Trading closed on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining moderately fewer shares, with the value rising 180 percent higher than on Wednesday of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
The number of securities trading fell from eight on Wednesday to six at the close of trading and ended with none rising, four declining and two closing unchanged.
At the close, Junior Market Index declined by 0.81 points to close at 206.36.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.3. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 213,386 shares traded for $45,604 compared to 224,009 units at $16,302 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 35,564 shares at $7,601 in contrast to 28,001 shares at $2,038 on Wednesday with month to date, averaging 57,353 units at $5,527, compared to 59,029 units at $5,367 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 87,719 units at $9,318.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and three stocks with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share fell 0.99 of a cent to close at 7.5 US cents with 1,161 shares clearing the market, Margaritaville remained at 18 US cents in an exchange of 1,306 units, Proven Investments declined 0.42 of a cent in closing at 23.4 US cents after trading 178,456 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dropped 0.45 of a cent to 12.5 US cents in trading 1,463 stocks and Transjamaican Highway finished at 0.9 US cents with the swapping of 28,700 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% shed 10.99 cents to close at 99.01 US cents in switching ownership of 2,300 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD market slips on Thursday
Rebound in TTSE market index
The volume of stocks trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange surged 81 percent with 61 percent higher value than on Wednesday as market activity ended on Thursday and resulted in declining stocks just edging out those rising, but the two main indices rose.
A total of 19 securities were traded, down from 21 on Wednesday and ended with six rising, seven declining and six ending unchanged. NCB Financial ended at another 52 weeks’ low at the close. The Composite Index rose 4.80 points to 1,455.20, the All T&T Index gained 19.00 points to close at 2,109.44 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 1.46 points to end at 105.74.
A total of 772,155 shares traded for $9,128,376 compared to 426,637 units at $5,652,647 on Wednesday. An average of 40,640 units traded at $480,441 versus 20,316 shares at $269,174 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 35,697 units at $438,371 versus 35,250 units at $434,565 on the previous day. The average trade for February amounts to 47,858 units at $516,870.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s declined $1.75 in closing at $48 after exchanging a mere 3 shares, Angostura Holdings shed 25 cents to end at $19.75, with 58,618 stock units clearing the market, Ansa McAl remained at $57 in exchanging 9,751 stocks. Clico Investment Fund increased $1.24 to close at $30.24 in trading 70,291 units, Endeavour Holdings dropped 25 cents to $7.50 in switching ownership of 1,900 stock units, First Citizens Group popped $1 in closing at $55 after trading 2,484 units. FirstCaribbean International Bank finished at $6.08 with the swapping of 9,250 shares, GraceKennedy fell 4 cents to close at $5.95, with 2,361 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings slipped 1 cent to $28.99 trading 70 units. 
JMMB Group ended unchanged at $2.25 in an exchange of 12,553 stock units, Massy Holdings rallied 10 cents in closing at $6 after 467,294 stocks crossed the exchange, National Flour Mills ended at $1.85 after exchanging 9,855 shares. NCB Financial Group dropped 11 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $6.09 after 25,070 stocks changed hands, Republic Financial Holdings rose $2 to close at $142, after 134 shares crossed the market, Scotiabank finished at $78 trading 35 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed $1.62 to end at $20.65 with an exchange of 9,893 stock units, Trinidad Cement declined 5 cents in closing at $3.70 while exchanging 3,000 units, Unilever Caribbean advanced 5 cents to close at $15.25 after 44,465 stocks crossed the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $24 in an exchange of 45,128 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JFP IPO pulls in 5,062 shareholders
Following a successful initial public offer of 280 million shares that were offered to the public to raise $280 million by JFP Limited a décor and furniture manufacturing company, amassed a total of 5,062 shareholders following the public issue.
The company was listed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange and Monday brought the total listings on the market to 44, the number of listed companies to 43 and the listing of companies on the exchange to 97 companies.
“The JFP could not be listed without the work of its founder Stephen Sirgany and the staff of JFP, who worked tirelessly to ensure that the Company is what it is today and to achieve the status of being listed on the Board of the Exchange,” Metry Seaga, Chief Executive Officer stated in his address at the listing ceremony.
