The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange enjoyed increased trading levels at the close on Friday over Thursday’s improved levels, leading the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index to jump 3,235.32 points to 410,410.81 and the JSE Index climbing by 2,944.56 points to 373,934.51.
Main market activity ended with, 7,016,682 units valued at $207,252,597 changing hands, in contrast with 4,986,769 units valued at $74,552,633, on Thursday.
The main and US markets traded a total of 33 securities, with prices of 13 rising, 9 declining with 9 remaining unchanged, compared to 31 securities trading on Thursday.
Wisynco Group led trading with 2,688,897 units for 38 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Grace Kennedy, with 1,521,787 shares and accounting for 22 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Sygnus Credit with 543,056 stock units for 8 percent of the day’s volume.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 closing with lower offers.
An average of 241,955 units valued at an average of $7,146,641 for each security traded. In contrast to 184,695 units for an average of $2,761,209 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 358,447 units valued $13,030,049 and previously, 523,805 units valued $16,891,062. Trading for January resulted in an average of 101,980 units, valued at $3,042,494, for each security traded.
In main market activity, Berger Paints lost $1.50 and ended at $19.50, with an exchange of 5,153 stock units, Jamaica Broilers climbed $4 in trading of 58,277 units, to close at $33, Jamaica Producers gained $1 to close at $23, trading 17,568 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with 81,864 units changing hands, with a rise of 5 cents to a 
record close of $14, Kingston Wharves lost 38 cents and settled at $68.52, with 266,720 units changing hands. Proven Investments traded 3,000 units and rose 50 cents to close at $27.50, Sagicor Group rose 25 cents in trading 25,424 stock units, to close at $38.80, Scotia Group fell 99 cents and finished trading of 489,552 shares at $53 and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 45 cents to end at $11.15 with an exchange of 543,056 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 52,812 units valued at over $10,639 changing hands. JMMB Group 6% preference share concluded trading at $1.06 with 218 units, JMMB Group 5.75% preference share closed at $2 trading 2,114 shares, Proven Investments traded 14,180 units to close at 22 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged of 36,300 shares at 9 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index fell 5.54 points to close at 163.88.
9 TTSE stocks gained on Friday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 20 securities against 18 on Thursday, with 9 advancing, 2 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index rose 3.80 points to 1,307.84. The All T&T Index rose 0.99 points to 1,705.78, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.91 points to close at 122.95. Trading ended with 240,650 shares at a value of $9,611,692, compared to 409,577 shares on Thursday valued at $4,344,587.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 4 stocks with bids than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Agostini’s closed with an increase of 5 cents to $23.20, after exchanging 115 shares, Calypso Macro Index Fund gained 49 cents trading 555 shares to close at $14, Clico Investments ended trading with a rise of 2 cents and ended at $20.12, with 31,635 stock units changing hands. First Citizens closed 5 cents higher at $34.05, after exchanging 700 shares, Grace Kennedy concluded trading of 4,800 stock units and rose 4 cents to end at $3.10, JMMB Group added 1 cent and concluded trading of 15,208 shares at $1.76. NCB Financial Group gained 5 cents to settle at $8.45, after exchanging 3,000 shares. Republic Financial Holdings rose 11 cents and settled at $107.66, after exchanging 235 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed with a gain of 6 cents at $25.06, after exchanging 1,205 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Angostura Holdings lost 1 cent and ended at $16.03, with 112 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a loss of 20 cents and completed trading of just 25 units at $29.30.
Stocks closing firm | Guardian Holdings completed trading of 600 units at $18, Massy Holdings closed at $47.66, after exchanging 982 shares, National Enterprises ended at $8, with 4,122 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media concluded trading at $10.35, after exchanging 100 shares, Prestige Holdings completed trading with 1,000 units, at $7.40. Sagicor Financial ended at $9.11, after exchanging 92,023 shares, Scotiabank ended at $63.65, with 4,910 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement settled at $2.50, after exchanging 562 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $95.50, with 78,761 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE main market drops – Thursday
Trading picked up over that on Wednesday on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index falling by 1,009.17 points to 407,175.49 and the JSE Index declining by 918.47 points to 370,989.95.
