The market indices of the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose at the end of trading on Friday, with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 805.06 points to 423,994.88 and the JSE Index advanced 731.56 points to 386,288.84.
At the close of market, the main and US markets traded 34 securities, compared to 31 trading on Thursday as 11 advanced, 18 declined and 5 traded without prices changing.
Main market activity ended with 12,313,288 units valued $192,392,395 trading, compared to 4,358,596 units valued $135,130,896 changing hands, on Thursday.
Wisynco Group led trading with 6.38 million shares for 51.8 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Ciboney ending with 1.67 million units, for 13.6 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Jamaica Broilers ended with 1.63 million units, for 12.5 percent of the day’s volume.
Market activity ended with an average of 373,130 units valued $5,830,073 for each security trading, in contrast to 155,664 shares valued at $4,826,103 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 405,757 shares at $6,032,403 for each security traded, in contrast to 409,081 shares at $6,055,347 on the prior trading day. Trading for February resulted in an average of 281,016 shares with a value of $11,715,160, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Berger Paints gained 50 cents and ended at $20, trading 7,650 stock units, Caribbean Cement fell 50 cents to finish at $51.50, with 81,125 shares changing hands, Eppley dropped 35 cents to close at $10, trading 913 stock units, Jamaica Broilers lost $1.12 in trading 1,532,550 units at $31.88. Jamaica Producers rose 55 cents to close at $22.55, with 51,269 shares changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities added 41 cents to settle at $10, with an exchange of 38,103 units, NCB Financial Group lost 50 cents trading 67,660 shares to close at $144.50. PanJam Investment lost $1.70 to end at $80, in trading 3,810 units, Sagicor Group gained 45 cents in 
trading 18,701 shares, to close at $39. Salada Foods lost 95 cents trading 1,808 units to close at $29.05, Scotia Group fell 39 cents to end trading at $51.01, with 150,247 units, Seprod lost 50 cents to close at $44, with 31,309 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures concluded trading at $24.40, with 237,378 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments added 35 cents to close at $13.65 trading 17,212 shares and Wisynco Group fell 50 cents settled at $11.50, with an exchange of 6,381,077 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 67,189 units valued at $18,750 changing hands. JMMB Group 6% preference share concluded trading of 147 units with a rise of 4 cents to end at US$1.04, JMMB Group 5.75% closed at $2 with 5,500 shares changing hands, Margaritaville ended trading of 2,828 share at 23 US cents after falling 1 cent. Proven Investments traded 8,214 units at 24 US cents after rising by 1 cent and Sygnus Credit Investments Jamaican dollar ordinary share traded 50,500 to close at 10 US cents The JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.11 points to close at 178.87.
Falling stocks dominate Junior Market
Junior Market stock trading.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, ended with an exchange of 2,437,146 units valued at $10,799,411 down from 8,679,414 units valued at $30,344,251 on Thursday, with a 2 to 1 decline to advance ratio of stocks.