“I want to encourage SMEs to stay the course, overcome the hurdles and you will be able to achieve great results, such as listing on the Board of the Exchange,” JFP’s CEO advised.
“The markets have been busy creating millionaires and we are happy that the Jamaica Stock Exchange could have provided the facilities for persons in Jamaica to create wealth. Companies are creating wealth through JSE’s facilities. Jamaicans don’t have to sit on the sideline and watch these companies create wealth, but they can now share in the whole process”, Ryan Strachan, VP Investor Relations at GK Capital Management Limited, the Lead Broker, stated in addressing the audience.
The stock that was issued at $1 each traded on Thursday morning at $1.91 for a gain of 91 percent over the issue price.
JFP & EduFocal dominate Junior Market
Trading Newly listed JFP Limited and EduFocal dominated Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Wednesday and rose to record highs in helping the volume of stocks traded to rise 45 percent more than on Tuesday with a 43 increase in value and were the main reason for the market Index to eke out a modest 8.04 points rose to settle at 4,003.47.
Market activity led to 43 securities trading, similar to Tuesday and ended with 15 rising, 19 declining and nine closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 20.3. The PE ratios of stocks reported in the chart below are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 31,775,636 shares traded for $79,249,482 compared to 21,910,635 units at $55,555,327 on the Tuesday JFP Limited led trading with 20.42 million shares for 64.3 percent of total volume, followed by Lumber Depot with 3.03 million units for 9.5 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal, 2.15 million units for 6.8 percent market share, while Future Energy Source ended with 1.83 million units changing hands for 5.7 percent market share.
Trading averaged 738,968 shares at $1,843,011 up from 509,550 shares at $1,291,984 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 531,620 units at $2,211,575, compared to 510,084 units at $2,249,855 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial rallied 45 cents to $18.45, with 4,443 shares crossing the market, Blue Power dropped 51 cents in closing at $3.39 with an exchange of 629 stocks, Caribbean Cream popped 5 cents to $4.72 with the swapping of 1,802 stock units. Dolphin Cove lost 90 cents to end at $22 after exchanging 23,157 units. EduFocal gained 43 cents to close at a record high of $1.75 after trading 2,154,085 stocks, Elite Diagnostic shed 6 cents ending at $2.97, with 27,678 units clearing the market. Everything Fresh fell 6 cents to close at $1.15 while exchanging 35,264 stock units, Express Catering advanced 29 cents in closing at $5.17 with 3,549 shares changing hands, Fontana fell 6 cents to $9.72 in trading 58,977 stocks. Fosrich declined 5 cents to end at $16.95 after 46,783 shares crossed the exchange, Future Energy Source dropped 27 cents to $6.02, with 1,827,068 units changing hands, General Accident shed 29 cents to $5.90 in switching ownership of 2,163 stock units. 
Indies Pharma popped 5 cents to end at $3.08 after an exchange of 5,797 units, Jamaican Teas increased 31 cents to close at $3.48 after 456,342 stock units changed hands, Jetcon Corporation lost 6 cents in closing at 83 cents trading 5,279 stocks. JFP Limited rose 17 cents to end at $1.85 with 20,417,992 shares crossing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 5 cents to $3.05 with 569,061 units changing hands, Spur Tree Spices fell 10 cents in closing at $3.70 in an exchange of 863,248 stocks and Tropical Battery dropped 5 cents to $2.13 trading 672,301 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Consolidation continues for JSE USD Market
Trading on Wednesday ended with the volume of shares changing hands rising 143 percent with a 26 percent lower than on Tuesday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in an even number of stocks rising than declining.
A total of eight securities traded, compared to two on Tuesday with three rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.05 points to end at 207.17.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 14.6. The PE ratios are computed using ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
Overall, 224,009 shares traded, for US$16,302 compared to 92,125 units at US$22,039 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 28,001 units at US$2,038, down from 46,063 shares at US$11,019 on Tuesday and month to date an average of 59,029 shares at US$5,367 versus 62,575 units at US$5,747 on the previous day. February ended with an average of 87,719 units for US$9,318.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville added 1 cent in closing at 18 US cents, with 240 shares crossing the market, Proven Investments declined 0.18 of a cent to end at 23.82 US cents after 36,784 stocks changing hands, Sterling Investments popped 0.3 of a cent to 2.3 US cents, with just 170 stock units crossing the exchange.
