The Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading with 20 securities changing hands and a total of 3,429,742 units, valued at $38,607,071 being active. At the end there were only 2 stocks rising, 6 declining in all market segments. The main market saw 2 stocks rising and 2 declining at the close.
The JSE Market Index rose 518.70 points to 98,795.91. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index added 579.76 points to 109,366.27 and the JSE combined index gained 423.11 points to end at 102,059.58.
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 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless had 481,497 shares changing hands to close at 50 cents, Caribbean Cement traded 47,336 shares at $8 and gained 40 cents, Carreras traded 214,390 at $50, 
Grace Kennedy traded 3,505 units at $64 after adding $1. The Jamaica Stock Exchange shares lost 30 cents with 113,480 shares changing hands to $7.50, National Commercial Bank traded 400,450 shares and closed at $30, Radio Jamaica ended with 10,411 units changing hands but lost a cent to close at $3, Sagicor Group with 45,991 shares changing hands, closed at $12.50. Scotia Group traded only 6,343 units in closing at $24.10 for an increased 36 cents and Proven Investments ordinary share, traded 429,388 units at 20 US cents.
Partial rebound for JSE
4 junior stocks fell 0 up on Wednesday
Trading on Wednesday ended with just 1,672,256 units, valued at $3,304,951 changing hands from a total of 8 securities that traded. The price of none stock declined and 4 advanced with the junior market index shedding 7.29 points to close at 983.49.
At the close, 5 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 5 had no stocks being offered for sale and 4 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 2 closed with lower offers.
Stocks trading are, Caribbean Producers traded 131,644 shares unchanged at $2.50, Derrimon Trading ended with 29,000 shares changing hands at $2.30 after losing 35 cents, Knutsford Express traded just 15,000 shares at $6, Lasco Distributors closed with 263,298 units trading at $1.87. Lasco Financial ended with 677,150 shares changing hands at $1.85, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 549,634 units trading, ended with a gain of 19 cents to end at $2, Paramount Trading ended with 4,273 shares changing hands at $5.75 and Eppley cumulative preference share 2019, ended with 2,257 units changing hands at $6.05.
Sedate trading on TTSE
With general elections out of the way, the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed with only 7 securities changing hands. The price of 1 stock rose, none declined and 6 traded with price unchanged. A total of 64,131 units traded, valued at $1,027,165. |
At the close, the Composite Index added 0.15 points to 1,146.51, the All T&T Index remained at 1,949.78 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.04 points to 45.03.
Gains| > Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 25,100 shares changing hands at with a gain of 5 cents to $6.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings ended with only 540 units trading at $14.50, well down on the 1 million shares valued at $14,500,000 changing hands on Tuesday, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 1,296 units at $38.94, Clico Investment Fund posted a volume of 
31,400 shares valued at $708,070 and remained at $22.55. First Citizens Bank had 2,645 shares changing hands to end at $35, Massy Holdings closed with 150 units trading at $62.49 and Trinidad Cement closed at $2.75 with 3,000 shares changing hands.
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 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
JSE up on Wednesday morning
National Commercial Bank dropped back $2.49 in early trading on Tuesday but this morning the stock had 400,000 units trading at $30. 
Carreras traded 201,440 at $50, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 25 cents with 100,000 shares to $7.55, Proven Investments 429,388 units trading was at 20 US cents.
In the junior market Lasco Financial Services has traded 577,000 at $1.80.
The market have so far seen trading in 18 securities with a volume of 1,756,025 units and 4 stocks declining and 3 rising. Trading activity resulted the JSE Market Index rising 587.66 points to 98,864.87. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index climbed 656.84 points to 109,443.35 and the JSE combined index gained 544.78 points to be at 102,181.25. The junior market fell 1.02 points to 989.75.
Scotia chops $3.16 off price on JSE
The Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading with the JSE All Jamaican Composite index diving over 3,600 points in the morning session but closed with a lower loss. At the end of trading, Scotia Group chopped $3.16 off its opening price to help give the market a big jolt.
