Trading climbs the Trinidad Stock Exchange


Stocks traded on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange jumped 184 percent on Tuesday, valued 328 percent more than on Monday. Trading resulted in 23 securities changing hands, up from 21 on Monday, ending with the prices of four rising, nine declining and 10 ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 385,821 shares for $2,456,283, an increase from 135,644 stock units at $573,594 on Monday.
An average of 16,775 shares were traded for $106,795, well above 6,459 units at $27,314 on Monday. Trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 11,558 shares at $121,488 well aligned to 11,172 units at $122,573 on the previous day and well below an average for October of 34,584 shares at $266,203.
The Composite Index increased 3.73 points to 950.26, the All T&T Index gained 6.86 points to close at 1,375.23, the SME Index remained at 96.18 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.05 points to close at 69.32.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini skidded 10 cents in closing at $62.40 with 578 shares passing through the market, Angostura Holdings sank 40 cents to $12.65 after an exchange of 72 stock units, Ansa McAl ended at $43.50 with 114 shares changing hands. Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $31.45 after an exchange of just one stock, AS Bryden remained at $1.98 with after a transfer of 58 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund shed $1.45 to finish at $23.55 with 50 stocks crossing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 1 cent to $8.30 with investors trading 20,000 units, First Citizens Group climbed 85 cents to $34.25 with 8,601 shares switching owners, GraceKennedy ended at $3.52 with traders dealing in 267 stock units. Guardian Holdings lost 5 cents in closing at $14.45 as investors exchanged 30 shares, JMMB Group popped 5 cents to finish at 80 cents after a transfer of 10 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $3.60 with investors swapping 97,688 stocks. Medcorp dipped $3.50 to $48 with an exchange of 69 units, National Enterprises remained at $1.65 with 20,852 stocks clearing the market, National Flour Mills fell 5 cents in closing at $1.50 with investors trading 16,727 shares. NCB Financial remained at $1.93 in an exchange of 168,613 stock units, One Caribbean Media dropped 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.29, with 3,150 units crossing the market, Republic Financial sank $2 to close at a 52 weeks low of $102 after an exchange of 5,514 stocks. Scotiabank advanced 19 cents to $45.29 in trading 698 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $2.95 with 8,670 shares crossing the exchange, Trinidad Cement slipped 6 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $1.80 with investors dealing in 2,469 stock units. Unilever Caribbean ended at $18 in an exchange of 31,476 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $3 in the trading of 114 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trades shrink on the Main Market


Investors’ focus was on money while trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, resulting in the value of stocks trading holding close to Friday’s level, even as the volume plunged sharply by 88 percent, with Caribbean Cement, the main contributor to the near stability in the value of trading, but it only contributed 12 percent of the volume. Similar to Friday, the market ended with trading in 60 securities, with prices of 22 rising, 21 declining and 17 ending left unchanged, as one stock traded at a 52 weeks low.

The market closed with 10,381,875 shares ending with an exchange of $197,316,364 after tumbling from 86,348,623 units at $209,695,547 on Friday.
Trading averaged 173,031 shares for $3,288,606, after falling from 1,439,144 stocks at $3,494,926 on Friday. Trading for the month to date, averages 249,752 stocks at $1,803,870 compared to 255,068 shares worth $1,701,002 on the previous trading day and October with an average of 210,503 stock units at $1,467,012.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.85 million shares for 37.1 percent of total volume, followed by Caribbean Cement, ending with 1.27 million units for 12.3 percent of the day’s trade and Supreme Ventures with 967,770 stock units for 9.3 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,646.34 points to close trading at 357,470.53, the JSE Main Index gained 1,982.26 points to 314,469.20 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.65 points to settle at 64.31. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 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 13.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on 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 activity, Caribbean Cement declined $5.40 to $101.50 as investors exchanged 1,274,258 shares, with Caribbean Producers declining by 41 cents to $7.06 after an exchange of 77,796 stocks, Carreras sank 53 cents and ended at $17.26 with traders dealing in 938,378 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained $7.31 to close at $45.82 with 310 stock units crossing the market, First Rock Real Estate popped 93 cents in closing at $11.05 with investors trading 190 units, Jamaica Broilers rallied 35 cents to finish at $17.60 with an exchange of 99,206 stocks. Jamaica Producers lost 56 cents and ended at $22 with 15,731 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 78 cents to $11.20 in trading 522 shares, JMMB Group increased 90 cents to finish at $17.80 after an exchange of 186,969 stock units. Kingston Wharves sank 80 cents to end at $29 with investors dealing in 55,599 shares, Margaritaville aded $1.74 in closing at $13.31 with a transfer of 5 units, Massy Holdings rose 95 cents to close at $77.45 with 18,238 stocks crossing the market. Mayberry Jamaican Equities added 99 cents to end at $8.99, with 4,505 stocks changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose $5.74 to $43.99, with the swapping of just 2 shares, NCB Financial rallied 88 cents to $40.65 in an exchange of 17,042 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund skidded $1.25 to finish at $6.31 with 1,186 stocks passing through the market, Scotia Group increased $1.79 to close at $51.99 in an exchange of 2,021 stock units, Seprod climbed $1.97 to end at $81.98 with 599 shares clearing the market and Supreme Ventures dropped 42 cents in closing at $15.92 with investors trading 967,770 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