Main market activity ended with, 4,986,769 units valued at $74,552,633, in contrast with 2,541,810 units valued at $57,485,785 on Wednesday.
The main and US markets traded a total of 31 securities, with prices of 13 rising, 9 declining with 9 remaining unchanged, compared to 34 securities trading on Wednesday.
JMMB Group 7.5% preference share led trading with 2,001,000 units for 40 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Jamaica Broilers with 1,531,165 shares and accounting for 21 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Wisynco Group with 589,188 stock units for 12 percent of the day’s volume.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 closing with lower offers.
An average of 184,695 units valued at $2,761,209, in contrast to 42,483 units valued at $1,358,497 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 523,805 units valued $16,891,062 and previously, 523,805 units valued $16,891,062. Trading for January resulted in an average of 101,980 units, valued at $3,042,494, for each security traded.
In main market activity, Barita Investments fell $1.52 to close at $49.48, with 5,691 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement shed 95 cents to finish at $42.05, trading 15,476 shares, Jamaica Broilers dropped $3.51 in trading of 1,531,165 units, to close at $29. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with 35,508 units changing hands, with a rise of 45 cents to a record close of $13.95. JMMB Group concluded trading with 12,319 shares but rose 80 cents to $32.80, Kingston Wharves lost $1.10 and settled at $68.90, with 6,557 units changing hands, 138 Student Living rose 41 cents to $3.40, in trading 1,000 units, PanJam Investment rose $1 to end at $75 with 11,974 units changing hands. Sagicor Group fell by 20 cents in trading 30,407 stock units, to close at 
$38.55, Scotia Group climbed $2.94 and finished trading of 59,319 shares at $53.99 and Seprod lose $1.41 to end at $34.92 with an exchange of 13,581 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 10,022 units valued at US$4,728 changing hands. JMMB Group 6% preference share concluded trading with a gain of 2 cents to settle at $1.06 with 950 units, JMMB Group 5.75% preference share finished with a rise of 1 cent to $2 with 486 shares trading, JMMB Group 5.5% preference share settled ended at $2 with 486 shares and Proven Investments traded 8,100 units and rose 1 cent to close at 22 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index was unchanged at the close at 169.42.
Robust JSE main market gain – Wednesday
Trading on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbing 1,683.64 points to 408,184.66 and the JSE Index advancing by 1,532.33 points to close at 371,908.42.
Main market activity ended with just 2,541,810 units valued at $57,485,785, in contrast with 1,062,072 units valued at over $33,962,415 on Tuesday.
The main and US markets traded a total of 34 securities, with prices of 7 rising, 12 declining with 15 remaining unchanged, compared to 29 securities trading on Tuesday.
Supreme Ventures led trading with 622,892 units for 24.5 percent of the day’s volume, followed by 
Wisynco Group with 539,782 shares and accounting for 21 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share with 415,445 stock units for 16 percent of the day’s volume.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
An average of 81,994 units valued at an average of $1,854,380, in contrast to 42,483 units valued at $1,358,497 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 523,805 units valued $16,891,062 and previously, 684,936 units valued at $22,375,029. Trading for January resulted in an average of 101,980 units valued at $3,042,494, for each security traded.
In main market activity, Barita Investments fell 40 cents to close at $51, with 158,787 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers fell by 49 cents in trading of 21,422 units at $32.51, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with 
46,997 units changing hands with a rise of 50 cents to $13.50. Kingston Wharves gained 80 cents and settled at $70.00, with 3,678 units changing hands, 138 Student Living rose 68 cents to $2.99, in trading 100 units, PanJam Investment lost $1 to end at $74 with 4,680 units changing hands. Sagicor Group fell by 25 cents trading 22,412 stock units, to close at $38.75, Scotia Group lost $1.95 and finished trading of 16,288 shares at $51.05 and Seprod lost 99 cents to end at $33.51 with an exchange of 12,894 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 61,777 units valued at $6,450 changing hands. Margaritaville ended trading 477 shares at 24 US cents, Proven Investments traded 6,300 units and rose 1 cent to close at 22 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments closed trading of 55,000 units to close at 9 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index advanced 0.33 points to close at 169.42.
