Falling stock prices outnumbered rising ones by a big margin, leading the Main Market indices of the Jamaica Stock Exchange to slip moderately on Friday as the value of stocks trading surged nearly four times Thursday’s level.
At the close, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 556.70 points to 551,796.09, the JSE Market Index lost 504.45 points to close at 502,418.76 and the JSE Financial Index inched 0.06 points higher to 135.93.
The market closed with 39 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 9 advancing, 17 declining and the prices of 13 stocks closed unchanged. JSE Main Market activity ended with 37 securities accounting for 59,610,460 units for $774,571,962, in contrast to 9,942,249 units valued $213,225,571 on Thursday, from 36 securities.
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with 33 million shares and 60 percent of volumes traded, followed by Wisynco Group with 12 million shares for 32 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group with 2.3 million shares for 4 percent market share.
The market closed with an average of 1,528,704 units valued at an average of $21,515,888 for each security traded, in contrast to 284,064 units valued at $6,092,159 on Thursday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 457,043 units for $7,086,604 and previously, an average of 351,921 units for $5,507,716 for each security changing hands. The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none closed with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.3, with the Main Market ending at 19.1 times the current year’s earnings.
In the premier market, Caribbean Cement lost $2 to end at $74.50, with 397,460 units changing hands, Eppley climbed $1 to settle at $15, with an exchange of 100 shares, Jamaica Producers lost $1.29 in trading 31,289 stock units to end at $23.50, Kingston Wharves shed $2 to settle at $61, in trading 4,558 units. Mayberry Investments fell 69 cents to close at $8.21, after transferring 4,080 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities declined by 95 cents to end at $12, with 17,049 units changing hands, NCB Financial Group gained $1.10 to close at $201.10, in swapping 499,603 shares. 
138 Student Living added $1.13 to end at $4.93, with 31,950 shares crossing the exchange, PanJam Investment gained $2.49 to close at $101.99, swapping 1,068,431 shares. Pulse Investments rose 39 cents to $4.69, with 100 units changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund exchanged 5,100 and lost 51 cents to end at $10, Scotia Group dropped $2 to settle at $55.50, in transferring 62,328 shares. Seprod shed 25 cents in trading 10,720 stock units to close at $50.25, Supreme Ventures lost 22 cents to close at $25.28 with 119,205 units crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments drifted 80 cents down to $21.20 while exchanging 20,476 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 1,042,954 units valued at US$326,173 with the market index adding 3.51 points to close at 217.42. Proven Investments traded 977,693 to close with a gain of 0.5 cents at 32 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 1 cent in exchanging 65,261shares at 13 US cents.
New Junior Market listing welcomed
The Junior Market had another listing as Lumber Depot made its debut on the market on Friday, bring the number of companies listed to 41 and total listings to 44.
Lumber Depot rose 32.5 percent from the Initial Public offer of $1.20 and helped the market index to recover another 33.24 points to close at 3,406.40 points on Friday on top of the 31.86 points on Thursday. The two days’ gains in the index more than wiped out the 55.78 points fall on Wednesday, but the market is yet to claw back the 66.99 points drop on Monday.
Market activity resulted in 25 securities changing hands, similar to Thursday and ended with gains in just 11, while the prices of 7 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
Junior Market activity, left the markets average PE at 14.8. Trading ended with an exchange of 42,348,512 units valued at $92,545,825, with MailPac dominated trading with just under 41 million shares. On Thursday, 4,526,825 units worth $11,980,216, changed hands.
