Trading activity rose on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with a 126 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, valued 26 percent more than on Tuesday, following a surge in the number of actively traded securities, amounting to 30, well above the 16 traded on Tuesday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, 11 declining and 13 ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 136,226 shares for $1,653,908 compared with just 60,377 stock units at $1,303,992 on Tuesday.
An average of 4,541 shares were traded at $55,130 compared with 3,774 units valued at $81,499 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 12,125 shares at $109,486, well in line with 12,680 units at $113,450 on the preceding day and an average of 14,083 shares at $118,753 for June.
The Composite Index popped 0.50 points to 1,012.85, the All T&T Index shed 0.78 points to end at 1,443.73, the SME Index remained at 76.48 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 0.27 points to settle at 77.31.
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At the close of the market, Agostini ended at $57.45 with investors dealing in 719 shares, Ansa McAl dropped 50 cents and ended at $45.50, with 109 units crossing the market. Ansa Merchant Bank lost 2 cents to close at $28.33, with an exchange of 703 stocks, AS Bryden dipped 11 cents to end at $1.39, with 4,000 units crossing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $7.55 as investors exchanged 5,919 stocks. 
CinemaOne remained at $3.98 following trading of 6 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $15, with just 4 stocks passing through the market, Eric Solis Marketing popped by 7 cents to $4.17 with investors trading 20 shares. First Citizens Group fell 20 cents to finish at $39.50 in an exchange of 4,022 units, GraceKennedy gained 9 cents to end at $4 with investors trading 181 stocks, Guardian Holdings shed 15 cents to close at $16.25 following an exchange of 22,213 stock units. Guardian Media ended at 86 cents with investors swapping 40 shares, JMMB Group rose 4 cents to close at 85 cents with a transfer of 40 stock units, L.J. Williams A share remained at 22 cents after 10,273 stocks passed through the market. L.J. Williams B share ended at 80 cents with an exchange of 57 units, Massy Holdings declined 1 cent and ended at $3.58, with 7,042 stocks clearing the market, Medcorp remained at $43.75 after an exchange of 1 unit. National Enterprises skidded 10 cents to $4.60 and closed after trading of 8,814 shares, National Flour Mills rallied 4 cents to end at $1.59 in switching ownership of 1,730 stock units, NCB Financial ended at $3.25 after a transfer of 34 shares. One Caribbean Media increased 17 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $2.15 after the trading of 10,520 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $7, with 13 units crossing the market, 
Prestige Holdings slipped 1 cent to close at $12.98 following trading 5 stocks. Republic Financial advanced $1.05 and ended at $109.90, after 5,917 units passed through the market, Scotiabank fell 4 cents to $45.44 in an exchange of 749 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 8 cents to end at $10.20 with investors swapping 275 stocks. Trinidad Cement remained at $1.79 in switching ownership of 423 stock units, Unilever Caribbean fell 5 cents to finish at $14.40 as investors exchanged 1,062 shares, while newly listed West Indian Traders rose 13 cents in closing at a record high of $2.13, with 101 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.20 with a transfer of 51,234 stock units.
The closing prices of securities traded are those of the last transaction.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index slipped 39.72 points to finish at 372,986.45, as the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 686.13 points to close at 439,275.18, the JSE Main Index declined 91.94 points to settle at 367,820.88, the Junior Market Index rose by 6.72 points to 2,967.30 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 1.24 points to 285.02.
Among the top losers, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $5.28 to close at $39.21, Scotia Group shed $2.06 to finish at $57.01, Eppley fell $1.35 to $32.00, NCB Financial skidded $1.20 to finish at $73.70 and Carreras slipped $1 and ended at $35.00.
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The market closed with trading of 8,465,793 shares for $9,750,944, compared with 28,603,521 units at $37,608,677 on Monday.
At the close of the day, Access Financial dipped 30 cents in closing at $17.20 with investors exchanging 142 stocks, AMG Packaging advanced 6 cents to $1.76 with 28,063 units clearing the market, Atlantic Hardware rose 16 cents to $1.33 after an exchange of 174,337 shares. Cargo Handlers fell $1.95 and ended at $16 in trading of 2,469 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 34 cents to $1.03 in trading 11,644 shares, Caribbean Cream declined 15 cents to close at $1.99 with 24,107 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Flavours rallied 9 cents to $1.18 in trading 1,730 stocks, Derrimon Trading dropped 10 cents to end at $1.21, with 3,162,483 units crossing the market, Dolla Financial lost 6 cents in closing at $2.90 with investors dealing in 141,194 shares. Dolphin Cove popped 36 cents to close at $11.38 in an exchange of 3,392 units, Elite Diagnostic skidded 23 cents and ended at $1.16 with investors trading 32,325 stocks, Fosrich climbed 17 cents to finish at $1.57 after closing with an exchange of 56,533 stock units. GWest Corporation slipped 10 cents and ended at 49 cents with 50,586 shares changing hands, Image Plus increased 7 cents to $1.10 with a transfer of 76,439 units, Indies Pharma fell 5 cents to end at $2.70 after an exchange of 41,911 stocks. 
