Stocks ended mixed in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, after investors traded 68 percent fewer shares at 65 percent lower value than on Thursday, as more stocks declined than rose.
Trading ended with just 13 securities changing hands, down from 19 on the previous trading day, with the prices of three stocks rising, six declining and four remaining unchanged. Grace Kennedy closed at a 52 weeks’ high. The Composite Index gained 0.26 points to close at 1,326.19, the All T and T Index shed 2.93 points to 1,758.94 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.48 points to 120.86.
Investors exchanged 92,483 shares, for $2,036,388 versus 287,671 units at $5,750,419 on Thursday.
An average of 7,114 units traded at $156,645 down from 15,141 at $302,654 on Thursday. An average of 12,373 units traded at $394,606 for the month to date versus 13,309 units at $436,983. The average trade for February ended, with 15,920 shares for $307,754.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa Mcal dropped 25 cents to $53 trading 4,818 shares, Clico Investment Fund carved out a gain of 18 cents to close at $25.73 in an exchange of 44,300 shares, First Citizens Bank advanced 49 cents to $44.50 after exchanging 976 units. FirstCaribbean International Bank shed 5 cents in closing at $6.95, with 11 units crossing the market, 
Grace Kennedy rose 19 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $4.49 with the swapping of 15,035 stock units, Guardian Holdings dropped 20 cents to close at $21.80, with 17,956 stocks crossing the market. Massy Holdings fell $2 to $61 with an exchange of 264 units. National Flour Mills ended at $2.20 while exchanging 681 shares, NCB Financial Group ended at $8.40 trading 500 stocks, Point Lisas fell 1 cent to $3 while exchanging 4,000 units. Republic Financial Holdings remained at $134.56 after exchanging of 180 shares Scotiabank shed 45 cents to close at $55.50, with 653 stocks changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $15.01 with the swapping of 3,109 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Week ends mixed for T&T stocks
Gains for JSE main market
Stocks moved mostly higher at the close of trading on Thursday as funds chasing stocks climbed 64 percent over Wednesday and leading the main indices higher after 30 percent fewer shares were exchanged than on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,755.38 points to 435,166.46, the Main Index gained 1,609.90 points to 396,833.17, but the JSE Financial Index lost 0.17 points to settle at 99.90.
Investors traded 47 securities, up from 40 on Wednesday and closed with 20 rising, 17 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio averages 19.2 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Traders exchanged 11,391,248 shares for $97,106,816 versus 16,449,582 units at $59,313,530 on Wednesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 28.8 percent of total volume, after exchanging 3.28 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 25.2 percent for 2.88 million units, Sterling Investments 14.4 percent. with 1.64 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 12.5 percent for an exchange of 1.42 million units.
Trading for the day averaged 242,367 units at $2,066,102, compared to 411,240 shares at $1,482,838 on Wednesday. Month to date trading averaged 328,734 units at $1,776,771, in contrast to 358,582 units at $1,676,782 on Wednesday. February closed with an average of 419,015 units at $2,509,660.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows twelve stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints rose 65 cents to $14.10 trading 200 shares, Caribbean Cement lost 20 cents to $67 after exchanging 39,426 units, Carreras gained 27 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $8, with a transfer of 105,183 stock units. Eppley fell $1.70 to $26.50, with the swapping of 19,020 units, First Rock Capital finished 75 cents higher at $16, with 55,350 units crossing the market, Grace Kennedy slipped 98 cents to $90 trading 25,817 stocks. Jamaica Broilers fell 34 cents to $28.40 with 199,980 shares clearing the market, Jamaica Producers slipped 30 cents to $19.70, after an exchange of 51,994 units. Mayberry Investments gained 22 cents to $5.51, with 54,469 shares changing hands. Mayberry Jamaican Equities declined 99 cents to $7.01 after switching ownership of 4,300 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $4 to $154 after exchanging 21 shares, NCB Financial advanced $3.21 to $144.21 transferring 231,896 units. 138 Student Living gained 40 cents to end at $6, with 52 shares changing hands, PanJam Investment rose $1.90 to $66 in exchanging 31,927 stock units, Proven Investments dropped $5.80 to $33.20 trading 24,484 shares. 
