. The market closed with only 7 securities being exchanged compared to 8 on Friday.
At the end of trading 68,846 securities traded valued at $1,366,738 in contrast to Friday’s trades of 507,698 units, valued at $10,611,513. Market activity led to 3 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 2 were unchanged. Clico Investment dominated with 86 percent of the market’s value.
The Composite Index gained 0.47 points to 1,211.53, the All T&T Index rose 0.55 points to 1,790.61 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.05 points to close at 84.76.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa McAL gained 1 cent to close at $66.01 exchanging 100 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.06, gaining 5 cents in trading 5,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 25 cents higher, closing at $21.50 with 6,575 units changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investment closed at $22.50, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 52,500 shares valued at $1,181,252 and Scotia Investments traded 32 cents lower to close at $2.13, with 2,300 units changing hands, with the price coming closer to the price of J$38 approximately TT$2 being offered by Scotia Group.
Firm Trades| First Citizens exchanged 311 shares at $31.65 and JMMB Group closed at $1.26, with 2,060 units trading.
