The junior market inched forward at the close on Thursday, with 446,394 shares valued at $1,996,471 changing hands. The market index added just 0.37 points to end at 2,176.32 as a total of 12 securities traded, with 3 advancing and 6 declining. The junior market ended with bids for 4 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 6 ending with lower offers. One stock traded at a new high, at the close.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging lost $1.49 while trading just 6,606 shares to end at $10.51, General Accident Insurance gained 5 cents while trading 45,784 units to close at $2.55, Honey Bun closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $20.50, after rising 50 cents, with 21,440 shares trading, the stock rose to an intraday high of $22. Jamaican Teas traded 42,736 shares at $3.80,
Key Insurance traded 4,600 shares at $2.67 for a loss of 13 cents, KLE Group lost 21 cents in trading 82,012 shares and closed at $1.40, Lasco Distributors closed with 29,698 units trading with the price falling 4 cents to close at $7.61, Lasco Financial closed at $3.50 with 175,000 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.77 with 21,600 shares trading, to gain 12 cents, Medical Disposables lost 2 cents to close at $3.40 while trading 519 shares, Paramount Trading lost 49 cents to $10.50 with 10,000 shares and tTech closed with 6,399 units at $4.50.
Juniors barely moved on Thursday
JSE up in morning session – Thursday
Trading started off slowly in the early morning session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, on Thursday, with no junior market shares trading after half an hour of the market’s opening while only nine stocks traded in the main market up to that point. Trading activity resulted in the market indices rising.
After 75 minutes of trading in the early morning session, on Thursday, the all Jamaica Composite Index rose 138.19 points to 168,232.48, the JSE Market Index gained 123.56 points to 151,471.73, the JSE combined index was up 149.19 points to 162,860.87 and the junior market index gained just 3.37 points to 2,179.32.
Stocks traded more than 100,000 units are, Cable & Wireless with 949,000 units, Scotia Group with 103,752 shares, Proven Investments traded 554,302 ordinary shares at 17.02 US cents.
Pan Jamaican Investment traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $99 with 2,000 shares trading, the highest bid for the stock is at $100.01 to buy 8,500 units.
Trading resulted in activity in 20 securities, accounting for 1,835,483 shares changing hands as 3 stocks gained and 7 declined. The average number of shares traded is 91,774 compared to an average of 32,508 units on Wednesday.
JSE reverses large early losses – Wednesday
Volumes traded were moderate in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange in the main market on Wednesday, but the indices that slipped close to 1,000 points in the first hour of trading recovered to suffer a mild declined at the end.
The market closed with 39 securities changed hands, accounting for 3,600,852 units valued at $56,805,624, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 952,289 units of the shares traded, valued at $5,433,865. Investors pushed the price of 16 stocks in the overall market up, 12 were pushed down including 9 stocks rising and 5 declining, from the junior market.
The JSE Market Index fell 152.90 points to end at 151,348.17. 
The all Jamaica Composite Index slipped 171.01 points to close at 168,094.29 and the JSE combined index declined 61.78 points, to close at 162,711.68.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Berger Paints traded 40,000 shares to rise 11 cents and closed at $4.25, Cable & Wireless gained 1 cent and closed at $1.40 after trading 495,304 units, Caribbean Cement traded 77,185 shares as the price dropped $1.99 to close at $26, Carreras traded 373,051 shares but fell by 50 cents, to $63.50. Grace Kennedy gained $1 and closed at $85 with 108,960 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers ended at $14.50 while trading 167,381 shares, JMMB Group fell 15 cents in trading 1,081,028 shares to close at $9.85, Mayberry Investments fell 5 cents in trading 16,093 shares at $4.20, National Commercial Bank gained 5 cents while trading 3,740 shares, to close at $39.85. Pan Jamaican Investment did not trade but the bid moved up to $99, a dollar above the last selling price, after the company announced a 5 for 1 stock split, Radio Jamaica traded 154,400 shares to end at $1.10. 
Sagicor Group ended with 22,092 shares changing hands and lost 10 cents to end at $22.90, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 1,500 shares to close at $10 after declining by 10 cents, Salada Foods traded 6,000 shares to end at $8.80 after trading at an intraday low of $7.50. Scotia Group closed at $31 while 6,144 units changed hands, Scotia Investments jumped $1.44 and ended trading 37,876 shares to close at $27.44, Seprod fell $1 to close at $17 with 1,500 units changing hands and Supreme Ventures closed at $5.49 with 27,617 shares changing hands.
Falling prices on TTSE – Wednesday
JMMB was the only stock rising on the TTSE on Wednesday.
Trading ended with 1 stocks rising, 4 declining while 4 remaining unchanged on Wednesday, as 380,509 shares valued at $8,395,389 changed hands.
The Composite Index declined by 2.07 points to close at 1,114.56, the All T&T Index fell 4.78 points to close at 1,775.52 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.09 points to 60.28.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 8 with offers that were lower. The indicators are pointing to further losses for the market, with the prices of some large capitalized stocks set to fall with offers at or below the last traded prices and bids for a small number of shares which are in some instances some distance away from the last traded prices.
