Trading picked up on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday and ended with 15 securities trading of which 3 stocks closed higher, 3 declined and 9 remained unchanged as 344,076 shares changed hands for a value of $6,934,138.At the close, the Composite Index ending with a gain of 1.20 points at 1,153.65 the All T&T Index rose 0.05 points to 1,951.79 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.32 at 46.69.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Commercial Bank closed with a gain of 4 cents with 22,336 units trading at $1.80, Republic Bank gained 1 cent to land at $112, with 50 shares changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 1 cent at $21.50 with 227,168 shares changing hands for a value of $4,883,947.
Declines| Agostini’s traded 15,000 shares at $18.10 after dropping 9 cents, Massy Holdings had 3,240 units changing hands at $61.99 after slipping 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ low and Trinidad Cement ended at a $4.01 with 500 shares changing hands as the price fell 1 cent.
Firm Trades| > Clico Investment Fund closed with 9,655 shares changing hands at $22.53, valued $217,527, First Citizens Bank traded 1,619 shares and closed at $35, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 400 shares and closed at $5, Grace Kennedy traded 850 units at $3.60, Guardian Holdings with 2,900 shares changing hands and closed at $12.90. National Flour Mills traded 3,892 shares at $1.99, Point Lisas ended with 37,974 units changing hands at $3.95, Prestige Holdings traded 1,906 shares at $1.96 and Scotiabank closed with 16,586 shares valued at $1,036,625 changing hands at $62.50.
3 stocks up on TTSE 3 down
6 stocks rise 3 down on TTSE
Witco closed at a 52 week high on Thursday
At the close, the Composite Index ending with a gain of 3.41 points at 1,152.45, the All T&T Index rose 1.14 points to 1,951.74 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.78 to 46.37 points.
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 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Guardian Holdings gained 9 cents with 20,539 shares changing hands with a value of $264,903 and closed at $12.90, JMMB Group with 89,500 units changing hands and ended 3 cents higher at 53 cents. National Commercial Bank gained 9 cents while trading 2,584 shares at $1.76. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 16,500 shares changing hands at $5.78 with a gain of 3 cents. Trinidad Cement rose 13 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high, of $4.02 with 872,000 shares changing hands, valued at $3,483,941 and West Indian Tobacco traded with a gain of 1 cent to end at $126.04 with 504 shares trading at a 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| ANSA McAL contributed 760 shares in trading, to close at $67.01, after falling 2 cents, Clico Investment Fund fell 1 cent with 53,440 shares changing hands valued at $1,204,279 and closed at $22.53 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with a 1 cent decline to $21.49 with 35,227 shares changing hands for a value of $757,036.
Firm Trades|First Citizens Bank traded 440 shares and closed at $35, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 1,108 shares and closed at $5, Grace Kennedy traded 312 units at $3.60, National Enterprises with 91 shares changing hands at $16.50. One Caribbean Media traded 450 shares at $22, Scotia Investments closed with 1,500 shares changing hands at $1.65, Scotiabank closed with 410 shares changing hands at $62.50 and Unilever Caribbean ended with 2,081 shares trading at $67.54.
Juniors above 1,600 points – highest close
Caribbean Producers closed at a new high of $3.93 in response to sharply increase Q1 results.
stocks closing at new 52 weeks’ high.
Only 2 securities ended with no bids to buy and 9 had no stocks being offered for sale, an indication of chronic supply shortage of junior market stocks. A total of 7 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and none closed with lower offers.
In trading, Access closed with a gain of $1.95 at $13.50, with 4,000 units changing hands, Blue Power traded 4,000 shares in closing at $13, Caribbean Cream ended with 48,753 shares changing hands at $4.60. Caribbean Flavours traded 506,228 units to end with a loss of 1 cents at $4.90, Caribbean Producers gained 52 cents and traded 543,433 units at $3.93 for a new 52 weeks’ high as investors continued to respond to good first quarter results. Consolidated Bakeries ended at $1.90, with 312,000 units changing hands. Derrimon Trading ended with 45,000 shares changing hands and closed at $3.20, Dolphin Cove had 74,000 shares changing hands at $12.85, for a decline of 65 cents, General Accident Insurance traded only 7,500 units at $1.91 for a loss of 5 cents.
