Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 12 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 1 declined and 8 traded firm with a total of 501,757 units, valued at $3,073,800 as West Indian Tobacco closed back at its previous 52 weeks’ high of $126.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.19 points to close at 1,161.37, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.32 points to close at 1,968.73 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.01 points to end at 46.46.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Ansa Merchant Bank with 2,452 shares trading ending at $38.91 by adding 1 cent, Clico Investment Fund with 13,835 shares valued at $316,264 to advance 1 cent to $22.57 and West Indian Tobacco with 306,708 shares changing hands, for a value of $889,453 closed 50 cents higher, at $126.
Declines| The only stocks declining at the end of trading is, First Citizens Bank with 27,711 shares valued $990,668 and closing with a loss of 4 cents at $35.75.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Flavorite Foods trading 4,093 units to close at $4.80. JMMB Group trading 100,000 shares at 45 cents, Massy Holdings trading 1,822 shares to close at $64.35. 
National Enterprises with 7,307 shares trading and closing at $17.19, One Caribbean Media trading 1,746 shares to close at $22.42, Sagicor Financial Corporation trading 32,628 shares with a value of $204,345 and closed unchanged at $6.30, Scotiabank had 3,193 units changing hands at $62.15 and Trinidad Cement ending at $2.90, with 306,708 shares changing hands, for a value of $889,453.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and stocks with offers that were lower.
WITCO up 50 cents to $126
JSE closes up with 15 stocks rising
Sagicor Group traded at day a new 52 weeks’ high on Thursday.
TheJSE Market Index gained 372.85 points to 97,630.76, theJSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 416.74 points to close at 108,063.88 and the JSE combined index gained 368.09 points to end at 100,321.14.
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 7 with offers that were lower.In trading, Cable & Wireless ended trading with 391,410 shares to end at 45 cents. Caribbean Cement ended with 1,019,125 shares but the price fell 40 cents to $5, Carreras ended trading with 7,660 shares to gain 41 cents to $48.50, Grace Kennedy closed with 32,022 units changing hands, 40 cents higher at $63.90. Jamaica Broilers traded 140,665 shares and was down 5 cents to $5.40, Jamaica Producers jumped $1.46 to $20 on a small volume of 7,239 shares. JMMB Group traded 176,877 shares but remained unchanged at $7.50, National Commercial Bank closed trading with 52,710 units changing hands and gained 5 cents to $29.50,
Sagicor Group traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $13 during the morning but closed at new 52 weeks’ close of $2.61, 1 cent higher with 69,030 shares trading. Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended with 11,619 shares trading and remained unchanged at $8.Scotia Group had trading in 208,096 shares to gain just 3 cents at $23.14, Supreme Ventures closed with 64,000 shares changing hands at $3.70. Proven Investments traded 91,678 shares and put on 0.38 US cents at the close, for a new closing high of 22 US cents, while Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share, traded 48,470 units at $2 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 30,500 units and lost 1 cent, to end at $2.98.
Witco in big trade on TTSE
Trading picked up on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Wednesday from Tuesday lacklustre performance on Tuesday with Trinidad Cement over 215,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco having $5.55 million of the value of trading. Trading ended with 13 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 3 declined and 7 traded firm, with a total of 544,601 shares, valued at $7,207,809, compared to just 26,774 units, valued at $603,287 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index remained unchanged at 1,161.56, the All T&T Index fell by 0.12 points to close at 1,969.05 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.02 points to 46.47.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Point Lisas trading 91,315 shares with a value of $349,736 and gained 2 cents to $3.83, Sagicor Financial Corporation trading 4,000 shares to close, 5 cents up at $6.30 and West Indian Tobacco trading 44,288 shares valued at $5,558,144 to end with a gain of 9 cents at $125.50.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Ansa Merchant Bank with 200 shares trading to close lower by 4 cents at $38.90, First Citizens Bank trading 5,184 shares lost 6 cents in closing at $35.75 and Republic Bank lost 3 cents in trading 1,000 shares at a new 52 weeks’ low of $114.93.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund with 1,740 shares to close at $22.57, Grace Kennedy had 45,670 units changing hands at $3.53, Guardian Holdings had 2,000 shares changing hands at $14. JMMB Group trading just 130,000 shares to close at 45 cents, National Enterprises had 1,000 units trading at $17.19, Scotiabank with 500 shares trading, closed at $62.15 and Trinidad Cement trading 217,704 units valued at $631,342 to close at $2.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 with the offer that is lower.
