Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange rallies


Winning stocks lifted the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange higher on Tuesday, with an 87 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, valued 4 percent less than on Monday. Trading resulted in trading of 15 securities compared with 17 on Monday and ending with prices of seven rising, two declining and six ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 402,750 shares with a value of $1,617,025 compared to 215,862 stocks at $1,681,169 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 26,850 shares at $107,802, up from 12,698 units at $98,892 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 16,577 shares at $270,138 compared with 16,114 units at $277,450 on the previous day and an average for March of 32,004 shares at $251,725.
The Composite Index rose 1.56 points to end at 963.21, the All T&T Index rallied 3.01 points to settle at 1,395.93, the SME Index remained at 89.81 and the Cross-Listed Index ended at 70.00.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa McAl popped $4.75 and ended at $51.75, with the trading of 15 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank declined $1.78 to end at $24.22 after an exchange of 1,075 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.22, following the trading of 560 shares. Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.44 after an exchange of 14 units, First Citizens Group increased 55 cents to finish at $35.80 and closed after an exchange of 1,214 stocks, Guardian Holdings remained at $15.24 with traders dealing in 302 units. Massy Holdings popped 3 cents to $3.50 as investors exchanged 110,111 stocks, National Enterprises fell 24 cents to finish at $4.55 with a transfer of 75,115 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.49 after an exchange of 6,887 stock units. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.55 with investors trading 65 shares, Republic Financial ended at $107 following an exchange of 548 stock units, Scotiabank rose 25 cents to $45.50 with investors trading 1,154 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 10 cents to $8.60 after 16,097 stocks passed through the market, Trinidad Cement advanced 18 cents to finish at $1.70 after an exchange of 189,423 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading rises on the Junior Market


Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with a 9 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a moderate dip in value compared to Friday, with trading in 41 securities, compared with 39 previously and ending, with prices of 15 rising, 18 declining and eight closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 6,891,951 shares for $6,227,493, compared with 6,298,384 units at $6,299,459 on Friday.
Trading averaged 168,096 shares worth $151,890, moderately down from 161,497 units for $161,525 on Friday, with the month to date, finishing with an average of 508,781 units at $486,723, below 529,232 stock units at $506,823 on the previous trading day and an average of 410,874 shares at $527,130 forMarch.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.56 million shares for 37.1 percent of total volume, followed by JFP with 1.01 million units for 14.6 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 862,841 stocks for 12.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped just 5.14 points to conclude trading at 3,167.74. 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 15.1, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Access Financial rose 43 cents to finish at $17.43 with investors trading only 30 shares, Atlantic Hardware fell 7 cents and ended at $1.50, with 568,116 stock units crossing the exchange, Blue Power dropped 9 cents to $3.31 with a transfer of 829 shares. Cargo Handlers fell $3.10 in closing at $17.80, hitting an intraday 52-week high of $21, with an exchange of 4,727 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 12 cents to close at $1.64 after the trading of 5,760 stocks, Caribbean Cream declined 25 cents to end at $1.52 in an exchange of 10,365 units. Dolla Financial popped 7 cents in closing at $2.48, with 170,281 stocks changing hands, Dolphin Cove shed 32 cents to $10.07 after an exchange of 3,077 shares, Fontana sank 48 cents to close at $6.76 after trading of 32,442 stock units. Future Energy climbed 15 cents to finish at $3.40 and closed with an exchange of 116,025 shares, GWest Corporation increased 10 cents and ended at 72 cents in switching ownership of 3,384 units, Honey Bun dipped 53 cents to end at $5.95, after hitting an intraday 52-week low of $5.10, with investors dealing in 61,261 stocks. Indies Pharma lost 19 cents in closing at $2.51, with 44,790 stock units crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation rallied 33 cents to $2.48 with an exchange of 210 shares, JFP slipped 8 cents to end at 40 cents after 1,008,885 units passed through the market. KLE Group advanced 5 cents to close at 92 cents with traders dealing in 350 stocks, Knutsford Express popped 9 cents and ended at $9.39, 306 stock units crossing the market, Lumber Depot skidded 9 cents to finish at $2.50 after a transfer of 2,252 shares. Main Event climbed 32 cents to $6.99 with investors trading 123 units, Medical Disposables sank 20 cents to close at $1.12 after an exchange of 1,341 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies slipped 13 cents to finish at $1.54 with investors swapping 90,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Gains for JSE Main Market


