Losers edged out winners in Trinidad


Stocks ended trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with an 83 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, resulting in a 61 percent rise in value compared to Thursday, with market activity ending in 20 securities trading down from 23 on Thursday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, eight declining and six ending firm.

The market closed with trading of just 79,332 shares for $1,591,952 compared to 473,027 stock units at $987,310 on Thursday. An average of a mere 3,967 shares were traded at $79,598 compared with 20,566 units at $42,927 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 17,130 stock units at $164,698 compared with 20,380 stocks at $185,712 on the previous day and an average for November of 25,044 shares at $171,335.
The Composite Index rose 4.25 points to 1,078.67, the All T&T Index shed 1.05 points to end at 1,571.78, the SME Index lost 2.26 points to close at 92.52 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 1.39 points to 77.12.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of market activities, Agostini’s advanced $2.52 to close at $65 after a transfer of 80 stocks, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.85 as investors exchanged 795 units, Ansa McAl lost $1.10 and ended at $62.90 in trading 1,759 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank dropped 50 cents to end at $39.50 with 724 stock units clearing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 25 cents in closing at $8.75 with an exchange of 100 shares, Endeavour Holdings declined 75 cents to finish at $18 with investors trading 250 units. First Citizens Group rose $1.45 to close at $42 after an exchange of 3,989 stocks, GraceKennedy sank 11 cents to finish at $3.59 with investors trading 500 stock units, Guardian Holdings gained 65 cents and ended at $14.40 in an exchange of 568 shares. JMMB Group popped 1 cent to end at $1.08 with investors trading 3,290 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $3.84 in an exchange of 24,484 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $2.80 with traders dealing in 500 units. NCB Financial slipped 1 cent to $2.39 with 1,000 shares switching owners, Prestige Holdings rallied 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.30 with investors swapping 90 stock units, Republic Financial slipped 1 cent to finish at $114.95 with 6,992 stocks crossing the exchange. Scotiabank ended at $55.95 with 1,278 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $4.70 after an exchange of 10,752 shares,  while Unilever Caribbean increased 15 cents to end at $11.40 with 21,000 stocks crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.55 with a transfer of 1,081 units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Steady trades on JSE Main Market


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising a mere 1 percent and the value 165 percent more than on Wednesday, with trading in 56 securities compared with 63 on Wednesday, with prices of 13 stocks rising, 27 declining and 16 ending unchanged.

The market closed after 14,673,394 shares were traded at $182,739,456 compared with 14,504,716 stocks at $68,895,426 on Wednesday.        The average trade amounted to  262,025 stock units at $3,263,205 compared with 230,234 stocks at $1,093,578 on Wednesday and for the month to date, an average of 343,645 stock units at $2,065,618 compared with 368,759 shares at $1,697,130 on the previous day and November ending with an average of 286,669 units at $2,555,172.
Supreme Ventures led trading with 7.05 million shares accounting for 48.1 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.55 million stock units for 24.2 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 1.48 million units for 10.1 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,110.73 points to cease trading at 367,813.65, the JSE Main Index dropped by 718.62 points to close at 320,088.81 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.28 points to end the day at 64.78. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.

The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4. 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, Barita Investments fell $1 to close at $74 in an exchange of 1,138 units, Berger Paints sank 73 cents to $7.03 with 1,615 stocks, clearing the market, Caribbean Cement slipped 45 cents to finish at $76.55 after hitting an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $79.25 and ended with a transfer of 5,378 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased $3.65 and ended at $37 trading 99 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank $2.11 to close at $12.34 after an exchange of 99,274 shares, Kingston Wharves climbed 75 cents to end at $31.95 with 2,997 stock units traded. Massy Holdings rose $1.60 to $80 with 617 stocks traded at the end of the market, Pan Jamaica rallied $1.50 to end at $51.50 with investors dealing in 223 units and Sagicor Group popped 99 cents to close at $37.99 with 2,670 stocks crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $1.40 to close at $43.50 as investors exchanged 161 units, 138 Student Living preference share gained $26 to finish at $286.05 with just 12 shares crossing the market and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share shed $86 and ended at $974 with investors trading 159 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading drops on the JSE Junior Market


The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange inched higher at the close on Thursday, following a 30 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, carrying a 17 percent lower value than Wednesday with trading in 45 securities similar to Wednesday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 16 declining and 15 closing unchanged.

