Trading commenced the new month on a mildly positive note on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange Index on Monday, following trading in 22 securities, similar to Friday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, five declining and 10 ending firm. The volume and value of stocks traded dropped 61 percent and 75 percent respectively, compared to Friday, with National Enterprises claiming 75 percent of the total volume traded.
The market closed with trading of a mere 358,629 shares at $1,844,475 after tumbling from 910,931 units at $7,381,383 on Friday.
An average of 16,301 shares were traded at $83,840 compared with 41,406 units at $335,517 on Friday, compared to February, after closing with an average of 30,770 shares at $141,333.
The Composite Index popped 0.19 points to 932.01, the All T&T Index advanced 3.42 points to settle at 1,344.76, the SME Index remained at 92.68 and the Cross-Listed Index skidded 0.46 points to settle at 68.61.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Agostini ended at $62.07 following trading of 3 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $11 with 35 units crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl sank 50 cents to $37.50 with investors trading 1,321 shares.
AS Bryden ended at $1.50 with an exchange of 197 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank dipped 15 cents to $8.15 with 4,025 stock units clearing the market, CinemaOne fell 40 cents to end at $4 in trading 15 shares. Endeavour Holdings remained at $18.30 after an exchange of 6 stocks, First Citizens Group shed 90 cents to $37.50, with investors trading 1,618 units, GraceKennedy ended at $3.30 in an exchange of 115 stock units. Guardian Holdings remained at $14.75 with traders dealing in 1,652 shares, JMMB Group rallied 1 cent to finish at 81 cents in an exchange of 294 units, Massy Holdings lost 5 cents to end at $3.60 with 45,607 stocks crossing the market. National Enterprises ended at $2.40 in switching ownership of 264,361 stock units, National Flour Mills rose 1 cent to $1.50 with 4,400 shares passing through the market, One Caribbean Media remained at $1.35 after an exchange of 888 stocks. Point Lisas gained 70 cents to finish at $5.90 with 86 units crossing the market,
Prestige Holdings popped $1.72 to end at a 52 weeks high of $12.49 with investors swapping 600 stock units, Republic Financial advanced $2.25 to close at $105.25 with 6,908 shares changing hands. Scotiabank climbed 25 cents to $45.75 as investors exchanged 133 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $5.50 after traders swapped 20,170 stocks, Unilever Caribbean increased 25 cents and ended at $14.25 with investors dealing in 115 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.50 after a transfer of 6,080 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
For the 2025 fiscal year, revenues climbed a respectable 14 percent to $2.22 billion, up from $1.95 billion in 2024, with profit increasing a solid 34 percent to $170 million over the $127 million in 2024. Earnings per share amount to 6.8 cents and 5.3 cents in 2024.
The operations generated $220 million in cash flows and $171 million after changes in working capital, but $219 million went into Property, Plant and Equipment that expanded by 37 percent to $603 million, from $441 million in 2024.
Trading averaged 687,045 shares at $3,926,804, up from 231,722 stocks at $1,480,456 on Thursday. For the month to date, an average of 296,521 shares at $2,650,049, were traded slightly more than 274,845 shares at $2,579,183 on the preceding day and January with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments fell 98 cents to $69.02 after trading 2,559 shares. Carreras rose $1.16 to $22.16 in trading 77,514 shares, following the company announced a 40 cents interim dividend for April. Eppley popped $1.92 to $33.92, after switching ownership of 5,058 shares. First Rock Real Estate climbed $1.39 to $9.70 in trading of 1,333 stock units, GraceKennedy rose $2.25 to finish at $72.25 in an exchange of 46,325 units, Guardian Holdings skidded $16.50 to close at $350 with investors trading 10,082 shares. JMMB Group gained $1.03 to $18.38 with 303,048 stock units changing hands, Kingston Properties climbed 40 cents to $10 in trading 1,563 stocks, Kingston Wharves increased $1.05 in closing at $34.85 with 13,713 units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings popped 50 cents and ended at $74.50 with a transfer of 432 shares, Mayberry Group increased 50 cents to finish at $6.50 after traders swapped 1,617 stock units, NCB Financial climbed $1.23 to close at $43.73 with 259,130 units crossing the market.
Pan Jamaica sank $3.84 to $47 in an exchange of 104,327 stocks, Sagicor Group rose 75 cents to close at $40.75 with investors trading 114,116 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied $1.10 to end at $9.02 after a transfer of 523,068 stock units. Seprod lost 50 cents in closing at $79.50 with 8,494 stocks clearing the market and Wisynco Group advanced 64 cents and ended at $23.14 after an exchange of 69,913 units.