T&TSE winners & losers in tight waltz


Stocks closed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with winners and losers tightly matched, following trading in 21 securities, up from 18 on Friday. The prices of seven stocks rose, six declined, and eight remained unchanged. The volume of stocks traded more than doubled, jumping by 102 percent, with an 8 percent lower value than on Friday.

The market closed with trading of 135,644 shares for $573,594 after rising from just 67,273 stock units at $620,755 on Friday.
An average of 6,459 shares was traded at $27,314, after an increase from 3,737 stock units for $34,486 on Friday.  Trading for the month to date averages 11,172 shares for $122,573, which is closely aligned with 11,513 units at $129,472 on the previous day and below the average for October amounting to 34,584 shares at $266,203.
The Composite Index rose 1.01 points to 946.53, the All T&T Index gained 1.29 points to 1,368.37, the SME Index fell 0.12 points to end at 96.18 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.10 points to 69.27.
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 the market, Agostini remained at $62.50 with 509 shares crossing the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $13.05 after trading 87 stock units, Ansa McAl sank $1.25 to end at $43.50 after an exchange of 133 shares. AS Bryden remained at $1.98 with the trading of 505 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank dipped by just 1 cent to close trading at $8.29 after an exchange of 486 units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.50 with a transfer of 272 stocks. Eric Solis Marketing closed at $3.99 with investors dealing in 5 units, First Citizens Group sank 85 cents to $33.40 with 1,282 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings gained 19 cents to close at $14.50 with investors trading 172 stock units. JMMB Group remained at 75 cents after switching ownership of 66,557 shares, Massy Holdings rose 5 cents in closing at $3.60 with traders dealing in 21,839 units, Medcorp climbed $3.44 to finish at $51.50 as investors exchanged 25 stocks. National Enterprises lost 14 cents and ended at $1.65 with 101 stocks passing through the market, National Flour Mills popped 5 cents to $1.55 after an exchange of 15,587 shares, NCB Financial rallied 2 cents to close at $1.93 with investors swapping 5,999 units. Republic Financial shed $1 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $104 after an exchange of 749 stock units, Scotiabank increased 11 cents in closing at $45.10 following trading of 2,787 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 5 cents to end at $2.95 with an exchange of 6,831 shares. Trinidad Cement fell 2 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.86 with 5,962 units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $18 after a transfer of 4,056 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $3 with 1,700 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Innovative trading hits JSE Main Market


Innovative Energy took control of trading on Friday, with 81 percent of the stocks exchanged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, resulting in the overall volume changing hands surging 911 percent and the value climbing 21 percent compared with Thursday. Trading activity led to 60 securities changing hands, down from 61 on Thursday, with stocks rising and falling in a relatively tight embrace with prices of 25 rising, 27 declining and eight ending unchanged.

