Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange with 16 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 3 declined and 9 traded firm with a total of 252,342 units, valued at $2,209,695.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 1.11 points to close at 1,153.78, the All T&T Index gained 1.97 points to close at 1,978.60 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.03 points to end at 43.10.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank trading 2.981 shares to close with a gain of 2 cents at $35.26, Guardian Holdings with 71,200 shares changing hands, for a value of $1,037,220, gained 59 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ high, of $14.65. Sagicor Financial Corporation trading 490 shares to close with a gain of 4 cents at $5.20, Trinidad Cement with a volume of 51,480 shares traded for $136,422, closed with a gain of 15 cents to end at $2.65.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Agostini’s contributing 283 shares with the price closing 2 cents lower at $17.38, Angostura Holdings added 27,500 shares valued at $398,750 falling 39 cents to close at $14.50 and Scotiabank with 130 shares trading closed down a cent at $62.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund trading 4,681 shares valued at $105,374 to end at $22.50, Flavorite Foods trading 18,607 shares at $4.80, Grace Kennedy trading 1,453 units at $3.59, Jamaica Money Market Brokers while contributing 50,000 shares, closed unchanged at 43 cents. Massy Holdings traded 502 shares to close at $63.37, National Enterprises saw trading in just 11,315 shares valued at $196,297 to close at $17.35, Prestige Holdings traded 1,453 shares to close at $9.91, Scotia Investments traded 10,000 shares in closing at $1.50, and West Indian Tobacco trading 303 units and closed at $125.04.
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 4 with offers that were lower.
4 TTSE stocks rose 3 fell Tuesday
JSE’s healthy climb on Tuesday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange reported healthy gains in the main indices on Tuesday, resulting from in the prices of 8 stocks rising, 6 declining as 27 securities changed hands, ending with 3,289,252 units trading, valued at $15,185,420, in all market segments.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 456.93 points to 82,156.02, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 510.86 points to close at 90,572.54 and the JSE combined index climbed 363.77 points to close at 83,896.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Jamaica Broilers ended trading with 38,820 shares traded to gain 8 cents to $4.10, National Commercial Bank finishing trading with 47,077 units to close higher by 50 cents to $25. Sagicor Group concluded trading in 206,353 units, to gain of 3 cents at a new 52 weeks closing high of $10.53. Sagicor Real Estate Fund finished trading with 23,188 shares, changing hands 10 cents higher at $6.80, Scotia Group closed with 24,696 units as the price gained 66 cents to $21.50 and Seprod concluding trading with only 683 shares, the price gained 40 cents to end at $12.30.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Berger Paints ending with 5,000 shares changing hands at $1.55Caribbean Cement closing with 790 units at $2.30, Desnoes & Geddes trading 1,850 shares to close at $5.40, Gleaner closing with 195,020 shares at 90 cents and Grace Kennedy closed with 9,880 shares changing hands at $61.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless contributed 548,061 shares changing hands 1 cent to 50 cents, Carreras had dealing in 41,876 shares at 5 cents to $37.95 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers while exchanging 795,562 shares at 10 cents to $7.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share finishing trading with 665,000 shares units at $2,Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share finished trading with 38,750 shares to close at $3 and Proven Investments 8% concluding trading with 48,000 shares traded at $5.05.
5 stocks gained 4 fell Monday
Monday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 5 stocks rising, 4 declining as 21 securities changed hands, ending in 5,319,885 units trading, valued at $40,699,456, in all market segments.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 182.24 points to 81,699.09, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 203.75 points to close at 90,061.68 and the JSE combined index declined by 197.89 points to close at 83,533.22.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices at the end of trading in the main market are, Caribbean Cement closing with 400 shares and gaining 5 cents to $2.30, Mayberry Investments concluded trading with 301,020 shares with a gain of 3 cents to $2.40. National Commercial Bank finishing with 26,530 shares changing hands at $1 higher to $24.50 and Scotia Group closing with 600,000 shares with the price rising 2 cents to $20.84.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Berger Paints in trading 14,269 shares close at $1.55, Cable & Wireless finishing trading with 70,706 shares at 51 cents, Gleaner had dealing in 16,130 units at 90 cents. Grace Kennedy contributed 100 shares at $61, Jamaica Broilers ending trading with 88,364 shares at $4.02, Jamaica Money Market Brokers exchanged 37,551 shares at $7.10, Kingston Wharves had dealing in 783 shares at $6.40, Proven Investments saw trading in 1,449 units at 18 US cents, Sagicor Group ended with 1,661,414 shares changing hands at $10.50.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras finishing with 78,434 units to close lower by $2 to $38 and Desnoes & Geddes closing with 150 units, as the price slipped 10 cents to $5.40.