The market closed on Friday and for February with trading in 7,060,215 shares for $28,011,689, following a slide from 21,504,069 stock units at $45,830,454 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose a mere 3.24 points to close at 3,373.46. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Iron Rock Insurance increased 20 cents to $2.70, with trading in 400 units, Knutsford Express sank 50 cents to end at $9.50 with an exchange of 22,016 stock units. Limners and Bards rallied 7 cents in closing at 97 cents with 38,359 shares changing hands, after the price hit an intraday 52 weeks low of 87 cents, Medical Disposables slipped 18 cents to finish at $1.15 after an exchange of 31,042 units, MFS Capital Partners fell 6 cents to close at 36 cents with investors trading 779,523 stocks. Omni Industries advanced 10 cents to 98 cents after an exchange of 99,082 stock units and Regency Petroleum rose 11 cents to close at $4.35 with traders dealing in 507,052 shares.
Trading ended with 910,931 shares changing hands at $7,381,383, up from 472,518 units at $1,763,518 on Thursday.
AS Bryden remained at $1.50 in an exchange of 103 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 10 cents to $8.30 with trading of 6,092 stock units, Endeavour Holdings lost 10 cents to end at $18.30 in trading 13 shares. First Citizens Group dipped 10 cents in closing at $38.40, with 306 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy slipped 5 cents to $3.30 after exchanging 5,571 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $14.75, with 155,347 stock units crossing the market. Guardian Media remained at 68 cents with investors dealing in 566 shares, JMMB Group ended at 80 cents in an exchange of 98,412 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $3.65 with investors trading 31,228 units. National Enterprises ended at $2.40 after a transfer of 359,167 stocks, National Flour Mills skidded 1 cent and ended at $1.49 with investors swapping 3,307 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $1.35 with a transfer of 100,000 stocks.
Point Lisas ended at $5.20 after 1,000 shares passed through the market, Prestige Holdings sank $1.72 in closing at a 52 weeks low of $10.77 with investors trading 3,370 stock units, Republic Financial slipped $2 to end at $103 after an exchange of 993 shares. Scotiabank fell 25 cents to $45.50, with 66,130 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $5.50 after investors traded 53,731 stocks, Unilever Caribbean declined 25 cents to end at $14 following trading of 25,471 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.50 with an exchange of 16 stocks.
The market closed with 13,903,304 shares trading for $88,827,373, with five companies accounting for 11.54 million shares. Thursday’s volume jumped by 15 percent over 12,124,104 stocks on Wednesday, with the value falling 15 percent from $104,342,325.
The Main Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 17.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings that are compiled by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal year ending around August 2026.
JMMB Group shed 65 cents to $17.35 after an exchange of 445,874 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 50 cents to close at $6.79 with 127,046 stock units changing hands, Margaritaville rallied $1.01 to end at $12.82 with an exchange of 398 stocks. Mayberry Group slipped 50 cents to $6 with 7,583 units crossing the market, NCB Financial sank 50 cents to end at $42.50 with traders dealing in 113,889 shares, Sagicor Group increased 95 cents in closing at $40 in an exchange of 4,399 stock units and Scotia Group climbed 61 cents and ended at $49.99 with investors trading 39,106 stocks.
The market closed with 21,504,069 shares trading worth $45,830,454 compared with 22,146,875 units at $42,456,404 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 16.00 points to end the day at 3,370.22. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Elite Diagnostic popped 12 cents to end at $1.48 in an exchange of 13,106 stocks, Fosrich fell 14 cents in closing at $2.19 with 1,910,662 stock units clearing the market. GWest Corporation dipped 9 cents and ended at 66 cents with an exchange of 7,279 shares, Honey Bun sank 9 cents to finish at $6.50 with 6,474 stock units crossing the market, Image Plus increased 9 cents to close at 89 cents with investors trading 28,473 units. Indies Pharma climbed 25 cents to $2.95 after an exchange of 24,982 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 20 cents to end at $2.50 with investors swapping 195,389 shares, Jetcon Corporation lost 9 cents in closing at $2.30 in an exchange of 2,162,971 stocks. Knutsford Express declined 80 cents to finish at $10 with traders dealing in 5,848 units, Limners and Bards fell 10 cents and ended at 90 cents as investors exchanged 339,706 stock units and Regency Petroleum shed 6 cents to close at $4.24 in switching ownership of 129,983 shares.