TTSE slips back on Wednesday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with 14 securities trading against 12 on Tuesday, with 5 advancing, 7 declining and 2 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index declined by 2.12 points to close at 1,304.95. The All T&T Index lost 0.36 points to 1,707.09, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.54 points to close at 121.97.
Trading ended with 619,436 shares at a value of $6,956,090, compared to 138,119 shares on Tuesday valued at $2,094,012.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
Stocks closing with gains| Clico Investments added 2 cents and ended at $20.18, with 70,376 stock units changing hands, First Citizens increased 10 cents to settle at $34, after exchanging 3,105 shares, Massy Holdings rose 25 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $47.75, after exchanging 1,112 shares. Prestige Holdings closed with a gain of 5 cents in trading of 2,730 units at $7.40 and West Indian Tobacco gained 2 cents and ended at $95.42, with 6 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| Agostini’s fell 5 cents to $23.15, after exchanging 1,732 shares, Angostura Holdings fell 1 cent and ended at $16.04, with 200 stock units changing hands, Ansa Mcal shed 20 cents and completed trading of 2,027 units at $55. JMMB Group lost 4 cents and ended at $1.75, after exchanging 51,813 shares, National Flour fell by 1 cent and completed trading of 642 units at $1.64, NCB Financial Group lost 5 cents and settled at $8.40, after exchanging 472,460 shares and Republic Financial Holdings concluded trading with a loss of 3 cents at $107.52, after exchanging 9,725 shares.
Stocks closing firm| Guardian Holdings completed trading of 230 units at $18 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL completed trading with 3,278 units at $29.20.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE trading volume drops 95% on Tuesday
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange major indices roseat the close on Tuesday, but with sharply lower volume that dropped 95 percent from Monday’s levels.
Main market activity ended with just 1,062,072 units valued at over $33,962,415, in contrast with 22,820,352 units valued at $1,138,660,815 on Monday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 335.04 points to end at 406,501.02 and the JSE Index gained 304.93 points to close at 370,376.09.
The main and US markets traded a total of 29 securities, with prices of 9 rising, 11 declining with 9 remaining unchanged, compared to 32 securities trading on Monday.
Scotia Group led trading with 216,870 units for 24 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 140,980 units and accounting for 22 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Supreme Ventures with just 86,305 units for 8 percent of the day’s volume.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closing with lower offers.
An average of 42,483 units valued at $1,358,497, in contrast to 786,909 shares valued at $39,264,166 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 684,936 units valued at $22,375,029 and previously 952,625 units valued at $31,131,917. Trading for January resulted in an average of 101,980 units valued at $3,042,494, for each security traded.
In main market activity, Jamaica Broilers jumped $3 to finish trading of 66,896 units at $33, Jamaica Producers lost $1 to close at $22, with 12,548 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with 62,328 units changing hands with a rise of 35 cents to $13, JMMB Group fell 50 cents to close at $32, trading 10,248 shares. Kingston Wharves gained 80 cents and settled at $70.00, with 3,678 units 
changing hands, Sagicor Group fell 99 cents trading 53,111 stock units, to close at $39, Salada Foods jumped $1.25 to $39.25 in trading 1,067 units. Scotia Group lost 97 cents and finished trading of 216,870 shares at $53 and Seprod rose $1.48 cents to end at $34.50 with an exchange of 20,208 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 236,650 units valued at $83,993 changing hands. JMMB 5.75% preference share traded 5,000 units and lost 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ low of US$1.99, JMMB 6% preference share concluded trading of 52,960 units at US$1.04, Proven Investments traded 26,040 units and rose 1 cent to close at 22 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments closed trading of 152,650 units to close at 9 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index advanced 3.46 points to close at 169.09.
TTSE index posts 2018 gains – Tuesday
All Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange index
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange landed the main market index into positive territory for the second time this year as the market ended on Tuesday trading in 12 securities against 12 on Monday, with 8 advancing, 1 declining and 3 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index climbed 2.88 points to 1,307.07. The All T&T Index gained 3.18 points to 1,707.45, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.35 points to close at 122.51.
