Trading drops as JSE Main Market rises


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with a 42 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded with the value 20 percent lower than on Wednesday, following an exchange of 60 securities compared with 62 on Wednesday, with prices of 27rising, 18 declining and 15 ending unchanged and resulted in gains for the major market indices of the JSE Main Market.

The market closed with trading of 10,363,654 shares at $145,134,187 compared with 17,740,083 stocks at $182,300,899 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 172,728 shares at $2,418,903, down from 286,130 stocks with a value of $2,940,337 on Wednesday. Trading month to date ended with an average of 182,882 units at $1,497,201, which is well aligned with 183,568 shares at $1,434,994 on the previous day but below September that closed with an average of 383,823 stock units at $3,398,543.
JMMB Group led trading with 6.33 million shares for 61 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway which ended with 1.26 million units for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB 9.5% with 648,687 stocks for 6.3 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,550.84 points to wrap up trading at 363,372.53, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,541.93 points to settle at 320,562.15 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.17 points to conclude trading at 66.16. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 13.5. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of market activities, Caribbean Cement advanced by $2.50 to $92.50 with the trading of 6,926 shares, Carreras rose 49 cents to end at $18.49 after an exchange of 109,716 stock units, Eppley lost 50 cents to finish at $34.50 in trading 183 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $2.38 and ended at $41, with 145 units crossing the market, First Rock Real Estate declined $1.79 to end at $10.20 with traders dealing in 308 stock units, GraceKennedy shed $1 in closing at $71 as investors exchanged 21,132 shares. Guardian Holdings increased $10 to $370 after a transfer of 14 units, Jamaica Broilers sank $1 to finish at $23.50 with investors trading 181,268 stocks, Kingston Properties slipped 89 cents and ended at $8.11, with 4,574 stock units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings climbed $1.48 to end at $76.50 with a transfer of 1,347 shares, NCB Financial popped 37 cents in closing at $41.85, with 48,760 units changing hands, Pan Jamaica fell $1.72 to close at $48.03 in an exchange of 19,910 stocks. Seprod skidded $2.53 to $77.05, with 11,182 stock units clearing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 54 cents in closing at $8.49 in switching ownership of 2,179 shares.

In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share sank $39.85 to end at with a mere 8 stock units $220.15 crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% dropped $4.90 to finish at $100 with an exchange of 10,041 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE Main Market trading jumps


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with a 51 percent jump in the volume of stocks changing hands, valued 235 percent more than on Tuesday, with trading in 62 securities compared with 61 on Tuesday, with prices of 21 rising, 25 declining and 16 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 17,740,083 shares trading worth $182,300,899 compared to 11,741,183 stock units at $54,384,733 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 286,130 shares at $2,940,337 compared to 192,478 stocks at $891,553 on Tuesday and for the month to date, an average of 183,568 units valued at $1,434,994 compared with 175,879 shares at $1,322,139, on the previous day and September with an average of 383,823 stock units at $3,398,543.
Carreras led trading with 3.31 million shares for 18.7 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund, with 3.0 million stocks for 16.9 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 2.48 million stocks for 14 percent of the volume traded, Wigton Energy closed with 2.41 million units for 13.6 percent of the days total volume and Wisynco Group with 1.71 million units for 9.6 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 4,239.29 points to end at 361,821.69, the JSE Main Index declined 3,408.36 points to 319,020.22 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.61 points to close at 65.99. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 16 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings that are forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around  August 2026.
At the close of market activity, Caribbean Cement popped 50 cents to finish at $90 after an exchange of 141,856 shares, Carreras dipped 61 cents and ended at $18 with investors trading 3,311,138 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $3.38 to $38.62 in switching ownership of 10 shares. First Rock Real Estate gained 45 cents to end at $11.99 with investors trading 651 units, GraceKennedy rose $1 in closing at $72, with 128,914 stocks crossing the market, Guardian Holdings skidded $13 to close at $360 with an exchange of 572 shares. Kingston Wharves sank 90 cents to $28.80 with 128,927 stock units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 43 cents to finish at $6.26 after an exchange of 127,683 units, Massy Holdings fell $2.48 and ended at $75.02 with investors swapping 217,602 stocks. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined 49 cents to close at $42.50 after a transfer of 500 units, NCB Financial advanced $1.48 to end at $41.48, with trading of 30,851 shares, Pan Jamaica rallied $1.74 in closing at $49.75 in an exchange of 21,692 stock units and Wisynco Group shed 45 cents to $20, with 1,710,620 stocks clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% lost 41 cents to close at $44.08 in trading 1,058 units, 138 Student Living preference share increased $20 in closing at $260 after just 51 stocks crossing the exchange and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% climbed $7.48 to finish at $1,160 with a transfer of a mere two shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading surges on JSE USD market


