Market activity ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 55 percent and the value 38 percent lower than on Friday, resulting in 20 securities traded compared to 16 on Friday, with prices of nine rising, three declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 359,821 shares for $3,174,677 compared to 232,055 units at $5,132,054 on Friday.
An average of 17,991 units were traded at $158,734 compared to 14,503 shares at $320,753 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 29,081 units at $362,072 versus 30,787 units at $393,354 on the previous trading day. The average trade for August amounts to 40,829 units at $378,385.
The Composite Index advanced 2.86 points to 1,370.87, the All T&T Index increased 8.09 points to 2,042.43 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.38 points to settle at 91.30.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $45.65 in trading 107 shares, Angostura Holdings advanced 25 cents to end at a 52 week’ high of $26.75 after exchanging 490 units, Ansa McAl increased $2 in ending at $59 with one stock unit clearing the market. Clico Investment Fund rose 2 cents in closing at $30 after trading 3,401 stocks, First Citizens Group climbed 13 cents to 50.75 after a transfer of 1,709 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank fell 9 cents in closing at $5.01 as investors exchanged 185,000 stock units. GraceKennedy ended at $5.33 with an exchange of 1,000 units, JMMB Group gained 2 cents after ending at $2.32, with 53,607 shares changing hands, L.J. Williams B share closed at $2.20 in exchanging 2 shares. Massy Holdings rallied 1 cent to end at $4.73 after trading 70,654 stocks, National Enterprises dipped 2 cents to $3.40 with investors transferring 9,870 stock units, 
National Flour Mills popped 1 cent to close at $1.60 with a transfer of 565 units. NCB Financial Group remained at $4.99 in an exchange of 1,000 shares, Prestige Holdings swapped 4,960 stocks at $6, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $140 in switching ownership of 8,066 units. Scotiabank advanced 40 cents to end at $78.40 with 25 stock units changing, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 15 cents to end at $22, with 15,619 shares crossing the market, Trinidad Cement remained at $3.55 while exchanging 2,161 stocks. Unilever Caribbean declined 11 cents in ending at $12.50, with 810 units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco stayed at $23, with 774 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Over the past two weeks, there are few changes in the IC TOP10 listings with Iron Rock Insurance replaced by Access Financial in the Junior Market, while there were no changes for the main market. 
The average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 is 6.2, well below the market average of 13.5, while the Junior Market Top 10 PE sits at 5.9 versus the market at 12.9, an important indicator of the level of undervaluation of the ICTOP10. The Junior Market is projected to rise by 245 percent and the Main Market TOP10 is projected to gain an average of 238 percent each, by May 2023.
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Investors exchanged 45 securities versus 44 on Thursday, 12 rose, 19 declined and 14 closed unchanged.
At the close, Access Financial fell $2 to $22 with a transfer of 3,899 shares, CAC 2000 rallied 42 cents to $8, with 177 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Cream lost 75 cents in closing at $4 after exchanging 3,369 units. Consolidated Bakeries gained 10 cents to end at $2, with 159,209 stocks crossing the market, Derrimon Trading lost 10 cents to close at $2.20 in exchanging 160,635 stocks, Dolla Financial dipped 19 cents in ending at $3.46 after trading 3,421,844 units. EduFocal shed 16 cents to close at $2.28 with an exchange of 267,255 shares, Express Catering advanced 12 cents in closing at $5.72 with the swapping of 53,649 stock units, Fosrich declined 19 cents to end at $4.20 after exchanging 1,963,718 stock units. General Accident rose 40 cents to $5.43 in an exchange of 967 shares, KLE Group rallied 54 cents to close at $2.07 in switching ownership of 12,867 units, Limners and Bards popped 17 cents in closing at $2.90 with investors transferring 46,806 stocks. 
Mailpac Group dipped 20 cents to end at $2.20 after a transfer of 23,124 shares, Medical Disposables fell 15 cents to $5.85, with 83,914 stock units changing hands and MFS Capital Partners climbed 70 cents ending at $3.55 in trading 1,424,321 units.
Investors traded 9,582,712 shares for $160,269,027 compared to 15,879,100 units at $107,233,955 on Thursday.
At the close, Caribbean Cement gained 99 cents in ending at $61.99 after exchanging 38,232 shares, Carreras increased 56 cents to end at $8.90 as investors exchanged 617,019 stocks, Eppley rose $1.49 to $40.50 after exchanging 20 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dipped $2.40 to close at $41.60 in trading 232 stock units, Guardian Holdings fell $25 to $495 with a transfer of 14,824 shares, Jamaica Broilers added $2.45 in closing at $30, with 2,659,066 stock units clearing the market. Jamaica Producers popped $1.15 to end at $20.40 with investors transferring 10,352 units, JMMB Group climbed 50 cents to $41.50 in switching ownership of 56,597 stocks, NCB Financial dropped 99 cents to close at $89.01 with the swapping of 46,094 shares. 138 Student Living rallied 89 cents to $6.85 trading 1,557 units, Palace Amusement rallied $9.80 to end at $903.82, with 21 stocks clearing the market, PanJam Investment shed $1 to $59, with 42,076 stock units crossing the exchange. Portland JSX declined $1 in closing at $9, with 1,172 stock units changing hands, Proven Investments fell $2.46 after ending at $30.03 in an exchange of 6,403 stocks, Sagicor Group lost $3.70 to close at $50.75 while exchanging 13,872 shares. 
