Trading activity jumped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with a 70 percent climb in the volume of stocks traded and the value surging 71 percent over Wednesday following trading in 43 securities compared with 42 on Wednesday and ended with 15 rising, 17 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 14,406,305 shares for $31,278,834 compared with 8,489,623 units at $18,335,956 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 335,030 shares at $727,415, compared to 202,134 shares at $436,570 on Wednesday with the month to date averaging 282,468 units at $650,420 compared with 278,018 stock units at $643,902 on the previous day and higher than September that closed with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
Mailpac Group led trading with 5.30 million shares for 36.8 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal with 3.62 million units for 25.1 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 989,456 units for 6.9 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 4.65 points to once again finish above the 3,900 mark to close at 3,903.72.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power fell 23 cents to close at $2.70 with investors trading 3,314 shares, CAC 2000 rallied 58 cents to $4.48 in an exchange of just one stock, Caribbean Assurance Brokers skidded 26 cents and ended at $2.99 as 8,537 units passed through the market. Caribbean Flavours declined 9 cents to end at $1.40 with investors dealing in 8,847 stocks, 
Derrimon Trading rallied 25 cents in closing at $2.20, with 518,403 units crossing the market, EduFocal gained 46 cents in closing at $2.36 with investors swapping 3,622,536 shares. Fontana lost 10 cents to end at $11.40 in switching ownership of 40,070 stocks, Indies Pharma popped 12 cents to close at $2.75 after an exchange of 30,000 stock units, Jamaican Teas shed 25 cents to $2.30 with an exchange of 450,000 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing dipped 29 cents and ended at $4.55 with traders dealing in 36,911 stock units, Mailpac Group climbed 23 cents in closing at $2.23 after a transfer of 5,304,942 shares, Main Event dropped 40 cents and ended at $14.60, with 12,341 units crossing the market. MFS Capital Partners dropped 23 cents to $1.77 after 122,791 stock units changed hands, 
Paramount Trading rose 20 cents to close at $1.70 after 25,205 shares passed through the exchange and tTech advanced 50 cents to end at $2.18 in trading a mere two stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading picks up for Trinidad stock market
Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 21 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded valued 218 percent more than on Wednesday’s trade, resulting in trading in 20 securities up from 16 on Wednesday, with prices of three stocks rising, six declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 315,926 shares for $5,092,135 versus 261,618 stock units at $1,602,148 on Wednesday.
An average of 15,796 units were traded at $254,607 compared with 16,351 shares at $100,134 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 13,675 shares at $129,762 compared with 13,489 units at $118,811 on the previous day and well down on the average trade for September that ended at 21,948 shares at $198,506.
The Composite Index shed 3.12 points to settle at 1,195.13, the All T&T Index declined 5.64 points to close at 1,816.41, the SME Index remained unchanged at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.06 points to finish at 74.24.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s fell 1 cent to $67.15, with 42 shares passing through the exchange, Angostura Holdings ended at $22.95 with a transfer of 10,010 units, Ansa McAl lost 5 cents and ended at $56.95 with investors trading 8,789 stocks. Calypso Macro Investment Fund dipped 25 cents to close at $22.50 after 4,400 shares changed hands, Endeavour Holdings remained at $15 after an exchange of 50 stocks, First Citizens Group ended at $49 in trading 2,782 units. FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $6.99 after 158 stock units passed through the market, GraceKennedy remained at $3.40 as investors exchanged 100,147 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $19 with an exchange of 15 stock units. JMMB Group shed 1 cent to close at $1.40 while exchanging 71,430 units, Massy Holdings remained at $4.70 with traders dealing in 32,536 shares, National Enterprises ended at $3.55 after an exchange of 22,868 stocks. National Flour Mills rallied 1 cent and ended at $1.63, with 360 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings remained at $9.50 after trading 1,050 stocks, 
Republic Financial advanced $2 to end at $120 with investors dealing in 11,174 stock units. Scotiabank gained $1.10 in closing at $72.50 in switching ownership of 27,326 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined $1.25 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $11, with shareholders swapping 8,635 stock units. Trinidad Cement ended at $2.95 with 13,046 stock units clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean slipped 1 cent to $11.56 and closed after 400 shares were traded and West Indian Tobacco remained at $10 in an exchange of 708 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading sank on the JSE Main Market
The level of trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market was a shadow of its usual self at the close on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 71 percent and the value 81 percent lower than on Tuesday, with 53 securities trading compared with 58 on Tuesday, with a mere 4,057,118 shares traded for just $25,768,191 compared with 14,138,225 units at $134,834,411 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with prices of rising and declining stocks totalling 19 each with 15 ending unchanged.