Trading activities picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Monday, with an 11 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 12 percent higher value compared to Friday, resulting from trading in 60 securities compared with 59 on Friday, with prices of 25 rising, 15 declining and 20 ending unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 12,952,559 shares, with a value o f$151,066,529, up from 11,702,015 stocks at $134,716,340 on Friday.
Trading averaged 215,876 shares, valued at $2,517,775, after rising above 198,339 units at $2,283,328 on Friday and month to date and compares averaging 301,865 units at $2,589,865, down slightly from 307,331 shares at $2,594,447 on the previous day and March with an average of 244,194 stock units at $3,119,428.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 8.90 million shares for 68.7 percent of the total volume, followed by JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028, with 1.02 million units for 7.9 percent of the day’s trade and GraceKennedy with 540,040 stocks for 4.2 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 3,634.86 points to 402,539.63, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,537.46 points to conclude trading at 341,421.15 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.56 points to 63.64. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden fell $3.94 to end at $25.51, with 510 shares clearing the market, Berger Paints popped 53 cents to close at $5.65, after the trading of 3,492 stock units, Jamaica Producers sank $1.14 in closing at $22.56, with an exchange of 2,893 shares. Lasco Manufacturing increased 54 cents to end at $7.04, with 42,321 units changing hands, Massy Holdings declined $1.90 and ended at $72 in an exchange of 3,574 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 66 cents to finish at $7.24, with 1,500 shares crossing the market. Pan Jamaica rose $3.40 and ended at $49.50 in switching ownership of 10,728 stocks and Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 40 cents to $9.97 after an exchange of 530 units.
In the preferred share segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% fell $11.92 to finish at $31.07 with investors swapping a mere two units. Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rallied $20 to close at $1,080 after an exchange of 50 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $4.75 to end at $102.20 with investors dealing in 927 stock units.

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

Sharp rise in trading on the T&T Exchange


The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Monday, with a 54 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with the value rising 124 percent compared to Friday, resulting in 17 securities trading, down from 21 on Friday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, four declining and seven ending firm.

The market closed with trading in 215,862 shares for $1,681,169, well over the 140,542 stock units at $750,436 on Friday.
Trading averaged 12,698 shares at $98,892, up from 6,692 units at $35,735 on Friday, with trading month to date finishing with an average of 16,114 shares valued at $277,450, which is well aligned with 16,298 units at $287,056 on the previous day and compared with an average of 32,004 shares at $251,725 for March.
The Composite Index rose 0.09 points to conclude trading at 961.65, the All T&T Index dipped 0.60 points to settle at 1,392.92, the SME Index remained unchanged at 89.81 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.12 points to cease trading at 70.00.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini shed 14 cents to close at $61.51 after an exchange of just 2 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $10.83 after trading of 10 units, Endeavour Holdings rose 44 cents to $18.44 after a transfer of just 7 shares. First Citizens Group ended at $35.25, with 9,826 stocks passing through the exchange, GraceKennedy ended at $3.38 with investors trading 91,789 units, Guardian Holdings climbed 4 cents to finish at $15.24 in an exchange of 48 stocks. JMMB Group rose 2 cents to 84 cents, with 595 units crossing the market, Massy Holdings fell 2 cents to finish at $3.47 with an exchange of 25,526 shares, National Enterprises lost 11 cents and ended at $4.79, with 34,741 stock units clearing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.49 with investors dealing in 49 shares, Prestige Holdings gained 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks high of $13.80, in switching ownership of 85 stock units, Republic Financial ended at $107 as investors exchanged 3,262 stock units. Scotiabank declined 21 cents to $45.25, with 2,590 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 1 cent to finish at $8.50 with investors trading 29,932 units, Trinidad Cement advanced 17 cents and ended at $1.52, after 2,400 stocks passed through the market. Unilever Caribbean remained at $14.20 in trading 10 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.88, with 14,990 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Winners edged losers on Junior Market


The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday with winners edging out losers after investors traded 39 securities, up from 38 on Thursday, resulting in prices of 15 rising, 11 declining and 13 closing unchanged. The volume of stocks traded fell 60 percent, with 40 percent lower value than on Thursday.