At the close of trading, just 22 securities changed hands, compared with 29 securities on Thursday. The Junior Market index fell 28.52 points to close at 3,062.70 as the prices of 7 securities rose, 12 declined and 3 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 110,779 units at $490,882 for each security trading, in contrast to 299,290 units for an average of $1,046,353 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 198,598 shares valued at $844,138 compared to 206,420 shares valued at $875,602 on the previous day. In contrast, February closed with average of 235,225 units valued at $679,790 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading 
shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 7 cents higher at $2.07 with 7,000 stock units changing hands, Blue Power traded 10,600 units with a loss of 5 cents to close at $4.60, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 4 cents at $12.54, with an exchange of 200 shares. Caribbean Producers finished trading 55,000 units at $4.60, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 35 cents at $2.52, with 322,500 shares changing hands. Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.20, with an exchange of 99,575 units, Express Catering ended trading of 285,463 shares with a loss of 10 cents at $7.90, FosRich Group exchanged 59,700 shares at $4, Fontana finished trading 707,485 shares with a loss of 12 cents to end at $3.94. General Accident closed 1 cent higher at $4.51, with 26,700 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun concluded trading of 7,437 shares with a loss of 5 cents to close at $3.80, ICreate gained 3 cents to close at 98 cents, in trading 42,305 shares, at the close there was 
buying interest for 641,501 shares at 98 cents, Indies Pharma finished 7 cents higher at $3.08, with an exchange of 21,870 shares. Jamaican Teas traded 72,000 units with a loss of 30 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.50. Knutsford Express concluded trading of 3,500 stock units with a loss of 20 cents at $12.50, Lasco Distributors finished with a loss of 11 cents at $3.89, with 59,000 units changing hands, Lasco Financial settled 4 cents higher at $4.45, with an exchange of 235,500 shares, Lasco Manufacturing traded with 10,707 shares and rose 14 cents to $3.20. Medical Disposables finished trading with a loss of 90 cents at $6.60, with an exchange of 26,962 stock units, Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 1 cent at $2.10, with 8,000 units crossing the exchange platform. Stationery and Office concluded trading of 12,999 shares for a rise of 22 cents at $7.47 and tTech settled at $5.50, with 336,063 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
1 stock rose 5 declined on TTSE – Friday
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 12 securities against 14 on Thursday, with 1 advancing, 5 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
At close, the Composite Index lost 1.73 points on Friday to 1,330.52. The All T&T Index gained 0.64 points to 1,763.92, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.57 points to close at 121.07.
Trading ended with 155,257 shares at a value of $2877840 compared to 226,953 shares at a value of $2,900,230, on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, stocks ending trading with gains| Massy Holdings advanced $2 to end at $52, after exchanging 821 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| First Citizens concluded trading of 1,562 shares, with a loss of 4 cents to close at $35.51, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 12 cents at $3.13, 
with 267 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings fell 25 cents and completed trading of 120 units, at $18.25. National Enterprises closed with a loss of 21 cents at $7.79, with 120 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial shed 35 cents and ended at $8.65, after exchanging 35,582 shares.
Stocks closing firm| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.80, with 100,969 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments ended at $20.80, with 3,111 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.35, after exchanging 557 shares. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $120, after trading 688 shares, Scotiabank ended at $63.59, with 10,960 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL completed trading with 500 units at $30.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Gains for Junior Market – Thursday
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed sharply on Thursday with 8,679,414 units valued at $30,344,251 crossing the exchange, compared to 17,755,553 units valued at $89,888,819 exchanged on Wednesday.
At the close of trading 29 securities changed hands, compared with 27 on Wednesday. The Junior Market index climbed 21.14 points to close at 3,091.22 as the prices of 12 securities rose, 9 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 299,290 units for an average of $1,046,353 in contrast to 657,613 units for an average of $3,329,215 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 206,420 shares valued at $875,602 compared to 194,026 shares valued at $852,887 on the previous day. In contrast, February closed with average of 235,225 units valued at $679,790 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed at $48, in trading 650 shares, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2, with 686,844 stock units changing hands, Blue Power concluded trading with 100 units after a loss of 35 cents to end at $4.65. Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 7 cents at $12.58, with an exchange of 500 shares, Caribbean Flavours dropped $1.05 to close at $16.95 in trading 82,000 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $4.60, with 7,261 units changing hands. Derrimon Trading ended at $2.87, with an exchange of 30,950 shares, Everything Fresh finished 10 cents higher at $1.60, trading 7,000 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.25, with 21,494 units trading. Express Catering ended trading 50 cents higher at $8, with 570,123 shares, FosRich Group traded with a loss of 16 cents at $4, with 75,479 shares, Fontana finished trading 130,851 shares at $4.06, General Accident closed 55 cents higher at $4.50, while exchanging 180,624 stock units. GWest Corporation gained 5 cents in closing at $1.80, trading 13,717 units, Honey Bun concluded trading of 12,800 shares at $3.85, ICreate gained 3 cents to close at 98 cents, in trading 42,305 shares, Indies Pharma finished with a loss of 10 
cents at $3.01,with 475,330 shares changing hands. ISP Finance ended trading 500 stock units and rose $2 to close at $15.50, Jamaican Teas traded 72,300 units and rose 5 cents higher to $3.80, KLE Group ended at $2.80, with 8,689 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express concluded trading with 150 stock units and lost 10 cents to end at $12.70. Lasco Distributors finished 30 cents higher at $4, with an exchange of 10,150 units, Lasco Financial settled 1 cent higher at $4.41, with 10,400 shares trading, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading 6,167,975 shares after rising 6 cents to $3.06, Main Event traded 55 cents higher at $5.80, with 1,229 shares changing hands. Medical Disposables finished trading 43,371 stock units and rose 50 cents to $7.50, SSL Venture Capital ended at $1.70, with just 2,500 shares passing through the exchange, Stationery and Office concluded trading 23,924 shares with a loss of 22 cents in closing at $7.25 and Sweet River finished with a loss of 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of at $3, with 198 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE index main market drops – Thursday
Jamaica Stock Exchange.
