Trading in the overall market ended with 13 securities changing hands on Monday with 4 stocks gaining, 1 declining and 8 traded with the price unchanged. A total of only 75,710 shares traded, valued at $2,839,189.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.26 points to close at 1,155.68, the All T&T Index advanced by 0.18 points to 1,965.21 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.05 to 45.41.
Gains| In trading, JMMB Group closed with 102,974 shares changing hands at 45 cents after gaining 1 cent, One Caribbean Media ending with lust 30 shares changing hands at $22.01 for a gain of 1 cent. Trinidad Cement closed with 4,400 shares trading with a gain of 1 cent, to end at $2.92 and West Indian Tobacco closed with 619 shares changing hands, 5 cents higher at $125.40.
Declines| Clico Investment Fund stock price lost 8 cents to $22.55 with 
122,300 shares trading at a value of $2,758,458.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 4,950 units trading and closed at $14.01, Agostini’s ending with 20 shares changing hands at $17.26, First Citizens Bank with 20,179 shares being traded valued at $720,390 to close at $35.70, Flavorite Foods traded 80 units at $4.80, National Flour closed with 356 shares trading at $2, Prestige Holdings trading 451 shares to end at $9.89, Republic Bank ended with 150 units trading at $114.99 and Scotiabank traded 2,630 units and closed at $62.31.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Trading volume low on TTSE
Trading volume low on TTSE
Trading in the overall market ended with 13 securities changing hands on Monday with 4 stocks gaining, 1 declining and 8 traded with the price unchanged. A total of only 75,710 shares traded, valued at $2,839,189.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.26 points to close at 1,155.68, the All T&T Index advanced by 0.18 points to 1,965.21 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.05 to 45.41.
Gains| In trading, JMMB Group closed with 102,974 shares changing hands at 45 cents after gaining 1 cent, One Caribbean Media ending with lust 30 shares changing hands at $22.01 for a gain of 1 cent. Trinidad Cement closed with 4,400 shares trading with a gain of 1 cent, to end at $2.92 and West Indian Tobacco closed with 619 shares changing hands, 5 cents higher at $125.40.
Declines| Clico Investment Fund stock price lost 8 cents to $22.55 with 122,300 shares trading at a value of $2,758,458.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 4,950 units trading and closed at $14.01, Agostini’s ending with 20 shares changing hands at $17.26, First Citizens Bank with 20,179 shares being traded valued at $720,390 to close at $35.70, Flavorite Foods traded 80 units at $4.80, National Flour closed with 356 shares trading at $2, Prestige Holdings trading 451 shares to end at $9.89, Republic Bank ended with 150 units trading at $114.99 and Scotiabank traded 2,630 units and closed at $62.31.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Low volumes on junior market
Trading activity on the junior market ended on Tuesday with the market regaining some of the losses incurred in previous trading sessions but just 6 securities traded with 107,139 units changing hands, valued at only $189,265. The JSE Junior market Index rose 6.08 points to close at 847.82 as the market ended with the prices of 4 stocks rising and none declining.
At the close, the junior market had 5 stocks having bids higher than their last selling prices, 2 with lower offers. 6 securities closed with no bids to buy, while 7 had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial that traded 300 units to end at $12.76, Consolidated Bakeries traded 16,500 shares and gained 3 cents at $1.53, Derrimon Trading ended with 1,211 shares changing hands to close $2.08, Lasco Distributors traded 15,894 shares at $1.43, up 3 cents and Lasco Manufacturing with 65,151 shares closed 10 cents higher at $1.30.
Low volumes on junior market
Trading activity on the junior market ended on Tuesday with the market regaining some of the losses incurred in previous trading sessions but just 6 securities traded with 107,139 units changing hands, valued at only $189,265. The JSE Junior market Index rose 6.08 points to close at 847.82 as the market ended with the prices of 4 stocks rising and none declining.
At the close, the junior market had 5 stocks having bids higher than their last selling prices, 2 with lower offers. 6 securities closed with no bids to buy, while 7 had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial that traded 300 units to end at $12.76, Consolidated Bakeries traded 16,500 shares and gained 3 cents at $1.53, Derrimon Trading ended with 1,211 shares changing hands to close $2.08, Lasco Distributors traded 15,894 shares at $1.43, up 3 cents and Lasco Manufacturing with 65,151 shares closed 10 cents higher at $1.30.
J$ makes gains on Monday
Purchases by dealers of foreign currencies on Monday, resulted in the local currency making gains against the US and the Pound but slipped against the Canadian dollar. The market closed with dealers buying the equivalent of US$41,158,446 in contrast to US$31,035,222 on Friday, while they sold the equivalent of US$39,225,307, previously US$29,331,577.
