Trading dipped on the T&T Stock Exchange 

August 25, 2026 by
Trading slowed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining by 55 percent, with a 24 percent lower value than on Monday, resulting from trading in 22 securities, down from 26 on Monday and ending with prices of four stocks rising, 11 declining and seven ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 246,697 shares worth $2,210,244 compared to 552,933 stock units at $2,906,156 on Monday.
An average of 11,214 shares were traded at $100,466 after sliding from 21,267 units at $111,775 on Monday, Trading for the month to date averages 16,782 shares at $137,336, just below the 17,129 units at $139,634 on the prior day and higher than the average for July that ended at 11,573 shares at $105,485.
The Composite Index dipped 1.67 points to close at 1,010.95, the All T&T Index rallied 2.79 points to conclude trading at 1,431.06, the SME Index remained at 71.89 and the Cross-Listed Index skidded 0.92 points to 78.70.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini increased $2 to $55 with 7 stock units crossing the market, Angostura Holdings dropped 77 cents in closing at $10.03 after an exchange of 305 shares, Ansa McAl lost $2.50 to end at $42.50 with a transfer of 370 stocks. AS Bryden skidded 11 cents to close at $1.39 after an exchange of 18,527 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank fell 3 cents to finish at $7.52 in trading 80,996 stocks, CinemaOne dropped 51 cents to close at $2.87 after an exchange of just 20 shares. Eric Solis Marketing ended at $4.17 with investors trading 300 units, First Citizens Group slipped 2 cents to finish at $39.30 in an exchange of 2,749 stock units, GraceKennedy ended at $4.30 with investors swapping 78 units. Guardian Holdings remained at $16.30 after trading of 120 shares, Guardian Media remained at 80 cents with 371 stock units clearing the market, Massy Holdings declined 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $3.36 with an exchange of 37,426 units. National Enterprises ended at $4.60 with 4,798 stocks passing through the market, National Flour Mills rallied 32 cents to finish at $1.85 with a transfer of 25,401 units, NCB Financial shed 13 cents and settled at $3.30 with 50,000 shares crossing the market. One Caribbean Media ended at $1.55 with investors trading 502 stock units, Point Lisas ended trading of 7,863 shares at $7.50 in switching ownership  Republic Financial lost 18 cents to close at $110 with 7,675 units changing hands. Scotiabank fell 59 cents to $46.41 after a transfer of 3,154 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 42 cents to close at $10.92 with investors dealing in 915 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 62 cents in closing at $15.50 in an exchange of 120 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.20 with 5,000 stocks crossing the exchange.

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Trading climbs on T&T Stock Exchange 

August 24, 2026 by
Trading activity climbed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 24 percent and the value up 43 percent over Friday. First Citizens Group ended as the market leader, accounting for 36 percent of the value traded and Medcorp dropped $11.20 to the lowest price since listing. Trading resulted in an exchange of 26 securities, up from 22 on Friday and ending with prices of four rising, eight declining, including and 14 ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 552,933 shares worth $2,906,156, after increasing from 445,689 stock units at $2,038,885 on Friday.
An average of 21,267 shares were traded at $111,775, up from 20,259 units at $92,677 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 17,129 shares at $139,634, compares well with 16,800 units at $141,850 on the previous day and is well above the average for July for 11,573 shares at $105,485.
The Composite Index slipped 4.76 points to end at 1,012.62, the All T&T Index skidded 12.02 points to 1,428.27, the SME Index lost 4.08 points to end at 71.89 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.44 points to 79.62.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini dipped $1.90 and ended at $53 with 49 stock units crossing the market, Angostura Holdings gained 30 cents to $10.80 with investors trading 28,320 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $45 with 1,144 units clearing the market. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.30 after a transfer of 3 stocks, AS Bryden remained at $1.50 with 1,002 shares crossing the exchange, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.55 with 15 stocks being traded. CinemaOne closed at $3.38, following the swapping of 563 stock units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $14.60 after an exchange of 3 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing remained at $4.17 with investors trading 623 shares. First Citizens Group ended at $39.32 with an exchange of 26,542 units, GraceKennedy fell 15 cents to finish at $4.15 after trading of 10,000 stocks, Guardian Holdings shed 5 cents to close at $16.30 in an exchange of 7,746 stock units. JMMB Group remained at 84 cents with 2,437 shares passing through the market, Massy Holdings declined 5 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.39 with an exchange of 22,263 stock units, Medcorp lost $11.20 and ended at a record low of $32.50 with 202 stocks crossing the market. National Enterprises ended at $4.60 in an exchange of 2,753 units, National Flour Mills skidded 3 cents to end at $1.53 with investors dealing in 8,754 stocks, NCB Financial ended at $3.43 with 16,215 shares crossing the market. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.55 with a transfer of 400,000 shares, Point Lisas advanced 30 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $7.50  an after an exchange of 35 stocks, Prestige Holdings ended at $12 in trading 3 shares. Republic Financial dropped 44 cents to close at $110.18 with a transfer of 2,116 units, Scotiabank rose $1 and ended at $47 with investors swapping 2,324 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 44 cents and ended at $10.50 with 19,187 shares changing hands. Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.12 after trading 37 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.20 after a transfer of 597 units.
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Transjam pushes JSE USD Market trades

