Trading resulted in the Jamaican dollar mostly gaining value on Wednesday as the market ended with dealers buying the equivalent of US$40,064,336 and selling US$40,071,060, in contrast to US$42,863,013 purchased and US$47,456,165 sold on Tuesday.
In US dollars trading, dealers bought US$36,342,749 compared to US$38,864,989 on Tuesday, as the buying rate for the US dollar fell 1 cent to end at $121.32. A total of US$39,008,262 was sold versus US$44,298,247 on Tuesday, the selling rate rose 2 cents to end at $122.01.
The Canadian dollar buying rate fell $1.23 to end at $89.34 with dealers buying C$840,296 and selling C$496,721, at an average rate that dropped $3.15 to $91.54. The rate for buying the British Pound climbed $1.05 to $172.21 for the purchase of £1,967,596, while £301,680 was sold, as the rate fell $2.70 to $170. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, fell 33 cents to close at J$136.96, from Tuesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$134.17 for a fall of 38 cents from Tuesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$309,670 being bought, while US$269,807 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the currencies traded at on Wednesday are, a rise of $1.15 in the highest buying rate of the US dollar to $123.30 and a rise of $1.97 in the lowest selling rate to $101.75. The highest buying rate of the Canadian dollar dropped $3.15 to $92.50 while a decline of $1.29 in the lowest buying rate took the final rate to $73. There was a rise of $1.30 in the highest buying rate to $175.90 for the British Pound while the lowest buying dipped $1.99 to $138.61.
Jamaican$ mostly rose on Wednesday
Falling stocks climb on JSE – Wednesday
Trading on the Jamaican Stock Exchange made small gains in the early morning session on Wednesday was slow with just a limited number of securities changing 
hands and resulted in a low volume overall.
After 75 minutes of the market’s opening, 27 securities traded, accounting for a mere 798,315 shares changing hands as only 3 stocks gained and 15 declined.
The indices enjoyed moderate gains in the main market after suffering modest declines earlier in the session with the all Jamaica Composite Index rising 158.18 points to 170,269.19, the JSE Market Index gaining 141.54 points to 153,292.39, the JSE combined index ending with a 114.52 points rise to 161,963.29 but the junior market index lost only 2.06 points to 1,928.67.
In Trading, Grace Kennedy lost $1.90 to with 36,282 shares trading down to $80.10, Sagicor Group had 300,000 shares changing hands at $23.80 to gain 20 cents in the process and Scotia Group traded 231,710 units but lost 51 cents to trade at $30.39.
Gains for Jamaican$ on Monday
Trading resulted in the Jamaican dollar gaining in value on Monday as the market ended with dealers buying the equivalent of US$51,988,256 and selling US$42,767,826, in contrast to US$33,506,151 purchased and US$31,293,513 sold on Friday.
In US dollars trading, dealers bought US$47,140,812 compared to US$29,939,202 on Friday, as the buying rate for the US dollar rose 3 cents to end at $121.32. A total of US$41,056,525 was sold versus US$29,104,944 on Friday, the selling rate fell 5 cents to end at $121.93. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell $1.63 to end at $90.26 with dealers buying C$1,998,221 and selling C$1,323,713, at an average rate that dropped 72 cents to $93.35. The rate for buying the British Pound dipped by 73 cents to $171.70 for the purchase of £2,264,195, while £315,739 was sold, on Friday, as the rate slipped by $2.43 to $172.48. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, fell 34 cents to close at J$137.74, from Friday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European 
common currency at J$134.90 for a fall of 30 cents from Friday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$156,460 being bought, while US$251,228 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the currencies traded at on Monday are, a big drop in the lowest selling rate of the US dollar of $18.22 to $99.78. A decline of $1.90 in the lowest selling rate of the Canadian dollar to close at $86.
Gains for JSE on Monday
Sagicor Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Monday
For the overall market, 32 securities changed hands, in all market segments with 11 rising and 10 declining while 1 closed at a 52 weeks’ closing high and one at an intraday record high. The market closed with 4,459,879 units valued at $105,773,180 changing hands in all markets. The junior market accounted for 935,672 units changing hands, valued at $3,901,047.