Sygnus Credit Investments USD share remained at 12.95 US cents while exchanging 10,229 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dropped 0.01 of a cent after ending at 15.99 US cents with the swapping of 175 shares and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.02 of a cent to 0.9 US cents in trading 173,656 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% fell one cent to US$2.02 after exchanging 1,755 stocks and JMMB Group 6% finished at US$1.10, with 1,000 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Majors fall on Wednesday
Market activity ended on Wednesday, with the volume of shares trading declining after trading with the value 20 percent lower than on Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as falling stocks exceeded those rising leading to a fall in the market indices, with, the All Jamaican Composite Index falling 1,779.45 points to 432,406.50 and the JSE Main Index losing 1,158.80 points to end at 385,372.01.
The JSE Financial Index shed 1.32 points to settle at 92.98. Trading ended with 55 securities compared to 49 on Tuesday, with 20 rising, 23 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.8. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
Overall, 11,622,326 shares were traded for $156,171,406, down from 12,554,479 units at $195,108,057 on Tuesday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.91 million shares for 16.4 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm 1.63 million units with 14 percent of the day’s trade, Carreras chipped in with 1.47 million units for 12.7 percent market share, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.09 million units for 9.4 percent of traded stocks and JMMB Group with 1.07 million units for 9.2 percent market share.
Trading averages 211,315 units at $2,839,480, compared to 256,214 shares at $3,981,797 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 426,733 units at $6,993,598, down from 448,354 units at $7,410,526 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 392,520 units at $3,199,976.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement climbed $1.09 to close at $69.99 after exchanging 5,540 shares, Eppley lost $1.60 to end at $39.90 and closed with 1,323 stock units changing hands, First Rock Capital shed 71 cents to $11.29 after exchanging 13,186 units. GraceKennedy gained $1.50 after ending at $102.50 in an exchange of 359,575 stocks, Guardian Holdings dipped $27 in closing at $523, with 5,539 stocks changing hands, Jamaica Broilers fell $1.10 to $27.90 trading 259,855 units. JMMB Group declined 71 cents in closing at $40, with 1,067,881 stock units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings rose 80 cents to $107.80 with 146,202 shares clearing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rallied $5 to end at $105 after 100 units crossed through the market. NCB Financial dropped $4 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $115 while exchanging 23,010 shares after hitting an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $108.11, Proven Investments increased $1 in ending at $36 with the swapping of 10,203 stock units,
Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost $2.07 to $6.23 in trading 48,208 stocks. Scotia Group fell 88 cents to end at $35.07 in exchanging 2,880 shares and Seprod declined $2.50 in closing at $55 in switching ownership of 30,530 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks plunged on Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange
Stocks plunged in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange at the close on Wednesday and resulted in just one stock rising, 10 declining and 10 ending unchanged as a total of 21 securities traded compared to 20 on Tuesday leaving the main indices with big losses.
At the close the Composite Index dropped 18.52 points to 1,450.40, the All T&T Index plunged 40.15 points to settle at 2,090.44, but the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.65 points to settle at 107.20.
A total of 426,637 shares traded for $5,652,647 versus 764,642 units at $6,019,343 on Tuesday. An average of 20,316 units traded at $269,174 down from 38,232 shares at $300,967 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 35,250 units at $434,565 versus 36,909 units at $452,942 previously. The average trade for February amounts to 47,858 units at $516,870.
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, Agostini’s lost 25 cents to end at $49.75 after exchanging 21 shares, Ansa McAl ended unchanged at $57 in swapping 44,403 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund advanced 19 cents to close at $17.25 with 1,757 units changing hands. Clico Investment Fund finished at $29 trading 26,849 stocks, First Citizens Group fell $4.99 in ending at $54 after an exchange of 610 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $6.08, with 34,730 stock units crossing the exchange. 
