Stocks ended with rising stocks beating out those declining by a wide margin on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday after the volume of stocks traded declined by 49 percent with a 79 percent lower value than on Tuesday resulting in 21 securities being traded compared with 17 on Tuesday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, one declining and 13 ending firm.
Scotiabank had the biggest gain with a rise of $1.
The market closed with trading of 212,838 shares for $1,497,021 down sharply from 416,335 stock units at $7,032,009 on Tuesday. An average of 10,135 shares were traded at $71,287 compared with 24,490 stock units at $413,648 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 22,748 shares at $573,852 down from 23,890 units at $619,343 on the previous day and an average of 25,044 shares priced at $171,335 in November.
The Composite Index dipped 0.88 points to end at 1,055.40, the All T&T Index slipped 0.39 points to close at 1,559.96, the SME Index remained at 92.52 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.20 points to end the day at 72.15. Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer. At the close of trading, Agostini’s ended at $66.25 after an exchange of 299 shares, Ansa McAl declined $2.30 to $57.50 with investors trading 66 stock units,
Calypso Macro Investment Fund closed at $23.67 with a mere 4 shares clearing the market. Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 in an exchange of 100 stock units, First Citizens Group gained 36 cents to end at $40.46 with 1,865 shares being traded, GraceKennedy remained at $3.61 after a transfer of 3,000 stocks. Guardian Holdings rose 20 cents to $14.95 as investors traded 749 stocks, Guardian Media remained at $1.20 with 100 units crossing the market, JMMB Group ended at $1.08 with investors swapping 30 shares. L.J. Williams B share remained at 80 cents and closed after an exchange of 101 units, Massy Holdings climbed 1 cent to $3.85 with 92,885 stocks being traded, National Enterprises ended at $2.79 after the trading of 2,318 stock units. National Flour Mills ended at $1.70 in switching ownership of 91,450 shares, NCB Financial ended at $2.39 with investors dealing in 4,134 stock units, 
One Caribbean Media remained at $2.99 after a mere 4 units passed through the market. Prestige Holdings ended at $11.30 in trading 114 stocks, Republic Financial remained at $112.89 with 6,431 shares crossing the market, Scotiabank increased 82 cents to close at $55.52 with traders dealing in 333 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 60 cents to $4.60 after a transfer of 475 units, Unilever Caribbean rallied 10 cents to end at $11.40 with investors trading 8,000 stocks and West Indian Tobacco advanced 4 cents in closing at $5.04 after an exchange of 380 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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Net foreign currency activities generated revenues of $2.48 billion up 9.5 percent from $2.27 billion in the comparative period in 2023 and for the year, revenues rose 6.4 percent of $9.3 Billion versus $8.75 billion in 2023.
Staff cost fell 10 percent in the last quarter to $2.92 billion from $3.24 billion in 2023 and rose 6.3 percent to $11.8 billion in the current year from $11.1 billion last year. Other operating expenses rose 4.2 percent to $3.1 billion in the quarter from $2.99 billion in 2023 and increased 4.6 percent in the year to $13.24 billion from $12.66 billion in the prior year. Tax on assets rose 13 percent to $1.55 from $1.376 billion in 2023. Taxation rose 16 percent to $9.55 billion, for the year from $8.2 billion in 2023.
The market closed with 5,128,169 shares trading valued at $66,428,387 compared with 22,311,420 stock units at $692,219,403 on Monday.
Trading averaged 81,400 shares at $1,054,419 compared with 354,150 stocks for $10,987,610 on Monday. Trading month to date, an average of 768,832 stock units at $7,146,078 compared with 834,952 shares at $7,731,993 on the previous day and an average of 286,669 stocks at $2,555,172 in November.
On a day of relatively light trades, Transjamaican Highway was the leading volume trade with 2.60 million shares for 50.7 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy with 767,667 units for 15 percent of the day’s trade and Victoria Mutual Investments with 349,493 stock units for 6.8 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 2,726.93 points to finish at 371,756.44, the JSE Main Index rose 2,406.09 points to settle at 323,687.81 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.04 points to end at 66.01. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight 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 14.1. The JSE Main and 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 2025.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden gained $1.50 in ending at $32 with an exchange of 3,063 stock units, Barita Investments dropped $1.20 to close at $73.50 with 16,179 shares clearing the market, Berger Paints popped 69 cents to end at $7.70 with an exchange of 499 stocks. JMMB Group sank 91 cents in closing at $21.50 after 14,581 units changed hands, Margaritaville rallied $3.04 to finish at $12.56 in an exchange of 16 shares, Proven Investments rose $1.13 to close at $18.48 with 2,804 stock units crossing the market. 
