Trading picked up on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, compared with Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 25 percent, and the value up by 115 percent. Nevertheless, trading remained at low levels with trading of 99,935 shares for $2,190,631 compared to 79,844 stock units at $1,019,294 on Thursday. The market closed with 21 securities trading compared with 24 on Thursday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, seven declining and nine ending firm.
The market closed with an average of just 4,759 shares being traded at $104,316, up from a mere 3,327 stocks worth $42,471 on Thursday. Trading month to date ended with an average of 69,166 shares at $404,923, down from 73,862 units at $426,841 on the previous day and well ahead of an average of 16,054 shares worth $137,863 for August.
The Composite Index climbed 2.21 points to end at 1,026.22, the All T&T Index advanced 0.84 points to 1,445.59, the SME Index rallied 0.45 points to end at 74.67 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 0.52 points to close at 80.96.
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At the close of the week, Agostini lost 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $48.90, after 15 stocks passed through the market, Ansa McAl ended at $45 with investors dealing in 705 units, Ansa Merchant Bank dropped 8 cents in closing at $28.25 with 1,000 shares crossing the exchange. 
CIBC Caribbean Bank climbed 30 cents to $8.30 in the swapping 1,167 stock units, Endeavour Holdings remained at $12.75, with 2 shares clearing the market, Eric Solis Marketing ended with 3,158 shares being traded and gained 63 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $4.80. First Citizens Group sat at $40 with trading 39,493 units, GraceKennedy gained 25 cents to $4.40 after an exchange of 3 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.20 with a transfer of 6,332 shares. JMMB Group remained at 84 cents as investors exchanged 2,106 stocks, Massy Holdings shed 2 cents to close at $3.46, after 21,262 units changed hands, Medcorp fell $1.54 to $42.20 in an exchange of 130 stock units. National Enterprises rose 21 cents to $4.57 with investors swapping 59 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.52 with an exchange of 2,292 stocks, Prestige Holdings slipped 50 cents and ended at $11.50, with 106 shares changing hands. 
Republic Financial remained at $112.03 in trading 1,162 stock units, Scotiabank ended at $48, with 529 shares crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 24 cents to end at $10.01 after a transfer of 461 units. Unilever Caribbean skidded 19 cents to $15 after closing with 7,739 stocks, West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.15 in an exchange of 12,187 stock units and West Indian Traders gained 1 cent and ended at $2.13 after trading of 17 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with only 6,123,360 shares trading for $88,487,284 after sliding from 10,593,921 stock units at $101,610,805 on Wednesday.
Trading closed with an average PE ratio of 15.7. ICInsider.com compiles the 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost $2.61 to $18.60 with 2 stocks crossing the market, Sagicor Group climbed $1.89 to close at $43.40 in switching ownership of 61,945 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased $1.43 to finish at $9.43 with 109 shares clearing the market and Seprod slipped $1.04 and ended at $73.96 9,595 shares.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 1,427.16 points to finish trading at 371,978.30, as the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,303.78 points to end at 435,830.76, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,364.68 points to end at 367,131.51, the Junior Market Index climbed by 17.04 points to 2,918.66 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.06 points to finish at 307.05.
Among the top losers, Massy Holdings lost $4.90 to end at $73.60, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell $2.61 to $18.60, Eppley declined $1.05 to end at $34.75, Seprod shed $1.04 in closing at $73.96, Barita Investments dropped 20 cents to $67.80 and Mayberry Group dipped 20 cents to finish at $5.00.
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The market closed with trading of just 79,844 shares for $1,019,294, after falling from 471,595 stocks at $2,920,326 on Wednesday.
AS Bryden ended at $1.50 after an exchange 230 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 30 cents to settle at $8 with a transfer of 1,002 shares, Endeavour Holdings fell by 75 cents to finish at $12.75 with investors dealing in 2,000 units. First Citizens Group closed at $40 with 1,278 stocks crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy skidded 19 cents in closing at $4.15 following trading in 22,000 stock units, Guardian Holdings popped 30 cents to end at $16.20 in an exchange of 5,043 shares. JMMB Group remained at 84 cents after trading of 5,001 units, Massy Holdings rallied 8 cents to finish at $3.48 in an exchange of 2,910 stocks, Medcorp fell 1 cent to close at $43.74 with a transfer of 3 stock units. National Enterprises dropped 20 cents to $4.36 in trading 11,752 shares, National Flour Mills dipped 4 cents to $1.52 after an exchange of 5,553 stock units, NCB Financial rose 21 cents in closing at $3.23 with 200 units changing hands. One Caribbean Media slipped 18 cents and ended at $1.50 after trading of 1,111 shares, Point Lisas remained at $7.25 with 26 shares clearing the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $12 in switching ownership of 1 stock unit. 
