Ansa McAl drops $2 on T&T Stock Exchange


Ansa McAl dropped $2, followed by First Citizens Group lost 60 cents in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday. The number of stocks traded declined 58 percent, with a 19 percent lower value than on Wednesday, resulting in 19 securities changing hands, slipping from 20 on Wednesday and ending with prices of six rising, seven declining and six ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 133,001 shares for $1,719,041 after falling from 313,210 stock units at $2,118,678 on Wednesday.
An average of a mere 7,000 shares were traded at $90,476, down from 15,661 stock units at $105,934 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 17,685 shares at $130,360, slightly less than 19,271 units at $136,280 on the previous day and higher than the average for June of 14,083 shares at $118,753.
The Composite Index popped 0.42 points to end at 998.24, the All T&T Index slipped 0.09 points to 1,441.99, the SME Index dipped 0.30 points to wrap up trading at 79.13 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.14 points to 73.24.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings ended at $10.80 with 10 stock units passing through the market, Ansa McAl dropped $2 to $45 in trading 432 shares, AS Bryden remained at $1.40 with traders dealing in 6,005 stocks. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 with an exchange of 49,520 units, Endeavour Holdings fell 5 cents to end at $15 following trading of 3,150 shares, in the meantime, Eric Solis Marketing dipped 10 cents $4 in an exchange of 500 units. First Citizens Group lost 60 cents to end at $39.25 with an exchange of 14,022 stock units, GraceKennedy rallied 3 cents to close at $3.65 in an exchange of 31,733 units, Guardian Holdings slipped 49 cents to $16.75 with investors swapping 10 shares. Massy Holdings popped 10 cents and ended at $3.60 with a transfer of 2,399 units, National Enterprises remained at $4.71 after an exchange of 425 stocks, National Flour Mills gained 21 cents in closing at $1.75 with 4,832 stock units clearing the market. Point Lisas rose 7 cents to $7.10 in switching ownership of 100 shares, Republic Financial skidded 1 cent and ended at $108.25 after the trading of 2,071 stock units, Scotiabank advanced 1 cent to $45.50 after investors traded 4,652 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 2 cents in closing at $10.01 after a transfer of 8,611 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.89 with trading of 5 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14.91 with 2,836 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco climbed 39 cents to $3.89 after an exchange of 1,688 units.

Closing prices of stocks trading are those of the last transaction.

Quantas hits new high on JSE USD Market


Quantas Advantage climbed to a new high of 13 cents on Wednesday on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with trading resulting in an exchange of eight securities, after sliding from 10 on Tuesday, with prices of five rising, two declining and one ending unchanged. The volume of stocks traded fell 23 percent with an 89 percent lower value than on Tuesday.

The market closed with an exchange of 334,610 shares for US$19,892, after tumbling from 435,339 stock units at US$184,279 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 41,826 shares at US$2,487, decreasing from 43,534 stock units at US$18,428 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 40,382 stock units at US$5,494, well aligned with 40,100 stock units at US$6,081 on the previous day, but well below June, with an average of 625,703 units worth US$203,999.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 9.02 points to finish at 256.14. 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 11. 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, Productive Business Solutions rallied 11 cents to finish at 80 US cents with 353 stock units crossing the exchange, Proven Investments increased 0.35 of a cent and ended at 6.75 US cents after a transfer of 42,859 shares, Quantas Advantage climbed 1 cent to a new high of 13 US cents with 19,833 units crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.06 of a cent in closing at 5.89 US cents after an exchange of 889 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share skidded 0.94 of a cent to close at 4 US cents with 2,703 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.04 of a cent to end at 5.22 US cents with investors swapping 267,967 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% ended at US$1.20 after the trading of 2 units and AS Bryden 6% advanced 9.99 cents to finish at US$1 after investors exchanged 4 stock units.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.

