Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed with 13 securities changing hands of which 5 advanced, 2 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 256,617 units, valued at $3,637,097.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose by 0.45 points to close at 1,149.02, the All T&T Index gained 0.15 points to close at 1,972.82 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.14 points to end at 42.61.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, National Commercial Bank with 17,000 shares trading and closed 1 cent higher, at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1.37. Scotiabank gained 3 cents in trading 462 shares to end at $62.20, Trinidad Cement contributed 16,500 shares and closed 1 cent higher at $2.31, Unilever Caribbean gained 17 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $65.35 while trading 653 shares and West Indian Tobacco traded 1,728 shares to advance by 1 cent to $125.04.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 1,500 shares trading, closed with a loss of 4 cents, at $14.96 and Agostini’s added 10,000 shares valued at $174,000 and suffered a 20 cents loss, to close at $17.40.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund trading 107,156 shares valued at $2,411,010 to end at $22.5, First Citizens Bank trading 5,917 shares, valued at $209,817 to close at $35.46. Grace Kennedy trading 1,500 shares at $3.60, National Flour Mills exchanging 800 shares at $1.55, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development with 7,551 shares closed at $3.50 and Sagicor Financial Corporation with 85,850 shares changing hands for a value of $437,965, closed at $5.10.
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 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
5 stocks gained on TTSE Wednesday
All juniors gained Wednesday
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 4 securities traded and ending with 244,598 units changing hands valued at $1,078,800. The JSE Junior Market Index advanced 12.59 points to close at 719.83, with the price of all stocks trading, advancing.
At the close of the market, there were 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 3 securities closing with no bids to buy and there were 8 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Dolphin Cove had 100,598 shares changing hands to close higher 49 cents up to $9, Lasco Distributors ended with 20,000 shares trading with a gain of 3 cents to $1.55, Lasco Financial closed with 104,000 shares changing hands at 4 cents to $1.15 and Lasco Manufacturing finishing trading with 20,000 units and gaining 1 cent to $1.16.
JSE market closed up
Trading picked up after a slow morning session when only 4 stocks traded on the Jamaican Stock Exchange in early Wednesday, after more than an hours trading.
Buying interest seemed to have picked up with National Commercial Bank trading to close at $25 with more than a half of the volume trading at the closing price and Sagicor Group had trading in more than 2 million shares, to end at $10.42 with no stock on offer at the close.
The JSE Market Index gained 507.16 points to 82,624.62, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 567.03 points to close at 91,096.46.
Trading in only 4 stocks on JSE
Trading took place in only 4 stocks on the Jamaican Stock Exchange in early Wednesday morning trading, as buying interest remains subdued with most companies already releasing 2014 results. 
Witco 2014 profit up 19%
West Indian Tobacco reported profit before taxation of TT$655 million, after earning TT$219 million in the final quarter ending December, last year, and an increase of 18 percent over the 2013.
Profit after taxation for the year amounted to TT$489 million, 19 percent increase over 2013. Revenues increased from $1.185 billion to $1.25 billion.
Cost of sales improved in the 2014 quarter raising gross profit to $784 million versus $701 million. Other costs of operation declined for the year with distribution cost declining from $18 million to $13 million and administrative expenses reaching $89 million in 2014 compared with $95 million in 2013. Other operating expenses fell to $27 million from $33 million.
The company earned $5.81 per share for the year to December and paid out $5.51 in dividend. A price adjustment, made in the latter part of 2014 is set to help push dollar sales and move profits up for 2015. IC Insider is projecting earnings of $6.50 per share for 2015. The stock trades at $125.03 on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
6 stocks up 7 down on JSE Tuesday
Tuesday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulted in the prices of 6 stocks rising, 7 declining as only 20 securities changed hands, ending in 2,017,463 units trading, valued at only $10,345,649, in all market segments.
strong> Main Market| The JSE Market Index lost 584.74 points to 82,117.46, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index fell 653.76 points to close at 90,529.43 and the JSE combined index declined 580.75 points to close at 83,824.93.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Stocks gaining with last traded prices, at the end of trading in the main market are, Grace Kennedy ending with 45,972 shares, gained 6 cents to $61.06, Jamaica Broilers closing with 88,054 shares changing hands, 1 cent higher to $4.01. Mayberry Investments concluding trading with 51,020 shares while gaining 14 cents, to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $2.50 and Sagicor Group trading 118,785 units to close with a gain of 9 cents at $10.50.
