The bulls continue to prowl Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with the All Jamaican Composite Index up to trade at 435,382.80, up 6,446.29 points after an hour of trading and is back the April 15 level.
The JSE Main Index is up 5,761.51 points to 397189.72. Junior Market Index rose moderately moving from 2,529.92 points to 2,544.20.
Grace Kennedy rose from $59.99 to $67.98, while JMMB Group is trading up at $34.90 and Sagicor Group is up to $51.51.
Bulls pushing JSE stocks higher
Sharp all for TTSE stocks
Just one stock rose at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, but 12 declined, sending the major market indices into a slide with Ansa Merchant Bank and Republic Financial Holdings suffered multi-dollar declines.
The market closed with 20 securities trading, up from fourteen on Monday. At the close, the prices of seven stocks remained unchanged. Trading resulted in 38 percent fewer shares than on Monday with values climbing 151 percent as 236,245 shares costing $3,864,740 changed hands compared to 382,748 shares valued $1,536,873, on Monday.
Trading averaged 11,812 units at $193,237 versus an average of 27,339 units at $109,777 for each security on Monday. For the month to date, trading averaged 10,403 shares at $136,252 compared to 10,286 units at $131,483 on Monday. October closed with an average of 16,922 shares for $285,061.
The T&T Composite Index dropped 8.23 points to 1,275.87, the All T&T Index plunged 18.15 points to 1,698.75, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.25 points to close at 115.34.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers. Two stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
Stocks rising│ L.J Williams B share was the sole stock rising, trading 5,000 stock units at $1.39, after gaining 16 cents.
Stocks declining│ Agostini’s closed 25 cents lower at $24.25, with a loss of 25 cents transferring 50,000 shares Ansa Merchant Bank dropped $3.56 to $36.39, in exchanging 4,000 stock units, Ansa McAL shed 48 cents trading 2,578 units to end at $48. Clico Investments lost 3 cents to close at $25, with a transfer of 14,500 stock units, First Citizens Bank shed 25 cents to close at $43, with 962 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings ended at $20.50, after losing 28 cents and transferring 11,106 stock units. Guardian Media fell 50 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.50, with an exchange of 2,818 units. One Caribbean Media lost 3 cents trading 2,000 units to close at $4.82, Republic Financial Holdings declined by $2.50 to settle at $136, in transferring 1,390 units. Scotiabank slipped 25 cents to $54, in exchanging 10,000 stock units, Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 50 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $14.50 trading 3,310 units and West Indian Tobacco fell 94 cents to $32.50, with 3,959 units changing hands.
Stocks trading firm│ First Caribbean International Bank closed at $7.05 trading 84 units, Grace Kennedy exchanged 3,952 units at $3.60, JMMB Group traded 7,332 stock units at $1.72. NCB Financial Group ended at $7.95, with 91,768 shares crossing the market, National Enterprises finished with an exchange of 2,000 units at $3.39, Prestige Holdings ended at $7.50, with 2,486 units changing hands and Trinidad Cement exchanged 17,000 stock units at $2.10.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Rebound for TTSE market
Republic Financial Holdings rebounded from the big fall on Friday with a rise of more than 4.26 percent on Monday and helped the primary indices to move higher at the close of trading. The market closed with an exchange of 122 percent more shares, but the value fell by 51 percent from Friday’s levels.
The market closed with 14 securities trading, up from twelve on Friday, and ended with four stocks advancing, six declining and four remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 382,748 shares for $1,536,872.54 compared to 172,050 shares valued $3,148,874 on Friday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 27,339 units at $109,777 versus an average of 14,338 units at $262,406 for each security on Friday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 10,286 shares at $131,483 compared to 9,224 units at $132,834 on Friday. October averaged 16,922 shares for $285,061.
The T&T Composite Index rose 2.65 points to 1,284.10, the All T&T Index advanced 6.45 points to 1,716.90, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.16 points to close at 115.09.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of three stocks higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Clico Investments gained 3 cents trading 2,879 shares to end at $25.03, Republic Financial Holdings climbed $5.74 to $138.50, with an exchange of 1,251 units, Scotiabank rose 15 cents to $54.25, with the transferring of 836 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL finished 25 cents higher at $15, in exchanging 10,537 stock units.