Sagicor Group shed 80 cents to $51.10 with the swapping of 74,129 stock units, Salada Foods rose $5.99 to $44.50 in an exchange of 38 units. Scotia Group fell $2.49 to end at $40.01 trading 40,887 shares, Seprod declined $1.77 to $68.23 in a transfer of 74,108 stock units, Sterling Investments lost 23 cents to end at $2.77 in exchanging 1,643,311 units. Supreme Ventures rose 95 cents to $15.95 trading 36,943 shares and Wisynco Group gained 23 cents to $16.23, with 25,585 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share shed 90 cents in closing at $4.20 trading 800 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Momentum slips for Junior Market
The momentum gained Wednesday was partially lost at the close of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with the market index declining 14.73 points to 2,872.60 after the volume changing hands grew by 90 percent, with 83 percent more money chased stocks over Wednesday’s levels.
Securities trading, totalled 34 compared to 38 on Wednesday, with prices of 13 rising, 13 declining and eight remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 16.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Traders exchanged 10,531,327 shares for $28,812,102 up from 5,551,072 units at $15,784,558 on Wednesday.
Derrimon Trading led the day with 50.9 percent of total volume with a transfer of 5.37 million shares, followed by Jamaican Teas 15.3 percent with 1.61 million units and Caribbean Flavours with 8.5 percent after trading 897,013 units.
Trading averaged 309,745 units at $847,415 in contrast to 146,081 at $415,383 on Wednesday. The month to date, averaged 227,586 units at $642,639, compared to 203,082 units at $581,565 on Wednesday. February closed with an average of 365,365 units at $881,118.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 18 cents to $1.95 with 27,100 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream gained 14 cents to $4.79 exchanging 656 units, Elite Diagnostic rose 6 cents to $3.05 with 44,500 stocks passing through the market. Fontana fell 10 cents to $5.75 with a transfer of 438,720 shares, Fosrich climbed 17 cents to $5.10 with 188,333 units traded, General Accident rose 41 cents to $5.92 with 1,639 stocks changing hands. iCreate rose 5 cents to 70 cents with an exchange of 166,879 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance lost 10 cents to settle at $3.50 with 3,186 shares passing through the market, Jamaican Teas advanced 14 cents to $3.28 with 1,608,532 units traded. Knutsford Express declined by 9 cents to finish at $6.51 with a transfer of 14,561 stocks, Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents to $3.60 with 148,950 shares changing hands,
Lasco Manufacturing dropped 34 cents to $4.26 with investors switching ownership of 154,200 units. Lumber Depot slipped 6 cents to $2.64 with 414,871 stocks traded and SSL Venture gained 8 cents to close at 66 cents with 3,850 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks inched higher on JSE USD market
Stocks mostly rose at the close of trading on Thursday, with the market inching higher after trading 47 percent shares than on Wednesday, on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in more stocks falling than rising.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands for a second consecutive day, ending with three rising, two declining and none ended unchanged.
JSE USD Equity Index slipped 0.25 points to end at 199.14. The average PE Ratio ends at 14.1 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Traders exchanged 268,082 shares amounting to US$45,538, down from 507,955 units at US$159,801 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 53,616 units at US$9,108, in contrast to 101,591 shares at US$31,960 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 58,519 units for the month to date at US$12,218 in contrast to 60,051 units at US$13,190 on Wednesday. By comparison, February ended with an average of 69,547 units for US$9,223.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital declined 0.4 cents to 8.5 US cents in exchanging 80,552 shares, Proven Investments rose 3 cents to 27 US cents after 158,458 stocks cleared the market. Sterling Investments advanced 0.27 of a cent to 2.38 US cents after 26,312 units crossed the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.28 of a cent to close at 14.2 US cents trading 2,705 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% dropped 8 US cents to end at US$1.02, with switching ownership of 55 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks break losing streak on TTSE
After four days of trading in March and the final two days in February, rising stocks finally whipped declining ones on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange when the market ended trading on Thursday, with the market indices rising after trading of 18 percent fewer shares valued at 68 percent less than on Wednesday.
