Stocks gained on Junior Market

Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 31 percent, with a modestly higher value than on Wednesday as 43 securities traded, up from 40 on Wednesday and ended with 20 rising, 15 declining and eight closing unchanged.
A total of 11,732,727 shares traded for $36,312,222 compared to 8,962,203 units at $34,135,300 on Wednesday. Trading on Wednesday averaged 272,854 shares at $844,470 compred to 224,055 shares at $853,383 on Wednesday with month to date, averaging 425,878 units at $1,424,836 compared to 438,729 units at $1,473,578 on Wednesday the previous trading day. July closed with an average of 512,709 units at $2,574,304.
Lumber Depot led trading with 6.38 million shares for 54.4 percent of total volume followed by JFP Limited with 1.43 million units for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 875,872 units for 7.5 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 5.98 points to 4,132.94.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than their last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose $2 in closing at $28 with 21,926 stock units changing hands, Blue Power gained 10 cents to end at $3.75 after a transfer of 2,282 units, EduFocal increased 10 cents to $2.85 after 99,395 stocks crossed the market, Elite Diagnostic climbed 12 cents to close at $3.44 as investors exchanged 107,162 units, Express Catering lost 10 cents in ending at $5.50 after trading 2,042 stock units. Future Energy Source popped 11 cents in closing at $5.69 after exchanging 391,965 stocks, Honey Bun advanced $1.12 to end at $8.10 in exchanging 9,740 shares, Iron Rock Insurance rose 28 cents to close at $3 with investors transferring 1,038 units. Lasco Financial fell 22 cents to $2.71 after exchanging 65,403 shares, Lumber Depot added 16 cents to close at $3.15, with 6,382,627 stocks crossing the market, Main Event increased 40 cents to $7.90 and finished trading six stock units. Medical Disposables dipped 31 cents in closing at $6.69 with 1,000 stocks changing hands, Stationery and Office Supplies declined 50 cents to end at $17.50 with an exchange of 1,271 shares and tTech climbed 30 cents ending at $3.30 in trading 80,431 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Stocks climbed higher on TTSE

Investors pushed prices higher on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following the volume of stocks traded, declining 73 percent and the value 54 percent dropping lower than on Wednesday, with 20 securities trading compared to 21 on Wednesday, with eight stocks rising, five declining and seven remaining unchanged.
A total of 745,407 shares were traded for $16,396,844, compared with 2,358,952 units at $29,087,983 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 37,270 units at $819,842 down from 112,331 shares at $1,385,142 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 47,669 units at $418,884 versus 48,655 units at $392,893 on the previous trading day. The average trade for July amounts to 28,304 units at $283,023.
The Composite Index slipped 0.92 points to 1,367.30, the All T&T Index rallied 3.96 points to 2,027.40 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.86 points to settle at 92.52.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $45.53 after trading 100 shares, Angostura Holdings gained 25 cents to $26.50 and finished with 138,000 stocks changing hands, Ansa McAl dropped 99 cents to end at $57 as investors exchanged 500 stock units. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $42.13 trading 500 units, Clico Investment Fund popped $2 to close at $31 with investors transferring 98,310 units, First Citizens Group remained at $49.50 after exchanging 2,050 stock units. FirstCaribbean International Bank shed 28 cents in ending at $5.02 with a transfer of 1,500 shares, GraceKennedy fell 10 cents to end at $5.30 after a transfer of 1,945 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $25.50 in trading 16,580 units. JMMB Group remained at $2.33, with 20,020 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings dipped 25 cents in closing at $4.50, with 18,467 stock units crossing the market, National Enterprises advanced 7 cents to end at $3.35 with an exchange of 164,150 stocks. One Caribbean Media ended at $4.09 with 49 stock units clearing the market, Prestige Holdings closed at $6.70 after 450 units passed through the exchange, Republic Financial Holdings lost 50 cents to close at $140.50 with the swapping of 414 shares. Scotiabank increased $1.50 in closing at $78 in an exchange of 26,500 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 75 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $22.50 in switching ownership of 97,141 stock units, Trinidad Cement climbed 13 cents to $3.65 after exchanging 2,195 units. Unilever Caribbean rallied 2 cents to $12.52 while trading 13,700 shares and West Indian Tobacco advanced 31 cents to $23.50 after exchanging 44,526 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading jumps stocks fall

Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 36 percent with a 289 percent greater value than on Tuesday and ended with declining stocks exceeding those rising by a two to one margin.
Trading ended with 55 securities, the same as Tuesday, with 14 rising, 27 declining and 14 ending unchanged. The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 2,917.62 points to 414,850.94, the Main Index fell 847.36 points to 365,868.63 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.20 points to 87.71.
Investors were more aggressive on Wednesday, trading 8,329,845 shares for $195,931,637 up from 6,129,079 units at $50,321,427 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 151,452 units at $3,562,393, versus 111,438 shares at $914,935 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 159,696 units at $1,335,443, compared to 160,435 units at $1,135,635 on the previous trading day. July closed with an average of 173,643 units at $1,683,017.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.32 million shares for 15.9 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.25 million units for 15 percent of the day’s trade, PanJam Investment with 1.15 million units for 13.8 percent market share and Sagicor Group ended with 1.04 million units for 12.4 percent of stocks trading.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.8 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling price and five with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement increased $1 to $60 with the swapping of 4,491 shares, Eppley rose $1.05 to $41 trading 770 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $6.45 to $44.85 in switching ownership of 4,000 stock units. GraceKennedy dropped $2.50 in closing at $95.50 in trading 326,540 units, Guardian Holdings gained $28.90 to close at $550, with seven stock units crossing the market, JMMB Group shed 75 cents to close at $41.25 as investors exchanged 330,814 shares. Margaritaville lost 44 cents in ending at $29.50 after trading 85 stocks, Massy Holdings dipped $2 to $85 with a transfer of 760 units, Mayberry Investments rallied $2.42 in closing at $9.93 in an exchange of 49,286 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell $6.05 to end at $65.78 after a transfer of 266 units, NCB Financial declined $1 to end at $94, with 26,489 crossing the exchange, Palace Amusement fell $3.37 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $750 with 38 stock units clearing the market. PanJam Investment advanced $1.95 in closing at $62 after exchanging 1,145,510 stocks, Portland JSX popped $1.45 to $10.80 with an exchange of 1,155 shares, Proven Investments fell 50 cents to $32 after exchanging 3,023 units. Sagicor Group shed $2.50 in closing at $52 with 1,036,762 stock units changing hands, Scotia Group dipped $1.05 to $34 after exchanging 70,141 units, Seprod lost 94 cents to end at $69.05, with 9,590 stock units crossing the market. Supreme Ventures increased 43 cents to $28.98 with investors transferring 101,987 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped 64 cents to close at $10.30 while trading 2,606 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

No JSE USD stocks gained on Wednesday

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Trading activity jumped sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded surging 397 percent with a  greater value than on Tuesday, resulting in nine securities traded, the same number on Tuesday with no rising, four declining and five ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 6.98 points to end at 208.31.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.1. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Overall, 1,690,663 shares traded, for US$286,936 up from 340,214 units at US$68,279 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 187,851 units at US$31,882 versus 37,802 shares at US$7,587 on Tuesday, with month to date average of 47,248 shares at US$8,206 versus 35,080 units at US$6,157 on the previous trading day. July ended with an average of 49,665 units for US$3,449.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with higher bids than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share dropped 0.7 of a cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 4.3 US cents in an exchange of 278,487 shares, Margaritaville lost 3.5 cents in ending at 10.5 US cents after trading 132 stock units, Productive Business Solutions ended unchanged at US$1.32 after exchanging ten units. Proven Investments remained at 21.2 US cents with investors transferring 1,244,860 stocks, Sterling Investments ended at 2.05 US cents with an exchange of 5,000 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share declined 0.01 of a cent to close at 11.2 US cents, with 34,015 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.02 of a cent in closing at 0.96 of one US cent with the swapping of 125,074 units.
In the preference segmentJMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$1.74 in exchanging 3,080 stock units and JMMB Group 6% remained at US$1.10 as investors exchanged five units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Junior Market trading falls on Wednesday

Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday, with declining stock dominating the market following a 24 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with the value slipping 19 percent from Tuesday outcome and leading to 40 securities trading versus 41 on Tuesday, with prices of 10 rising, 24 declining and six closing unchanged.
A total of 8,962,203 shares were traded for $34,135,300 down from 11,789,430 units at $42,079,092 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 224,055 shares at $853,383 against 287,547 shares at $1,026,319 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 438,729 units at$1,473,578 compared to 456,922 units at $1,526,137 on the previous trading day. July closed with an average of 512,709 units at $2,574,304. Dolla Financial led trading with 1.85 million shares for 20.6 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy Source with 1.50 million units for 16.7 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 962,107 units for 10.7 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 27.04 points to settle at 4,126.96.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped 40 cents in ending at $26, with an exchange of 7,778 shares, CAC 2000 shed 66 cents in closing at $6.99, with 14,563 stock units changing hands, Cargo Handlers fell 50 cents to $14 after exchanging 497 stocks. Express Catering rose 10 cents to close at $5.60 with the swapping of 31,100 units, Fontana dipped 15 cents to end at $9.85 with investors transferring 244,196 stocks, Future Energy Source declined 22 cents to close at $5.58 after exchanging 1,501,074 stock units. General Accident popped 29 cents to end at $5.20 in trading 19,000 units, Honey Bun lost $1.02 ending at $6.98 as investors exchanged 21,286 shares, iCreate gained 18 cents in closing at $4.28 in an exchange of 296,911 shares. Indies Pharma advanced 14 cents to $3.13 while exchanging 32,212 units, Main Event rallied $1 to $7.50 in switching ownership of 153,853 stocks, Spur Tree Spices increased 18 cents to $3.88 in trading 211,237 stock units. MFS- SSL Venture fell 11 cents to close at $4, with 14,208 stock units crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 48 cents in closing at $18 with a transfer of 22,031 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Big trading spike on TTSE

Trading spiked on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded surging 251 percent and the value 153 percent more than on Tuesday leading to 21 securities trading against 18 on Tuesday, with prices of seven rising, six declining and eight remaining unchanged.
A total of 2,358,952 shares were traded  or $29,087,983 up from 671,503 units at $11,519,493 on Tuesday. An average of 112,331 units traded at $1,385,142 compared to 37,306 shares at $639,972 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 48,655 units at $392,893 versus 41,617 units at $283,223 on the previous trading day. The average trade for July amounts to 28,304 units at $283,023.
The Composite Index gained 0.93 points to 1,368.22, the All T&T Index dropped 5.10 points to 2,023.44 and the Cross-Listed Index climbed 1.03 points to close at 93.38.
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, Agostini’s rose 3 cents to $45.53, with 20 shares crossing the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $26.25 with investors transferring 77 units, Ansa McAl remained at $57.99 in trading 1,608 stocks. Ansa Merchant Bank rallied 1 cent to $42.13, with 500 stock units changing hands, Clico Investment Fund increased 10 cents in closing at $29 trading 142,264 stock units, First Citizens Group finished at $49.50 while exchanging 207 shares. FirstCaribbean International Bank advanced 29 cents to $5.30 in an exchange of 400 units, Guardian Holdings fell $1.24 in closing at $25.50 after exchanging 18,920 stocks, Guardian Media dipped 6 cents to end at $3.04 in exchanging 652 stock units. JMMB Group gained 2 cents in ending at $2.33, with investors transferring 1,629,554 shares, Massy Holdings popped 24 cents to $4.75, with 77,993 units crossing the exchange, National Enterprises ended at $3.28 after exchanging 137,830 stocks. National Flour Mills finished at $1.55, with 10,000 stocks clearing the market, NCB Financial Group remained at $5.06 with the swapping of 194,307 shares, Point Lisas climbed 3 cents to $3.09 with an exchange of 1,000 units. Prestige Holdings shed 5 cents to close at $6.70 after trading 550 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $141 in trading 131,224 stock units, Scotiabank lost $1.50 to end at $76.50, with 1,103 stocks crossing the exchange. Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished at $21.75 with the transferring of 9,443 units, Trinidad Cement declined 13 cents to $3.52, with 1,000 shares crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco lost 26 cents to end at $23.19, with 300 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE Main Market falls

Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 17 percent, with the value rising 58 percent above Monday’s moderate levels as declining stocks exceeded those rising and resulted in a decline in the primary market indices.
A total of 6,129,079 shares were exchanged for $50,321,427 versus 7,396,135 units at $31,788,226 on Monday. Trading averaged 111,438 units at $914,935, compared to 125,358 shares at $538,783 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging   160,435 units at $1,135,635, compared to 165,265 units at $1,157,389 on the previous trading day. July  averaged173,643 units at $1,683,017.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 2.15 million shares for 35 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.26 million units for 20.5 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 295,502 units for 4.8 percent market share.
Trading ended with 55 securities compared to 59 on Monday, with 16 rising, 27 declining and 12 ending unchanged. The All Jamaican Composite Index dived by 1,679.50 points to 417,768.56, the Main Index fell 808.61 points to 366,715.99 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.53 points to settle at 87.91.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.4 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years ending up to August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement declined 80 cents to close at $59, with 13,474 shares crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy rallied $2.50 to $98 after exchanging 84,925 units, Guardian Holdings advanced $16.10 in ending at $521.10, with 60 stock units changing hands. JMMB Group shed 50 cents in closing at $42, with 144,349 stocks crossing the market, Margaritaville gained $5.74 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $29.94 after exchanging 100 stock units, Massy Holdings fell $2 to end at $87 and closed with 781 shares changing hands. Mayberry Investments lost $2.44 to close at $7.51, with 98,300 stocks clearing the market, NCB Financial increased $1 in closing at $95 after exchanging 101,809 units, Palace Amusement dropped $66.62 after ending at $753.37 in trading 196 shares. PanJam Investment fell 95 cents to $60.05 in an exchange of 814 stocks, Portland JSX shed $1.65 in ending at $9.35 while exchanging 245 units, Scotia Group declined $1.45 to close at $35.05 after transferring 5,742 stock units and Wisynco traded 54,729 shares and gained 30 cents in closing at $17.70.
In the preference segment138 Student Living preference share rose 78 cents to end at $50.10 after trading 21 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share dropped $38.80 in closing at $126.20 with an exchange of 373 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Gain for JSEUSD Market

Trading close on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 145 percent, valued 197 percent more than on Monday and resulting in nine securities traded, compared to 10 on Monday with stocks rising, declining and holding firm, sharing three each.
A total of 340,214 shares were traded for US$68,279, up from 138,969 units at US$22,959 on Monday. Trading averaged 37,802 units at US$7,587 compared to 13,897 shares at US$2,296 on Monday. Trading month to date averages 35,080 shares at US$6,157 versus 34,822 units at US$6,022 on the previous day. July averaged 49,665 units for US$3,449.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rose 3.07 points to end at 215.29.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.7. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended unchanged at 5 US cents after exchanging 10,561 shares, Margaritaville lost 0.98 cents in closing at 14 US cents, with 134 stocks changing hands and Productive Business Solutions shed 0.25 of a cent to close at US$1.32 in exchanging 176 stock units. Proven Investments dropped 0.81 of a cent to end at 21.2 US cents with the swapping of 312,596 units, Sygnus Credit Investments Jamaican dollar share after the last trading in late November last year, rose 0.17 of a cent to 13 US cents in exchanging three shares, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share popped 0.01 of a cent to 11.21 US cents, with 1,500 stock units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.12 of a cent to 0.98 of one US cent, with 14,939 stocks clearing the market.
In the preference segmentJMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$1.74 in switching ownership of one unit and JMMB Group 6% finished at US$1.10 while exchanging 304 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Junior Market Index rises with reduced trading

