Republic drops $2.65 on Friday

Republic Financial Holdings dropded $2.65 on Friday on the TTSE.

Republic Financial Holdings gave back a large portion of the gains made on Thursday by closing $2.65 lower on Friday on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange.
Trading ended on Friday with 11 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Thursday. At the close 2 stocks advanced, 5 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
A total of 161,647 shares traded at a value of $2,116,016 in contrast to Thursday’s 388,620 shares valued at $8,599,471.
The Composite Index lost 5.25 points to 1,237.55, the All T&T Index declined 10.90 points to 1,815.39 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.07 points to 88.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 3 cents to close at $1.28 with an exchange of 17,064 shares and Scotiabank advanced 50 cents with trades of 3,598 units to close at $58 after trading at $58.75 during the trading session.
Losses| Grace Kennedy closed at $2.63, down 1 cent with 19,400 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings lost 50 cents to close at $15 with trades of 19,040 shares, National Commercial Bank closed at $3.60, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 6,735 units. Republic Financial Holdings closed $2.65 lower to $106.35 with 6,050 units traded at a value of $631,713 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 60 cents to close at $22.65 with 3,250 units changing owners.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15 trading 20,940 units valued at $314,110, National Flour Mills traded 39,500 shares at $2.70, Scotia Investments closed with trades of 23,350 units at $2.19 and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $127 trading 2,720 shares valued at $345,440.

Mixed trading for Trinidad stocks

Republic Financial Holdings jumped $6 on Thursday on the TTSE.

Republic Financial Holdings jumped sharply by the close of trading to end at $109 on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday helping the All T&T Index to made some gains to almost wipe of the loss for the year to date.
Trading ended with 16 securities changing hands compared to 17 on Wednesday with 6 stocks advancing, 3 unchanged and 7 declining. A total of 388,620 shares were traded at a value of $8,599,471 in contrast to Wednesday’s 963,376 shares valued at $19,028,454.
The Composite Index lost 0.53 points to 1,242.80, the All T&T Index rose 6.19 points to 1,826.29 and the Cross Listed Index fell 1.00 points to 88.39.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens closed at $32.26, adding 1 cent trading 1,290 shares, National Commercial Bank gained 1 cent to close at $3.61 with an exchange of 5,986 units, National Flour Mills closed 10 cents higher at $2.70 with 20,000 shares changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings climbed to $109, with gains of $6 trading 52,450 shares valued at $5,577,817, Scotia Investments gained 4 cents to close at $2.19 with trades of 45,000 units and Unilever Caribbean advanced $1, closing at $52 with 1,166 units exchanged.
Losses| Clico Investment was down 1 cent, closing at $22.50 with 18,600 units exchanged, at a value of $418,509, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.50, losing $1 with 105,480 shares changing hands, valued at $1,641,623, JMMB Group closed at $1.25 with a loss of 3 cents with an exchange of 96,550 units. Praetorian Property closed 1 cent lower to $3 with 2,000 units traded, Prestige Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $10.85 trading 500 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 40 cents to close at $23.25 with 10,434 units changing owners and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.17, losing 23 cents trading 26,037 shares.
Firm Trades| Massy Holdings closed at $53 trading 1,827 units, Point Lisas traded at $3.65 with 500 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $127 with trades of 800 shares.

Gains for JSE main market – Wednesday

Jamaica Producers closed at $15.10, losing $2.80 & is down from a high of $22 earlier this year.

Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with 25 securities changing hands with 1 trading in the US dollar market on another day of good gains for the market. In the main market, 14 stocks advanced and 11 declined in the main market while 1 rose in the US dollar market.
Trading levels in main market ended at 2,551,901 units valued at $30,836,774 compared to 14,630,432 units, valued at $92,049,016 at the close on Tuesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 9,768 units valued at US$3,077.
The All Jamaica Composite Index climbed 744.89 points to close at 255,197.40 the JSE Market Index moved higher by 666.06 points to finish 232,566.36 and the JSE US dollar market index rose 9.57 points, to close at 235.54.
In market activity, three stocks that became highly over-priced recently, continue to retreat from their excessive pricing levels. There remain room for further downward adjustments as the PE ratios are still well ahead of the market average. In trading, Berger Paints gained 4 cents to close at $11.80 with 21,925 units changing hands, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.38, up 5 cents trading 1,398,114 units, Caribbean Cement advanced 15 cents to close at $36.15 with trades of 16,062 shares, Carreras closed lower at $74 for a loss of $1 while 4,105 units changing hands. 1834 Investments gained 25 cents to close at $1.80 with an exchange of 1,000 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $41 trading 79,906 units, Jamaica Broilers lost 35 cents to close at $14.50 with an exchange of 17,849 shares, Jamaica Producers closed at $15.10, losing $2.80 with 26,987 units changing ownership, the price peaked at $22 previously. Jamaica Stock Exchange price rose to a high of $13.50 in February, closed at $10, losing 50 cents with 143,060 shares crossing the exchange ticker, JMMB Group climbed $1.49 to $21.49 with an exchange of 124,820 units, Kingston Wharves that hit a peak of $34 in January, slid $1.80 on Wednesday in closing at $28.20 while trading 10,504 units. Mayberry Investments lost 2 cents to close at $5.30 with 173,148 shares changing hands. National Commercial Bank closed lower at $61.50 with a loss of 50 cents, after swapping 78,916 units, 138 Student Living closed at $4.60 trading 17,254 shares. Pan Jamaican closed trading lower at $38.50 with a loss of $1.50 while exchanging 42,799 shares, Pulse Investments closed at $6.80 with 10,200 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica added 1 cent to close at $1.86 trading 31,741 units. Sagicor Group gained 20 cents to close at $37.30 with trades of 144,110 units while Sagicor Real Estate fund lost 55 cents, closing at $10.45 with an exchange of 13,650 units. Scotia Group closed at $40.50 having traded 38,867 shares, Scotia Investments closed lower at $38, losing $2 trading 113,463 units, Seprod traded 1,000 units at $38.55 with gains of $5.95, Supreme Ventures closed 10 cents higher at $5.60 with an exchange of 26,455 shares. Proven Investments closed with gains of 1.5 US cents to 31.5 US cents trading 9,768 ordinary shares, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference closed at $2.06 with trades of 3,466 shares and JMMB Group 7.5% preference closed at $1.05 trading 12,500 units.

Unilever in big fall

Unilever products

Shares of Unilever Caribbean dropped to their lowest in a year, as the price declined by a whopping $7 to end at $51, one of the major factor pulling the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange down, at the close on Wednesday.
All three market indices declined as falling prices overwhelmed advancing ones. At the close, 17 securities were traded compared to 16 on Tuesday with 4 stocks advancing, 8 declining and 5 were left unchanged as 963,376 shares traded at a value of $19,028,454 in contrast to Tuesday’s 115,087 shares valued at $1,075,427.
The Composite Index declined 4.99 points to 1,243.33, the All T&T Index lost 2.16 points to 1,820.10 and the Cross Listed Index was down 1.07 points to 89.39.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International Bank gained 11 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.16 with trades of 49,125 shares valued at $449,985, Grace Kennedy added 1 cent to close at $2.64 with 1,920 units changing hands. Sagicor Financial closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.41, adding 1 cent with an exchange of 46,310 shares, valued at $435,777, while Praetorian Property closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.01, rising 1 cent with 20,000 units changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investment closed trading at $22.51 with loss of 8 cents and an exchange of 3,252 units, Ansa Merchant Bank lost 1 cent to close at $40.01 with trades of 4,030 shares, First Citizens closed 25 cents lower at $32.25, with 23,743 units changing hands, valued at $765,712. Guardian Holdings slipped 25 cents to $16.50 trading 133,238 shares valued at $2,170,445, National Commercial Bank closed 37 cents lower at $3.60 with an exchange of 518,125 shares valued at $1,940,337. Prestige Holdings closed at $10.86, losing 14 cents with 4,744 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 1 cent trading to close at $23.65 with 13,188 units valued at $311,900 and Unilever Caribbean declined $7 to a 52 weeks’ low of $51 with 2,120 shares changing owners.
Firm Trades| Massy Holdings closed at $53 trading 27,464 units valued at $1,455,833, One Caribbean Media was unchanged at $17 with 15,940 shares changing hands, Scotiabank traded at $57.50 with 23,252 units valued at $1,363,747, Trinidad Cement closed at $4.40 with 2,980 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco held at $127 with an exchange of 73,945 shares valued at $9,390,348.