The JSE Market Index garnered 498.31 points to end at 153,581.38, the all Jamaica Composite Index added 556.89 points to end at 170,592.15 and the JSE combined index gained 199.09 points to close at 162,360.97.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 9 with lower offers. At the end of the market activities, Cable & Wireless traded 239,100 units to close with a gain of 2 cents at $1.39, Caribbean Cement ended at $22.65 with just 2,246 shares trading, after declining by 65 cents, Carreras traded 4,806 shares to end at $65, Gleaner closed at $2.09 with 105,736 shares changing hands. Grace Kennedy closed with 176,230 shares trading with a loss of 99 cents at $82, still well below the $97 equivalent, it last traded at in Trinidad. Jamaica Broilers declined by 9 cents in trading 5,375 units to close at $14, Jamaica Producers closed with a gain of $2 at $33 while trading 1,264,675 shares, down from 2,261,978 units traded on Friday. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose by 90 cents in trading 25,254 units to close at $22.90, JMMB Group had 7,596 units changing hands but rose 30 cents in closing at $10.30, Kingston Wharves traded 1,000 shares to close at $11.45, Mayberry Investments traded 20,680 shares to end at $4.45.
National Commercial Bank gained $1.03 with 330,105 shares changing hands to close at $41.03, Pan Jamaican investment fell 2 cents to close at $93 with 48,996 shares, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 138,420 units at 21 US cents. Sagicor Group gained 74 cents with 935,313 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $23.74, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 2,000 shares to close at $10.90, Scotia Group gained 39 cents with 69,377 shares changing hands to close at $30.90. Seprod traded 30,000 shares to close at $18.51, Supreme Ventures closed with a loss of 50 cents at $4.50 with 81,308 units changing hands and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 35,990 units but recovered 5 cents to end at $2.15.
Junior stocks fell – Monday
Jamaican Teas traded at a new high of $5.24 on Monday.
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 3 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 5 ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial traded just 220 and gained 50 cents to close at $17, AMG Packaging fell 47 cents with 400 units changing hands to close at $11, Blue Power had just 379 shares trading but rose 18 cents to end at $11.18. Caribbean Cream traded 52,000 shares but fell $1.05 to $3.70, Caribbean Flavours had 25,950 units trading firm at $8, General Accident traded at $3 with 129,400 shares changing hands. Honey Bun traded 24,051 units at $13 after falling 8 cents,
newly listed Iron Rock Insurance traded 368,917 shares and closed unchanged at $4, Jamaican Teas closed at $5 after trading 8,465 units, the price traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $5.24 before closing. Lasco Distributors closed with 88,618 units trading with a fall of 8 cents at $5.90, Lasco Financial ended at $3.03 with 134,243 shares changing hands 1 cent higher and Lasco Manufacturing ended with 103,029 shares changing hands to close at $3.80 with a fall of 10 cents.
TTSE falters again – Monday
The slide on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued on Monday as trading ended with 170,815 shares valued at $1,057,665 changing hands. A total of 10 securities traded with 3 falling, 2 gaining while 5 remained unchanged. One stock closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
The market closed with the Composite Index declined by 3.87 points to close at 1,138.76, the All T&T Index fell by 7.34 points to close at 1,824.12 and is down by 6.3 percent since the start of the year and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.04 points to 60.21.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that about a third of the listings have no bids to buy.
Gains| Guardian Holdings ended trading just 100 shares but rose 10 cents to close at $13.80 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended trading 5,705 shares, but rose 1 cent to end at $19.06.
Losses| JMMB Group contributed 7,164 shares valued but lost 2 cents in closing at 57 cents, National Enterprises closed with 11,640 shares changing hands at to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $10 after falling by 50 cents 
and West Indian Tobacco traded 829 share but lost 2 cents in ending at $126.28.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 1,028 units at $38.95, Clico Investments Fund ended with a volume of 12,700 shares to end at $22.55, Firstcaribbean International Bank closed at $6.50 with only 2,516 units changing hands. Grace Kennedy traded 53,773 shares to end at $5.20 and National Commercial Bank traded 86,000 shares at $2.40.
Mixed day for Jamaican$ on Friday
Trading resulted in the Jamaican dollar falling in value on Friday against the Canadian dollar and Pound sterling but rising against the US dollar. The market ended with dealers buying the equivalent of US$33,506,151 and selling US$31,293,513, in contrast to US$32,371,601 purchased and US$38,885,383 sold on Thursday.
In US dollars trading, dealers bought US$29,939,202 compared to US$27,218,608 on Thursday, as the buying rate for the US dollar remained unchanged at $121.29. A total of US$29,104,944 was sold versus US$35,303,983 on Thursday, the selling rate fell 4 cents to end at $121.98.