Trading ended on Thursday with an exchange of 9,196,916 shares for $27,433,897 down from 13,162,541 stock units at $33,001,212 on Wednesday.
The average trade ended with 204,376 shares for $609,642 down from 292,501 stock units at $733,360 on Wednesday with the month to date, ending with an average of 188,874 units at $462,652, moderately higher than 183,891 stock units at $415,405 on the previous day and November with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307.
The volume leader was Iron Rock Insurance with 5.76 million shares for 62.7 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 954,019 units for 10.4 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 529,686 stock units for 5.8 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 3.82 points to 3,669.96. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings that are projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, CAC 2000 dropped 15 cents to $2.40 with 160 shares crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic rallied 11 cents to close trading at $2.01 after an exchange of a mere 100 stocks, Everything Fresh rose 12 cents to end at $2.23 with investors trading 100 shares. Fontana climbed 10 cents and ended at $8.15 with 78,915 stock units passing through the market, Indies Pharma sank 22 cents to finish at $3.18 with investors trading 28,848 shares, Iron Rock Insurance skidded 32 cents to close at $3.48 after an exchange of 5,762,304 units. Jetcon Corporation increased 8 cents to $1.28 with investors dealing in just 625 units, KLE Group popped 11 cents to end at $1.16 with 153 stock units clearing the market, Knutsford Express advanced $2.10 to close at $12.60 with traders dealing in 220 units. Lasco Financial rallied 7 cents and ended at $1.54 with 572 stocks switching owners, Lumber Depot rose 25 cents to close at $2.78 with 21,865 shares crossing the market, Medical Disposables fell 27 cents to finish at $1.70 with an exchange of 26,500 stock units. Regency Petroleum shed 14 cents and ended at $2.96 with 246,410 shares changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies declined 12 cents to $1.47 after a transfer of 18,377 units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Winners beat losers on Trinidad Exchange


The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with 3 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ high and one at a low, as the market ended with advancers edging out decliners on a day when the volume of stocks traded, rose 49 percent with an 87 percent lower value than Wednesday, resulting from 23 securities trading up from 20 on Wednesday and ending with prices of eight rising, six declining and nine ended firm.

The market closed with trading of 473,027 shares at $987,310 versus 316,799 stock units at $7,319,399 on Wednesday. At the close, an average of 20,566 shares were traded at $42,927 compared with 15,840 stock units at $365,970 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 20,380 shares at $185,712 compared with 20,306 units at $242,334 on the previous day and an average for November of 25,044 shares at $171,335.
The Composite Index popped 1.56 points to end at 1,074.42, the All T&T Index shed 0.20 points to close trading at 1,572.83, the SME Index increased 6.77 points to 94.78 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.48 points to end at 75.73.
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 of trading, Agostini’s remained at $62.48 with just 85 shares changing hands, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.85 with investors trading 1,132 stocks, Ansa McAl gained 94 cents in closing at $64 in an exchange of a mere 5 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $40 with investors swapping 150 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund dipped 7 cents to $23.60 after an exchange of 500 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank popped 50 cents to end at $9 with a transfer of 194 stocks. Endeavour Holdings advanced 25 cents to $18.75, with 250 units passing through the market, First Citizens Group rose 30 cents to  $40.55 in switching ownership of 3,342 stocks, GraceKennedy fell 1 cent in closing at $3.70 after 904 shares passed through the market. Guardian Holdings remained at $13.75 in trading 310 units, Guardian Media slipped 8 cents to finish at $1.32 with 100 stocks crossing the exchange, JMMB Group remained at $1.07 with traders dealing in 415,093 stock units. Massy Holdings ended at $3.84 as investors exchanged 8,643 shares, National Enterprises climbed 10 cents to close at $2.80 with 18,212 stocks crossing the market, National Flour Mills remained at $1.70 with investors trading 10,500 units. NCB Financial increased 9 cents to $2.40 in an exchange of 30 stock units, One Caribbean Media rallied 18 cents and ended at $2.99 after closing with an exchange of 10 shares, Prestige Holdings sank 5 cents to finish at $11.20 with investors trading 2,015 stocks. Republic Financial dipped 4 cents and ended at $114.96 after an exchange of 1,299 units, Scotiabank ended at $55.95 with investors dealing in 689 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 5 cents to close at $4.70 with 8,484 shares clearing the market. Trinidad Cement shed 20 cents in closing at $2.10 with an exchange of 1,038 stocks and Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.25 after a transfer of 42 units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Junior Market drop ends active trading


In an active day of trading the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday, with a 226 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with a 304 percent surge in value compared with Tuesday following trading in 45 securities down from 47 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 13 rising, 22 declining and 10 closing unchanged as Blue Power closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.05 as the Junior Market Index sank a hefty 47.61 points to wrap up trading at 3,666.14, down 4.7 percent year to date.

