Market activity ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 121 percent and the value jumping 380 percent more than on Monday after 17 securities traded compared to 16 on Monday, with four stocks rising, three declining and ten remaining unchanged.
A total of 632,724 shares traded for $11,366,573 up from 286,571 units at $2,368,532 on Monday. An average of 37,219 units traded at $668,622 compared to 17,911 shares at $148,033 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 31,293 units at $313,889 versus 30,953 units at $293,515 on the previous trading day. The average trade for June amounts to 55,705 units at $392,249.
The Composite Index declined 8.27 points to 1,384.43, the All T&T Index shed 1.89 points to 2,048.14 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 2.12 points to settle at 94.39.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s declined 5 cents in ending at $45.85 after a transfer of 18 shares, Angostura Holdings dropped 25 cents to close at $25, with 2,856 units clearing the market, Ansa McAl remained at $57 after exchanging 500 stock units. Clico Investment Fund ended unchanged at $28.80 in trading 7,005 stocks, First Citizens Group finished at $50, with 430 stocks crossing the market, FirstCaribbean International Bank lost 48 cents to end at $5.01 after 500,000 stock units passed through the exchange. 
GraceKennedy remained at $5.50, with 100 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings rallied 1 cent in closing at $27.26 in trading 15,266 shares, Guardian Media advanced 6 cents to close at $3.10 after trading three shares. Massy Holdings increased 5 cents ending at $5.09 in switching ownership of 34,703 stocks, National Enterprises ended unchanged at $3.20 in exchanging 5,800 units, NCB Financial Group finished at $5.30 with the swapping of 300 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings finished at $142 in an exchange of 53,130 stock units, Scotiabank ended unchanged at $77 with 1,948 stocks changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $21.50 in exchanging 10,574 shares. Unilever Caribbean popped 25 cents to $13.50 while exchanging 14 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $23.40, with 77 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The average trade on Monday was 88,777 units at $628,334, down from 165,836 shares at $2,086,009 on Friday and month to date, an average of 165,057 units at $1,534,877, compared to 170,079 units at $1,594,558 on the previous trading day. June closed with an average of 281,913 units at $5,309,050.
At the close, Caribbean Cement gained $1.05 in closing at $62.98 after exchanging 24,466 shares, Eppley dropped $1 to $41, with 129 units clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied 75 cents to $40.75 in exchanging 50 stock units. Guardian Holdings jumped $11.98 to close at $517.99 after trading 126 stocks, Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents to end at $28.50 with an exchange of 20,724 stock units, Jamaica Producers advanced 49 cents to close at $22.49 with the swapping of 3,393 stocks. JMMB Group popped 45 cents to end at $43.45, with 63,231 units crossing the market, Massy Holdings fell 40 cents in ending at $90.50 in exchanging 101,719 shares, Mayberry Investments shed 40 cents to $10, with 39,553 shares crossing the market. Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed $1.59 in closing at $15.99, with an exchange of 74,885 stock units, NCB Financial declined 95 cents in closing at $97 after exchanging 15,535 stocks, 138 Student Living fell 77 cents to close at $4.39 in switching ownership of 13,129 units. Palace Amusement dived $146.63 to a 52 weeks’ low of $753.37, with 530 units crossing the exchange, Proven Investments increased 35 cents to end at $33.35, with 7,977 stocks changing hands, Radio Jamaica dropped 36 cents to $2.47 in exchanging 218,628 shares and Stanley Motta lost 60 cents to $5 in trading 94,226 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share shed $1 to close at $20 in trading 1,389 shares, JMMB Group 7.25% due 2024 preference share lost 39 cents to end at $1.51 in trading 71,778 stock units and 138 Student Living s preference share jumped $2.94 in closing at a record $32.43 while exchanging 15 units, as the price defiles logic with a dividend yield of around three percent at the current price.
Overall, 19,706 shares traded for US$3,207 down from 755,182 units at US$24,741 on Friday. Trading averaged 3,284 units at US$535, versus 151,036 shares at US$4,948 on Friday, with a month to date average of 37,583 shares at US$3,185 compared to 39,601 units at US$3,341 on the previous trading day. June ended with an average of 71,901 units for US$8,793.
At the close, Margaritaville ended at 10 US cents with 3,200 shares traded, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose 2 cents to close at US$1.40 with an exchange of 9 stock units, Proven Investments lost 0.49 of a cent in closing at 22.51 US cents while exchanging 4,443 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share shed 0.01 of a cent to end at 11.99 US cents in trading 11,437 units and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.06 of a cent to 0.95 of one US cent in an exchange of 145 stock units.
