Archives for March 2024

Fluid trading on Trinidad Exchange

Trading levels dropped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, following a 63 percent plunge in the volume of stocks traded and the value plunging 69 percent compared to trading on Friday and resulting in the trading of 20 securities compared with 19 on Friday, and ending with prices of eight stocks rising, seven declining and five remaining unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 982,701 shares for $3,779,249 down from 2,674,948 stocks at $12,070,993 on Friday.
An average of 49,135 shares were traded at $188,962 compared with 140,787 stock units at $635,315 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 29,466 shares at $245,231 compared to 28,128 units at $249,065 on the previous trading day and an average of 21,839 shares at $159,828 in February.
The Composite Index climbed 4.37 points to close at 1,198.36, the All T&T Index increased 9.02 points to settle at 1,794.22, the SME Index remained at 77.95 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.09 points to 78.48.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings skidded 40 cents to end at $20.10 with traders dealing in 400 stock units, Ansa McAl rose 57 cents to $54.10 with 971 shares clearing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund gained 25 cents and ended at $23 in an exchange of 2,999 stocks. First Citizens Group remained at $48.10 after 1,970 units crossed the market, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 after an exchange of 15,322 shares, Guardian Holdings remained at $17 with investors trading 5,000 stock units. JMMB Group dipped 2 cents and ended at $1.51, with 741,460 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings popped 5 cents to end at $4.35 with a transfer of 14,912 units, National Enterprises climbed 16 cents in closing at $3.99 while exchanging 4,643 stocks. National Flour Mills shed 9 cents to close at $2.01 in trading 3,410 shares, NCB Financial popped 1 cent to $3.21 and closed after 47,000 units passed through the market, One Caribbean Media ended at $3.45 with investors trading 20 stock units. Point Lisas ended at $3.71 with 7,409 shares passing through exchange, Prestige Holdings rallied 50 cents to $12.50 after a transfer of 9,175 stock units, Republic Financial dropped 40 cents and ended at $119.50 after 3,758 units passed through the market. Scotiabank advanced 99 cents to $73 in an exchange of 3,235 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 44 cents and ended at $8.95 with investors dealing in 5,500 units, Trinidad Cement lost 3 cents to close at $2.76 in switching ownership of 10 stocks. Unilever Caribbean fell 6 cents to $11.09 as investors exchanged a mere 200 shares and West Indian Tobacco dipped 80 cents to end at $9.50, with 115,307 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

BOJ pumps life into J$ with high interest rates

Jamaica’s Central Bank is pumping a great deal of life into the Jamaican dollar, lifting the value from just under J$158 to one United States dollar in February this year, to under $155 currently and driving rates on CDS up by almost 26 percent from a year ago, as the bank moves aggressively to bend year over year inflation within the mandated 4-6 percent, from 6.20 percent to February.
Liquidity in the financial has been drained with BOJ pulling out all available liquidity. At the most recent auction of Certificate of Deposits, the bank offered $42.5 billion to the public and attracted bids amounting to $43.16 billion, resulting in an average yield for successful bids of 11.12 percent, with the rate of 13.29 percent being partial satisfied.
The total outstanding 30-day CDs now amount to $157.5 billion, in contrast, a year ago the total outstanding 30-day CDs was $81.85 billion with the average yield at that auction being 8.85 percent.
Revaluation of the Jamaican dollar is critically important in curbing inflation as it cuts the cost of imported items and, most importantly, the cost of fuel that feeds into a wide array of goods and services. These include petrol for vehicles, electricity for households and businesses and powering the water supply. Of course, it affects other imported items such as foods clothing to name just two.

