Trading commenced the new month on a mildly positive note on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange Index on Monday, following trading in 22 securities, similar to Friday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, five declining and 10 ending firm. The volume and value of stocks traded dropped 61 percent and 75 percent respectively, compared to Friday, with National Enterprises claiming 75 percent of the total volume traded.
The market closed with trading of a mere 358,629 shares at $1,844,475 after tumbling from 910,931 units at $7,381,383 on Friday.
An average of 16,301 shares were traded at $83,840 compared with 41,406 units at $335,517 on Friday, compared to February, after closing with an average of 30,770 shares at $141,333.
The Composite Index popped 0.19 points to 932.01, the All T&T Index advanced 3.42 points to settle at 1,344.76, the SME Index remained at 92.68 and the Cross-Listed Index skidded 0.46 points to settle at 68.61.
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At the close of the market, Agostini ended at $62.07 following trading of 3 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $11 with 35 units crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl sank 50 cents to $37.50 with investors trading 1,321 shares.
AS Bryden ended at $1.50 with an exchange of 197 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank dipped 15 cents to $8.15 with 4,025 stock units clearing the market, CinemaOne fell 40 cents to end at $4 in trading 15 shares. Endeavour Holdings remained at $18.30 after an exchange of 6 stocks, First Citizens Group shed 90 cents to $37.50, with investors trading 1,618 units, GraceKennedy ended at $3.30 in an exchange of 115 stock units. Guardian Holdings remained at $14.75 with traders dealing in 1,652 shares, JMMB Group rallied 1 cent to finish at 81 cents in an exchange of 294 units, Massy Holdings lost 5 cents to end at $3.60 with 45,607 stocks crossing the market. National Enterprises ended at $2.40 in switching ownership of 264,361 stock units, National Flour Mills rose 1 cent to $1.50 with 4,400 shares passing through the market, One Caribbean Media remained at $1.35 after an exchange of 888 stocks. Point Lisas gained 70 cents to finish at $5.90 with 86 units crossing the market,
Prestige Holdings popped $1.72 to end at a 52 weeks high of $12.49 with investors swapping 600 stock units, Republic Financial advanced $2.25 to close at $105.25 with 6,908 shares changing hands. Scotiabank climbed 25 cents to $45.75 as investors exchanged 133 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $5.50 after traders swapped 20,170 stocks, Unilever Caribbean increased 25 cents and ended at $14.25 with investors dealing in 115 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.50 after a transfer of 6,080 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading averaged 687,045 shares at $3,926,804, up from 231,722 stocks at $1,480,456 on Thursday. For the month to date, an average of 296,521 shares at $2,650,049, were traded slightly more than 274,845 shares at $2,579,183 on the preceding day and January with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments fell 98 cents to $69.02 after trading 2,559 shares. Carreras rose $1.16 to $22.16 in trading 77,514 shares, following the company announced a 40 cents interim dividend for April. Eppley popped $1.92 to $33.92, after switching ownership of 5,058 shares. First Rock Real Estate climbed $1.39 to $9.70 in trading of 1,333 stock units, GraceKennedy rose $2.25 to finish at $72.25 in an exchange of 46,325 units, Guardian Holdings skidded $16.50 to close at $350 with investors trading 10,082 shares. JMMB Group gained $1.03 to $18.38 with 303,048 stock units changing hands, Kingston Properties climbed 40 cents to $10 in trading 1,563 stocks, Kingston Wharves increased $1.05 in closing at $34.85 with 13,713 units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings popped 50 cents and ended at $74.50 with a transfer of 432 shares, Mayberry Group increased 50 cents to finish at $6.50 after traders swapped 1,617 stock units, NCB Financial climbed $1.23 to close at $43.73 with 259,130 units crossing the market.
Pan Jamaica sank $3.84 to $47 in an exchange of 104,327 stocks, Sagicor Group rose 75 cents to close at $40.75 with investors trading 114,116 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied $1.10 to end at $9.02 after a transfer of 523,068 stock units. Seprod lost 50 cents in closing at $79.50 with 8,494 stocks clearing the market and Wisynco Group advanced 64 cents and ended at $23.14 after an exchange of 69,913 units.
Trading ended with 910,931 shares changing hands at $7,381,383, up from 472,518 units at $1,763,518 on Thursday.
AS Bryden remained at $1.50 in an exchange of 103 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 10 cents to $8.30 with trading of 6,092 stock units, Endeavour Holdings lost 10 cents to end at $18.30 in trading 13 shares. First Citizens Group dipped 10 cents in closing at $38.40, with 306 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy slipped 5 cents to $3.30 after exchanging 5,571 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $14.75, with 155,347 stock units crossing the market. Guardian Media remained at 68 cents with investors dealing in 566 shares, JMMB Group ended at 80 cents in an exchange of 98,412 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $3.65 with investors trading 31,228 units. National Enterprises ended at $2.40 after a transfer of 359,167 stocks, National Flour Mills skidded 1 cent and ended at $1.49 with investors swapping 3,307 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $1.35 with a transfer of 100,000 stocks.
Point Lisas ended at $5.20 after 1,000 shares passed through the market, Prestige Holdings sank $1.72 in closing at a 52 weeks low of $10.77 with investors trading 3,370 stock units, Republic Financial slipped $2 to end at $103 after an exchange of 993 shares. Scotiabank fell 25 cents to $45.50, with 66,130 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $5.50 after investors traded 53,731 stocks, Unilever Caribbean declined 25 cents to end at $14 following trading of 25,471 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.50 with an exchange of 16 stocks.
