Market activity picked up on Thursday and resulted in the volume and value of stocks trading rising 158 and 90 percent higher, respectively than Wednesday, at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
A total of 17 securities traded up from 16 on Wednesday, with three stocks rising, five declining and nine remaining unchanged. The Composite Index dropped 5.56 points to 1,429.73, the All T&T Index fell 0.95 points to close at 1,939.46 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 1.47 points to settle at 123.93.
A total of 265,593 shares traded for $3,037,465 compared to 102,882 units at $1,598,024 on Wednesday. An average of 15,623 units traded at $178,674 compared to 6,430 shares at $99,877 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 38,244 units at $277,872 versus 40,560 units at $288,030. The average trade for September amounts to 36,606 units at $425,940.
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, Agostini’s remained at $24.50 while exchanging 45 shares, Ansa McAl ended trading 186 stock units at $57.80, Calypso Macro Investment Fund exchanged 120 units at $16.51. Clico Investment Fund shed 13 cents to end at $26.10, with 1,200 stocks crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy declined 4 cents to close at $6.26 with the swapping of 204,501 shares, Guardian Holdings closed at $32.60 in an exchange of 1,000 stocks. JMMB Group dipped 1 cent to $2.23, trading 6,000 units, 
Massy Holdings fell $1 to $83, with 17,367 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises finished the trading of 5,085 shares at $3.25. Point Lisas ended at $3, after exchanging 500 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $7.25 with an exchange of 135 stocks. Republic Financial Holdings remained at $135.70, with 95 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank traded 158 stocks at $62, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 13 cents to $17.63, with 100 units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement climbed 6 cents to close at $4.06 in trading 25,949 shares and West Indian Tobacco rose 1 cent to $30.94 in an exchange of 1,902 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Activity picks up on Trinidad Exchange
Trading drops on JSE USD Market – Wednesday
In trading on Wednesday, the volume and value of shares changing hands dived by 94 percent from Tuesday’s trading at the close of the JSE US dollar market, with no stocks declining in price.
Five securities traded compared to six on Tuesday, with prices of two rising and three ending unchanged.
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 1.61 points to end at 186.85. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values, averages 11.8 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Overall, just 11,180 shares traded for US$1,080, down from 176,358 units at US$17,759 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 2,236 units at US$216, compared to 29,393 shares at US$2,960 on Tuesday and the month to date averages 41,259 at US$5,493 versus 45,324 units at US$6,043 on Tuesday. September ended with an average of 853,681 units for US$132,197.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a bid lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share remained at 7 US cents with 5,090 shares changing hands, Sterling Investments settled at 2.09 US cents with a transfer of 519 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share popped 2.47 cents to finish at 13.47 US cents with 3,800 stock units traded and Transjamaican Highway ended at 0.9 of a cent with 1,685 units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% preference share climbed 30.3 cents to close at US$2.323 with 86 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Another declining day for JSE Main Market
Market activity ended on Wednesday with the volume of shares trading surged 74 percent above Tuesday’s trades with a moderately lower loss of 7 percent in value, leading to the eighth day of decline in the market index out of nine since the start of the month, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,314.42 points to settle at 445,038.65, the Main Index fell 1,530.01 points to 404,134.68 and the JSE Financial Index lost 1.11 points to end at 97.60.
Trading ended with 50 securities compared to 49 on Tuesday, with rising and declining stocks accounting for 20 each, with ten ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
A total of 17,325,332 shares traded for $88,984,892 compared to 9,957,383 units at $95,786,617 on Tuesday.
QWI Investments led trading with 47.1 percent of total volume in exchanging 8.15 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 12.7 percent after trading 2.21 million units, Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund 7.7 percent, with 1.33 million units and Transjamaican Highway 6.8 percent with 1.18 million units changing hands.
Trading averages 346,507 units at $1,779,698, versus 203,212 shares at $1,954,829 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 251,039 units at $3,278,609, compared to 239,510 units at $3,459,637 on Tuesday. 