The market closed, with trading of 13,162,541 shares for $33,001,212 up solidly from 4,036,639 stock units at $8,176,246 on Tuesday. Trading ended with an average of 292,501 shares at $733,360 up from 85,886 stocks at $173,963 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 183,891 stock units at $415,405 compared with 132,444 stock units at $264,794 on the previous day and with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307 in November.
Dolla Financial led trading with 7.78 million shares for 59.1 percent of total volume and well behind is Omni Industries with 1.13 million stocks for 8.6 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 1.04 million units for 7.9 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, CAC 2000 climbed 12 cents in closing at $2.55 with 66 stock units crossing the market, Cargo Handlers dipped 39 cents to $12 after an exchange of 1,641 shares, while Consolidated Bakeries lost 19 cents to close at $2 with 7,165 stocks changing hands. Derrimon Trading skidded 10 cents to end at $1.86 with 17,153 units passing through the market, Dolla Financial sank 10 cents to  $2.90 after 7,780,944 shares were traded, Dolphin Cove fell 12 cents and ended at $19.55 with investors trading 4,408 stock units. Elite Diagnostic shed 11 cents in closing at $1.90 after an exchange of 100 stocks, Everything Fresh declined 12 cents and ended at $2.11 with investors dealing in 204,416 units, Express Catering sank 9 cents to $3.20 after a transfer of 29,728 stocks. Fontana slipped 14 cents to end at $8.05 with 36,063 units clearing the market,  Fosrich dipped 9 cents to finish at $2.11 as 267,286 shares switched owners, Indies Pharma popped 21 cents to close at $3.40 with investors trading 14,202 stocks. Jetcon Corporation rallied 10 cents to $1.20 in an exchange of 18,927 shares, Knutsford Express sank $1 to finish at $10.50 in the trading of 11,557 stock units, Lasco Financial slipped 7 cents to $1.47 after investors exchanged 1,416 stocks. Lumber Depot fell 16 cents in closing at $2.53 with a transfer of 13,291 units, Regency Petroleum skidded 8 cents to close at $3.10 and closed after an exchange of 503,789 shares, Tropical Battery rose 7 cents to end at $2.58 with 62,433 units changing hands and tTech sank 18 cents in closing at $2.02 with 6,082 stocks crossing the market.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE Main Market drops on lower volume


Decliners just edged out advancers on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market declined on Wednesday, with the prices of declining stocks outweighing those rising following a 35 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded with a 37 percent lower value than on Tuesday, after trading in 63 securities compared with 59 on Tuesday, with prices of 24 stocks rising, 25 declining and 14 ending unchanged, with the market closing with Jamaica Stock Exchange shares and Caribbean Cement trading at intraday 52 weeks’ high.

The market closed with 14,504,716 shares being traded at $68,895,426 down from 22,368,398 stock units at $108,813,417 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 230,234 shares at $1,093,578 compared with 379,125 units at $1,844,295 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 368,759 units at $1,697,130 compared with 442,096 shares at $2,016,657 on the previous day and November with an average of 286,669 stock units at $2,555,172.
Wigton Energy accounted for 43.3 percent of total volume to lead trading with 6.28 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.70 million units for 25.5 percent of the day’s trade, with selling pressured buyers and Lasco Manufacturing with 655,784 stock units for 4.5 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 1,400.46 points to end the day at 368,924.38, up 0.5 percent year to date, the JSE Main Index slipped 520.23 points to finish at 320,807.43 and the JSE Financial Index declined 0.56 points to close trading at 64.50. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.6. 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, Caribbean Cement lost $1.90 to finish at $77 after a transfer of 1,863 stock units and trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $79.19, Caribbean Producers climbed 50 cents to close at $8 with investors swapping 9,342 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dipped $3.65 to close at $33.35 after an exchange of 90 stocks. Guardian Holdings popped $1 to end at $315 with 2,234 units passing through the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained $1.17 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.45 with traders dealing in 201,427 stocks after the stocks traded as high as $15.84, Massy Holdings sank $1.49 and ended at $78.40 with just 94 shares switching owners. Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped 55 cents to $9.50 with investors dealing in 4,609 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy sank $13.22 to close at $74.38 with a mere 8 stock units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial dropped 46 cents to end at $50.49 with investors trading 42,694 shares. Proven Investments shed $1.51 to finish at $17.97 after an exchange of 1,234 stocks, Sagicor Group declined $1 and ended at $37 with 80,212 stocks crossing the market and Stanley Motta rose 41 cents to end at $6.92 with a transfer of 533 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share fell 56 cents to $5.38 with 3,090 stocks clearing the market, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $1.22 to end at $44.90 in an exchange of 19 units, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% skidded $55 in closing at $2,700 trading 84 shares and 138 Student Living preference share rallied $26.55 to close at $260.05 with a mere 3 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Solid trading on the Trinidad Exchange