Trading rises on T&T Stock Exchange


The state-controlled National Enterprises contributed 81 percent to the volume of stocks traded on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday following a 24 percent increase in the volume of stocks traded, with 22 percent more value than on Tuesday, with a total of 20 securities switched owners down from 24 on Tuesday and ending with prices of five rising, 11 declining and four ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 313,210 shares worth $2,118,678, after increasing from 252,623 stock units at $1,731,606 on Tuesday.
An average of 15,661 shares were traded at $105,934, up from 10,526 stock units at $72,150 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date ends with an average of 19,271 shares, valued at $136,280, down from 19,940 units at $141,893 on the previous day and an average for June of 14,083 shares at $118,753.
The Composite Index rallied 0.35 points to 997.82, the All T&T Index slipped 2.09 points to finish at 1,442.08, the SME Index gained 0.15 points to conclude trading at 79.43 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.43 points to settle at 73.10.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini dipped 5 cents to $58.40 with a mere 31 stocks crossing the market, Angostura Holdings remained at $10.80 with investors trading 23 units, Ansa McAl lost 15 cents and ended at $47 in an exchange of 118 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank declined 14 cents to finish at $28.35 after trading of 335 stocks, AS Bryden ended at $1.40 after an exchange of 2,500 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 following transferring of 18,028 stock units. Endeavour Holdings declined 94 cents to $15.05 following trading of 100 units, First Citizens Group gained 60 cents after closing at $39.85 with 1,546 stocks crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy and ended at $3.62 with investors swapping 328 shares. JMMB Group remained at 78 cents with an exchange of 148 units, Massy Holdings dropped 10 cents to finish at $3.50 with a transfer of 11,853 stocks, National Enterprises fell 4 cents and ended at $4.71 with 252,986 stock units passing through the market. National Flour Mills skidded 11 cents to $1.54 with a transfer of 794 shares, NCB Financial advanced 5 cents to end at $2.80 with 15,000 units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings slipped 71 cents to $11 after investors dealt in 80 stocks. Republic Financial rose 1 cent and ended at $108.26 with 4,044 stock units clearing the market, Scotiabank fell 1 cent to finish at $45.49 in an exchange of 2,768 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 11 cents to close at $10.03 with 775 stocks changing hands. Unilever Caribbean rallied 35 cents to $14.91 with investors trading 1,583 units and West Indian Tobacco shed 40 cents to close at $3.50 in switching ownership of 170 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Massy pushes T&T Exchange trading


Massy Holdings contributed 65 percent of the volume traded on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, helping to push the volume of stocks traded up by 377 percent and the value 139 percent more than on Monday, following trading in 24 securities up from 23 on Monday and ending with prices of 10 s advancing, five declining and nine ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 252,623 shares for $1,731,606, up from 52,964 stocks at $724,916 on Monday.
An average of 10,526 shares were traded at $72,150 after rising from just 2,303 stock units at $31,518 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 19,940 shares for an average value of $141,893, down from 22,629 stock units at $161,822 on the previous day and an average for June of 14,083 shares at $118,753.
The Composite Index popped 12.56 points to conclude trading at 997.47, the All T&T Index rose 5.88 points to finish at 1,444.17, the SME Index remained at 79.28 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 2.81 points to settle at 72.67.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini rallied 5 cents to finish at $58.45 in an exchange of 47 stocks, Angostura Holdings increased 40 cents and ended at $10.80 with investors swapping 3,831 units, Ansa McAl lost 5 cents to end at $47.15, with 220 shares passing through the market. Ansa Merchant Bank dipped 1 cent to close at $28.49 after an exchange of 6 stock units, AS Bryden ended at $1.40 after 1,429 shares were exchanged, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 after a transfer of 247 stock units. CinemaOne ended at $3.98 after swapping 10 units, Eric Solis Marketing fell 10 cents to $4.10 after the trading of a mere one stock, First Citizens Group climbed 25 cents to finish at $39.25 as investors exchanged 374 shares. Guardian Holdings ended up climbing 94 cents to $17.24, with a transfer of 1,125 shares, Guardian Media remained at 75 cents with investors dealing in 8,000 units, JMMB Group ended at 78 cents after an exchange of 501 stock units. L.J. Williams B share remained at 80 cents with 4,000 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.60 with an exchange of 163,916 stock units, National Enterprises closed at $4.75 with 2,853 units crossing the market. NCB Financial gained 35 cents and ended at $2.75 with investors trading 25,000 stocks, Point Lisas rose 71 cents to $7.03 after a transfer of 67 shares, Prestige Holdings advanced 71 cents to finish at $11.71 with a transfer of 1,108 units. Republic Financial slipped 1 cent to $108.25 with 2,771 stocks passing through the exchange, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with investors trading 2,976 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 4 cents to $10.14 in an exchange of 550 shares. Trinidad Cement gained 6 cents and ended at $1.89 with 20 units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean shed $1.04 to close at $14.56 with 33,508 stocks passing through the market and West Indian Tobacco settled at $3.90 after investors exchanged 63 shares.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.

Trading dives on the JSE USD Market


The number of stocks trading on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded diving by 70 percent with a 60 percent lower value than on Friday, resulting in an exchange of 11 securities, up from eight on Friday, with prices of three rising, three declining and five ending unchanged.