Trading ended with 138,119 shares at a value of $2,094,012, compared to 65,772 shares on Monday valued at $1,823,304.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 3 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Ansa Mcal increased 20 cents to close at $55.20, in trading 94 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank rose 50 cents to $38.50, after exchanging 134 shares, First Citizens closed with a gain of 5 cents at $33.90, in exchanging 1,152 shares, Massy Holdings gained 1 cent and ended at $47.50, after exchanging 3,188 
shares, NCB Financial Group finished trading 7,050 shares and rose 5 cents to $8.45. Republic Financial Holdings closed with an increase of 3 cents and after exchanging 264 shares, to end at $107.55, Scotiabank rose 25 cents and completed trading at $63.90, with 23 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished 6 cents higher to $29.20, with an exchange of 40,009 units.
Stocks closing with losses| Trinidad Cement concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $2.60, after exchanging 66,674 shares.
Stocks closing firm | Clico Investments completed trading at $20.16, with 16,869 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial ended at $9.02, after exchanging 1,507 shares and West Indian Tobacco completed trading of 1,155 stock units at $95.40.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Heavy trading continues for JSE majors – Monday
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange major indices suffered sharp lossesat the close on Monday, with the market having another day of big volume.
Main market activity ended with 22,820,352 units valued at $1,138,660,815 compared with 34,337,150 units valued at $729,254,221, on Friday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index dived 8,017.57 points to close at 406,165.98 and the JSE Index plunged 7,297.03 points to close at 370,071.16. Adjustment to the average price of NCB Financial compared to that on Friday, was the major contributing factor to the sharp correction to the indices with the JSE reported closing price being $142.81 versus $148.99 on Friday as opposed to the last traded price of $145 on both days.
The main and US markets traded a total of 32 securities, with prices of 10 rising, 11 declining with 11 remaining unchanged, compared to 33 securities trading on Friday.
Sagicor Group led trading with 5,552,292 units for 24 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Scotia Group with 4,982,116 units and accounting for 22 percent of the total main market volume changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded 3,598,470 shares and 15.8 percent of main market volume. Also trading in large volumes are, Victoria Mutual Investments with 2,402,133 units, JMMB Group exchanging 2,333,919 shares and Jamaica Stock Exchange with 1,011,290 shares changing hands.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers. The reading is far less bullish than the reading at the close of Friday, of 15 to 2.
An average of 786,909 units valued at $39,264,166, in contrast to 1,107,650 shares valued at $23,524,330 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 952,625 units valued at $31,131,917. Trading for January resulted in an average of 101,980 units valued at $3,042,494, for each security traded.
In main market activity, Barita Investments lost 30 cents in closing at $51.50, with 5,650 shares changing hands, Berger Paints gained $1 to end at $21.00, with just 136 stock units trading, Jamaica Producers rose 70 cents to 
close at $23, with 660 shares changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with 1,011,290 units changing hands compared to 2,677,014 units on Friday with a decline of 35 cents to $12.65, JMMB Group fell 49 cents to close at $32.50, trading 2,333,919 shares, Proven Investments dropped $8 trading 893,487 units to close at $28. Sagicor Group rose 49 cents trading just under 5.6 million stock units, to close at $39.99, Salada Foods dropped $4 to $38 in trading 10,084 units, Scotia Group climbed $3.67 and finished trading of 4,982,116 shares at $53.97 and Seprod lost 48 cents to end at $33.02 with an exchange of 22,224 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 840,023 units valued at $179,653 changing hands. JMMB Group 5.75% preference share traded 400 units at US$2, JMMB Group 6% preference share concluded trading of 3,040 units at US$1.04 and Proven Investments traded 836,583 units at 21 US cents The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 165.63.
Strong February start for JSE majors
JSE main market showing strong bullish signal in breaking out of a triangle.
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange enjoyed strong gains on Friday, with the market indices rising sharply on surging volume trading on the first day of February.
Main market activity ended with 34,337,150 units valued at $729,254,221, up sharply from 5,924,559 units valued at $242,360,666 on Thursday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,813.88 points to 414,183.55 and the JSE Index climbed 3,471.13 points to end at 377,368.19.