Investors made solid inputs into trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, driving the volume of stocks traded up by 55 percent and the value by 90 percent more than on Tuesday resulting in advancing stocks bettering decliners, nearly 2 to 1, following trading in 20 securities up from 17 on Tuesday and ending with prices of nine stocks rising, five declining and six ended firm as the main market indices popped higher at the close.

The market closed with trading of 316,799 shares for $7,319,399 up from 204,810 stocks at $3,847,098 on Tuesday. An average of 15,840 shares were traded at $365,970 compared with 12,048 stocks at $226,300 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 20,306 shares at $242,334 compared with 22,656 units at $177,262 on the previous day and an average for November of 25,044 shares at $171,335.
The Composite Index rallied 9.79 points to end at 1,072.86, the All T&T Index popped 7.10 points to finish at 1,573.03, the SME Index remained unchanged at 88.01 and the Cross-Listed Index climbed 1.77 points to finish at 75.25. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s sank $3.52 to finish at $62.48 with investors swapping 450 stock units, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.85 with 8,581 shares clearing the market, Ansa McAl declined 9 cents to close at $63.06 in an exchange of 8,722 stocks. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.67 with investors trading 134 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank climbed 50 cents to end at $8.50 after a transfer of 2,110 stocks, First Citizens Group increased by 2 cents in closing at $40.25 with investors dealing in 1,619 shares. Guardian Holdings sank 5 cents to $13.75 with a transfer of 1,715 stock units, JMMB Group ended at $1.07, with 8 stock changing hands, L.J. Williams B share popped 2 cents in closing at 81 cents with 4,000 shares crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings remained at $3.84 with investors trading 10,487 stock units, National Enterprises gained 5 cents to end at $2.70 after 1,000 units crossed the market, NCB Financial rose 1 cent to $2.31 with an exchange of 196,150 stocks. One Caribbean Media slipped 5 cents to $2.81 with the trading of 3,493 units, Prestige Holdings lost 5 cents to finish at $11.25 as investors exchanged 350 stocks, Republic Financial advanced $1.50 and ended at $115 in trading 50,065 shares. Scotiabank remained at $55.95 after 2,569 stock units changed hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $4.65 after 12,335 shares passed through the market, Trinidad Cement rallied 10 cents to end at $2.30 in an exchange of 10,766 stocks. Unilever Caribbean increased 5 cents to $11.25 with traders dealing in 100 units and West Indian Tobacco climbed 55 cents to end at $5.55 after an exchange of 2,145 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE Main Market drops – 2 stocks hit yearly high


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market declined on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded down 26 percent and the value 17 percent lower than on Monday, following trading in 59 securities compared with 60 on Monday, with prices of 23 stocks rising, 21 declining and 15 ending unchanged, including Caribbean Cement and the Jamaica Stock Exchange stocks that closed at 52 weeks’ highs.

The market closed with 22,368,398 shares being traded at$108,813,417 down from 30,240,989 stock units at $131,168,749 on Monday. Trading ended with an average of 379,125 shares at $1,844,295, well below the 504,016 stocks with an average of $2,186,146 on Monday and for the month to date, an average of 442,096 stock units for $2,016,657 compared to an average of 286,669 stocks at $2,555,172 in November.
Wigton Energy led trading with 15.01 million shares accounting for 67.1 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.75 million stocks for 16.8 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.39 million units for 6.2 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 842.57 points to close trading at 370,324.84, the JSE Main Index shed 540.20 points to end at 321,327.66 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.83 points to end at 65.06. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.5. 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, Caribbean Cement gained $1.90 to finish at a 52 weeks’ high of $78.90 with traders dealing in 4,558 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $2.50 to $37 with 125 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings sank $1 to end at $314 with investors dealing in 126 units. Jamaica Producers rallied $2 to close at $25 with 3,072 stocks clearing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange increased $1.03 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $13.28 with 63,980 units switching owners, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 55 cents and ended at $10.05 with 350 stocks changing hands.  NCB Financial popped 95 cents to $50.95 in an exchange of 264,825 shares, Pan Jamaica skidded $2 and ended at $50 in trading just 1 stock unit, Sagicor Group advanced $1.44 to close at $38 with 27,156 shares passing through the market and Scotia Group rose 99 cents to finish at $46.49 in an exchange of 33,589 stocks.