The market closed with trading of 6,298,384 shares for $6,299,459, in a decline from 15,877,153 units at $10,450,188 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 161,497 shares at $161,525, after slipping from 417,820 stock units at $275,005 on Thursday, with the month to date average of 529,232 units at $506,823, declining from 551,502 stock units at $527,734 on the previous day and in March, with an average of 410,874 shares at $527,130.
Kintyre Holdings was again the leading traded stock with 2.0 million shares for 31.7 percent of total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading with 1.0 million units for 15.9 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 977,473 stocks for 15.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 7.29 points to end at 3,172.88. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market closed trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.3, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, CAC 2000 dropped 5 cents to $1.65 with 55 shares passing through the market, Cargo Handlers popped 40 cents to finish at $20.90 after a transfer of 2,601 stocks, Caribbean Cream gained 12 cents and ended at $1.77 with traders dealing in 1,889 units. Caribbean Flavours fell 14 cents in closing at $1.41 after an exchange of 11,732 shares, Derrimon Trading rose 6 cents to $1.65 with 1,002,567 stock units crossing the market, EduFocal advanced by 5 cents to 24 cents with investors dealing in 155,605 shares. Elite Diagnostic declined by 17 cents to $1.15 with 32,025 units changing hands, Everything Fresh declined 20 cents and ended at $2.10 after an exchange of 53,625 stocks, Future Energy sank 7 cents to finish at $3.25 with 50,384 stock units clearing the market. Jetcon Corporation slipped 48 cents in closing at $2.15 with an exchange of 30,000 shares, Limners and Bards climbed 13 cents to end at 87 cents with 7,337 stock units crossing the market, Main Event increased 20 cents to close at $6.67 in switching ownership of 7,325 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 11 cents to $1.67 with 534,130 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities traded are for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated3

Trading jumps on JSE Main Market


Another moderate trading session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with a 37 percent rise in the volume of stocks trading and a 21 percent increase in value, compared to Thursday. 59 securities changed hands, as was the case on Thursday, with prices of 22 rising, 22 declining and 15 ending unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 11,702,015 shares, at a value of $134,716,340, up from 8,516,581 stock units at $110,934,522 on Thursday.
Trading closed with an average of 198,339 shares at $2,283,328, after an increase from 144,349 stock units valued $1,880,246 on the prior day and for the month to date, an average worth 307,331 units at $2,594,447, resulting in a decline from 314,597 shares at $2,615,188 on the previous day and March with an average of 244,194 stock units at $3,119,428.
Wigton Energy led trading with 4.09 million shares for 34.9 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.99 million stocks for 17 percent of the day’s trade and Supreme Ventures with 1.74 million units for 14.9 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 513.44 points to 398,904.77, the JSE Main Index rose 319.77 points to finish at 339,883.69 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.32 points to end at 63.08. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments slipped 40 cents to close at $68.25 with 4,614 shares clearing the market, Carreras rallied 44 cents to $20.99 with investors dealing in 174,516 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $2 and ended at $46.49 with 8,220 shares crossing the exchange. First Rock Real Estate climbed $1.16 in closing at $8.81 with a transfer of 1,392 stock units, GraceKennedy fell 80 cents to end at $70 with 612,612 units passing through the market, Guardian Holdings popped $18 to finish at $338 with investors trading 1,128 stocks. Jamaica Producers rallied $1.14 and ended at $23.70 in an exchange of 13,741 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 54 cents to $12 with 49,756 shares crossing the market, Kingston Wharves rose $2.46 to $37.48 in trading 1,223 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 67 cents to end at $6.58 after traders swapped 1,749 shares, NCB Financial lost 50 cents and closed at $51.50 after a transfer of 39,519 units, Pan Jamaica gained $1.05 to settle at $46.10 with 289,204 stocks crossing the market. Proven Investments dipped 87 cents to $10.63 after an exchange of 61,156 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund popped $1.61 and ended at $9.57, following trading of 10,164 shares, Seprod gained $2.97 to end at $79 with 2,901 stock units changing hands and Wisynco Group rose $1.70 in closing at $21.71 in an exchange of 61,420 units.
In the preferred share segment, 138 Student Living preference share skidded $1 to finish at $224 with investors trading 5 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $3 to close at $106.95 with an exchange of a mere one share.
Prices of traded securities are those of the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading falls on the T& T Stock Exchange


