Rising stocks kick TTSE higher


Republic Financial added $2.2 million in controlling 76 percent of the value of all trades on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The volume of stocks traded dropped 72 percent valued 34 percent less than on Monday following trading in 17 securities, down from 19 on Monday and ending with prices of eight rising, three declining and six ended firm and resulted in the major market indices rising.

The market closed with trading of 142,743 shares worth $2,856,778 after tumbling from 517,163 stock units at $4,336,849 on Monday.
An average of 8,397 shares were traded at $168,046 compared with 27,219 stock units at $228,255 on Monday, with trading for the month to date averaging 24,082 shares at $238,431, after sliding moderately from 24,915 units at $242,169 on the previous day compared to an average of 30,770 shares at an average of $141,333 for February.

The Composite Index gained 1.84 points to933.22, the All T&T Index increased 2.81 points to settle at 1,343.06, the SME Index remained at 91.16 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 0.11 points to end at 69.24.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Angostura Holdings finished trading of 296 shares crossing the exchange at $10.89, Ansa McAl remained at $37.26 in switching ownership of 160 units, AS Bryden slipped 1 cent to end at $1.49 after an exchange of 65 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank increased 4 cents in closing at $8.29 after swapping of 4,244 stock units, First Citizens Group popped 39 cents and ended at $34.99 with 3,338 stock units changing owners, GraceKennedy fell 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $3.26 with investors trading 20,000 shares. Guardian Holdings gained 21 cents to close at $15.22 with 282 stocks changing hands, Guardian Media ended at 68 cents with investors dealing in 300 units, Massy Holdings rose 4 cents to finish at $3.36 in an exchange of 5,969 stock units. Medcorp lost 5 cents and ended at $43.95 with 6 shares crossing the market, National Enterprises remained at $3.68 as investors exchanged 23,488 stock units, National Flour Mills rallied 1 cent to $1.50 in trading two units. Point Lisas advanced 70 cents to a a 52 weeks high of $7 with 83 stocks crossing the market, Republic Financial climbed 45 cents to finish at $106.20 with an exchange of 20,442 units, Scotiabank ended at $45.50 with 2,199 shares clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 9 cents in closing at $8.99 with traders dealing in 14,966 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.40 in an exchange of 46,903 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Falling stocks hit the Junior Market


Declining stocks beat out winners 2-to-1 after trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday. Similar to Friday trading took place in 44 securities and ended, with prices of 11 rising, 22 declining and 11 closing unchanged. The volume of stocks traded declined by 47 percent, 10,605,060 shares, from 19,975,126 units with 52 percent lower value of $12,956,913, in tumbling at $26,872,353 on Friday.

The market closed with trading of an average of 241,024 shares at $294,475, after declining from 453,980 stock units at $610,735 on Friday. Trading for the month to date, averages 441,577 units at $544,959, just below 454,887 stocks $561,582 on the previous day and more that the average of 301,118 shares at $408,514 for February.
The recently listed Woodcats International, was the lead trade with 5.97 million shares for 56.3 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy which ended with 839,575 units for 7.9 percent of the day’s trade and Kintyre Holdings with 772,536 stocks for 7.3 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 27.19 points to end at 3,330.10. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2, 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 the market, Cargo Handlers lost 5 cents and ended at $18.70, in trading of 3,688 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 15 cents to finish at $1.80 with 325 stocks crossing the exchange, Dolla Financial popped 35 cents in closing at $2.65 with investors swapping 63,654 units. Dolphin Cove dropped 44 cents to close trading at $10.51 with 6,710 shares crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic sank 33 cents to end at $1.25 after an exchange of 60,000 stock units, Express Catering increased 8 cents to $2.44 with 43,241 shares passing through the market. Fontana skidded 5 cents to $7.35 with an exchange of 27,444 stocks, Future Energy sank 29 cents and ended at $3.76 with 839,575 units clearing the market, GWest Corporation declined 10 cents to finish at 60 cents in trading 27,846 stock units. Indies Pharma climbed 8 cents in closing at $2.98 with 7,950 shares crossing the market, ISP Finance fell $1.67 to end at $10.33 in an exchange of 37 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rose 40 cents to close at $2.90 with investors dealing in 65,543 stocks. Knutsford Express dipped 45 cents to $9.55 in an exchange of 30,117 units, Lasco Financial slipped 15 cents to close at $1.50 with traders dealing in 119,573 stocks, Limners and Bards sank 7 cents to end at 85 cents as investors exchanged 211,628 shares. Lumber Depot skidded 5 cents in closing at $2.40 with 8,402 stocks changing hands, Medical Disposables fell 10 cents to $1.10 after an exchange of 44,052 stock units, Regency Petroleum slipped 6 cents and ended at $4.59 after traders swapped 27,222 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 7 cents to $1.61 in switching ownership of 2,716 units and Woodcats International sank 7 cents to finish at 92 cents with investors trading 5,971,175 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Transjamaican Highway closes at record high


