TTSE up last Monday of 2015

December 28, 2015 by
Grace closed at a new high on TTSE on Monday

Grace closed at a new high on TTSE on Monday

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange commenced the last week of trading for 2015 on a positive note, closing with 12 active securities. Activity ended with price of 4 stocks rising, none declining and 8 remaining unchanged as 190,841 shares changed hands valued at $2,606,951.
The Composite Index ended with a gain of 0.61 points to 1,160.03, the All T&T Index gained 0.20 points to 1,947.78 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.14 points to end at 48.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Grace Kennedy gained 5 cents with 4,889 units changing hands at $4.05, Guardian Holdings with 7,613 shares changing hands and closed at $13.25 after rising 5 cents, JMMB Group traded 10,672 shares with a gain of 2 cents to end at 53 cents and Republic Financial Holdings rose 2 cents and ended with 500 shares at $111.91.
Declines| There were no declining stocks on Monday.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed with just 127,180 shares changing hands to end at $22.75, TTSE 28-12-15First Citizens traded 7,475 units, to close at $35, Guardian Media traded 4,364 shares with the price remaining at $19.75, Massy Holdings ended at $61.47 while trading 10,065 shares with a value of $618,645. National Commercial Bank traded 8,931 shares at $2.05, Scotiabank closed with 215 shares changing hands unchanged at $61.98, Trinidad Cement closed at $4 with 317 shares changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $21 with 87,518 shares valued at $1,837,878 changing hands.

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Juniors hits new record on Monday

December 28, 2015 by

The junior market closed at an all-time high on Monday.

The junior market closed at an all-time high on Monday.

The junior market advanced on Monday to reach another milestone of crossing the 1,700 points mark. At the close of trading the index put on 20.43 points to end at a record high of 1,700.84, as the market for emerging companies, sits just 3 percent below gaining 150 percent for 2015.
Trading ended with 12 securities trading of which 6 advanced and 1 declined. Volume changing hands amounted to 9,625,941 units, valued at $21,462,981.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 5 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 7 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while one closed with a lower offer.
In trading, AMG Packaging closed with 1,000 units changing hands at $7, Caribbean Cream gained 8 cents with 211,685 shares changing hands at $3.88, Caribbean Producers rose 1 cent in trading 40,000 units to close at $4.58, Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents with 38,000 shares changing hands at $1.30, Derrimon Trading ended with 100,000 shares changing hands at $3.80. JM Trde Sht 28-12-15General Accident lost 2 cents with 8,576,273 shares trading valued at $17,143,022 to close at $1.88. Knutsford Express ended at $9.60 with 970 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors rose by 5 cents and closed with 283,883 shares changing hands at $4.95 for a 52 weeks’ high, after trading earlier at an all-time high of $5.08. Lasco Financial rose 3 cents to close at $3.53, with 22,000 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents, to close at $3.50 with 259,030 shares trading, Medical Disposables closed with 9,100 shares trading at $3.55 and Eppley 9.5% preference share ended with 84,000 shares trading at $6.

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Inflows down Jamaican$ slips

December 24, 2015 by

FX_USPound2 Flows into the Jamaican foreign exchange market on Thursday fell well below Wednesday’s levels with dealers buying almost $10 million less than they sold with the value of the local currency slipping just a cent against the US dollar.
Dealers bought the equivalent of US$34,740,726 and sold US$44,288,308, compared with US$56,579,543 and US$48,690,822 respectively on Wednesday.
Sale of US dollars , exceeded the amount sold by dealers by US$10 million. Dealers bought US$32,213,491 compared to US$52,781,867 on Wednesday. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 13 cents to $119.70. A total of US$42,468,505 was sold versus US$46,420,126 on Wednesday as the selling rate rose 1 cent to $120.35. FX trade sum 24-12-15The Canadian dollar buying rate fell by 1 cent to end at $83.12 with dealers buying C$1,146,311 and selling C$1,102,909, at an average rate that rose $1.65 to $86.38. The rate for buying the British Pound climbed by 47 cents to $175.45 for the purchase of £927,856, while £587,131 was sold, with the rate putting on 67 cents to $178.14. At the end of trading, it took J$130.92 to purchase the Euro, for a fall of $1.05 from Wednesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$128.41 for a decline of $1.03 from Wednesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$371,230 being bought, while US$159,109 was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, FX hl 24-12-15rose 20 cents to $120.75, the lowest buying rate held at $98.70, the highest selling rate fell 22 cents to $126.47 and lowest selling rates fell $1 to end at $116. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose $1.20 to $88.20, the lowest buying rate remained at $68.81, the highest selling rate ended 10 cents lower at $90 and the lowest selling rate fell $1.50 to end at $80.50. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, slipped 30 cents to end at $178.70. The lowest buying rate was unchanged at $142.84, while the highest selling rate jumped $1.45 to end at $184.15 and the lowest selling rate rose by 20 cents to $170.70.