Trading surged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Wednesday, with a 467 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with a 371 percent climb in value over Tuesday, resulting from an exchange of eight securities, compared with nine on Tuesday, with prices of four rising, one declining and three ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 787,325 shares for US$33,574, up sharply from just 138,842 stocks at US$7,128 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 98,416 shares at US$4,197, well above the 15,427 stocks at US$792 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 43,352 units at US$3,438, marginally ahead of 39,681 stocks at US$3,387 on the previous day compared to September that ended with an average of 127,542 units for US$6,557.
The US Denominated Equities Index shed 0.20 points to close trading at 193.62. 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 P/E ratio, one of the most popular measures used to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.2. The P/E ratio is calculated based on last traded prices, divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share inched 0.72 of one cent higher to 3.2 US cents with an exchange of 10 shares, Productive Business Solutions remained at 70 US cents, with a mere 4 stocks crossing the exchange, Proven Investments popped 0.78 of one cent to 10.28 US cents with investors trading 1,493 shares. Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents in an exchange of 15,708 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.78 of a cent and ended at 7 US cents, with 144,587 stock units clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.09 of one cent to finish at 2.77 US cents with an exchange of 624,021 units.
In the preference segment, AS Bryden ended at US$1 after 1,002 shares passed through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% rose 5 cents to US$10 in trading 500 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Modest JSE USD Market trades


The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed on Tuesday, following the National Heroes holiday break, with a 59 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a 41 percent greater value than on Friday, resulting in an exchange of nine securities, up from seven on Friday with prices of two rising, four declining and three ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 138,842 shares for US$7,128 compared to 87,247 stocks at $5,061 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 15,427 shares at US$792, up from 12,464 stocks at US$723 on Friday, with a month to date average of 39,681 stock units at US$3,387, compared with 41,647 stocks at US$3,597 on the previous day and September, with an average of 127,542 units for US$6,557.
The US Denominated Equities Index dipped 0.55 points to conclude trading at 193.82. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most frequently used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.1. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of a moderate trading session, Margaritaville slipped 1 cent to finish at 7 US cents with investors trading 10 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained 4.48 cents and ended at 49.32 US cents, with 227 stock units clearing the market, Productive Business Solutions dipped 3 cents to 70 US cents with traders dealing in 6 shares. Proven Investments lost 0.5 of one cent in closing at 9.5 US cents as investors exchanged 30,758 units, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents in trading 191 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 7.78 US cents after a transfer of 20,255 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share popped 0.01 of one cent to 6.39 US cents, with investors trading 2 shares and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.01 of a cent to finish at 2.68 US cents in an exchange of 87,392 stocks.

In the preference segment, AS Bryden remained at US$1, with just 1 stock unit crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE Main Market trading plunged


Trading ended with reduced activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, resulting in a 10 percent reduction in the volume of stocks traded and a 49 percent drop in value compared to trading on Tuesday, following an exchange of 54 securities, down from 59 on Tuesday, with prices of 21 rising, 25 declining and eight ending unchanged.