JSE inches up on Monday
Sagicor traded at a new 52 weeks’ high on Monday
TheJSE Market Index gained 71.71 points to 96,599.90, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 80.16 points to close at 106,911.66 and the JSE combined index gained 34.45 points to end at 99,265.14.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.Stocks trading include, Cable & Wireless traded 830,959 units at 44 cents, Caribbean Cement ended with 42,304 shares changing hands at $4.99 after gaining 14 cents. Carreras closed with 47,127 stocks units trading and lost 93 cents at $48.07, Desnoes & Geddes gained 45 cents with just 1,404 units trading, to end at $8, Grace Kennedy had 3,560 shares changing hands after losing 5 cents to end at $63.90. Hardware & Lumber traded 20,000 stocks units with a loss of $1 to close at $18. Jamaica Broilers traded 250,000 shares at $5.50 after shedding 25 cents, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 9,331 shares to close unchanged at $6.35, JMMB Group closed with 23,587 shares changing hands at $7.45 for a 15 rise, Mayberry Investments had 11,195 units changing hands at $2.88,
National Commercial Bank traded 48,527 units to close at $30, after gaining 50 cents. Pulse Investments had 306,000 shares trading at a 52 weeks’ high of 55 cents, to record a gain of 10 cents. Radio Jamaica traded 25,185 stocks units with a loss of 1 cent, to close at $3, Sagicor Group traded 776,521 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $12.60, after putting on 54 cents, Scotia Group ended with 14,717 shares trading unchanged at $23.10. Seprod ended with 19,041 shares changing hands at $15.45 for a gain of 7 cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 435,206 units at $2 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 324,497 units at $3.
JSE main market slips
The Jamaica Stock Exchange, ended with 13 stocks advancing, 10 declining as 30 securities changed hands, ending in 3,850,561 units trading, valued at $23,389,820. Trading closed with 7 stocks ending at new 52 weeks’ highs and 1 ending a new low, in all market segments.
The JSE Market Index lost 556.70 points to 97,333.36, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 622.25 points to close at and the 107,731.47 JSE combined index dropped 542.27 points to end at 100,220.42.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows only 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with offers that were lower, an indication of the markets softening in the short term. 
The junior market that recorded 3 gains to 2 declines showed weakness at the end with 3 stocks closing with lower offers than the last sale and only 1 with the bid that was higher.
Stocks trading include, Barita Investments trading 24,000 shares at $2.65 for an increase of 14 cents, Cable & Wireless with 290,187 shares changing hands closing at 44 cents, Gleaner trading 500,000 shares gained 7 cents to close at $1.07, Hardware & Lumber closed with 5,950 shares trading to end at $19. Investors pushed Jamaica Stock Exchange 50 cents to close at $6.50 with 78,000 units changing hands, in continued favourable response to the company’s increased first quarter profit and the payment of a 53 cents dividend. Jamaica Producers had 7,450 units trading 10 cents lower at $18.55, JMMB Group saw 13,200 shares trading, to close 4 cents down at $7.22, down 24 cents, Mayberry Investments traded 623,497 stock units and lost 19 cents to end at $2.88, at the close there was a bid by Mayberry to buy 1,198,980 units at $2.88.
National Commercial Bank had 315,733 shares trading with a gain of 10 cents to close at $29.50, Radio Jamaica traded 12,265 units at a new 52 weeks’ high of $3.01 by adding 1 cent, Sagicor Group trading at the close at a new 52 weeks’ high of $12.40 after putting on 10 cents with 113,740 shares changing hands. Scotia Group dropped 90 cents with only 5824 shares trading, to close at $23.50, Scotia Investments traded 7,000 stock units, to end at $26.28. Proven Investments traded 236,105 ordinary stock units at 21.05US cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share trading 500,850 units at $2 while losing 3 cents.
Four new highs for JSE
The Jamaica Stock Exchange is enjoying moderate gains in the indices helped by 4 
stocks reaching new highs in both the main and junior markets after 45 minutes of trading.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange share reached a new high of $6.10 but drifted down to $6, twenty five cents above Tuesday’s close with demand still in for the stock with a bid of $6, Lasco Financial hit $2 for the first time, but with a small volume. Caribbean Cream traded at a new high of $1.65 with 10,000 units changing hands and Honey Bun is trading at a new 52 weeks’ high of $2.96. The largest trade has been Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share with 1,000,000 units at $2.04.
Only 3 stock rose 1 fell on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 11 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 1 declined and 7 traded firm with a total of 718,142 units, valued at $1,958,691.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 1.21 points to close at 1,161.66, the All T&T Index gained just 0.12 points to close at 1,970.56 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.31 points to end at 46.29.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund with 4,400 shares trading, gained by 5 cents to end at $22.55, National Commercial Bank contributing 329,506 shares with a value of $283,784, to end at $1.80 up 4 cents and West Indian Tobacco ]traded 550 shares and closed at $125.40, up 7 cents.
Declines| JMMB Group with 314,254 shares being traded for $142,389 to close down by 2 cents at 45 cents to be the sole stock declining.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL trading 318 shares and closed at $67.07, First Citizens Bank trading 635 shares to close at $35.81. Guardian Holdings close at $14.05 while trading 40,000 shares with a value of $562,000, Massy Holdings traded 5,509 shares valued at $354,504 to close at $64.35, National Flour traded 1,000 units and closed at $2, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 13,470 units at $6.04 and Scotia Investments ended with 8,500 shares changing hands at $1.47.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with lower offers.
