Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Thursday saw 12 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 2 declined and 7 traded firm with 745,726 stocks changing hands with a value of $5,950,491.
The Composite Index lost 0.53 points, to close at 1,150.48, the All T&T Index fell 1.07 points, to close at 1,986.31 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 41.19.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close, are National Flour Mills with 6,152 shares to gain 5 cents and ended at $1.10, Trinidad Cement with 77,000 shares valued at $154,352 enjoyed a 5 cents to end at $2 and Unilever Caribbean with 100 shares, closed with a gain of 1 cent to end at $$63.06 for a new 52 weeks high. Trinidad Cement released results for the June quarter, showing profit before tax bettering by a small amount, the results last year, coming in at $26.5 million versus $23.4 million, but after accounting for a non-recurring charge of nearly $26 million and lower finance cost.
Declines| The stocks that declined at the end of trading, are First Citizens Bank, contributing 58,943 shares with a value of $2,093,908 as the price slipped by 28 cents to $35.52, while Point Lisas Industrial Port Development added 7,000 shares valued at $29,050 and lost 5 cents to end at $4.15.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading, are Ansa Merchant Bank in trading 3,357 units at $39.11, Berger Paints with 500 shares, closed at $3.61, Clico Investment Fund traded 137,798 shares valued at $3,031,556, but the price remained at $22, Guardian Holdings exchanged 715 units for $14.30 each, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 450,000 shares changing hands for a value of $184,502, ended at 41 cents, Sagicor Financial had 1,263 shares changing hands at $6.50 and West Indian Tobacco with 1,998 units closed at $118.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Moderate price changes on TTSE
J$ gains on Pound down on Can $ stable US
In Wednesday’s forex trading, the selling rate for the Jamaican dollar was up versus the Canadian dollar but it was fairly stable against the US dollar and fell against the Pound Sterling.
Authorized dealers bought the equivalent of US$34,069,194 versus US$31,547,793 on Tuesday, and sold the equivalent of US$36,968,896 compared to US$43,845,589 on Tuesday. In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$29,576,893 compared to US$26,975,990 on Tuesday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 9 cents to $112.33 and US$33,827,227 was sold versus US$39,677,380 on Tuesday, the selling rate was up a cent to $112.83.
The Canadian dollar buying rate declined 70 cents to $101.11 with dealers buying C$933,419 and selling C$689,558, with the selling rate rising by 62 cents to $103.61.The Pound closed at $186.93, for the purchase of £1,690,394 as the rate rose 33 cents while £1,185,147 was sold, as the rate declined by 33 cents to $188.64. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$839,191 while selling was the equivalent of US$527,123.
Highs & Lows| The highest rate for buying the US dollar, rose 10 cents to $113.20, the lowest buying, the highest and the lowest selling rates remained unchanged, at $91.85, $117.70 and $91.85, respectively. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar, climbed by 35 cents to $103.65 and the lowest buying rate remained at $81.34. The highest selling rate rose 82 cents to $106.50 and the lowest selling rate was up $1.10 to $99.10. The highest buying rate for the British Pound declined 10 cents to $189.40, the lowest buying rate fell 13 cents to $151.35. The highest selling rate fell $3.58, to $191.70 and lowest selling rate eased back by 15 cents to $182.35.
Sagicor Financial dominates
Sagicor Financial dominated trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange, accounting for 83.78 percent of the 1,164,725 stocks changing hands carrying a total value of $9,184,581.
There was trading in 12 securities of which 4 advanced 3 declined and 5 traded firm with.
The Composite Index lost 0.22 points to close at 1,151.01, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.23 points to close at 1,987.38 and the Cross Listed Index fell by a mere 0.03 points to end at 41.19.
Gains| Stocks enjoying a price increase at the close are, Flavorite Foods with 721 shares, gained a cent in ending at $5.75, Trinidad Cement contributed 30,095 shares with a value of $58,670 to close at $1.95, for a 3 cents gain, Scotia Investments with a volume of 82,621 shares traded for $115,679 and ended at $1.41, up a cent and Unilever Caribbean with 100 shares, closed with a gain of 2 cents to end at $$63.05 for a new 52 weeks high.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are Republic Bank that lost 3 cents to end at $121.90 while trading 16 units, Sagicor Financial Corporation with 975,827 shares changing hands for a value of $6,340,684 and lost 3 cents to $6.50 and West Indian Tobacco with 1,616 units closed at $118, after losing 3 cents.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are Agostini’s with 238 shares closed at $17.39, ANSA McAL 62 units were traded at $66.29, Clico Investment Fund traded 55,255 shares valued at $1,215,709 and remained at $22, First Citizens closed at $35.80 in trading only 74 shares and Massy Group added 18,100 shares valued at $1,239,850 to close at $68.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Trading picked up on JSE – 12 up 6 down
Trading picked up Wednesday’s on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with 32 securities trading, the most for several weeks. The prices of 12 stocks rose and only 6 declined as 11,330,883 shares changed hands, valued at $56,346,945.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index rose by 592.06 points to 71,804.98 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index gained 662.02 points to close at 78,999.20.
