Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 11 securities changing hands, 2 advanced, 3 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 195,810 units, valued at $1,518,628.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index declined by 0.12 points to close at 1,160.25, the All T&T Index fell 0.44 points to close at 1,970.94 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.02 points to end at 45.86.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank trading 7,313 shares with a value of $261,826, ended 1 cent higher at $35.81 and Grace Kennedy traded 139,792 shares changing hands for a value of $497,660 and gained 3 cents to close at $3.56.
Declines| Clico Investment Fund closed at $22.50 after slipping 5 cents with 3,680 shares trading, Guardian Holdings trade 4,000 units but lost 1 cent in closing at $14.19 and Trinidad Cement suffered a loss of 5 cents to close at $2.75 while trading 29,833 shares.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Agostini’s with 160 shares trading and closing at $17.25, Ansa Merchant Bank with 4,150 shares trading valued at $161,486, closed at $38.91, JMMB Group with 1,000 shares changing hands, closed unchanged at 55 cents. Massy Holdings ended at $64, while trading 5,771 shares valued at $369,344, National Enterprises traded 96 units to close at $17.30 and Republic Bank contributing just 15 shares remained at $115.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 with the offer that is lower.
2 stocks gained 3 fell on TTSE
J$ stable vs US Monday
On Monday, the Jamaican dollar held firm against the US dollar, gained on the British pound and the Canadian dollar, as purchases of all currencies by dealers amounted to the equivalent of US$81,922,835 compared with US$29,862,314, on Friday and selling of the equivalent of US$75,530,417 versus sale of US$29,000,152, previously.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$79,149,402 compared to US$26,604,631 on Friday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 25 cents to $115.82 and US$73,608,891 was sold versus US$27,054,347 on Friday, the selling rate was unchanged at $116.10.
The Canadian dollar buying rate slipped $1.43 to $93.17 with dealers buying C$979,814 and selling C$901,592, at an average rate that declined 15 cents to $96.46. The rate for buying the British Pound fell $1.67 to $178.86 for the purchase of £1,199,567, while £653,972, was sold, at an average rate that slipped 35 cents to $182.20. At the end of trading it took J$132.83 to purchase the Euro, 78 cents more than on Friday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$130.25 for an increase of 81 cents on Friday’s rate. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$132,792, while the equivalent of US$146,183, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, declined 34 cents to $116.16. The lowest buying rate declined $2.47 to $92.30, 
the highest selling rate rose 27 cents to $121.71, while the lowest selling rate rose 21 cents to $94.98. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar fell $1.20 to $96.30. The lowest buying rate was down 58 cents to $76.40, the highest selling rate remained at $99.24 and the lowest selling rate fell 70 cents to $92.05. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, declined 75 cents to $182.50, the lowest buying rate gained 20 cents to $146.70, the highest selling rate climbed $3.58 to $189.12 with the lowest selling rate remaining at $174.30.
Access now 1,000% of IPO price
General Accident closed at 52 weeks high on Monday but the company reported a decline of 74% in profits to hit $26m in Q1.
In closing at $18, Access is back at the IPO price before a ten for 1 spilt putting at the equivalent of $180 had the split not take place no other stock has performed so well on the Jamaica stock market in recent time. The stock was issued at $18 per share, making those who held on to see a 900 percent gain on their investment, plus dividends to add to the gains and the company is yet to stop growing.
The JSE Junior Market Index gained 4.60 points to close at a new all-time high of 896.80 and with 3 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ high. At the close of the market, there were 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 1 with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 3 securities closing with no bids to buy and 11 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Other stocks trading in the junior market are, AMG Packaging ending with 27,885 shares changing hands ,to close at $3.25, Blue Power Group closed with 979 shares trading at $9.80, Caribbean Cream finished with 100,000 units to close at $1.20, Caribbean Producers with 32,000 shares trading, closed lower by 3 cents at $3.07. Consolidated Bakeries had 2,429 shares changing hands at $1, Dolphin Cove traded 3,525 shares with the price rising 27 cents, to a 52 weeks’ high of $11.02. <a href="http://icinsider.com/profit-up-at-general-accident-but-just/" title="Profit up at
General Accident but just”>General Accident Insurance concluded trading with 25,400 shares changing hands to close 10 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.18, Honey Bun ended trading with 4,586 shares to end with a rise of 1 cent at $2.51. Jamaican Teas traded 194,500 at $3, Lasco Distributors traded 1,100 shares unchanged at $1.65, Lasco Financial Services finished trading with 15,000 units, the price remained at $1.31 and there was dealing in 18,304 Lasco Manufacturing’s shares as the stock traded lower by 5 cents at $1.40.
15 stocks trade 3 advance on TTSE
IC Insider Buy Rated NFM closed at a new 52 weeks high on Monday
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.75 points to close at 1,160.37, the All T&T Index rose by just 0.52 points to close at 1,971.3 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.13 points to end at 45.84.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, National Flour traded 9,352 shares to close with a gain of 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.73. Point Lisas Port Development gained 8 cents to end at $3.77 with just 198 units changing hands, and West Indian Tobacco trading with 2,799 share with a value of $350,575 changing hands, added 3 cents to the price in closing at $125.25.