Scotia Group climbed 50 cents to $51.50 with a transfer of 47,554 stocks, Supreme Ventures increased $1.93 and ended at $22.23 as investors exchanged 25,309 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance slipped $1.74 to close at $9 in switching ownership of 567 shares.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $29.70 to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $326.70 with investors trading 21 units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share popped $78 in closing at $1,072 after an exchange of 90 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $4.50 to finish at $105 with just 5 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
The market closed with 6,532,143 shares being exchanged valued at $15,215,637 from 10,101,374 units at $10,045,327 on Monday. Trading ended with an average of 136,086 shares at $316,992 compared with 210,445 stock units at $209,278 on Monday. The month to date ends with an average of 369,794 units at $1,065,627 from 392,320 stock units at $1,137,785 on the previous day and compared with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307 in November.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jamaican Teas fell 8 cents to finish at $2.10 with 19,848 units crossing the exchange, KLE Group skidded 18 cents to close at $1.04 after investors ended trading 100 stocks. Knutsford Express advanced $1.05 to $11.50 with 956 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot sank 17 cents to end at $2.50 with investors trading 4,105,346 stock units, Mailpac Group popped 18 cents in closing at $2.78 in an exchange of 161,247 units. Medical Disposables slipped 28 cents and ended at $1.69 with 1,635 stocks crossing the market, Spur Tree Spices lost 9 cents to finish at $1.89 in trading 29,264 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 11 cents to close at $1.51 in switching ownership of 3,108 stock units. Tropical Battery gained 9 cents to close at $2.59 as investors exchanged 54,473 stocks and tTech shed 10 cents in closing at $2 with a transfer of 41,677 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise state
The market closed with trading of 416,335 shares valued $7,032,009 compared to 623,420 stock units at $6,571,374 on Monday. An average of 24,490 shares were traded at $413,648 compared to 28,337 units at $298,699 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averaged 23,890 shares at $619,343 compared with 23,842 units at $635,607 on the previous day and an average of 25,044 shares at $171,335 for November.
At the close, Agostini’s dropped $1.75 to finish at $66.25 and closed with an exchange of 191 shares, Angostura Holdings shed 10 cents to close at $14.04 with 1,765 stocks crossing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund advanced by 7 cents to $23.67 with investors trading 83 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.70 with 10,017 stock units crossing the exchange, First Citizens Group declined 10 cents and ended at $40.10 with traders dealing in 85,212 shares, Guardian Holdings remained at $14.75 after a transfer of 2,305 units. JMMB Group remained at $1.08 with investors swapping 186 stocks, Massy Holdings ended at $3.84 with an exchange of 186,661 stock units, National Enterprises popped 4 cents to finish at $2.79 while trading 207 shares. National Flour Mills ended at $1.70 in switching ownership of just 7 units, 
NCB Financial increased 1 cent to close at $2.39 after a mere 7 stocks passed through the market, Prestige Holdings closed at $11.30 after an exchange of 524 stock units. Republic Financial sank $2.11 in closing at $112.89 with 17,450 shares clearing the market, Scotiabank dipped $1.80 to $54.70 in an exchange of 8,251 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 69 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $4, with 5,617 units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement remained at $2.30 with a transfer of 93,132 stock units and West Indian Tobacco slipped 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $5 after an exchange of 4,720 shares.
The market closed with 22,311,420 shares trading valued $692,219,403 compared to 30,419,280 stock units at $401,684,771 on Friday. Trading ended with an average of 354,150 shares at $10,987,610 compared to 524,470 stocks at $6,925,599 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 834,952 stock units at $7,731,993 compared with 886,118 shares at $7,385,534 on the prior trading day and well above the average of 286,669 stock units at $2,555,172 in 
dropped $1 and closed at $51 after investors traded 32,015 shares, Supreme Ventures dipped $2.20 to $20.30 with traders dealing in 7,080,763 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose $1.74 to end at $10.74 after an exchange of 275 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 10,101,374 shares for $10,045,327 compared to 5,057,362 stock units at $11,180,391 on Friday. Trading ended with an average of 210,445 shares at $209,278 compared with 117,613 stock units at $260,009 on Friday with trading for the month to date, averaging 392,320 stock units at $1,137,785 compared to 411,720 stock units at $1,236,825 on the prior trading day and November with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307.
At the close of trading, Access Financial lost $2.20 to close at $17.60 with 858 shares passing through the market, Blue Power dropped 50 cents to $4.20 with investors trading a mere 38 stocks, CAC 2000 shed 40 cents to end at $1.96 in an exchange of just 233 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 26 cents in closing at $2.70 with investors trading just 376 stock units, Caribbean Flavours sank 24 cents to finish at $1.18 after a transfer of 9,500 shares, Consolidated Bakeries increased 19 cents to $2.09 with traders dealing in 30 units. Dolphin Cove slipped 10 cents to $18.40 in switching ownership of 5,540 stocks, Elite Diagnostic fell 18 cents and ended at $1.83 with 3,315 stock units clearing the market, Everything Fresh skidded 11 cents to end at $2.12 after an exchange of 11,105 shares. Future Energy popped 15 cents in closing at $3.86 with 50,995 changing hands, GWest Corporation sank 8 cents to close at 90 cents in an exchange of 9,449 stocks, Honey Bun dipped 10 cents to finish at $8.40 after 13,483 stock units passed through the market. 