Trading ended the day with an exchange of 86,348,623 shares worth $209,695,547, with a solid increase from 8,541,634 stocks at $172,991,340 on Thursday.
The average trade ended at 1,439,144 shares at $3,494,926, rising from 140,027 stock units worth $2,835,924 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date, an average of 255,068 units at $1,701,002, from 166,923 units $1,567,459 on the previous day and October with an average of 210,503 stock units at $1,467,012.
Innovative Energy led trading with 70.20 million shares for 81.3 percent of total volume, followed by Supreme Ventures, with 5.62 million stock units for 6.5 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 4.50 million units for 5.2 percent of the overall volume traded, JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028, closed with 1.74 million shares for 2 percent of the volume traded and Wigton Energy with 1.25 million stocks for 1.4 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 2,581.50 points to settle at 355,824.19, the JSE Main Index sank 1,401.44 points to 312,486.94 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.78 points to finish at 63.66. 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 of 13.2. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE 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 $1.78 and ended at $31.98 after 308 shares were traded, Barita Investments lost 99 cents to close at $77 after a transfer of 276 units, Caribbean Cement climbed $1.90 to finish at $106.90 with 49,314 shares clearing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $6.49 to end at $38.51 with 5,426 shares changing hands, General Accident rose 43 cents in closing at $6.43 with a mere one unit changing hands, GraceKennedy advanced $1 to close at $73 with trader of 23,646 stock units. Guardian Holdings popped $4.11 to $370 with 54 units passing through the market, Jamaica Broilers skidded 87 cents to close at $17.25 with investors dealing in 424,262 shares, Jamaica Producers gained 46 cents in closing at $22.56 after an exchange of 2,567 stock units. Kingston Properties rallied 88 cents to finish at $9 with traders dealing in 624 shares, Kingston Wharves increased 80 cents and ended at $29.80 in an exchange of 2,211 units,  Massy Holdings popped 50 cents to end at $76.50 with investors trading 2,501 stocks. Mayberry Group fell 58 cents in closing at $6.56 after an exchange of 10,001 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 99 cents to $8 after trading of 61,576 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined $6.75 to a 52 weeks low of $38.25 as investors exchanged a mere 8 stock units. Proven Investments rallied 80 cents to finish at $15.90 in trading 56 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 44 cents and ended at $7.56 after an exchange of 4,229 units, Seprod dropped $1.94 to end at $80.01 with a transfer of 1,712 stocks. Supreme Ventures rose $1.17 in closing at $16.34 with 5,617,017 units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 50 cents to $12.50 with investors trading 10,689 shares and Wisynco Group sank 71 cents to finish at $19.19 with 38,447 stock units passing through the market.In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share gained $3.20 and ended at $21.34 with investors swapping 20 shares, Jamaica Public Service 7% slipped 50 cents to end at $42 with traders switching ownership of 2,867 units, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% lost $1 to close at $2,599 with investors dealing in 85 stocks. 138 Student Living preference share climbed $5 to $230 in an exchange of 8 stock units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% slipped $100 in closing at $1,055 with investors swapping a mere one share and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $1 to end at $106 in an exchange of 45 stocks.

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

Trading drops again on Trinidad Exchange


Winning stocks edged out losing ones, on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with trading in 18 securities, down from 19 on Thursday and ended with prices of six stocks rising, four declining and eight ended firm, as the volume of stocks traded fell by 30 percent, and the value down 42 percent compared to trading on Thursday.

The market closed with trading of 67,273 shares for $620,755, after falling from 96,455 stocks at $1,065,726 on Thursday.
An average of 3,737 shares was traded at $34,486, slipping from 5,077 units at $56,091 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 11,513 shares at $129,472, down from 12,028 stock units at $135,756 on the previous day and an average for October of 34,584 shares at $266,203.
The Composite Index gained 7.34 points to settle at 945.52, the All T&T Index rallied 14.59 points to settle at 1,367.08, the SME Index remained unchanged at 96.30 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.08 points to cease trading at 69.17.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini increased 10 cents in closing at $62.50 as investors traded 321 shares, Angostura Holdings climbed $1.05 to end at $13.05, with an exchange of 110 units, Ansa Merchant Bank rose 5 cents to close at $31.45, with trading of a mere 5 shares. AS Bryden ended trading of 1,275 stocks at $1.98, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $25 after an exchange of 10 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.30 with investors trading 2,755 units. First Citizens Group declined 24 cents to $34.25 with 782 stocks passing through the market, GraceKennedy gained 1 cent to close at $3.52 with a transfer of 500 shares, Guardian Holdings sank 19 cents and ended at $14.31 after trading of 165 stock units. JMMB Group remained at 75 cents with 600 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.55 after a transfer of 26,133 units, National Enterprises popped 25 cents in closing at $1.79 with investors dealing in 20,023 stocks. National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 after an exchange of 157 stock units, NCB Financial slipped 1 cent in closing at $1.91 in trading 1,000 shares, Republic Financial advanced 50 cents to end at $105 with 1,143 stock units changing hands. Scotiabank fell 1 cent to $44.99 with investors trading 2,602 units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $18 with 9,592 stocks switching owners and West Indian Tobacco remained at $3 with 100 shares clearing the market.