Trading ended with 19 securities changing hands up from 15 on Wednesday, with seven rising, three declining and nine finishing unchanged. Grace Kennedy closed at 52 weeks’ high.
The Composite Index increased 2.32 points to 1,325.93, the All T&T Index rose 4.80 points to 1,761.87 and the Cross Listed Index slipped 0.03 points to 120.38.
The market closed with an exchange of 287,671 shares, for $5,750,419, down from 350,191 units at $18,129,021 on Wednesday.
An average of 15,141 units traded for the day at $302,654 compared to 23,346 at $1,208,601 on Wednesday. An average of 13,309 units traded at $436,983 for the month to date compared to 12,665 units at $484,247. The average trade for February amounted to 15,920 for $307,754.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s climbed $1 to $23, trading 10 shares, Angostura Holdings rose 4 cents to $15 in exchanging 112,354 stock units, Ansa Mcal advanced 25 cents to $53.25 in trading 147 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $14.10, with 800 shares changing hands. Clico Investment Fund rose 15 cents to $25.55, with 20,242 stock units clearing the market. First Citizens Bank carved out a gain of 74 cents at $44.01 in exchanging 13,000 units, Grace Kennedy gained 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.30 in switching ownership of 2,050 units, Guardian Holdings settled at $22, with 1,115 shares changing hands. 
Massy Holdings traded 2,800 stocks at $63, National Flour Mills slipped 5 cents to $2.20 in an exchange of 2,000 shares, NCB Financial Group fell 45 cents to $8.40 with the swapping of 54,805 units. One Caribbean Media fell 5 cents to $4.75, with 2,095 units crossing the exchange, Point Lisas ended at $3.01 while exchanging 1,000 shares, Prestige Holdings ended at $7.70 after 136 stock units changed hands. Republic Financial Holdings rose 1 cent to $134.56 trading 8,105 shares, Scotiabank traded 2,122 units at $55.95, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $15.01 with 58,609 units crossing the exchange. Trinidad Cement closed at $3.40 exchanging 1,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco traded 5,281 stocks at $3.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading picks up for US$ traded stocks
Trading activity picked up on Wednesday, with a jump of 282 percent in the value of traded stocks after a 23 percent increase in the number of shares changing hands over Tuesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market.
At the close, five securities changed hands, compared to six on Tuesday, with prices of two rising, one declining and two remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index gained 3.38 points to end at 199.39, to be up 7 percent for the year to date. The PE Ratio averages 13.8 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 507,955 shares for US$159,801, up from 414,346 units at US$41,873 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 101,591 units at US$31,960, in contrast to 69,058 shares at US$6,979 on Tuesday. Month to date trading averaged 60,051 units at US$13,190, in contrast to 41,169 units at US$4,658 on the prior trading day. February ended with an average of 69,547 units for US$9,223.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than its last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital ended at 8.90 US cents trading 7,103 shares, Productive Business Solutions rose 9.15 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of US$1, with the swapping of 145,306 stocks, Proven Investments closed at 24 US cents in exchanging 37,603 units. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.96 cents to close at 13.92 US cents trading 15,779 stock units and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.03 of a cent to end at 0.93 of a US cent, after an exchange of 302,164 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market rebounds on Wednesday
Stocks rebounded sharply in trading on Wednesday, wiping out 72 percent of Tuesday’s big loss in the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market index putting it in close touch of the 2,900 points level again.
Trading ended with 38 securities changing hands down from 40 on Tuesday with the prices of 15 stocks rising, 15 declining and eight closing unchanged.
The Junior Market Index jumped 34.13 points to 2,887.33. The average PE Ratio ended at 16.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Investors exchanged 37 percent fewer shares at 45 percent less value than on Tuesday, resulting from trading of 5,551,072 shares for $15,784,558, down from 8,845,580 units at $27,670,299 on Tuesday.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 20.7 percent of total volume of 1.15 million shares, followed by Derrimon Trading with 20.2 percent, with a transfer of 1.12 million units and Mailpac Group with 14.1 of the day’s trade for 782,591 units.
