The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market continued where it left off on Monday and Friday to scale new heights, as bulls take control of Jamaican stocks, as the market enters the home stretch with less than 4 months left to close the year.
The market closed with the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,301.33 points to end at record close of 365,622.66 and the JSE Index climbed 2,096.78 points to close at record close of 333,123.58. in the morning session the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped to a record high of 366,019.05 points and the JSE Index climbed to 333,484.73 points.
Market activities resulted in 32 securities trading including 2 in the US dollar market compared to 32 securities trading on Monday. At the end of trading, the prices of 9 stocks rose, 12 declined and 11 closed trading, unchanged.
Trading in the main market ended with 4,669,032 units valued $51,035,435 compared to 2,406,576 units valued $39,771,123, on Monday.
The day’s volume was led by, Wisynco Group with 1,217,069 shares accounting for 26 percent of the volume traded, followed by JMMB Group 7.50% preference share with 899,400 units and 19.26 percent of the day’s volume and Sygnus Credit Investments with 507,324 units and 10.9 percent of main market volume.
Trading resulted in an average of 155,634 units valued at over $1,701,181, in contrast to 82,985 shares valued at $1,371,418 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 119,926 units valued at 1,539,094. August closed, with an average of 224,564 shares valued at $4,310,285, for each security traded.
In the main market activity, Caribbean Cement gained 50 cents and finished at $51.50, trading 9,299 shares, Jamaica Broilers traded 57,042 stock units in adding $1 to close at $27, Jamaica Producers finished trading 225,602 units after falling 85 cents to close at $19, Kingston Wharves lost 29 cents and finished at $64, trading 6,927 stock units, PanJam Investment lost $1 and closed at $54, exchanging 6,004 stock units, strong> Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose $1.05 to settle at $12.10, with 8,646 shares trading, Scotia Group rose 50 cents in trading 6,593 units at $53.50 and Seprod finished trading 57,598 shares after falling $2 to end at $43.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 51,336 units valued US$11,763. Trading ended with Proven Investments exchanging 47,046 shares and rose 1 cent to close at 24 US centsSygnus Credit Investments traded 4,290 shares and lost 0.06 cent to 11 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index advanced by 3.96 points to close at 174.28.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closing with lower offers.
7 stocks fall on TTSE – Tuesday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, declined at the close of trading on Tuesday as declining stocks overwhelmed the one stock to advance.
The market closed with 17 securities changing hands against 15 on Monday, 1 advanced, 7 declined and 9 remained unchanged and trading of 2,159,977 shares at a value of $8,188,631, compared to 168,289 shares valued $2,804,863, previously traded.
At close of the market the, Composite Index the Composite Index lost 2.33 points to 1,220.77, the All T&T Index declined 0.41 points to 1,696.33, while the Cross Listed Index slipped 0.59 points to close at 100.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 1 stock ending with a higher bid than the last selling price and 3 with lower offers. Two companies closed with prices at 52 weeks’ low.
Stocks closing with gains| Scotiabank concluded trading of 560 shares and rose 66 to end at $65.02.
Stocks closing with gains| When the market closed, First Citizens fell 1 cent to end at $34, after exchanging 2,918 shares, Gaurdian Media closed with a loss of 25 cents and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $15.75, after exchanging 100 shares, Grace Kennedy shed 12 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.70, with 1,550,000 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings lost 10 cents and ended at $16.90, trading 5,000 units, JMMB Group ended trading 1 cent lower at $1.70, after exchanging 268,008 shares, Sagicor Financial concluded trading with a loss of 24 cents and settled at $7.51, with 300 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded with a loss of 9 cents and ended at $29.41, after exchanging 44,065 shares.
Stocks trading with no price change| Agostini’s completed trading at $21.11, after exchanging 100 shares, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 3,290 units to close at $15.80, Clico Investments settled at $20, with 2,396 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings completed trading at $47, after exchanging 430 shares, National Enterprises settled at $8.95, with 164,535 stock units changing hands, National Flour closed at $1.75, in the exchange of 112,600 units, NCB Financial Group ended at $5.67, after exchanging 3,558 shares, Republic Financial Holdings completed trading at $103.52, after exchanging 1,722 shares and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading of 395 shares at $87.90.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Big price fall on TTSE – Monday
After closing for the Independence holiday on Friday, the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange got shook up, with sharp decline in the prices of a series of securities in trading on Monday.
