Junior market trading closed with negligible movement in the index on Friday with an equal number of stocks falling and rising, with 13 securities being active. The index closing 0.35 points lower at 2,189.84 as 5 stocks gained and 7 declined. A total of 856,706 units traded, valued at $6,066,776.
A total of 7 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ended with a lower offer and pointing to the potential of a high number of stocks rising on Monday.
At the close, Caribbean Cream traded between $6.52 and the last price of $6.90 and lost 5 cents,
with 72,600 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers traded 52,141 shares, but fell 25 cents to end at $3.21. Consolidated Bakeries lost 10 cents in trading 61,000 shares to end at $2, Dolphin Cove gained 16 cents to close $12.91 with 3,000 shares changing hands. General Accident climbed 12 cents to close at $2.15 with 81,163 shares changing hands, Honey Bun with 166,090 shares changing hands, closed with a loss of 7 cents at $5.53, 
Iron Rock Insurance gained 5 cents in trading 13,000 shares to close at $3.25, Lasco Distributors ended with 86,000 shares changing hands, but fell 23 cents to $7.26. Lasco Financial ended with 193,151 shares changing hands but fell 15 cents to $3.25, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.90 with 116,561 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 7,000 shares and gained 5 cents to close at $3.55. Paramount Trading climbed 50 cents to end with 4,000 shares changing hands at $11.50 and tTech gained 20 cents and ended with 1,000 shares changing hands at $4.
Juniors slip slightly on Friday
14 JSE stocks up 13 down – Friday
The Jamaica Stock Exchange recorded gains at the close on Friday, as winners beat out losers with a total of 36 securities traded, of which 14 stocks gained, 13 declined, including 6 stocks rising and 6 declining from the junior market, as the market continues to consolidate.
The JSE Market Index gained 49.32 points to end at 158,968.72, the all Jamaica Composite Index climbed 55.15 points to close at 176,616.94 and the JSE combined index rose 42.07 points, to end at 169,923.11.
The market closed another day of moderate trading, with 6,169,455 units valued at $88,127,120 changing hands, in all market segments, thanks to a 4.1 million trade in Jamaica Broilers’ stock. The junior market accounted for 856,706 units traded valued at $3,889,382, of all trades.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the 
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer, an indication that stocks should mostly gain on Friday.
At the end of market activities, Cable & Wireless traded 64,424 shares to close with a loss of 1 cent at $1.14, Caribbean Cement dropped $1 in trading 355,420 shares to close at $22, after trading at $19.25, Carreras exchanged 12,300 shares at $64.50. Trading in 1834 Investments, resulted in 133,100 shares changing hands to close at $1.06. Grace Kennedy closed at $125 after gaining $2, with 20,316 units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers ended with 4,130,205 shares changing hands after trading 5,282,790 units on the previous day, to close with a fall of 23 cents at $14.52, Jamaica Producers traded 68,361 shares with a rise of 10 cents to $8.30, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed $1 to end at $23 while trading 25,000 shares. JMMB Group traded only 4,700 units to end at $9.82, Kingston Wharves gained 15 cents with 8,764 units changing hands to close at $15.50.
National Commercial Bank ended with 79,038 units changing hands, with the price declining 7 cents to close at $41.95, Pan Jamaica traded 10,320 shares and lost 40 cents at $23.10, Portland JSX traded 16,900 shares to close at $12.90. Radio Jamaica fell 8 cents to close at $1.28 after 88,906 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group ended with 8,750 shares changing hands, but fell 48 cents to $22.52, Scotia Group traded 200,700 shares to end at $31. Scotia Investments climbed 99 cents while it traded just 1,550 shares, to close at $27.49 and Supreme Ventures traded 63,275 shares to end at $4.60.
4 TTSE stocks rose on Thursday
The Trinidad and Tobago stock market closed on Thursday with moderate volumes, resulting in the market indices inching forward as 7 securities trading. The market closed with 155,585 shares valued at $2,710,831 changing hands. On a day when there were no declining stocks, 4 stocks gained and 3 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index rose by 1.55 points to close at 1,151.33, the All T&T Index gained 2.46 points to close at 1,815.17 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.09 points to 64.88.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Scotia Investments gained 10 cents in trading 22,650 shares, to end at $1.80, the equivalent of Jamaica $33.90 or 28 percent ahead of the price of $26.50, the stock last traded at in Jamaica. Scotiabank contributed 16,750 shares and gained 5 cents to end at $54.02 and 
Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 32,217 shares valued at $788,817 changing hands at $24.50 after gaining 96 cents.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments traded 7,520 to close at $22.75, Guardian Holdings traded 60,400 shares changing hands for a value of $767,080 to close at $12.70, National Flour traded 14,633 shares at $2.30 and Trinidad cement closed at $3.36 with 1,415 units trading.