September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,404.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dived $4.31 to close at $95.05 in an exchange of 77,710 shares, Caribbean Cement spiked $4.90 in closing at $120.90 with the swapping of 9,831 stock units, Eppley rose $1 to close at $36 after 1,000 stocks cleared the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed 77 cents to $39.50 in switching ownership of four units, Guardian Holdings popped $5 to $575 with an exchange of 163 stocks, Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents to finish at $30 after transferring 12,079 shares. Jamaica Producers gained 63 cents to $21.90 with 5,808 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 49 cents in closing at $17 after trading 8,608 stocks, JMMB Group rose 43 cents to $37.59 with a transfer of 813,932 stock units. NCB Financial rallied 50 cents to end at $125.50 in exchanging 30,267 shares, Palace Amusement surged $94 to $1,024 with the swapping of 77 units, PanJam Investment advanced $1.40 to $64.40 with 1,859 stock units changing hands. Proven Investments lost 45 cents to $33.03 in switching ownership of 1,403 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund popped $1.50 in closing at $8.50 after exchanging 450 stocks, 
Scotia Group shed 49 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $36.21 in trading 155,282 stock units, Seprod gained 29 cents to close at $57.80 with the swapping of 46,199 shares and Sterling Investments traded 764,038 shares and gained 21 cents to close at $3.01.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share gained 50 cents to close at $7 in exchanging 500 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading picks up for Junior Market
Trading picked up on Wednesday, with a 37 percent rise in the volume of stocks trading, accompanied by 43 percent higher value than on Tuesday, leading the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market to close with a modest rise of 13.17 points Market Index 3,305.63.
A total of 38 securities traded compared to 36 on Tuesday and ended with 15 rising, 14 declining and nine, closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.6 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended with 5,024,379 shares changing hands for $15,818,690 compared to 3,674,474 units at $11,048,134 on Tuesday. Lumber Depot led trading with 1.57 million shares to control 31.3 percent of total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading with 842,422 units for 16.8 percent of the day’s trade and iCreate 674,498 units with 13.4 percent market share.
Trading averaged 132,221 shares at $416,281 compared to 102,069 shares at $306,893 on Tuesday and month to date averages 187,247 units at $651,735, versus 194,432 units at $682,482 on Tuesday. September closed with an average of 207,032 units at $668,264.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial lost $1.51 to close at $18 in switching ownership of 748 shares, AMG Packaging advanced 12 cents to $1.89 after exchanging 3,717 stock units, CAC 2000 spiked $2.25 to $9.25, trading just ten units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 5 cents to end at $1.70 in exchanging 1,498 stock units, Caribbean Cream declined 35 cents to $6.40, with 7,584 units crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours fell 7 cents to $1.89, with 105,383 shares crossing the exchange. Consolidated Bakeries popped 5 cents to $1.55 after 5,396 stocks changed hands, Derrimon Trading climbed 23 cents to close at $2.54 trading 842,422 units, Dolphin Cove rose 25 cents to $10.25 while exchanging 777 stock units. Everything Fresh dropped 5 cents to 93 cents after exchanging 2,626 shares, Express Catering fell 30 cents to close at $5 with an exchange of 35,066 stocks, Fontana rose 37 cents to $6.68 in trading 132,792 units. Fosrich gained 8 cents to $8.20 after an exchange of 1,324 stocks, Future Energy Source rallied 9 cents to $2.64, with 298,186 shares clearing the market, Honey Bun rallied 50 cents to $9.05 with the swapping of 19,923 units. 
Jamaican Teas advanced 5 cents to $4.05 in trading 202,484 stock units, KLE Group climbed 11 cents to $1.30, with 40,000 units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing increased 16 cents to end at $4.70 in trading 18,613 stocks. Limners and Bards shed 15 cents to $3.52 with the swapping of 42,598 shares, Main Event declined 85 cents to close at $3.65 after trading 7,226 stock units and Medical Disposables spiked 43 cents to close at $5.24 while exchanging 18,600 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading volume drops on TTSE
Activity fell markedly on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday after fewer securities traded and resulted in 76 percent fewer shares changing hands with 63 percent lower value than on Tuesday, leaving more stocks rising than falling at the close.
Sixteen securities traded down from 20 on Tuesday at the close, with five rising, two declining and nine remaining unchanged. The Composite Index popped 1.38 points to 1,435.29, the All T&T Index rose 0.67 points to close at 1,940.41 and the Cross-Listed Index added 0.30 points to settle at 125.40.