August 21, 2026 by
Transjamaican Highway delivered the bulk of trades on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange to close out the week on Friday. Trading ended with a decline of 52 percent in stocks traded with the value dropping 91 percent from Thursday. Following an exchange of eight securities, compared with nine on Thursday one rose, two declined and five ended unchanged.

A total of 695,671 shares were exchanged at US$54,353 following a decrease from 1,450,938 stock units at US$597,546 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 86,959 shares at US$6,794, in diving from 161,215 stock units at US$66,394 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date, averages 127,951 shares worth US$14,816, which compares closely with 130,533 stock units at US$15,321 on the previous day and July that ended with an average of 132,012 units for US$49,788.
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 3.91 points to settle at 317.09. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 15.4. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden remained at 18 US cents with a transfer of a mere one stock, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 1.8 US cents with 2,744 units changing hands, Margaritaville increased 0.1 of a cent to 5.1 US cents after trading of 33 shares. Proven Investments lost 0.06 of one cent in closing at 5.9 US cents with 7,478 stock units crossing the exchange, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents in swapping 2,307 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 5.79 US cents in switching ownership of 4,747 units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.2 of one cent in closing at 7.54 US cents with investors trading 678,251 stocks.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% ended at US$9.90 after a transfer of 110 stock units.
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Productive Business JSE biggest price move

August 21, 2026 by
Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share jumped $115 to 52 weeks high, the biggest price movements on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday. Trading ended activity in 59 securities similar to trading on Thursday, with prices of 24 rising, 20 declining and 15 ending unchanged. The volume and value of stocks traded, declined 95 percent and 96 percent, respectively, compared to Thursday.

The market closed with 17,802,017 shares trading worth $126,875,104 after a fall from 332,532,212 stocks at $3,115,456,830 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 301,729 shares at $2,150,425 after declining from 5,938,075 units at $55,633,158 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 700,644 stock units at $7,323,817 compared to 730,702 shares at $7,713,638 on the prior day and July with an average of 294,201 stock units at $3,175,664.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 4.23 million shares for 23.7 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy, with 3.43 million stocks for 19.3 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 3.28 million stock units for 18.4 percent of the volume traded, Wisynco Group with 1.14 million shares for 6.4 percent of the volume traded, Lasco Distributors ended with 1.08 million stocks for 6.1 percent of the day’s volume and 138 Student Living closed with 1.0 million stock units for 5.6 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 593.47 points to finish at 445,118.87, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,212.13 points to settle at 372,791.94 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.30 points to close at 69.20. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market closed with an average PE of 15.2. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments declined $2 to $64 with investors trading 3,554 stocks, Caribbean Cement popped $7.43 to end at $114.43 in an exchange of 64,375 units, Carreras shed $1.10 to close at $33.90, after a transfer of 401,091 shares. General Accident declined 40 cents to settle at $8.25, following trading of 25,692 stock units, Guardian Holdings dipped $25 and ended at $340 with 3,462 shares crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers gained 75 cents to finish at $13 after a transfer of 117,981 units. Jamaica Producers fell $2.90 and finished at $18.60 with 12,050 stocks changing hands, Kingston Properties rose 69 cents to $11.99 with an exchange of 10,995 stock units, Kingston Wharves rallied 41 cents to end at $34.41 with 9,326 shares crossing the market. Pan Jamaica skidded $5.98 to close at $40.02 after an exchange of 11,065 stock units, Quantas Advantage jumped $1.55 to $16.55 with a transfer of 101 stocks, Sagicor Group slipped 90 cents to end at $40.10 with 23,476 shares changing hands. Scotia Group climbed 51 cents and ended at $57.50 with 132,796 stocks crossing the market and Supreme Ventures dropped 69 cents to $17.20 with investors dealing in 154,772 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% advanced $115 to close at $1,265 with 3 shares clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% popped $1.20 to end at $113 with investors trading 24 stock units.
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Trading falls on the T&T Stock Exchange