Gains| Stocks gaining, with volume and last traded prices at the end of trading in the main market, are Berger Paints with 2,600 shares, declined by a cent to $1.66, Grace Kennedy with 593 shares, to close with a gain of $1.49 at $59, Jamaica Broilers with 3,001,000 units closed up a cent at $4.58, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 5,063 ordinary share closed with a 5 cents gain at $7, Kingston Wharves traded 6,329 shares and the price was up 2 cents to $5.02, Pulse Investments gained 5 cents to 35 cents in trading 100,000 shares, Sagicor Group had 290,622 units changing hands, at 25 cents higher at $9.40, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed 20 cents higher with 57,536 units and ended at $6.60 and Scotia Group with 81,950 shares closed at $19 while gaining 30 cents.
Firm| The volume and last traded prices of the stocks in the main market to close without a change in price, are Cable & Wireless with 1,776 shares, closed at 39 cents, Caribbean Cement with 9,499 units closed at $3, Carreras with 25,460 units at $34.90, Gleaner 10,000 shares at $1.10, Jamaica Producers 869 units at $19, Mayberry Investments with 73,118 shares at $1.68, Pan Jamaican Investment 136,816 units at $48.50 and Seprod with 1,859 shares at $10.50.
Declines| The volume and last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market, are National Commercial Bank 141,521 units at $18.16, down 4 cents, Proven Investments with 1,600 ordinary shares lost 0.0025 US cents to end at 17 US cents and Supreme Ventures with 5,000 shares falling 15 cents to $1.80.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 10,000 units at $3 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers down 7.50% preference share with 55,000 units closed at $2, there was no change in the prices of these.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index declined by 4.59 points to close at 632.93 as 10 stocks traded with 3 advancing and 3 declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market, are Blue Power with 50,000 shares and gained 1 cent to $9.06, Caribbean Cream had 1,833,661 units trading 10 cents higher at 75 cents and General Accident with 350,811 units closed with a 5 cents gain at $1.33.
Firm Trades| Stocks in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the day before, are Jamaican Teas 7,218 units at $3.25, Knutsford Express 4,786,253 shares at $5.16, Lasco Distributors 149,349 units at $1.10 and Lasco Financial with 48,265 shares at $1.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading, are Cargo Handlers with 400 shares as the price slipped 10 cents to $13.90, Caribbean Producers with just 4,952 shares, losing 5 cents in the process, to $2.30 and Lasco Manufacturing with 81,763 units at 9 cents down at 91 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Jamaican $ gains vs Pound stable with US
In Monday’s forex trading, the selling rate for the Jamaican dollar made gains against the British Pound but was stable against the US dollar as dealers bought nearly US$3 million more than they sold. On Friday, dealers bought $9 million more than they sold. 
Authorized dealers bought the equivalent of US$53,329,347 versus US$41,719,974 on Friday, and sold the equivalent of US$50,685,771 compared to US$32,548,314 on Friday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$47,852,405 compared to US$35,874,558 on Friday. The buying rate for the US dollar lost 14 cents to $112.19 and US$48,469,980 was sold versus US$28,416,014 on Friday, the selling rate was unchanged at $112.82.
The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 54 cents to $101.43 with dealers buying C$2,118,078 and selling C$1,018,014, the selling rate rose 17 cents to $103.12.
The Pound closed at $186.47, for the purchase of £1,986,266 as the rate slipped 85 cents while £492,793 was sold, as the rate declined 81 cents, to $188.96. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$260,568 while selling was the equivalent of US$459,939.
Highs & Lows| The highest rate for buying the US dollar, rose 5 cents to $113.25, the lowest buying, the highest and the lowest selling rates remained unchanged, at $91.85, $117.70 and $91.85 respectively. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar was up 65 cents to $104 and the lowest buying rate fell 25 cents to $81.34. The highest selling rate fell by $7.50 to $105.50 and the lowest selling rate was down 30 cents at $98. The highest buying rate for the British Pound declined 50 cents to $189.80, the lowest buying rate dropped $40.61 t0 $111.70, the highest selling rate rose $2.95 to $196.34 and lowest selling rate dived by $23.85 at $159.65.
Scotia drops $1.48 on TTSE, more coming
In trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange, Scotiabank continues the slide, dropping $1.50 at the end of Friday’s market close, to a new 52 weeks low. The fall is a continuation of the negative response to the fall in profit for the April quarter, and the slow pace at which some investors, gingerly tried to extricate themselves from the stock. The stock has now lost $6.50 or 9.28 percent since the results were released at the end of May.