Trading ended with an average of 181,073 units for an average of 1,693,940 units for an average of $3,701,833 in contrast to 181,073 units for an average of $479,209 on Thursday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 384,302 shares at $864,417 compared to an average of 255,401 shares at $585,144 for each security traded. In contrast, November closed with an average of 120,579 shares at $506,880 for each security switching owners.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investors Choice bid-offer indicator with six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging gained 10 cents in trading of 40,272 units at $2.10, Blue Power exchanged 2,257 shares, after rising 10 cents to end at $6.13. Caribbean Producers rose 10 cents in trading 62,715 units at $4.90, Elite Diagnostic traded 53,000 shares and rose 10 cents, to close at $5.30, Everything Fresh exchanged 26,279 stock units and gained 15 cents to close at $1.20, Express Catering lost 22 cents in transferring 49,657 shares to close at $6.10. Fontana traded 23,889 shares but lost 1 cent to end at $7.79, FosRich lost 46 cents to settle at $3.82 in trading 61,486 stock units, Honey Bun jumped 50 cents in exchanging 148,576 shares at $7.50, Indies Pharma slipped 4 cents trading 31,748 units at $3.24. 
Jamaican Teas lost 6 cents with 14,118 units changing hands at $6, Knutsford Express dropped back 91 cents with just 1,500 shares crossing the exchange at $10.29, Lasco Manufacturing exchanged 138,726 shares to close at $5.25 after rising 15 cents, Limners and Bards rose 13 cents trading 29,990 units at $2.98. Lumber Depot rose 39 cents on the first day of listing, to close at a record high of $1.59 with 359,997 changing hands. Trading surged for MailPac with 40,885,169 shares changing hands after climbing 46 cents to end at $2.40, Main Event lost 5 cents to settle at $6.40 while exchanging 2,629 units and SSL Venture Capital rose 20 cents with an exchange of 11,942 shares to close at $1.40.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
TTSE ends week with more gains
First Citizens Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high on TTSE on Friday.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued its upward climb on Friday but with more modest index gains with advancing stocks and decliners being equal.
Trading ended with 12 securities changing hands, against 15 on Thursday, with 3 advancing, 3 declining while 6 remained unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index gained 3.25 points to end at 1,468.40. The All T&T Index rose 3.28 points to 1,844.85, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.44 points up to close at 147.98.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at five stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Investors traded 919,670 units for $8,793,895, compared to 562,988 units valued at $6,445,127 on Thursday.
Gains| First Citizens Bank concluded trading of 5,445 stock units and climbed 75 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $44.75, JMMB Group added 5 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.80, with 181,024 units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 49 cents in trading 37,823 shares to close at $21.99.
Losses| One Caribbean Media closed 40 cents down and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $9.10, while exchanging 7,500 units, Point Lisas shed 3 cents to close at $3.55, with 269,707 units crossing the exchange and Scotiabank shed 4 cents to end at $59.76 with 32 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Calypso Micro Index Fund traded 1.000 shares at $15.75, Massy Holdings closed at $59.70, with 16,403 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.36, after exchanging 174,304 shares. NCB Financial traded 180,916 stock units at $11.30, Republic Financial swapped 11,284 units at $131 and West Indian Tobacco completed trading of 34,232 units at $42.50.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE Main Market index slips
Rising prices outnumbered declining ones by a solid margin, but the Main Market Index of the Jamaica Stock Exchange stocks slipped modestly on Thursday as the value of stocks trading remained close to Wednesday’s level.
At the close, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 432.39 points to end at 552,352.79, the JSE Market Index lost 388.56 points to close at 502,923.21 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.40 points to close at 135.87.
The market closed with 37 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 17 advancing, 11 declining and the prices of 9 stocks closed unchanged. JSE Main Market activity ended with 35 securities accounting for 9,942,249 units valued $213,225,571, in contrast to 26,501,648 units at $237,434,671 on Wednesday, from 37 securities.
JMMB Group dominated trading with 3.05 million shares for 31 percent of the day’s trade followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.6 million shares and 26 percent of volumes traded and Sagicor Select Funds – Financials sector with 2.44 million shares for 25 percent market share. In the US dollar market, Proven Investments exchanged 5.3 million units.
The market closed with an average of 284,064 units valued at $6,092,159 for each security traded, in contrast to 716,261 units for $6,417,153 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 351,921 units for $5,507,716 and previously, an average of 359,075 units valued at $5,438,139 for each security changing hands. The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none closed with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.1, with the JSE Main Market ending at 18.8 times the current year’s earnings.