The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 12 cents to end at $91.89 with dealers buying C$2,088,057 and selling C$1,686,205, at an average rate that gained 99 cents to $94.07. The rate for buying the British Pound jumped $1.25 to $172.43 for the purchase of £1,157,998, while £472,442 was sold, on Thursday, as the rate climbed $2.81 to $174.91. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, rose $2.97 to close at J$138.08, from Thursday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$135.20 for a rise of $2.89 from Thursday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$338,687 being bought, while US$210,802 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the currencies traded at on Friday are, a gain of $1.66 in the lowest buying rate of the Canadian dollar to close at $74.29 and a rise of $2.40 in the lowest selling rate to $87.90. The highest buying rate of the British Pound slipped $1.65 to end at $176.20, while the lowest buying rate declined $3.16 to $140.69, the highest selling rate gained $3.37 to $183.06 and the Lowest selling rate was down $1.10 to $166.10.
General Accident dominates juniors – Friday
General Accident traded 2.8m shares on Friday
The market ended with 14 securities trading, 5 of which declined and 6 advancing and 3,473,758 units changing hands, valued at $11,095,522. One stock traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 3 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 5 ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial traded 24,500 in one block as a cross at $16.50 for a loss of 1 cent, AMG Packaging gained 5 cents with 5,814 units changing hands to close at $11.47, Caribbean Cream traded 120,000 shares and rose 69 cents to $4.75 but closed with the offer at $4.30 to sell 45,000 units. Caribbean Flavours had 3,000 units trading firm at $8, Caribbean Producers traded 16,000 shares but slipped 25 cents to $4.17, Consolidated Bakeries ended with 21,000 shares trading at $1.30 after dropping 18 cents,
Dolphin Cove closed with 100 shares changing hands at $15.29, General Accident jumped 60 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3 with 2,811,669 shares. Honey Bun traded only 1,000 units at $13.08 after falling 41 cents, Jamaican Teas closed at $5 after the split of the issued stock into 2 shares, with 222,773 units traded, the price went as high as $5.05 before closing. Lasco Distributors closed with 32,418 units trading with a rise of 22 cents at $5.98, Lasco Financial ended at $3.02 with 33,785 shares changing hands with a 2 cents gain and Lasco Manufacturing ended with 94,183 shares changing hands to close at $3.90 with a rise of 9 cents.
Big drop again for TTSE – Friday
Scotiabank at a new 52 weeks’ low on TTSE.
The market closed with the Composite Index declined by 10.05 points to close at 1,142.63, the All T&T Index fell by 19.89 points to close at 1,831.46 and is down by 6.3 percent since the start of the year and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.01 points to 60.25.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that about a third of the listings have no bids to buy.
Gains|Prestige Holdings with 2,812 units changing hands ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.21 to record a gain of 5 cents.
Losses| ANSA McAL contributed 39,272 shares valued at $2,485,487 but lost 33 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $63.35, First Citizens lost 24 cent in closing at $34.74 with only 287 units changing hands. LJ Williams B share lost 2 cents in closing at 97 cents with 250 units changing hands, Massy Holdings ended with a loss of 71 cents with 5,000 shares changing hands at a new 52 weeks’ low of $55.99, National Enterprises closed with 11,640 shares changing hands at to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.50 after falling by $1, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 100 units at $6.98
after slipping by 1 cent, Scotiabank traded 2,173 shares but dropped by $1.97 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $57.49.Firm Trades| Clico Investments Fund ended with a volume of 70,873 shares valued at $1,598,142 to end at $22.55, Grace Kennedy traded 100 shares to end at $5.20, LJ Williams 8% preference share traded 200 units at $3.30. Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended trading 21,157 shares with a value of $403,041 at $19.05 and Unilever Caribbean had 395 shares trading at $65.99.
Major’s strong gains on JSE – Friday
The main market of the Jamaican Stock Exchange made strong gains in the early morning session on Friday amounting to close to 1 percent but the junior market barely increased. Newly listed Iron Rock Insurance slipped 20 cents to $4.30.
After 90 minutes of the market’s opening, 35 securities traded, accounting for 4,351,342 shares changing hands as 18 stocks gained and 9 declined.
The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 1,592.13 points to 171,098.72, the JSE Market Index gained 1,424.66 points to 154,034.67, the JSE combined index ended with rise of 1,358.00 points to 163,159.02 but the junior market index rose by just 1.75 points to 1,983.19.
Caribbean Cream traded 120,000 to end at $4.75, General Accident Insurance had 2,811,669 units changing hands to trade at a previous 52 weeks’ high of $3, Jamaican Teas fresh from the stock split traded 122,008 at $5. Carreras traded 38,075 shares to gain $1 at $65, National Commercial Bank had 216,911 shares changing hands at $41, Scotia Group traded 28,450 to add 50 cents and end at $31 and Seprod had 35,479 units changing hands at $18.51 after shedding 69 cents.
