Trading dives on Trinidad stock market

February 19, 2026 by

Following the introduction of an hour extension of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, trading dived on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 56 percent valued 68 percent less than on the previous day, resulting from trading in 23 securities compared with 21 on Wednesday and ending with prices of five rising, nine declining and nine ended firm.

The market closed with trading of just 288,037 shares for $1,742,438 compared to 656,990 stock units at $5,425,096 on Wednesday.
An average of 12,523 shares were traded, valued at $75,758, down from 31,285 units at $258,338 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 33,475 shares at $121,255, compared with 35,458 units at $125,562 on the previous day and an average for January of 19,192 shares at $97,440.
The Composite Index declined by 3.33 points to finish at 943.53, the All T&T Index shed 5.43 points to end at 1,360.89, the SME Index remained at 92.68 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.15 points to wrap up trading at 69.53.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini remained at $60 with an exchange of 5 shares, Ansa McAl popped $1.55 to $39 and closed with an exchange of 839 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank declined by $3.41 to close at a 52 weeks low of $20.59 with investors trading 31 shares. AS Bryden fell 15 cents and ended at $1.50 in an exchange of 5,562 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.30, after trading of 13 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing remained at $3.91 after an exchange of 7 shares. First Citizens Group gained 6 cents to $39.91 with investors swapping 1,146 units, GraceKennedy slipped 1 cent to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.38 after a transfer of 7,410 stocks, Guardian Media lost 5 cents and ended at 63 cents with investors dealing in only one stock unit. JMMB Group ended at 80 cents as 29,645 shares passed through the market, Massy Holdings fell 4 cents to close at $3.55 in trading 95,031 units, National Enterprises remained at $2.42 with 32,148 stocks crossing the exchange. National Flour Mills rose 5 cents to $1.50 in switching ownership of 33,546 stock units, NCB Financial ended at $1.97, with 20,000 shares clearing the market, One Caribbean Media climbed 3 cents and ended at $1.35 with a transfer of 902 units. Point Lisas ended at $5 after 1,657 stocks crossed the market, Prestige Holdings shed 24 cents in closing at $12.25 after an exchange of 1,158 stock units, Republic Financial increased $1.25 to end at $105.75 with 4,602 shares changing hands. Scotiabank remained at $45.75 in an exchange of 9,028 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 20 cents to finish at $5.50 crossing the market 20,700 stocks, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.94 with investors trading three stock units. Unilever Caribbean skidded 1 cent to end at $15.23 following trading of only two stock units and West Indian Tobacco dipped 1 cent in closing at $2.60 as investors exchanged 24,601 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Record high for JSE USD stocks, up 28% ytd

February 17, 2026 by
Stocks closed at a record high on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a gain of 28 percent for 2026, with Transjamaican Highway amassing 98 percent of the volume of stocks traded on Tuesday, following a rise in volume of 166 percent, with a 47 percent jump in value, compared to Monday. Trading resulted in an exchange of 12 securities, on Tuesday as it was on Monday with prices of five rising, three declining and four ending unchanged.

New record high for the JSE USD Market.

The market closed with an exchange of 500,438 shares valued at US$23,300  after increasing from 188,429 stock units at US$15,799 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 41,703 shares at US$1,942, after moving up from 15,702 stocks at US$1,317 on Monday, with a month to date average of 71,644 units at US$6,210 compared with 75,065 stock units at US$6,698 on the previous day and for January with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 7.47 points to close trading at a record high of 271.72, up 28 percent year to date and \erasing the previous high of 270.17 on February 2. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.9. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden gained 3 cents and ended at 25 US cents after an exchange of a mere three shares, Margaritaville remained at 8.05 US cents in an exchange of 100 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy skidded 0.09 of one cent to close at 39 US cents with investors trading 383 units. Productive Business Solutions lost 14.86 cents to end at 85.14 US cents with 10 shares passing through the market, Proven Investments popped 0.49 of a cent in closing at 8.5 US cents with traders switching ownership of 2,460 stock units, Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents with 3,398 shares passing over the market. Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 6.02 US cents, following trading of 5,628 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 1.09 cents to close at 6.09 US cents, with 260 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.12 of a cent to 4.69 US cents, with investors trading 488,089 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% slipped 1 cent in closing at US$1.15 after an exchange of 100 shares, AS Bryden 6% ended at US$1 with investors dealing in 3 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% climbed 20 cents to US$10.20 with 4 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading closed mixed on JSE Main Market