Republic Financial gained 3 cents to close at $112.03 with investors trading 295 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $48 with an exchange of 8,054 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.25 with 4,494 stocks crossing the market. Trinidad Cement advanced 30 cents to $2 after a transfer of 3,349 units, West Indian Tobacco climbed 8 cents to finish at $4.15 with investors trading just one share and West Indian Traders ended at $2.12 in an exchange of 390 stock units.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 1,747.59 points to 370,551.14, as the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,381.00 points to 434,526.98, the JSE Main Index dipped 1,322.46 points to end at 365,766.83, the Junior Market Index fell 67.31 points to finish at 2,901.62 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 6.06 points to close at 307.11.
Among the top losers, Guardian Holdings fell $28 to $350.00, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dipped $3.79 to $21.21, Sagicor Group lost $1.49 to finish at $41.51, Carreras shed 58 cents to close at $28.02 and Caribbean Producers shed 46 cents to end at $7.60.
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The market closed with trading of 7,703,163 shares for $10,200,830, after decreasing 8,413,693 units at $10,662,413 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Cargo Handlers fell $1.29 to close at $14.26 in an exchange of 9,005 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped by 10 cents to end at $1.70 with an exchange of 276,099 stocks, Caribbean Flavours gained 10 cents and ended at $1.20 with trading in 22,000 units. Derrimon Trading dipped by 12 cents to end at 82 cents in trading 413,512 stocks, Dolla Financial lost 9 cents to close at $3.50, with 72,634 units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove rose 35 cents to finish at $9.40 with investors dealing in 10,601 stocks. Elite Diagnostic skidded 18 cents and ended at $1.59 with 2,400 shares changing hands, Everything Fresh slipped 30 cents to $1.67 in an exchange of 17,320 stock units, Express Catering declined 16 cents to end at $1.80 with investors trading 351,690 shares. Fontana shed 10 cents in closing at $6.05 with an exchange of 25,759 stocks, Image Plus dropped 5 cents to finish at $1.25 with 3,302 units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas fell 12 cents to $2.07 following a transfer of 162,653 stock units. 
Jetcon Corporation skidded 8 cents to $4.39 with a transfer of 106,297 shares, JFP advanced by 11 cents to 46 cents as investors exchanged 12,592 stock units, Knutsford Express lost $1.15 to end at $7.49 with 6,051 units passing through the market. Mailpac Group shed 7 cents in closing at $2.30 after an exchange of 13,048 stocks, Omni Industries declined 5 cents to close at 90 cents with trading of 581,425 shares, Paramount Trading fell 6 cents to finish at 94 cents with 28,000 units crossing the exchange. RA Williams increased 15 cents to a 52 weeks high of 67 cents after a transfer of 790,055 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 18 cents to end at $1.40 in switching ownership of 2,709,459 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 471,595 shares worth $2,920,326, up from 227,091 stock units at $2,581,029 on Tuesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.30 following trading of 100 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13.50 in exchanging 10 shares, First Citizens Group skidded 1 cent to close at $40, in an exchange of 1,748 stocks. GraceKennedy rose 14 cents to $4.34 after trading 23,797 units, Guardian Holdings popped 90 cents to close at $15.90, with a transfer of 290 shares, JMMB Group lost 1 cent to end at 84 cents, with 7,677 shares clearing the market. Massy Holdings gained 10 cents to close at $3.40, with investors trading 378,172 units, Medcorp dipped $3.25 to $43.75 in an exchange of 101 stocks, National Enterprises remained at $4.56 with investors dealing in 991 stock units. National Flour Mills rose 3 cents to $1.56, with trading of 36,850 shares, Prestige Holdings ended at $12 with investors trading 2 stocks, Republic Financial remained at $112 with an exchange of 6,545 units. 