Trading ended with 27 securities changing hands and a total of 3,767,792 units traded, valued at $63,786,913, there were 6 stocks rising, 10 declining in all market segments.
The JSE Market Index dropped 1,855.33 points to 98,277.21. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index dived 2,073.75 points to 108,786.51 and the 
JSE combined index declined 1,565.32 points to end at 101,636.47.
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 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless had 447,329 shares changing hands and lost 2 cents to close at 50 cents, Caribbean Cement traded 41,225 shares at $7.60 but lost 40 cents, Grace Kennedy traded 3,505 units at $64 after adding $1, Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents to close at $5.60 with 126,088 shares changing hands. JMMB Group traded 75,068 units to end at $7.65. Mayberry Investments closed with a loss of 30 cents to $2.70 with 4,590 shares changing hands, 
National Commercial Bank traded 203,540 shares and closed at $30 after it slipped to $27.51 in the morning session. Pan Jamaican ended with 58,784 units changing hands by adding $1.15 to close at $62, Sagicor Group with 196,270 shares changing hands, closed at $12.50, Scotia Group traded 1,680,374 units between the closing price of $23.74 and $26 but ended with a loss of $3.16. Scotia Investments ended at $24.10 while 6,400 units traded. Proven Investments ordinary share, traded 266,837 units at 20 US cents, a loss of 0.11 US cents and Proven Investments 8% share traded 368,901 units at $4.90.
J$ smelling $120 to US$1 on Tuesday
The selling rate for the Jamaican dollar is within smelling distance from $120 to the US dollar on Tuesday. Purchases by dealers of foreign currencies on Tuesday saw dealers buying the equivalent of US$42,927,303 in contrast to US$23,781,584 on Monday, while they sold the equivalent of US$39,419,041, previously US$27,537,023.
In US dollar trading , dealers bought US$40,544,295 compared to US$20,212,171 on Monday. 
The buying rate for the US dollar rose 69 cents to $117.82 and US$37,654,298 was sold versus US$26,270,588 on Monday, the selling rate rose 9 cents to close at $118.43. The Canadian dollar buying rate climbed $1.04 to $86.91, with dealers buying C$1,003,271 and selling C$587,023, at an average rate that slipped 25 cents to $88.24. The rate for buying the British Pound gained 80 cents to $177.91 for the purchase of £1,006,635, while £771,681 was sold, at an average rate that rose $1.65 to end at $180.79. At the end of trading, it took J$132.06 to purchase the Euro, an increase of 72 cents on Monday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$128.75, a fall of 10 cents on Monday’s rate. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$122,771, while the equivalent of US$149,320 was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, rose 30 cents to $119.15, the lowest buying and the highest selling rates remain unchanged 
at $96.78 and $124.01 respectively and the lowest selling rate rose $2.07 to $98.43. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose 14 cents to $89.39, the lowest buying rate fell 25 cents to $70.55 and highest selling rate added 15 cents to end at $91.62, the lowest selling rate remained unchanged at $85. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, climbed 70 cents to $182.50, the lowest buying, the highest and the lowest selling rates were unchanged at $144.09, $185.75 and $173.60 respectively.
4 junior stocks up 0 down Tuesday
Trading on Tuesday ended with just 250,010 units, valued at $593,128 changing hands from a total of 9 securities that traded. The price of none stock declined and 4 advanced with the junior market index adding 20.34 points to close at 990.78.
At the close, 5 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 4 had no stocks being offered for sale and 5 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 4 closed with lower offers.
Stocks trading are, AMG Packaging closed at $3.65 with 1,000 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 550 units changing hands to close at $13.70 with a gain of 10 cents, Caribbean Cream ended with 600 shares changing hands at $1.90 to gain 15 cents, Caribbean Producers traded 108,777 with a gain of 10 cents to $2.50. Knutsford Express traded just 200 shares at $6, Lasco Distributors closed with 27,000 units trading at $1.87, Lasco Financial ended with 27,000 shares changing hands at $1.85 and Lasco Manufacturing closed with 83,406 units trading, ended with a gain of 19 cents to end at $2.