Stocks declining| Agostini’s shed 20 cents to settle at $24.50, in transferring 1,020 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended 9 cents lower at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.30, with 121 units changing hands, First Citizens Bank fell 25 cents to $43.25, trading 2,694 stock units. JMMB Group lost 3 cents to close at $1.72, with an exchange of 340,668 shares, National Enterprises lost 1 cent to finish at $3.39 and exchanging 1,000 units and Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.79, after losing 1 cent trading 100 shares.
Stocks trading firm│ Angostura Holdings exchanged 18,836 shares at $16, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $7.05, in transferring 200 units, Massy Holdings held firm at $57, with 787 stock units changing hands and Prestige Holdings traded 1,940 units at $7.50.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Republic Holdings knocks Trinidad stocks
Republic Holdings dropped $6.24 to $132 on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the group reporting audit profit plunging from $1.58 billion to just $904 million for the year to September with the company also cutting the dividend paid for the year from $4.50 to $2.70.
With the sharp fall in the price of Republic, the T&T Composite Index declined 8.19 points to 1,281.45, the All T&T Index dived 16.26 points to 1,710.45, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 115.25.
The market exchanged 16.8 percent fewer shares, with the value jumping 81.2 percent above Thursday, with Clico Investments and Grace Kennedy accounting for 72 percent of total volume and 46 percent of the day’s value.
The market closed with 12 securities trading, down from thirteen on Thursday, and ended with three stocks rising, four declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 172,050 shares for $3,148,874 compared to 206,882 shares valued $1,738,641 on Thursday.
The average day’s trade was 14,338 units at $262,406 versus an average of 15,914 units at $133,742 for each security on Thursday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 9,224 shares at $132,834 compared to 8,936 units at $125,534 on Thursday. October’s daily average was 16,922 shares for $285,061.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Ansa Merchant Bank rose 45 cents to $39.95, in trading 1,204 shares, Prestige Holdings gained 10 cents to finish at $7.50, with an exchange of 135 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL added 10 cents to settle at $14.75, in transferring 8,227 stock units.
Stocks declining│Ansa McAL lost 2 cents exchanging 25,200 shares to end at $48.48, Clico Investments closed 5 cents lower at $25 trading 46,827 shares, Republic Financial Holdings declined by $6.24, with 1,642 units changing hands, to close at $132.76 and Scotiabank shed 25 cents to end at $54.10, with 525 units crossing the market.
Stocks trading firm│ Grace Kennedy traded 77,000 shares at $3.60, JMMB Group closed at $1.75, with a transfer of 5,890 stock units, Massy Holdings exchanged 100 units at $57. NCB Financial Group held firm at $7.95, with 5,000 stock units crossing the exchange and Unilever Caribbean transferred 300 units at $16.80.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Slow trading on TTSE
More than 75 percent of the securities traded held their price for a second day at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday as the main indices dipped, after an exchange of 149 percent more shares, at a 45 percent greater value than Wednesday.
The market closed with 13 securities trading, down from fifteen on Wednesday, and ended with two stocks advancing, one declining and ten remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 206,882 shares for $1,738,641 compared to 82,960 shares valued $1,200,746 on Wednesday.
The average trade amounted to 15,914 units at $133,742 versus an average of 5,531 units at $80,050 on Wednesday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 8.936 shares at $125,534 compared to 8,483 units at $125,000 on Wednesday. October closed with an average of 16,922 shares for $285,061.
At the close, the T&T Composite Index shed 1.22 points to 1,289.64, the All T&T Index fell 2.42 points to 1,726.71, while the Cross Listed Index was unchanged at 115.25.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ First Citizens Bank closed at $43.50, with gains of 11 cents exchanging 5,700 stock units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL finished 5 cents higher at $14.65, in trading 7,354 stock units.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investments, the sole stock to decline, ended at $25.05, after losing 10 cents trading 2,100 units.
Stocks trading firm│ First Caribbean International Bank exchanged 1,212 units at $7.05, Guardian Holdings held firm at $20.78 trading 12,684 stock units, NCB Financial Group remained at $7.95, with 96,018 shares crossing the market. National Enterprises held firm at $3.40 in a transfer of 10,000 stock units, National Flour traded 49,071 shares at $1.84, One Caribbean Media exchanged 20,600 stock units at $4.85. Prestige Holdings ended at $7.40, with 14 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings transferred 20 units at $139, Scotiabank held firm at $54.35, in crossing the market with 1,309 units and Trinidad Cement closed at $2.10, with 800 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.