The market indices of the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange lost value at the end of trading on Thursday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index falling 2,235.38 points to 423,189.82 and the JSE Index declining 2,031.30 points to 385,557.28.
At the close of market, the main and US markets traded 31 securities, compared to 37 trading on Wednesday as 12 advanced, 12 declined and 7 traded without prices changing.
Main market activity ended with 4,358,596 units valued $135,130,896 trading, compared to 14,753,152 units valued $304,256,799 changing hands, on Wednesday.
Jamaica Producers led trading with just less than 1.22 million shares for 28 percent of the day’s volume, Supreme Ventures ended with 1.04 million units, for 24 percent of the total main market 
volume changing hands and PanJam Investment ended with 854,177 units, for 20 percent of the day’s volume.
Market activity ended with an average of 155,664 units valued at over $4,826,103, in contrast to 433,916 shares valued at $8,948,729 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 409,081 shares at $6,055,347 for each security traded, in contrast to 433,052 shares at $6,186,217 on the prior trading day. Trading for February resulted in an average of 281,016 shares with a value of $11,715,160, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments dropped $1.35 to closed at $47.20, trading 19,000 stock units, Caribbean Cement gained 92 cents to finish at $52, with 2,525 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers rose $1.50 in trading 10,527 units at $33. Jamaica Producers lost $1.25 to close at $22, with 1,219,097 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $16, with a rise of $2 in trading 72,142 shares, NCB Financial Group rose 50 cents trading 28,550 shares to close 
at $145, 138 Student Living lost $1.40 to close at $4 in trading just 2,000 units. PanJam Investment lost 30 cents to end at $81.70, in trading 854,177 units, Sagicor Group gained 45 cents in trading 47,705 shares, to close at $38.55. Salada Foods lost 95 cents trading 1,808 units to close at $29.05, Seprod jumped $1.90 to close at $44.50, with 9,463 shares changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 40 cents to close at $13.30 trading 40,954 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 140,420 units valued $31,726 changing hands. Margaritaville ended trading of 9,804 share at 24 US cents after gaining 3 cents, Proven Investments traded 125,800 units at 23 US cents after rising by 1 cent and Sygnus Credit Investments Jamaican dollar ordinary share traded 4,816 but lost 0.1 cent to close at 10 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index rose 2.99 points to close at 178.76.
TTSE slips on Thursday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 14 securities trading versus 13 on Wednesday.
The market close with the prices of 4 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 7 remaining unchanged. At close, the Composite Index lost 1.62 points to 1,332.25. The All T&T Index shed 1.87 points to 1,763.28, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.19 points to close at 121.64.
Trading ended with 226,953 shares at a value of $2,900,230, compared to 391,682 shares at a value of $8,847,624 on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, stocks ending trading with gains| Calypso Macro Index Fund, traded 2,300 shares and rose 38 cents to close at $14, Clico Investments finished 60 cents higher and ended at $20.80, with 41,954 stock units changing hands. First Citizens rose 5 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $35.55, after exchanging 1,296 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL added 1 cent and completed trading of 26,809 units at $30.
Stocks closing losses| Guardian Holdings concluded trading of 635 units with a loss of 50 cents to close at $18.50, JMMB Group fell 2 cents to end at $1.76, after exchanging 106,038 shares. NCB Financial Group declined 4 cents and settled at $8.35, after trading 1,100 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed with a loss of 45 cents at $26.05, 
after an exchange of just 8 shares.