The market closed with 5,348,668 shares being traded with a value of a mere $27,352,412, after declining below the 6,807,392 stock units at $44,911,562 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 99,049 shares at $506,526 compared with 109,797 stocks at $724,380 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 164,910 units at $1,236,457, falling from 170,897 shares at $1,302,815 on the prior day and September with an average of 383,823 stock units at $3,398,543.
Wigton Energy led trading with 1.68 million shares for 31.4 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 1.40 million stock units for 26.2 percent of the day’s trade and Radio Jamaica chipped in with 437,785 stocks for 8.2 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 709.26 points to finish at 367,297.53, the JSE Main Index advanced by just 243.47 points to 322,529.59 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.27 points to 66.76. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four 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, AS Bryden popped $1.99 and ended at $37.27, with investors dealing in 1,985 shares, Barita Investments advanced by 90 cents to $82.90, with 5,037 stock units passing through the market, Caribbean Cement shed $2.84 to close at $89.27, after trading of 6,180 shares. Caribbean Producers sank 45 cents to end at $7.05 after a transfer of 8,386 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $3.40 in closing at $39 as investors exchanged 1,580 stocks, First Rock Real Estate rose $1.55 to finish at $11.75 with traders transferring 84 shares. GraceKennedy fell 50 cents and ended at $72.50 with investors swapping 1,503 stocks, Guardian Holdings slipped $15 to $360 with an exchange of 171 units, Jamaica Producers sank $1.25 to close at $23.25 with 58,130 stock units changing hands. Massy Holdings skidded 50 cents to finish at $77.50 after brokers executed an exchange of 854 shares, NCB Financial lost $1.05 to close at $40.90 with traders dealing in 48,479 units, Pan Jamaica dropped 75 cents to end at $49.25, with investors switching ownership of 29,009 stocks. Sagicor Group gained $1.28 to $41.49 after an exchange of 4,365 stock units, Scotia Group declined 98 cents to close at $55 in trading 30,928 shares, Seprod sank $1.06 to end at $78.60 with 2,015 units crossing the exchange. Supreme Ventures dropped 40 cents in closing at $18.40 with investors trading 209,850 stocks and Victoria Mutual Investments increased 42 cents to finish at $2.67 in an exchange of 121,608 stock units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% lost $7.48 and ended at $1,152.52, with 38 shares changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed 65 cents to $104.25 as traders cleared 205 stock units in the market and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $1.09 in closing at $105 after exchanging a mere one unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

More decline in trading TTSE stocks  


Stocks ended with losers edging of winners on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 55 percent, valued 46 percent less than on Tuesday, following trading in 20 securities on both Wednesday and Tuesday and ending with prices of four stocks rising, five declining and 11 ending firm.

The market closed with trading of just 80,635 shares for a mere $573,342, following tumbling from 180,176 units worth $1,068,207 on Tuesday.
An average of 4,032 shares were traded at $28,667 compared with 9,009 stock units at $53,410 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 50,288 shares at $388,161 below 54,736 units at $422,728 on the previous day and an average for September of 37,104 shares at $224,976.
At the close of trading, the Composite Index shed 0.94 points to wrap up trading at 990.59, the All T&T Index skidded 2.20 points to 1,440.23, the SME Index remained unchanged at 99.17 and the Cross-Listed Index climbed 0.06 points to close at 71.27.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Ansa McAl dropped $1.25 to end at $42.50 with a mere one share being traded, Ansa Merchant Bank sank $5.05 in closing at a 52 week low of $31.45 with a transfer of 7 units, AS Bryden slipped 13 cents to $2.33 with 35,554 stocks passing through the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 1 cent and ended at $8.47 with investors trading 27 shares, First Citizens Group popped 30 cents to finish at $36.80 with 225 stock units crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy ended at $3.49 in trading 87 shares. Guardian Holdings remained at $14 with 275 stock units changing hands, Guardian Media ended at 73 cents as investors exchanged 9,232 units, JMMB Group remained at 95 cents after closing with an exchange of 700 stocks. Massy Holdings remained at $3.65 in an exchange of 4,614 shares, National Enterprises ended at $2.10 with 1,369 stocks crossing the market, National Flour Mills slipped 1 cent to close at $1.60 after traders transferred 1,900 units. NCB Financial ended at $1.93 with investors swapping 2 stock units, Prestige Holdings increased $1.02 to end at $13.57 with an exchange of 465 shares, Republic Financial remained at $107 after trading 3,018 stocks. Scotiabank climbed 10 cents to finish at $48.80 after an exchange of 938 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3 with investors trading 15,000 stock units, Trinidad Cement fell 7 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.86 after an exchange of 4,075 shares. Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.75 with investors dealing in 180 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.08 as traders exchanged 2,966 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Investors dump T&T Stock Exchange stocks


Falling stocks overwhelmed winners on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, following activity in 20 securities compared with 22 on Monday and ending with prices of just three stocks rising, 10 declining and seven ending firm, after an 81 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, with an 80 percent drop in the value compared with Monday.

