Sharp price changes on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange results in a rise in the market on Monday, leading to strong gains in the market indices as 7,713,887 shares valued at $88,768,495 changed hands.
Market activity closed with 25 securities changing hands, as the prices 9 rose 8 declined and 8 traded unchanged, as the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 1,933.56 points to 316,535.07 and the JSE Index jumped 1,761.69 points to 288,399.25.
In the main market activity, Berger Paints closed at $18.01, with 12,000 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 1 cent higher at $1.36, with 129,445 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 5 cents at $10.95, with 612,057 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 3.04 cents at $30.01, with 176,750 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 40 cents, with 385,564 shares. Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 5 cents at $42.60, with 120,827 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $18, with 709,823 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $15.50, with 11,000 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading at $25, with 10,942 shares. Mayberry Investments ended trading 29 cents higher at $5.10, with 4,963 shares, NCB Financial Group traded $99.95 higher at $99.95, with 120,086 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading with a loss of 3 cents at $1.20, with 1,010,000 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 1.85 cents at $40, with 100 units. Portland JSX concluded trading 50 cents higher at $10, with 1,500 shares, Pulse Investments finished at $1.80, with 919,864 shares, Radio Jamaica settled at $1.05, with 8,710 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading $1 higher at $36, with 52,052 stock units. Scotia Group finished trading $3 higher at $53, with 440,646 shares, Seprod closed 20 cents higher at $30, with 8,668 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 1 cent higher at $12, with 207,425 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 18 cents at $4.15, with 578,368 units. Wisynco Group settled 15 cents higher at $10.75, with 339,550 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 14 cents at $14.86, with 75,555 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market traded at $1.95, with 490,528 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Cement drops $3.04 Scotia up $3 – Monday.”
Falling stocks pressure Trinidad market – Friday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 19 securities, compared to 15 on Thursday.
The market ended with, with 2 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 12 remaining unchanged leading to declines in all three market indices.
At close the Composite Index slipped 2.04 points on Thursday to 1,268.49, the All T&T Index fell 2.61 points to 1,701.84 while Cross Listed Index eased 0.20 points to close at 112.69.
Market activity ended with 535,011 shares with a value of $7,931,043, traded, compared to 898,047 shares with a value of $7,532,438 on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group closed with a rise of 2 cents and finished at $1.85, with 625 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial ended trading with 6 cents gain and concluded trading at $7.89, with 10,525 units.
Losses| Grace Kennedy lost 10 cents and finished at $3.40, with 10,191 units, One Caribbean Media ended trading 25 cents lower at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.50, with 20,000 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank lost 49 cents and completed trading at $61.51, with 5,820 stock units changing hands. Trinidad Cement traded with a loss of 25 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.50, exchanging 63,317 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed with a loss of 1 cent and ended at $28.99, trading 11,804 shares.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings concluded trading at $15.67, with 925 stock units changing hands., Ansa Mcal ended at $60, with 324 units trading, Bourse Brazil finished at $8.40, with 3,000 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments concluded trading at $20, with 2,800 units, First Caribbean ended at $9.30, trading 116,010 shares. LJ Williams B share closed trading at 77 cents, in exchanging 15,254 shares, Massy Holdings ended trading at $47.49, with 2,343 stock units changing hands. NCB Financial Group finished at $6.50, trading 229,784 shares, Prestige Holdings closed at $10, trading 70 shares, Republic Financial Holdings finished at $101.50, with 330 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished trading at $27, with 889 units and West Indian Tobacco closed at $88.50, with 41,000 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Gains & losses even for Trinidad stocks – Thursday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with trading in 15 securities, the same as on Wednesday.
The market ended with, with 4 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 7 remaining unchanged leading to mixed movements in the market indices.
At close the Composite Index slipped 0.16 points on Wednesday to 1,270.53, the All T&T Index rose 0.07 points to 1,704.45 while the Cross Listed Index eased 0.05 points, to close at 112.89.
Market activity ended with 898,047 shares with a value of $7,532,438 traded, compared to 104,073 shares with a value of $1,505,785 on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains|LJ Williams B share closed with a gain of 7 cents at $0.77, trading 50,000 units, Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent and finished at $7.83, with 4,625 units, Scotiabank finished trading with a rise of 49 cents to $62, with 5,248 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with an increase of 22 cents and ended at $27, with 46,423 units trading.
Losses| Clico Investments fell 50 cents and finished at $20, with 129,400 units being exchanged, JMMB Group closed with a loss of 2 cents and finished at $1.83, with 11,402 stock units changing hands, National Flour shed 1 cent and concluded trading at $1.94, trading 50,000 shares and One Caribbean Media lost 30 cents and finished at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.75, with 165 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Ansa Mcal completed trading at $60, with 616 units, Grace Kennedy ended with $3.50, in exchanging 311,789 units, Massy Holdings completed at $47.49, with 4,527 stock units changing hands. NCB Financial Group ended at $6.50, trading 238,662 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.50, with 1,025 stock units changing hands, while Trinidad Cement finished at $3.75, trading 44,000 shares and Unilever Caribbean completed trading unchanged at $29, with 165 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trinidad stocks fell again on Tuesday
The number of securities trading on Tuesday jumped to 19 against 11 on Monday in market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange.
The market ended with, with 3 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 11 remaining unchanged leading to slippage in the market indices. The market slippage belies an underlying tone of strength for a number of securities that seem poised to rise, in the trading days ahead.
At close the Composite Index slipped 2.92 points on Tuesday to 1,271.63, the All T&T Index declined 0.79 points to 1,706.25, while Cross Listed Index eased just 0.69 points to end at 112.94.
Market activity ended with 283,492 shares with a value of $2,826,809 traded, compared to 137,895 shares with a value of $2,265,920 on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens rose 5 cents and completed trading at $32.06, with a mere 80 shares changed hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 16 cents and concluded trading at $26.76, with 3,841 units and West Indian Tobacco gained 1 cent and closed at $88.50, with 2,287 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Angostura Holdings traded with a loss of 3 cents and ended at $15.67, with 17,096 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings fell 25 cents and ended at $17 trading 17,500 shares, NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of 10 cents to conclude trading at $6.50, in exchanging 55,295 shares, Prestige Holdings shed 30 cents and completed trading 2,140 shares at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.00, and Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent and ended at $3.74, trading 13,129 shares.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments finished at $20.50, with 4,417 units, First Caribbean International Bank finished at $9.30, trading 85,032 shares, Grace Kennedy concluded trading at $3.50, with 61,815 units, JMMB Group completed at $1.85, with 1,000 stock units changing hands., LJ Williams B share ended with at 70 cents, trading 5,000 shares. Massy Holdings finished at $47.50, with 5,151 stock units changing hands. National Enterprises completed trading at $9.67, with 120 units, National Flour finished at $1.95, trading 1,450 shares, Republic Financial Holdings concluded trading at $101.50, with 588 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.82, with 5,029 units and Unilever Caribbean finished at $28.99, trading 2,522 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.