When the market closed, First Citizens lost 84 cents and completed trading at $34.01, after exchanging 5,443 shares, Massy Holdings fell 90 cents and closed at $47, trading 1,101 shares, NCB Financial Group lost 47 cents and completed trading of 3,590 shares at $5.67, Scotiabank dropped 64 cents to end at $64.36, trading 1,460 units and Unilever Caribbean closed with 3,450 shares changing hands as the price dropped $1.75 to end at $25, the lowest price since May 11, 2011.
The market closed with 15 securities changing hands against 18 on Thursday, 2 advanced, 5 declined and 8 remained unchanged and trading of 168,289 shares at a value of $2,804,863, compared to 1,412,439 shares at a value of $53,377,248, previously traded.
At close of the market the, Composite Index the Composite Index dropped 14.06 points to 1,223.10, the All T&T Index declined 4.56 points to 1,696.74, while the Cross Listed Index lost 3.26 points to close at 100.75.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 2 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| JMMB Group added just 1 cent to settle at $1.71, after exchanging 7,633 shares and Republic Financial Holdings gained 2 cents settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $103.52, after exchanging 10 shares but closed with the bid at $105 to buy just 10 units.
Stocks trading with no price change| Agostini’s settled at $21.11, after exchanging 9,315 shares, Clico Investments closed at $20, with 376 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank traded 463 units to finish at $8.49, Grace Kennedy concluded trading at $2.82, with 32,514 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed at $17 exchanging 84,280 units, One Caribbean Media closed at $12.11, after exchanging 163 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading at $29.50, after exchanging 17,235 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $87.90, trading 1,256 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
$53m of stocks trade on the TTSE – Thursday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange enjoyed heavy trading on Thursday with 1,412,439 shares at a value of $53,377,248, compared to just 65,448 shares at a value of $1,366,823, previously traded as several securities traded in relatively large volumes.
At the close, 18 securities changing hands against 12 on Wednesday, 3 advanced, 8 declined and 7 remained unchanged resulting in the, Composite Index falling 4.05 points to 1,237.16, the All T&T Index declining 6.99 points to 1,701.30, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.14 points to close at 104.01.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 2 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Clico Investments closed with a gain of 1 cent at $20, with 14,028 stock units changing hands, First Citizens gained 84 cents and settled at $34.85, after exchanging 1,003 shares and Grace Kennedy rose 2 cents and ended at $2.82, with 73,000 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| Ansa Mcal closed with a loss of $1 in trading 429,098 units at $56, Ansa Merchant closed with a loss of $2 and settled at 52 week’s low of $38, after exchanging 120,750 shares, JMMB Group shed 1 cent to end at $1.70, after exchanging 287,285 shares, Massy Holdings lost 10 cents to close at $46.90, after exchanging 202,274 shares, One Caribbean Media shed 7 cents and concluded market activities at $12.11, exchanging 100 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading of 15,274 shares with a loss of 25 cents and settled at $29.50, Unilever Caribbean traded with a loss of 10 cents and ended at $26.75, with 153 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco fell 10 cents and completed trading of 131,900 units at $87.90.
Stocks trading with no price change| Angostura Holding ended at $15.75, with 614 stock units changing hands, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 400 units to close at $15.80, First Caribbean International Bank closed trading at $8.49, with 300 units, Guardian Holdings completed trading at $17, with 24,548 units, National Flour completed trading of 1,500 units at $1.75, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.75, with 94,482 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank traded 15,730 units at to close at $65.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
No gains on TTSE stocks 5 fall – Wednesday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Wednesday with 12 securities changing hands against 13 on Monday, none advanced, 5 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
Market activity resulted a slippage of volume traded to a mere 65,448 shares at a value of $1,366,823, compared to 46,796 shares at a value of just $656,926, previously traded.
At close of the market the, Composite Index the Composite Index lost 2.44 points to 1,241.21, the All T&T Index declined 5.63 points to 1,708.29, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.11 points to close at 104.15.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 2 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments fell 1 cent to end at $19.99, with 125 stock units changing hands, First Citizens closed with a loss of 90 cents in trading 1,000 shares at $34.01, JMMB Group shed 7 cents and settled at $1.71, after exchanging 6,720 shares, National Enterprises lost 5 cents and ended at 52 weeks’ low of $8.95, with 1,500 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading of 29,973 shares, falling 25 cents to $29.75.
Stocks trading with no price change| Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 3,000 units to close at $15.80, First Caribbean International Bank ended at $8.49, with 18,006 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings ended at $17, in exchanging 1,088 units, Massy Holdings settled at $47, after exchanging 10 shares, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $103.50, in trading 1,409 shares, Sagicor Financial closed at $7.75, with 2,317 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $88 after exchanging 300 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.