Jetcon Corporation fell 11 cents to $1.10 as investors exchanged 170,053 shares, KLE Group gained 21 cents to land at $1.22 with a transfer of a mere 96 stocks, Knutsford Express dived $2.45 to close at $10.45 with 665 stock units crossing the exchange. Lumber Depot rose 11 cents to end at $2.67 with investors trading 318,489 stock units, Mailpac Group sank 15 cents in closing at $2.60 after an exchange of 163,547 shares, Main Event advanced 10 cents to finish at $10.90 in trading just 7 units. Medical Disposables dropped 8 cents and ended at $1.97 and closed with an exchange of 2,048 stocks, Paramount Trading sank 31 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of 91 cents with investors swapping 689 stock units, Regency Petroleum lost 7 cents in closing at $3.01 with an exchange of 45,325 shares. Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 15 cents to end at $1.62 crossing the market 4,503 units and tTech climbed 10 cents to finish at $2.10 with investors dealing in 25 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 623,420 shares valued $6,571,374 compared to 952,215 stock units at $2,879,894 on Friday. An average of 28,337 shares were traded at $298,699 compared to 45,344 units at $137,138 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 23,842 shares at $635,607 versus 23,330 units at $674,011 on the previous day and an average for November of 25,044 shares at $171,335.
CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.70 after an exchange of 10,259 stock units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 in switching ownership of 10 shares, First Citizens Group shed 34 cents to finish at $40.20 after an exchange of 47,277 stock units. GraceKennedy advanced 31 cents and ended at $3.61 with a transfer of 680 units, Guardian Holdings dipped 20 cents to end at $14.75 as investors exchanged 20 stocks, Guardian Media sank 10 cents to close at $1.20 after a transfer of 2 units. JMMB Group remained at $1.08 with 131 stocks changing hands, L.J. Williams B share remained at 80 cents in an exchange of 5,795 shares, Massy Holdings popped 1 cent in closing at $3.84 with investors trading 376,146 stock units. National Enterprises ended at $2.75 in an exchange of 858 shares, NCB Financial ended at $2.38 with investors trading 146,000 units, One Caribbean Media climbed 17 cents to close at $2.99 with 1,275 stocks crossing the exchange. 
Prestige Holdings remained at $11.30 with traders dealing in 148 stock units, Republic Financial rose $2.50 to end at $115 after 23,047 shares passed through the market, Scotiabank rallied 55 cents in closing at $56.50 with investors dealing in 36 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 1 cent to $4.69 with 1,010 units crossing the market, Trinidad Cement remained at $2.30 with investors swapping 1,290 stocks, Unilever Caribbean lost 10 cents to finish at $11.30 after 4,085 shares passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.04 with an exchange of 957 stocks.
The week’s movement resulted in four stocks gaining and four falling in the Junior Market ICTOP10. Two stocks rose and five declined in the Main Market TOP10. In the All JSE TOP10, compiled from all listed ordinary stocks on the JSE, Pulse Investments, with the potential to gain 500 percent, took over the number one position in all markets from Guardian Holdings with potential gains of 433 percent.
The stock entered the All JSE TOP10 based on projected 2025 earnings and the Main Market list, with Margaritaville entering following the fallout of General Accident and AMG Packaging. Coming into the Junior Market ICTOP10 are Image Plus and Knutsford Express and falling out are Jamaican Teas and Caribbean Flavours.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 13 stocks, 21 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 31 with an average of 21 and a PE of 18 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
The market closed with 30,419,280 shares trading for $401,684,771 up from just 7,996,027 stock units at $37,197,500 on Thursday. Trading ended with an average of 524,470 shares at $6,925,599 compared to 137,863 stock units at $641,336 on Thursday and for the month to date, an average of 886,118 units at $7,385,534 down from 925,398 shares at $7,435,489 on the prior day and November that ended with an average of 286,669 stock units at $2,555,172.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,830.32 points to end at 370,401.03, the JSE Main Index shed 996.12 points to close at 322,011.90 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.84 points to cease trading at 65.71. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Massy Holdings rose 99 cents to end at $81 with an exchange of 2,554 shares, Mayberry Group sank 49 cents to close at $7.51 with 21,024 stock units crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed $4.38 to finish at $70 in an exchange of 10 shares. Pan Jamaica declined $2.98 and ended at $48.02 with traders dealing in 1,910 stocks, Proven Investments advanced $2.36 to end at $19.46 with 7,379 units switching owners, Scotia Group fell $1.13 to close at $52 with investors dealing in 910,024 stock units ahead of the group releasing full year’s results with EPS of $6.48, up a respectable 17 percent from $5.54 in 2023 and in line with ICInsider.com forecast of $6.50 and Supreme Ventures gained 45 cents to $22.50 clearing the market with 86,394 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.