Trading averaged 146,081 units at $415,383 in contrast to 221,140 at $691,757 on Tuesday. The month to date averaged 203,082 units at $581,565, down from 231,583 units at $664,656 on Tuesday. February closed with an average of 365,365 units at $881,118.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $2.10 to $20.90, trading 2,830 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 8 cents to $1.77 with 76,811 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Flavoursclimbed 40 cents to $2.50 trading 601,102 units. Caribbean Producers slipped 5 cents to $2.98 with 47,814 shares passing through the market, Everything Fresh declined by 16 cents to close at 84 cents with a transfer of 30,224 stocks, Express Catering jumped 55 cents to $3.62 with an exchange of 750 stock units. Fosrich advanced 33 cents to $4.93 with 16,765 shares changing hands, GWest Corporation fell 10 cents to 81 cents with 37,500 units traded, iCreate dropped 15 cents to 65 cents with 219,224 stocks passing through the market. Iron Rock Insurance shed 20 cents to $3.60 trading 60 stock units, Jamaican Teas rose 5 cents to $3.14 with an exchange of 1,146,572 shares, Jetcon Corporation gained 6 cents to 79 cents with 6,935 units changing hands. Knutsford Express fell 10 cents to $6.60 with 299 stocks traded, Lasco Distributors increased by 10 cents to $3.70 with 22,964 stock units passing through the market, Lasco Financial rose 11 cents to $2.65 trading 10,120 shares. 
Lasco Manufacturing advanced 34 cents to $4.60 with an exchange of 13,486 units, Lumber Depot rose 5 cents to $2.70 with 647,253 stocks changing hands, Mailpac Group increased by 14 cents to end at $3.49 with 782,591 stock units traded. Main Event climbed 32 cents to $3.47 with 900 shares passing through the market, Paramount Trading dropped 18 cents to $1.32 with a transfer of 449 stocks, SSL Venture slipped 6 cents to 58 cents with an exchange of 128,962 units and tTech rose 10 cents to $4.40 trading 90,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks give up some gains Wednesday
Stocks gave back some of Tuesday’s gains bring the year to date gains to zero when the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Wednesday, with the market declining even as more stocks advanced than declined after an exchange of 15 percent more shares with an 11 percent lower value than on Tuesday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 2,201.29 points to 433,411.08, the Main Index dropped 1,957.22 points to 395,223.27 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.51 points to settle at 100.07.
Investors traded 40 securities, down from 47 on Tuesday and closed with 18 rising, 12 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio averages 19.2 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Traders exchanged 16,449,582 shares for $59,313,530 compared to 14,255,372 units at $66,739,337 on Tuesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 36.1 percent of total volume, after an exchange of 5.94 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 29 percent for 4.78 million units, QWI Investments chipped in with 10.1 percent after 1.66 million units traded and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 6.9 percent of the day’s trade for 1.14 million units.
Trading averaged 411,240 units at $1,482,838 for each security, compared to an average of 303,306 shares at $1,419,986 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averaged 358,582 units at $1,676,782 for each security, in contrast to 336,641 units at $1,757,591 on Tuesday. February closed with an average of 419,015 units at $2,509,660.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Barita Investments rose $1.25 to end at $81.25 trading 3,179 shares, Berger Paints rose 24 cents in closing at $13.45, after exchanging 4,677 stock units, Caribbean Cement shed $2.30 to close at $67.20 in transferring 39,713 shares. Carreras gained 20 cents to finish at $7.73, with 53,050 units changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $1 to $41 after an exchange of 2,181 shares. First Rock Capital gained 25 cents to settle at $15.25 trading 56,515 stock units, Grace Kennedy rose $1.98 to $90.98, with the swapping of 119,902 shares, Jamaica Broilers ended 24 cents higher at $28.74 after the transfer of 25,562 units. JMMB Group rose 22 cents to $32.90 in an exchange of 55,700 units, Kingston Wharves shed 60 cents to $45, with shareholders switching ownership of 40,328 shares. 