Surplus of FX drops to US$80m
Net inflows into Jamaican foreign exchange market on Thursday, ended with US$8 million more foreign currency being sold, than bought by dealers, bringing the surplus bought by them down to US$81 million since the end of June. In Thursday’s trading, dealers bought US$29,816,964 while they sold US$38,116,490, compared to US$44,986,438 purchased and US$37,620,031 sold on Wednesday of all currencies, as the rate for the Jamaican dollar ended mixed against all major currencies.
In US dollar trading, dealers sold US$9 million more in United States currency than they bought thus reversing the net inflows on Wednesday. They pulled in US$27,157,682 compared to US$41,842,638 on Wednesday. 
The buying rate for the US dollar fell 13 cents to $125.74. A total of US$36,075,776 was sold versus US$32,713,341 on Wednesday with the selling rate rising 2 cents to end at $126.38. The Canadian dollar buying rate jumped $1.75 to end at $95.22, with dealers buying C$1,319,812 and selling C$1,256,100, at an average rate that declined $1.17 to $97.42. The average rate for buying the British Pound dipped $1.78 to $163.08 for the purchase of £1,197,319, while only £605,882 was sold, with the rate rising 29 cents to $165.50.
At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, climbed $2.48 to close at J$141.88 from Wednesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$133.36, for $1.68 less than on 
Wednesday. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded amounts to US$106,962 being bought, while US$278,966 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest traded rates, for the Jamaican dollar in the foreign exchange market on Thursday, include, a drop of $1 in the lowest selling rate of the Canadian Dollar to $92, a fall of $2.49, in the highest buying rate of the British Pound to close at $167 and a rise of $2.24 in the highest selling rate to end at $173.07.
Buoyant JSE falters – Thursday
Jamaica Broilers traded over 5.2 m shares on Thursday.
The JSE Market Index declined 154.62 points to end at 158,919.40, the all Jamaica Composite Index lost 172.91 points to close at 176,561.79 and the JSE combined index fell 172.10 points, to end at 169,881.04.
The market closed another day of moderate trading, with 7,626,144 units valued at $91,922,881 changing hands, in all market segments, thanks to a 5.2 million trade in Jamaica Broilers stock. The junior market accounted for 1,137,261 units traded valued at $6,066,776, of all trades.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 16 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer, an indication that stocks should mostly gain on Friday.
At the end of market activities, Cable & Wireless traded 525,451 shares to close at $1.15, Caribbean Cement gained 80 cents in trading 7,680 shares to close at $23, trading in 1834 Investments, resulted in 67,000 shares changing hands after rising 2 cents to close at $1.06. Grace Kennedy closed at $123.04 with 4,172 units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers ended with 5,282,790 units changing hands to close at $14.75 with a rise of 5 cents, Jamaica Producers traded 6,922 shares with a rise of 20 cents to $8.20, JMMB Group rose 32 cents in trading only 411 units to end at $9.82. Kingston Wharves gained 64 cents with 2,485 units changing hands at $15.35. Margaritaville Turks traded dropped 0.49 US cents with 157,045 shares at 19.01 US cents,
National Commercial Bank ended with 13,428 units changing hands, with the price dropping 48 cents to close at $42.02, Portland JSX traded 10,400 shares to close at $12.90. Pulse Investments ended with 30,000 shares changing hands at $3.30, after gaining 5 cents, Radio Jamaica fell 10 cents to close at $1.36 after 220,988 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group ended with 10,700 shares changing hands, but fell 5 cents to $23, Scotia Group rose 91 cents in trading 31,896 shares to end at $31. Scotia Investments dropped $1.29 while it traded just 100 shares, to close at $26.50 and Supreme Ventures gained 10 cents in trading 109,000 shares to end at $4.60.
Juniors suffers slight fall on Thursday
Junior market trading closed slightly down on Thursday with more stocks falling than the number rising, with 17 securities being active and the index closing 2.80 points lower at 2,190.19 as 5 stocks gained and 7 declined. The market ended with 1,137,261 units traded, valued at $6,066,776.
A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ended with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging traded 16,612 shares to close at $12.50, Blue Power with a fall of $1.18 with just 100 shares changing hands, at $15, CAC 2000 traded 70,925 shares at $6.50, Caribbean Cream fell 3 cents in closing at $6.95, with 21,326 shares traded, Caribbean Producers traded 25,000 shares and gained 26 cents to end at $3.46. Consolidated Bakeries traded 52,000 shares to end at $2.10, General Accident lost 12 cents to close at $2.03 with 42,000 shares changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance gained 2 cents in trading 25,000 shares and closed at $3.20, Jamaican Teas lost 30 cents in trading at $3.20 with 1,519 shares changing hands. 