Preference| Proven Investments 8% preference share traded 725,800 units at $5.05.
8 TTSE stocks gained only 1 fell
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 1.79 points to close at 1,151.49, the All T&T Index gained 2.92 points to close at 1,974.35 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.08 points to end at 43.06.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA Mcal gaining 2 cents, while trading 4,886 units, to end at $66.90, First Citizens Bank trading 1,263 shares, gained 22 cents to close at $35.22, Guardian Holdings contributing 30,515 shares with a value of $413,479, put on 49 cents to end at $13.59. Massy Holdings gained 1 cent while trading 12,981 shares at $63.37. Point Lisas Industrial Port Development while exchanging 199 shares, gained 2 cents to end at $5.16, Sagicor Financial Corporation with 48,950 shares changing hands for a value of $252,582, closed with a 6 cents gain at $5.16. Scotia Investments added 13,500 shares and closed 4 cents higher at $1.49, Trinidad Cement traded 39,419 shares to end at $2.50 after putting on 19 cents and West Indian Tobacco gained 1 cent while trading 4,800 units to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $125.05.
Declines| Scotiabank was the stock declining at the end of trading having lost 15 cents to close at $62.01 while trading 2,280 shares.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Ansa Merchant Bank trading 4,280 units, to close at $38.91, Clico Investment Fund trading 17,027 shares valued at $383,108 and closing at $22.50. National Flour with 819 shares changing hands, closed at $1.55, One Caribbean Media with 315 shares, traded at $23.96, Prestige Holdings with 1,000 shares changing hands, closed at $9.91 and Republic Bank traded 790 shares to close at $118.21.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows just 1 stock with the bid higher than their last selling price and 1 stock with a lower offer.
Advancing stocks hold upper hand
Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 106.11 points to end at 82,518.51, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 118.63 points to close at 90,977.83 and the JSE combined index declined by 129.33 points to 84,289.76.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless exchanging 10,700 shares to close higher by 3 cents at 53 cents, Caribbean Cement had dealing in 10,000 shares and ended with a gain of 4 cents to $2.30, Grace Kennedy with 75,145 shares changing hands, gained 28 cents to $60.80. Pan Jamaican Investment finished trading in 16,200 shares while gaining 80 cents to $54 and Scotia Investments saw 1,423,517 units changing hands to close 50 cents higher to $24.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Jamaica Money Market Brokers trading only 170 ordinary shares at $7.10. Kingston Wharves had dealing in 996 shares to close at $6.40, Sagicor Group contributed 545,371 shares to close at $10.42 and Scotia Group ending trading with 46,432 shares at $20.80.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Carreras finishing with 41,634 units, to close lower by 15 cents at $43. Mayberry Investments closing with 1,020 units, the price slipped 14 cents to $2.36 and National Commercial Bank (NCB) finishing with only 3,425 shares trading lower by $1 at $24. NCB traded at the equivalent of J$25 on the Trinidad and Tobago Market with a bid on to buy 95,326 units at the closing price, there were no stocks on offer.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 37,618 units at $3.
3 new highs on TTSE Thursday
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed with 14 securities changing hands of which 6 advanced, 4 declined and 5 traded firm with a total of 283,146 units, valued at $4,912,525. Three stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose by 0.68 points to close at 1,149.70, the All T&T Index fell 1.39 points to close at 1,971.43 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.37 points to end at 42.98.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund trading 53,961 shares valued at $1,214,662 to end 1 cent up to $22.51, Firstcaribbean International Bank with 25,000 shares changing hands and closed at $5.10, for an increase of 7 cents. Guardian Holdings traded 10,255 shares at $13.10 after gaining 9 cents, National Commercial Bank with 106,324 shares trading closed 1 cent higher at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1.38. Prestige Holdings gained 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.91 with 5,000 shares changing hands, Unilever Caribbean gained 4 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $65.40 while trading 1,058 shares.