In the premier market, Barita Investments climbed $1.10 to settle at $71.10, with an exchange of 9,600 shares, Caribbean Cement recovered 50 cents to end at $76.50, with 926 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy gained $3 to close at $68, after transferring 8,258 shares. Jamaica Broilers added $1.90 to end at $40, with 30,053 shares crossing the exchange, Jamaica Producers traded 116,014 stock units and rose 79 cents to end at $24.79, JMMB Group gained $1 to end at $48 with 2,873,695 hares trading. 
Kingston Wharves gained $2 to settle at $63, in trading 6,924 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 95 cents to end at $12.95, with 1,826 units changing hands, NCB Financial Group gained $1 to close at $200, in swapping 183,314 shares. PanJam Investment fell $2.50 to close at $99.50, in trading 44,917 shares. Proven Investments rose $2.55 to settle at $47, in trading 330 units, Pulse Investments fell 55 cents to $4.30, with 19,000 stock units changing hands, Scotia Group dropped $2 to settle at $55.50, in transferring 62,328 shares. Seprod gained 50 cents in trading 3,213 stocks to close at $50.50, Supreme lost 99 cents to close at $25.50 with 15,300 units crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments rose $1 to $22 while exchanging 20,111 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 5,376,091 units valued at US$1,681,059 with the market index adding 1.14 points to close at 213.91. Proven Investments traded 5,305,158 shares to close with a gain of1.5 cents at 31.5 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 70,993 shares at 14 US cents.
Gains for Junior Market
At the close of trading on Thursday, the Junior Market index recovered just 31.86 points of the 55.78 points lost on Wednesday and the 66.99 points fall on Monday as the market closed at 3,373.16 on Thursday.
Market activity resulted in 25 securities changing hands with gains in just 13, while the prices of 4 declined and prices of 8 remained unchanged.
Junior Market activity, left the market’s average PE at 14.4. Trading ended with an exchange of 4,526,825 units in exchange for $11,980,216, compared to 8,280,200 units for $16,484,044 on Wednesday, from 30 securities trading on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 181,073 units for an average of $479,209 in contrast to 276,007 units for an average of $549,468 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 255,401 shares at $585,144 compared to an average of 263,515 shares at $596,709 for each security traded. In contrast, November closed with an average of 120,579 shares at $506,880 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investors Choice bid-offer indicator with five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging gained 8 cents in trading of 9,207 units at $2, Blue Power exchanged 1,500 shares, after rising 10 cents to end at $6.03. Caribbean Cream fell 11 cents in trading 3,827 units at $4.29, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 37 cents to settle at $1.97 after trading 7,810 stock units, Elite Diagnostic traded 20,750 shares to close at $5.20 after falling 30 cents, Express Catering rose 7 cents in exchanging 103,107 shares to close at $6.32. FosRich rose 3 cents to settle at $4.28 in trading 12,878 stock units, General Accident fell 10 cents while exchanging 9,600 shares at $7.40, Indies Pharma gained 23 cents trading of 72,656 units at $3.24, 
Iron rock Insurance closed at $3.80 after falling 20 cents with 13,000 shares trading. Jamaican Teas recovered the 7 cents lost on Wednesday with 6,306 units changing hands at $6.06, Jetcon Corporation exchanged 30,000 shares to close at $1.80 after falling 13 cents, Knutsford Express jumped $1.20 with just 100 shares crossing the exchange at $11.20, Limners and Bards rose 4 cents in trading 27,920 units at $2.85. MailPac rose 16 cents to end at $1.94 with 3,706,223 shares changing hands, Main Event gained 38 cents to settle at $6.45 while exchanging 74,342 units, Paramount Trading rose 45 cents with an exchange of 20,000 shares to close at $2 and tTech recovered 61 cents to close at $6.01 after an exchange of 55,296 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
More TTSE stock gains
JMMB closed at a record high of $2.75 on the TT Stock Exchange of Thursday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued its upward climb on Thursday, but with modest index gains with advancing stocks, edged out decliners four to one.