A total of 102,882 shares traded, for $1,598,024 down from 422,298 units at $4,331,345 on Tuesday. An average of 6,430 units traded at $99,877, down from 21,115 at $216,567 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 40,560 units at $288,030 compared to 44,201 units at $308,100. The average trade for September amounts to 36,606 units at $425,940.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending, with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s traded 1,000 shares at $24.50, Angostura Holdings remained at $17.10, with an exchange of 200 stock units, Ansa McAl popped 30 cents to $57.80 in exchanging 30 units. 
Calypso Macro Investment Fund added 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.51 with an exchange of 1,600 stock units, Clico Investment Fund spiked 13 cents to $26.23 while exchanging 26,437 stock units, Guardian Holdings dipped 15 cents to end at $32.60, in exchanging 9,385 units. Massy Holdings shed 50 cents and ended at $84 in trading 1,085 shares, National Enterprises remained at $3.25 with 625 stocks changing hands, National Flour Mills rallied 7 cents to close at $2.11 in exchanging 2,329 stocks. NCB Financial Group remained at $8.25 after trading 12,890 stock units, One Caribbean Media closed at $4.86, with 41,200 shares crossing the exchange, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $135.70 in an exchange of 208 units. Scotiabank traded 155 stocks at $62, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $17.50, with 4,362 stock units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean finished trading at $16.40, with 1,176 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco inched 1 cent higher to $30.93 with the swapping of 200 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading dives on Junior Market
Trading levels dived on Tuesday, with the volume traded declining 56 percent and the value dropping 69 percent below trading on Monday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market, leaving the market index with a moderate gain.
Thirty six securities traded compared to 37 on Monday and ended, with 15 rising, 14 declining and seven, closing unchanged.
The Junior Market Index increased 14.76 points to 3,292.46. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.7 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Overall, 3,674,474 shares traded at $11,048,134 versus 8,315,636 units at $36,059,912 on Monday. Jamaican Teas led trading with 1.29 million shares and accounted for 35.2 percent of total volume, followed by iCreate, with 741,545 units for 20.2 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 665,429 units for 18.1 percent market share.
Trading averaged 102,069 shares at $306,893 in contrast to 224,747 shares at $974,592 on Monday. Trading month to date, averages 194,432 units at $682,482, compared to 207,472 units at $735,506 on Monday. September closed with an average of 207,032 units at $668,264.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial shed 19 cents at $19.51 in trading 1,400 shares, AMG Packaging declined 13 cents to $1.77, with 08 stocks crossing the exchange, Blue Power gained 25 cents to end at $3.25 in an exchange of 2,730 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 5 cents to $1.75 after 28,957 stock units crossed the market, Caribbean Cream popped 5 cents to $6.75, with an exchange of 9,807 units, Consolidated Bakeries dropped 30 cents in closing at $1.50 in switching ownership of 56,508 shares. Dolphin Cove rallied 31 cents to $10 while exchanging 4,709 stock units, Express Catering spiked 30 cents to $5.30 with the swapping of 2,000 stocks, Fontana fell 9 cents to $6.31, with 68,036 shares changing hands. Honey Bun fell 45 cents to $8.55 in exchanging 7,630 stocks, iCreate increased 13 cents to $1.05 trading 741,545 units, Jamaican Teas lost 8 cents in closing at $4 with an exchange of 1,294,858 stock units. Jetcon Corporation rose 10 cents to $1.10 after exchanging 24,380 stock units, KLE Group climbed 6 cents to close at $1.19, trading 1,000 shares, Knutsford Express advanced 20 cents to $8.20, with 7,056 units crossing the market. Lasco Distributors declined 10 cents to $3.60 after exchanging 18,491 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing shed 11 cents in closing at $4.54 after trading 21,578 units, Lumber Depot rose 7 cents to $2.97 trading 180,906 shares. 
Mailpac Group climbed 13 cents to $3.85 with the swapping of 221,732 stock units, Main Event rallied 50 cents to $4.50 trading 650 stocks, Medical Disposables popped 8 cents to close at $4.81 in switching ownership of 5,000 shares. Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 48 cents to $6, with 2,000 stocks clearing the market and tTech spiked 72 cents to $4.79 while exchanging 466 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading volume bounced on Tuesday
The volume of shares traded soared by 1,258 percent as 1,032 percent more funds chased after stocks on Tuesday over Monday, resulting in an even number of stocks rising and falling at the close of the JSE USD market.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, up from five on Monday with an equal split of two between rising stocks and those declining and closing unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rallied 1.43 points to end at 185.24.