Trading slipped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 57 percent, a 50 percent lower value than on Monday and the Junior Market Index rising 23.46  points to 4,154.00.
A total of 11,789,430 shares were traded for $42,079,092 down from 27,482,829 units at $83,901,578 on Monday. Trading for the day averaged 287,547 shares at $1,026,319 versus 624,610 shares at $1,906,854 on Monday, with the  month to date averaging 456,922 units at $1,526,137 versus 473,034 units at $1,573,683 on the previous trading day. July closed with an average of 512,709 units at $2,574,304.
Dolla Financial led trading with 3.42 million shares for 29 percent of total volume, followed by Jamaican Teas with 2.79 million units for 23.6 percent of the day’s trade, Future Energy Source chipped in with 1.66 million units for 14 percent of the day’s trade and iCreate ended with 1.30 million units for 11 percent of market share.
Investors traded 41 securities versus 44 on Monday, with prices of 11 rising, 20 declining and ten closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.4. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
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, Access Financial lost 94 cents to close at $26.40 in an exchange of 4,283 shares, Blue Power popped 24 cents in closing at $3.65 in trading 11 stock units, Cargo Handlers shed 40 cents to end at $14.50, with 428 units changing hands. Dolla Financial dipped 15 cents to $3.05 in switching ownership of 3,422,464 stocks, Dolphin Cove declined 91 cents to end at $14.08, with 102,020 stock units crossing the market, EduFocal fell 28 cents to $2.70 with the trading of 662,349 units. Elite Diagnostic lost 27 cents in ending at $3.41 with the swapping of 301,929 stocks, Express Catering advanced 10 cents to close at $5.50, with 5,500 shares crossing the exchange, Fontana rose 26 cents in closing at $10 after trading 16,753 shares. Honey Bun fell 15 cents to $8 after exchanging 22,305 stocks, iCreate dropped 10 cents to $4.10 after exchanging 1,295,027 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance gained 12 cents to close at $2.72 in an exchange of 900 units. Jamaican Teas increased 25 cents to $2.83, with 2,787,553 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors declined 17 cents to $2.93, with 45,192 units clearing the market, Limners and Bards shed 10 cents to $2.77 with an exchange of 11,920 stock units. Main Event lost 50 cents to close at $6.50 after trading 5,330 stocks, Spur Tree Spices dropped 18 cents to end at $3.70 while exchanging 81,516 shares and SSL Venture rallied 46 cents in ending at $4.11 with an exchange of 17,629 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading jumps for TTSE

Market activity ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 91 percent more and the value 575 percent more than on Monday and ending, with trading of 18 securities compared to 17 on Monday, with nine rising, three declining and six remaining unchanged.

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

The Composite Index dropped 5.36 points to 1,367.29, the All T&T Index gained 1.90 points to close at 2,028.54 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 1.84 points to end at 92.35.
A total of 671,503 shares traded for $11,519,493 up from 351,922 units at $1,705,594 on Monday. Trading averaged 37,306 units at $639,972 compared to 20,701 shares at $100,329 on Monday, with the month to date averaging 41,617 units at $283,223 versus 42,068 units at $245,899 on the previous trading day. July closed with an average trade of 28,304 units at $283,023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s shed 5 cents in ending at $45.50 after exchanging 713 shares, Angostura Holdings ended unchanged at $26.25 in switching ownership of 2,061 stock units, Ansa McAl increased 99 cents to $57.99 with the swapping of 680 units. Ansa Merchant Bank finished at $42.12 while exchanging 2,000 stocks, Clico Investment Fund climbed 30 cents in closing at $28.90 after finishing trading 115,153 stock units, First Citizens Group advanced 15 cents to $49.50 with 2,620 shares clearing the market. FirstCaribbean International Bank lost 49 cents to end at $5.01 with 28,094 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy popped 9 cents at $5.40 after 10,002 units passed through the exchange, Guardian Media remained at $3.10 trading two stock units. JMMB Group added 1 cent to close at $2.31 in exchanging 244,003 units, Massy Holdings fell 28 cents to close at $4.51, with 41,527 stocks changing hands, National Enterprises rose 3 cents to $3.28 in an exchange of 60,922 shares. Republic Financial Holdings finished at $141, with 5,212 stocks crossing the market, Scotiabank rallied $1.19 to $78 after trading 45,051 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 25 cents to $21.75 with an exchange of 60,207 units. Trinidad Cement climbed 5 cents to $3.65 in exchanging 3,525 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $12.50 in trading 650 units and West Indian Tobacco ended unchanged at $23.45, with 49,081 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.