August 21, 2026 by
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday, with an equal number of shares rising and falling, resulted in the major indices of the market ending moderately higher at the close, with the volume and value traded declining 25 percent and 59 percent lower, respectively, compared to trading on Thursday, following an activity in 22 securities compared with 27 on Thursday and ending with prices of eight stocks rising, eight declining and six ended firm.

The market closed with trading of 445,689 shares for $2,038,885 after sliding from 593,969 stock units at $4,934,632 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 20,259 shares worth $92,677 after declining from 21,999 stock units at $182,764 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 16,800 shares at $141,850 which is closely aligned with 16,550 stock units at $145,397 on the previous day and lower than an average of 11,573 shares at $105,485 for July .
The Composite Index rose 0.71 points to close at 1,017.38, the All T&T Index climbed 5.86 points to1,440.29, the SME Index remained unchanged at 75.97 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.69 points to79.18.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.Angostura Holdings slipped 30 cents and ended at $10.50 with 11 shares changing hands, Ansa McAl ended at $45 with investors trading 1,317 units, Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $28.30 with 45 shares changing hands. AS Bryden ended trading at $1.50 with an exchange of  four stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $7.55 in an exchange of 3,557 shares, CinemaOne fell by 60 cents to close at $3.38 with an exchange of a mere two stocks. Endeavour Holdings ended at $14.60 with a transfer of 658 units, First Citizens Group gained 32 cents to $39.32 with 8,105 stock units crossing the market, GraceKennedy climbed 30 cents to end at $4.30 with investors dealing in 5,057 shares. Guardian Holdings rose 5 cents and settled at $16.35 with 358 units clearing the market, Massy Holdings advanced 2 cents to finish at $3.44 with investors trading 234,413 stocks, National Enterprises declined 10 cents to close at $4.60 with 855 stock units crossing the market. National Flour Mills lost 2 cents to close at $1.56 as investors exchanged 33,255 shares, NCB Financial shed 13 cents and ended at $3.30 after trading of 250 units, One Caribbean Media dropped 1 cent in closing at $1.55 with 3,410 stocks passing through the market. Prestige Holdings skidded 10 cents to finish at $12 in an exchange of 654 stock units, Republic Financial dipped $1.38 to end at $110.62 in trading 116 shares, Scotiabank ended at $46.00 with investors trading 4,374 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 57 cents to $10.94 in switching ownership of 25,578 units, Trinidad Cement rallied 13 cents in closing at $1.90 after an exchange of 123,573 stocks, West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.20 with an exchange of 96 units and West Indian Traders rose 2 cents and ended at $2.15 after an exchange of a mere one share.
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Trading surges on JSE USD Market

August 20, 2026 by
Trading heated up on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 251 percent with a 678 percent surge in the value compared to Wednesday, resulting in an exchange of nine securities, similar to Wednesday with prices of three rising, one declining and five ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 1,450,938 shares for US$597,546 up from 413,008 stock units at US$76,788 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 161,215 shares at US$66,394 after climbing from 45,890 stock units at US$8,532 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 130,533 units at US$15,321 compared to 128,193 shares at US$11,425 on the previous day and July that ended with an average of 132,012 units for US$49,788.
The US Denominated Equities Index skidded 6.32 points to finish at 313.12. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most frequently used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 15.5. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of an active trading day, AS Bryden advanced 0.9 of a cent to 18 US cents with investors trading 10,448 stock units, Productive Business Solutions dipped 8 cents to close at 67 US cents with 784,851 shares crossing the market, Proven Investments remained at 5.96 US cents after a transfer of 3 units.  Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents with 2,968 stock units passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.01 of one cent to finish at 5.79 US cents following an exchange of 45,065 units and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.18 of a cent to end at 7.74 US cents with investors trading 592,294 stocks.