The market closed with 13,903,304 shares trading for $88,827,373, with five companies accounting for 11.54 million shares. Thursday’s volume jumped by 15 percent over 12,124,104 stocks on Wednesday, with the value falling 15 percent from $104,342,325.
The Main Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 17.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings that are compiled by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal year ending around August 2026.
JMMB Group shed 65 cents to $17.35 after an exchange of 445,874 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 50 cents to close at $6.79 with 127,046 stock units changing hands, Margaritaville rallied $1.01 to end at $12.82 with an exchange of 398 stocks. Mayberry Group slipped 50 cents to $6 with 7,583 units crossing the market, NCB Financial sank 50 cents to end at $42.50 with traders dealing in 113,889 shares, Sagicor Group increased 95 cents in closing at $40 in an exchange of 4,399 stock units and Scotia Group climbed 61 cents and ended at $49.99 with investors trading 39,106 stocks.
The market closed with an exchange of 625,206 shares for US$77,360, after an increase from 435,942 units at US$32,193 on Wednesday.
The market closed with trading of 472,518 shares worth $1,763,518, after tumbling from 1,005,818 stock units at $3,083,122 on Wednesday.
AS Bryden ended at $1.50 after an exchange of 4,490 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank fell 10 cents to $8.20 with the trading of 150 units, First Citizens Group ended at $38.50 in an exchange of 477 shares. GraceKennedy finished at $3.35, with an exchange of 158 stock units, Guardian Holdings dipped 35 cents to $14.75 after an exchange of 40,914 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 68 cents with traders dealing in 7,895 stock units. JMMB Group rose 1 cent to close at 80 cents in an exchange of 1,185 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $3.65 with investors dealing in 22,709 stocks, Medcorp sank $1 to finish at $44 in switching ownership of 25 units. National Enterprises skidded 2 cents to $2.40 with investors trading 273,544 stock units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.50 with a mere one share changing hands, NCB Financial increased 9 cents to $2.04 after trading of 7,309 stock units. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.35 after a transfer of 90,000 stocks, Point Lisas fell 5 cents and ended at $5.20 with investors trading 286 units, Republic Financial dropped 20 cents to close at $105 with 737 shares passing through the market.
Scotiabank remained at $45.75 following trading of 575 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $5.50 after an exchange of 18,915 stocks, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.73 with 100 stock units crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean declined by 75 cents to finish at $14.25 after 1,704 shares were exchanged and West Indian Tobacco dipped 11 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $2.50 with an exchange of 938 units.
The market closed with 12,124,104 shares marginally more than the 11,892,251 stock units trading on Tuesday, after an exchange of $104,342,325, versus $75,617,149 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings that are forecasted by ICInsider.com for the financial year ending around August 2026.
JMMB Group gained 92 cents to finish at $18 as investors traded 399,112 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 84 cents to end at $7.54 with 787 stock units passing through the market, NCB Financial rallied 60 cents to close at $43 in an exchange of 183,406 stocks. Pan Jamaica increased $3.90 to $50.90 with investors swapping 209,162 units, Sagicor Group sank 45 cents to finish at $39.05 after a transfer of 118,725 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund climbed $1.19 and ended at $7.94 in trading 160 units. Seprod popped $2.98 to end at $79.98 with 271 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures advanced 63 cents in closing at $18.20 in an exchange of 48,875 stock units and Wisynco Group gained 70 cents to close at $22.50 with 33,005 shares clearing the market.
The market closed with a 28 percent decline in shares traded to 435,942 units, from 608,576 shares on Tuesday for US$32,193, just 5 percent more than US$30,667 on Tuesday. Trading ended with an average of 43,594 shares at US$3,219, down from 67,620 stock units at US$3,407 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 95,852 units at US$6,716 compared with 99,360 stock units at US$6,950 on the previous day and January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed by 2,067.08 points to 352,095.13, as the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,082.76 points to close at 399,616.22, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,633.64 points to 342,814.29, the Junior Market Index jumped 70.96 points to finish at 3,386.22 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 8.34 points to conclude trading at a record high of 284.51.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% skidded $7.99 to end at $35, 138 Student Living preference share advanced by $1.99 to $238 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $5 and ended at $107.
An average of 47,896 shares were traded at $146,815, compared with 24,266 stock units at $351,653 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 30,774 shares at $133,486, compared with 29,697 units at $132,648 on the previous day and an average for January of 19,192 shares at $97,440.
CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.30 after an exchange of 500 shares. First Citizens Group fell 50 cents to $38.50 with investors exchanging 1,437 stock units, GraceKennedy ended trading at $3.35 after an exchange of 79 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.10 with investors trading 50,005 stock units. JMMB Group dipped 1 cent to finish at 79 cents in an exchange of 12,000 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $3.65 with traders dealing in 28,498 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $2.42 in switching ownership of 376,150 units. National Flour Mills rose 5 cents to $1.50 with investors trading 3,337 stocks, NCB Financial climbed 2 cents to end at $1.95, with 420,830 shares crossing the market, One Caribbean Media closed at $1.35 after trading of 4,001 stock units.
Point Lisas remained at $5.25 with 122 stocks clearing the market, Republic Financial sank 80 cents to finish at $105.20 in an exchange of 443 units, Scotiabank increased by 55 cents to $45.75 with 1,171 shares being traded. Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished at $5.50 with 21,034 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement declined 1 cent to close at $1.73 as investors exchanged 57,240 stocks and West Indian Tobacco sank 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $2.61 with 23,274 stock units crossing the market.