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

Value trade spikes on JSE Main Market


Stocks were in increased demand in Thursday’s trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in a sharp, 265 percent jump in the value traded over Wednesday, with GraceKennedy accounting for $80.8 million, as the volume of stocks lagged far behind with just a 13 percent rise. Trading activity resulted in 61 securities changing hands compared with 62 on Wednesday, with prices of 26 rising, 24 declining and 11 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 8,541,634 shares trading for $172,991,340 after increasing from 7,545,813 stock units for just $47,368,831 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 140,027 shares at $2,835,924, up from the 121,707 stock units at $764,013 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date, averages 166,923 stock units at $1,567,459 compared with 169,126 shares at $1,463,598 on the previous day and October with an average of 210,503 stock units at $1,467,012.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.59 million shares for 30.4 percent of total volume, followed by Supreme Ventures ending with 1.46 million stock units for 17.1 percent of the day’s trade and GraceKennedy with 1.12 million units for 13.1 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 672.77 points in ending at 358,405.69, the JSE Main Index advanced 937.05 points to 313,888.38 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.85 points to 64.44. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on 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 shed $3.34 to close at $30.20 with investors trading 500 shares, Berger Paints gained 71 cents to end at $6.41 with 1,101 stocks passing through the market, Carreras rose 68 cents to $17.93 with investors trading 80,103 units. Eppley rallied by $3.99 in closing at $34.99 with 246 shares switching ownership, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $1 and ended at $45 with 271 stock units changing hands, General Accident fell 82 cents to finish at $6 with investors dealing in just 5,494 shares. GraceKennedy dropped $1.90 to $72 after an exchange of 1,119,768 stocks, Jamaica Broilers sank $1.73 to end at $18.12 with 107,286 units crossing the market, JMMB Group dipped 35 cents in closing at $17.05 with an exchange of 28,197 stock units. Kingston Properties sank 88 cents to finish at $8.12 after 69 shares were traded, , Mayberry Group increased 59 cents and ended at $7.14 in an exchange of 2,097 stock units, Proven Investments skidded $1.09 to close at $15.10 with investors swapping 7,149 units. Sagicor Group popped 78 cents to $39.92 with a transfer of 6,059 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 50 cents to end at $8 as investors exchanged 9,954 shares, Scotia Group slipped 50 cents to end at $50.50 after a transfer of 5,386 stocks. Seprod advanced $1.95 in closing at $81.95 with traders dealing in 4,813 units, Supreme Ventures declined $2.68 to close at $15.17 in an exchange of 1,459,534 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments fell 35 cents to finish at $12 after closing with an exchange of 27,919 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped 50 cents to $42.50 after 2,303 units changed hands, 138 Student Living preference share dropped $30 to end at $225 with 50 stocks passing through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $15.15 in closing at $101 after 901 stock units crossed the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading dives on Trinidad Stock Exchange


