The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index pushed 3,240.99 points to a new record close of 486,779.64 and the JSE Index climbed 2,945.21 points to a new closing high of 443,343.87.
At the end market activity, on the main and US markets, the prices of 18 securities advanced, 9 declined and 8 traded firm, as a total of 35 securities traded, compared to 37 on Tuesday. Eppley and the Jamaica Stock Exchange shares closed at new all-time highs.
Market activity ended with 45,741,770 units with a value of $2,118,495,057 changing hands, in contrast to 41,671,400 units with a value of $333,001,137 on Tuesday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 20.7 million units or 45 percent of total main market volume, Scotia Group with just over 10 million shares changing hands, equating to 22 percent of total trades, followed by NCB Financial Group with 8.14 million stock units for 18 percent of the day’s trades.
The market closed with average of 1,386,114 units valued at an average of $64,196,820 for each security traded. In contrast to 1,190,611 units for an average of $9,514,318 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,475,774 shares, with a value of $16,281,943, compared to 1,482,687 shares, with a value of $12,268,768 previously. May closed with an average of 2,248,261 units at an average of $12,751,529 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments rose $1 and closed at $44, trading 4,084 shares, Carreras rose 30 cents and concluded trading of 878,789 units at $8.20, Eppley rose 25 cents to an all-time high of $16 while trading 13,290 shares, Jamaica Broilers exchanged 2,484 units and gained $1 to end at $33. Jamaica Producers fell $1.30 to close at $25.50, with 8,589 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 25 cents to end at a record high of $22, with 2,358,881 shares traded, JMMB Group rose $1 in trading 72,416 shares to end at $39, Kingston Wharves slipped $1 to close at $66, in swapping 28,064 stock units. Mayberry Investments gained 65 cents with an exchange of 181,646 shares at $9.15, Mayberry Jamaican Equities added $1 to end trading of 24,764 shares at $12.25, NCB Financial Group jumped $5 to close at $178, with an exchange of 8,142,680 stock units, PanJam Investment climbed $1.49 to end trading of 990 shares at $95.99. Proven Investments declined $1.50 while trading 3,690 shares to close at $33.50, Pulse Investments rose 34 cents to close at $2.84, trading 20,000 shares. Sagicor Group finished trading at $48 with 340,467 shares crossing the exchange after falling 50 cents, Scotia Group climbed $1.90 to $55.10, with an exchange of 10,133,531 shares and Seprod declined $1 concluded trading with 103,100 stock units at $47.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 40,000 units valued US$31,016 changing hands. Market activity ended with Proven Investments trading 12,000 shares after rising 0.06 cent to close at 26 US cents and JMMB Group 6% preference share ended trading of 28,000 units at US$1. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 1.74 points to close at 191.08.
8 TTSE stocks decline on Tuesday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed lower at the close on Tuesday, with the three main market indices declining with declining stocks beating advancing ones.
Market activity ended with trading in 17 securities, with 2 advancing, 8 declining and 7 remaining unchanged as 201,914 shares valued $3,914,187 changed hands, compared to 312,898 shares valued $8,314,644 from 14 securities trading on Monday.
At close of the market, the Composite Index dipped 3.69 points to 1,358.43. The All T&T Index declined 1.83 points to 1,801.03, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.76 points to close at 123.60.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with one stock with a higher bid than the last selling price and four with lower offers.
Stocks ending with gains| First Citizens climbed 70 cents in completing trading of 3,763 shares at $40, and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 2 cents to close at $29.02, after exchanging 63,419 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Angostura Holdings closed with a loss of 1 cent and settled at $16.05, with investors exchanging 55 shares, Clico Investments lost 5 cents to end at $24.40, with 6,551 units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank added 17 cents and ended at $8.20, with 12,000 stock units changing hands. Guardian Holdings shed 25 cents and ended at $18.20, with an exchange of 470 stock units, JMMB Group dropped 2 cents to $2.03, trading 87,836 stock units, Scotiabank declined 5 cents and ended at $62.50, with 9,430 stock units crossing the exchange. Trinidad Cement ended trading 5 cents lower and settled at $2.50, trading 1,192 units and West Indian Tobacco fell $1.73 and ended at $110.27, with 3,048 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing firm| Massy Holdings settled at $55, trading 8,773 units, National Enterprises ended at $6.68, with an exchange of 2,096 stock units, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.45, with 500 units crossing the exchange, One Caribbean Media ended at $10.20, with investors exchanging 48 shares. Prestige Holdings completed trading of 1,580 stock units at $9.48, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $121, with 153 units trading and Unilever Caribbean closed at $25.30 with an exchange of 1,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
5 TTSE stocks rose 2 decline – Monday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed higher at the close on Monday with the three main market indices rising with advancing stocks beating out declining ones.
