Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday with Republic Bank trading more than $2 million worth of shares to be the dominant trade for the day. Elsewhere, market activity concluded with 9 securities trading, no stock traded higher, 1 declined and 8 remained unchanged as a total of 246,043 units traded, valued at $5,061,328.
At the close the Composite Index ending with a modest loss of 0.33 at 1,147.24, the All T&T Index lost 0.01 to 1,950.11 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.09 to 45.18.
Losses| FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 85,000 shares with a value of $425,195 and closed at $5 after losing of 1 cent.
Firm Trades| with 53,946 shares valued at $755,244 changing hands, closed at $14, Clico Investment Fund with 42,080 shares changing hands valued at $947,217, to closed at $22.50. First Citizens Bank traded 3,801 shares to close at $35, 
JMMB Group with 2,164 shares changing hands closed at 43 cents, Prestige Holdings with 35,360 units valued at $ 350,221 changing hands ended at $9.91, Republic Bank had 19,350 shares with a value of $2,168,320, changing hands at $112. Scotiabank traded 4,168 shares, valued at $ 260,500 to end at $62.50 and West Indian Tobacco closed trading with 164 shares changing hands to end with at $126.01.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 8 stocks with offers that were lower.
Republic biggest trade again on TTSE
Price changes aplenty & no direction for JSE
The Jamaica Stock Exchange saw low trading activity on Tuesday and at the close, there were 10 stocks rising, 11 declining with 30 securities totalling 986,801 units, valued at $11,478,835 changing hands, in all market segments. Trading in the main market was very light with only 745,029 shares trading.
The main market indices enjoyed a second day of increases with the JSE Market Index added 77.06 points to 96,433.55, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index gained 86.11 points to 106,726.20 and the JSE combined index rose 180.75 to end at 99,807.18 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless rose 2 cents with 85,687 shares changing hands, to close at 51 cents, Caribbean Cement had 150,477 shares trading with a 29 cents rise, to $8, Carreras lost 20 cents in trading 9,195 shares and ended at $48.90, Desnoes & Geddes traded 28,656 shares to end at $6.60 for a fall of 40 cents. Grace Kennedy had 50,670 shares changing hands at $64, 
Jamaica Broilers traded at $6 with 55,760 shares changing ownership and gained 30 cents, Jamaica Stock Exchange traded 56,000 shares at $7.50, JMMB Group traded 51,620 units to end at $7.65, National Commercial Bank had 28,578 units changing hands and ended at $27.52 after losing 23 cents. Pan Jamaican traded 11,090 shares to close at $61.71. Radio Jamaica traded at $3.08 with 13,820 shares changing hands. Sagicor X Fund with 12,000 shares closed with a gain of 39 cents to end at $7.40, Scotia Group lost 95 cents in ending at $24 while 25,457 shares traded and Scotia Investments gained 1 cent to land at $25.01 with 55,000 units.
Market gains in Friday morning trading
Activity was subdued on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday morning, resulted in 
8 securities trading changing hands at 11 am with a big increase in volume of 758,247 units, with 1 stocks declining and 4 rising.
Trading activity resulted in the JSE Market Index rising 203.74 points to 96,030.99. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 227.69 points to 106,276.32, the JSE combined index gaining 243.35 points to be at 99,289.24 and the junior market is up 5.71 points to 965.51.
The main trade so far are Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share with 659,996 units at $2.50 and Lasco Manufacturing that has gained 9 cents to be trading at $2.05 with 49,956 units.
Rising JSE stocks outpace decliners Thursday
Cable & Wireless HQ – the stock traded 10.7m units on Thursday.
The main market indices enjoyed a second day of increases with the JSE Market Index gained 89.23 points to 95,827.25, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index added 99.71 points to 106,048.63 and the JSE combined index rose 167.49 points to end at 99,045.89.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 16 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with offers that were lower.
This is an indication that while there is buying interest above current prices for a large number of stocks, there are still a noticeable number of stocks that investors want to be out of, at lower prices, than the last selling price.
Stocks that particularly weak are Hardware and Lumber with a last sale of $13 now being offered at $11.50. Grace Kennedy reported earlier in the year that they were considering an offer for this subsidiary at a maximum price of $18.50 and that the deal should be closed by the end of July. To date there has been no further information on the buy out offer, even as the July deadline is long past. Sterling Investments with a last sale of $13.40, now have on offer at $13.15, 242,600 units and no bids to buy.