Investors continue to pull back from trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, leading to a 62 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, valued 48 percent lower than on Wednesday. Trading finished with 19 securities being exchanged compared with 17 on Wednesday and ended with prices of five stocks advancing, eight declining and six ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 96,455 shares for $1,065,726 after sliding from 256,522 stock units at $2,069,104 on Wednesday.
An average of 5,077 shares were traded at $56,091, having fallen from 15,090 units at $121,712 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averaged 12,028 shares at $135,756 compared with 12,550 units at $141,738 on the previous day and an average for October of 34,584 shares at $266,203.
The Composite Index advanced 1.34 points to 938.18, the All T&T Index gained 3.46 points to wrap-up trading at 1,352.49, the SME Index remained unchanged at 96.30 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.13 points to settle at 69.25.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini dropped 10 cents to end at $62.40 with 3,730 shares crossing the market, Ansa McAl gained $4.75 to $44.75, in swapping 1,655 stock units, Ansa Merchant Bank lost 5 cents to close at $31.40 after exchanging 10 shares. AS Bryden rose 11 cents in closing at $1.98 in trading a mere one stock, CIBC Caribbean Bank climbed 2 cents to finish at $8.30 with 1,000 stock units crossing the market, First Citizens Group declined 1 cent and ended at $34.49 with traders dealing in 1,673 stocks. Guardian Holdings ended at $14.50 as investors exchanged 126 shares, JMMB Group remained at 75 cents with 514 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings sank 3 cents to close at $3.55 as 66,338 units crossed the exchange. Medcorp skidded $1.94 to finish at $48.06 with investors dealing in a mere share, National Enterprises ended at $1.54 after traders exchanged 3,703 stocks, National Flour Mills sank 2 cents to end at $1.50 with 1,915 units passing through the market. NCB Financial dipped 1 cent to $1.92 with an exchange of 500 stock units, Prestige Holdings popped 52 cents to end at $13.52, after closing with 1,230 shares, Republic Financial fell $1.49 in closing at $104.50 with investors trading 1,522 stocks. Scotiabank rallied 10 cents and ended at $45 in an exchange of 2,844 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $18 trading 7,692 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $3 after an exchange of 2,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading slumps on the Trinidad Exchange


A retreat from trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday resulted in a 23 percent fall in the volume of stocks changing hands, valued 25 percent less than on Tuesday. Investors exchanged 17 securities compared to 18 on Tuesday, resulting in prices of four stocks rising, six declining and seven ended firm.

The market closed with trading in 256,522 shares for $2,069,104, with a slide from 331,499 stock units at $2,761,359 on Tuesday.
An average of 15,090 shares was traded at $121,712, after falling from 18,417 units at $153,409 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 12,550 shares at $141,738, aligned with 12,367 units at $143,182 on the previous day and an average for October of 34,584 shares at $266,203.
The Composite Index rose 0.75 points to end at 936.84, the All T&T Index gained 2.41 points to close at 1,349.03, the SME Index remained at 96.30 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.15 points to close at 69.38.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini ended at $62.50 in trading 750 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $40 with 1,469 stock units passing through the market, Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $31.45 with investors trading 9 stocks. AS Bryden gained 7 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $1.87 in an exchange of 15 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank fell 2 cents to finish at $8.28 after trading of 1,010 stock units, First Citizens Group rose $1.50 in closing at $34.50 with 2,015 shares clearing the market. GraceKennedy ended at $3.51 with investors trading 1,388 units, JMMB Group fell 4 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of 75 cents with an exchange of 13,806 stocks, Massy Holdings skidded 2 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.58 with 31,074 stock units crossing the market. National Enterprises ended at $1.54 with traders dealing in 18,208 shares, National Flour Mills slipped 3 cents to end at $1.52 in an exchange of 8,974 stock units, NCB Financial remained at $1.93 with 154,400 stock units crossing the market. Republic Financial rallied 99 cents to $105.99 with a transfer of 8,691 stock units, Scotiabank dropped $1.10 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $44.90 after an exchange of 10,136 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 10 cents to end at $2.90 with 1,800 stock units crossing the exchange. Unilever Caribbean shed 35 cents in closing at $18 with investors dealing in 2,177 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $3 after an exchange of 600 stock units.