In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% climbed 68 cents in closing at $43.68 with investors trading 38 units, JMMB Group 7% preference share sank 42 cents to end at $2.51 after an exchange of 41 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share increased $10 to $1060 after it closed with 230 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading slides on the Junior Market


Trading fell sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday with a 53 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, having a 52 percent lower value than Monday following trading in 47 securities compared with 48 on Monday and ending with prices of 20 rising, 13 declining and 14 unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 4,036,639 shares for $8,176,246 down from 8,545,502 stock units at $16,979,195 on Monday. Trading ended with an average of 85,886 shares at $173,963 compared with 178,031 stock units at $353,733 on Monday with trading month to date, averaging 132,444 stock units at $264,794 compared to November with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307.
The leading trade was Dolla Financial with 1.20 million shares for 29.8 percent of total volume followed by RA Williams with 923,243 units for 22.9 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 315,198 stock units for 7.8 percent market share.
At the close of the market, the Junior Market Index popped 19.17 points to 3,713.75. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the end of trading, Access Financial shed $2.49 to close at $17.50 with investors trading a mere 4 shares, AMG Packaging advanced 11 cents to $2.84 after an exchange of 12,902 stocks, Blue Power popped 63 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5 with 6,996 shares being traded. Caribbean Cream sank 17 cents and ended at $3.15 as investors exchanged 9,411 stock units, Caribbean Flavours climbed 7 cents to end at $1.32 with 5,400 shares switching owners, Consolidated Bakeries increased 17 cents to finish at $2.19 after an exchange of just 2 units. Derrimon Trading fell 10 cents and ended at $1.96 with 50,678 stocks changing hands, Everything Fresh gained 13 cents to finish at $2.23 with an exchange of 201 stock units, Honey Bun rose 15 cents to end at $8.60 with 9,364 shares being traded by the close of the market. ISP Finance rallied 93 cents in closing at $23.93 with traders dealing in 526 units, Jetcon Corporation skidded 10 cents to close at $1.10 in an exchange of 38,465 stocks, JFP Ltd sank 7 cents to finish at 93 cents with investors trading 13,626 stock units. Knutsford Express slipped 50 cents to $11.50 with 4,601 shares crossing the exchange, Medical Disposables increased 25 cents to end at $1.95 with a transfer of 1,000 stocks and Paramount Trading popped 15 cents in closing at $1.27 with 23,586 units crossing the market.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Winning stocks outclass losers on Trinidad exchange


Stocks ended with more winners than losers on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 69 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded carrying a 33 percent greater value than on Monday resulting from 17 securities trading down from 21 on Monday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, five declining and five ended firm.

The market closed with trading of 204,810 shares valued $3,847,098 compared to 656,134 stock units at $2,888,756 on Monday. An average of 12,048 shares were traded at $226,300 versus 31,244 units at $137,560 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 22,656 shares at $177,262 compared with an average of 25,044 shares at $171,335 for November.
The Composite Index popped 3.79 points to close trading at 1,063.07, the All T&T Index climbed 3.18 points to end at 1,565.93, the SME Index remained at 88.01 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.62 points to settle at 73.48.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Ansa McAl dropped $1.86 to close at $63.15 in an exchange of 1,353 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rallied 10 cents to $8 with traders dealing in 2,000 shares, First Citizens Group rose 3 cents to $40.23 with 3,869 stock units crossing the market. GraceKennedy gained 12 cents to end at $3.71 after an exchange of 30,337 units, Guardian Holdings popped 5 cents to end at $13.80 after it closed with 6,500 shares changing hands, JMMB Group fell 1 cent in closing at $1.07 with investors trading 2 stock units. Massy Holdings remained at $3.84 with 31,399 stocks clearing the market, National Enterprises sank 10 cents and closed at $2.65 with investors swapping 60,332 units, NCB Financial ended at $2.30 in an exchange of 24,950 stocks. One Caribbean Media advanced 4 cents to finish at $2.86 with investors dealing in 1,000 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $11.30 with  482 shares passing through the market, Republic Financial increased 50 cents to $113.50 as investors traded 25,105 stock units. Scotiabank remained at $55.95 after investors ended trading of 2,544 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 5 cents to $4.65 with 4,836 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.20 with an exchange of 2,302 units. Unilever Caribbean dipped 28 cents and ended at $11.20 with the trading of 613 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 6 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5 after an exchange of 7,186 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.