February 17, 2026 by
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market climbed on Tuesday following trading in 62 securities, down from 63 on Monday, with prices of 20 rising, 24 declining and 18 ending unchanged, sending the market indices higher at the close. The market closed with the volume of stocks trading slipping by 10 percent and the value dipping 19 percent lower compared to Monday.

The market closed with trading of 9,182,606 shares valued at $165,330,822, from 10,177,449 stock units at $204,345,478 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 148,107 units at $2,666,626, after sliding from 161,547 stock units at $3,243,579 on Monday. For the month to date, trading averaged 219,438 stock units at $2,158,704, after falling from 226,010 shares at $2,111,912 on the previous day with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022 for January. 
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.66 million shares for 39.8 percent of the total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, with 2.13 million stocks for 23.2 percent of the day’s trade and Caribbean Cement with 1.09 million units for 11.9 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 847.64 points to conclude trading at 399,678.62, the JSE Main Index gained 1,736.47 points to wrap up trading at 343,565.74 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.51 points to end at 63.06. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.5. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden rose $1.47 to $32.47 with trading of 64 shares,  Barita Investments slipped $1.22 to $69.01 with traders switching ownership of 12,659 stocks, Berger Paints fell 49 cents to end at $5.65 with investors trading 8,065 shares. Caribbean Cement lost $6.94 in closing at $107 after a transfer of 1,088,213 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $1.34 and ended at $45.66 with 3,660 stock units crossing the market, First Rock Real Estate dropped $1.55 to $8.46 after an exchange of 14,995 shares. GraceKennedy gained $1.29 to $72.50 with 4,433 stocks changing hands, Kingston Wharves sank $1 to finish at $35 in an exchange of 6,300 units, Massy Holdings popped $1.50 and ended at $74 with investors trading 2,442 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities increased $1.70 to $7.77 with 300 shares clearing the market, NCB Financial slipped 50 cents to end at $43.50 following trading of 152,999 stocks, Pan Jamaica climbed $1.39 to close at $47 with 818 units `crossing the market. Stanley Motta dipped 60 cents to $5.75 with traders dealing in 4,598 stock units and Wisynco Group declined $1.20 to close at $22 with 173,078 shares passing through the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share advanced $2.80 and ended at $19.50 after traders swapped 50 units. Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied 50 cents to finish at $43 as investors exchanged 25 stocks and 138 Student Living preference share skidded $2.99 to end at $236 with a transfer of just 4 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Gains for JSE Main Market

February 16, 2026 by
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market made more gains on Monday, after investors traded 62 securities, up from 58 on Friday, with prices of 20 rising, 30 declining and 12 ending unchanged, following a 21 percent slippage in volume and a 70 percent drop in value compared to Friday.