Honey bun traded with a gain of 2 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $5.30 with 82,748 units changing hands, KLE Group ended with 5,000 units trading at 65 cents, Lasco Distributors closed with 61,595 shares changing hands, with a rise of 5 cents to $4.45 after trading as high as $4.50. Lasco Financial closed with an increase of 6 cents at a new 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.31 with a total of 365,448 shares changing hands after trading as high as $3.50. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.03 with 661,204 shares changing hands and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 8,010 shares changing hands at $2.20.
Jam$ fell on Wednesday
Inflows of foreign currencies into the system on Wednesday fell to US$8 million less than the amount sold with the local dollar selling rate losing value against all three main counterpart currencies. At the close of trading, the equivalent of US$23,243,562 was bought by dealers, compared with US$40,302,311 on Tuesday, while they sold the equivalent of US$31,032,571 versus US$44,817,449 previously.
In US dollar trading , dealers bought US$20,431,186 compared to US$36,133,874 on Tuesday. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 26 cents to $119.04 and US$29,085,477 was sold versus US$43,506,926 on Tuesday, the selling rate rose 2 cents to $119.82.
The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 30 cents to $87.32 with dealers buying C$910,612 and selling C$644,536, at an average rate that rose $1.08 to $89.80. The rate for buying the British Pound gained $1.73 to $179.45 for the purchase of £1,267,917, while £803,437 was sold, at an average rate that grew $3.43 to $182.23. At the end of trading, it took J$128.11 to purchase the Euro, a fall of 62 cents from Tuesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$125.66 for a decline of 45 cents from Tuesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$232,995 being bought, while US$242,148 was sold.
Highs & Lows| On Wednesday, the highest buying rate for the US dollar fell 10 cents to $120 and the lowest buying and the highest selling 
rates remained unchanged at $98.45 and $126.26 and lowest selling rate jumped $16.70 to end at $117. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose $1.88 to $92.38, the lowest buying rate closed 41 cents higher at $72.21, the highest selling rate gained 21 cents to end at $93.09 and the lowest selling rate declined $3 to $80.50. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, rose $1 to end at $181.50. The lowest buying rate rose 42 cents to $144.84, the highest selling rate eased $1.04 to $185.46 and the lowest selling rate fell 30 cents to $174.
CPJ dominates trade with 190m units
CPJ dominates junior market trading with 190m units & closed at $3.41
Only 2 securities ended with no bids to buy and 12 had no stocks being offered for sale, an indication of chronic supply shortage of junior market stocks. A total of 8 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and none closed with lower offers.
In trading, AMG Packaging closed with a gain of 5 cents at $5.05, with 836 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high, Blue Power lost 80 cents in closing at $13, with 1,557 units trading, Caribbean Cream ended with 26,743 shares changing hands at $4.60. Caribbean Flavours traded 5,000 units to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.91 after rising 6 cents, Caribbean Producers gained 36 cents and traded 190,020,966 units at $3.41 for a new 52 weeks’ high as investors responded to good first quarter results. 1.9 million was a cross done by Mayberry Investments. Consolidated Bakeries ended at $1.90, with 13,000 units changing hands. Dolphin Cove had 40,000 shares changing hands at $12.85, for a decline of 65 cents, General Accident Insurance traded only 20,000 units at $1.96 for a loss of 4 cents. Jamaican Teas lost 5 cents with 259,350 shares trading, to close at $3.85. KLE Group ended with 101,668 units trading at 45 cents, but the stock closed with a bid of 50 cents to buy 5,000 units.