Main market pulled back on Tuesday

Carreras gained $1 to 52 weeks’ high of $75.

Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with 28 securities changing hands with 2 trading in the US dollar market. In the main market, 11 stocks advanced and 12 declined in the main market while 1 fell in the US dollar market.
A large 12,000,000 units trade at $5 each, in 138 Student Living Preference share, led main market trading to amass 14,630,432 units, valued at $92,049,016 at the close. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 85,076 units valued at over US$26,436.65 or J$3,383,891. The market indices fell moderately at the close of trading.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed at $6.85 trading 6,000 units, Berger Paints lost 13 cents to close at $11.76 with an exchange of 2,150 units, Cable and Wireless traded 412,138 shares to close at $1.33 for a loss of 2 cents, Caribbean Cement closed $3 higher to $36 with trades of 28,809 shares. Carreras advanced $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $75, with an exchange of 2,843 units, 1834 Investments gained 5 cents to close at $1.55 with 21,031 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy lost 67 cents to close at $41 with trades of 214,819 units, Jamaica Broilers closed lower at $14.85 with a loss of $1.40 trading 30,192 shares. Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 10 cents to $17.90 with 13,688 units changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 50 cents to close at $10.50 with 332,860 shares traded. JMMB Group declined $2.89 to close at $20 with an exchange of 284,397 units, Kingston Properties closed at $11 trading 3,045 shares, Kingston Wharves slid $1, closing at $30 trading 3,910 units, Margaritaville Turks lost 1 US cent to close at 35 US cents with an exchange of 18,163 shares, Mayberry Investments lost 8 cents, closing at $5.32 with 18,223 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank closed lower at $62, losing 80 cents, after swapping 42,384 units. Pan Jamaican closed trading at $40 with gains of 50 cents and an exchange of 35,650 shares, Portland JSX gained 5 cents to close at $11 trading just 240 units, Pulse Investments closed at $6.80 with 6,688 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica lost 5 cents to close at $1.85 trading 272,339 units. Sagicor Group closed at $37.10, climbing $2.10 with trades of 62,195 units, Sagicor Real Estate fund lost 30 cents, to close at $11 with an exchange of 87,762 units. Scotia Group gained $1.50, closing higher at $40.50 having traded 27,020 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $40, with a fall of $1 while trading 5,825 units, Sterling Investments traded 5,000 shares at $16, for a gain of 35 cents, Supreme Ventures closed at $5.50 with an exchange of 209,312 shares. Proven Investments closed at 30 US cents trading 66,913 ordinary shares and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share fell 2 cents to close at $1.05 trading 501,812 units changing hands.

4 stocks close at new high on TTSE

Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.75 on TTSE..

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with the two major indices falling, even as a number of stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high.
At the close, 6 stocks advanced, 5 held firm and 5 declined as 115,087 shares were traded at a value of $1,075,427 in contrast to Monday’s 1,192,408 shares valued at $3,543,220.
The Composite Index declined 3.11 points to 1,248.32, the All T&T Index fell sharply by 8.34 points to 1,822.26 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.30 points to 90.46 with year to date gains of 15.72 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 9 cents to close at $22.59 trading 10,276 shares, Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.75, rising 24 cents with an exchange of 6,881 shares, JMMB Group added 6 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.28 with 5,776 shares changing hands. Sagicor Financial advanced 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.40 with trades of 18,760 shares, Praetorian Property closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3 with gains of 15 cents and 2,000 units exchanged and Trinidad & Tobago NGL added 1 cent to close at $23.66 with 3,539 shares changing owners.
Losses| Ansa Merchant Bank lost 8 cents to close at $40.02 with an exchange of 347 units, One Caribbean Media closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $17, dropping $2.45 with a mere 185 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings closed 25 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $103 with an exchange 1,548 shares. Scotia Investments lost 4 cents trading 59,817 units to close at $2.15 and Scotiabank declined $1.25 to $57.50 with 177 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15 with trades of 57 shares, Grace Kennedy traded unchanged at $2.63 with an exchange of 1,243 shares, Massy Holdings held firm at $53 trading 1,808 units. National Commercial Bank was unchanged at $3.97 with 2,418 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed trading at $127 with an exchange of 255 shares.