Gains| JMMB Group traded 500 shares and gained 2 cents to end at 60 cents.
Losses| Readymix West Indies lost $1.04 while trading 99 shares, to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $14.01, Republic Financial Holdings shed 80 cents while 32 shares changed hands at 52 weeks’ low of $107.99.
Massy Holdings fell by 96 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $49, to close with 16,285 shares valued at $807,411 changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 15,636 units with a value of $320,538 to close at $20.50 with a loss of 49 cents.Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 303,640 units valued at $6,865,292 to close at $22.60, National Flour closed at $2.10 with 30,400 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial with 8,917 units changing hands ended at $7.05 and Scotiabank with 5,000 shares changing hands, ended at $54.
Jamaican$ almost 125 to US$ – Wednesday
The foreign exchange market closed on Wednesday, with dealers buying the equivalent of US$30,075,609 and selling US$34,894,176, in contrast to US$28,998,834 purchased and US$45,337,734 sold on Tuesday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$27,452,160 compared to US$25,822,561 on Tuesday, as the buying rate for the US dollar rose 50 cents to $123.43. 
A total of US$33,361,430 was sold versus US$28,682,783 on Tuesday with the selling rate rising 20 cents to $124.15. The Canadian dollar buying rate climbed $1.10 to end at $93.52 with dealers buying C$910,251 and selling C$591,647, at an average rate that gained $1.03 to $95.65. The rate for buying the British Pound rose 51 cents to $175.95 for the purchase of £1,263,299, while £667,095 was sold, with the rate dropping by $1.96 to $178.18.
At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, rose 8 cents to close at J$141.24, from Tuesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$137.99, a fall of 19 cents from Tuesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded amounts to US$132,877 being bought, while US$119,499 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest traded rates for the Jamaican dollar against the main currencies on Wednesday are, a rise of $1.80 in the highest buying rate of Canadian dollar to end at $96.80 and a rise of $5.50 in the lowest selling rate to end at $90. A rise of $3.20 in the highest buying rate for the British Pound to $181.50, a rise of $6.83 in the lowest buying rate to $148.68 and a fall of $1.85 in the lowest selling rate to $171.
JSE majors down nearly 1,000 points
Trading after 75 minutes in the early morning session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, on Wednesday, saw the main market shedding ground, with the all Jamaica Composite Index falling almost 991.84 points after an hours and 20 minutes of trading, but recovered to lose 555 points shortly after. At the same time the junior market just inched up.
Stocks traded more than 100,000 units are, Jamaica Broilers with 428,004 shares, Cable & Wireless with 185,438 units, Lasco Distributors with 191,873 units at $7.65, tTech had 113,861 units changing hands up $4.50, Radio Jamaica had 102,300 units trading at $1.10.
Caribbean Cement fell back by $1.99 with 62,758 shares at $26 and Honey Bun traded at a new high of $19.55 with 10,000 shares having changed hands.
Trading resulted in activity in 28 securities, accounting for 910,214 shares changing hands as 8 stocks gained and 10 declined. The average number of shares traded is 32,508 compared to an average of 70,975 units on Tuesday.
The market saw the all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 555.06 points to 167,710.24, the JSE Market Index fell 496.30 points to 151,004.77, the JSE combined index ended with a fall of 458.55 points to 162,314.91 and the junior market index gained just 0.18 points to 2,168.33.
Large Pound sell off – Tuesday
Dealers sold £11 million, the equivalent of US$16 million in trading on the Jamaican foreign exchange market on Tuesday. The selling rate jumped by $5.42 to over J$180 and the highest rate for selling the pound ended at J$184.57. The amount sold, is much higher than the regular daily intake, and much less than the average sales, that tends to be well under a million Pounds.
Over the last week, just under £5 million more was purchased by dealers than they sold as demand for Pounds tend to be less than the inflows. The most likely buyer for the bulk of the trade, would be the Bank of Jamaica.
The market closed with dealers buying the equivalent of US$28,998,834 and selling US$45,337,734, with US$16 million of the sales being the sell-off of the Pound, in contrast to US$48,999,565 purchased and US$43,396,687 sold on Monday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$25,822,561 compared to US$45,983,812 on Monday, as the buying rate for the US dollar fell 15 cents to $122.93. A total of US$28,682,783 was sold versus US$42,353,389 on Monday with the selling rate rising 11 cents to $123.95. The Canadian dollar buying rate climbed 56 cents to end at $92.42 with dealers buying C$1,025,619 and selling C$475,586, at an average rate that declined 73 cents to $94.62. The rate for buying the British Pound rose $1.41 to $175.44 for the purchase of £1,573,961, while a big sell off of £11,043,238, the equivalent of US$16 million took place, with the rate jumping by $5.42 to $180.14.