Lasco Distributors closed with 265,410 shares changing hands with a rise of 33 cents to $4.40, after trading as high as $4.65, for a 52 weeks’ intraday high, Lasco Financial closed with an increase of 5 cents at a new 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.25 with a total of 775,710 shares changing hands after trading as high as $3.50. Lasco Manufacturing rose 7 cents to end at 52 weeks’ closing high of $4.03 with 439,426 shares changing hands and Sweet River Abattoir rose by 9 cents in trading 14,500 shares at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.95, Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 400 shares changing hands at $2.20 and Eppley 9.5% preference share ended with 13,235 units changing hands at $6.
6 stocks rise on TTSE none fell
New high for TCL on Wednesday with a $3.90 close
At the close, the Composite Index ending with a gain of 0.27 points at 1,149.04 the All T&T Index rose 0.54 points to 1,950.60 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 45.59.
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 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund gained 1 cent and closed with 918 shares changing hands at $22.54, National Flour Mills gained 1 cent in trading 800 shares at $1.99, Point Lisas ended with just 100 units changing hands at $3.95, to record a gain of 5 cents. Trinidad Cement ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.90 with 7,545 shares changing hands as price rose by of 9 cents, Unilever Caribbean ended with 436 shares trading with a gain of 13 cents up, for a new 52 weeks’ high of $67.54 and West Indian Tobacco traded with a gain of 1 cent to end at $126.03 with 405 shares trading at a 52 weeks’ high.
The rise of the price for Unilever comes against the back ground of continuing decline in sales and profit, for the year to date and the third quarter, with revenues of $139 million in the quarter versus $144 last year and for the nine months, $393 million down from $427 million. Profit fell from $13.9 million to $10.45 million for the third quarter and from $45 million for the 2014 nine months period, to $29 million for 2015.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 900 shares at $18.19, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 134 shares at $38.95, First Citizens Bank traded 5,995 shares and closed at $35, Grace Kennedy traded 10,071 units at $3.60, Guardian Holdings with 2,715 shares changing hands and closed at $12.82. JMMB Group with 10,000 units changing hands ended at 50 cents, Massy Holdings had 261 units changing hands at $62, One Caribbean Media traded 50 shares at $22, Scotiabank closed with 15,992 shares valued at $999,499 changing hands at $62.50 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $21.50 with 83,720 shares changing hands for a value of $1,799,614.
Jam$ stable vs US on Tuesday
Inflows of foreign currencies into the system on Tuesday was US4.5 million less than the amount sold but the local dollar selling rate was stable against the US dollar, rose against the Pound and fell versus the Canadian dollar. At the close of trading, the equivalent of US$40,302,311 was bought by dealers, compared with US$40,933,885 on Monday, while they sold the equivalent of US$44,817,449 versus US$46,854,604 previously.
In US dollar trading , dealers bought US$36,133,874 compared to US$37,907,963 on Monday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 15 cents to $119.30 and US$43,506,926 was sold versus US$44,708,029 on Monday, the selling rate remained unchanged at $119.80. 
The Canadian dollar buying rate gained 74 cents to $87.62 with dealers buying C$2,044,925 and selling C$717,810, at an average rate that rose 19 cents to $88.73. The rate for buying the British Pound lost $1.20 to $177.72 for the purchase of £1,444,460, while £283,700 was sold, at an average rate that dropped $4.31 to $178.80. At the end of trading, it took J$128.72 to purchase the Euro, a fall of 2 cents from Monday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$126.11 for a decline of 17 cents from Monday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$514,735 being bought, while US$355,466 was sold. Highs & Lows| On Tuesday, the highest buying rate for the US dollar gained 10 cents to $120.10 and the lowest buying rate remained unchanged at $98.45. 
The highest selling rate rose 11 cents to close at $126.26 and lowest selling rate rose $1.86 to end at $100.30. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar dropped $2.59 to $90.50, the lowest buying rate closed unchanged at $71.80, the highest selling rate fell 21 cents to end at $92.88 and the lowest selling rate declined $2.30 to $83.50. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, declined $2.55 to end at $180.50. The lowest buying rate ended unchanged at $144.42, the highest selling rate eased 25 cents to $186.50 and the lowest selling rate rose 30 cents to $174.30.