NCB Financial declined $1 to $141, with 53,913 stock units crossing the market, Palace Amusement dropped $67.03 to $885, with 210 units changing hands, PanJam Investment finished 90 cents lower at $64.10 trading 8,674 stock units. Proven Investments advanced $1.75 to $39, with an exchange of 35,591 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 43 cents to $8.35 with the swapping of 15,997 shares, Salada Foods declined $2.99 to $38.51 with 8,295 units clearing the market. Stanley Motta gained 34 cents to close at $5.35 after exchanging 212 units and Supreme Ventures fell $1.20 to $15 in transferring 90,750 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Tuesday’s Trinidad stock gains given back
Prices pulled back on Wednesday for seven stocks, while 4 recorded gains in trading on the Tobago Stock Exchange with 27 percent more shares changed hands with a value that was 177 percent higher than Tuesday.
Trading ended with 15 securities, down from 24 on Tuesday, with four stocks rising, seven declining and four finishing unchanged. The market indices movement eroded nearly all of Tuesday’s gains, with the Composite Index dropping 15.35 points to 1,323.61, the All T&T Index fell 1.24 points to close at 1,757.07 and the Cross Listed Index lost 4.04 points to 120.41.
Investors exchange of 350,191 shares, for $18,129,021, up from 275,148 units at $6,548,313 on Tuesday.
An average of 23,346 units traded at $1,208,601 compared to 11,465 at $272,856 on Tuesday. An average of 12,665 units traded at $484,247 for the month to date versus 8,557 units at $205,649. The average trade for February amounted to 15,920 units at $307,754.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
In trading, Angostura Holdings advanced 1 cent to $14.96 with 10 shares trading, Clico Investment Fund fell 10 cents to $25.40 with a swapping of 29,020 stock units. First Citizens Bank fell 50 cents to $43.27 with 2,214 shares crossing the exchange, Grace Kennedy climbed 6 cents to a 52 week’s high of $4.26 in an exchange of 5,020 stock units. 
Guardian Holdings increased 25 cents to $22, with 11,625 shares changing hands, JMMB Group fell 1 cent to $1.82, with 900 stocks clearing the market, Massy Holdings climbed 50 cents to $63 while exchanging 269,241 stocks. National Flour fell 10 cents to $2.25, with 22,000 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group declined 15 cents to $8.85 with an exchange of 5,855 shares, One Caribbean Media fell 1 cent to $4.80 while exchanging 1,025 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $134.55 after 10 stock units crossed the exchange, Scotiabank remained at $55.95 with 77 units clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 49 cents to end at $15.01, with 169 shares crossing the exchange. Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.30 after trading 1,549 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $34 in switching ownership of 1,476 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD market slips for a second day
The US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading on Tuesday, with the market declining after trading 976 percent more shares than on Monday, resulting in more stocks falling than rising but with values climbing 347 percent.
Investors traded six securities, compared to five on Monday and closed with the prices of one rising, two declining and three ending unchanged. The JSE USD Equity Index shed 3.08 points to end at 196.01.
The PE Ratio averages 13.6 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 414,346 shares, for US$41,873 compared to 38,508 units at US$9,365 on Monday.
Trading averaged 69,058 units at US$6,979, in contrast to 7,702 shares at US$1,873 on Monday. Trading month to date averaged 41,169 units at US$4,658. February ended with an average of 69,547 units for US$9,223.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital closed at 8.9 US cents trading 4,000 shares, Proven Investments lost 0.56 of a cent in closing at 24 US cents, with 124,040 stock units changing hands, Sterling Investments carved out a gain of 0.01 of a cent to end at 2.11 US cents in trading 26,733 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 14.88 US cents in exchanging 65,516 units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.03 of a cent in closing at 0.9 US cents, exchanging 194,032 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% settled at US$2.03, trading 25 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