ISP Finance shed $1.04 in closing at $7.50, with 3 stock units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 12 cents to close at $2.13, with an exchange of 70,791 shares, Lasco Financial declined 12 cents to finish at $1.53 after 3,425 units passed thro ugh the market. Limners and Bards and ended with an exchange of 113,113 shares at $1.12, Lumber Depot advanced 12 cents to $2.60 with investors trading 4,852 stock units, Mailpac Group lost 14 cents to close at $2.46, with 100,740 shares crossing the exchange. Main Event skidded 67 cents to end at $4.03 with an exchange of 6,480 units, Medical Disposables rose 15 cents in closing at $1.15, with 1,279 stocks changing hands, MFS Capital Partners dropped 7 cents to finish at 41 cents with a transfer of 16,882 stock units and Omni Industries slipped 9 cents and ended at 88 cents, with 149,830 shares changing hands.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index jumped by 1,699.43 points to 373,026.17, the All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 3,225.08 points to 438,589.05, the JSE Main Index rallied by 2,136.74 points to 367,912.82, the Junior Market Index shed 47.86 points to wrap up trading at 2,960.58 and the JSE USD Market Index climbed by 5.89 points to 283.78.
In the preference share segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $6.17 to end at $36, 138 Student Living preference share rose $13 to end at $233, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% climbed $10 to close at $1,150 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped by $4 tot $101 27 shares changing hands.
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The market closed with trading of 60,377 shares worth $1,303,992 compared to 246,778 stock units at $1,482,109 on Monday.
At the close of on a day of sub-par trading, Agostini ended at $57.45 in switching ownership of 503 stock units, Ansa McAl remained at $46, with 76 shares changing hands, Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $28.35 with a transfer of 74 stocks. CIBC Caribbean Bank dipped 5 cents in closing at $7.55 after an exchange of 26,981 units, First Citizens Group ended at $39.70 with investors swapping 1,654 shares, Guardian Holdings lost 1 cent to finish at $16.40, with 130 units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings dipped 3 cents and ended at $3.59 after a transfer of 2,989 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $4.70 with investors dealing in 11,115 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.55 after an exchange of 4,487 shares. NCB Financial rose 5 cents to end at $3.25 after just 3 stock units crossed the market, Prestige Holdings shed 31 cents to finish at $12.99 with an exchange of 3 stocks,
Republic Financial declined 15 cents to close at $108.85, with 8,045 units crossing the market. Scotiabank remained at $45.48 after an exchange of 246 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 3 cents and ended at $10.28 with investors trading 3,500 stocks, Unilever Caribbean popped 5 cents to close at $14.45 after an exchange of 455 units and West Indian Tobacco fell 2 cents to end at $4.20 in trading 116 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 28,603,521 shares for $37,608,677, up sharply from 15,947,334 units at $9,317,090 on Friday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging dipped 10 cents to end at $1.70 and closed with an exchange of 30,734 stock units, Atlantic Hardware declined by 23 cents to close at $1.17 with investors trading 722,147 shares, Cargo Handlers climbed by 20 cents to $17.95, with 2,786 units crossing the market. Caribbean Cream rose 43 cents to $2.14 following an exchange of 34,390 stocks, Caribbean Flavours fell 9 cents and ended at $1.09, with 24,309 units clearing the market, Consolidated Bakeries fell 23 cents to close at $1.22 with a transfer of 8,560 stocks. Derrimon Trading rallied 6 cents to $1.31 with 22,607,633 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove dropped 23 cents to end at $11.02 with investors swapping 4,529 stock units, Fontana shed 8 cents in closing at $6.12 after 68,996 shares passed through the market. Fosrich slipped 17 cents to close at $1.40 with investors dealing in 20,188 units, Future Energy skidded 5 cents and ended at $3.70 after an exchange of 861,989 stocks, 
Image Plus fell 8 cents to finish at $1.03, with 454,123 stock units crossing the market. Jamaican Teas dropped 14 cents and ended at $2.01 as investors traded 103,200 shares, Knutsford Express shed 20 cents to $8 after trading of 1,134 units, Limners and Bards declined 10 cents to finish at $1.02 in an exchange of 393,400 stocks. Mailpac Group popped 17 cents to end at $2.60 with investors trading 11,286 stock units, Medical Disposables increased 8 cents in closing at $1 with an exchange of 200 shares, ONE on ONE Educational lost 5 cents to close at 73 cents after an exchange of 20,517 units and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 6 cents to $1.54 in trading 10,818 stocks.