Trading averaged 76,549 shares at $486,192 versus 243,763 shares at $2,324,731 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 277,403 units at $1,727,587, compared with 294,826 units at $1,835,269 on the previous day. Trading in September averaged 218,512 units at $1,768,691.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.81 million shares for 44.5 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 429,792 units for 10.6 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras chipped in with 381,152 units for 9.4 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 3,302.43 points to close at 344,152.91, the JSE Main Index shed 2,782.98 points to 312,443.39 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.40 points to 68.91.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement lost $1 in closing at $49 with traders dealing in 34,016 shares, General Accident declined 79 cents to end at $5.01, with 20,000 stock units crossing the market, GraceKennedy fell $1.99 and ended at $73 while exchanging 2,619 units. Jamaica Broilers rallied $1.25 to $34 with shareholders swapping 113 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 58 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $9.32 after hitting a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $8.01, with stakeholders exchanging 167,778 stock units. Kingston Wharves dipped $3.75 to $27 in an exchange of 7,549 stocks, NCB Financial popped $1 and ended at $65 after closing with an exchange of 5,183 shares, Proven Investments skidded $2 to end at $22 in an exchange of 2,403 units. 
Sagicor Group rose $1.46 in closing at $44.48 after investors traded 26,043 stock units, Salada Foods advanced 42 cents to close at $3.04 104,742 stocks crossing the market, Seprod shed $6.24 and ended at $65.26, with 8,024 shares changing hands. Stanley Motta increased 80 cents to close at $6 with investors dealing in 1,845 units, Supreme Ventures dipped 75 cents to end at $26.25 in trading 30,032 stock units and Wisynco Group dropped 36 cents in closing at $18.10 after 44,718 stocks passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $8 to close at $50 with a transfer of 149 units, 
Jamaica Public Service 9.5% climbed $10 to end at $2,900 with an exchange of 2 shares and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share jumped $21.75 to $120.75 after a transfer of 1,655 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading plunged on the JSE USD Market
Trading plunged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Wednesday, with a mere 2,973 shares traded for US$15,157 compared to 34,722 units at US$2,213 on Tuesday after a 91 percent in the volume traded and 585 percent dive in value compared with Tuesday, resulting from trading in four securities down from seven on Tuesday with one rising, one declining and two ending unchanged.
Trading averaged 743 units at US$3,789, versus 4,960 shares at US$316 on Tuesday, well below the month to date average of 43,847 shares at US$1,495 compared and 46,276 units at US$1,365 on the previous day and. September with an average of 73,281 units for US$5,102.
The US Denominated Equities Index dipped 1.50 points to 231.48.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.7. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Sterling Investments advanced 0.4 of one cent and ended at 1.9 US cents after 1,060 shares passed through the market and 
Transjamaican Highway lost 0.05 of a cent to end at 1.63 US cents after an exchange of 500 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% ended at US$2 with traders dealing in 118 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share remained at US$11.50 in trading 1,295 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for Junior Market stocks
Trading picked up on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, helping to drive the market higher at the close following the volume of stocks traded rising 89 percent and the value 75 percent more than Tuesday with trading in 42 securities down from 46 on Tuesday and ended with 19 rising, 12 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 8,489,623 shares for $18,335,956 compared with 4,491,437 units at $10,456,683 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 202,134 shares at $436,570 compared to 97,640 shares at $227,319 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 278,018 units at $643,902 compared with 284,858 stock units at $662,589 on the previous day. Trading in September averaged 220,239 units at $459,425.
Dolla Financial led trading with 3.57 million shares for 42 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal with 2.11 million stock units for 24.9 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with just 368,820 units for 4.3 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index gained 13.95 points to 3,899.07.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $5.28 to $24.10 after 4,389 shares passed through the market, Blue Power popped 23 cents in closing at $2.93 after trading 1,445 stocks, CAC 2000 climbed 9 cents to end at $3.90 in switching ownership of 372 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 69 cents to close at $3.25 closing with 59,210 stock units changing hands. Derrimon Trading gained 9 cents in ending at $1.95 in an exchange of 316 shares, EduFocal increased 58 cents in closing at $1.90 following an exchange of 2,110,532 units, Elite Diagnostic advanced 10 cents to $1.65 with traders dealing in 275,727 stocks, Everything Fresh rallied 27 cents to close at $1.67 in trading 147,268 stock units. 
GWest Corporation rose 8 cents and ended at 98 cents with an exchange of just one unit, Honey Bun shed 39 cents to end at $6.30, with 5,428 shares changing hands, Image Plus skidded 10 cents in closing at $2 as investors exchanged 37,675 stock units, Indies Pharma declined 48 cents to $2.63 with shareholders swapping 58,810 stock units. ISP Finance gained $1.13 to close at $33.33 with investors transferring 3,380 stock units, Knutsford Express lost 10 cents to end at $12.40 with 975 shares clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing fell 11 cents and ended at $4.84 after a transfer of 17,004 units, Main Event dropped 50 cents in closing at $15, with 3,063 stocks crossing the exchange.