GraceKennedy shed 1 cent in closing at $5.99 crossing trading 1,000 shares, Guardian Holdings declined 50 cents to close at $29 in switching ownership of 1,104 units, JMMB Group finished at $2.25 after exchanging 10,000 shares. L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.10 with the swapping of 25 units, Massy Holdings dropped 10 cents to close at $5.90, with 288,551 stocks clearing the market, National Enterprises dropped 7 cents in closing at $2.85 after trading 7,106 stock units. NCB Financial Group lost 30 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.20 after finishing trading 4,000 units, One Caribbean Media shed 5 cents to end at $4.15, with 1,000 stocks crossing the market, Point Lisas ended at $3.50, with 50 shares changing hands. Prestige Holdings closed at $7.10 while exchanging 100 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings finished at $140 with an exchange of 286 shares, Scotiabank fell $3.99 to end at $78 in switching ownership of 1,225 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined $1.82 to $19.03 with the swapping of 1,000 stock units, Trinidad Cement remained at $3.75 trading 10 stocks and West Indian Tobacco finished at $24 in exchanging 2,810 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More decline for JSE Main Market
Market activity ended on Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market with the volume of shares trading sliding 59 percent as 37 percent less funds entered the market compared to Monday and resulted in rising stocks pressured from those declining.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 4,236.02 points to 434,185.95, JSE Main Index dropped 3,408.49 points to close at 386,530.80 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 1.03 points to 94.30.
A total of 49 securities traded down from 59 on Monday, with 14 rising, 18 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, the most used formula to compute appropriate stock values, averages 16.1. The PE for JSE Main and USD Market incorporates earnings forecast done by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending to August 2022.
A total of 12,554,479 shares traded for $195,108,057 versus 30,346,423 units at $309,070,966 on Monday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 3.15 million shares for 25.1 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 2.24 million units for 17.9 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 1.19 million units for 9.5 percent market share.
Trading averages 256,214 units at $3,981,797, compared to 514,346 shares at $5,238,491 on Monday and month to date, an average of 448,354 units at $7,410,526, down from 467,221 units at $7,747,214 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 392,520 units at $3,199,976.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement shed $1.10 to close at $68.90 trading 7,575 shares, Eppley rose $1.20 to $41.50 after 1,358 stock units crossed the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained $1.01 in ending at $18.01, with 215,905, with stocks changing hands. Key Insurance popped 42 cents to $4.70, with 8,532 units clearing the market, Kingston Properties dropped $1 to $8.50 in switching ownership of 11,259 shares, Kingston Wharves popped $1.50 to $41 after exchanging 200 stocks. Massy Holdings jumped $8 in closing at $107, finishing at 108,561 stock units, Mayberry Investments lost 75 cents to close at $6.50 after exchanging 537 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $19 to end at $100 with an exchange of 92 shares. 
NCB Financial rallied $2.25 to $119 while exchanging 34,372 stock units, PanJam Investment declined 50 cents to end at $68 in exchanging 45,596 units, Proven Investments fell $1.10 in closing at $35 after 14,131 stocks changed hands. Sagicor Group lost $3 after ending at $58 in an exchange of 605,621 stocks, Seprod climbed $2.10 to close at $57.50, with 7,462 units crossing the market, Victoria Mutual Investments fell 30 cents to $6.45, with 10,788 shares crossing the exchange and Wisynco Group shed 42 cents to close at $19.10 with the swapping of 93,865 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
New listings enjoy big price bounce
In trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Tuesday, newly listed EduFocal moved from its IPO price of $1 to close at $1.32 on the first day of trading, while JFP Limited continued from its opening price on Monday to $1.68 at the close on Tuesday and helped maintained the volume of stocks and the value traded moderately above that on Monday.
Market activity led to 43 securities trading compared to 42 on Monday and ended with 14 rising, 18 declining and 11 closing unchanged.At the close, the Junior Market Index shed 38.05 points to settle at 3,995.43.
The PE Ratio, the most used measure to compute stock values, averages 19.9. The PE ratios in the chart below are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years to August 2022.
Overall, 21,910,635 shares traded for $55,555,327 versus 19,487,231 units at $50,742,595 on the Monday. JFP Limited led trading with 13.15 million shares for 60 percent of total volume followed by Lumber Depot with 2.77 million units for 12.6 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaican Teas ended with 2.22 million units for 10.1 percent market share and Future Energy Source ended with 1.44 million units changing hands for 6.6 percent market share.