Jamaica’s premier toll road operator, Transjamaican Highway closed at a record high of $7.10, following news of a 30 percent rise in dividend to be paid in April, compared with the amount paid in April last year, following trading of 4.2 million shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday. The market closed with the volume of stocks traded declining 62 percent and the value 22 percent lower than on Friday following trading in 59 securities, up from 57 on Friday, with prices of 15 rising, 32 declining and 12 ending unchanged.

The market closed with just a mere 7,397,470 shares being trading at $56,740,520, down from 19,305,704 units at $72,750,971 on Friday.
Trading averaged 125,381 shares for $961,704 compared to 338,697 stock units at $1,276,333 on Friday and month to date, an average of 203,960 units at $2,952,650, after just slipping from 209,123 shares at $3,083,458 on the previous day and for February, with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
On a day of light trading only one stock had more than a million units changing hands as Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.21 million shares for 57 percent of total volume followed well behind by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 523,061 units for 7.1 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 362,886 stocks for 4.9 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed by 78.40 points to399,674.68, the JSE Main Index rallied by 66.85 points to close at 341,772.57 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.10 points to end at 62.87.
At the close of the market, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended trading with 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market concluded trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.3. 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 financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden slipped 42 cents to end at $29.58 with 8,467 shares crossing the market, Barita Investments gained 43 cents to close at $69.50 with investors trading 3,398 stocks, Caribbean Cement dropped $1.50 to end at $101 with 24,874 shares crossing the market. GraceKennedy fell 99 cents to close at $69.01, following trading of 21,526 units, Jamaica Broilers dipped 75 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $14.20 with 153,426 stock units changing hands, Kingston Properties lost 47 cents in closing at $10.48 with investors trading 9,324 shares. Pan Jamaica declined $1.25 to $47 in switching ownership of 20,698 stocks, Sagicor Group sank $1.23 to finish at $40.52 with 44,590 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped $2.19 and ended at $6.81 in trading 128,209 stock units. Seprod shed $1.28 in closing at $77 after an exchange of 990 shares, Stanley Motta skidded 82 cents to close at $5.15 with 5,000 stock units clearing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 38 cents to end at $10.89 in an exchange of 2,180 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

First Citizens grabs T&TSE market share


First Citizens gained 8 cents in contributing 47 percent to the value of $4.3 million of stocks traded on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, following the exchange of 19 securities, down from 21 on Thursday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, six declining and seven ending firm. The volume of stocks traded in the market climbed 129 percent to 517,163 shares up from 225,640 stock units with the value rising 25 percent to $4,336,849 after it jumped from $3,480,228 on Thursday.