The market closed with trading of a mere 180,176 shares valued at $1,068,207, after slumping from 942,411 stock units at $5,340,668 on Monday.
An average of 9,009 shares were traded at $53,410, after declining from 42,837 units at $242,758 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 54,736 shares at $422,728 compared with 59,601 units at $462,017 on the prior day and an average for September of 37,104 shares at $224,976.
The Composite Index dropped 6.03 points to settle at 991.53, the All T&T Index fell 10.05 points to close trading at 1,442.43, the SME Index remained at 99.17 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.24 points to settle at 71.21.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini ended at $67 after trading 11 shares, Angostura Holdings popped 10 cents to finish at $13.10 after traders exchanged 783 stocks, Ansa McAl remained at $43.75 with a transfer of 7 shares. AS Bryden dropped 21 cents in closing at $2.46 with investors swapping 11,007 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $23 with an exchange of 1,135 units, First Citizens Group sank $1.19 to close at a 52 weeks low of $36.50 with 3,308 stocks crossing the market. Guardian Holdings ended at $14 in an exchange of 8,385 shares, JMMB Group declined 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of 95 cents with investors trading 6,000 units, L.J. Williams B share shed 13 cents to close at $1.05 with 100 stock units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings fell 9 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $3.65 with investors trading 52,563 shares, National Enterprises slipped 2 cents in closing at $2.10 with traders switching ownership of 2,425 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 after closing with an exchange of 1,000 units. One Caribbean Media lost 13 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.82 with traders dealing in 835 stock units, Point Lisas ended at $4.05 after a transfer of 900 shares, Republic Financial dipped 50 cents to finish at $107 with 1,372 units passing through the market. Scotiabank sank 30 cents to close at $48.70 in trading 429 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3 after an exchange of 77,779 stock units, Trinidad Cement gained 1 cent to end at $1.93, with investors dealing in 1,000 shares. Unilever Caribbean rose 15 cents to $13.75 with 10,875 stocks crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco skidded 2 cents to $4.08 in an exchange of 262 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Gains for Trinidad & Tobago stocks


The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange gained 13 points to close at 1,452.48 on the All T&T Index on Monday, with prices of seven stocks rising, five declining and 10 ending firm, following trading of 22 securities compared with 21 on Friday and ending with the volume of stocks traded declining by 16 percent, with a 78 percent lower value than on Friday.

The market closed with trading of 942,411 shares worth $5,340,668, sliding form 1,124,749 stock units at $23,750,909 on Friday.
An average of 42,837 shares were traded at $242,758 below 53,559 units at $1,130,996 on Friday.  Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 59,601 shares at $462,017 compared with 61,823 units at $491,077 on the previous day and an average for September of 37,104 shares at $224,976.
The Composite Index gained 10.01 points to settle at 997.56, the All T&T Index climbed 13.07 points to 1,452.48, the SME Index remained unchanged at 99.17 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.95 points to settle at 71.45.
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 the market, Angostura Holdings popped 25 cents and ended at $13 after a transfer of 31 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $43.75 with 198 units crossing the market, AS Bryden sank 7 cents in closing at $2.67 with traders exchanging 8,695 shares. Calypso Macro Investment Fund dropped 50 cents to end at $23 with investors swapping 927 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank lost 1 cent to close at $8.46 with an exchange of 160 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $19 after closing with trading of 16 shares. First Citizens Group rallied $1.19 to $37.69 with investors dealing in 19,709 units, GraceKennedy increased 9 cents to $3.49 with a transfer of 24 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $14 after an exchange of 1,368 stocks. Guardian Media remained at 73 cents in trading 2,809 units, JMMB Group remained at 99 cents after traders swapped 200 stocks, L.J. Williams B share ended at $1.18 with 1 share changing hands. Massy Holdings climbed 12 cents in closing at $3.74 with investors trading 201,042 stock units, Medcorp remained at $50 with brokers switching ownership of 10 shares, National Enterprises slipped 1 cent to finish at $2.12 with 72 stocks passing through the market. National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 after the trading of 14 units, Point Lisas ended at $4.05 with 686,378 stock units clearing the market, Prestige Holdings rose 5 cents to close at $12.55 as investors exchanged 10 shares. Republic Financial gained $1.27 to $107.50 with 2,044 stocks crossing the market, Scotiabank advanced 35 cents to finish at $49 with traders dealing in 15,439 units, Unilever Caribbean fell 15 cents and ended at $13.60 as 751 stock units crossed the exchange and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.10 with investors trading 2,513 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE Main Market trading plunges


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining a solid 48 percent and the value 51 percent less, compared with Thursday, with trading in 59 securities compared with 61 on Thursday. The market closed with prices of 22 stocks rising, 22 declining and 15 ending unchanged.