A total of 135,178 shares were traded for US$9,177 after falling from 447,663 stock units at US$23,128 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 12,289 shares at US$834, after plunging from 55,958 stock units at US$2,891 on Friday, with a month to date average of 38,993 units at US$2,098 compared with 53,680 stock units at US$2,793 on the previous day and well below June that ended with an average of 625,703 units for US$203,999.
The US Denominated Equities Index shed 2.47 points to settle at 244.38. 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 used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 12.8. 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 ended at 16.93 US cents with a transfer of 73 stock units, First Rock Real Estate USD share advanced 0.26 of one cent to 2.76 US cents after an exchange of 5 shares, Proven Investments dipped 0.2 of one cent to finish at 6.6 US cents with investors exchanging 3,355 stock units. Quantas Advantage remained at 12 US cents after an exchange of 1,010 stocks, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents with investors trading 2,045 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.04 of one cent to end at 5.89 US cents with an exchange of 6,027 stocks and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.02 of one cent in closing at 5.27 US cents with 122,361 units passing through the market.
In the preference share segment, JMMB Group US8.5% remained at US$1.20, with investors dealing in 82 stock units, AS Bryden 6% dropped 9.99 cents to end at 90.01 US cents, with a mere one share changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments 8% ended at US$11 after trading of 19 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% rallied 45 cents to finish at US$9.20 with traders swapping 200 units.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.

Trading plunges on the T&T Stock Exchange


Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday, with an 81 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, valued at 89 percent less than on Friday. Similar to Friday, the market closed with trading of 23 securities and ended with prices of four stocks rising, nine declining and 10 ending firm.

The market closed with trading of just 52,964 shares for $724,916, after tumbling from 276,940 stock units at $6,482,156 on Friday.
An average of 2,303 shares were traded at $31,518, after declining from 12,041 units at $281,833 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averaged 22,629 shares at $161,822 compared with 30,293 units at $210,958 on the previous day and an average for June of 14,083 shares at $118,753.
The Composite Index dipped 9.58 points to settle at 984.91, the All T&T Index skidded 4.08 points to finish at 1,438.29, the SME Index remained at 79.28 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 2.21 points to 69.86.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini shed 5 cents to $58.40 with an exchange of 22 stock units, Angostura Holdings gained 20 cents to $10.40 with 31 shares clearing the market, Ansa McAl remained at $47.20 after a transfer of 1,325 stocks. AS Bryden ended at $1.40 with 2,221 units passing through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 after the trading of 24 shares, Endeavour Holdings rose 99 cents to finish at $15.99 after trading of 194 stock units. First Citizens Group remained at $39 with 1,136 units changing hands, GraceKennedy dropped 5 cents to $3.60 with investors trading 1,879 stocks, Guardian Holdings fell $1.80 to $16.30 after an exchange of 6,002 units. Guardian Media dipped 6 cents to end at 75 cents with investors swapping 100 shares, JMMB Group lost 2 cents in closing at 78 cents with 20,275 stock units crossing the market, Massy Holdings advanced 10 cents to finish at $3.60 in an exchange of 7,142 stocks. National Enterprises ended at $4.75 with 99 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial skidded 26 cents to $2.40 after a200 stock units changed hands, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.20 with a transfer of 1,635 stocks. Point Lisas declined 68 cents in closing at $6.32 in an exchange of 507 units, Prestige Holdings slipped $1.06 and ended at $11, with 26 shares changing hands, Republic Financial ended at $108.26 in switching ownership of 3,390 stock units. Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with 252 stocks crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.10 in trading 1,654 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.83 with traders swapping 250 shares. Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.60 with a transfer of 3,868 stocks and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent to finish at $3.40 with 732 units clearing the market.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.

NCB Financial climbs to a one-year high


NCB Financial climbed to a new 52 weeks high to close out the week at $65, up by 59 percent in the past twelve months on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, to be amongst the 26 rising stocks on Friday, out of 64 securities that were traded, up from 62 on Thursday, with 22 declining and 16 ending unchanged. The volume of stocks traded and the value.