Trading dipped for the third consecutive day on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks changing hands dipping by just 5 percent with the value 32 percent lower than on Thursday. Twenty-one securities traded, up from 19 on Thursday, with prices of eight rising, six declining and seven ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 140,542 shares for $750,436 after sliding from 147,270 units at $1,101,792 on Thursday.
An average of 6,692 shares was traded at $35,735, with a fall from 7,751 units at $57,989 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 16,298 shares for $287,056  from 16,982 units at $304,947 on the previous day and an average for March of 32,004 shares at $251,725.
The Composite Index dipped 3.34 points to finish at 961.56, the All T&T Index declined 4.83 points to 1,393.52, the SME Index remained at 89.81 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.24 points to end at 69.88.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $61.65 after an exchange of 30 shares, Angostura Holdings rose 28 cents to $10.83 with 65 stocks crossing the market, Ansa Merchant Bank advanced $1.50 to close at $26, with investors dealing in only one share. CIBC Caribbean Bank skidded 7 cents to $8.22 with 290 stocks crossing the market, First Citizens Group ended at $35.25 after 261  units were swapped, GraceKennedy popped 3 cents to end at $3.38 with 30,020 shares clearing the market. Guardian Holdings fell 5 cents in closing at $15.20 in switching ownership of 50 units, L.J. Williams B share popped 1 cent to $1.01 with investors swapping 20 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 1 cent and ended at $3.49 after a transfer of 27,076 stock units. Medcorp ended at $44 with investors trading 25 shares, National Enterprises sank 9 cents to finish at $4.90 and closed at 43,310 units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.49 in trading 450 stocks. NCB Financial ended at $2.05 with 2,525 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas climbed 50 cents to close at $7 with a transfer of 10 shares, Prestige Holdings rallied $1.79 to end at a 52 weeks high of $13.79 with a mere one unit passing through the market. Republic Financial remained at $107 in an exchange of 780 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $45.46 with investors trading 1,427 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed $1.29 to finish at $8.49 with an exchange of 14,180 shares. Trinidad Cement declined 24 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.35 following trading of 2,250 units, Unilever Caribbean gained 95 cents to close at $14.20 after an exchange of 5 stocks and West Indian Tobacco popped 3 cents to finish at $2.88 with traders dealing in 17,766 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise

Pan Jam grabs big share of JSE Main Market


Trading in PJAM shares added $44 million to the value of stocks traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 116 percent and the value jumping 186 percent compared to Wednesday, with trading in 59 securities, after climbing from 56 on Wednesday, with prices of 18 rising, 19 declining and 22 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 8,516,581 shares trading for $110,934,522, increasing from 3,938,632 stocks at $38,761,359 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 144,349 shares with a value of $1,880,246, after jumping from 70,333 stock units at $692,167 on Wednesday and for the month to date, an average of 314,597 units at $2,615,188, slipping from 326,757 shares at $2,667,684 on the previous day and March with an average of 244,194 units at $3,119,428.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.06 million shares for 24.2 percent of total volume, followed by Supreme Ventures with 1.53 million stocks for 18 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 1.29 million units for 15.2 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,819.74 points to close at 399,418.21, the JSE Main Index declined 890.61 points to 339,563.92 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.17 points to finish at 63.40. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.2. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments popped 62 cents and ended at $68.65 with traders dealing in 3,421 shares, Caribbean Producers advanced 50 cents to $6 after a transfer of 2,318 stock units, Carreras sank 65 cents to end at $20.55 with 310,912 shares clearing the market. First Rock Real Estate fell $1.35 in closing at $7.65 in an exchange of 750 units, GraceKennedy rose 49 cents to close at $70.80, with 35,412 stocks passing through the market, Jamaica Broilers skidded 70 cents to finish at $15.15 after an exchange of 45,075 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 53 cents and ended at $12.54 with investors swapping 2,300 stocks, Kingston Wharves lost $2.47 to $35.02 with 4,481 units crossing the market, Massy Holdings increased $3.41 to finish at $74 with investors dealing in 245 stock units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy slipped $6.51 to close at $36.49 with 100 shares crossing the exchange, Pan Jamaica sank $1.05 to end at $45.05 following trading of 980,507 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined $1.94 to $7.96 after an exchange of 1,379 stocks. Scotia Group climbed $1 to $51 with investors trading 83,733 stock units, Seprod shed $3.97 in closing at $76.03 in an exchange of 3,159 shares, Supreme Ventures gained 43 cents and ended at $16 with 1,533,303 units changing hands and Wisynco Group dropped $1.79 to finish at $20.01 with a transfer of 66,763 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share dipped $1 to end at $20 as investors exchanged 2,399 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% sank $130 to close at $1,060 in trading 103 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading slumped on the Junior Market