Juniors close 3 points shy of 1,600 points
The junior market rose 32.86 to just 3 points away from the 1,600 point mark at 1,597.17 points on Tuesday as 16 securities were active with 10 stocks advancing and one declined. A total of 1,088,460 units, valued at $4,588,567 changed hands. The market ended with 7 stocks closing at new 52 weeks’ high.
Only 2 securities ended with no bids to buy and 10 had no stocks being offered for sale, an indication of chronic supply shortage of junior market stocks. A total of 7 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 3 closed with lower offers.
In trading, Blue Power gained 80 cents in closing at $13.80, with 4,200 units trading. Caribbean Cream ended with 20,000 shares changing hands, at a new 52 weeks’ high of $4.60, to gain 10 cents, Caribbean Flavours traded 87,075 units to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $4.85, after rising 5 cents, Caribbean Producers traded 79,902 units at $3.05. Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents to end at $1.90, with 40,742 units changing hands. Derrimon Trading gained 20 cents, to end with 5,000 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.20, Dolphin Cove had 26,300 shares changing hands at $13.50, for a rise of 50 cents at a 52 weeks’ high. General Accident Insurance traded only 200 units at $2. The stock ended with an offer at $1.97, to sell 20,000 shares, Honey Bun closed with a mere 454 shares changing hands, to end 8 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high $5.28, Jamaican Teas rose 5 cents with 33,810 shares trading, to close at $3.90.
KLE Group ended with 1,515 units trading at 45 cents, Lasco Distributors closed with 367,050 shares changing hands with a loss of 43 cents to $4.07, Lasco Financial closed with an increase of 20 cents at a new 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.20 with a total of 219,943 shares changing hands after trading as high as $3.40, Lasco Manufacturing rose 6 cents to end at $3.96 with 196,769 shares changing hands at a new 52 weeks’ high and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 400 shares changing hands at $2.20.
All Jamaica index breaks 150,000 mark
The Jamaica stock market is off to a flying start on Tuesday morning with the All Jamaican Composite index jumping 1,334.74 points to cross over the 150,000 point level for the first time and sits at 151,265.98 the JSE Market Index gained 1,194.34 points to 136,288.15 the JSE combined 
index climbed 1,329.92 points to be at 142,847.27 and the junior market index rose 22.65 points to its highest level of 1,586.96.
The number of securities trading climbed sharply to 34 securities changing hands with a volume of 9,183,062 units as 19 stocks gained and 3 declined after 90 minutes of trading.
Notable trades took place in Cable and Wireless, the stock traded 6,553,797 units up to $1.40 but last traded at $1.35, Carreras ended with 768,164 units trading at $55.18, Lasco Distributors has traded 367,050 units currently at $4.07, Lasco Financial Services traded at a new record high of $3.40 with 219,943 units but now trades at $3.20, Lasco Manufacturing has so far traded 100,000 shares at $3.95, Proven Investments traded 434,000 shares at 22.97 US cents.
Juniors at a new high of 1,564 points
Caribbean Flavours traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.80, being 1 of 4 JM stocks to do so.
Three (3) securities ended with no bids to buy and 10 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 6 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and none closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Caribbean Cream ended with 17,500 shares changing hands at a new 52 weeks’ high of $4.50 to gain 15 cents, Caribbean Flavours traded 144,722 units to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $4.80, after rising 20 cents, Caribbean Producers traded 102,848 units at $3.05.
Consolidated Bakeries rose 15 cents to end at $1.80, with 45,000 units changing hands, Dolphin Cove had 150,150 shares changing hands at $13 after trading as high as $13.50. Jamaican Teas rose 5 cents with 74,015 shares trading, to close at $3.85, KLE Group ended with 6,250 units trading at 45 cents, Lasco Distributors closed with 88,950 shares changing hands with a gain of 50 cents to $4.50, for a new all-time closing high. Lasco Financial closed with an increase of 5 cents at a new 52 weeks’ closing high of $3 with a total of 540,380 shares changing hands and Lasco Manufacturing rose 30 cents to end at $3.90 with 625,527 shares changing hands.
