The junior market enjoyed wide spread trading as 15 securities trading and the market index gaining 5.92 points to close at 1,316.57 for another record close. A total of 2,615.192 units, valued at $12,840,259 changed hands as 10 stocks advanced and 3 declined.
The market ended with 4 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ high. 4 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 8 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 4 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and none closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial closed with a gain of 16 cents to $12.86 with 6,672 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream rebounded with a 10 cents fall and closed at $3.20 with 6,500 shares changing hands. Caribbean Flavours rose 13 cents to $4.08 with 100,000 shares changing hands to close at a new 52 weeks’ high. Caribbean Producers traded 155,000 units for a gain of 46 cents end at $2.96, Consolidated Bakeries traded 117,800 shares with a gain of 20 cents to end at $1.50, Derrimon Trading had 108,498 units changing hands to end at $2.70 having gained 30 cents for a new 52 weeks’ high. General Accident ended with 24,208 shares changing hands and lost 15 cents and ended at $2.05, it-jumps-129-at-honey-bun/”>Honey Bun traded only 235 shares and gained 10 cents to land at $4.18, 
Jamaican Teas had 337,560 units changing hands for 4 cents lower to end at $3.40. Lasco Distributors with 928,359 shares changing hands, closed 11 cents higher at $3.06 for a 52 weeks high, the stock traded as high as $3.30. Lasco Financial gained 4 cents and closed at $2.49 to close at a 52 weeks high while 181,367 shares changed hands. Lasco Manufacturing traded 550,293 shares to end at $3.45 while gaining 15 cents, Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 45,200 shares changing hands to end at $2.20 and Jamaican Teas debenture had 50,000 units changing hands for 4 cents lower to end at $100.
Jamaican $ makes gains on Friday
Trading of foreign currency in the forex market on Friday, saw the US dollar selling rate remaining unchanged against the Jamaican dollar, but the local currency made gains on the Pound and Canadian dollar. The equivalent of US$47,260,818 was bought by dealers, compared with US$62,949,698 on Thursday, while they sold the equivalent of US$40,548,955 versus US$55,331,440 previously.
In US dollar trading , dealers bought US$43,192,155 compared to US$59,788,012 on Thursday. The buying rate for the US dollar lost 7 cents to $119.27 and US$37,422,844 was sold versus US$52,478,263 on Thursday, the selling rate remained at $119.68. The Canadian dollar buying rate rose 61 cents to end at $89 with dealers buying C$1,865,483 and selling C$3,069,975, at an average rate that declined by 10 cents to $92.22. 
The rate for buying the British Pound rose 33 cents to $181.36 for the purchase of £1,685,610, while £386,306 was sold, at an average rate that dropped $1.95 to $182.42. At the end of trading, it took J$133.57 to purchase the Euro, a drop of $2.29 from Thursday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$131.19 for a fall of $2.07 on Thursday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$113,653 being bought, while US$171,724 was sold.
Highs & Lows| The Canadian highest buying rate was the only one rising on Friday as the highest buying rate for the US dollar ended with a fall of 10 cents to $119.90 with the other rates remaining unchanged, with the lowest buying rate ending at $98.28, 
the highest selling rate at $125.94 and lowest selling rate at $98.28. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose $1.05 to $93.50, the lowest buying rate declined by $1 to end at $72.54, the highest selling rate lost 30 cents to end at $94.50 and the lowest selling rate fell $1.20 to end at $86.10. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, dropped $1.10 to end at $183.90. The lowest buying rate fell 17 cents to $148.57, the highest selling rate dropped 21 cents to $188.85 and the lowest selling rate fell 50 cents to end at $176.50.
Junior market brakes 1,300 Mark
AMG Packaging closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on Friday
The junior market closed over the 1,300 mark for the first time on Friday, gaining 91 percent so far for 2015 and is heading even higher as several junior market stocks are undervalued. Trading resulted in 14 securities traded as the market index rose by 17.52 points to 1,310.65 for a new closing high. A total of 1,446,535 units, valued at $6,684,912 changed hands as 10 stocks advanced and 1 declined.
The market ended with 4 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ high. 4 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 7 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 8 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and none closed with a lower offer.