A total of 5,942,960 shares were exchanged, worth $53,615,109, well below the 11,483,563 stock units at $109,755,571 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 100,728 shares at $908,731, declining from 188,255 stocks at $1,799,272 on Thursday. For the month to date, trading ends with an average of 189,910 units at $1,476,778 compared with 202,619 shares at $1,557,732 on the prior day compared to September with an average of 383,823 stock units at $3,398,543.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.50 million shares for 25.3 percent of the total volume, followed by Kingston Wharves, with 707,805 stock units for 11.9 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 496,477 stocks for 8.4 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 878.07 points to finish at 366,588.27, the JSE Main Index gained 289.97 points to conclude trading at 322,286.12 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.34 points to finish at 67.03. 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 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, AS Bryden advanced $3.23 to $35.28 with 12,641 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement rose $4.11 to close at $92.11 with investors trading 31,469 stocks, Carreras rallied 79 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $18.40 with 159,902 shares changing hands. Eppley skidded 35 cents and ended at $35 with investors swapping 956 stock units, First Rock Real Estate lost $1.06 to end at $10.20 with a transfer of 4,468 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 63 cents in closing at $11.99 as investors exchanged 233,684 shares. Key Insurance dipped 36 cents to $1.89 after traders transferred 8,234 stocks, Sagicor Group sank 79 cents and ended at $40.21 with 16,008 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped 78 cents to close at $6.85 with investors trading 169,739 stock units. Supreme Ventures gained 80 cents to finish at $18.80 in an exchange of 52,952 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell 49 cents to end at $7.50 with traders dealing in 2,959 stock units and Wisynco Group dropped 44 cents in closing at $20.05 as traders exchanged 6,973 units
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $4.55 to $35, after 176 stocks cleared the market, 138 Student Living preference share declined $33 and ended at $220 with an exchange of 12 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% shed $1.15 to finish at $103.60 in trading 5 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

TTSE stocks slip into the end week


Falling stock prices beat out those rising on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, leading to declines in the main market indices following trading in 21 securities compared with 18 on Thursday and ending with prices of four stocks rising, eight declining and nine ended firm. The market closed with the volume of stocks traded spiking 166 percent and valued 201 percent more than on Thursday

The market closed with trading of 1,124,749 shares for $23,750,909 jumping from 422,900 stock units at $7,890,409 on Thursday.
An average of 53,559 shares were traded at $1,130,996 increasing from 23,494 units at $438,356 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 61,823 shares at $491,077 compared with 63,019 units at $398,403 on the previous day and an average for September of 37,104 shares at $224,976.
The Composite Index declined 1.56 points to settle at 987.55, the All T&T Index skidded 3.01 points to close at 1,439.41, the SME Index remained at 99.17 and the Cross-Listed Index was unchanged at 70.50.
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 ended at $67 with trading of just 6 shares,  Angostura Holdings rose 25 cents in closing at $12.75 with investors dealing in 236 units, AS Bryden fell 1 cent to $2.74 with 14,041 stocks crossing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank climbed 22 cents to finish at $8.47 with an exchange of 10 shares, First Citizens Group sank $1.20 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $36.50, after the trading of 380 stock units, GraceKennedy skidded 9 cents to close at $3.40 with 50 shares crossing the exchange. Guardian Media remained at 73 cents in trading 2,130 stocks, JMMB Group slipped 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks low of 99 cents after brokers exchanged 1,628 units, Massy Holdings dipped 9 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.62 with investors swapping 43,140 stock units. Medcorp ended at $50 in an exchange of a mere one share, National Enterprises rose 2 cents in closing at $2.13 with traders dealing in 500 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 after an exchange of 228 units. NCB Financial ended at $1.93 with 823,500 stocks crossing the market, Point Lisas lost 5 cents to end at $4.05 with an exchange of 1,390 units, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.50 and closed with an exchange of 5,370 stocks. Republic Financial shed $1.08 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $106.23 with a transfer of 201,286 stock units, Scotiabank declined 5 cents and ended at $48.65 with 1,000 stocks changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3 with the trading of 6,968 shares. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.92 with brokers switching ownership of 561 stock units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.75 after a transfer of 18,015 units and West Indian Tobacco advanced 30 cents and ended at $4.10 with investors trading 4,309 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.