Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday ended with 15 securities trading, 2 closing higher, 4 declined and 9 remained unchanged as a total of 167,198 units traded, valued at $2,414,835.
At the close the Composite Index ending with a modest rise 0.04 at 1,147.33, the All T&T Index fell 0.10 to 1,948.45 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.03 to close at 45.43.
Gain| Clico Investment Fund closed 1 cent higher with 3,827 shares changing hands at $22.51 and National Commercial Bank gained 1 cent to land at $1.68 with 20,573 shares changing hands.
Losses| JMMB Group ended with 61,448 shares changing hands at 42 cents, with a loss of 1 cent, National Flour with 1,000 shares trading, shaved 2 cents off the old price to land at $1.96. L.J. Williams B share, closed with a 2 cents loss of 2 cents down to 97 cents, with 1,986 shares trading and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126 with 2,480 shares trading, valued at $312,496 and lost 1 cent.
Firm Trades| ANSA McAL contributed 7,997 shares valued at $536,039 in 
closing at $67.03, First Citizens Bank traded 4,021 shares and closed at $35, Grace Kennedy had 30 units changing hands at $3.60. Guardian Holdings with 20,577 shares valued at $269,970 changing hands, closed at $13.12, Massy Holdings ended with 4,000 shares changing hands at $62.48. One Caribbean Media traded 19,852 shares valued at $436,744 to end at $22, Point Lisas traded 73 shares to close at $3.96, Scotiabank closed with 4,334 shares changing hands unchanged at $62.50 and valued at $270,875 and Trinidad Cement closed at $3.15 with 15,000 shares changing hands
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
2 stocks rise 5 fall on TTSE
2 stocks rise 3 fell on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday ended with 13 securities trading, 2 closing higher, 3 declined and 8 remained unchanged as a total of 166,171 units traded, valued at $2,627,229.
At the close the Composite Index ending with a modest fell 0.06 at 1,147.29, the All T&T Index gained 0.14 to 1,948.55 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.04 to close at 45.40.
Gain| Berger Paints not trading for several months was finally active and gained 1 cent to land at $3.66 with only 10 shares changing hands and National Flour with 72,300 shares recovered 8 cents to land at $1.98.
Losses| Massy Holdings ended with 513 shares changing hands at $62.48 with a loss of 2 cents, Point Lisas traded 910 shares and fell 1 cent to close at $3.96 and Sagicor Financial loss 4 cents in trading 31,385 shares and closed at $5.95.
Firm Trades| ANSA McAL contributed 2,001 shares in trading, to close at $67.03, Clico Investment Fund closed with 29,350 shares valued at $660,375 changing hands at $22.50, 
First Citizens Bank traded 5,795 shares and closed at $35, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 30 shares and closed at $5; Grace Kennedy had 3,450 units changing hands at $3.60. Guardian Holdings with 6,200 shares changing hands, closed at $13.12, Republic Bank closed at $112 with 5,680 shares trading, valued at $636,160 and Scotiabank closed with 8,547 shares changing hands unchanged at $62.50 valued at $534,160.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
New record close for juniors on Thursday
The junior market ended on Thursday at a new closing high of 1,099.30 for index which gained 41.97 points, earlier in the morning session the index crossed over the 1,100 market and was at 1,105.75. A total of 10 stocks advanced, 2 declined as 14 securities traded while three new all-time highs were recorded at the close. The market ended with 571,293 units, valued at $1,595,810 changing hands.
At the close 4 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 8 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and one closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial gained 20 cents and closed at $12.70, with 2,000 units changing hands, AMG Packaging closed with a gain of 5 cents to end at $3.70 with 5,553 units trading, Blue Power closed with 21,475 units changing hands, the price rose of 30 cents to $12.50. Caribbean Cream traded at a new all-time closing high by gaining 20 cents of $2.80 with 39,528 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers traded 10,088 shares at $2.10, Consolidated Bakeries ended with just 200 units changing hands at $1.14, with a gain of 4 cents. 
Dolphin Cove gained 20 cents to end at $11.70 while trading 2,500 units, General Accident Insurance traded 14,000 units at $1.58 to gain 8 cents, Honey Bun with 17,364 shares changing hands, fell 62 cents to end at $4.38. Jamaican Teas had 5,574 shares trading to close at $3.10 with a loss of 10 cents, Lasco Distributors closed at a new record high of $2.25 with 206,920 units trading for a gain of 25 cents, Lasco Financial gained 15 cents with 186,279 shares changing hands to end at $1.95, Lasco Manufacturing traded 55,812 shares to end at $2.95 after gaining 15 cents for a new all-time high and Paramount Trading had 4,000 units changing hands at $6.50.