The market added the second Ordinary shares listing on the Small and Medium Enterprise market on Thursday with Endeavor Holdings, a real estate investment company, starting trading and exchanged 500 shares at $12.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at four stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Trading ended with 15 securities changing hands, against 12 on Wednesday, with 4 advancing, 1 declining while 10 remained unchanged. Clico Investment Fund, JMMB Group and LJ Williams B share traded at a new 52 weeks’ high.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index added 2.41 points to close at 1,462.74. The All T&T Index gained just 0.18 points to 1,841.57, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.64 points to end at 147.54.
Investors traded 562,988 units for $6,445,127, compared to 363,101 units valued at $10,508,456 on Wednesday.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund climbed $1 and settled at $26, with 18,400 units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group rose 21 cents and settled at $2.75, with investors exchanging 390,000 shares. Scotiabank gained 5 cents to end at $59.80 with 1,125 shares changing hands and LJ Williams closed with a gain of 15 cents and completed trading with 5,000 units at $1.50.
Losses| Massy Holdings lost 5 cents and settled at $59.70, with 100 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank ended at $8, after swapping of 14,452 shares, Guardian Holdings traded 5,000 units at $21, National Enterprises ended at $5.55, after exchanging 200 shares. NCB Financial settled at $11.30, with 4,862 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media concluded trading of 100 units at $9.50, Point Lisas ended at $3.58, with an exchange of 19,883 units. Republic Financial settled at $131, swapping 1,125 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 1,700 shares to close at $21.50 and West Indian Tobacco ended at $42.50, with 101,200 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE Main Market in big recovery
Stocks surged on Wednesday to erase most of Tuesday’s sharp fall on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange as advancing stocks just outnumbering declining ones.
At the close, JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 6,965.33 points to close at 552,785.17, the JSE Market Index gained 6,206.67 points to 503,311.77 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.34 points to close at 136.27.
The market closed with 40 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 15 advancing, 14 declining and the prices of 12 closed unchanged. Main market activity ended with 37 securities accounting for 26,501,648 units for $237,434,671, in contrast to 9,259,581 units valued at $69,761,481 on Tuesday from 38 securities.
138 Student Living dominated trading with 13 million shares for 49 percent of the day’s trade followed by Sagicor Select Funds with 4.5 million shares and 17 percent of volumes traded and Wigton Windfarm with 3.9 million shares for 14.7 percent market share.
The market closed with an average of 716,261 units at $6,417,153 for each security traded, in contrast to 255,401 units valued at an average of $1,835,828 on Tuesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 359,075 units valued at $5,438,139 units for $5,438,139 and previously, an average of 383,292 units valued at $5,297,192 for each security changing hands. The market closed out November with an average of 653,621 units valued at $8,699,916 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 19.1, with the JSE Main Market ending at 18.8 times the current year’s earnings.
In the prime market, Barita Investments lost 50 cents to settle at $70, with an exchange of 7,942 shares, Berger Paints gained $1.90 to close at $18.40 trading 4,810 shares, Caribbean Cement lost 50 cents to end at $76, with 855 units changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund slid $1.30 to $38.20, after transferring 1,200 shares. Eppley closed 95 cents lower to $14, in switching ownership of 15,290 shares, Jamaica Broilers added $1.73 to end at $38.10, with 30,558 shares crossing the exchange, Kingston Wharves gained $1.50 to settle at $61, in trading 5,888 units, 
Mayberry Investments lost 60 cents to end at $9, with 3,060 units changing hands. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dived $30 to $200, after exchanging a mere 150 units, NCB Financial Group gained $2 to close at $199, in swapping 93,674 shares. 138 Student Living dropped $1.22 to close at $3.80, with 13,020,000 shares crossing the exchange, Proven Investments lost $3.05 to settle at $44.45, in trading 19,416 units, Pulse Investments closed with a gain of 30 cents at $4.85, with 69,492 units changing hands and Scotia Group gained 50 cents to settle at $57.50, in transferring 19,585 shares.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 358,568 units valued at US$108,806, with the market index climbing 1.67 points to 212.77. Margaritaville traded at a 52 weeks’ high of 30 cents after rising 3 cents with 100 units changing hands, Proven Investments exchanged 234,488 to close with a loss of 2 cents at 30 US cents, Sygnus Credit Investments exchanged 103,080 shares at 14 US cents and JMMB Group 6% preference share closed at US$1.01, with 21,000 units changing hands.