The market closed following an exchange of 8,503,673 shares at $69,884,696, after dropping from 10,710,751 units at $231,348,510 on Friday.
Trading averaged 137,156 shares at $1,127,173, with a fall from 184,668 stock units at $3,988,767 on Friday and month to date, an average of 179,023 stock units at $2,294,022, after sliding mildly from 83,356 shares at $2,414,797 on the previous day and below February with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.64 million shares for 54.6 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, which ended with 971,883 units for 11.4 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery with 584,920 stocks for 6.9 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 646.56 points to end at 405,451.35, the JSE Main Index increased 1,166.09 points to settle at 346,073.99 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.08 points to 63.28. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 17 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 20.8. The PE ratios of the JSE Main and the USD Market  are based on the last traded  prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden popped $2.93 to close at $30.43 in an exchange of 80 shares, Barita Investments advanced 50 cents to $69.50 after the swapping of 811 units, Berger Paints slipped 35 cents to finish at $5.32 with a transfer of 11,888 shares. Caribbean Cement rose 89 cents and ended at $103.99 with 8,240 stock units changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $5.50 in closing at $41 in an exchange of 5,371 stocks, First Rock Real Estate dipped $1.79 to end at $7 with 20 units crossing the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 68 cents to close at $10.50 after a transfer of 8,394 stocks, JMMB Group skidded 69 cents to finish at $16.85 with investors trading 33,081 shares, Kingston Properties climbed $1.11 and ended at a 52 weeks high of $11 with 3,286 stock units clearing the market. NCB Financial sank 84 cents to end at $44 with investors trading 205,159 shares, Pan Jamaica increased $1.99 in closing at $50 with 4,542 units crossing the market, Proven Investments declined 94 cents to close at $12.01 with traders dealing in 23,683 stocks. Scotia Group shed 84 cents to end trading at $50.11 after an exchange of 247,736 stock units, Seprod dropped $3.95 to close at $74.05 with 6,093 shares passing through the market, Stanley Motta fell $1.39 in closing at a 52 weeks low of $4.51 in switching ownership of 196,028 stock units and West Indies Petroleum rallied 35 cents to finish at $11.75 with 35,896 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preferred share gained $12 and ended at $192 in trading 430 units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% sank $8 to end at $1,190 after an exchange of 9 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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NCB grabs JSE Main Market share

February 16, 2026 by
NCB Financial grabbed 31 percent of stocks trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 53 percent and the value 10 percent less than on Friday. Trading ended with activity in 63 securities, similar to trading on Friday, and resulted in prices of 22 stocks rising, 28 declining and 13 ending unchanged as the market indices closed higher at the end of the day.

The market closed with the trading of 10,177,449 shares for $204,345,478, after falling from 21,498,975 stock units at $226,400,641 on Friday.
The average trade for the day ended at 161,547 shares at $3,243,579, after falling from 341,254 units for $3,593,661 on Friday and month to date, an average of 226,010 units at $2,111,912, in contrast with 232,667 shares at $1,995,035 on the prior trading day and January with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022.
NCB Financial led trading with 3.20 million shares for 31.4 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.72 million units for 26.8 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 822,250 stocks for 8.1 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,852.11 points to end at 398,830.98, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,041.96 points to settle at 341,829.27 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.09 points to 62.55. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine 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 17.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden climbed $1 and ended at $31 after a transfer of 284,322 shares, Barita Investments rose $1.05 to $70.23 with investors trading 787 stocks, Eppley shed 45 cents to $33.50 after an exchange of 3,574 shares. GraceKennedy lost 68 cents to end at $71.21 with 5,818 stock units passing through the market, Guardian Holdings rallied $11.90 to close at $359.90 with investors swapping 439 units, Massy Holdings dipped $1.50 to finish at $72.50 with 273,928 shares changing hands. Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell $1.76 to $6.07 with investors trading 3,000 stock units, NCB Financial increased $1.24 in closing at $44 after an exchange of 3,200,228 units, Pan Jamaica dropped $2.45 to finish at $45.61 with 8,394 stock units crossing the market. Seprod popped $1.50 and ended at $81 after an exchange of 8,045 shares and Stanley Motta advanced 35 cents to close at $6.35 in trading 5,685 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share sank $2.80 to end at $16.70 with 1,990 stocks clearing the market. Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $5.43 to $42.50 in an exchange of 439 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% declined $2 to end at $105 with traders dealing in 2,000 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped 50 cents in closing at $100.50 in an exchange of 1,762 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading drops on JSE US Dollar Market 