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4 new highs for juniors – Thursday

December 24, 2015 by
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Lasco Distributors closed at a new high of $4.90 on Thursday.

Lasco Distributors closed at a new high of $4.90 on Thursday.

Three stocks closed at 52 weeks’ highs and one at an intraday high as trading returned to normal on the junior market with the absence of any major trade. The junior market index advanced 36.17 points to 1,680.41.
The market closed with 14 securities trading of which 7 advanced and 4 declined. Volume amounted to 1,752,229 units, valued at $12,898,901 changing hands.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 4 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while none closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Blue Power closed with 1,490 units changing hands to close at $13.10, Caribbean Cream gained 10 cents with 1,000 shares changing hands at $3.80, Caribbean Flavours rose 44 cents in trading 13,000 units to close at $9.44, Derrimon Trading ended with 20,767 shares changing hands at $3.80. Dolphin Cove closed at $15.50 after dropping 50 cents with 54,900 shares trading, General Accident lost 5 cents with 46,544 shares trading to close at $1.90. Honey Bun gained 11 cents with 1,500 shares changing hands, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.11, KLE Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.55 with a gain of 35 cents as 6,000 shares changed hands, Knutsford Express rose 10 cents and ended at $9.60 with 910,117 shares changing hands.JM Trde Sht 24-12-15 Lasco Distributors rose by 30 cents and closed with 445,314 shares changing hands at $4.90 for a 52 weeks’ high, Lasco Financial lost 9 cents to close at $3.50, with 172,697 shares changing hands, the stock traded at $3.60 for an intraday high. Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents, to close at $3.40 with 67,000 shares trading, Derrimon Trading 11.75% preference share closed with a loss of 5 cents with 3,500 shares trading at $2.10 and Eppley 9.5% preference share lost 2 cents, to end with 8,400 shares trading at $6.

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Subdued trading on TTSE – Thursday

December 24, 2015 by

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange had a sedate Christmas eve on Thursday, closing with just 7 active securities. Activity ended with price of 1 stock rising, 1 declining and 5 remaining unchanged as 190,841 shares changed hands valued at $2,606,951.
TTSE 24-12-15 The Composite Index ended with a rise of 0.17 points to 1,159.42, the All T&T Index gained 0.04 points to 1,947.58 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.04 points to end at 48.85.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Sagicor Financial traded at $6.10 with a 5 cent gain while 6,000 units changed hands.
Declines| The sole stock trading is Massy Holdings that suffered a decline of 1 cent to end at $61.47 for a 52 weeks’ low while trading only 10 units.
Firm Trades| Trading in First Citizens fell from the high level of 199,910 units on Wednesday, to 5,604 units on Christmas eve, to close at $35. Grace Kennedy had 18,000 units changing hands at $4, National Commercial Bank traded 100,000 shares at $2.05, Republic Financial Holdings, the new entity holding shares in Republic Bank, ended with 8,921 shares valued at $998,171 changing hands at $111.89 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $21 with 52,306 shares changing hands, valued at $1,098,426.