The market closed with trading of an average of 27,219 shares at $228,255, after an increase from 10,745 units at $165,725 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 24,915 shares at $242,169 compared with 24,770 units at $243,047 on the previous day and an average for February of 30,770 shares at $141,333.
The Composite Index increased 0.66 points to931.38, the All T&T Index rose 0.51 points to finish at 1,340.25, the SME Index ended at 91.16 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.12 points to end at 69.13.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings remained at $10.89, with 19 shares changing hands, Ansa Merchant Bank gained 2 cents to close at $24.22, following trading of 333 units, AS Bryden rose 2 cents to end at $1.50 with 61 shares clearing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.25 with a transfer of 5 stock units, First Citizens Group climbed 15 cents and ended at $34.60 as investors exchanged 59,019 stocks, Guardian Holdings dipped 19 cents to finish at $15.01 after 5,000 units changed hands. Guardian Media increased 3 cents to 68 cents in an exchange of 3,092 shares, JMMB Group popped 2 cents to close at 83 cents with investors trading 102 stock units, Massy Holdings lost 4 cents to finish at a 52-week low of $3.32 with 44,094 stocks crossing the exchange. Medcorp remained at $44 with investors dealing in 10 units, National Enterprises ended at $3.68 with 219,452 stocks passing through the market, National Flour Mills skidded 1 cent to end at $1.49 in switching ownership of 3,767 shares. Prestige Holdings ended at $12.40 with traders dealing in a mere one stock unit, Republic Financial fell 70 cents to $105.75 with 1,164 shares crossing the market, Scotiabank advanced 50 cents and ended at $45.50 with investors swapping 743 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 42 cents to close at $8.90 in an exchange of 79,529 units, Trinidad Cement shed 3 cents to end at a 52-week low of $1.60, following trading of 125 stocks, Unilever Caribbean remained at $13 after an exchange of 9,889 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.40 with 90,758 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Tropical Battery tops Main Market trading


Tropical Battery topped trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday and pushed the volume of stocks traded up by 58 percent, with a 25 percent lower valued compared to Thursday and resulted in trading of 57 securities, down from 62 on Thursday, with prices of 24 rising, 22 declining and 11 ending unchanged, resulting in a fall in the market index.

The market closed with 19,305,704 shares trading worth $72,750,971, compared to 12,195,921 stock units at $96,578,814 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 338,697 shares at $1,276,333 compared to 196,708 stocks at $1,557,723 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 209,484 units at $3,089,759, from 200,727 shares at $3,212,667 on the previous day and February with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
In a surprise development, Tropical Battery led trading with 14.52 million shares for 75.2 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway which ended with 2.01 million units for 10.4 percent of the day’s trade, ahead of the company announcing a 30 percent jump in interim dividend to 16.5 cents and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 960,113 stocks for 5 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,426.84 points to close trading at 399,596.28, the JSE Main Index sank 264.42 points to 341,705.72 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.43 points to 62.97. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.7. 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 financial year ending around August 2026.
In closing the week, AS Bryden rallied $1 to $30, with 251 shares being traded, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $5.31 to $46.25 with traders dealing in 10,003 units, GraceKennedy fell $1 to close at $70, with 45,891 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers skidded $1.03 to finish at a 52 weeks low of 14.95 after trading of 53,518 stock units, Kingston Properties gained $1.06 and ended at $10.95 in an exchange of 1,331 stocks, Kingston Wharves popped 70 cents to end at $36.70 after it closed with an exchange of 964 shares. Lasco Manufacturing increased 56 cents to $6.79 with investors trading 7,928 stock units, Margaritaville climbed 44 cents to end at $13.12 with an exchange of 78 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied 51 cents in closing at $7.47, with 400 stocks clearing the market. NCB Financial sank 78 cents to finish at $42.40 after an exchange of 441,507 units, Portland JSX dropped $1.49 and ended at $8.50 with investors swapping 1,089 shares, Proven Investments sank $1.44 to close at $13.45 after an exchange of 560 stocks. Sagicor Group increased $1.02 to $41.75 with investors dealing in 16,545 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped 45 cents to end at $9 in an exchange of 5,172 shares, Seprod climbed $2.28 in closing at $78.28 after 35,910 units passed through the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 49 cents to close at $10.51 with investors trading 456 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share popped $27 and ended at $225, with 23 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Junior Market drops to close week


Trading activity ended on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with a 17 percent drop in the volume of stocks changing hands, at a 12 percent lower value than on Thursday, following trading in 44 securities, compared with 42 on Thursday and ending with prices of 17 rising, 19 declining and eight closing unchanged, resulting in a sizable fall in the market index, mainly as Future Energy suffered a more than a 10 percent drop in price.