Trading in the main market ended with Berger Paints trading 20,000 shares at $2.28, Cable and Wireless slipped 1 cent with 10,774,000 shares changing hands, to close at 49 cents. At the close the stock had 1,122,637 units on the bid at 48 cents and 172,996 units on offer at 51 cents. Carreras traded 224,067 shares at $49.50 while gaining 50 cents, Ciboney Group with 4,365,250 shares at 9 cents, Desnoes & Geddes ended with 135,000 shares trading with a 35 cents gain to close at $6.50, Jamaica Broilers had 35,930 units trading at $6.09, JMMB Group traded at $7.63 with 10,984 shares changing ownership.
Mayberry Investments had 160,100 shares trading at $2.80, National Commercial Bank had 81,100 units changing hands and ended at $27.76 while losing just 1 cent, Sagicor Group with 80,000 shares trading, closed 1 cent higher at $12.82, Scotia Group traded 52,000 shares to close with a rise of 2 cents to $23.77. Scotia Investments traded 10,110 shares in closing at $24.53 with a gain of 1 cent, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share 313,046 units at $2 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share 1,841,065 units at $2.50 fo a rise of 1 cent.
8 up 8 down on JSE on Wednesday
On Wednesday the Jamaica Stock Exchange saw more activity than on Tuesday but the market still seems to be nervous with a high level of stocks riding and declining on the same day. At the close there were 8 stocks rising to 8 that declined.
The market closed with 26 securities changing hands totalling 4,027,018 units, valued at $45,899,661 traded in all market segments.
The JSE Market Index gained 148.80 points to 95,738.02, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index added 166.30 points to 105,948.92 and the JSE combined index rose 141.78 points to end at 98,878.40.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower.
Trading in the main market ended with Cable and Wireless slipped 1 cent with 885,401 shares changing hands, to close at 49 cents. At the close the stock had 1,122,637 units on the bid at 48 cents and 300,000 on offer at 52 cents. Caribbean Cement traded 200,000 shares at $8 while gaining 30 cents, Desnoes & Geddes ended with 128,250 shares trading with a 5 cents gain to close at $6.15, JMMB Group traded at $7.63 with 10,345 shares changing ownership. 
National Commercial Bank had 35,609 units changing hands and ended at $27.47 while losing just 1 cent, Pan Jamaican Investment traded 8,052 shares to close at $61.71. Sagicor Group with 175,880 shares trading, closed 19 cents lower at $12.81, Scotia Group traded 1,496,663 shares to close with a loss of 16 cents at $23.75, Scotia Investments traded 16,267 shares in closing at $24.52 with a gain of 2 cents. Supreme Ventures had 41,160 shares changing hands at $3.75, for a gain of 35 cents Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 231,855 shares at a 52 weeks low of $2.49 after losing 16 cents and Proven Investments preference share traded 59,200 units at $5.
JSE falls in early Wednesday trading
Activity fell back to moderate from a pick up on Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday morning with 15 securities trading compared with 25 securities changing hands on Tuesday after 90 minutes from the opening resulting in a volume of 1,068,132 units, with 3 stocks declining and 5 rising.
Trading activity resulted in declines to the indices with the JSE Market Index falling 294.16 points to 95,295.06. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index down 328.74 points to 105,453.88 and the JSE combined index slipped 278.93 points to be at 98,457.69 and the junior market is down 0.13 points to 950.20.
The main trades are Cable & Wireless with 706,193 units at 52 cents, Scotia Group with 138,000 shares at $23.60, Supreme Ventures 41,160 units at $3.75 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share 100,000 units at $2.50.
Another up day for TTSE
New high for TCL on Friday
At the close the Composite Index was up 0.46 points to 1,147.68, the All T&T Index added 0.58 points at 1,951.69 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.04 to 45.08.
Gains| Guardian Holdings with 631 shares changing hands and closed 1 cent higher at $13.01, JMMB Group gained 1 cent to close at 43 cents while trading 2,170 shares and Trinidad Cement had 388,347 shares changing hands, valued at $1,222,757 and ended at $3.15 with a 5 cents rise, for a 52 weeks’ high.
