Market activity ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 11 percent more after a 56 percent surge in the amount of funds passing through than on Thursday.
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A total of 14 securities were traded compared to 11 on Thursday, with three stocks rising, five declining and six remaining unchanged. The Composite Index lost 4.74 points to end at 1,385.72, the All T&T Index declined 0.16 points to 2,041.97 and the Cross-Listed Index dropped 1.35 points to close at 95.69.
A total of 200,408 shares were exchanged for $1,484,655 versus 180,498 units at $950,429 on Thursday. An average of 14,315 units traded at $106,047 compared to 16,409 shares at $86,403 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 37,426 units at $345,880 versus 39,307 units at $365,404 on the previous trading day. The average trade for June amounts to 63,148 units at $485,588. June amounts to 55,705 units at $392,249.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings dropped 50 cents in closing at $24.50 after trading 58 shares, Clico Investment Fund gained 10 cents to end at $28.90 with the swapping of 10,809 units, First Citizens Group ended unchanged at $50 in an exchange of 67 stocks. GraceKennedy rallied 15 cents after ending at $5.47 and exchanging 3,603 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined 4 cents to close at $27.26 with 1,542 shares changing hands, JMMB Group finished at $2.30, with 11,462 units crossing the market. 
L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.15 as one stock unit passed through the exchange, Massy Holdings lost 7 cents ending at $5 in trading 162,396 stock units, National Enterprises finished at $3.20 while exchanging 3,100 units. NCB Financial Group shed 20 cents to $5.25 in an exchange of 1,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings rose $1 in closing at $142 with 586 stocks changing hands, Scotiabank remained at $7 after trading 772 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 2 cents to close at $21.48, with 4,611 stocks clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco ended unchanged at $23.45 in switching ownership of 401 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Just 5,480,966 shares were exchanged for $87,344,674 compared to 16,023,046 units at $60,117,325 at the close on Wednesday. Trading averages 99,654 units at $1,588,085, compared to 296,723 shares at $1,113,284 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 186,354 units at $1,734,673, compared to 196,085 units at $1,751,127 on the previous trading day. June closed with an average of 281,913 units at $5,309,050.
At the close, Barita Investments advanced 50 cents in ending at $88, with 508 shares crossing the market, Berger Paints gained 45 cents to end at $11.65 after trading 11 stock units, Caribbean Cement rose $1.22 in closing at $63.22 with 6,967 stocks clearing the market. Eppley dropped $2.50 to $41 in exchanging 620 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed 50 cents to close at $40 while exchanging 731 stock units, GraceKennedy popped $1.97 in closing at $101.97, with changing hands 54,589 units. Jamaica Producers climbed 58 cents to $21.10 after finishing treading of 53,198 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 40 cents to end at $18.60 in switching ownership of 58,502 stocks, JMMB Group increased 38 cents to close at $43.40 with the swapping of 21,306 stocks. Kingston Properties declined 40 cents to $6.90 after trading 79,580 shares, Margaritaville lost $1.50 in ending at $21 and exchanging 213 stock units, Mayberry Investments increased 75 cents to $10.45 after 240,911 units crossed the market. Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced $1.40 to end at $14.40 after exchanging 270,023 stocks, 138 Student Living gained 39 cents to close at $5.16 in an exchange of 1,108 shares, PanJam Investment fell $1.50 to $64.30, with 259,250 stock units crossing the exchange. 
Proven Investments rose $1 in closing at $35 with 12,359 units changing hands, Supreme Ventures rallied 60 cents to $31 with an exchange of 480,364 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments shed 39 cents to end at $13.61 while exchanging 51,123 shares.
At the close, the Junior Market Index eked a mere gain of 6.05 points to close at 4,333.05.
At the close, Access Financial climbed $1.88 to $23.24 with 90 shares crossing the exchange, AMG Packaging climbed 64 cents in closing at $4.90 in trading 3,787 units, Blue Power increased 24 cents to close at $3.65, with 25 stock units crossing the market. Caribbean Cream advanced 16 cents to end at $4.85 in exchanging 16,522 stocks, Dolla Financial popped 12 cents to $2.90 with the swapping of 3,785,953 stock units, Dolphin Cove declined 13 cents to end at $15.85, with an exchange of 5,897 stocks. EduFocal shed 10 cents to $2.41 in switching ownership of 244,504 units, Express Catering rose 19 cents in closing at $6.09 after exchanging 56,350 shares, Fontana rallied 15 cents to close at $10.15, with 27,238 stocks changing hands. Fosrich fell 73 cents to $36.45 after finishing trading 77,059 shares, General Accident dropped 15 cents to close at $6, with 8,060 stock units clearing the market, iCreate gained 20 cents to end at $4.20 while exchanging 668,005 units. Indies Pharma lost 20 cents to $3.07rafter 2,265 stocks crossed the market, ISP Finance rallied 50 cents in closing at closing in trading 8 stock units, Jamaican Teas dropped 14 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low $2.83 in an exchange of 1,924,906 units, after it hit an intraday low of $2.50.
KLE Group shed 19 cents to $2.01 after trading 1,000 shares, Knutsford Express popped 10 cents to close at $7.35 after exchanging 2,300 shares, Lasco Financial lost 23 cents in closing at $2.84 in an exchange of 4,840 units. Mailpac Group fell 11 cents to end at $2.59 in exchanging 403,758 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 40 cents to $13.75, with 15,830 stock units crossing the market.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 1.35 points to end at 210.92. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.2. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2023.