Trading averaged 509,550 shares at $1,291,984 compared to 463,982 shares at $1,208,157 on Monday and month to date, averaging 510,084 units at $2,249,855, compared to 510,146 units at $2,360,875 on the prior day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
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, Access Financial dropped $1.51 in closing at $18 after 51,516 shares changed hands, AMG Packaging rose 20 cents to $3.20 while exchanging 3,180 stocks, Cargo Handlers fell $1.50 to end at $9.10, trading 12,219 stock units. Dolphin Cove declined $1.10 to close at $22.90, with 24,692 units crossing the market, EduFocal increased 32 cents to $1.32, with 9,662 shares clearing the market, Everything Fresh popped 11 cents to $1.21, with 366 stocks crossing the market. Express Catering lost 29 cents in closing at $4.88 in exchanging 4,100 units, Fontana advanced 27 cents to close at $9.78, with 14,711 stock units changing hands, Fosrich shed 48 cents to end at $17 with 10,057 units crossing the exchange. 
Honey Bun fell 20 cents to end at $8.90 after exchanging 2,447 stocks, Jamaican Teas dropped 33 cents to close at $3.17 with an exchange of 2,220,989 shares, JFP Limited rallied 37 cents in closing at $1.68 after exchanging 13,153,656 stock units. Lasco Distributors bounced 24 cents to $3.79 in switching ownership of 95,474 units, Lasco Financial declined 10 cents to $3.45 in an exchange of 12,500 shares, Lasco Manufacturing lost 17 cents to end at $4.33 trading 95,149 stock units. Lumber Depot shed 66 cents to close at $3.28 in trading 2,771,346 stocks, Main Event fell 20 cents to $6.90 with the swapping of 21,457 stocks and Paramount Trading shed 12 cents to $1.70 with 30,147 stock units. Changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trinidad stocks lose ground
Market activity ended on Tuesday and resulted in more stocks declining than rising at the close of trading, after 35 percent fewer shares traded, with 22 percent lower value than on Monday, on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
A total of 20 securities traded up from 19 on Monday, with seven rising, nine declining and four were unchanged. The Composite Index fell 2.73 points to 1,468.92, the All T&T Index shed 7.69 points to close at 2,130.59 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.36 points to settle at 106.55.
A total of 764,642 shares traded for $6,019,345 versus 1,173,748 units at $7,641,769 on Monday.
An average of 38,232 units traded at $300,967 down from 61,776 shares at $402,219 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 36,909 units at $452,942 versus 36,753 units at $470,927. The average trade for February amounts to 47,858 units at $516,870.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa McAl ended at $57 in an exchange of 1,245 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell 6 cents in closing at $17.06 while exchanging 1,243 units, Endeavour Holdings shed 25 cents to close at $7.75, with 7,500 stock units clearing the market. First Citizens Group dropped 91 cents to end at $58.99 in switching ownership of 2,828 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank finished at $6.08 in exchanging 59,365 units, GraceKennedy remained at $6 trading 19,390 stock units. Guardian Holdings declined 4 cents in closing at $29.50 with 5,239 shares changing hands, JMMB Group slipped 5 cents to $2.25 with an exchange of 61,682 stocks, L.J. Williams B share increased 15 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.10 in trading 4,500 shares.
Massy Holdings fell 1 cent to $6 trading 515,384 units, National Enterprises declined 3 cents to $2.92 after trading 1,600 stocks, National Flour Mills popped 1 cent to close at $1.85 after exchanging 15,146 stock units. NCB Financial Group rallied 49 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $6.50, with 14,528 shares crossing the market, One Caribbean Media climbed 5 cents in closing at $4.20 after 2,391 units changed hands, Prestige Holdings gained 10 cents to end at $7.10 with the swapping of 3,501 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings shed $1 to close at $140, with 1,213 stocks changing hands, Scotiabank advanced $7 in closing at 52 weeks’ high of $81.99 after 6,024 stocks crossed the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 33 cents in ending at $20.85 with the swapping of 13,935 shares. Unilever Caribbean dropped 5 cents to end at $15.20 with an exchange of 1,000 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended unchanged at $24 in switching ownership of 26,928 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