The Volume of stocks traded fell sharply to 8,001,420 shares but with a much larger value of $72,466,003 versus 12,922,133 units at $51,588,178 on Friday. Trading averaged 181,850 shares at $1,646,955 in contrast to 307,670 shares at $1,228,290 on Friday with month to date, averaging 565,323 units at $2,952,498 compared to 590,210 units at $3,037,223 on the previous trading day. June closed with an average of 429,016 units at $1,630,104.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $3.09 in closing at $20 in exchanging seven shares, AMG Packaging fell 50 cents to end at $3.50 in trading 331,842 stocks, CAC 2000 dipped 10 cents to $8.40, with 3,725 units crossing the market. Cargo Handlers shed $1.90 in ending at $11.40 and trading 39,715 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 11 cents to close at $2.30 while exchanging 5,487 shares, Caribbean Cream rose 20 cents in closing at $4.50 with the swapping of 120,453 units. EduFocal increased 22 cents to $2.49, with 181,071 stock units crossing the exchange, Express Catering declined 30 cents to end at $5.65 after exchanging 9,584 stocks, Fosrich fell 54 cents to $36.50 in switching ownership of 1,412,392 stock units. General Accident shed $1.18 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.81, with 10,169 units crossing the market, iCreate advanced 14 cents to end at $4.64 in an exchange of 489,711 stocks, Jamaican Teas fell 14 cents to $2.60 and closed, with an exchange of 199,634 shares. 
Knutsford Express dropped 49 cents to close at $6.90 with 5,754 units changing hands, Lasco Financial gained 11 cents in ending at $3 after exchanging 27,801 stocks, Mailpac Group shed 14 cents in closing at $2.36 and trading 135,783 shares. Main Event declined 70 cents to $7.20, with 18,119 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables popped 20 cents at $7, with 157,027 stock units clearing the market, SSL Venture rallied 74 cents to end at a record high of $4.04 as 290,689 stocks crossed the exchange and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed $2 to close at $17 in exchanging 24,382 units.
A total of 13,170,179 shares changing hands in the overall market, with a value of $108.9 million, while the JSE USD market ended with the value of stocks traded at US$3,207.
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L.J. Williams B share finished at $2.15, with 19 stocks crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings rallied 4 cents to $5.04 with 10,341 shares clearing the market, National Enterprises remained at $3.20 after 365 shares changed hands. NCB Financial Group rallied 15 cents in closing at $5.30, with 64,950 stock units crossing the market, One Caribbean Media ended unchanged at $4.05 in trading five units, Prestige Holdings fell 17 cents to end at $6.80 in an exchange of 21 stocks. Republic Financial Holdings finished at $142 trading 3,109 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 30 cents in closing at $21.50 in exchanging 5,614 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rose 11 cents to $13.25 after 5,239 shares crossed the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $23.40, with 413 stock units changing hands.
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The JSE US Denominated Equities Index fell 1.71 points to 206.35.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share finished at 6 US cents with 153,603 units crossing the market, Proven Investments ended at 23 US cents while exchanging 16,280 stocks, Sterling Investments popped 0.08 of a cent to close at 2.08 US cents after finishing trading 300 units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share ended unchanged at 12 US cents with an exchange of 61,314 stock units and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.01 of a cent to end at 0.89 of one US cent, with 523,685 units changing hands.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Proven Investments declined 98 cents in closing at $33, with 6,322 stock units crossing the market, Scotia Group shed $1 to end at $36 after exchanging 35,370 units and Supreme Ventures dropped $2.90 to close at $29.10 crossing the market 865,493 units.
A total of 12,922,133 shares traded for $51,588,178 against 11,723,137 units at $41,595,347 on Thursday.
At the close, CAC 2000 lost 50 cents to close at $8.50, with 5,000 shares crossing the market, Cargo Handlers rose 10 cents in closing at $13.30 with an exchange of 12,191 stock units, Caribbean Cream shed 35 cents to end at $4.30, with 6,132 units changing hands. Caribbean Flavours advanced 13 cents to close at $1.94 with the swapping of 69,706 stocks, Dolla Financial dropped 21 cents to $3.05 while exchanging 6,344,937 shares, Dolphin Cove declined 48 cents to $15 after trading 140,983 stocks. Fosrich fell 25 cents to close at $37.04, with 259,039 stock units crossing the exchange, Honey Bun dropped 42 cents in ending at $8.47 after an exchange of 352 units, iCreate climbed 29 cents to end at $4.50after trading 604,462 units. Indies Pharma increased 18 cents in closing at $3.21 after exchanging 11,000 stocks, ISP Finance declined $3.25 to end at $19.75 in switching ownership of 3,046 stock units, Knutsford Express gained 44 cents in closing at $7.39 in trading 12,439 shares. Lasco Financial shed 18 cents after ending at $2.89 with 9,022 units crossing the market, Limners and Bards fell 18 cents to close at $3 in exchanging 93,711 stock units, Main Event popped 65 cents to $7.90, with 1,119 shares clearing the market. 
Medical Disposables lost 19 cents to close at $6.80 in exchanging 77,694 stocks, Spur Tree Spices rallied 11 cents to end at $4.13 in trading 415,835 stocks, SSL Venture lost 10 cents in closing at $3.30 with the swapping of 288,674 units and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped $2.20 in ending at $15 with 76,959 shares crossing the market.