Scotiabank ended at $48 with a transfer of 1,663 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.25 following trading of 1,005 shares, Unilever Caribbean climbed 19 cents to close at $15.19 with 8 stocks passing through the market and West Indian Traders slipped 1 cent to $2.12, with investors swapping 10 units.
Several Junior Market stocks posted strong gains during the past week. Edufocal led with a 46.15 percent surge, followed by One Great Studio up 13.16 percent, and Iron Rock advancing 12 percent. Other notable winners included ONEonOne with a rise of 11.11 percent, MFS Capital Partners gaining 10 percent and IPCL advancing 8.7 percent.
Express Catering, not without some flaws, including excessive interest-free lending to its parent company, is expected to generate improved profits in the current fiscal year, with tourism traffic to the country gradually improving. RA Williams sits in the number 3 position as of Friday, with first quarter results showing a major turnaround and delivering a solid rise in revenues and profit; Caribbean Assurance Brokers and Caribbean Cream follow. Main Event makes the list based on the assumption of a recovery in operations in 2027.
The market closed with trading of 8,413,693 shares for $10,662,413, up from 7,321,627 stock units at $8,554,856 on Monday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging rose by 7 cents to close at $1.80 with an exchange of 43,105 shares, Blue Power popped 25 cents to $3.49 with a swapping of 900 shares, Cargo Handlers advanced 55 cents to finish at $15.55 as investors exchanged 2 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 10 cents tot $1.60 in trading 16,343 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries rose 13 cents to $1.40 with 819 stock units passing through the market, Dolphin Cove dipped 40 cents in closing at $9.05 in an exchange of 27,010 shares. Elite Diagnostic climbed 8 cents to $1.77 with investors dealing in 1,165 stocks, Everything Fresh increased 39 cents in closing at $1.97 in an exchange of 1,740 stock units, Fontana lost 25 cents and ended at $6.15 with 52,794 shares clearing the market. Image Plus rallied 7 cents to end at $1.30 after an exchange of 858,023 units, JFP declined 13 cents to close at 35 cents with a transfer of 449,311 stocks, 
Main Event shed 30 cents to finish at $3.50 with 557 stock units crossing the exchange. MFS Capital Partners dropped 10 cents and ended at 45 cents after trading 273,553 shares, Paramount Trading popped 6 cents to $1 with 200,000 units crossing the market, RA Williams rallied 5 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of 52 cents, with a transfer of 2,124,176 stocks. Regency Petroleum slipped 9 cents and ended at $4.06, with 5,808 shares changing hands and Spur Tree Spices rose 16 cents to end at $1.45, with investors trading 1,320,538 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 227,091 shares for $2,581,029, up from 171,937 stocks at $2,034,279 on Monday.
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.33 with 425 stock units crossing the market, AS Bryden remained at $1.50 in an exchange of just one unit, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 31 cents to finish at $8.30 with investors trading 7,500 shares. Endeavour Holdings climbed 50 cents to end trading at $13.50 in switching ownership of 20 stock units, First Citizens Group rose one cent to $40.00 in swapping of 4,368 stocks, GraceKennedy rose 5 cents to $4.20 in trading 31,300 units. Guardian Holdings lost $1.20 in closing at $15 with 10,943 stocks clearing the market, Guardian Media declined 3 cents and finished at 76 cents after an exchange of 18,000 shares, JMMB Group remained at 85 cents with a transfer of 2,119 stock units. L.J. Williams B share shed 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 60 cents with 610 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.30 after trading of 96,112 stocks, National Enterprises fell 4 cents to close at $4.56 with a transfer of 144 units. National Flour Mills skidded 3 cents to $1.53 with an exchange of 16,237 stock units, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.68 with 17 shares changing hands, Point Lisas remained at $7.25 after an exchange of 2,465 stock units. 
Prestige Holdings increased by 3 cents to $12 with investors trading a mere one stock, Republic Financial closed at $112 in an exchange of 1,682 stock units, Scotiabank dropped 50 cents to close at $48 with investors swapping 29,549 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 15 cents in closing at $10.25 with 128 units passing through the market, Trinidad Cement dipped 25 cents to finish at $1.70 in switching ownership of 3,373 shares and West Indian Tobacco advanced 6 cents to close at $4.07 with investors trading 360 stock units.