In trading, AMG Packaging closed with a gain of 57 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.37 with 13,830 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream rebounded with a 20 cents gain and closed at $3.30 with 97,766 shares changing hands. Caribbean Flavours rose 18 cents to $3.98 with 270,000 shares changing hands to close at a new 52 weeks’ high. Caribbean Producers traded 31,000 units with a loss of 49 cents end at $2.50, Derrimon Trading had 32,804 units changing hands to end at $2.40 having gained 10 cents, Dolphin Cove rose 10 cents in trading 220,000 shares, to end at $13. General Accident ended with 80,000 shares changing hands, gained 30 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.20,
Jamaican Teas had 30,000 units changing hands for 9 cents higher to end at $3.44. Lasco Distributors with 22,240 shares changing hands, closed 8 cents higher at $2.95, Lasco Financial gained 4 cents and closed at $2.45 while 427,767 shares changed hands. Lasco Manufacturing traded 192,350 shares to end at $3.30, Medical Disposables closed at $2.55 with 883 shares trading, Paramount Trading ended with 15,000 shares changing hands with a rise of 50 cents to end at $7 for a 52 weeks’ high and Eppley 9.5% preference share, closed at $6 with 12,095 units trading.
National Gas slips on TTSE
Newly listed Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, to close at $23.98 with 232,104 shares valued at $5,570,126 changing hands, the price slipped 2 cents. The stock closed with a bid of $23.50 to buy 2,200 shares with 728 units on offer at $24.
Activity on the Stock Exchange, ended with 10 securities trading. At the close, there were 2 stocks closing higher, 1 declined and 7 remained unchanged as a total of 297,852 units, valued at $7,435,092 changed hands.
At the close the Composite Index ending with a fall of 0.93 points at 1,151.16, the All T&T Index declined by 1.85 points to 1,955.66 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 45.48.
Gains| West Indian Tobacco traded just 325 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent at $126.01.
losses| Guardian Holdings closed with 19,076 shares changing hands at $13.05 after dropping 7 cents.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings had 19,921 shares changing hands with the price to close at $14, Clico Investment Fund closed with 2,702 shares trading to end at $22.51, 
First Citizens Bank traded 5,708 shares and closed at $35. FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 1,000 shares and closed at $5, Flavorite Foods traded 500 shares at $4.80, One Caribbean Media traded 101 units to close at $22 and Scotiabank traded 16,415 shares valued at $1,025,938 to close at $62.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Jam$ slips against all on Thursday
Trading of foreign currency in the forex market on Thursday, saw the US dollar selling rate gaining ground against the Jamaican dollar, the pound and Canadian dollar versus the local currency. The equivalent of US$62,949,698 was bought by dealers, compared with US$38,513,726 on Wednesday, while they sold the equivalent of US$55,331,440 versus US$43,034,863 previously.
In US dollar trading , dealers bought US$59,788,012 compared to US$35,208,960 on Wednesday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 20 cents to $119.34 and US$52,478,263 was sold versus US$41,144,885 on Wednesday, the selling rate gained 2 cents to $119.68.
The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 44 cents to end at $88.39 with dealers buying C$1,464,400 and selling C$2,039,783, at an average rate that climbed $1.78 cents to $92.32. The rate for buying the British Pound slipped $1.12 to $181.03 for the purchase of £1,239,252, while £751,569 was sold, at an average rate that rose 82 cents to $184.37. At the end of trading, it took J$135.86 to purchase the Euro, with a rise of 24 cents from Wednesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$133.25 for an increase of 29 cents on Wednesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$197,184 being bought, while US$121,941 was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar ended with a fall of $1 to $120, but the lowest buying rate ended 8 cents higher at $98.28, 
highest selling rate advanced 11 cents to $125.94 and lowest selling rate rose 9 cents to $98.28. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose 65 cents to $92.45, the lowest buying rate declined by 12 cents to end at $73.54, the highest selling rate lost 16 cents to end at $94.80 and the lowest selling rate lost 40 cents to end at $87.30. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, gained 15 cents to end at $185. The lowest buying rate fell 16 cents to $148.74, the highest selling rate dropped $2.90 to $189.06 and the lowest selling rate fell 50 cents to end at $177.
Juniors just shy of the 1,300 mark
Caribbean Flavours traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.80.
The market closed with 5 securities ending with no bids to buy, while 4 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 7 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 1 closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Caribbean Cream rebounded with a 20 cents gain and closed at $3.10 with 69,419 shares changing hands. Caribbean Flavours rose 30 cents to $3.80 with 400,000 shares changing hands to close at a new 52 weeks’ high, Derrimon Trading had 54,665 units changing hands to end at $2.30 having lost 3 cents,
Dolphin Cove rose 90 cents in trading 19,357 shares, to end at $12.90. Honey Bun ended with 5,000 shares changing hands to gain 8 cents and end at $4.08, KLE Group had 50,000 units changing hands at 43 cents, Lasco Distributors with 28,800 shares changing hands, closed 1 cent higher at $2.87 but traded as high as $3. Lasco Financial lost 19 cents and closed at $2.41 while 439,750 shares changed hands, the stock traded at $2.60 during the day, Lasco Manufacturing traded 228,050 shares to end at $3.30 after trading 19 cents lower.