The market closed with trading of 19,975,126 shares for $26,872,353, compared with 23,933,244 units at $30,479,616 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 453,980 shares at $610,735, down from 569,839 stocks at $725,705 on Thursday, with trading for the month to date, averaging 454,887 units with an average of $561,582, well aligned with 454,951 stocks at $558,088 on the prior day, ahead of February, with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
Woodcats International led trading with 10.89 million shares for 54.5 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial, with 2.02 million stocks for 10.1 percent of the day’s trade, Future Energy closed with 1.46 million stocks changing hands for 7.3 percent of the volume traded and Kintyre Holdings with 1.02 million units for 5.1 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index sank 42.62 points to conclude trading at 3,357.29, with Future Energy dropping sharply, helping to deliver a major pull on the market. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.6, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close, AMG Packaging rose 11 cents in closing at $2.21 with an exchange of 2,141 shares, Cargo Handlers climbed 53 cents to end at $18.75, with 2,050 units crossing the market, Derrimon Trading skidded 6 cents and ended at $1.68, with investors trading 27,416 stocks. Dolla Financial sank 28 cents to finish at $2.30 after an exchange of 2,018,047 shares, Dolphin Cove rose 29 cents to end at $10.95 after 3,794 stock units passed through the market, Fontana declined 8 cents to close at $7.40 after an exchange of 61,160 shares. Fosrich gained 7 cents to end at $2.18 with investors trading 2,838 stock units, Future Energy sank 47 cents and ended at $4.05 in an exchange of 1,461,552 stocks, Honey Bun popped 10 cents to finish at $6.46, with 3,491 units crossing the market. Indies Pharma rallied 10 cents to close at $2.90 as investors exchanged 105,221 stocks, Jamaican Teas shed 17 cents to end at $2.23, with 141,814 units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation lost 70 cents in closing at $2.50, with 334,404 shares crossing the exchange, after trading at a 52 weeks intraday high of $3.68. Mailpac Group slipped 18 cents to $2.61 with investors dealing in 1,000 stock units, Paramount Trading advanced 5 cents to end at $1.17 in an exchange of 2,000 shares and Regency Petroleum popped 15 cents in closing at $4.65 with dealings in 20,617 units.

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

Trading jumps on JSE Main Market 


Trading jumped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 44 percent and the value 76 percent more compared to Wednesday. Following trading in 62 securities up from 61 on Wednesday, with prices of 20 rising, 29 declining and 13 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 12,195,921 shares trading for $96,578,814 after a surge from 8,483,665 stock units at $54,897,479 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 196,708 shares with a value of $1,557,723, with an increase from 139,076 stock units at $899,959 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 200,727 stock units at an average of $3,212,667, down from 201,047 shares at $3,344,383 on the previous day and February with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.70 million shares for 22.1 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy which ended with 2.36 million stocks for 19.4 percent of the day’s trade and Supreme Ventures with 1.95 million units for 16 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 806.53 points to 401,023.12, the JSE Main Index lost 1,340.31 points to settle at 341,970.14 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.46 points to close at 62.54. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.3. 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, Caribbean Cement shed $1.90 and ended at $102.30 after an exchange of 31,103 shares, Carreras fell $1.39 to $20 with investors trading 123,131 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $5.12 to close at $40.94 with an exchange of 992 shares. General Accident climbed 87 cents to finish at $6.47 with a mere 1,136 stocks passing through the market, GraceKennedy lost 50 cents to end at $71 with 40,228 units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers rose 98 cents in closing at $15.98 with a transfer of 11,247 stocks. JMMB Group dropped 38 cents to $17.50 with 331,680 units changing hands, Kingston Properties sank $1.11 to end at $9.89 following trading of 4,277 shares, Kingston Wharves slipped $1 in closing at $36 in an exchange of 2,017 stock units. Margaritaville advanced $1.50 to finish at $12.68 with investors trading 18 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 51 cents and ended at $6.96 with 4,602 stocks crossing the market, Portland JSX popped $1.42 to close at $9.99 after an exchange of 18 units. Proven Investments increased $2.84 to $14.89 with investors dealing in 508,481 stock units, Seprod gained $1 to finish at $76 after a transfer of 1,107 shares and West Indies Petroleum skidded 62 cents and ended at $11 with traders dealing in 59,326 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share shed $31 in closing at $198 in switching ownership of 8 stocks, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% declined $130 to close at $1,060 with investors swapping 21 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rallied $2 to end at $109 with 8 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Woodcats still dominates Junior Market