In the preference share segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2.10 in switching ownership of 9 shares, JMMB Group US8.5% ended at US$1.29 with 15,000 stock units crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% remained at US$9.90 with investors swapping 300 shares.
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West Indies Petroleum’s biggest trading day

August 20, 2026 by
West Indies Petroleum ended with the biggest trading volume since listing in December last year, after an exchange of 320 million shares, accounting for 96 percent of all shares traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday. Trading ended with a 1,962 percent surge in the volume of stocks traded and a 1,641 percent increase in value compared to Wednesday. Trading took place in 56 securities, down from 60 on Wednesday, with prices of 16 rising, 24 declining and 16 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 332,532,212 shares trading for $3,115,456,830, after soaring from 16,125,027 stock units, with a value of $178,956,658 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 5,938,075 shares worth $55,633,158, up from 268,750 stock units averaging $2,982,611 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 730,702 units at an average of $7,713,638 compared with 329,584 shares at $4,022,451 on the prior day and July with an average of 294,201 stock units at $3,175,664.
West Indies Petroleum led trading with 320.03 million shares for 96.2 percent of total volume, in contrast Transjamaican Highway followed with just 3.02 million stocks for 0.9 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 2.96 million units for 0.9 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 3,631.95 points to settle at 445,712.34, the JSE Main Index advanced 2,822.41 points to 374,004.07 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.02 points to 69.50. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.7. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments increased by $1.19 and ended at $66 with 10,978 stocks crossing the exchange, Berger Paints fell 95 cents to $5.45 with trading in 5,612 units, Carreras climbed $2 to $35 with 148,878 shares clearing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose 47 cents to end at $44.20 as investors exchanged 506 stock units, First Rock Real Estate declined $1.48 in closing at $5.52 with 8,009 shares crossing the market, GraceKennedy shed $1.20 to close at $75 after the trading of 477,221 units. Jamaica Broilers lost 60 cents to $12.25 with 86,462 stocks changing hands, Jamaica Producers rallied $1.18 in closing at $21.50 after an exchange of 2,109 stock units, Kingston Properties rallied 61 cents and ended at $11.30 with investors exchanging 4,243 shares. Pan Jamaica advanced by $2 and ended at $46 after a transfer of 1,866 stock units, Sagicor Group gained 90 cents to close at $41 with investors trading 28,579 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 75 cents and settled at $8.75 with a transfer of 845 shares. Supreme Ventures rallied by 44 cents to $17.89 with 14,724 shares passing through the market and West Indies Petroleum increased 79 cents to finish at $9.93 in an exchange of 320,026,211 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% slipped $4 and ended at $30 with a transfer of 12 units and 138 Student Living preference share climbed $15, in closing at $220 in an exchange of 79 stocks.

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Stocks traded mostly firm on T&T Exchange

August 19, 2026 by
Almost 80 percent of stocks traded ended with unchanged prices on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, following trading in 22 securities up from 19 on Tuesday and ending with prices of five rising, two declining and 15 ending firm. At the close the volume of stocks traded declined sharply by 83 percent, with an 81 percent drop in value compared to Tuesday.

The market closed with an exchange of 88,862 shares worth $1,198,896, after declining from 508,318 stock units at $6,175,762 on Tuesday.
An average of 4,039 shares were traded worth $54,495, after plunging from 26,754 units at $325,040 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 16,021 shares at an average of $141,766, just slightly below 17,051 units at $149,266 on the previous day and higher than the average for July of 11,573 shares at $105,485.
The Composite Index rose 2.88 points to wrap up trading at 1,015.55, the All T&T Index lost 0.23 points to settle at 1,430.53, the SME Index advanced 5.18 points to end at 76.45 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.89 points to 80.14.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini remained at $54.90 following dealing in 1,162 stock units, Angostura Holdings advanced 5 cents to $10.60 after a transfer of 10 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $45 with investors swapping 733 units. Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $28.30 in an exchange of 3 stocks, AS Bryden ended at $1.49 with 51 shares changing hands, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended with an exchange of 2,934 stocks at $7.55, Endeavour Holdings closed at $14.60, following 497 stock units passing through the market, First Citizens Group dipped 30 cents to $39 with an exchange of 8,446 stock units, GraceKennedy rose 40 cents to finish at $4.40 with with 452 shares clearing the market. Guardian Holdings gained 5 cents to end at $16.35 in trading of 6,796 units, Guardian Media remained at 80 cents after an exchange of 13 stocks, Massy Holdings ended at $3.40 after trading of 24,226 stock units. National Enterprises remained at $4.70 in switching ownership of a mere one share, National Flour Mills popped 3 cents to finish at $1.59 with investors dealing in 32 units, NCB Financial fell 13 cents and ended at $3.30 in an exchange of 18,702 stocks. One Caribbean Media ended at $1.63 with trading of a mere one stock unit, Point Lisas ended at $7 after an trading 100 shares, Republic Financial remained at $110 with 2,069 stocks passing through the market. Scotiabank ended at $45.51 after trading of 83 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 9 cents to finish at $10.49 with 1,246 stock units crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.50 with a transfer of 12,530 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.20 with 8,775 stocks crossing the market.
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Trading spikes on JSE USD on Tuesday