The closing prices of securities traded are those of the last transaction.
Included in the top losers, Seprod dropped $2.30 to close at $75.00, Eppley declined $1.25 to $32.00, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined by 90 cents in closing at $29.00, Mayberry Group fell by 88 cents in closing at $5.07 and Jamaica Producers declined by 79 cents to finish at $22.20. In the preferred segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share advanced $2.40 and ended at $19, Jamaica Public Service 7% dipped $1.45 to $30, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% fell $10 in closing at $1,140 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% shed $1.30 to end at $105.
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AS Bryden popped 10 cents to finish at $1.50 after 83 shares passed through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 with investors trading 494 units. Eric Solis Marketing slipped 7 cents and ended at $4.10 with 4 shares changing hands, First Citizens Group climbed 20 cents to finish at $39.70 after trading of 1,200 stocks, GraceKennedy closed trading of 9,992 shares at $3.91. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.41 after the trading of 3 stock units, Guardian Media ended at 86 cents in an exchange of 50 stocks, JMMB Group lost 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 81 cents with investors swapping 4,955 units. Massy Holdings increased 2 cents to $3.62 in swapping 1,019 shares, National Enterprises dropped 5 cents to close at $4.70 following trading of 6,363 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.55 with a transfer of 5,000 units. NCB Financial shed 5 cents to finish at $3.20 as investors exchanged 109,500 stocks, Prestige Holdings ended at $13.30 after a transfer of 1 share, 
Republic Financial remained at $109, with 4,218 stock units crossing the market. Scotiabank rose 3 cents in closing at $45.48 after an exchange of 688 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 9 cents to $10.25, with 10 units clearing the market, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.79 after an exchange of 92 stocks. Unilever Caribbean declined 58 cents to finish at $14.40 with investors trading 50 shares and West Indian Tobacco fell 8 cents to close at $4.22, with 100,266 stock units crossing the market.
The market’s average PE is 9.5, with the TOP 10 averaging a mere 4 times this year’s earnings, suggesting a healthy upside going forward. Jetcon Corporation’s performance follows a doubling in revenues in the first quarter, and a 560 percent jump in profits. The stock is not in the TOP 10 currently, with the solid gains year to date. With ICInsider.com’s forecast of earnings at 45 cents per share, the stock should nearly double from the current price of $3.35 in heading to the $6-7 level by year end.
Caribbean Cream enjoyed a big bounce after returning to profit in the first quarter, pushing the price off the 2026 lows into the $2 region. Investors in the stock should enjoy a solid rise in price over the next twelve months, with earnings projected at 45 cents. RA Williams returned to a small profit in the 2026 fiscal year to April, following a surge in revenues, with indications of a jump in profits for the current year. AMG Packaging inclusion is based on recovery and expansion in the 2027 fiscal year, while MFS Capital Partners will enjoy greater revenues and profits from Cambio and other areas of expansion.
The market closed with trading of 15,947,334 shares for $9,317,090, compared with 5,307,813 units at $8,466,498 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 48 cents after closing at $17.50 with a transfer of 277 units, the price of Blue Power rose by 8 cents and ended at $3.33 after trading of 1,856 shares, Cargo Handlers climbed $1.75 to close at $17.75 after 1,085 shares were traded. Caribbean Flavours rose by 13 cents to $1.18, after an exchange of 2,381 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 5 cents to end at $1.45 after trading of just one share, Derrimon Trading shed 11 cents to close at $1.25, with 238,668 units crossing the market. Dolphin Cove increased 25 cents to $11.25 in an exchange of 7,396 stocks, Express Catering rallied 5 cents and ended at $2.40 after the trading of 16,721 stock units, Fontana fell 9 cents after closing at $6.20, with 50,771 shares crossing the market. Fosrich gained 5 cents to finish at $1.57 after an exchange of 104,316 stock units, Future Energy rose 11 cents to end at $3.75 with investors trading 157,136 units, 
Honey Bun advanced 56 cents to close at $5.90 with an exchange of 503 stock units. Jetcon Corporation slipped 5 cents and ended at $3.30 with 21,383 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial popped 5 cents and ended at $1.65 in switching ownership of 100,000 stocks, Lumber Depot lost 18 cents to finish at $2.48 as investors exchanged 21,609 shares. Mailpac Group declined 12 cents in closing at $2.43, with 14,561 stock units clearing the market, ONE on ONE Educational climbed 9 cents to end at 78 cents with an exchange of 20,004 shares, Regency Petroleum increased 15 cents to close at $4.35 with an exchange of 2,517 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 6 cents to $1.48 with investors trading 105,689 units.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.