Proven Investments popped 1.41 cents in ending at 24.41 US cents after trading of 78,243 stocks, Sterling Investments lost 0.09 cents to end at 2.01 US cents after exchanging 23,153 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share finished at 12 US cents in an exchange of 2,417 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 1.2 cents in closing at 13.4 US cents with 1,453 shares changing hands and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.02 drop of a cent in closing at 0.95 US cents after trading 19,622 units.In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% declined 3 cents to close at US$2.03 in trading 2,000 stock units.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 91 percent more than on Wednesday, with 6 percent higher value even as only 11 securities traded down from 19 on Wednesday, with three rising, five declining and three remaining unchanged. 
Clico Investment Fund shed 20 cents to end at $28.80 after trading 1,902 units. First Citizens Group finished at $50 while exchanging 169 stock units, JMMB Group fell 2 cents to close at $2.30 in trading 151,564 shares, Massy Holdings popped 7 cents to $5.07 in an exchange of 3,639 stock units. Scotiabank climbed $2.75 in closing at $78 with 679 stocks changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 30 cents to $21.50, with 7,673 units clearing the market, Trinidad Cement dipped 1 cent to close at $3.56 after exchanging 1,442 shares. Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.84 with the swapping of 1,420 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 5 cents in closing at $23.45 with an exchange of 11,402 stocks.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 495.68 points to 436,241.57, the JSE Main Index rose 374.06 points to 381,286.00 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.16 points to end at 90.70.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 7.70 million shares for 48 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.30 million units for 20.6 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 1.46 million units for 9.1 percent of market share.
Massy Holdings fell 24 cents to $91.76 after trading 12,141 stock units, 138 Student Living shed 39 cents to close at $4.77after 268 stock units crossed the market. Palace Amusement dropped $80 to end at $820 with the swapping of 55 units, Sagicor Group had an exchange of 81,256 shares after falling 30 cents to close at $55 and Salada Foods fell 56 cents to close at $5.22 and finished trading of 3,573 shares.
Overall, 61,706 shares traded for US$6,586 down from 487,396 units at US$33,962 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 12,341 units at US$1,317, compared to 69,628 shares at US$4,852 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 39,459 shares at US$2,884 versus 42,118 units at US$3,038 on the previous day. June ended with an average of 71,901 units for US$8,793.
Proven Investments finished trading 17,029 stocks at 23 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share rose 0.5 of a cent after ending at 12 US cents with the swapping of 18,456 units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.02 of a cent in closing at 0.97 US cents, with 26,115 stocks crossing the exchange.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.8. 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.
selling prices and three with lower offers.
Knutsford Express fell 69 cents to close at $7.25 after exchanging 487 shares, Lasco Distributors dropped 27 cents in closing at $3.10 and clearing the market of 1,431,748 units, Lasco Manufacturing declined 20 cents to end at $4.50 in switching ownership of 114,739 stocks. Main Event gained 40 cents to close at $8, with 9,314 stock units crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 35 cents in closing at $13.35 in exchanging 21,866 stock units.
The Composite Index climbed 7.20 points to 1,388.21, but the All T&T Index shed 10.37 points to 2,036.98 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 3.64 points to 97.16.
Guardian Holdings gained 4 cents to close at $27.30 in trading ten shares, JMMB Group ended at $2.32, with 100 stock units crossing the market, Massy Holdings dropped 5 cents to $5, with 68,733 shares crossing the exchange. National Enterprises exchanged 6,990 stock units at $3.20, National Flour Mills fell 6 cents in closing at $1.65 in an exchange of 589 stocks, NCB Financial Group popped 20 cents to close at $5.45, with 150 units crossing the market. Prestige Holdings declined 28 cents to end at $6.71 with 500 shares clearing the market, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $141 while exchanging 900 stock units, Scotiabank dropped $2.74 in ending at $75.25, with 878 units changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended unchanged at $21.80 in switching ownership of 5,682 stocks, Trinidad Cement climbed 7 cents to close at $3.57 after trading 2,000 units, Unilever Caribbean rallied 4 cents to $13.84 with the swapping of 14 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $23.50 with 3,000 stocks units changing hands.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,325.22 points to 435,745.89, the JSE Main Index rose 1,253.18 to 380,911.94 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.45 points to settle at 90.54.
At the close, Berger Paints rose 88 cents to end at $12.39 in switching ownership of 9 shares, Caribbean Cement shed 50 cents to finish at $63.50 in exchanging 2,526 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $1 to $40.50, with 1,111 units crossing the market. GraceKennedy fell $2.48 to $100 after finishing trading 4,960 stock units, Guardian Holdings gained $3 in closing at $505, with 1,018 units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers rallied $1.88 to $28.90 with 601,198 stocks clearing the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 45 cents to end at $18.45 after 19,861 shares crossed the market, Kingston Properties lost 45 cents to close at $7 in trading 71,060 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities declined $1.66 in closing at $12 with 40,646 units changing hands. NCB Financial increased $1.98 to $98.98 with an exchange of 123,916 stock units, Palace Amusement climbed $40 in closing at $900 with the swapping of 3 stocks, Portland JSX dropped 50 cents to close at $10.50, with 1,376 shares changing hands. 
Proven Investments fell $1.50 to $34 in an exchange of 3,919 stock units, Pulse Investments lost 47 cents in ending at $3.70 while exchanging 509,000 shares, Salada Foods gained 39 cents to end at $5.78 trading 5,235 units. Scotia Group rallied 50 cents in closing at $37 after exchanging 26,741 stocks and Seprod declined 50 cents to end at $71 after trading 133,083 stocks.