The stock lost $4.87 from July 31 to present, and is poised for a larger fall as there was no bid on the stock at the end of trading with an offer at the last traded price to sell 5,371 units.
There was activity in 14 securities in trading of which 5 advanced, 5 declined and 4 traded firm with 483,828 units changing hands, valued at $2,332,657. At the close of the market the Composite Index lost 2.91 points to 1,152.28, the All T&T Index fell by just 5.86 points to 1,989.60 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.01 points to end at 41.23.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close, are ANSA McAL that gained 2 cents to end at $66.30 while trading 400 shares, First Citizens with 3,820 units valued at $137,520 as the price closed 1 cent higher at $36. Grace Kennedy traded 1,728 shares to close with a gain of a cent at $3.46 and Trinidad Cement with 400,000 shares changing hands, for a value of $746,468, the price ended at $1.90, up 4 cents.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are Massy Group with 4,924 shares, valued at $339,461, to close down 2 cents at $68.93, National Enterprises added 7,707 shares valued at $138,714, to close a cent lower at $17.99, Republic Bank lost 3 cents to close at $121.94, in trading 1,950 shares, Sagicor Financial with 38,059 shares traded for $249,258, closed 2 cents lower at $6.53 and Scotiabank dropped $1.48 to close at $63.50, but only traded 137 shares.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading, are Ansa Merchant Bank with 4,903 shares, valued at $191,756 to end at $39.11, Berger Paints contributed only 200 shares, at $3.61, Clico Investment Fund traded 2,000 shares valued at $44,000 and remained at $22, Guardian Holdings contributed 14,000 shares with a value of $200,190, as it closed at $14.30 and Scotia Investments traded 4,000 units to close at $1.40.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Prices of 8 stocks rose 2 fell on JSE
In Thursday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the prices of 8 stocks rose, 2 declined as 26 securities changed hands, resulting in 5,097,306 shares trading, valued at $14,900,219.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index declined by 592.75 points to 71,455.62 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell by 662.80 points to close at 78,608.56.
Gains| Stocks with gains, volume and last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market, are Cable & Wireless with 247,349 units as the price rose 2 cents to 36 cents, Caribbean Cement with 5,000 units, 25 cents higher to $2.75, Desnoes & Geddes 1,667 shares, 8 cents up at $4.10, Jamaica Broilers 1,500,000 shares to close at $4.59 with a 2 cents gain, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 10,000 units for 40 higher at $6.90.
Firm| Stocks with volume and last traded prices in the main market to close without a change in price, are Carreras with 86,330 shares at $34.50, Gleaner with 1,892,256 units at $1.10, Grace Kennedy 3,100 shares at $59, Mayberry Investments with only 340 units, ended at $1.55, National Commercial Bank had only 14,654 shares changing hands at $18.26, Proven Investments 1,500 units at 18 US cents, Sagicor Group with 30,400 shares at $9.25, Scotia Group saw only 10,923 shares changing hands at $19, for Scotia Investments it was 1,666 shares at $20.60 and Supreme Ventures 6,600 units at $1.75.
Preference| Only Jamaica Teas bond with 2,000 units at $100 each traded.
Declines| The only stock to decline at the end of trading in the main market is, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 3,416 shares, while losing 4 cents to end at $6.96.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index declined by 1.52 points to close at 626.24 as 9 stocks traded with 3 advancing and 1 declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market, are Access Financial with 10,000 shares, gaining 5 cents to $10.05, Caribbean Cream 500,000 shares with an increase of 4 cents to 65 cents and Lasco Distributors with 11,500 units with a cent increase to $1.06.
Firm Trades| The stocks in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the day before are Caribbean Producers with 1,660 shares at $2.38, Consolidated Bakeries with 260,029 stock units at 80 cents, General Accident 306,000 shares at $1.35, Jamaican Teas with 45,364 shares at $3.25 and Medical Disposables with 97,552 shares at $2.
Declines| Paramount Trading with 50,000 shares is the junior market stock to decline as the price fell by 2 cents to $2.68.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Only 7 securities traded on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange was low with just 7 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, 3 declined and 2 traded firm, with 63,450 stocks changing hands, with a value of $1,135,906.