On the third day since listing, Woodcats International remains in the spotlight controlling the bulk of stocks traded with an exchange of 17.78 million shares, down sharply from over 30 million shares on the first two days of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday. Trading ended with the total volume of stocks traded declining 48 percent and a 43 percent dip in value compared to Wednesday. Investors traded 42 securities, compared with 48 on Wednesday and ended, with prices of 13 rising, 17 declining and 12 closing unchanged as the Index skidded.

The market closed with trading of 23,933,244 shares for $30,479,616, after sliding from 45,999,918 units at $53,057,532 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 569,839 shares at $725,705, down from 958,332 units at $1,105,365 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 454,951 units at $558,088 closely aligned with 446,589 stock units at $545,887 on the previous day and February, ending with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
Woodcats International was the leading trade with 17.78 million shares for 74.3 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings which ended with 1.27 million stocks for 5.3 percent of the day’s trade and Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.12 million stock units for 4.7 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 6.45 points to conclude trading at 3,399.91. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.8, 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, Atlantic Hardware advanced 12 cents in closing at $1.83 with investors trading 262,037 shares, Cargo Handlers shed 50 cents to $18.22 in switching ownership of 2,585 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 19 cents and ended at $1.99 with investors swapping 442 shares. Dolphin Cove slipped 29 cents to $10.66 in an exchange of 500 stock units, Fosrich dipped 8 cents to close at $2.11 with 113,488 units clearing the market, Future Energy sank 6 cents to finish at $4.52 after a transfer of 954,619 stocks. Honey Bun gained 9 cents to $6.36 in trading 13,193 shares, Indies Pharma popped 5 cents in closing at $2.80 after an exchange of 310,536 units, ISP Finance dropped 50 cents to close at $12 with investors trading 3,217 stock units. Jamaican Teas climbed 16 cents and ended at $2.40 after an exchange of 34,149 shares, Jetcon Corporation increased 40 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $3.20 with 173,918 stocks changing hands, JFP lost 5 cents to end at 45 cents with an exchange of 90,735 units. Knutsford Express rallied 20 cents in closing at $10 following trading of 2,200 stock units, Limners and Bards increased 6 cents to 96 cents with a transfer of 1,276 shares, Omni Industries fell 5 cents to close at 95 cents with investors dealing in 12,805 units. Paramount Trading declined 5 cents and ended at $1.12 with 15,129 stocks crossing the market, Regency Petroleum slipped 20 cents to finish at $4.50 in an exchange of 188,759 stock units and Spur Tree Spices skidded 5 cents to end at $1.03 with 2,366 shares passing through the market.

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

Trading gains for the T&T Stock Exchange


Trading activity climbed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday with the volume of stocks traded rising 26 percent to 225,640shares up from 178,897 stock units and the value jumped 102 percent to $3,480,228 after surging from 1,720,878 on Wednesday, with trading in Ansa Merchant Bank shares contributed $2.4 million, and 69 percent in value for the day. Trading ended in21 securities changing hands compared with 20 on Wednesday and ending with prices of five rising, seven declining and nine ending firm.

The market closed with an average of 10,745 shares with a value  of $165,725, following an increase from 8,945 stock units at $86,044 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 24,770 shares at $243,047 slightly down from 25,822 units at $248,845 on the previous day, compared with an average of 30,770 shares worth $141,333 for February.