Firm| The stocks in the main market to close without a change in the last traded prices are, Ciboney concluding trading with only 2,400 shares at 7 cents, Desnoes & Geddes had 13,346 shares changing hands at $5.15. There was dealing in 1,100 Hardware & Lumber shares, trading at $7.40, Kingston Wharves closing with a mere 300 shares changing hands and ended at $6.40 followed by National Commercial Bank finishing trading with 1,900 shares at $23.50.
Declines| The last traded prices of stocks with losses at the end of trading in the main market are, Cable & Wireless finishing with 177,779 units to close lower by 4 cents to 50 cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers trading 9,185 ordinary shares and closed with a loss of 4 cents to $7.11, Proven Investments trading with 9,675 and lost 0.49 to 18 US cents, there was dealing in 151,041 Scotia Group shares with a loss of $1.19 to $20.81.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share trade 394,300 shares close at $2.
Juniors trade in narrow range
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 6 securities traded ending with 952,606 units changing hands valued at $1,388,354 on Tuesday. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 3.30 points to close at 707.24, with the price of 2 stocks advancing and 3 declining.
At the close, there were 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 3 securities closing with no bids to buy and there were 8 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Caribbean Producers had 92,804 shares changing hands and gained 9 cents to $2.10, Lasco Financial finishing trading with 351,802 shares climbed 6 cents to$1.11, Blue Power contributed 25,000 shares in trading at $6.30. Dolphin Cove closed with 2,000 units traded as the price slipped 49 cents to $8.51, General Accident finished trading with 156,000 shares and ended lower by 9 cents to $1.61, Lasco Manufacturing in trading 325,000 units declined 1 cent to $1.15.
4 stocks gained 5 lost on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 12 securities changing hands, 3 advanced, 4 declined and 5 traded firm with a total of 401,156 units, valued at $5,045,679 put through the market.
At the close, the Composite Index lost 0.70 points to end at 1,148.57, the All T&T Index fell 1.39 points to 1,972.97 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 42.47.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Guardian Holdings with 13,332 shares trading to advance by 1 cent to $13.01, One Caribbean Media contributed 387 shares and the price closed with a 1 cent increase to $23.96 and Scotiabank with 1,025 shares trading advanced by 1 cent to end at $62.17.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Massy Holdings trading 13,027 units valued at $825,418, the price closed with a loss of 2 cents to a new 52 weeks’ low of $63.37. National Enterprises contributed 23,290 shares with a value of $404,082, lost 5 cents in ending at $17.35, Trinidad Cement with 176,355 shares changing hands for a value of $406,486, lost 15 cents to close at $2.30 and West Indian Tobacco traded 123 units to close at $125.03 after losing 1 cent.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund trading 98,671 shares valued at $2,223,289 to end at $22.50. Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 4,426 shares at $5.03, First Citizens Bank added 22,165 shares valued at $785,971 and ended at $35.46, followed by National Flour Mills with 48,000 shares trading, to close at $1.55, while Republic Bank traded 355 shares at $118.21.
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 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
JSE Tuesday’s closing prices
The Jamaica Stock market closed with the main indices declining on Tuesday as Scotia Group shed value to close at $20.81. 
Moderate trading continues on JSE
>Trading continues to be moderate on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday as Mayberry hits $2.50 a new 52 weeks high and Scotia Group fell back to $21.15.
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