February 16, 2026 by
Trading dropped on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday following an exchange of 12 securities, up from eight on Friday, with the volume and the value of stocks trading dropping by 75 percent and 69 percent, respectively, compared to trading on Friday. The market closed with prices of five stocks rising, four declining and three ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of only 188,429 shares for US$15,799 after dropping from 765,285 stock units at US$51,760 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 15,702 shares at US$1,317after tumbling from 95,661 stock units at US$6,470 on Friday, with a month to date average of 75,065 units at US$6,698, after falling from 82,725 stock units at US$7,392 on the previous day and January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index advanced 0.12 points to end at 264.25. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.9. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden slipped 1 cent and ended at 22 US cents with investors trading 1,428 shares, Margaritaville climbed 1.05 cents to 8.05 US cents in an exchange of 497 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose 5.1 cents to 39.09 US cents with 1,000 shares passing through the market. Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1 with 91 units crossing the exchange, Proven Investments advanced 0.21 of one cent to close at 8.01 US cents with traders switching ownership of 61,299 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents after an exchange of 150 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.88 of one cent to end at 6.02 US cents with 30,000 units clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dropped 1.09 cents to finish at 5 US cents in an exchange of 129 stocks and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.17 of a cent and ended at 4.57 US cents with 93,213 stock units changing hands.

In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% lost 1 cent in closing at US$1.16 after an exchange of 42 shares, AS Bryden 6% remained at US$1 with 200 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% gained 2 cents to end at US$10.02 with investors swapping 380 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading drops on JSE USD Market 

February 13, 2026 by
The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 15 percent with a 27 percent greater value than on Thursday, resulting in an exchange of eight securities, as was the case on Thursday, with prices of two rising, two declining and four ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 765,285 shares for US$51,760 compared to 668,102 stock units at US$40,675 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 95,661 shares at US$6,470 compared to 83,513 stocks at US$5,084 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 82,725 units at US$7,392 compared with 81,508 stock units at US$7,479 on the previous day and with January that closed with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 9.91 points to finish at 264.13. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.9. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, AS Bryden rallied 2 cents to end at 23 US cents, with an exchange of 48 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose 5.63 cents to 33.99 US cents after an exchange of 320 units, Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1, after 20 shares changed hands. Proven Investments dipped 1.08 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of 7.8 US cents in switching ownership of 417,743 stocks, Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents, with 1,850 stock units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.05 of one cent to finish at a 52 weeks low of 6.9 US cents following an exchange of 205,331 shares and Transjamaican Highway ended at 4.4 US cents after 139,941 stock units passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% remained at US$11, with investors trading 32 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading jumps on the JSE Main Market 

February 13, 2026 by
Transjamaican Highway controlled 44 percent of the volume traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, and helping in the volume of stocks traded to rise 131 percent, valued 141 percent more than on Thursday. The market lost ground following trading in 63 securities compared with 60 on Thursday, with prices of 25 rising, 24 declining and 14 ending unchanged.

The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,540.17 points to close at 396,978.87, the JSE Main Index dipped by 1,038.69 points to 340,787.31 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.73 points to end at 62.64.
At the close, Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Trading closed with 21,498,975 shares changing hands for $226,400,641, up from 9,312,867 stock units at $93,820,699 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 341,254 shares at $3,593,661, compared to just 155,214 stock units at $1,563,678 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 232,667 units at $1,995,035, up from 220,161 shares at $1,810,916 on the previous day and January with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 9.48 million shares for 44.1 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, with 5.04 million stocks for 23.5 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 2.34 million units for 10.9 percent of the overall volume.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Cement climbed by 95 cents to end at $113.95 with an exchange of 480,554 shares, Carreras dropped $2.15 to end at $20.25, after an exchange of 2,335,985 stock units, Guardian Holdings sank $14 in closing at $348 with trading of 69 shares. Jamaica Producers rose $1.19 to close at $23.99 after an exchange of 41,303 stock units, Kingston Wharves advanced 99 cents to finish at $36 with a transfer of 15,994 shares, Margaritaville rose $2.56 and ended at $13.89 with investors swapping 26 shares. Massy Holdings dipped 50 cents to $74, 276,543 stocks with crossing the exchange, NCB Financial rallied $1.26 and ended at $42.76 in trading 160,855 units, Proven Investments slipped 43 cents to $13, with 57,741 stock units crossing the market. Sagicor Group increased 94 cents to $39.99 with investors dealing in 6,135 shares, Scotia Group dropped 51 cents to $49.99 after an exchange of 276,341 stocks, Seprod gained $1.19 to end at $79.50 with investors trading 1,796 units. Stanley Motta shed 50 cents in closing at $6 after 19,884 stocks passed through the market, Supreme Ventures popped $1.14 to end at $17.85 as investors exchanged 216,417 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance increased 47 cents to end at $11.47 with 142 stock units crossing the market and Wisynco Group declined 50 cents to close at $23 in an exchange of 37,679 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% fell $85 and ended at $2,500, with 6 stock units clearing the market, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% climbed $17 to finish at $1,147 in switching ownership of 103 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $2 to $107 after a transfer of 5 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading jumps for Trinidadian stocks