JSE main market sharp rise – Monday

C&W was Monday’s leading trade with the price rising at the close.

Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday with 24 securities changing hands, with 2 trading in the US dollar market. The main market indices rose sharply with 12 stocks advancing and 7 declining based on last traded prices in both markets.
The All Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,994.33 points to close at 255,338.83, the JSE Market Index climbed 1,783.28 points to finish at 232,692.82.
In market activity, Cable and Wireless was the dominant trade on Monday with gains of 8 cents, closing at $1.35 with 4,252,222 units trading, Barita Investments closed at $6.85 trading 8,000 units, Berger Paints gained 39 cents to close at $11.89 with an exchange of 6,644 units, Caribbean Cement closed at $33 trading 28,862 shares. 1834 Investments lost 30 cents to close at $1.50 with 179,616 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy advanced 82 cents to $41.67 with an exchange of 139,325 units, Jamaica Broilers closed higher at $16.25 with gains of $1.75 trading 17,260 shares, Jamaica Producers closed with gains of 76 cents to $18 with 16,235 units changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange slid 80 cents to close at $10 with 88,704 shares traded. JMMB Group advanced $2.39, closing at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $22.89 with an exchange of 37,142 units, Kingston Wharves gained $2.48 to close at $31 trading 7,683 units, Margaritaville Turks added 1 US cent to close at 36 US cents trading 746 shares, National Commercial Bank closed higher at $62.80, gaining $1.80, after swapping 18,090 shares, 138 Student Living closed at $4.60 with gains of 10 cents and 50,000 shares changing hands. Pan Jamaican ended trading at $39.50, advancing 50 cents with an exchange of 6,900 shares, Pulse Investments closed at $6.80 with 417 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.90 trading 10,707 units. Sagicor Group closed lower at $35, losing 20 cents with trades of 102,185 units, while Sagicor Real Estate fund lost 20 cents to close at $11.30 with an exchange of 7,249 units. Scotia Group was down 10 cents, closing at $39 having traded 233,584 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $41, adding 1 cent trading 150 units, Supreme Ventures closed at $5.50 with an exchange of 35,482 shares, Proven Investments closed at 30 US cents, losing 2 US cents trading 51,537 ordinary shares, Jamaica Money Market Broker 7.5% preference share closed at $2.06 with 23,497 units changing hands and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.07 with trades of 100,000 units.

Trinidad stocks look to be firming

Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.51.

The number of securities trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange rose Monday 16 changing hands compared to 12 on Friday. The market continues to move sideways with 6 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 5 holding firm while 2 stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high and one at a low.
Volume trading ended at 1,192,408 shares valued at $3,543,220 in contrast to Friday’s 195,248 units valued at $3,655,973.
The Composite Index gained 0.66 points to 1,251.43, the All T&T Index rose 0.93 points to 1,830.60 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.05 points to 90.16 with year to date gains of 15.34 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens gained 1 cent, closing at $32.50 with an exchange of 1,512 shares, First Caribbean International Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.05 with gains of 4 cents while trading 13,848 units, Guardian Holdings ended trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.51, climbing 51 cents with 22,631 shares changing hands valued at $373,435. JMMB Group gained 2 cents to close at $1.22 trading 838,419 units valued at $1,019,343, Prestige Holdings added 1 cent to close at $11 with an exchange of 447 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 40 cents to $23.65 with 5,956 shares changing owners.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at $22.50 with 11,575 units traded, National Commercial Bank closed at $3.97, losing 3 cents with 101,500 units changing hands valued at $403,000, Point Lisas closed 5 cents lower to $3.65 with an exchange 500 shares. Republic Financial Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $103.25, losing 75 cents trading 249 shares and Scotia Investments was down 1 cent trading 103,650 units to end at $2.19
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL closed at $66.45 trading 2,000 units, Grace Kennedy traded 70,100 shares at $2.63 while Massy Holdings exchanged 2,377 units to end at $53. Sagicor Financial closed at $9.30 with an exchange of 11,479 units and Scotiabank held firm at $58.75 with 6,165 shares changing hands valued at $362,194, but closed with the offer at $58.70 to sell 930 units.