Market activity ended with trading in 14 securities against 13 on Friday, with 5 advancing, 2 declining and 7 remaining unchanged as 312,898 shares valued $8,314,644 changed hands, compared to 260,178 shares valued $3,039,820 from 13 securities trading on Friday.
At close of the market, the Composite Index rose 3.72 points on Monday to 1,362. The All T&T Index gained 4.57 points to 1,802.86, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.39 points to close at 124.36.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with one stock with a higher bid than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with gains| Ansa Mcal increased 16 cents and completed trading of 100,000 units, at $55.18, First Caribbean International Bank rose 12 cents and settled at $8.37, with 11,754 stock units trading, JMMB Group increased by 1 cent and ended at $2.05, with 30,656 stock units changing hands. Scotiabank gained 5 cents and settled at $62.55, trading 2,400 stock units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished trading of 33,238 units with 20 cents rise close at $29.
Stocks closing with losses|National Flour fell 2 cents to $1.70, with an exchange of 7,306 units and Prestige Holdings closed with a loss of 2 cents at $9.48, with 100 units crossing the exchange.
Stocks closing firm| First Citizens ended at $39.30, with 1,267 units trading, Gaurdian Media closed at $12.75, after exchanging 100 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $55, with 1,027 units trading, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $121, with investors exchanging 700 shares. Sagicor Financial completed trading at $9.95, with an exchange of 123,470 units, Unilever Caribbean completed trading at $25.30, with 100 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco settled at $112, after exchanging 780 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
TTSE stocks make headway on Friday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange rose modestly at the close on Friday with the three main market indices rising with advancing stocks be dominant movers.
The market closed with 13 securities trading similar to Thursday, leading to 6 advancing, 2 declining and 5 remaining unchanged as 260,178 shares valued $3,039,820 changed hands, compared to 228,214 shares valued $4,565,216 from 13 securities trading on Thursday.
At close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.57points on Friday to 1,358.40. The All T&T Index gained 0.29 points to 1,798.29, while the Cross Listed Index inched higher by 0.12 points to close at 123.97.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 2 stocks with higher bids than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with gains| Agostini’s closed with an increase of 15 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $23.75, after exchanging 113 shares, Grace Kennedy ended with a rise of 10 cents at $3.25 trading 91 units, Guardian Holdings ended trading with 10,137 shares and rose by 5 cents to settle at $18.45. JMMB Group added 4 cents and ended at $2.04, with 1,000 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings gained 5 cents and ended at $55, after exchanging 200 stock units and NCB Financial Group increased 1 cent and ended at $8.45, with 160,000 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| First Caribbean International Bank closed with a loss of 13 cents and settled at $8.25, after exchanging 55,500 shares and Scotiabank closed down 9 cents and settled at $62.50, after exchanging 2,061 shares.
Stocks closing firm| Calypso Macro Index Fund ended at $15.30, with 728 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments completed trading of 2,402 units at $24.45, First Citizens Bank ended at $39.30, after exchanging 2,581 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $28.80, after trading 23,365 shares and Unilever Caribbean completed trading of 2,000 units at $25.30.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
TTSE stocks continue to lose steam – Thursday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange suffered further decline at the close on Wednesday with the three main market indices falling as just 2 stocks rose.
The market closed with 13 securities trading, leading to 2 advancing, 5 declining and 6 remaining unchanged as 228,214 shares valued $4,565,216 changed hands, compared to 331,800 shares valued $5,963,334 from 14 securities trading on Wednesday.
At close of the market, the Composite Index shed 0.89 points on Thursday to 1,357.83. The All T&T Index fell 1.28 points to 1,798.00, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.07 points to close at 123.85.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with higher bids than their last selling and one with a lower offer.
strong>Stocks ending with gains| First Caribbean International Bank rose 3 cents and completed trading at $8.38, after exchanging 31,290 shares and Sagicor Financial closed with a gain of 40 cents to end at $9.95, trading 54,954 units.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments ended trading 5 cents lower at $24.45, with 1,592 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings lost 5 cents and completed trading 1,000 shares at $18.40, JMMB Group closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2, with 20,000 stock units changing hands. NCB Financial Group fell 1 cent to close at $8.44, after exchanging 4,490 stock units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 20 cents and settled at $28.80, with 100,234 shares changing hands.
Stocks closing firm| Calypso Macro Index Fund concluded at $15.30, with 50 stock units changing hands, First Citizens settled at $39.30, after exchanging 300 shares, Massy Holdings closed at $54.95 trading 11,430 stock units. Prestige Holdings settled at $9.50, in exchanging 201 shares, Scotiabank completed trading of 958 shares at $62.59 and Unilever Caribbean ended at $25.30, with 1,715 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.