Junior market index jumps to new record of 1,105
The junior market index jumped to new record of 1,105.75 as investors buy up Lasco manufacturing at a new high of $2.95 and Lasco Distributors and Lasco Financial added 10 cents each. Investors attention is focused on some selective stocks currently with the J$31 offer proposed by Heineken to buy out all the minority shares in Desnoes & Geddes is the main focus, with the bid on the stock now at $13 and one offer at $28.
Elsewhere, trading National Commercial Bank traded 4,933,508 shares at $30, s Sagicor Investments sold the stock to First Global as the buying broker, with both sides on behalf of clients. Other trades of note are Cable & Wireless with 788,739 up to 53 cents, Carreras with 245,970 shares at $51, Lasco Financial Services with 135,279 units at $1.90.
Overall 17 securities have traded at 10.30 am with a volume of a mere 6,286,448 units, 2 stocks declined and 13 gained.
Trading activity resulted in the JSE Market Index 581.75 points to 99,654.44. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 650.15points to 110,325.74, the JSE combined index 981.86 points to be at 103,962.84 and the junior market up 48.42 points to 1,105.75 for a new record.
3 stocks rise for TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday ended with 10 securities trading, 3 closing higher, none declined and 7 remained unchanged as a total of 380,173 units traded, valued at $12,071,382.
At the close the Composite Index ending with a modest rose 1.19 at 1,147.35, the All T&T Index gained 0.11 to 1,948.41 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.28 to close at 45.44.
Gain| Guardian Holdings with 22,233 shares with a value of $291,694 changing hands closed 1 cents higher at $13.12, National Commercial Bank gained 4 cents in trading 10,000 shares at $1.67 and Point Lisas traded 400 shares and gained 1 cent to close at $3.97.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed with 237,600 shares valued at $5,346,033 changing hands at $22.50, First Citizens Bank traded 5,862 shares to close at $35, Prestige Holdings with 300 units changing hands ended at $9.90, 
Republic Bank closed at $112 with 53,511 shares trading valued at $5,993,232. Scotiabank closed with 1,133 shares changing hands unchanged at $62.50, Scotia Investments traded 7,500 shares and closed at $1.60 and Trinidad Cement closed with 10,366 shares changing hands at $3.15.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Lasco & Kremi push juniors to new record close
Caribbean Cream ended at a new closing all-time high on Wednesday of $2.60.
At the close 3 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 10 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 7 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and none closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Caribbean Cream traded to end at a new all-time closing high of $2.60 with 75,013 shares changing hands, after gaining 5 cents. Investors were responding to a sharp increase in profit of $46 million versus $1.3 million in the prior year for the August quarter.
Caribbean Producers lost 25 cents in trading 367,000 shares at $2.10, KLE Group ended with 4,999 units changing hands at 43 cents, Lasco Distributors with 26,944 units trading, ended 4 cent up to $2. Lasco Financial had 31,370 shares changing hands to end at $1.80, Lasco Manufacturing traded 66,880 shares to end at a new high of $2.80 after gaining 30 cents for a new all-time high. Paramount Trading gained 50 cents while 10,000 units changed hands at a new high of $6.50 and Derrimon Trading Company 11.75% preference share ended with 63,000 units changing hands at $2.23.
Jamaica’s forex returns to normal on Tuesday
Jamaica’s forex market returned to normal on Tuesday, with volumes being low at this time of the year. Trading ended in the foreign exchange market with the equivalent of US$23,638,977 bought by dealers, compared with US$87,964,632 on Monday, while they sold the equivalent of US$26,888,583 versus US$82,948,742 previously.
In US dollar trading , dealers bought US$21,150,981 compared to US$84,551,283 on Monday. The buying rate for the US dollar declined 51 cents to $118.42 and US$25,239,896 was sold versus US$81,821,341 on Monday, the selling rate was unchanged at $119.23. 