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First Citizens dominates TTSE – Wednesday

December 23, 2015 by

First-Citizens_logo600x250px First Citizens dominated trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, accounting for $7 million of trades. The market closed with 11 active securities and the price of 3 stocks rose, with one at a new high, 1 fell and 7 remained unchanged.
At the close, activity ended with 488,982 shares changing hands valued at $10,645,968, the Composite Index ended with a rise of 0.79 points to 1,159.25, the All T&T Index declined 1.00 points to 1,947.54 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.35 points to end at 48.81.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| First Citizens traded 199,910 units valued at $6,995,474 to close with a 2 cents gain ta $35, Grace Kennedy had 111,963 units valued at $447,852 changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $4, for a 38 cents gain and ended gaining of 1 cent, with 1,000 shares trading to close at $126.26.
Declines| The sole stock trading is Trinidad Cement that lost 15 cents to end at $4 with 25,878 shares.
TTSE 23-12-15 Firm Trades| Clico Investments traded 44,900 shares valued at $1,021,532 to close at $22.75, JMMB Group traded 50,000 shares at 51 cents, National Commercial Bank traded 13,322 shares at $2.05, Republic Financial Holdings, the new entity holding shares in Republic Bank, ended with 10,658 shares valued at $1,192,534 changing hands at $111.89. Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $21 with 30,350 shares changing hands, valued at $637,350 and Unilever Caribbean ended with 1,000 shares trading at $68.49.

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J$ still 120.34 to US$1

December 23, 2015 by

FX_USPound2 Flows into the Jamaican foreign exchange market on Wednesday rose from Tuesday’s levels with dealers buying almost $8 million more than they sold with the value of the local currency holding steady versus the US dollar for the second day running.
Dealers bought the equivalent of US$56,579,543 and sold US$48,690,822, compared with US$48,162,961 and US$59,905,869 respectively on Tuesday.
Purchases of US dollars , exceeded the amount sold by dealers by US$6.4 million with dealers buying US$52,781,867 compared to US$42,736,857 on Tuesday. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 1 cent to $119.83. A total of US$46,420,126 was sold versus US$56,287,373 on Tuesday as the selling rate held steady at $120.34.FX trade sum 23-12-15 The Canadian dollar buying rate fell by 43 cents to end at $83.13 with dealers buying C$1,908,607 and selling C$849,866, at an average rate that dropped $1.75 to $84.73. The rate for buying the British Pound declined by $1.83 to $174.98 for the purchase of £1,541,375, while £1,028,127 was sold, with the rate putting on 19 cents to $177.47. At the end of trading, it took J$131.97 to purchase the Euro, for a rise of 59 cents on Tuesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$129.45 for a gain of 69 cents over Tuesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$222,847 being bought, while US$156,094 was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, fell 5 cents to $120.55,FX hl 23-12-15 the lowest buying rate slipped by 16 cents to $98.70 and the highest and lowest selling rates were unchanged and $126.69 and $117, respectively. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose 40 cents to $87, the lowest buying rate dropped 33 cents to $68.81, the highest selling rate ended 10 cents higher at $90.10 and the lowest selling rate lost $3 to end at $79. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, rose 6 cents to end at $179. The lowest buying rate fell $1.17 to $142.84, while the highest selling rate dipped $2.95 to end at $182.70 and the lowest selling rate declined by $1.60 to $170.50.

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Juniors have 5 new highs on Wednesday

December 23, 2015 by

Cargo Handlers ended at a new 52 weeks' high of $37.50.

Cargo Handlers ended at a new 52 weeks’ high of $37.50.

4 stocks closed at 52 weeks’ highs and one at an intraday high as trading volumes returned to normal on the junior market with the absence of any major trade. The junior market index declined by 22.67 points to 1,644.24 as the market closed with 14 securities trading of which 7 advanced and 4 declined. Volume amounted to 1,962,619 units, valued at $7,767,219 changing hands.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while one closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Cargo Handlers ended with 700 shares changing hands, for a gain of $1.50 and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $37.50, Caribbean Cream had 1,029,160 shares changing hands at $3.70, Caribbean Flavours fell $1 in trading 17,700 units to close at $9, Caribbean Producers closed at $4.57 and lost 5 cents with 20,000 units changing hands. Derrimon Trading ended with 89,128 shares changing hands at $3.80. Dolphin Cove closed at $16 after dropping $1 with 3,100 shares trading, Honey Bun gained 8 cents with 10,000 shares changing hands, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.08, Jamaican Teas rose 3 cents with 1,250 shares trading to close at $4.50. JM Trde Sht 23-12-15KLE Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.20 with a gain of 5 cents as 34,000 shares changed hands, Knutsford Express fell $1.15 and ended at $9.50 with 65,901 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors closed with 225,870 shares changing hands at $4.60 after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $4.90. Lasco Financial rose 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.59, with 225,870 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing gained 30 cents, to close at $3.30 with 402,487 shares trading and Medical Disposables closed 30 cents higher at $3.55 with 500 shares trading.