Edufocal now an ICTOP10 stock

Edufocal suffered a major drop in price in the past week to $1.05 from $1.13 at the start and landed in an ICTOP10 Junior Market, in position number 7, at the same time, AMG Packaging gained just 5 percent to close at $3.44 and dropped out of the top tier to sit at the twelfth position.
In a week of more moderate price movements, the Junior Market ICTOP10 ended, with a 6 percent jump in the price of Lasco Manufacturing to $5.53 with Access Financial falling 9 percent to $20 and ISP Finance slipping 8 percent to $28.10, while in the Main Market, Key Insurance surged 12 percent to $2.57 and JMMB Group fell 8 percent to $25.
Investors may question why Caribbean Cream is in the ICTOP10. A closer look at earnings for the nine months to November shows the full cost of interest being expensed, most if not all should be a part of the cost of building out the cold room and the cogeneration plant. If interest is capitalized, earnings for the full year would be in the 55 cents per share region rather than 25 cents, with the full interest cost being expensed. More importantly with the 2025 fiscal year having commenced, earnings for the new fiscal year should be around 95 cents, which is the real reason for owning the stock at this time.
There were no changes to the list of companies in the Main Market TOP10 this past week.
For the full list of weekly percentage changes for the ICTOP10 stocks, check the attached charts for the weekly percentage price movements.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.6, well below the market average of 13.9 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 7.4 over half of the market, with an average of 13.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 270 percent by May 2024, based on 2023 forecasted earnings, providing better values than the Junior Market with the potential to gain 175 percent over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 15 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market are priced at a PE of 15 to 115, with an average of 37 and 25 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 29 for the top half and 21 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 11 stocks, or 23 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 44, averaging 21, well above the market’s average. The top half of the market has an average PE of 17, possibly the lowest fair value for stocks, currently.
Of great import is that the averages of both markets are now converging around a PE of 20 for close to a third of the market, as the year is coming to a close and with more information available on the full year’s earnings.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks will likely deliver the best returns on or around May 2024 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.

Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.

Junior Market rebounds

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Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with a 373 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 108 percent more value than Thursday with trading in 44 securities compared with 45 on Thursday and ending with prices of 24 rising, eight declining and 12 closing unchanged and led to market into a rebound from the fall on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index gained 34.14 points recovering 83 percent of Thursday’s loss, to close at 3,792.05.
The market closed trading on Friday with 26,794,881 shares at $31,045,200 up from 5,660,363 units at $14,953,776 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 608,975 shares at $705,573 compared to 125,786 units at $332,306 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 191,231 units at $406,595 up from 163,424 stock units at $386,693 on the previous day and February with an average of 253,246 units at $637,481.
One Great Studio led trading with 23.11 million shares for 86.2 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal with 1.06 million stock units for 4 percent of the day’s trade and Fontana with 619,770 units for 2.3 percent market share.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $2 in closing at $20 with traders dealing in 5,079 stock units, AMG Packaging advanced 33 cents to $3.44, with 21 shares changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 15 cents to end at $2.35 with an exchange of 752 stocks. Caribbean Flavours gained 10 cents to close at $1.70 after an exchange of 180 units, Derrimon Trading fell 8 cents and ended at $1.90 with investors dealing in 5,162 stocks, Dolla Financial rose 10 cents to $2.74 after a transfer of 534,217 units. Dolphin Cove rallied 20 cents and ended at $19.70 as investors exchanged 4,830 shares, Honey Bun increased 22 cents to close at $7.06 in switching ownership of 943 stock units, Jetcon Corporation climbed 10 cents in closing at 95 cents after an exchange of 793 shares. Knutsford Express popped 72 cents to end at $11.94 with investors transferring 477 units, Lasco Distributors advanced 32 cents to $4.55 in an exchange of 46,778 stocks, Lasco Financial rose 11 cents to close at $1.91 after 3,302 stock units were traded. Lasco Manufacturing gained 38 cents to end at $5.53 with investors trading 2,174 shares, Limners and Bards rallied 23 cents in closing at $1.77, with 24,142 stocks crossing the market, Tropical Battery skidded 13 cents and ended at $2.10 with investors trading 279,984 units and tTech increased 10 cents to $2.40, with 51 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading dropped prices rise on JSE Main Market

