Republic Financial Holdings dropped in Friday’s trading
Quotes for Massy Holdings and Scotiabank remain well below their last selling price and are likely to take a bite out of the indices when next they trade.
The Composite Index declined by 0.90 points to close at 1,130.07, the All T&T Index fell 2.38 points to close at 1,805.43 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.08 points at 60.40.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund rose by 4 cents in closing at $22.60 with 45,378 shares valued at $1,025,453 changing hands, Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 1,000 shares with a gain of 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.52. Guardian Holdings gained 10 cents with 303,726 shares with a value of $3,948,438 changing hands to end at $13, National Enterprises closed 7 cents higher with 6,000 shares changing hands at $11.35 and One Caribbean Media rose 1 cent with 195,000 shares with a value of $4,192,500, trading to close at $21.50.
Losses| Angostura Holdings lost 10 cents in trading 1,848 units $12.90 and Republic Financial Holdings finally traded, the price dropped $1 to $109 but only 75 shares traded, at a new 52 weeks’ low and Trinidad and Tobago NGL fell 1 cent to $19.52 and closed with 5,699 shares trading.
Firm Trades| JMMB Group had 545,590 units for a value of $316,531 changing hands at 58 cents, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund traded 6,000 units at $2.70 and Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 2,000 shares changing hands, to end at $7.25.
The leading trades are Jetcon Corporation traded 575,835 shares at $2.50, Lasco Distributors with 190,500 units at $7.20, Lasco Manufacturing with 112,366 shares at $4.80. Cargo Handlers traded at a new high of $45.
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Trading in the foreign exchange market on Thursday resulted in the Jamaican dollar declining in value for the fourth time this week. The market closed with dealers buying the equivalent of US$32,674,699 and selling US$31,565,070, in contrast to US$33,990,180 purchased and US$38,856,139 sold on Wednesday. 
The Canadian dollar buying rate rose 25 cents to end at $94.93 with dealers buying C$1,587,124 and selling C$5,087,645, at an average rate that was up 74 cents to $97.65. The rate for buying the British Pound rose 4 cents to $172.27 for the purchase of £1,109,310, while only £337,379 was sold, as the rate fell $1.84 to $173.03. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, fell 42 cents to close at J$138.89, from Wednesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$136.05 for a fall of 13 cents on Wednesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$66,687 being bought, while US$63,768 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest traded rates for the currencies on Thursday are, a fall of $15.61 in the lowest selling rate of the US dollar to $84.26, a rise of $1 in the lowest selling rate of the Canadian dollar to $88, a decline of $1.30 in the highest buying rate for the British Pound to $176.20 and an increase of $1 in the lowest selling rate to $166. 
the junior market accounting for 8,096,759 units valued at $8,096,759.
Iron Rock Insurance still has 5,003,000 units on the bid at $3.10, while the stock last traded at $3.50. Key Insurance closed at $2.50 after 7,500 shares changed hands, KLE Group traded 155,115 units at $1.40 for a 3 cents loss, Knutsford Express traded 9,415 shares unchanged at $19, Lasco Distributors gained 41 cents to end at $6.21 with 5,469,528 units trading, Lasco Financial gained 4 cents to close at $2.99, with 4,000 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing gained 42 cents with 952,192 shares changing hands to close at $4.14, tTech ended with 9,829 shares changing hands at $4.17 as 2 cents were added and Eppley 10 percent preference share traded 34,120 units at $6.10.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange more losses on Thursday but the total value of trading climbed with 280,282 shares valued at $10,304,944 changing hands. The market closed with a mere 6 securities trading, as weakness in the overall market continues. At the close, 2 stocks rose, 2 declined, while 2 remained unchanged.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund rose by 1 cent in closing at $22.56 with 129,520 shares valued at $2,921,971 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL rose 2 cents to $19.53 and closed with 27,964 shares trading for a value of $545,720.
The leading trades are Lasco Distributors with 414,078 units at $6.10, Lasco Manufacturing with 711,631 shares at $4.10 followed by Cable & Wireless with 115,518 at $1.30 and JMMB Group 109,815 shares at $9.50.