JSE main market inched up – Friday

Supreme Ventures traded the most shares on Friday.

Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday with 6 stocks advancing and 9 declining based on last traded prices. It was the second day of gains in the indices after the market lost value for three consecutive days by losing 5,150 points on the all Jamaica Composite index.
The main and US dollar markets closed with 26 securities changing hands on a day with moderate volumes.
In market activity, Supreme Ventures was the dominant trade on Friday but the stock price fell to $5.50, losing 20 cents with 1,444,908 units trading. Barita Investments lost 67 cents to close at $6.85 trading just 350 units, Berger Paints closed at $11.50 with an exchange of 11,554 units, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.27 with a loss of 3 cents and 419,488 units changing hands, Caribbean Cement closed at $33 trading 15,715 shares. Carreras jumped $5 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $74 trading a mere 1,090 units, 1834 Investments lost 20 cents, closing at $1.80 with 25,100 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy closed at $40.85, losing 15 cents with an exchange of 117,428 units. Jamaica Broilers slid $1.50 to $14.50, trading 34,664 shares, Jamaica Producers lost 21 cents and closed at $17.24, down 28 percent from its 2017 high, with 306,833 units changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 80 cents to close at $10.80 with 157,670 shares traded. JMMB Group advanced 50 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $20.50 with an exchange of 76,805 units, during the day the price hit an intraday high of $23. Kingston Properties traded 600 units at a 52 weeks’ high of $11 for a gain of $1, Kingston Wharves closed at $28.52 with a loss of $2.48 trading 3,450 units, National Commercial Bank closed lower at $61, losing $2, after swapping 37,151 shares. Pan Jamaican ended trading at $39 with a loss of $1.75 and an exchange of 284,952 shares, Portland JSX gained 2 cents to close at $10.55 with an exchange of 5,500 shares, Pulse Investments closed at $6.80 with a loss of 10 cents and 3,030 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.90 trading 161,234 units. Sagicor Group closed at $35.20, losing 37 cents with trades of 45,746 units, after it hit an intraday high of $38, Sagicor Real Estate fund closed at $11.50 with an exchange of 8,058 units. Scotia Group lost 40 cents to close at $39.10 having traded 21,400 shares, Proven Investments closed at 32 US cents trading 233,119 ordinary shares and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share lost 2 cents with trades of 167,612 units, to close at $1.07.

Slippage for Trinidad stocks

Republic Financial Holdings dropped $1.99 to $104 on Friday on the TTSE.

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday resulted 12 securities changing hands compared to 18 on Thursday with the indices mostly falling.
Market activity closed with 3 stocks advancing, 7 unchanged and 4 declining in an exchange of 195,248 shares valued at $3,655,973 compared to Thursday’s 371,489 shares valued at $2,456,056.
The Composite Index lost 2.06 points to end at 1,250.77, the All T&T Index declined 4.41 points to 1,829.67 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.04 points to 90.11 with year to date gains of 15.27 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 1 cent to close at $22.51 trading 106,440 shares valued at $2,395,964, Trinidad Cement closed at $4.40, gaining 23 cents with 16,000 units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 25 cents to $23.25 with an exchange of 4,961 shares.
Losses| One Caribbean Media lost 4 cents to close at a new 52 weeks’ low of $19.45 with 250 units traded and Republic Financial Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $104, losing $1.99 trading a mere 100 shares.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15 trading 20,948 units valued at $314,220, First Citizens remained at $32.49 with trades of 486 shares, First Caribbean International Bank traded 5,257 shares at $9.01, Massy Holdings exchanged 5,844 units at $53 valued at $309,732. National Commercial Bank was unchanged at $4 with 2,000 units changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $9.30 with an exchange of 31,795 units and Scotiabank closed at $58.75 with 1,167 shares changing hands.