Trading activity slumped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, relative to heavy trading on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 91 percent, leading to a 93 percent fall in value compared to Wednesday, following trading in 38 securities, down from 41 on Wednesday and ending, with prices of only nine rising, 14 declining and 15 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 15,877,153 shares for $10,450,188, following a drop from 170,488,981 units at $150,133,750 on the prior day, with 147 million shares of One to One Education.
Trading averaged 417,820 shares at $275,005, after falling sharply from 4,158,268 units at $3,661,799 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 551,502 units at $527,734, compared with 559,884 stocks at $543,581 on the previous day and March, with an average of 410,874 shares at $527,130.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 8.42 million shares for 53 percent of total volume, followed by Woodcats International with 2.97 million units for 18.7 percent of the day’s trade and Lasco Financial with 915,834 stocks for 5.8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 22.69 points to settle at 3,180.17. 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 15.5, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios for this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Blue Power declined 61 cents to close at $3.37 with traders dealing in 900 shares, CAC 2000 rallied 12 cents to $1.70 in an exchange of 1,540 stock units, Derrimon Trading fell 6 cents and ended at $1.59 with investors trading 1,000 shares. Dolphin Cove dropped 12 cents in closing at $10.39 in switching ownership of 5,741 units, EduFocal lost 6 cents to finish at 19 cents after a transfer of 655,405 stocks, GWest Corporation slipped 8 cents to end at 62 cents with investors swapping 29,151 shares. Indies Pharma fell 10 cents to $2.70 with 83,696 stocks clearing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 7 cents to $2.33 after an exchange of 46,246 units, JFP climbed 9 cents to 50 cents with 197,796 stock units crossing the market. Lasco Financial skidded 15 cents in closing at $1.79 after an exchange of 915,834 shares and Limners and Bards sank 6 cents to close at 74 cents in trading 105,834 stocks.

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

Tie on Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange


Trading closed with a tie for winners versus losers following activities in 19 securities, up from 16 on Wednesday, with prices of six stocks rising, six declining and seven ending firm on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday. The volume of stocks traded dropped 56 percent with the value falling 44 percent compared to Wednesday.

The market closed with trading of 147,270 shares with a value of $1,101,792, after sliding from 332,785 stocks at $1,965,679 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 7,751 shares worth $57,989, down from 20,799 stock units at $122,855 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 16,982 shares worth $304,947, down from 17,618 stock units at $321,946 on the previous day and an average for March of 32,004 shares at $251,725.
The Composite Index sank 0.55 points to end at 964.90, the All T&T Index skidded 1.37 points to close at 1,398.35, the SME Index increased 6.61 points to 89.81 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.05 points to wrap up trading at 70.12.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini skidded 1 cent to finish at $61.65 after an exchange of a mere 6 shares, Ansa McAl rallied $2 to $47 with investors swapping 50 stocks, AS Bryden ended at $1.50 with 10,100 units clearing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.29 in switching ownership of 2,300 shares, Endeavour Holdings increased $2.25 in closing at $18 with investors trading 250 units, First Citizens Group climbed 70 cents to $35.25 in an exchange of 3,185 shares. GraceKennedy finished with an exchange of 47 stock units at $3.35, Massy Holdings closed at $3.50 with a transfer of 5,069 stock units, Medcorp finished at $44 as investors exchanged 10 units. National Enterprises sank 1 cent to $4.99 with 1,932 shares crossing the market, National Flour Mills rose 3 cents in closing at $1.49 with investors dealing in 2,935 units, NCB Financial remained at $2.05 with 121 stocks crossing the exchange. Prestige Holdings slipped 9 cents to $12 in trading 3,312 stock units, Republic Financial remained at $107 after an exchange of 2,156 shares, Scotiabank gained 16 cents in closing at $45.46 with 2,229 units passing through the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell $1.88 to $9.78 in an exchange of 10,193 stocks, Trinidad Cement popped 18 cents and ended at $1.59 with a mere two stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean shed 25 cents to close at $13.25, after trading of 13,339 shares and West Indian Tobacco sank 3 cents to $2.85 after a transfer of 90,034 units.
Prices of securities trading are the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.