The Canadian dollar buying rate rose 10 cents to end at $87.91, with dealers buying C$1,071,330 and selling C$926,454, at an average rate that rose 57 cents to $90.75. The rate for buying the British Pound climbed 93 cents to $178.05 for the purchase of £1,023,198, while £506,853 was sold, at an average rate that climbed $1.15 to $180.60. At the end of trading, it took J$133.68 to purchase the Euro, with a decline of 77 cents from Monday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$131.34, for a fall of 23 cents from Monday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$154,247 being bought, while US$175,823 was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar rose 35 cents on Tuesday to $119.80, the lowest buying rate put on 21 cents to end at $97.82, the highest selling rate gained 16 cents to end at $125.35 and lowest selling rate jumped $18.41 to $116.10. 
The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar dropped 90 cents to $91.10, the lowest buying rate gained 58 cents to $72, the highest selling rate fell $1.04 to end at $93.16 and the lowest selling rate jumped $2.75 to $86.75. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, rose 65 cents to end at $181.20. The lowest buying rate leapt $4.42 to $145.62, the highest selling rate dived $2.20 to $185.10 and the lowest selling rate climbed $11.70 to close at $174.
Record close for juniors on Tuesday
Lasco Manufacturing New factory. The company’s stock closed at a new all-time high of $2.50 on Tuesday
At the close 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 lost 50 cents and closed at $12.50, with 1,000 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream traded to close at a new all-time high of $2.55 with 50,329 shares changing hands, after gaining 50 cents. Consolidated Bakeries rose 2 cents in trading >962,162 shares at $1.10, after adding 8 cents,
General Accident Insurance ended with 1,000 units changing hands at $1.55, in the process the stock gained 5 cents. Honey Bun closed at a new high of $5 for a gain of 72 cents with 7,600 shares trading, Jamaican Teas traded 46,043 shares to end with a loss of 2 cents at $3.20, Lasco Distributors with 80,390 units trading, ended 1 cent down to $1.96. Lasco Financial had only 500 shares changing hands to end at $1.80 and added 5 cents and Lasco Manufacturing traded 91,609 shares to end at a new high of $2.50 after gaining 29 cents.
Moderate fall for TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday ended with 15 securities trading, none closed trading higher, 2 declined and 13 remained unchanged as a total of 110,711 units traded, valued at $1,069,356.
At the close the Composite Index ending with a modest loss of 0.6 at 1,146.26, the All T&T Index lost 0.12 to 1,948.30 and the Cross Listed Index was unchanged at 45.16.
Losses| ANSA McAL contributed 7,002 shares in trading, to close at $67.03 after losing 2 cents and Guardian Holdings with 500 shares changing hands closed 1 cents lower at $13.11.
Firm Trades|, Angostura Holdings with 9,925 shares changing hands, closed at $14, Clico Investment Fund with 4,000 shares changing hands to closed at $22.50, First Citizens Bank traded 2,500 shares to close at $35, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 20 shares and closed at $5. Grace Kennedy had 26,983 units changing hands at $3.60, Guardian Media traded 375 shares with the price ending at $19.77, 
National Flour ended trading with 8,000 shares changing hands and closed at $1.90, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund contributed 4,000 shares at $3.06. Sagicor Financial contributed 1,500 shares to end at $5.99, Republic Bank with 400 shares changing hands, closed at $112, Scotia Investments traded 35,100 shares and ended at $1.60, Trinidad Cement closed with 10,366 shares changing hands at $3.15 and Unilever Caribbean ended with 30 shares trading at $67.26.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Juniors gained modestly on Monday
Lasco products – demand for the company’s stock is rising & supply falling.
At the close 4 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 7 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 6 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and none closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial closed at $13, with 3,533 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream did not trade, but had a bid above the last traded price of $2.05 on Friday, to buy 20,000 units at $2.35. Caribbean Flavours gained 15 cents in trading 1,666 units at $2.85, Caribbean Producers traded 11,184 units at $2.35, for a 5 cents gain, Consolidated Bakeries rose 2 cents in trading 3,333 shares at $1.02, General Accident Insurance ended with 2,011 units changing hands at $1.50, in the process the stock price lost 1 cent. Jamaican Teas traded 1,000 shares to end with a gain of 22 cents at $3.22,
KLE Group had 228,390 units trading, at a new low of 43 cents, after losing 7 cents. The stock remains weak at the close, with 287,274 units on offer at 43 cents and no buyers posting bids, Lasco Distributors with 187,793 units trading, ended with a gain of 2 cents to $1.97. Lasco Financial had 140,901 shares changing hands to end at $1.75 for a fall of 15 cents. Lasco Manufacturing did not trade and ended with an offer to sell 500,000 units at $3 and a bid to buy just 2,204 units at $2.30 which is above the last traded price on Friday of $2.21.