Witco was one of the stocks rising on Monday
$64, while trading 1,758 shares, National Commercial Bank added 10,587 shares to end at $1.65. National Enterprises traded 3,439 units to close at $17.30 followed by Republic Bank, contributing 11,120 shares with a value of $1,278,800, but remained at $115, while Sagicor Financial Corporation with 48,873 shares being traded for $293,235 ended at $6 and Unilever Caribbean with 495 shares trading, closed at $66.14.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed 2 stocks with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Another new high for juniors – Friday
The junior market has taken out resistance at 840 points and is heading for the next at 1,000
In market activity a total of 7 securities traded, ending with 2,307,958 units changing hands valued at $5,347,133. The prices of 5 stocks advanced including 2 securities closing at 52 weeks’ high and 1 stock declined. At the close of indications are that the market should climb on Monday as there were 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 1 with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 8 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are,
Caribbean Cream jumped 15 cents or 14.29 percent to close at a new 52 weeks’ high $1.20 with 232,000 units changing hands, Caribbean Producers with 1,141,831 shares trading 22 cents higher at $3.10 after trading at $2.88, Dolphin Cove ending with just 100 shares changing hands to close higher by 55 cents at $10.75, for a new 52 weeks’ high but the bid to buy the stock is well down at $9.20 with offer at $11. General Accident Insurance concluded with 368,166 shares changing hands, closed unchanged at $2.08 but ended with a bid for 2,432 units at $2.18. Lasco Distributors traded 92,301 shares trading, 15 cent higher, at $1.65, Lasco Financial Services finished trading with 386,539 units changing hands as the price slipped 4 cent, to $1.31. There was dealing in 87,021 Lasco Manufacturing’s shares as the stock traded 11 cents up to $1.45.
J$ slips against US & Pound Friday
On Friday, the Jamaican dollar slipped against the US dollar and British pound and gained against the Canadian dollar, as purchases of all currencies by dealers amounted to the equivalent of US$29,862,314 compared with US$32,964,911, on Thursday and selling of the equivalent of US$29,000,152 versus sale of US$27,642,328, previously.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$26,604,631 compared to US$28,792,177 on Thursday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 10 cents to $115.57 and US$27,054,347 was sold versus US$26,502,659 on Thursday, the selling rate was up 7 cents to $116.10. The Canadian dollar buying rate slipped 9 cents to $94.60 with dealers buying C$1,106,157 and selling C$550,926, at an average rate that declined 67 cents to $96.61. The rate for buying the British Pound jumped $2.45 to $180.53 for the purchase of £1,449,736, while £860,481, was sold, at an average rate that rose 67 cents to $182.55. 
At the end of trading it took J$132.05 to purchase the Euro, 39 cents more than on Thursday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$129.43 for an increase of 37 cents on Thursday’s rate. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$87,807, while the equivalent of US$134,455, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, rose 19 cents to $116.50. The lowest buying, the highest and the lowest selling rates were unchanged at $94.77, $121.44 and $94.77 respectively.
The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose 55 cents to $97.50. The lowest buying rate was up 20 cents to $76.98, the highest selling rate rose just 12 cents to $99.24 and the lowest selling rate gained $1.75 to $92.75. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, rose 60 cents to $183.25, the lowest buying rate gained 42 cents to $146.50, the highest selling rate fell 94 cents to $185.54 with the lowest selling rate rising 74 cents to $174.30.
6 stocks eke out gains on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 11 securities changing hands, 6 advanced, none declined and 5 traded firm, with a total of 223,324 units, valued at $8,904,407.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index advanced by 0.34 points to close at 1,154.79, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.11 points to close at 1,968.43 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.11 points to end at 44.74.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Firstcaribbean International Bank ended trading with 937 shares but added 2 cents to close at $5.03, First Citizens Bank traded 2,165 shares to close 5 cents higher at $35.85, Grace Kennedy contributed 18,691 shares, to end with a gain of 3 cents at $3.5. Guardian Holdings with 37,409 shares traded for a value of $531,322, gained 5 cents to end the day at $14.25, Massy Holdings had 76,650 shares changing hands for a value of $4,871,107 to end 6 cents higher at $63.55 and Unilever traded 3,314 shares and gained 2 cents in closing at a new 52 weeks’ high of $66.11.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 6,099 units at $13.90, Clico Investment Fund ended with 60,533 shares trading, valued at $1,368,305 but remained at $22.60. One Caribbean Media ended with just 60 shares changing hands at $22.30, Republic Bank added 14,539 shares valued at $1,671,985 to close at $115 and Trinidad Cement ended up with 2,927 units at $2.80.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
21 stocks fell 9 rose & 4 new highs
Mayberry traded 2.7 million shares to close at $2.88.
The number of securities trading on Thursday is by far the largest, since IC Insider has been reporting from 2013. At the close, JSE Market Index gained 404.52 points to 99,499.43, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 452.29 points to close at 109,963.28, after trading over 110,000 points during the day and the JSE combined index gained 356.44 points to close at 101,656.34.