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

Trading drops on the JSE USD market


The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed on Tuesday, with a 60 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, accompanied by a 68 percent lower value than on Monday, resulting in an exchange of eight securities, compared with seven on Monday, with prices of three rising, four declining and one ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 146,298 shares for US$5,051, sinking from 363,093 stock units at US$15,846 on Monday.
Trading averaged 18,287 shares valued at US$631, dropping from 51,870 stock units at US$2,264 on Monday, with a month to date average of 28,794 units at US$1,530 compared with 29,738 shares at US$1,611 on the previous day and October with an average of 35,022 units for US$2,855.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 2.39 points to 196.05. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four 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 9.4. The PE ratio is calculated by dividing the last traded price by projected earnings, as determined by ICInsider.com for companies with a financial year end, around August 2026.
At the close of the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy sank 5.03 cents to end at 39.97 US cents as investors exchanged a mere one share, Productive Business Solutions climbed 6 cents to 80 US cents with 20 stock units clearing the market, Proven Investments increased 1 cent to close at 10 US cents after an exchange of 54 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.6 of one cent to finish at 7 US cents with investors trading 7,500 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share lost 0.96 of one cent and ended at 5.43 US cents with ownership of 3,509 stocks being changed and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.02 of a cent in closing at 2.74 US cents as investors swapped 134,596 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% dipped 9.99 cents to US$1.05 with an exchange of 616 units and AS Bryden ended at US$1 with 2 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Grace pushes JSE market value higher


Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market declined on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded falling by 37 percent compared to Friday. The total value of trades surged by a solid 288 percent, with Grace Kennedy delivering the bulk of the sum, following trading in 60 securities, up from 56 on Friday. At the close, 24 stocks advanced, 22 declined, and 14 remained unchanged after Jamaica Broilers, JMMB Group and Salada Foods hit 52 weeks intraday lows and Caribbean Cement hit an intraday 52 weeks high.

Total volume of stocks traded was 14,728,053 shares, with a total value traded of $264,196,081, in comparison to 23,221,916 shares valued at $68,128,306.
The Average traded volume was 245,468 shares at an average trade value of $4,403,268, compared to Friday’s averages 414,677 shares at $1,216,577.
Month-to-date, the average stands at 174,975 units at $1,458,279 compared with 167,463 shares at $1,144,426 on the previous day. For October, the average of stocks traded was 210,503 shares at $1,467,012.
Top Traded Stocks include:

  • Transjamaican Highway: 5.09 million shares, with 34.6 percent of total volume.
  • Wigton Energy: 2.81 million shares with 19.1 percent of the market trades.
  • GraceKennedy: 2.57 million shares with 17.5 percent of the overall volume.
  • JMMB 9.5 percent: 1.12 million shares for 7.6 percent of market share.

The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 1,889.47 points to wrap up trading at 357,241.90, the JSE Main Index rose 1,075.02 points to conclude trading at 312,472.99 and the JSE Financial Index sank 0.61 points to finish at 62.97. 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 13.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of a day of active trading, AS Bryden popped $3.50 and ended at $34.50 with traders dealing in 15 shares, Barita Investments shed 59 cents to $77.90 with 557 stocks clearing the market, Caribbean Cement lost $3.89 to finish at $100.11 in trading 135,568 units, after the price hit a high of $121, triggering the circuit breaker. At the close, there was minimal stocks on offer. Caribbean Producers increased 52 cents to close at $7.64 with 3,554 shares crossing the exchange, Eppley climbed $1 to end at $35 with a transfer of 5,727 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund skidded $2 in closing at $40 after trading of 1,034 shares. General Accident sank 60 cents to $6.20 as traders exchanged 1,001 units, GraceKennedy rose $3.46 to finish at $72.45 with investors trading 2,572,647 stocks, Guardian Holdings dropped $25.90 and ended at $320.10 with 55 stock units crossing the market. Jamaica Producers sank 53 cents to end at $22 after an exchange of 290,668 shares, JMMB Group gained $1.21 in closing at $18 with 318,800 stock units changing hands, Kingston Properties rallied 85 cents to close at $9 after an exchange of 2,758 units. Lasco Manufacturing dipped 44 cents to $6 with 547,815 stocks crossing the market, Massy Holdings advanced $1 to end at $76 as investors exchanged 13,047 shares, Sagicor Group rose 71 cents in closing at $40, with an exchange of 3,221 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 51 cents to finish at $7.50 with an exchange of 300 units, Seprod fell $1.95 and ended at $80 with 3,978 stocks passing through the market, Supreme Ventures popped 55 cents to close at $18 with investors dealing in 33,706 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance increased by 90 cents to $9.40 in an exchange of 51,785 shares.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share climbed $31.45 and ended at $255 with investors trading 16 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments 10 percent declined $2 to end at $106 with 1,837 stocks switching owners and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $3.90 in closing at $101 after a transfer of 1,131 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.