The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values, averages 11.5 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Overall, 176,358 shares traded for US$17,759 compared to just 12,988 units at US$1,569 on Monday. Trading averaged 29,393 units at US$2,960, compared to 2,598 shares at US$314 on Monday and month to date an average of 45,324 at US$6,043 in contrast to 47,600 units at US$6,484 on Monday. September ended with an average of 853,681 units for US$132,197.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with a bid higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital settled at 7 US cents with an exchange of 12,674 shares, Margaritaville fell 0.49 of a cent to 9.5 US cents with 742 stocks traded,
Proven Investments rose 1.6 cents to 24.6 US cents with a transfer of 2,455 units. Sterling Investments gained 0.09 of a cent to close at 2.09 US cents with 17,131 stock units passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share declined by 2 cents to settle at 11 US cents with 142,800 stocks changing hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share finished unchanged at 14 US cents with 556 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Another declining day for JSE majors
Main market stocks declined for the seventh day out of eight trading days of October as the number of stocks declining overwhelmed the numbers rising at the end of market activity on Tuesday, after the volume and value of shares trading rose 24 percent and 29 percent, respectively over Monday trades on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,515.24 points to 447,353.07, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,445.83 points to 405,664.69 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.15 points to end at 98.71.
On Monday, trading ended with 49 securities down from 56, with 12 rising, 29 declining, and eight ending unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.4 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Trading ended with 9,957,383 shares changing hands for $95,786,617 versus 8,028,740 units at $74,362,299 on Monday.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 15.5 percent of total volume for an exchange of 1.54 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 12.7 percent for 1.27 million units, QWI Investments with 11.7 percent for 1.17 million units and Caribbean Producers with 10.4 percent after trading 1.03 million units.
Trading averages 203,212 units at $1,954,829, compared to 143,370 shares at $1,327,898 on Monday and month to date, an average of 239,510 units at $3,459,637, versus 244,382 units at $3,661,653 on Monday. 
September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,404.Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement shed $1 to $116 after exchanging 50,264 shares, Eppley fell $1.90 to end at $35 with 1,933 stocks changing hands, First Rock Capital rallied 54 cents to $12.65 with 65 stock units crossing the market. GraceKennedy shed $1.32 in ending at $97.92 in switching ownership of 10,622 units, Guardian Holdings spiked $10 to $570 with 323 shares clearing the market, Jamaica Broilers popped 50 cents to $30.50 in trading 7,464 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 49 cents to $17.49 in transferring 527 stock units, JMMB Group lost 34 cents at $37.16 after exchanging 70,816 units, Kingston Properties rose $1.24 to close at $10 in switching ownership of 1,163 shares. Kingston Wharves fell 95 cents in closing at $43.05 with the swapping of 6,713 stocks, NCB Financial lost 51 cents to end at $125 in an exchange of 38,921 units, PanJam Investment declined $1.41 to close at $63 with 16,806 stock units changing hands. Proven Investments gained 48 cents to end at $33.48 with a transfer of 3,275 stock units, Sagicor Group shed $1 in closing at $54 in trading 142,204 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell $1.49 to $7 with an exchange of 9,583 stocks. 
Scotia Group declined $2.24 to a 52 week’s low of $36.70 in transferring 167,009 units, Seprod gained 39 cents in closing at $57.51 with 29,054 shares clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments picked up 24 cents to end at $17.24 in exchanging 124,241 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share gained 49 cents to end at $6.50 after trading eight stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Rising and declining stocks tie
Market activity ended on Tuesday and resulted in an equal number of stocks rising and falling at the close of trading, after trading 94 percent more shares, valued 36 percent less than on Monday, at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
At the close, 20 securities traded, up from 17 on Monday, with seven rising and falling respectively and six remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index gained 2.21 points to close at 1,433.91, the All T&T Index rallied 2.57 points to 1,939.74 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.25 points to settle at 125.10.