Trading dropped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded plunging 63 percent and the value 61 percent lower, compared with market activity on Thursday, ending with trading in 57 securities as was the case on Thursday, with prices of 26 stocks rising, 16 declining and 15 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 9,443,669 shares trading for a mere $30,041,719 down sharply from 25,385,635 units at $76,122,713 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 165,678 shares at $527,048 compared to 445,362 units at $1,335,486 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 991,657 stocks at $2,327,275 compared to 1,045,463 units at $2,444,547 on the previous day and February that closed with an average of 385,143 stock units at $3,418,046.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 3.31 million shares for 35 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.15 million units for 33.4 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 897,196 units for 9.5 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 1,960.48 points to conclude trading at 368,310.70, the JSE Main Index increased 1,662.57 points to finish at 328,922.67 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 1.13 points to settle at 71.01.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden dropped 50 cents to $39.50 while exchanging 3,189 stock units, Caribbean Cement gained 40 cents to close at $57 in trading 343 shares, Caribbean Producers fell 50 cents in closing at $9.50 with 5,050 stocks clearing the market. First Rock Real Estate rose 88 cents and ended at $9.88 after exchanging 100 units, GraceKennedy advanced $1.74 to end at $75.24 with investors swapping 52,002 shares, Guardian Holdings popped $18 to $369 with an exchange of just two units. Jamaica Broilers increased 30 cents and ended at $33.40, with 28,136 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed $1.29 in closing at $10.40 with a transfer of 3,774 stock units, Key Insurance rallied 36 cents to end at $2.57, with 94 shares crossing the market. Kingston Properties dipped 43 cents to close at $7.07 in trading 5,360 stock units, Kingston Wharves rose $1.28 to $32.37 and closed with an exchange of 78,002 units, Margaritaville advanced $1.93 in closing at $15.99 with investors transferring a mere two stocks. NCB Financial popped $1.99 to end at $67 after 1,539 shares passed through the market, 138 Student Living lost 50 cents to close at $3.80, with 161,336 stock units changing hands, Pan Jamaica increased $2.57 and ended at $50.08 as investors exchanged 756 units. Proven Investments climbed $1.68 to $23.60 after a transfer of 419 stocks, Scotia Group shed $1 to close at $46, with 4,002 shares crossing the exchange, Seprod rallied 99 cents and ended at $84.50 with investors dealing in 135 stock units and Stanley Motta gained 49 cents to end at $7.49 in an exchange of 16 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% declined $51 in closing at $2849 with investors trading just one stock.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading surged on the Trinidad Exchange

Trading surged on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 588 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded valued at 208 percent more than on Thursday resulting in 19 securities trading compared with 18 on Thursday, ending with prices of five stocks rising, nine declining and five remaining unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 2,674,948 shares for $12,070,993 up sharply from 388,578 stock units at $3,919,305 on Thursday.
An average of 140,787 shares were exchanged at $635,315 compared with 21,588 stock units at $217,739 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 28,128 shares at $249,065 compared to 20,344 stock units at $222,379 on the previous day and  February with a average of 21,839 shares at $159,828.
The Composite Index shed 1.64 points to end the day at 1,193.99, the All T&T Index dipped 3.57 points to end the day at 1,785.20, the SME Index remained unchanged at 77.95 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.06 points to finish at 78.57.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings ended at $20.50 after an exchange of 1,607 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank rose 4 cents to $43.29 with investors dealing in 59 stocks, First Citizens Group dropped 90 cents to $48.10 after an exchange of 5,307 shares. FirstCaribbean International Bank popped 1 cent in closing at $7.05 with 37,913 stock units clearing the market, GraceKennedy ended at $3.90 as investors traded 1,196,061 shares, Guardian Holdings shed 25 cents to $17 with 12,911 stocks crossing the market. JMMB Group increased by 1 cent in closing at $1.53 while exchanging 991 units, Massy Holdings sank 7 cents to end at $4.30 with investors trading 34,748 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $3.83 after an exchange of 1,188,960 shares. NCB Financial remained at $3.20 with investors transferring 83,060 stock units, One Caribbean Media skidded 4 cents to $3.45 after 3,441 stocks changed hands, Point Lisas fell 28 cents to $3.71 with a transfer of 3,300 units. Prestige Holdings popped 70 cents to $12 with an exchange of 16,000 stock units, Republic Financial declined 9 cents and ended at $119.90 in trading 4,739 units, Scotiabank dropped 99 cents to close at $72.01 after an exchange of 1,062 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 39 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $8.51 with investors swapping 32,292 stock units, Trinidad Cement slipped 1 cent to $2.79 with an exchange of 400 shares, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.15, with 3,700 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco advanced 95 cents in closing at $10.30 with traders dealing in 48,397 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

All JSE markets rose on Friday

Stocks closed higher on all three markets of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday as the Junior Market recovered a major part of the value lost on Thursday to close at just under 3,800 points. The market closed with a rise in the number of stocks changing hands, but with a lower value compared with the previous trading day, as trading rose in the Junior Market and declined in the Main Market, resulting in prices of 50 shares rising and 21 declining.
At the close of trading on Friday, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 1,858.20 points to end at 341,687.79, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose by 1,960.48 points to finish at 368,310.70, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,662.57 points to 328,922.67. The Junior Market Index climbed 34.14 points to finish at 3,792.05 and the JSE USD Market Index increased 1.68 points to finish at 250.71.
At the close of trading, 36,320,454 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 31,075,461 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $61.09 million, down from $91.08, million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 83,304 shares for US$2,577 compared to 29,463 units at US$5,112 on Thursday.
Trading in the Main Market was dominated by Wigton Windfarm with 3.31 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.15 million stock units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 897,196 units.
In the Junior Market, One Great Studio led trading with 23.11 million shares followed by EduFocal with 1.06 million stock units and Fontana with 619,770 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% declined $51 in closing at $2,849.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 21 on 2022-23 earnings and 14. times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Investors need pertinent information to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide for investors to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.