The market closed following trading falling by 57 percent to 10,498,434 shares from 24,422,871 stock units on Thursday, with a fall in the value of stocks changing hands, valued at $215,888,588, 53 percent less than on Thursday, with an exchange of  $456,706,109.
Trading ended with an average of 164,038 shares worth $3,373,259, down from 393,917 stock units at $7,366,228 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 288,212 units at $4,024,600 compared to 352,301 shares at $4,360,776 on Thursday and June with an average of 277,379 stock units at $3,134,117.
Supreme Ventures led trading with 2.40 million shares for 22.8 percent of total volume followed by Massy Holdings with 1.62 million stocks for 15.4 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 1.55 million stock units for 14.8 percent of the volume traded, Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.47 million shares for 14 percent of the day’s trade, Lasco Distributors with 1.06 million stocks for 10.1 percent of the overall volume traded and Sagicor Real Estate Fund with 1.03 million stock units for 9.8 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied a solid 5,202.98 points to finish at a 5-year by a record high of 423,099.82, the JSE Main Index rose 2,502.79 points to settle at 355,579.82 and the JSE Financial Index popped by 0.64 points to end at 68.33. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended the day with the PE ratio averaging 15.3. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden fell 75 cents and ended at $23.20 with 6,647 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Cement rose $1 to $103 with a transfer of 18,212 shares, Eppley dropped $1.60 to end at $31.90 with investors dealing in 3,947 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained 50 cents in closing at $45 with 5 stocks crossing the market, Guardian Holdings shed $12.94 to close at $325.05 in an exchange of 735 units, Jamaica Producers popped 85 cents to finish at $22.95 after the trading of 100 stocks. Kingston Properties lost $1.10 to $9.89 in an exchange of 19,353 shares, Kingston Wharves increased 60 cents to $36.30 with a transfer of 376 stock units, NCB Financial climbed $2 to finish at a 52 weeks closing high of $65 after an exchange of 235,149 shares, with the price trading at an intraday high of $66 and more that doubling since August last year. Proven Investments advanced 45 cents to $11.45 with 4,451 stocks passing through the market, Quantas Advantage dipped $1.01 in closing at $19.99 in switching ownership of 146,197 units, Sagicor Group rallied 70 cents to $39.70 with investors trading 4,467 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped 90 cents to $8.10 with 1,030,603 shares crossing the exchange, Scotia Group ended at $58.00 with dealers swapping 37,590 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed $1.76 to end at $8.50 with 124 units clearing the market.
In the preference share segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share declined 44 cents and ended at $19.05 as investors exchanged 1,009 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% skidded $49.83 to finish at $2,350.17 with 10 shares changing hands, 138 Student Living preference share lost $30 to close at $205 with investors trading 89 stocks. Productive Business Solutions 10.5% dropped $99.74 to $1,100.26 after an exchange of 100 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% fell $5 to close at $100 in trading 2,850 stock units.
Closing prices of stocks trading are those of the last transaction.

Record TransJam high on JSE USD Market


The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 16 percent with a 17 percent lower value than on Thursday, resulting in an exchange of eight securities, compared with seven on Thursday, with prices of two rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 447,663 shares for US$23,128 compared to 535,822 stock units at US$27,949 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 55,958 shares at US$2,891 after sliding from 76,546 stocks at US$3,993 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 53,680 units at US$2,793 compared with 52,161 stock units at US$2,728 on the previous day and June that ended with an average of 625,703 units for US$203,999.
The US Denominated Equities Index rose 2.88 points to finish at 246.84. 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 used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 7.5. 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 trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 2.5 US cents with a transfer of 3,333 shares, Margaritaville dropped 1.9 cents to 5 US cents in an exchange of 98,852 units. Proven Investments shed 0.05 of a cent to close at 6.8 US cents with 1,100 stocks clearing the market, Quantas Advantage traded for the first time since listing this week and closed at 12 US cents after an exchange of 2,000 stock units, Sterling Investments rallied 0.39 of a cent to end at 2 US cents after a transfer of 2,000 units, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.13 of one cent in closing at 5.85 US cents with 559 stocks passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.19 of one cent to close at a record high of 5.29 US cents, with 339,797 shares crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% ended at US$1.20 with investors trading 22 stock units.
The closing prices of stocks trading are those of the last transaction.