The Composite Index rallied 1.25 points to 930.72, the All T&T Index gained 2.80 points to finish at 1,339.74, the SME Index remained at 91.16 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.06 points to attend at 69.01.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini sank 21 cents to end at $61.79 after an exchange of 45 shares, Angostura Holdings slipped 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $10.89 with investors trading 9 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $37.26 with 500 shares crossing the exchange. Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $24.20 in switching ownership of 98,325 stock units, AS Bryden advanced 3 cents in closing at $1.48 with 814 units clearing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.25 with investors dealing in 400 stocks. First Citizens Group ended at $34.45 after a transfer of 1,565 shares, GraceKennedy rose 9 cents to close at $3.35 as investors exchanged 30 stock units, Guardian Media skidded 3 cents and ended at 65 cents with 1,127 units crossing the market. JMMB Group remained at 81 cents in an exchange of 6,000 shares, Massy Holdings shed 2 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.36 with 15,148 units changing hands, Medcorp ended at $44 in trading 12 stocks. National Enterprises climbed 48 cents to $3.68 after investors swapped 3,530 stock units, National Flour Mills popped 1 cent in closing at $1.50 with 2,723 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial remained at $1.97 with an exchange of 2,919 units. Point Lisas ended at $6.30 with 110 stocks passing through the market, Republic Financial increased 45 cents to finish at $106.45, following trading of 538 stock units, Scotiabank ended at $45 in an exchange of 1,320 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 3 cents to $9.32 with traders dealing in 85,407 units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 1 cent to close at $13 after an exchange of 989 stocks and West Indian Tobacco lost 5 cents to end at $2.40 with a transfer of 4,129 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading drops on T&T Stocks Exchange


Losing stocks beat winners by a 5 to 2 margin on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with prices of four stocks advancing, 10 declining, including four that closed at a 52 weeks low and six ended firm after investors traded 20 securities down from 22 on Tuesday. The volume of stocks traded fell 59 percent, valued 8 percent less than on Tuesday. Trading was dominated by Trinidad and Tobago NGL with 44 percent of all the shares traded valued at $598,372.

The market closed with trading of 178,897 shares for $1,720,878, after tumbling from 441,584 stock units at $1,868,780 on Tuesday.
An average of 8,945 shares were traded at $86,044 compared with 20,072 stock units at $84,945 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 25,822 shares at $248,845 after decreasing from 27,120 units at $261,369 on the previous day and an average for February with 30,770 shares at $141,333.
The Composite Index gained 4.21 points to close at 929.47, the All T&T Index climbed 7.92 points to 1,336.94, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.16 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.03 points to end at 69.07.
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, Angostura Holdings sank 8 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $10.91 with 250 shares changing hands, Ansa McAl remained at $37.26 after a transfer of 1,357 units, Ansa Merchant Bank increased 20 cents and ended at $24.20 after dealers swapped 21 shares. AS Bryden fell 3 cents to $1.45 with an exchange of 1,075 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.25 with 200 stocks passing through the market, First Citizens Group sank 55 cents to finish at $34.45 in trading 5,095 shares. GraceKennedy shed 5 cents to a 52 weeks low of $3.26 after an exchange of 11,116 stock units, Guardian Holdings dipped 1 cent in closing at $15.20 after 2,402 units were traded, JMMB Group remained at 81 cents in switching ownership of 21,357 stocks. Massy Holdings lost 2 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.38 with investors trading 45,534 shares, Medcorp ended at $44 with 100 stock units crossing the market, National Enterprises popped 41 cents to close at $3.20 with investors trading 750 units. One Caribbean Media slipped 5 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.30 with 3,250 stocks clearing the market, Point Lisas ended at $6.30 with traders dealing in 26 shares, Prestige Holdings rallied 90 cents and ended at $12.40 in an exchange of 314 stock units. Republic Financial declined 50 cents to finish at $106 with investors dealing in 3,353 units, Scotiabank remained at $45 with 1,334 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 55 cents in closing at $9.35 in an exchange of 63,997 units. Trinidad Cement skidded 6 cents to $1.63 with investors swapping 1,101 shares and Unilever Caribbean dipped 9 cents to end at $13.01 after an exchange of 16,265 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.