The main and US markets traded a total of 33 securities, with prices of 15 rising, 9 declining with 9 remaining unchanged, compared to 32 securities trading on Thursday.
Sterling Investments led trading with 14,492,015 units for 42 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Stanley Motta with 9,416,100 units and accounting for 27.4 percent of the total main market volume changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange with 2,677,014 units for 8 percent of the day’s volume NCB Financial Group traded 2.1 million shares and Sagicor Group traded just over 1 million units.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 7 stocks ending 
with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers. The reading is far less bullish than the reading at the close of Thursday, of 15 to 2.
An average of 1,107,650 units valued at over $23,524,330, in contrast to 219,428 shares valued at $8,976,321 on Thursday. Trading for January resulted in an average of 101,980 units valued at $3,042,494, for each security traded.
In main market activity, Caribbean Cement added 50 cents to close at $43, with 946,432 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy traded 287,170 stock units and lost $1.90 to close at $58, Jamaica Producers fell 70 cents to close at $22.30, with 5,838 shares changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with 2,677,014 units changing hands with a rise of 50 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $13.50, JMMB Group climbed 99 cents to close at $32.99, trading 27,642 shares, Kingston Wharves settled at $69, with an exchange of 11,574 units. NCB Financial Group lost the $7.90 it gained on Thursday, in trading 2,096,214 shares to end at $145, PanJam Investment jumped $3.85 and ended at $75, with 4,200 units trading, Proven Investments jumped $7 trading just 300 units to close at an all-time high of $35. Productivity Business preference 
share gained $3 trading 1,110,200 shares at $108.01, Pulse Investments regained the 40 cents it gave up on Thursday, to finish at $3.20, with an exchange of just 100 shares, Sagicor Group dropped $1.55 trading 1,047,258 stock units, to close at $39.50. Seprod rose 38 cents to end at $33.50 with an exchange of 102,383 shares, Stanley Motta fell 50 cents in trading 9,416,100 units to close at $4.75 and Wisynco Group lost 50 cents to settle at $10.05, with an exchange of 48,385 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 73,267 units valued at $35,223 changing hands. JMMB 6% preference share concluded trading of 23,900 units at $1.04 and Proven Investments traded 49,367 units at 21 US cents The JSE USD Equities Index advanced by 0.11 points to close at 165.63.
TTSE volume trading rises – Friday
Trading volume picked on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday but the value of stocks traded was down on Thursday.
The market closed with 15 securities changing hands, down sharply from 22 on Thursday, leading to 971,051 shares at a value of $11,872,964 changing hands, compared to 596,438 units valued at $12,414,789 on Thursday.
Market activity closed, with 4 advancing, 3 declining and 8 remaining unchanged. At the close, the Composite Index rose 0.16 points to end at 1,303.20. The All T&T Index fell 0.97 points to 1,703.63, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.18 points to close at 121.98
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 3 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and just 1 with a lower offer.
Stocks closing with gains| Grace Kennedy added 6 cents and completed trading at $3.06, with 21,132 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings increased 1 cent $107.52, after exchanging 17,968 shares, Sagicor Financial rose 1 cent and ended at $8.81, in exchanging 30,665 shares and Sagicor Financial added 1 cent and ended at $8.81, after trading 30,665 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Ansa Mcal ended trading of 1,120 units and 
lost 25 cents close at $55, Clico Investments lost 2 cents and ended at $20.17, with 12,131 stock units changing hands and Point Lisas traded with 100 shares with a loss of 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.60.
Stocks closing firm | Angostura Holdings ended at $16.05 with 6,000 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading of 577,149 units at $8.50, First Citizens settled at $33.82, after exchanging 2,177 shares, Guardian Holdings completed trading of 2,284 units at $18. National Flour closed trading of 134,092 units, at $1.65, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.40, after exchanging 64,026 shares, Scotiabank ended at $63.65, with 12,957 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL completed trading at $29.14, with an exchange of 88,850 units and Unilever Caribbean concluded trading at $25, after exchanging 400 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