Big drop for Junior Market
The Junior Market index dropped a sharp 55.78 points to close at 3,341.30 on Wednesday after 66.99 points were slashed on Monday, with declining stocks exceeding rising ones for the third consecutive day.
Market activity resulted in 30 securities changing hands with gains in just 5, while the prices if 17 declined and prices of 8 remained unchanged. CAC 2000 Preference share, closing at a 52 weeks’ low.
Junior Market activity, left the markets average PE at 14.1. Trading ended with an exchange of 8,280,200 units for $16,484,044 compared to 11,556,651 shares for $25,163,399 from 33 securities trading on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 276,007 units for an average of $549,468 for each stock traded, in contrast to 350,202 units for $762,527 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 263,515 shares at $596,709 compared to an average of 261,632 shares at $603,830 for each security traded. 
In contrast, November closed with an average of 120,579 shares at $506,880 for each traded security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investors Choice bid-offer indicator with six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dropped $3 to end at $32 with 186 stock units crossing the exchange, AMG Packaging rose 2 cents in trading of 5,000 units at $1.92, Blue Power exchanged 19,300 shares, after declining 4 cents to end at $5.93. Caribbean Cream fell 11 cents in trading 3,827 units at $4.29, and Consolidated Bakeries declined by 3 cents to settle at $1.60 after trading 54,000, Elite Diagnostic exchanged82,443 shares to close at $5.50 after falling 9 cents, Everything Fresh lost 5 cents with 220,157 shares changing hands at $1.05. Express Catering lost 5 cents in exchanging 6,281 shares to close at $6.25, GWest Corporation lost 4 cents to settle at 95 cents while exchanging 21,000 units, Honey Bun slashed 90 cents from the previous close to end at $7 in a swap of 51,831 shares. iCreate traded 589,259 units and gained 8 cents to end at 70 cents, Indies Pharma declined by a cent trading of 23,619 units at $3.01, 
Jamaican Teas fell 7 cents while 84,824 changed hands at $5.99, Jetcon Corporation exchanged 119,193 shares to close at $1.93 after rising 13 cents. Knutsford Express dived $1.50 with 43,436 shares crossing the exchange at $10, Lasco Financial exchanged 57,950 units, but fell 10 cents to end at $4.50, Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents trading of 45,000 units at $5.10, Limners and Bards slipped 2 cents in trading of 126, 814 units at $2.81. MailPac pulled back 17 cents to end at $1.78 with 5,881,440 shares changing hands, Main Event declined 8 cents to settle at $6.07 with an exchange of 31,212 units and Paramount Trading lost 45 cents with a transfer of 62,639 shares to close at $1.55.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
TTSE 2019 gains continue to grow
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued its upward climb on Wednesday as 2019 ages and the bull slowly awakens amidst the Trinidad warmth leading to two stocks closing at 52 weeks’ highs.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with three stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Trading ended with 12 securities changing hands, against 13 on Tuesday, with 5 advancing, 4 declining and 3 remained unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index added 5.49 points on Wednesday to 1,462.74. The All T&T Index gained 9.11 points to 1,841.39, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.25 points to close at 146.90.
Investors traded 363,101 units valued at $10,508,456 compared to 158,719 shares amounting to $1,971,657 on Tuesday.