There were 4 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ high in the entire market.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Stocks trading include, Barita Investments closed trading with 151,783 shares to end 11 cents lower at $2.26, Berger Paints had 9,858 shares trading with a gain of 8 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $2.08, Cable & Wireless lost altitude by dropping 2 cents in trading 723,882 units, to end at 46 cents. Caribbean Cement trading 315,244 shares with the price falling to $4.20 rising back to $5, Desnoes & Geddes closed at $7.10 with 15,300 units trading, Grace Kennedy traded 106,525 shares to close down by 50 cents at $64.50 after trading as high as $65.25. The stock is unlikely to get any help in trading for the next few days as they reported lower profits in the March quarter with profit of $589 million versus $833 million in 2014. Hardware & Lumber traded just 1,750 shares to lose 25 cents to $10.75, Mayberry Investments traded 2,735,521 units up $3 but fell back to closed at $2.88, All the Mayberry shares were purchased through Mayberry Investments,
with JMMB Securities virtually all units with most being sold from JMMB inventory and bought by Mayberry for in house purposes. National Commercial Bank closed with a 51 cents loss with 92,298 shares trading to close at $30.50, Sagicor Group had just 14,630 shares trading at $12.15. Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 68 cents with 9,427 shares trading, to end at $7.28, following first quarter report showing a big jump in profit to $570 million, from $242 million, in 2014, as the acquisition of a hotel in Montego Bay pumped up revenues and profit in the quarter, in the best period for income in the hotel sector. Salada Foods gained 25 cents with just 2,672 shares trading at $9.25, Scotia Investments ended shedding 25 cents while trading 2,150 shares to end at $24.75, Seprod ended with 120,515shares trading at $18.25 and Proven Investments had 5,000 shares trading to close at an all-time high of 21.25 US cents.
J$ declines on Wednesday
On Wednesday, the Jamaican dollar slipped slightly against the US dollar and aggressively against the British pound and Canadian dollar, as purchases of all currencies by dealers amounted to the equivalent of US$29,494,214 compared with US$37,319,246, on Tuesday and selling of the equivalent of US$33,928,300 versus sale of US$36,844,761, previously.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$27,139,403 compared to US$32,364,099 on Tuesday. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 4 cents to $115.42 and US31,570,143 was sold versus US$33,685,585 on Tuesday, the selling rate was up 5 cents to $115.97. The Canadian dollar buying rate declined 93 cents to $94.27 with dealers buying C$711,704 and selling C$646,108, at an average rate that rose $1.06 to $96.91. 
The rate for buying the British Pound increased $1.27 to $179.03 for the purchase of £1,032,769, while £754,408, was sold, at an average rate that rose $98 cents to $181.13. At the end of trading it took J$130.37 to purchase the Euro, $1.17 more than on Tuesday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$127.91 for an increase of $1.19 on Tuesday’s rate. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$171,509, while the equivalent of US$639,991, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, rose 13 cents to $116.25. The lowest buying rate added $4.27 to $94.77 and highest selling rate increased $4.46 to $125.90, while the lowest selling rate jumped $18.69 to $113.30. 
The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose 40 cents to $97.05. The lowest buying rate was up 50 cents to $76.36, the highest selling rate rose 93 cents $99.07 and the lowest selling rate climbed 30 cents to $92. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, climbed 60 cents to $182.60, the lowest buying rate gained $4.65 to $145.75, the highest selling rate rose $2.50 to $187.89 with the lowest selling rate rising 50 cents to $174.
Juniors closed at new high
At the end of trading on Wednesday the Junior Market index had its third consecutive day of rising prices, to end at a new record of 868.99, at 8.03 points ahead of Tuesday’s record close. With 10 securities trading, the market ended with 707,451 units changing hands valued at $2,938,261. The JSE Junior Market close with the price of 5 stocks advancing and 1 declining including 1 closing at a 52 weeks’ high.
At the close, there were 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 1 with a lower offer, this is an early sign that investors may be cooling their aggressive stance in picking up stocks. The junior market ended with 3 securities closing with no bids to buy and 7 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Cargo Handlers having 10,000 shares trading to close at $22.08, Caribbean Cream closed with 1,495,613 shares trading at $1.05, Caribbean Producers with 147,200 shares trading at $2.88, General Accident Insurance concluded trading with 86,000 shares changing hands to close 10 cents higher at a new 
52 weeks’ high of $2.15. Honey Bun ended with 10,800 shares changing hands to close higher by 20 cents at $2.90, Jamaican Teas ended trading with 5,000 shares after adding 15 cents to end at $2.90, Lasco Distributors finished trading with 11,219 shares to closed at $1.70, Lasco Financial Services finished trading with 89,336 units, the price rose 8 cents to $1.45. There was dealing in 212,781 Lasco Manufacturing’s shares, the stock traded lower by 5 cents to $1.35 and Medical Disposables contributed 31,415 shares with the price remaining unchanged at $1.80.