Salada Foods shed 62 cents to close at $4.06 after exchanging 16,003 units, Supreme Ventures fell 85 cents to $28.50 after a transfer of 11,671 units and Sygnus Credit Investments rose 51 cents to end at $13.72 with an exchange of 18,605 stock units.
Overall, 1,374,508 shares were traded, for US$215,103 compared to 427,965 units at US$8,146 on Thursday. Trading averaged 196,358 units at US$30,729 up from 71,328 shares at US$1,358 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 61,447 shares at US$7,275 versus 42,559 units at US$3,992 on the previous trading day. August ended with an average of 53,206 units for US$7,288.
Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.3225 in an exchange of one stock unit, Proven Investments dipped 0.5 of one cent to 20.5 US cents in transferring 983,453 units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share gained 1.88 cents to close at 13 US cents with 75,857 stocks clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share lost 0.05 of a cent in closing at 12.39 US cents after a transfer of 838 shares and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.06 of a cent to 0.88 of one US cents after exchanging 313,508 stocks.
A total of 232,055 shares were exchanged for $5,132,054 down from 1,053,916 units at $27,974,973 on Thursday. An average of 14,503 units were traded at $320,753 compared to 61,995 shares at $1,645,587 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 30,787 units at $393,354 versus 33,073 units at $403,544 on the previous trading day. The average trade for August amounts to 40,829 units at $378,385.
Massy Holdings dipped 2 cents to $4.72, with 28,110 stocks clearing the market, National Enterprises rose 2 cents in closing at $3.42 as investors traded 328 stock units, Prestige Holdings popped 20 cents to end at $6 in switching ownership of two units. Scotiabank shed 40 cents to close at $78 after a transfer of 1,436 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 14 cents to $21.85 in an exchange of 600 stock units, Unilever Caribbean stayed at $12.61 in trading 250 shares and West Indian Tobacco dipped 40 cents to close at $23 with a transfer of 68,067 units.
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks exchanged rising 43 percent with a 54 percent lower value than on Wednesday, resulting in the trading of six securities, compared to nine on Wednesday with two rising, one declining and three ending unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with a bid higher than the last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial shed $1.30 to $24 in trading 2,413 shares, Blue Power rallied 25 cents in closing at $3.75 after exchanging 13 stocks, Caribbean Cream lost 5 cents to end at $4.75 with the trading of six stock units. Consolidated Bakeries declined 30 cents ending at $1.90 after exchanging 27,199 units, Dolla Financial dropped 14 cents to close at $3.65 after a transfer of 3,425,801 stocks, EduFocal climbed 9 cents in closing at $2.44 in trading at 119,888 shares. Express Catering dipped 14 cents to close at $5.60 in switching ownership of 18,454 stock units, Fosrich fell 11 cents to $4.39, with 2,172,374 units clearing the market, Future Energy Source lost 5 cents to end at $4.85, with an exchange of 1,658,103 shares. GWest Corporation increased 7 cents in ending at $1.02 with investors transferring 71,099 stock units, KLE Group dropped 54 cents to end at $1.53 in trading 2,037 units, Lasco Distributors rose 12 cents to $2.95 in exchanging 41,362 stocks. Lasco Financial shed 5 cents to $2.75 with the swapping of 20,760 shares, Limners and Bards declined 10 cents to close at $2.73 with a transfer of 275,869 stocks, Medical Disposables gained 10 cents to end at $6 in an exchange of 7,227 units. 
MFS Capital Partners dipped 90 cents to $2.85 while exchanging 3,975,446 stock units and ONE on ONE Educational fell 10 cents to end at $1.90, with 11,346,788 stocks changing hands.
Trading averaged 61,995 units at $1,645,587 up from 30,456 shares at $248,110 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 33,073 units at $403,544 versus 28,004 units at $185,866 on the previous trading day. The average trade for August amounts to 40,829 units at $378,385.
National Enterprises lost 6 cents in closing at $3.40 after 17,095 shares crossed the exchange, National Flour popped 4 cents to $1.59, with 1,423 shares changing hands. One Caribbean Media traded 10,826 units but slipped 10 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $3.90. Point Lisas fell 16 cents to $3.11, with an exchange of 3,500 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $140 with investors transferring 155,000 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $78.40 with a transfer of 15,000 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 11 cents in closing at $21.99 after trading 2,146 stock units, Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents to $3.55, with 15,000 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean rallied 31 cents to close at $12.88 with an exchange of 1,504 stocks.
A total of 15,879,100 shares were traded for $107,233,955 versus 10,275,420 units at $135,202,574 on Wednesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with a bid higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Sagicor Group popped 45 cents to close at $54.45 while exchanging 38,963 stocks, Scotia Group climbed $1.50 to $35 with a transfer of 48,825 shares, Supreme Ventures rallied $1.05 in ending at $29.35 with 33,129 units clearing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 44 cents to end at $13.21 in exchanging 22,892 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance increased $1.25 in closing at $10.30 after exchanging 20 stocks.