5 up 4 down on TTSE on Monday
Trinidad Cement traded 674,117 shares on Monday
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.99 points to close at 1,160.45, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.09 points to close at 1,970.44 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.27 points to end at 45.98.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL trading 1,200 shares and closed with a gain of 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $67.07 while Ansa Merchant Bank traded 18,307 shares valued at $713,058 and gained 3 cents to $38.95. First Citizens Bank traded 3,502 shares to close at $35.81, up 1 cent, National Commercial Bank contributing 163,161 shares with a value of $283,784, to end at $1.76 after gaining 6 cents and Scotiabank with 6,782 shares changing hands for a value of $424,214, closed with a gain of 1 cent at $62.55.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund with 54,643 shares valued at $1,229,683 traded and declined by 5 cents to end at $22.50, Guardian Holdings suffered a loss of 9 cents to close at $14.05 while trading 4,000 shares. Massy Holdings traded 2,424 shares valued at $155,988 to close with a loss of 1 cent at $64.35 and National Enterprises with 3,842 shares traded and closed at a new 52 weeks’ low of $17.19 after losing a cent.Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, JMMB Group with 280,000 shares being traded for $131,600 and closed at 47 cents. Guardian Media with 200 shares closed at $19.76, Firstcaribbean International Bank contributed 11,000 shares as the price closed unchanged at $5, Sagicor Financial Corporation 6.5% preference shares traded 1,000 units at US$1.10, Trinidad Cement ended the day at $2.90, with 674,117 shares changing hands, for a value of $1,954,939.
and West Indian Tobacco traded 500 shares and closed at $125.33
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with a lower offer.
Ansa McAl trades $13.4M on TTSE
Ansa McAl tradeds amount to TT$13.4
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.31 points to close at 1,159.46, the All T&T Index gained 69 points to close at 1,970.53 and the Cross Listed Index fell by a mere 0.01 points to end at 45.71.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund with 2,150 units trading and advancing 5 cents, to $22.55, Massy Holdings trading 47,875 shares valued at $3,081,215, to close higher by 11 cents, at $64.36. Sagicor Financial Corporation trading 13,700 units at $6.05, after inching up 1 cent and Trinidad Cement ending the day 6 cents up, at $2.86 with 1,082,946 shares changing hands, for a value of $3,096,347.
Declines| Grace Kennedy fell 2 cents to end the day at $3.53 while trading only 400 shares and was the only stock declining at the end of trading.Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the close of trading are, ANSA McAL with 200,250 shares changing hands and carrying a value of $13,428,765 closed at $67.06, First Citizens Bank trading 3,275 shares to close at $35.80. JMMB Group with 21,354 shares trading, closed at 47 cents, National Flour with 9,502 shares trading, ended at $2, Point Lisas Industrial Port trading 100 shares valued at $3.81 and Prestige Holding trading 20 units at $9.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 1 stock with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with a lower offer.
JSE struggles to break out
Buyers are willing to buy proven at a PE of 48, by far the highest in the market.
Trading in the market resulted in the prices of 10 stocks rising, 8 declining as 31 securities changed hands, ending in 4,581,896 units trading, valued at $24,655,549, in all market segments and 3 stocks closed a new 52 weeks’ high, in all market segments. The main market of the JSE Market Index lost 1,163.43 points to 98,088.54, theJSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 1,300.42 points to close at 108,575.56 and the JSE combined index dropped by 1,097.94 points to end at 100,748.95.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 2 with offers that were lower. The indications from pass comparisons with the next day actual performance suggests that the numbers of stocks likely to rise on the next trading day will be close to the number of higher bids but the negatives number could end being 2 to 4 times the above lower bids.In trading, Cable & Wireless continues to shed cents from the stock price as it traded 105,232 shares, to end at 43 cents 2 cents down. Caribbean Cement had just 10,000 shares trading, but it lost 20 cents to close at $4.80, Carreras had just 3,200 units changing hands at $1 higher to $51, Jamaica Stock Exchange had 15,850 units changing hands for 5 cents more to reach a new 52 weeks closing high of $5.05
as the board of the company meets on Monday coming, to declare a dividend. National Commercial Bank lost 60 cents while trading 131,412 units to end at $29, Sagicor Group finished with 25,900 shares to close at $12, Proven Investments traded a good volume of 368,945 shares to close at 21 US cents, but finished with the bid at US 22 cents for a hand full of shares. If the stock should trade at this level the valuation would be a PE ratio of 48 times ongoing earnings, well above any other stock on the exchange. Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% preference share trading 1.8 million units and the 8.75% preference share ending with 999,225 shares.