The Composite Index lost 0.17 points to close at 1,155.44, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.09 points to close at 1,995.57 and the Cross Listed Index fell by 0.04 points, to end at 41.27.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are Unilever Caribbean that gained 3 cents to end the day at $63.03, for a new 52 weeks high and West Indian Tobacco with 10 shares, to close with a gain of a cent at $118.01.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Agostini’s with 14,582 units traded for $253,581, the price fell 6 cents to close at $17.39. First Citizens Bank contributed 4,511 shares with a value of $162,393, while losing just a cent to $35.99 and Sagicor Financial Corporation added 1,116 shares valued at $7,380 and lost 2 cents to $6.61.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund with 8,619 shares valued at $189,618 but remained at $22 and Guardian Holdings with 34,062 shares changing hands for a value of $487,087, to close at $14.30.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Caribbean Flavours dominates trade
In Tuesday’s trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the prices of 10 stocks rose and 9 declined as 29 securities changed hands, resulting in 48,146,012 shares trading, valued at $138,990,317. Junior market, Caribbean Flavours with 44,078,122 units trading, valued at $121,212,820, was the dominant trade although there were only 4 different sets of trades in the stock with two of 22 million shares each.
Main 
Market| The JSE Market Index fell by 420.68 points to 72,048.37 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index dropped 470.39 points, to close to 79,271.36.
Gains| Stocks with gains, volume and last traded prices at the close of the main market, are Cable & Wireless with 3,108,389 shares, as the price gained 4 to close at 34 cents, Carreras with 259,900 shares changing hands, closed 50 cents higher at $34.50, Grace Kennedy 69,691 shares traded with an increase of $2.50 to $59, Pan Jamaican Investment with 100 units gained 6 cents and ended at $48.08 and Scotia Investments had 26,885 shares traded, with a gain of 60 cents t0 $20.60.
Firm| The stocks with volume and last traded prices in the main market to close without a change in price, are Caribbean Cement with 100 shares closing at $2.50, Jamaica Broilers with 9,655 shares to close at $4.57, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 20,629 ordinary shares at $7, Jamaica Producers 2,593 shares at $17.50, Mayberry Investments 1,020 units at $1.55 and Proven Investments 5,366 US dollar ordinary share, at 18 US cents.
Declines| The stocks with losses, volume and last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market, are Berger Paints with 3,500 in losing a cent to end at $1.65, National Commercial Bank with 25,622 shares, lost 14 cents to $18.26, Sagicor Group, lost a cent in trading 4,473 shares at $9.25, Sagicor Real Estate Fund saw 115,150 shares changing hands, with a 15 cents fall to $6.50, Scotia Group shed 50 cents while trading 15,522 units at $19 and Supreme Ventures with 96,198 shares lost 20 cents to end at $1.75, for a new 52 weeks’ low.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 23,413 units with the price unchanged at $3.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index gained 15.28 points to close at 624.72 as 10 stocks traded, with 5 advancing and 3 declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market, are Access Financial with 4,722 shares, the price gained $1.03 to $10, Caribbean Flavours traded, 44,078,122 units and closed at $2.75, while gaining 30 cents in the process. Lasco Distributors with 48,000 shares, gained 4 cents to $1.05, Lasco Financial traded 54,700 units at 3 cents higher at 93 cents and Lasco Manufacturing with 38,000 units, was up 6 cents to 86 cents.
Firm Trades| Stocks in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the day before, are Cargo Handlers with 2,312 shares at $14 and General Accident with 3,050 shares at $1.35.
Declines| Stocks declining in the junior market at the end of trading, are Blue Power with 5,000 units as the price lost 5 cent to $9.05, Caribbean Producers with 1,500 shares, with a 7 cents drop, to $2.38 and Dolphin Cove with 4,000 shares, as it shed 85 cents to $7.55.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Jamaican$ gained against all
In Monday’s forex trading, funds bought by dealers, were US$4 million more than the amount they sold. Authorized dealers bought the equivalent of US$48,682,961 versus US$39,624,611 on Thursday, and sold the equivalent of US$44,817,815 compared to US$33,192,211 on Thursday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$43,475,603 compared to US$33,363,187 on Thursday. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 17 cents to $112.19 and US$42,538,907 was sold versus US$29,758,889 on Thursday, the selling rate declined by 4 cents to $112.82.
The Canadian dollar buying rate fell $2.30, to $101.24 with dealers buying C$1,861,517 and selling C$630,031, the rate fell 51 cents to $103.36.
The Pound closed at $187.02, for the purchase of £1,598,529 as the rate dropped $1.18 while only £446,552 was sold, as the rate eased $1.02, to $190.09. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$862,883 while selling was for the equivalent of US$949,281.
Highs & Lows| The highest rate for buying the US dollar, rose 5 cents to $113.30, the lowest buying, and the highest selling rates remained unchanged at $91.85 and $117.70 respectively, the lowest selling dropped $1.45 to $91.85. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar declined $1.73 to $103.82 and the lowest buying rate lost 4 cents to $81.92. The highest selling rate was unchanged at $106.50 and the lowest selling rate was down 5 cents to $98.70. The highest buying rate for the British Pound remained at $191.50, the lowest buying rate declined by 16 cents to $152.31, the highest selling rate dipped 22 cents to $196.34 and lowest selling rate declined 20 cents to $183.50.