The market closed with trading of 472,518 shares worth $1,763,518, after tumbling from 1,005,818 stock units at $3,083,122 on Wednesday.
AS Bryden ended at $1.50 after an exchange of 4,490 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank fell 10 cents to $8.20 with the trading of 150 units, First Citizens Group ended at $38.50 in an exchange of 477 shares. GraceKennedy finished at $3.35, with an exchange of 158 stock units, Guardian Holdings dipped 35 cents to $14.75 after an exchange of 40,914 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 68 cents with traders dealing in 7,895 stock units. JMMB Group rose 1 cent to close at 80 cents in an exchange of 1,185 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $3.65 with investors dealing in 22,709 stocks, Medcorp sank $1 to finish at $44 in switching ownership of 25 units. National Enterprises skidded 2 cents to $2.40 with investors trading 273,544 stock units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.50 with a mere one share changing hands, NCB Financial increased 9 cents to $2.04 after trading of 7,309 stock units. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.35 after a transfer of 90,000 stocks, Point Lisas fell 5 cents and ended at $5.20 with investors trading 286 units, Republic Financial dropped 20 cents to close at $105 with 737 shares passing through the market.
Scotiabank remained at $45.75 following trading of 575 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $5.50 after an exchange of 18,915 stocks, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.73 with 100 stock units crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean declined by 75 cents to finish at $14.25 after 1,704 shares were exchanged and West Indian Tobacco dipped 11 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $2.50 with an exchange of 938 units.
The market closed with 12,124,104 shares marginally more than the 11,892,251 stock units trading on Tuesday, after an exchange of $104,342,325, versus $75,617,149 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings that are forecasted by ICInsider.com for the financial year ending around August 2026.
JMMB Group gained 92 cents to finish at $18 as investors traded 399,112 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 84 cents to end at $7.54 with 787 stock units passing through the market, NCB Financial rallied 60 cents to close at $43 in an exchange of 183,406 stocks. Pan Jamaica increased $3.90 to $50.90 with investors swapping 209,162 units, Sagicor Group sank 45 cents to finish at $39.05 after a transfer of 118,725 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund climbed $1.19 and ended at $7.94 in trading 160 units. Seprod popped $2.98 to end at $79.98 with 271 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures advanced 63 cents in closing at $18.20 in an exchange of 48,875 stock units and Wisynco Group gained 70 cents to close at $22.50 with 33,005 shares clearing the market.
At the close, a total of 22,146,875 shares worth $42,456,404 were traded, after an increase over the 6,025,721 units at $9,189,434 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging shed 24 cents to end at $2 after an exchange of 121,713 shares, Cargo Handlers sank by 10 cents to $18.70 with 2,000 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Cream slipped 10 cents to $1.79 at the close after trading at an intraday 52 days low of $1,55, after an exchange of 40,221 shares. Caribbean Flavours lost 20 cents in closing at $1.50 after a transfer of 206,256 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries increased 19 cents to $1.66 after trading of 5,000 units, Derrimon Trading popped 17 cents to finish at $1.80 in switching ownership of 2,105,408 stocks. Dolla Financial advanced 13 cents to $2.58 after an exchange of 3,334,960 units, Dolphin Cove rose 38 cents to close at $11.28 with 1,489 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic fell 14 cents in closing at $1.36 with a transfer of 20,902 stock units. Everything Fresh dipped 7 cents and ended at $2.02 with 25,000 shares passing through the market, Fosrich gained 13 cents to end at $2.33 in trading 2,885,472 stocks, Future Energy rallied 9 cents to finish at $3.10 with 40,243 units clearing the market.
Honey Bun climbed 10 cents to $6.59 with traders dealing in 616 stock units, Image Plus sank 9 cents to end at 80 cents after an exchange of 1,510,819 shares, Indies Pharma skidded 20 cents in closing at $2.70 with investors trading 31,780 stocks. ISP Finance increased 85 cents to finish at $13 with an exchange of 157 stock units, Jamaican Teas climbed 19 cents and ended at $2.42 with 1,866,406 stock units crossing the market, Knutsford Express rose 52 cents to close at $10.80 with investors dealing in 8,645 shares. Lasco Financial dropped 15 cents to $1.65 with 6,526 stock units crossing the exchange, Mailpac Group advanced 30 cents to $2.90 with investors swapping 967,872 units, Omni Industries declined 12 cents to end at 88 cents after an exchange of 1,000,000 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational popped 8 cents in closing at 94 cents with investors trading 1,208,598 units and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 23 cents to finish at $1.74 after an exchange of 1,865,688 shares.