February 13, 2026 by
Trading surged on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 594 percent valued 185 percent more than on Thursday, following trading of 19 securities, down from 24 on Thursday and ending with prices of eight rising, four declining and seven ending firm.

The market closed after 1,201,629 shares valued at $3,506,650 were traded, up from just 173,077 stock units at $1,229,398 on Thursday.
An average of 63,244 shares were traded for $184,561, up from 7,212 units at $51,225 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 35,853 shares at $113,003, slightly above 33,289 units at $106,310 on the previous day and well above the average for January of 19,192 shares at $97,440.
The Composite Index gained 0.21 points to end at 958.42, the All T&T Index gained 2.42 points to close at 1,390.59, the SME Index remained at 92.68 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.31 points to wrap up trading at 69.37.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini ended at $60, with 287 shares clearing the market, Angostura Holdings skidded 44 cents in closing at $12.31 as investors exchanged 1,000 stock units, Ansa McAl lost $2.50 to end at $41 after a transfer of 3 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.30 after just two stocks crossed over the exchange, CinemaOne popped 42 cents and ended at $4.40 with traders dealing in 35 units, First Citizens Group advanced 16 cents to close at $39.66 after an exchange of 3,130 shares. GraceKennedy ended at $3.39 with investors dealing in 30 stocks, L.J. Williams B share shed 16 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1 with 5,018 units crossing the market, Massy Holdings rose 1 cent in closing at $3.56 with investors trading 278,271 stock units. Medcorp remained at $45, with a mere two shares changing hands, National Enterprises gained 7 cents to finish at $2.42 with investors trading 622,882 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.49, with an exchange of 71,021 units. NCB Financial dropped 4 cents to $1.93 after 30,000 stock units passed through the market, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.35 with a transfer of 105,000 shares, Republic Financial climbed 50 cents to close at $105.50, following trading of 1,328 stock units. Scotiabank increased 5 cents to finish at $48.30 in an exchange of 1,795 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 5 cents to end at $5.75 with investors swapping 50,435 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.74 after an exchange of 30,100 stocks and Unilever Caribbean rose $1.14 to $15.24 with 1,290 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading drops on JSE USD Market 

February 12, 2026 by
Trading declined on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 5 percent fall in volume at a 37 percent lower value than on Wednesday, with only eight active securities, for the day, down from 12 on Wednesday, with prices of six rising and two ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 668,102 shares for US$40,675 down from 702,385 units with a value of US$64,328 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 83,513 shares at US$5,084 compared to 58,532 stock units at US$5,361 on Wednesday, with the month to date averaging 81,508 units at US$7,479, with a moderate increase from 81,299 stock units at US$7,728 on the previous day compared to January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index rose 0.58 points to cease trading at 254.22. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none 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 9.8. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden rallied 1 cent and ended at 21 US cents in an exchange of 500 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share rose 0.39 of a cent to 3.39 US cents with 20 stocks passing through the market, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1 with investors trading 6 shares. Proven Investments advanced 0.88 of one cent to 8.88 US cents with 277,186 stocks clearing the market, Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents after an exchange of 1,600 units, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.86 of one cent to finish at 6.95 US cents with traders dealing in 46,886 shares and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.23 of a cent and ended at 4.4 US cents with 341,876 units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% climbed US$1 to US$11 with investors dealing in 28 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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