Stocks closing firm| First Caribbean International Bank completed trading of 22,000 units at $8.35, Grace Kennedy ended at $3.25, with 195 stock units changing hands, National Flour completed trading with 4,907 units at $1.65, One Caribbean Media closed at $10, after exchanging 8,743 shares. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $120, after trading 445 shares, Sagicor Financial ended at $9, after exchanging 1,148 shares and Scotiabank ended at $63.59, with 9,375 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Limited showing of Green Book at Palace
Green Book the story of the unlikely friendship between a bigoted bouncer and a virtuoso black musician, was named the Best Picture of the year at the 91st Academy Awards recently.
The film also copped wins for: Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor- Mahershala Ali, bringing its total to three wins. This is Ali’s second Oscar win. The movie returns to Palalce Amusement cinemas two days showing only as of Wednesday. Showtime at Palace Cinceplex at Soverign Centre is at 5:05 pm, Carib in Cross Roads at 5:40 pm and Palace Multiplex in Montego Baty at 5:50 pm.
Use PE ratio to make big bucks
Investors can improve return on their stock market investment by just following one critical measure, the PE ratios of stocks. Buy low PE ratio stocks and sell those that are too high relative historical norm that almost a sure recipe for making good money in the stock market.
An important factor worth noting is that the PE ratios based on 2018 earnings are well ahead of those for 2019 earnings. The average PE of stocks listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange based on 2018 earnings is just under 19 times, reflecting valuation as high as 60 times 2018 earnings, with some with PEs in single digits.
The Junior Market boast average PEs around of 17, while the main market is at 19.5. The Junior Market typical PE hoovers around 16 while that of the main market is around 15, all based on 2018 earnings. The typical PE is where a large number of stocks are clustered.
While many investors see stocks as cheap, based on price, that is not the basis of investing in a stock. The focus on the PE is most critical. It is the tool used by most investors to determine if a stock is worth having or not. Many individual investors consider NCB Financial as expensive at
Chart showing falling interest rates & rising PE ratio of the Jamaica Stock Market.
Investors can compare, the current PE based on 2019 estimated earnings of each stock against the typical ones based on 2018, to get a picture of which ones are likely to gain strongly this year. IC Insider.com daily stock market report charts carry projected earnings and current PE for each stock that investors can use as their tool for identifying stocks with above average potential gains.
Modest gains for JSE indices – Wednesday
The market indices of the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange made just modest gains at the end of trading on Wednesday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index inching a mere 78.55 points higher to 425,425.20 and the JSE Index added just 71.38 points to end at 387,588.58.
At the close of market, the main and US markets traded 37 securities, compared to 40 trading on Tuesday as 11 advanced, 15 declined and 11 traded without changes in prices.
Main market activity ended with 14,753,152 units valued $304,256,799 trading, compared to 13,672,324 units valued at $88,199,433 changing hands, on Tuesday. Trading volume was boosted, by the switching of stocks between portfolios, within a group.
Wisynco Group led trading with 3.74 million shares for 25.4 percent of the day’s volume, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share ended with 3.62 million units, for 24.5 percent of the total main market volume changing hands and Caribbean Cement ended with 1.55 million units, for 10.5 percent of the day’s volume.