National Gas dominates TTSE
Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday to close with the loss of $1 at $24 with 845,026 shares valued at $20,833,109 changing hands. The stock closed with a bid of $23.50 to buy 2,200 shares with 728 units on offer at $24.
Activity elsewhere on the Stock Exchange, on Thursday ended with 7 securities trading. At the close, there was 1 stock closing higher, 1 declined and 5 remained unchanged as a total of 880,448 units traded, valued at $21,422,006 changed hands.
At the close the Composite Index ending with a fall of 0.41 points at 1,152.09, the All T&T Index gained 0.82 points to 1,957.51 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 45.48.
Gains| Unilever closed with 450 shares trading to end at $67.27 with a rise of 1 cent to close at a new 52 weeks’ high.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings had 842 shares changing hands with the 
price to close at $14, First Citizens Bank traded 1,704 shares and closed at $35. Guardian Holdings closed with 30,701 shares valued at $402,797 changing hands, to end at $13.12, Republic Bank traded 725 units to close at $112 and Trinidad Cement had 1,000 units changing hands at $3.20.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
More gains for JSE Thursday morning
The Jamaica stock market after 90 minutes of trading, recorded another morning of increases in the indices on Thursday morning, but just being barely up after being up by a fair amount up to 11am. Trading resulted in 23 securities changing hands with a volume of 3,586,645 units as 9 stocks gained and 8 declined.
The All Jamaican Composite index jumped 66.87 points to 135,115.30 
JSE Market Index rose 59.84 points to 122,731.18 the JSE combined index rose 145.04 points to be at 127,412.39 and the junior market index rose 9.91 points to 1,291.86.
In trading, Desnoes & Geddes exchanged 2,000,220 between $30 and $30.25 and now trades at $30, Jamaica Broilers exchanged 62,885 shares at $7.80, down by 20 cents, Caribbean Flavours traded at a new high of $3.80 with 400,000 shares as the stock gained 30 cents Lasco Financial Services had 439,750 units trading down to $2.41 after opening at $2.60 and lost 19 cents in the process.
Moderate trading on TTSE
Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday to close unchanged at $25 with 23,524 shares valued at $588,100, down sharply from the 7,645,914 shares valued at $191,137,391 changing hands on Tuesday. The stock closed with a bid of $24 to buy 10,776 shares with 12,313 units on offer at $24.98
Activity elsewhere on the Stock Exchange, on Wednesday ended with 9 securities trading. At the close, there was 1 stock closing higher, 3 declined and 5 remaining unchanged as a total of 395,045 units traded, valued at $1,770,230.
At the close the Composite Index ending with a fall of 0.04 points at 1,152.50, the All T&T Index gained 0.26 points to 1,958.33 and the Cross Listed Index is down 0.04 to 45.48.
Gains| Trinidad Cement had 28,650 units changing hands at $3.20 with a rise of 4 cents to close at a new 52 weeks’ high.
Losses| Angostura Holdings had 8,237 shares changing hands with the price shedding 1 cent to close at $14, JMMB Group lost 1 cent in trading 300,000 units and closed at 42 cents and First Citizens Bank traded 3,226 shares and closed 1 cent lower at $35.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed with 25,600 shares valued at $576,104 changing hands, to end at $22.51, Grace Kennedy traded 2,500 units to close at $3.60, National Enterprises closed with 1,216 shares trading for $16.72 and Scotiabank ended with 2,092 shares trading to end at $62.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
7 juniors stocks rose 2 fell
The junior market ended with 11 securities traded as the junior market index fell 3.83 points to 1,281.95 with 1,300,792 units, valued at $14,184,687, changing hands as 7 stocks advanced and 2 declined.
The market ended with 5 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 2 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 7 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 1 closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Caribbean Cream price slipped 33 cents and closed at $2.90 with 120,000 shares changing hands. Caribbean Flavours traded at $3.50 with 19,392 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers traded 414,000 units to end at $2.99, Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents in traded 59,878 shares, to end at $1.30. General Accident Insurance ended with 127,562 shares changing hands to gain 5 cents and end at $1.90,
KLE Group had 116,279 units changing hands at 43 cents, Knutsford Express traded 132,617 shares at $6.20 after adding 5 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ high, Lasco Distributors with 10,763 shares changing hands, closing 3 cents higher at $2.86. Lasco Financial closed at a new all-time closing high of $2.60 while 147,651 shares changed hands with the price rising 10 cents, the stock traded at $2.65 during the day, Lasco Manufacturing traded 147,651 shares to end at $3.49 after trading 14 cents higher and Medical Disposables closed at $2.55 with a rise of 20 cents with 10,000 shares traded.