Declines| Stocks declining at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 5,334 shares closing with a loss of 6 cents, at $14.90. First Citizens Bank trading 2,164 shares, closing with a loss of 46 cents at $35, Grace Kennedy trading 1,686 shares at $3.59 after losing 1 cent and Scotiabank losing 4 cents in trading 2,342 shares to end at $62.16.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Massy Holdings trading 44,546 shares valued at $2,822,435 to close at $63.36, National Flour Mills exchanging 13,771 shares at $1.55, Republic Bank traded 10 shares and closed at $118.21 and Scotia Investments traded 11,668 shares at $1.45.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
NCB closes at $25
Main Market| The JSE Market Index gained 507.16 points to 82,624.62, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell rose 567.03 points to close at 91,096.46 and the JSE combined index gained 594.16 points to close at 84,419.09.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Desnoes & Geddes in contributing 60,988 shares closed 35 cents higher to $5.50, National Commercial Bank closing with 65,060 shares changing hands $1.50 higher at $25, Supreme Ventures finishing trading with 87,600 shares, 3 cents up to $2.30
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Cable & Wireless was the only ordinary stock to remained unchanged in price at the end of trading and closed with 103,000 shares changing hands at 50 cents
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Caribbean Cement finishing with 11,500 units to close lower by 5 cents at $2.26. Carreras closing with 4,000 units, the price slipped 36 cents to $43.15, Grace Kennedy finishing trading with 9,344 shares to close 54 cents lower at $60.52, Jamaica Broilers concluded trading with 88,276 shares and closed with a loss of 1 cent at $4, Jamaica Money Market Brokers in exchanging 306,475 units, ended with a decline of 1 cent to $7.10. Sagicor Group had dealing in 2,143,526 shares trading with a loss of 8 cents to $10.42, Scotia Group contributing 500 shares trading at 1 cent to close at $20.80 and Scotia Investments concluding trading with 1,200 shares and lost $4 less to close at $23.50.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 1,770,782 units and lost 4 cents to $3 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference shares traded 489,374 units at $2.
5 stocks gained on TTSE Wednesday
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed with 13 securities changing hands of which 5 advanced, 2 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 256,617 units, valued at $3,637,097.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose by 0.45 points to close at 1,149.02, the All T&T Index gained 0.15 points to close at 1,972.82 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.14 points to end at 42.61.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, National Commercial Bank with 17,000 shares trading and closed 1 cent higher, at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1.37. Scotiabank gained 3 cents in trading 462 shares to end at $62.20, Trinidad Cement contributed 16,500 shares and closed 1 cent higher at $2.31, Unilever Caribbean gained 17 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $65.35 while trading 653 shares and West Indian Tobacco traded 1,728 shares to advance by 1 cent to $125.04.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 1,500 shares trading, closed with a loss of 4 cents, at $14.96 and Agostini’s added 10,000 shares valued at $174,000 and suffered a 20 cents loss, to close at $17.40.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund trading 107,156 shares valued at $2,411,010 to end at $22.5, First Citizens Bank trading 5,917 shares, valued at $209,817 to close at $35.46. Grace Kennedy trading 1,500 shares at $3.60, National Flour Mills exchanging 800 shares at $1.55, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development with 7,551 shares closed at $3.50 and Sagicor Financial Corporation with 85,850 shares changing hands for a value of $437,965, closed at $5.10.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
6 stocks up 7 down on JSE Tuesday
Tuesday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 6 stocks rising, 7 declining as only 20 securities changed hands, ending in 2,017,463 units trading, valued at only $10,345,649, in all market segments.
strong> Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 584.74 points to 82,117.46, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 653.76 points to close at 90,529.43 and the JSE combined index declined 580.75 points to close at 83,824.93.
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 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Grace Kennedy ending with 45,972 shares, gained 6 cents to $61.06, Jamaica Broilers closing with 88,054 shares changing hands, 1 cent higher to $4.01. Mayberry Investments concluding trading with 51,020 shares while gaining 14 cents, to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $2.50 and Sagicor Group trading 118,785 units to close with a gain of 9 cents at $10.50.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Ciboney concluding trading with only 2,400 shares at 7 cents, Desnoes & Geddes had 13,346 shares changing hands at $5.15. There was dealing in 1,100 Hardware & Lumber shares, trading at $7.40, Kingston Wharves closing with a mere 300 shares changing hands and ended at $6.40 followed by National Commercial Bank finishing trading with 1,900 shares at $23.50.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless finishing with 177,779 units to close lower by 4 cents to 50 cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers trading 9,185 ordinary shares and closed with a loss of 4 cents to $7.11, Proven Investments trading with 9,675 and lost 0.49 to 18 US cents, there was dealing in 151,041 Scotia Group shares with a loss of $1.19 to $20.81.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share trade 394,300 shares close at $2.