Losses| Massy Holdings closed at $62.50 after shedding 1 cent while trading 24,970 shares valued at $1,560,625.
Firm Trades| ANSA McAL contributed 2,000 shares to trading, at $67.25,
Clico Investment Fund closed with just 69,139 shares valued at $1,556,089 changing hands at $22.50, First Citizens Bank had 20,542 shares changing hands valued at $718,970 to end at $35, Guardian Media traded 102 shares with the price remaining at $19.77. National Commercial Bank traded 29,808 shares at $1.63, Point Lisas traded 100 shares at $4.06, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 60,601 shares valued $363,606 changing hands at $6 and Scotiabank traded 207,000 shares valued at $12,941,640 and closed at $62.52.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
1 stock rise 8 fell on JSE – early Friday
Declines in the prices of Gleaner, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers and a fall in Sagicor Group from $13 to $12.55 dented the main market indices in early Friday trading. Activities on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted 18 securities with a volume of 2,375,502 units, with 8 stocks declining and only 1 rising.
Trading activity resulted small changes to the indices with the JSE Market Index declined 480.57 points to 96,280.75. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index dipped 537.05 points to 106,555.45 and the JSE combined index fell 511.85 points to be at 99,393.22. The junior market eased 6.50 points to 950.75.
The main trades so far are, Cable & Wireless has traded 200,000 shares at 51 cents, JMMB Group traded 527,208 ordinary shares at $7.80 and Supreme Ventures traded 100,000 shares at $3.74.
JSE drops again but 12 stocks rose 7 fell
Trading in the main market saw low volumes for individual stocks as the main market indices slipped further by the close of the market. At the end, 24 securities traded of which 12 stocks gained, 7 declined with 1,909,715 units, valued at $23,590,989 changing hands in all market segments.
The JSE Market Index declined 213.17 points to 96,761.32, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index dropped 238.24 points to 107,092.50 and the JSE combined index lost only 77.94 points to end at 99,905.07.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with offers that were lower, indicative of another day of high up and down price movements ahead.
In trading, Cable and Wireless gained 2 cents with 61,150 shares changing hands, to close at 52 cents, Carreras recovered $1.39 but with just 1,440 shares trading at $49.99, Desnoes & Geddes traded 56,700 shares after losing 20 cents to end at $7, Grace Kennedy gained $1 in trading 2,923 shares to close at $64.50, Hardware & Lumber dropped 20 cents with 13,910 
shares trading at $12.80. Jamaica Broilers with 150,629 units changing hands, ended at $6.50 while gaining 60 cents, JMMB Group traded 19,168 units, the price fell 3 cents to end at $7.82, National Commercial Bank with 22,016 shares changing hands, closed at $27.05, having gained 5 cents. Sagicor Group with 84,069 shares trading, closed 20 cents higher at $13, Scotia Group traded 6,300 shares to close with a loss of 1 cent at $23.80, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 710,000 units at 20 US cents. Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 175,000 units to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.80, after losing 5 cents and Proven Investments preference share traded 100,475 units at $5.
4 stocks rise 2 fell on TTSE
Unilever products – the company’s stock closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday
At the close the Composite Index was up 0.03 points to 1,146.60, the All T&T Index added 0.12 points at 1,950.01 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.01 to 45.02.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 1 cent, to close at 43 cents while trading 49,405 shares, Prestige Holdings with 965 units changing hands, ended at $9.90 with a 1 cent rise, Scotiabank contributed 8,198 shares with a value of $512,389 to the overall trading to close at $62.51 with a 1 cent rise and Unilever Caribbean traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $67.20, after gaining 5 cents, with 5,107 shares valued at $343,190.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund closed with just 46,080 shares valued at $5,626,160 changing hands, 1 cent lower at $22.51 andSagicor Financial Corporation closed with 2,330 shares changing hands, 1 cent lower at $5.99.
Firm Trades| First Citizens Bank had 2,920 shares changing hands
to end at $35, National Commercial Bank traded 518 shares at $1.63, Trinidad Cement had 60,000 shares changing hands, valued at $180,310 and ended at $3 and West Indian Tobacco traded just 2,657 shares to close unchanged at $125.43.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
