
Witco share fell $1.49 to $87 on Wednesday.
Trading activity fell on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday with trading in only 10 securities against 18 on Tuesday, leading to just 98,449 shares valued at $2,541,743 compared to 308,275 units valued $3,718,664 changing hands on Tuesday.
Trading closed with 5 securities advancing, 4 declining and 1 remaining unchanged and the Composite Index slipped 0.08 points to 1,223.89, the All T&T Index lost 0.48 points to 1,720.55 and the Cross Listed Index put on 0.04 points to close at 97.65.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows market sentiment with 1 stock ending with a higher bid than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| At the close, Agostini’s concluded trading and rose 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $21.11, after exchanging 61,500 shares, trading closed with 853,607 shares on the bid at $21.10 and had of stock of offer.
First Caribbean International Bank added 1 cent and completed trading at $8.01, trading 167 units, Massy Holdings increased 5 cents to $47, after exchanging 125 shares, Prestige Holdings rose 1 cent and completed trading at $10.01, with 1,000 units and Scotiabank closed with a gain of 5 cents and completed trading 4,251 units at $65.10.
Losses| Clico Investments traded with a loss of 7 cents and ended at $20.43, with 24,865 stock units changing hands, First Citizens closed with a loss of 1 cent and settled at $35, after exchanging 1,000 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a loss of 20 cents and ended at $29.55, with 950 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco shed $1.49 and concluded trading at $87, after exchanging 273 shares.
Firm Trades| Republic Financial Holdings traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $102.79 but concluded trading at $102.77, after exchanging 3,266 shares .
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, compared to the very modest level on Monday. Trading ended with an exchange of 2,832,561 units valued at over $81,949,830 compared to a mere 1,455,806 units valued just $24,016,207 on Monday. 
June closed with an average of 250,168 shares with a value of $5,895,281, for each security traded.
At the close of the market the prices of 5 securities rose, 11 declined and 5 traded unchanged leading to the market Index declining 6.18 points to close at 3,029.94.
Jamaican Teas ended trading at $5.30, with 31,320 stock units. KLE Group closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.85, after 5,000 shares trading, Knutsford Express ended at $11.50, with 2,500 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4, with 29,809 stock units, Lasco Financial rose 7 cents to $5.10, in the trading of 2,755,556 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with 64,732 shares trading at $3.90, Main Event ended trading with a rise of 3 cents to $6.85, in exchanging 12,220 shares, Medical Disposables traded 1 cent higher at $5, with 27,389 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading 9,130 stock units at $2.98, Stationery and Office closed at $8.10, with 16,666 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 40 cents at $5.50, after 2,392 shares were exchanged. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading 9% preference share ended at $2.50, with 18,308 units changing hands.
Trading picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with trading in 18 securities against 16 on Monday, leading to 308,275 shares valued $3,718,664, changing hands compared to 355,041 shares on Monday valued at $3,374,053.
Ansa Merchant Bank concluded market activity at $40, after 349 shares traded, Guardian Holdings settled at $16.51, with 3,190 units, JMMB Group ended at $1.85, exchanging 3,500 shares, National Enterprises completed trading at $9.55, with 10,980 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.80, with just 100 units trading, NCB Financial Group concluded trading at $5.40, after exchanging 200,000 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $12, after 4,300 shares changed hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL completed trading at $29.75, with 19,618 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement settled at $2.95, with 512 units and Unilever Caribbean traded 2,200 shares at $29.23.
After falling sharply on Friday the Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed on Monday, when the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,436.28 points to close at 338,098.53 and the JSE Index rising 1,308.61 points to 308,045.93 as trading levels was miniscule.
are, Caribbean Cement rose $1.50 and finished at $42.50, with 80,467 shares, Grace Kennedy climbed $1.25 and ended at $53, trading 11,209 shares. Kingston Wharves jumped $2 finished at $52 with 15,755 stock units, NCB Financial Grouprose $1.50 to $96, with 30,760 shares, PanJam Investment dropped 50 cents and closed at $54.50, as 5,784 stock units traded. Portland JSX lost 90 cents as 8,000 shares traded at $9, Sagicor Group rose 86 cents to $40 with the trading of 119,751 units, Seprod lost $1 to $34.50 in trading 2,851 units and Supreme Ventures ended at $16, with 195,697 shares and rose $1.
Trading in the US dollar market continue to be modest and closed with 40,390 units valued at US$23,566. JMMB Group 6% preference share completed trading at $1.03 with 20,000 stock units, Margaritaville gained 1.5 cents and finished at 16.8 US cents with 20,000 shares changing hands, Proven Investments lost 3 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of 15 US cents trading 11,940 shares and Sygnus Credit traded 7,500 units and lost 1 cent to end at 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index dropped 2.67 points up to 149.38.
The prices of 12 securities rose, 11 declined and 5 traded unchanged, resulting from 28 securities changing hands on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, compared to 20 trading on Friday.
At the close of trading, Blue Power closed at $40, with 1,345 shares changing hands, CAC 2000 concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $9, with 7,782 units, Cargo Handlers finished with a loss of 15 cents at $9.50, with 830 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream settled with a loss of 50 cents at $5.75, trading 3,100 shares, Caribbean Flavours ended trading 7 cents higher at $11.67, with just 368 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers traded 27,442 stock units and rose 5 cents to $5.35. Consolidated Bakeries closed 1 cent higher at $2.01, with 3,000 units, C2W Music ended 10 cents higher at 52 weeks’ closing high of $1.65, with 33,143 shares, Derrimon Trading closed with a loss of 3 cents at $20, with 18,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic fell 4 cents to end at $2.96, with 7,000 stock units. Everything Fresh gained 8 cents and closed at $2.10 after 83,788 units changed hands, Express Catering ended trading with a loss of 20 cents at $7.30, in exchanging 17,324 shares, FosRich Group traded 14 cents higher at $2.71, with 387,471 shares, General Accident finished trading 10,447 shares and rose 5 cents to $3.05, GWest Corporation closed 5 cents higher at $2.40, with 15,000 stock units. Honey Bun traded 19,729 units to end at $5, Jamaican Teas settled 15 cents higher at $5.30, with 293 shares,
Jetcon Corporation traded 6,163 stock units and ended at $4.10, Key Insurance traded 1 cent higher at $3.02, with 300 units. Knutsford Express closed at $11.50, after 1,800 shares traded, Lasco Distributors ended 9 cents higher at $4, with 244,516 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 18 cents at $5.03, exchanging 60,982 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing lost 30 cents to end at $3.90, with 19,000 units. Main Event settled with a loss of 18 cents at $6.82, after trading 19,897 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading 125,156 shares with a loss of 1 cent to close $4.99, Stationery and Office Supplies closed 5 cents higher at $8.10, with 4,385 stock units and Sweet River closed with a loss of 10 cents at $3.70, with 198 units. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $2.50 with 1,400 units changing hands.


Elsewhere in the secondary market, 
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at a record high on first four days last week and shot to a record high during Friday’s trading but failed to hold above the 340,000 points it traded at, but the market is heading much higher.
There are several changes to the TOP stocks, following an eventful week of trading on the Jamaican Stock Exchange, with the main market posting records on all five days and closing at record highs, on four of them. 


The sharp movement in the prices of some main market stocks this past week, encouraged by minimal supplies, is a warning sign of a tsunami that is on the way for the market. Late comers to buying stocks who try to join the party will find get stocks but at a much higher prices than weeks ago.