Gains| First Citizens Bank recovered the $1 lost on Tuesday to close at $44, with 4,550 units changing hands. JMMB Group closed with an increase of 1 cent at $2.54, after exchanging 8,500 shares, Republic Financial Holdings gained 85 cents with 3,675 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $131. 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 39 cents in trading 6,196 shares to close at $21.50 and West Indian Tobacco added 50 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $42.50 after exchanging 203,080 shares.
Losses| National Enterprises lost 6 cents and closed at $5.49 with 549 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial shed 10 cents and settled at $11.30, with 69,222 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas declined by 2 cents to close at $3.58 while trading 2,026 shares, Scotiabank lost 25 cents in settling at $59.75, with 1,670 units changing hands and
Firm Trades| Guardian Holdings ended at $21, with 2,000 units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings closed at $59.75, in trading 329 units and National Flour ended at $1.36, with investors exchanging 61,304 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market ekes out minor gain
The Junior Market index inched 1.16 points higher to close at 3,397.08 on Tuesday after dropping sharply by 66.99 points on Monday, with declining stocks exceeding rising ones.
Market activity, resulted in 33 securities changing hands with gains in 9 securities, declines in 16 while the prices of 8 remained unchanged, but CAC 2000 Preference share, closing at a 52 weeks’ low.
Junior Market activity, left the markets average PE at 14.5. Trading ended with an exchange of 11,556,651 shares for $25,163,399 compared to 13,720,939 units for$30,393,491 from 28 securities trading on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 350,202 units for $762,527 for each stock traded, in contrast to 490,034 units for $1,085,482 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 261,632 shares at $603,830 compared to an average of 244,025 shares at $572,282 for each security traded. In contrast, November closed with an average of 120,579 shares at $506,880 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investors Choice bid-offer indicator with five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial surged $5 to end at $35 with 20,000 stock units crossing the exchange, AMG Packaging fell 15 cents in trading of 176,455 units at $1.90, Blue Power ended with a transfer of 6,309 shares, after rising 12 cents to end at $5.97. Cargo Handlers fell 50 cents in trading of 9,357 units at $9.50, Consolidated Bakeries declined by 22 cents to settle at $1.63 after trading 341,522. Dolphin Cove exchanged 6,500 shares to close at $10.90 after falling 20 cents,
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 ended with a loss of 1 cent at a 52 weeks’ low of 90 cents with 50,000 stock units changing hands. Elite Diagnostic traded 5,187 shares to close at $5.59 after falling 16 cents, Everything Fresh inched 1 cent higher in trading 10,000 shares at $1.10, Fosrich lost 7 cents in exchanging 7,532 shares to close at $4.25. Fontana rose 60 cents to $7.80, with 78,705 stock units crossing the exchange, General Accident closed trading of 3,309 units and gained 35 cents to end at $7.50, GWest Corporation lost 6 cents to settle at 99 cents while exchanging 20,000 units, Honey Bun fell 15 cents in an exchange of 12,554 shares to close at $7.90. iCreate traded 29,300 units and gained 2 cents to end at 62 cents, 
Indies Pharma declined 3 cents in trading of 18,976 units at $3.02, Jetcon Corporation ended market activity exchanging 59,702 shares to close at $1.80 after falling 13 cents. Knutsford Express climbed 50 cents and traded 8,800 shares at $11.50, Lasco Distributors declined 26 cents in trading of 52,105 units at $3.30, Lasco Financial exchanged 1,000 units and put on 20 cents to end at $4.60, Limners and Bards dipped 2 cents in trading of 31,662 units at $2.83. MailPac pulled back 3 cents to end at $1.95 with 10,264,726 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables declined by 40 cents to settle at $7.10 with an exchange of 156,000 units, SSL Venture exchanged 25,000 shares to close at $1.20 after falling 20 cents and tTech ended trading of a mere 77 shares, after rising 5 cents to $5.40.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 ended with a loss of 1 cent at a 52 weeks’ low of 90 cents with 50,000 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