TTSE in small post-election rally
Angostura traded 1m shares and gained 50 cents on Tuesday
At the close, the Composite Index added 1.69 points to 1,146.36, the All T&T Index rose 2.14 to 1,949.78 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.17 points to 44.99.
Gains| > Angostura Holdings ended with 1 million shares valued at $14,500,000 changing hands at $14.50 after adding 50 cents and Unilever Caribbean ended with 765 shares trading 4 cents up, for a new 52 weeks’ high of $67.15.
Losses| Massey Holdings closed with 78 units trading at $62.49, down 1 cent, Republic Bank closed 2 cents down at for a new 52 weeks’ low of $112.97, with 481 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| First Citizens Bank had 2,710 shares changing hands to end at $35,
Guardian Holdings added 1,908 shares to close at $12.90, National Commercial Bank traded just 1,003 shares to close unchanged at $1.63. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 3,100 shares changing hands at $5.95, Scotiabank traded 2,165 shares and closed at $62.50 and Trinidad Cement closed at $2.75 with 5,655 shares changing hands.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.
JSE drops 2,100 points – Tuesday morning
National Commercial Bank dropped back $2.49 with only 5,000 to $27.51 a ripped out a large portion of the main market indices on a morning of very slow trading. The only 
other trades of note on the main market are 259,275 units of Cable & Wireless at 52 cents each and Proven Investments 8% preference share trading at $4.0 with 368,901 shares.
The market has so far have trading in 14 securities with a volume of 747,689 units, with 2 stocks declining and 3 rising. Trading activity resulted the JSE Market Index falling 1,896.27 points to 98,236.27. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index dropped 2,119.51 points to 108,740.75 and the JSE combined index lost 1,774.90 points to be at 101,426.89. The junior market rose 1.45 points to 971.89.
J$ at lowest against US on Monday
The selling rate for the Jamaican dollar fell to it’s lowest, against the US dollar on Monday, with US$6 million more sold than bought. Purchases by dealers of foreign currencies on Monday, resulted in the Jamaican currency selling rate slipping against the Canadian dollar and the British Pound.
The market closed with dealers buying the equivalent of US$23,781,584 in contrast to US$43,580,467 on Friday, while they sold the equivalent of US$27,537,023, previously US$34,164,793.
In US dollar trading , dealers bought US$20,212,171 compared to US$40,116,402 on Friday. The buying rate for the US dollar declined 55 cents to $117.13 and US$26,270,588 was sold versus US$27,537,023 on Friday, the selling rate rose 18 cents to close at $118.34. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 47 cents to $85.87, with dealers buying C$1,123,358 and selling C$669,416, at an average rate that slipped 90 cents to $88.49.
The rate for buying the British Pound fell 77 cents to $177.11 for the purchase of £1,693,501, while £459,251 was sold, at an average rate that fell 24 cents to end at $179.14. At the end of trading, it took J$131.34 to purchase the Euro, an increase of 23 cents on Friday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$128.85, a rise of 47 cents on Friday’s rate. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$185,140, while the equivalent of US$70,662 was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, rose 10 cents to $118.85, the lowest buying rate gained 9 cents to $96.78 and the highest selling rate rose 32 cents to $124.01. 
The lowest selling rate dived $17.64 to $96.36. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar lost 15 cents to $89.25, the lowest buying rate closed 33 cents higher at $70.80 and highest selling rate remained unchanged at $91.47. The lowest selling rate added 10 cents to end at $85. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, climbed $1.20 to $181.80, the lowest buying rate eased 45 cents to $144.09, the highest selling rate dropped $1.70 to $185.75 and the lowest selling rate lost 40 cents to $173.60.