At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, fell 21 cents to close at J$141.16, from 
Monday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$138.18, a fall of 24 cents from Monday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded amounts to US$159,077 being bought, while US$241,629 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest traded rates for the Jamaican dollar against the main currencies on Tuesday are, a decline of $1 in the highest buying rate of Canadian dollar to end at $95 and a fall of $5.50 in the lowest selling rate to end at $84.50. A fall of $1 in the highest buying rate for the British Pound to $178.30 and a rise of $1.10 in the lowest selling rate to $170.50.
JSE reverses most of early losses – Tuesday
Carib Cement jumped $1.99 to close at $27.99 on Tuesday.
The market closed with 37 securities changed hands, accounting for 5,791,740 units valued at $159,776,122, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 1,364,688 units of the shares traded, valued at $9,672,342. Investors pushed the price of 18 stocks in the overall market up, 7 were pushed down including 7 stocks rising and 3 declining, from the junior market.
The JSE Market Index fell 42.46 points to end at 151,501.07. The all Jamaica Composite Index slipped 47.48 points to close at 168,265.30 and the JSE combined index rose 75.85 points, to close at 162,773.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Berger Paints traded 99,158 shares to rise 14 cents and closed at $4.14, Cable & Wireless closed at $1.39 after trading 154,987 units, Caribbean Cement traded 154,987 shares as the price jumped $1.99 to close at $27.99, Ciboney traded 418,270 shares at 13 cents after gaining 1 cent. Grace Kennedy closed at $84 with 945,030 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers lost 5 cents to end at $14.50 while trading 428,112 shares, JMMB Group rose 50 cents in trading 20,044 shares to close at $10, Kingston Wharves traded 95,600 shares, to close at $11.65. Margaritaville Turks fell 0.50 US cent in trading 402,850 shares at 16.50 US cents, National Commercial Bank gained 3 cents while trading 990,580 shares to close at $39.80, Pan Jamaican Investment jumped $1 with 12,640 shares trading at $98,
Radio Jamaica traded 15,327 shares to end at $1.10. Sagicor Group ended with 41,056 shares changing hands with a gain of 31 cents to end at $22.30, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 131,542 shares to close at $10.10 after rising 10 cents, Scotia Group rose 50 cents to close at $31 while 8,841 units changed hands. Scotia Investments ended trading 19,695 shares to close at $26, Seprod Fell $1 to close at $16 with 13,284 units changing hands, Supreme Ventures gained 22 cents and closed at $5.49 with 6,693 shares changing hands, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 431,660 units at 17.05 US cents, down from 19 US cents.
Juniors move up on Tuesday
Honey Bun closed at a new high of $19.50 on Tuesday.
The junior market ended with bids for 5 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Caribbean Cream traded 68,300 units and gained 20 cents to end at $5, Consolidated Bakeries ended with 7,500 shares changing hands at $1.23, Dolphin Cove had only 162 units trading with a gain of 20 cents to end at $12.75. General Accident Insurance gained 5 cents while trading 432,078 units to close at $2.65, Honey Bun closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $19.50, after rising $1.50, with 49,201 shares trading. Jamaican Teas traded 20,896 shares to end at $3.90 after it traded earlier at $3.80. Jetcon Corporation closed at $3 while 8,000 units traded, KLE Group fell 20 cents in trading 57,164 shares and closed at $1.40,
Knutsford Express had 19,430 shares trading, but lost $1.90 to end at $17, Lasco Distributors closed with 112,755 units trading at $7.55, Lasco Financial closed at $3.49 with 13,000 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.60 with 69,460 shares trading, to gain 10 cents, Paramount Trading ended with 500,000 shares changing hands at $10.99, after rising 19 cents, Derrimon Trading 11.75% preference share closed with 1,742 units trading at $2.13, to add 1 cent and Eppley cumulative redeemable preference share eased 1 cent with 5,000 units changing hands at $6.09.
More declines for TTSE – Tuesday
Prestige Holdings brand – the stock traded at a 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 1 stock trading at 52 weeks’ lows and 1 a t 52 weeks’ high as demand for stocks continue to be low on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange. The market closed with 9 active securities changing hands on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 1 stock rising, 3 declining while 5 remained unchanged on Tuesday as 72,078 shares valued at $2,668,632 changed hands.
The Composite Index declined by 1.81 points to close at 1,116.63, the All T&T Index fell 3.59 points to close at 1,780.30 and the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 60.19.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 10 with offers that were lower. The indicator is pointing to more losses for the market, with the prices of some large capitalized stocks set to fall.
Gains| Prestige Holdings with 100 units changing hands ended at $11.40 to record a gain of 10 cents for a 52 weeks’ high.
Losses| National Flour closed at $2.10 after losing 10 cents with 100 shares changing hands, Scotiabank with 29,277 shares with a value of $1,580,958, 
changing hands, ended with a fall of 93 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $54 and West Indian Tobacco fell 8 cents in trading 2,000 shares to close at $126.28.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 14,100 units valued at $318,660 to close at $22.60, Guardian Holdings closed at $13 with 12,601 shares trading, Massy Holdings traded at $49.96, to close with 5,095 shares changing hands, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 93 units to close at $20.99 and Trinidad Cement ended with 562 units trading at $3.35.