Jetcon Corporation fell 15 cents to close at $2.55 with 50,000 shares changing hands, Key Insurance gained 5 cents in trading 3,163 shares at $2.60, Knutsford Express had 22,732 units changing hands, to close at $15, Lasco Distributors ended with 192,726 shares changing hands, but rose 19 cents to $7.49, Lasco Financial ended with 48,628 shares changing hands at $3.40. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.90 with 554,582 shares trading a decline of 10 cents. Medical Disposables traded 1,885 shares and gained 1 cent to close at $3.50 and tTech ended with 9,063 shares changing hands to end at $3.80.
Juniors market up on Wednesday
Junior market trading closed with 15 securities being active accounting for just under 600,000 shares changing hands compared to less than 4.3 million on Tuesday. The junior index closed 37.85 points higher at 2,192.99 as 6 stocks gained and 6 declined.
At the close on Wednesday, 597,857 units traded, valued at $6,072,927 down from $20,712,312 on Tuesday. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
At the close, Cargo Handlers ended with 250 shares changing hands, at $46, Caribbean Cream fell 2 cents in closing at $6.98, with 48,600 shares traded, Caribbean Producers traded 3,550 shares and gained 19 cents to end at $3.20, Consolidated Bakeries traded 17,796 shares to end at $2.10. Derrimon Trading gained 1 cent to close at $3.05 with 27,000 shares changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance fell 2 cents in trading 11,000 shares and closed at $3.18, Jamaican Teas lost 30 cents in trading at $3.50 with 18,000 shares changing hands, 
Knutsford Express had 270,000 units changing hands, to close at $15. Lasco Distributors ended with 141,930 shares changing hands, but rose 20 cents to $7.30, Lasco Financial ended with a rise of 14 cents while 17,700 shares changed hands at $3.40, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 16,000 shares trading a decline of 1 cent. Medical Disposables traded 2,743 shares and gained 39 cents to close at $3.49, Paramount Trading climbed 50 cents to $11 with 21,351 shares changing hands, Sweet River lost 19 cents in trading 1,000 shares to close at $3.80 and tTech ended with 937 shares changing hands to end at $3.80 after shedding 20 cents.
TTSE inched up on Wednesday
The Trinidad and Tobago stock market closed on Wednesday with moderate gains in prices, resulting in the market indices inching forward as 11 securities traded of which 4 stocks gained, 1 declined and 6 remained unchanged.
The market closed with 74,998 shares valued at $877,624 changing hands. The Composite Index rose by 0.18 points to close at 1,149.78, the All T&T Index gained 0.34 points to close at 1,812.71 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 64.79.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Guardian Holdings traded 21,334 shares and gained 6 cents to close at $12.70, Prestige Holdings rose 5 cents with 125 units changing hands to end at $10.95, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 100 shares changing hands at $23.54 after gaining 5 cents and Trinidad cement gained 1 cent to end at $3.36 with 7,820 units trading.
Losses| First Citizens lost 25 cents in trading 744 shares to close at $35.
Firm Trades| Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 696 shares to end at $7.08, Massy Holdings traded 5,101 shares for a value of $289,380 changing hands at $56.73, National Enterprises traded 100 shares at $10.75. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 15,622 shares changing hands, to end at $7, Scotia Investments traded 25,000 shares to end unchanged at $1.70 and West Indian Tobacco had 856 shares changing hands at $126.28.
Surplus FX up to US$90m for July
Net inflows into Jamaican FX market on Wednesday, ended with US$7 million more foreign currency being bought, than sold by dealers, bringing the surplus bought by them to US$89 million since the end of June. In Wednesday’s trading, dealers bought US$44,986,438 while they sold US$37,620,031, compared to US$30,368,738 purchased and US$30,794,502 sold on Tuesday of all currencies, as the Jamaican dollar appreciated against all major currencies.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$9 million more in United States currency than they sold. They raked in US$41,842,638 compared to US$27,604,778 on Tuesday but that did not prevent a rise in the rate. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 20 cents to $125.87.
A total of US$32,713,341 was sold versus US$29,108,096 on Tuesday with the selling rate rising 4 cents to end at $126.36. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 31 cents to end at $93.47, with dealers buying C$889,172 and selling C$2,971,092, at an average rate that jumped $2.40 to $98.59. The average rate for buying the British Pound climbed $2.60 to $164.86 for the purchase of £1,803,849, while only £518,022 was sold, with the rate falling $1.31 to $165.21.
At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, climbed 7 cents to close at J$139.40 from Tuesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$135.05, for $1.30 more than on Tuesday. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded amounts to US$120,884 being bought, while US$1,911,277 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest traded rates, for the Jamaican dollar in the foreign exchange market on Wednesday, include, a drop of $1.76 in the highest buying rate of the Canadian Dollar to $98.16 and a fall of 83 cents in the lowest buying rate to end at $76.90, while the highest buying rate of the British Pound dropped $2.51 to close at $169.49, the lowest buying rate jumped $43.51 to $132.51. the highest selling rate dropped $4.24 to $170.83 and the lowest selling rate fell $1.65 to $157.60.
