Grace Kennedy traded at a new high on the TTSE on Wednesday
The Composite Index advanced by 1.53 points or to close at 1,145.48, the All T&T Index gained 3.84 points to close at 1,799.31 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.11 to end at 65.46 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Grace Kennedy traded 1,811 shares at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.75, by adding 2 cents. One Caribbean Media gained 4 cents and closed at $21.04 with 392 shares changing hands, Prestige Holdings had 1,445 units changing hands and gained 1 cent to end at $10.90. Scotiabank closed with 3,616 shares changing hands with a rise of 84 cents to end at $53.84, Scotia Investments traded 24,500 shares and gained 5 cents to end at $1.70 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 101,632 shares valued at $2,338,321 changing hands at $22.75 after gaining 21 cents.
Losses| National Commercial Bank traded 13,995 shares but fell 10 cents, to close at $2.60, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 424 shares changing hands, to end at $7.19 with the loss of 1 cent and Unilever Caribbean fell 3 cents with only 7 shares trading to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $64.74.Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed with 1,500 shares to end at $22.75. First Citizens traded 2,350 shares to close at $35, Guardian Holdings traded 80 shares at $12.64, JMMB Group traded 841,423 shares valued at $504,854 changing hands to end at 60 cents. Massy Holdings traded 5,000 shares at $56.73, National Enterprises traded 230 units at $10.75, National Flour Mills traded 3,434 shares to end at $2.33, Republic Financial Holdings ended with 1,664 shares traded, to close at $107.15 and West Indian Tobacco traded 39,452 shares with a value of $4,981,999 to close $126.28.
The junior market was recording strong gains in the market index with 
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as investors respond to the company’s first quarter results, with an increase of 81 percent in profits. 
CAC 2000 ended with 1,940 shares but lost 10 cents to close at $6.40, 
lost 10 cents in trading 38,006 units at $2.05, 
Commercial Bank traded 36,550 shares and rose 4 cents, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.70. National Flour Mills traded 1,688 shares and gained 3 cents to end at $2.33 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 37,407 shares valued at $848,358 changing hands at $22.75 after gaining 21 cents.
Jamaica Broilers ended with 218,848 units changing hands with a loss of 40 cents to close at $14.50, Jamaica Producers closed at a 52 weeks’ high $8.60 with a rise of 65 cents with 19,348 shares traded. Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 10,000 shares at $21.35, JMMB Group traded 20,333 units and gained 13 cents to end at $9.85, with Kingston Wharves trading 39,567 units at $15 with a fall of $1.35, after trading as high as $16.30, National Commercial Bank ended with 142,306 units changing hands at $42. Pan Jamaican Investment Trust traded 7,695 shares to close at $24 after falling 30 cents, Portland JSX fell 74 cents and ended with 108,852 shares changing hands at a new closing high of $12.75. Pulse Investments traded 30,000 shares with a rise of 5 cents to end at $2.55, Sagicor Group ended with 47,036 shares changing hands, the price dropped 60 cents to end at $23.05. Scotia Group lost 15 cents with 43,100 shares trading, to close at $30.06, Scotia Investments climbed $1.80 and ended with 94,054 shares trading, to close at $27.80, Proven Investments accounted for 43,335 units to end at 17 US cents and JMMB 7.50% preference share accounted for 732,325 at $1.05.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Portland JSX fell 51 cents and ended with 70,533 shares changing hands at a new closing high of $13.49. Pulse Investments traded 30,877 shares with a loss of 4 cents at $2.50, Radio Jamaica traded at $1.59 after 26,338 shares changed hands, with a 1 cent loss, Sagicor Group ended with 32,339 shares changing hands, the price jumped 60 cents to end at $23.65. Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 17,845 shares to close at $10.12, Scotia Group gained 19 cents with 624 shares trading, to close at $30.21, Scotia Investments climbed $1 and ended with 5.700 shares trading, to close at $26, while Supreme Ventures accounted for only 2,600 units but lost 20 cents to end at $4.30.
The junior market closed trading on Monday with more securities participating and more stocks rising than declining than on Friday, but the market index closed higher at the end. The volume of stocks trading amounted to 2,230,238 units valued at $6,146,551, up from 508,544 units valued at $2,291,057 on Friday. 
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 15 cents to end at $12.41 with 18,255 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream gained 10 cents with 153,892 shares changing hands at $5.10, Caribbean Flavours gained 49 cents to close at $7 with 110,167 shares, Caribbean Producers traded 187,110 units with a decline of 8 cents to $3.01. Consolidated Bakeries gained 10 cents in trading 50,700 shares to close at $2.10, Derrimon Trading closed at $3 with 4,905 shares changing hands, General Accident gained 10 cents in trading 4,316 units at $2.15, Honey Bun traded 28,683 shares and gained 9 cents to close at $5.60. Iron Rock Insurance lost 5 cents in trading 21,000 shares and closed at $3.20. ISP Finance Services traded 1,000 shares at $4.10, Jamaican Teas ended with 82,616 shares trading at $3.84, after rising by 4 cents, 
Jetcon Corporation traded 271,621 units and rose 5 cents to $2.70. K.L.E. Group rose 17 cents with 1,000,000 units changing hands at $1.20, Knutsford Express fell by $2.10 with 200 units changing hands at $14.70, Lasco Distributors traded 1,500 units and rose 18 cents to end at $6. Lasco Financial ended with 130,783 shares changing hands, at $3.15, after falling 7 cents, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 140,085 shares trading, but lost 3 cents in the process, Medical Disposables traded 2,000 shares to close at $3.45 and tTech ended with 21,405 units trading, to close at $4.
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market closed on Monday, with 11 securities traded compared to only 16 on previously. Unlike Friday when advancing stocks beat out declining ones more than 2 to one, at the close on Monday only 1 stock gained, 5 declined and 5 remained unchanged as two stocks ended at 52 weeks’ lows. The market closed with 78,729 shares valued at $1,082,590 changing hands. 
Republic Financial Holdings ended with 115 shares to close at $107.15 with a fall of 15 cents and Scotiabank contributed 741 shares and fell 7 cents to end at $53.
Knutsford Express fell $2.10 on small volume to $14.70 and Portland JSX fell 80 cents to $13.20 with 26,892 shares changing hands. Elsewhere, Lasco Distributors that came under selling pressure last week traded a small volume of just 1,500 shares at $6.