In US dollar trading , dealers bought US$37,809,382 compared to US$28,539,977 on Friday. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 5 cents to $116.71 and US$37,741,387 was sold versus US$27,597,716 on Friday, the selling rate fell 4 cents to $117.35. The Canadian dollar buying rate declined 30 cents to $87.37 with dealers buying C$1,262,916 and selling C$666,113, at an average rate that inched up 9 cents to $89.87. The rate for buying the British Pound declined 14 cents to $179.36 for the purchase of £1,441,789, while £476,425 was sold, at an average rate that fell 37 cents to $181.55. At the end of trading, it took J$128.72 to purchase the Euro, with a loss of 18 cents on Friday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$126.11 for a fall of 43 cents from Friday. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$187,874, while the equivalent of US$236,733 was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, fell 13 cents to $117.47, the lowest buying rate dropped $9.35, to $86.80, the highest and lowest selling rates were unchanged at $123.21 and $96.15 respectively. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar dropped $2.66 to $90.95. The lowest buying rate declined 95 cents to $71.38, the highest selling rate gained $3.25 cents to $96.50 and lowest selling rate dropped $1.40 to $85.75. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, jumped $3.24 to $185.74, the lowest buying rate declined 49 cents to $146.25, with the highest selling rate remaining un at $189.18 and the lowest selling rate fell $1.80 to $176.20.
NCB dominates trading on Monday
NCB traded 92 M shares on Monday
At the close, the JSE Market Index lost 10.54 points to 97,939.70, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 11.77 points to close at 108,409.21 and the JSE combined index declined 53.66 points to end at 99,966.55.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed a reading of 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower.
In trading, ended with 2,300,000 units changing hands unchanged at 39 cents, Caribbean Cement traded 187,200 shares and lost 31 cents to close at $8.19,
Carreras had 3,955 units trading to close at $49.50 and lost 50 cents. Desnoes & Geddes traded 13,115 shares at $6.65 down 10 cents, Gleaner traded 66,494 shares at $1.30, Jamaica Producers traded firm at $18.50 at the close, down 50 cents with 17,367 shares, Mayberry Investments traded 30,160 units to close at $2.75 with a loss of 5 cents. National Commercial Bank had a big trade of 92,000,663 shares trading at $29.50 and gained 12 cents. The trade was executed by NCB Capital Markets. Sagicor Group ended trading with 12,000 units at $13, down 50 cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 146,000 units at $2.
NCB dominates trading on Monday
NCB traded 92 M shares on Monday
At the close, the JSE Market Index lost 10.54 points to 97,939.70, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 11.77 points to close at 108,409.21 and the JSE combined index declined 53.66 points to end at 99,966.55.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed a reading of 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower.
In trading, ended with 2,300,000 units changing hands unchanged at 39 cents, Caribbean Cement traded 187,200 shares and lost 31 cents to close at $8.19,
Carreras had 3,955 units trading to close at $49.50 and lost 50 cents. Desnoes & Geddes traded 13,115 shares at $6.65 down 10 cents, Gleaner traded 66,494 shares at $1.30, Jamaica Producers traded firm at $18.50 at the close, down 50 cents with 17,367 shares, Mayberry Investments traded 30,160 units to close at $2.75 with a loss of 5 cents. National Commercial Bank had a big trade of 92,000,663 shares trading at $29.50 and gained 12 cents. The trade was executed by NCB Capital Markets. Sagicor Group ended trading with 12,000 units at $13, down 50 cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 146,000 units at $2.
J$ gains vs. most on Monday
Purchases by dealers of foreign currencies on Monday, resulting in the local currency making gains against the US and the Pound but slipped against the Canadian dollar. The market closed with dealers buying the equivalent of US$41,158,446 in contrast to US$31,035,222 on Friday, while they sold the equivalent of US$39,225,307, previously US$29,331,577.
In US dollar trading , dealers bought US$37,809,382 compared to US$28,539,977 on Friday. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 5 cents to $116.71 and US$37,741,387 was sold versus US$27,597,716 on Friday, the selling rate 
fell 4 cents to $117.35. The Canadian dollar buying rate declined 30 cents to $87.37 with dealers buying C$1,262,916 and selling C$666,113, at an average rate that inched up 9 cents to $89.87. The rate for buying the British Pound declined 14 cents to $179.36 for the purchase of £1,441,789, while £476,425 was sold, at an average rate that fell 37 cents to $181.55 At the end of trading, it took J$128.973 to purchase the Euro, with a loss of 18 cents on Friday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$126.11 for a fall of 43 cents from Friday. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$187,874, while the equivalent of US$236,733 was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, fell 13 cents to $117.47, the lowest buying rate dropped $9.35, to $86.80, the highest and lowest selling rates were unchanged at $123.21 and $96.15 
respectively. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar dropped $2.66 to $90.95. The lowest buying rate declined 95 cents to $71.38, the highest selling rate gained $3.25 cents to $86.50 and lowest selling rate dropped $1.40 to $85.75. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, jumped $3.24 to $185.74, the lowest buying rate declined 49 cents to $146.25, with the highest selling rate remaining un at $189.18 and the lowest selling rate fell $1.80 to $176.20.