Market activity ended with an average of 433,916 units valued at an average of $8,948,729 for each security traded. In contrast to 402,127 units for an average of $2,594,101 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 433,052 shares at $6,186,217 for each security traded, in contrast to 432,940 shares at $5,776,063 on the prior trading day. Trading for February resulted in an average of 281,016 shares with a value of $11,715,160, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the reading showing 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Berger Paints ended with a loss of 50 cents at $19.50, trading 661,200 stock units, Caribbean Cement closed with a loss of $2.32 to finish at $53.40, with 23,970 shares changing hands, Eppley rose 35 cents and ended trading at $10.35, in exchanging 1,750 shares, Grace Kennedy lost 50 cents trading 69,179 stock units at $60. Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents and finished trading 90,452 units at $31.50. Jamaica Producers rose 75 cents and closed at $23.25, with 1,192,097 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $14, with a loss of $1 in trading 58,251 shares, JMMB Group rose 49 cents and concluded trading of 44,818 shares at $32. Kingston Properties rose 60 cents to finish exchanging 3,500 stock units at $6.60, Kingston Wharves fell $1 to settle at 
$75, with an exchange of 7,402 units, Mayberry Investments lost 50 cents and ended trading 419,408 shares, to close at $8.50. NCB Financial Group lost 50 cents trading 374,131 shares to close at $144.50, PanJam Investment climbed $2 and ended 52 weeks’ closing high of $82, with 42,011 units trading,after posting an intraday high of $85, Sagicor Group fell $1.40 in trading 109,500 shares, to close at $38.10. Salada Foods rose $1 in trading 15,582 units to close at $30, Scotia Group fell 40 cents and finished trading 37,132 shares at $51.90 and Seprod slipped 95 cents to close at $42.60, with 157,013 shares changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 50,550 units valued at $35,246 changing hands. JMMB Group 5.75% preference share ended trading of 15,000 stock units at $2, JMMB Group 6% preference share traded 1,500 units at US$1 after falling by 4 cents and Sygnus Credit Investments Jamaican dollar ordinary share traded 34,050 but rose 0.1 cent to close at 11 US cents.The JSE USD Equities Index rose 0.11 points to close at 175.77.
Portfolio switch swells Junior Market trades
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed sharply on Wednesday with 17,755,553 units valued at $89,888,819 crossing the exchange, compared to 2,988,737 units valued at $11,616,949 exchanged on Tuesday.
Trading level was swollen by a switch in ownership of shares within a group of companies, rather than a general pick up trading interest. The Junior Market index lost 22.39 points to close at 3,070.08 as declining stocks edged out advancing stocks for a second day.
Twenty seven (27) securities changed hands, compared with the same number on Tuesday. At the close of trading, prices of 10 securities rose, 11 declined and 5 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 657,613 units for an average of $3,329,215 in contrast to 110,694 units for an average of $430,257 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 194,026 shares valued at $852,887 
compared to 128,493 shares valued at $502,830 on the previous day. In contrast, February closed with average of 235,225 units valued at $679,790 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed at $48, with 107,787 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 9 cents at $2.01, with an exchange of 1,456,154 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading of 103 units with a rise of 50 cents to close at $5. CAC 2000 finished 1 cent higher at $12.41, in trading 107,333 shares, Cargo Handlers settled at $12.65, with 5,000 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream ended trading 100,000 shares, for 2 cents more at $5.27, Caribbean Flavours traded just 300 stock units in gaining $1.05 to close at $18. Caribbean Producers finished trading 9 cents higher at $4.60, while exchanging 146,400 units, Derrimon Trading ended 7 cents higher at $2.87, with 172,919 shares changing hands. Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 1,221,152 shares with a loss of $1.65 cents at $11.71, Everything Fresh finished 5 cents higher at $1.50, with 37,500 stock units trading, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.25, with the trading of 2,756,030 units, Express Catering ended trading of 975,759 shares 
with a loss of 40 cents at $7.50. FosRich Group traded 78,897 shares with a loss of 9 cents at $4.16, Fontana closed 6 cents higher at $4.06, with 522,903 shares changing hands, General Accident closed with a loss of 55 cents at $3.95, while switching ownership of 2,422,309 stock units, GWest Corporation ended at $1.75, trading just 647 units. ICreate fell 4 cents to close at 95 cents, in trading 36,885 shares, Indies Pharma finished with a loss of 5 cents at $3.11, with an exchange of 336,665 shares, Jamaican Teas traded 51,111 units, with a loss of 5 cents at $3.75, Jetcon Corporation finished trading 33 cents higher at $3.10, with 33,533 shares changing hand. Lasco Distributors finished with a loss of 6 cents at $3.70, with 1,318,768 units crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial settled at $4.40, trading 47,833 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading 791,665 shares, with a loss of 10 cents at $3, Paramount Trading closed at $2.11, with an exchange of 2,000,000 units, SSL Venture Capital ended 4 cents higher at $1.70, with 16,350 shares changing hands and Stationery and Office concluded trading of 3,011,550 shares with a loss of 3 cents to end at $7.47.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