Winning stocks lead JSE USD Market higher

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with a 183 percent rise in the volume of stocks exchanged after a 50 percent drop in US dollars inflows compared with Thursday, resulting in trading in eight securities, up from four on Thursday with prices of four rising, one declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 83,304 shares for US$2,577 compared to 29,463 units at US$5,112 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 10,413 units at US$322 versus 7,366 shares at US$1,278 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 56,108 shares at US$3,878 compared with 59,402 units at US$4,135 on the previous day and February with an average of 46,765 units for US$6,084.
The US Denominated Equities Index popped 1.68 points to end the day at 250.71.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.8. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden rallied 0.39 of a cent in closing at 22.4 US cents after trading of 1,400 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share closed at 4.99 US cents after 7,200 stocks were traded, Margaritaville increased 0.99 of one cent to end at 11 US cents, with 452 shares crossing the exchange. Proven Investments remained at 15.99 US cents with investors swapping 321 stock units, Sterling Investments fell 0.01 of a cent and ended at 1.69 US cents with a transfer of 65 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 8.7 US cents with 3,327 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.03 of a cent in closing at 2.19 US cents in an exchange of 70,538 units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% rose 40 cents and ended at US$10.80 with traders dealing in one stock unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading drops on JSE USD Market

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks exchanged declining 90 percent after 58 percent fewer US dollars changed hands than on Wednesday, resulting in trading in four securities, compared to 11 on Wednesday with prices of none rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 29,463 shares for US$5,112 compared to 288,604 units at US$12,293 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 7,366 units at US$1,278 versus 26,237 shares at US$1,118 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 59,402 shares at US$4,135 compared with 61,347 units at US$4,241 on the previous day and February that ended with an average of 46,765 units for US$6,084.
The US Denominated Equities Index advanced 1.36 points to end at 249.03.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.7. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Proven Investments declined 0.01 of a cent to close at 15.99 US cents with investors swapping 28,004 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 12.74 US cents after an exchange of 422 stocks and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.01 of a cent in closing at 2.16 US cents with 984 shares crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% dipped 10 cents to end at US$10.40 while exchanging 53 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE Main market lost altitude

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 112 percent with a marginally greater value than on Wednesday, with trading in 57 securities compared with 58 on Wednesday, with prices of 15 stocks rising, 25 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 25,385,635 shares being traded for $76,122,713 compared with 11,956,313 units at $74,815,722 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 445,362 shares at $1,335,486 compared with 206,143 units at $1,289,926 on Wednesday and for the month to date, an average of 1,045,463 units at $2,444,547 compared with 1,087,279 units at $2,521,829 on the previous day and February that closed with an average of 385,143 units at $3,418,046.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 8.84 million shares for 34.8 percent of total volume followed by JMMB 9.5% preference share with 6.67 million units for 26.3 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Windfarm chipped in with 5.58 million units for 22 percent market share and Radio Jamaica ended with 1.03 million units for 4.1 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 803.27 points to end at 366,350.22, the JSE Main Index sank 910.30 points to end at 327,260.10 and the JSE Financial Index declined 0.44 points to close at 69.88.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Eppley declined 50 cents to end at $39.50 with 241 stocks clearing the market, Guardian Holdings fell $18 to $351 in an exchange of 260 units, Jamaica Broilers shed 30 cents and ended at $33.10 after 5,393 shares passed through the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange sank $1.47 to close at $9.11, with 6,039 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group skidded $1.70 in closing at $25 after an exchange of 10,301 shares, Key Insurance lost 36 cents to $2.21 with traders dealing in 5,340 units. Kingston Properties rose 43 cents to end at $7.50 with 13 stocks crossing the market, NCB Financial dipped $3.47 in closing at $65.01 after exchanging 23,425 stock units, Proven Investments dropped $1.69 and ended at $21.92 with a transfer of 1,484 shares. Sagicor Group gained $1.01 to close at $40.51 as investors exchanged 104,336 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund popped 93 cents to $8 after a transfer of 1,854 units and Scotia Group climbed $1.50 to end at $47 in trading 40,426 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share shed 97 cents in closing at $218.03 with just one share passing through the exchange, Productive Business Solutions 10.5 % preference share lost $123.29 to close at $1150 with investors trading 43 stock units, Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share increased $19.91 and ended at $115 in an exchange of 261 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $3 to $110, with a mere 9 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.