CIBC captures huge share of T&TSE stocks


CIBC Caribbean Bank captured the largest slice of shares traded on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, and helped the volume of stocks traded rise 423 percent, with Massy Holdings also contributing a sizable amount. The value of stocks changing hands exploded by 1,203 percent over trading on Thursday, with Republic Financial contributing $4.2 million for 65 percent of the total value traded. The market closed with 23 securities trading compared with 21 on Thursday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, five declining and 11 ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 276,940 shares worth $6,482,156, after climbing from 52,919 stock units at $497,504 on Thursday.
An average of 12,041 shares were traded at $281,833, increasing from 2,520 units at $23,691 on Thursday, with trading for the month to date averaging 30,293 shares valued at $210,958 compared to 41,341 units at $168,058 on the previous day and an average for June of 14,083 shares at $118,753.
The Composite Index popped 3.06 points to finish at 994.49, the All T&T Index rose 7.42 points to close at 1,442.37, the SME Index remained unchanged at 79.28 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.24 points to conclude trading at 72.07.
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 remained at $58.45 with an exchange of 11 stocks, Angostura Holdings lost 20 cents to $10.20 after an exchange of 365 units, Ansa McAl ended at $47.20 with 522 shares changing hands. Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $28.50 with an exchange of 1,439 stock units, AS Bryden fell 10 cents to end at $1.40 with 2,795 shares passing through the exchange, CIBC Caribbean Bank skidded 5 cents and closed at $7.60 in switching ownership of 135,211 units. Endeavour Holdings was unchanged at $15 with trading of two stocks, First Citizens Group rallied 55 cents to close at $39 with a transfer of 8,431 stock units, GraceKennedy rose 5 cents to finish at $3.65 with investors dealing in 5 shares. Guardian Holdings climbed $1.80 and ended at $18.10, after an exchange of 511 units, L.J. Williams B share remained at 80 cents with investors trading 600 stocks, Massy Holdings ended at $3.50 with 70,820 stock units passing through the market. Medcorp popped 25 cents to $43.75 after an exchange of a mere one share, National Enterprises declined 10 cents to finish at $4.75 with 2,887 stocks crossing the market, National Flour Mills remained at $1.65 after the trading of 45 units. One Caribbean Media ended at $2.20 as investors exchanged 25 stock units, Point Lisas stopped at $7 in trading 20 shares, Prestige Holdings gained $1.06 to finish at $12.06 with 24 stocks crossing the exchange. Republic Financial increased 1 cent in closing at $108.26 after a transfer of 38,742 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with 12,342 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 59 cents to close at $10.10 following an exchange of 1,640 shares. Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.60 with investors trading 117 stocks and West Indian Tobacco advanced 41 cents and ended at $3.41 after an exchange of 385 units.
The closing prices of stocks trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading plunges on T&T Stock Exchange


Trading plunged sharply on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 97 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, and a 92 percent lower value than on Wednesday. Market activity resulted in 21 securities trading compared with 17 on Wednesday and ended with prices of five rising, seven declining and nine ending firm.

The market closed with trading of only 52,919 shares for $497,504 compared to 1,518,030 stock units at $5,894,761 on Wednesday.
An average of 2,520 shares were traded at $23,691 each, compared to 89,296 stock units at $346,751 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 41,341 shares at $168,058, down from an average for June of 14,083 shares at $118,753.
The Composite Index increased 0.05 points to end at 991.43, the All T&T Index dipped 0.68 points to 1,434.95, the SME Index lost 7.64 points to finish at 79.28 and the Cross-Listed Index climbed 0.12 points to close at 72.31.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Agostini remained at $58.45 after a transfer of a mere two stock units, Angostura Holdings advanced 21 cents to $10.40, 43 shares crossing the market, Ansa McAl ended at $47.20 with investors swapping 13 units. AS Bryden popped 10 cents in closing at $1.50, with 220 stocks crossing the exchange, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended trading 248 shares in closing at $7.65, Endeavour Holdings skidded 99 cents to close at $15, with 250 stocks crossing the market. First Citizens Group remained at $38.45 after trading of 3,164 units, GraceKennedy climbed 2 cents to finish at $3.60 with 20 stock units clearing the market, Guardian Holdings remained at $16.30 in switching ownership of 33 shares. Guardian Media ended at 81 cents, with 250 stocks changing hands, JMMB Group rose 3 cents to end at 80 cents as investors exchanged 400 units, Massy Holdings fell 12 cents in closing at $3.50 after trading of 33,850 stock units. Medcorp dipped 25 cents to $43.50 in an exchange of 4 shares, National Enterprises lost 5 cents and ended at $4.85 with investors trading 3,002 units, One Caribbean Media rallied 21 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $2.20, after 98 stocks passed through the market. Point Lisas remained at $7 with investors dealing in 10 stock units, Republic Financial slipped 1 cent and ended at $108, with 25 702 shares changing hands, Scotiabank ended at $45.50 after an exchange of 1,241 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 6 cents to $10.69 with investors trading 9,157 stocks, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.80 with an exchange of 60 stock units and Unilever Caribbean shed 25 cents in closing at $15.60, resulting from an exchange of 152 shares.
Closing prices of stocks trading are those of the last transaction.