A total of 422,298 shares traded for $4,331,345 compared to 217,596 units at $6,809,352 on Monday. An average of 1,115 units traded at $216,567 versus 12,80 at $400,550 on Monday, and the month to date averaging 44,201 units at $308,100 versus 47,752 units at $322,182. The average trade for September amounted to 36,606 units at $425,940.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with higher bids than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s traded 11,905 shares at $24.50, Angostura Holdings fell 1 cent to end at $17.10, with 7,595 stock units changing hands, Ansa McAl advanced 45 cents to $57.50 after exchanging 419 stocks. Clico Investment Fund climbed 10 cents to $26.10 with the swapping of 21,055 units, First Citizens Bank remained at $50.60 in trading 2,460 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 160 stock units at $6.50. GraceKennedy rose 4 cents to end at $6.30, with 36,000 stocks crossing the market, Guardian Holdings declined 5 cents to $32.75 in exchanging 228 units, JMMB Group increased 2 cents to close at $2.24 after trading 2,230 stock units. 
L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.50 with 725 units crossing the market, Massy Holdings dropped 30 cents to $84.50, trading 315 shares, National Enterprises ended at $3.25 in an exchange of 3,000 stocks. National Flour Mills lost 2 cents in ending at $2.04 while exchanging 225 shares, NCB Financial Group rallied 5 cents to $8.25 trading 311,274 stock units, Prestige Holdings remained at $7.25 in switching ownership of 1,447 stocks. Scotiabank jumped $1 to $62 after 255 units crossed the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 4 cents in closing at $17.50, with 16,621 shares changing hands, Trinidad Cement dipped 5 cents to $4 trading 5,000 stock units. Unilever Caribbean popped 10 cents to close at $16.40 after an exchange of 230 stocks and West Indian Tobacco lost 2 cents to end at $30.92 in switching ownership of 1,154 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Decline for JSE Main Market
Market activity ended with a big fall in the volume and value of shares trading by 50 and 71 percent respectively on Monday compared to Friday as declining stocks exceeded those rising at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
After spiking to 453,200.45 at the market’s opening, the All Jamaican Composite Index ended up falling 2,348.80 points to settle at 448,868.31, the Main Index declined 1,280.33 points to 407,110.52 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.51 points to end at 98.86.
Trading ended with 56 securities compared to 52 on Friday, with 21 stocks rising, 24 declining and 11 ending unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.4 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
A total of 8,028,740 shares traded for $74,362,299, down from 15,903,103 units at $253,773,021 on Friday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 18.5 percent of total volume after exchanging 1.49 million shares, followed by Pulse Investments with 14.4 percent in trading 1.16 million units and Caribbean Producers, with 12.5 percent with 1 million units changing hands.
Trading averages 143,370 units at $1,327,898, compared to 305,829 shares at $4,880,250 on Friday and month to date, an average of 244,382 units at $3,661,653, compared to 262,689 units at $4,084,598 on Friday. September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,404.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints rallied $1 to $15 in exchanging 15,519 shares, Caribbean Cement advanced $1.98 to $117 with the swapping of 12,281 units, Caribbean Producers gained 38 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.98 in switching ownership of 1,004,775 stocks. Eppley fell $1.10 to $36.90 trading 6,338 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $1.47 to $40.27 after 441 shares crossed the market, GraceKennedy advanced $1.74 to $99.24 with an exchange of 24,377 stocks. Guardian Holdingsdeclined $17 to $560 with 1,169 shares crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers shed $1 in closing at $30 with 63,721 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers lost 40 cents in trading 39,931 shares at $21.40. JMMB Group slipped 49 cents to $37.50 in switching ownership of 153,314 units, Kingston Properties shed $1.24 in closing at $8.76 with a transfer of 100 stock units, Kingston Wharves declined $1 to $44 with the swapping of 5,091 stocks. Margaritaville fell $1.60 to $13.40 with 674 stock units clearing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 30 cents to end at $9 after crossing the market with 26,000 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined $5 to close at $115 in trading 34 units. Palace Amusement dropped $94 to $930 after exchanging five stocks, Portland JSX lost 45 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.50 with the swapping of 250 stock units, Proven Investments lost 50 cents in ending at $33 after transferring 3,740 units.
Pulse Investments dipped 53 cents to close at $4.50 with 1,157,544 shares crossing the market, Sagicor Group spiked $2.98 in closing at $55 after 92,433 stocks cleared the market, Scotia Group rose $1.84 to $38.94 with an exchange of 2,211 stock units. Seprod declined $5.98 to $57.12 with 76,822 units changing hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance shed $1.35 to end at $17.60 in switching ownership of 1,645 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