August 18, 2026 by
Trading spiked on Tuesday, with the volume and the value of stocks traded climbing 45 percent and 44 percent respectively compared to Monday, on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The market ended with an exchange of nine securities, down from 13 on Monday with prices of three rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.

At the close of trading 1,275,763 shares worth US$99,709 were exchanged, up from 880,044 stocks at US$69,247 on Monday.
An average of 141,751 shares valued at US$11,079 were traded on Tuesday, with an increase from 67,696 units at US$5,327 on Monday. Trading for the month to date ends with an averages 134,988 stock units at US$11,664, in line with 134,380 shares at US$11,717 on the previous day, compares with July that ended with an average of 132,012 units for US$49,788.
The US Denominated share Equities Index advanced by 4.75 points to wrap up trading at 324.12. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 15.4. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 1.87 US cents in an exchange of 40,002 stocks, Proven Investments dipped 0.01 of a cent to 5.95 US cents with 44,674 units clearing the market, Quantas Advantage increased 0.19 of a cent and ended at 9.8 US cents as investors exchanged 3,110 shares. Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents with investors swapping 142 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.70 US cents with a transfer of 1,013 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 0.23 of one cent to finish at 4.76 US cents with an exchange of 1,492 units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.44 of one cent and ended at 7.56 US cents with 1,185,114 stocks crossing the market.

In the preference share segment, AS Bryden 6% advanced 15 cents to US$1 in the trading of 16 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% ended at US$9.90 after an exchange of 200 shares.
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Trading climbs on JSE Main Market

August 18, 2026 by
Investors boosted trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, resulting in a 22 percent rise in stocks traded, with a 29 percent climb in value compared to Monday, following activity in 60 securities, after sliding from 62 on Monday, with prices of 20 rising, 24 declining and 16 ending unchanged, resulting in a fall in the value of the market.

The market closed with 19,324,470 shares trading worth $235,983,383 after rising from 15,872,782 stock units at $183,203,796 on Monday.
Trading averaged 322,075 shares worth $3,933,056, after increasing from 256,013 stocks at $2,954,900 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 335,057 units at $4,115,990, after just slipping from 336,340 shares at $4,134,072 on the previous day, but greater than  July with an average of 294,201 stock units at $3,175,664.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 13.68 million shares for 70.8 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy with 1.31 million stocks for 6.8 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.21 million units for 6.3 percent of the volume of stock changing hands.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 2,918.04 points to close at 441,881.22, the JSE Main Index skidded 1,972.56 points to end at 371,292.36 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.69 points to 69.06. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.7. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading on a day ending with mostly modest price changes, Caribbean Cement fell $6.99 to $107 with a transfer of 4,275 units, Eppley shed $1.40 to close at $31.35 after an exchange of 1,337 stocks, Jamaica Producers gained $1.24 to end at $21.84 with 5,968 shares crossing the market. JMMB Group popped 40 cents in closing at $15.10 in an exchange of 123,906 stock units, Kingston Wharves fell 51 cents to finish at $32.99 with 688,677 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings increased by 35 cents to end at $72.45 after investors exchanged 1,836 units, Mayberry Group rallied 46 cents to $5.96 in trading 4,268 units. NCB Financial lost 30 cents in closing at $69.65 after an exchange of 223,425 stocks. Proven Investments gained 65 cents to $9.90 with 88,750 stocks crossing the market, Quantas Advantage climbed 90 cents to close at $16.40 in switching ownership of 6,100 stock units and Supreme Ventures dipped 40 cents to end at $17.50 after a transfer of 162,251 shares.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share dropped $22.50 to close at $205 with 74 stocks crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% shed $4.90 to finish at $101.10 with a transfer of 190 units.

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