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J$ holds at $120.34 vs US dollar

December 22, 2015 by

FX_USPound Flows into the Jamaican foreign exchange market on Tuesday fell from Monday’s levels with dealers buying almost $12 million less than they sold but with the value of the local currency holding steady versus the US dollar.
Dealers bought the equivalent of US$48,162,961 and sold US$59,905,869, compared with US$66,694,884 and US$53,329,088 respectively on Monday.
Sale of US dollars , exceeded the amount purchased by dealers by US$13.5 million with dealers buying US$42,736,857 compared to US$62,348,278 on Monday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 11 cents to $119.84. A total of US$56,287,373 was sold versus US$50,843,441 on Monday as the selling rate held steady at $120.34.FX trade sum 22-12-15 The Canadian dollar buying rate fell by 11 cents to end at $83.56 with dealers buying C$2,172,288 and selling C$3,269,804, at an average rate that climbed 94 cents to $86.48. The rate for buying the British Pound gained $1.23 to $176.81 for the purchase of £2,521,352, while £618,435 was sold, with the rate falling 26 cents to $177.28. At the end of trading, it took J$131.38 to purchase the Euro, for a rise of 85 cents on Monday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$128.75 for a gain of 69 cents over Monday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$191,151 being bought, while US$357,564 was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, fell $1.40 to $120.60, the lowest buying FX hl 22-12-15 and the highest selling rates were unchanged at $98.86 and $126.69,respectively and lowest selling rate jumped $18.22 to $117. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose 5 cents to $86.60, the lowest buying rate gained 42 cents to $69.14, the highest and lowest selling rates remained at $90 and $82, respectively. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, fell 6 cents to end at $178.94. The lowest buying rate increased 25 cents to end at $144.01, while the highest selling rate rose 33 cents to end at $185.65 and the lowest selling rate inched up by 10 cents to $172.10.

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Proven sells Knutsford shares

December 22, 2015 by

Proven Mb siggn Knutsford Express traded a big block of 20,000,002 shares at $10.65 with the price falling 65 cents, helping the junior market to lose ground on Tuesday. The record of the company showed Proven Investments as the holders of the exact amount traded, representing 20 percent of the shareholdings with their brokerage house being the seller with NCB Capital Markets being the brokers buying.
The junior market index falling by 24.27 points to 1,666.91 points as the market retreated from the all-time high reached on Monday. Trading ended with 14 securities trading of with 7 advanced and 2 declined with 20,742,505 units, valued at $215,634,789 changing hands as 2 stocks closed at 52 weeks’ highs.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 2 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while one closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial Services closed at $16 with 2,646 units changing hands, AMG Packaging closed with 8,964 units changing hands at $7, Blue Power had 581 units changing hands to close at $13.10, Caribbean Cream gained 43 cents with 13,000 shares changing hands at $3.70. JM trde Sht-22-12-15Caribbean Flavours traded 450 units to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $10, by adding 97 cents, Caribbean Producers closed at $4.62 to gain 17 cents with 290,856 units changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents while trading 35,000 shares at $1.20, Derrimon Trading ended with 27,247 shares changing hands at $3.80. General Accident closed at $1.95 with 4,500 shares trading, Honey Bun finished with 2,000 shares changing hands, to close at $6, Lasco Distributors closed with 80,000 shares changing hands at 25 cents higher at $4.60. Lasco Financial rose 43 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.55, with 241,631 shares changing hands and Lasco Manufacturing lost 55 cents to close at $3 with 298,484 shares trading.

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