Medical Disposables fell 19 cents to end at $3.81 with a transfer of 1,436 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 14 cents and ended at $1.72 with investors dealing in 209,957 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD Market drops 10% on Tuesday
The US Denominated Equities Index dropped nearly 10 percent after skidding 10.61 points on Tuesday to 232.98 and wiping all the gains recorded for the year to date after trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended, with the volume of stocks changing hands plunging 62 percent with the value 29 percent lower than on Friday, resulting in the trading of seven securities, similar to Friday and ended with prices of just two rising, five declining.
A total of 34,722 shares were traded for US$2,213 compared with 91,370 units at US$3,137 on Friday.
Trading averaged 4,960 units at US$316 compared with 13,053 shares at US$448 on Friday, with a month to date average of 46,276 shares at US$1,365 compared with 50,795 units at US$1,480 on the previous trading day, well below trading in September that ended with an average of 73,281 units for US$5,102.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.5. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share climbed 0.37 of a cent to close at 4.87 US cents in an exchange of 2,866 shares, Margaritaville lost 1.98 cents to end at 11.02 US cents, with trading of 839 units, 
Productive Business Solutions declined 20 cents in closing at US$1.60 after trading 220 stock units. Proven Investments popped 0.04 of a cent to 14.69 US cents with investors transferring 373 stocks, Sterling Investments dipped 0.29 of a cent to 1.5 US cents after a transfer of 2,000 units and Transjamaican Highway skidded 0.04 of a cent to 1.68 US cents with a transfer of 27,893 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% fell 17 cents in closing at US$2 in switching ownership of 531 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for JSE Main Market
Trading activity picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 34 percent and the value 9 percent more than on Friday, after trading in 58 securities compared with 57 on Friday, with rising and declining stocks numbering 18 each with 22 ending unchanged but resulted in solid gains for Kingston Wharves, GraceKennedy and Seprod that helped keep the market in positive territory at the close. 
A total of 14,138,225 shares were exchanged for $134,834,411 up from 10,576,110 units at $124,236,160 on Friday.
Trading averaged 243,763 shares at $2,324,731 compared to 185,546 units at $2,179,582 on Friday and month to date, an average of 294,826 units at $1,835,269 compared with 300,182 units at $1,783,933 on the previous trading day and above September’s average of 218,512 units at $1,768,691.
Wisynco Group led trading with 5.16 million shares for 36.5 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 3.77 million units for 26.6 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway with 1.59 million units for 11.2 percent market share, Carreras with 1.54 million units for 10.9 percent market share and Palace Amusement with 1.01 million units for 7.1 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,148.31 points to end at 347,455.34, the JSE Main Index advanced 341.60 points to conclude trading at 315,226.37 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.04 points to end at 69.31.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dipped 40 cents and ended at $72.50 after an exchange of 8,822 shares, Caribbean Producers shed $1.53 in closing at $9.14 with investors exchanging 35,929 stocks, GraceKennedy rose $2.98 to end at $74.99 after exchanging 1,127 units, 
Jamaica Broilers skidded $1.25 to $32.75 after a transfer of 36,766 stock units, JMMB Group dropped 97 cents to close at $27.50 as investors traded 31,660 units, Kingston Wharves rallied $3.24 to close at $30.75 with an exchange of 53,840 stocks, Pan Jamaica lost $2.22 to $47.98 with traders dealing in 15,171 stock units, Proven Investments increased $2 to end at $24, with 5,956 shares changing hands, Seprod climbed $2.50 and ended at $71.50 in an exchange of 3,891 stocks, Stanley Motta fell 85 cents in closing at $5.20 with investors dealing in 1,049 stock units and Wisynco Group gained 35 cents and ended at $18.46 with a transfer of 5,160,425 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share declined 43 cents in closing at $2.05 with investors transferring 4,787 units and 
Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share dropped $1 to end at $99 after 729 stock units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market drops
Five stocks declined for every two that rose in trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday and resulting in a fall in the market index with 46 securities trading, compared with 43 on Friday and ended with 26 declining, 11 rising and nine closing unchanged as the volume of stocks traded declined 92 percent, with a 92 percent lower value than Friday.
Investors traded 4,491,437 shares for $10,456,683 compared to 55,529,342 units at $124,157,944 on Friday.
Trading averaged 97,640 shares at $227,319 compared to 1,291,380 shares at $2,887,394 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 284,858 units at $662,589 compared to 305,363 stock units at $710,261 on the previous trading day. September closed with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
Image Plus led trading with 995,005 shares for 22.2 percent of total volume following the release of second quarter results that showed a sharp fall in earnings from $64 million before tax in 2022 to just $39 million for the second quarter as revenues declined, due to machine breakdown. ONE on ONE Educational followed with 440,186 units for 9.8 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 311,171 units for 6.9 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 29.80 points to 3,885.12, but the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator is flashing positive signals for trading on Wednesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.5, based on the last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
At the close, Access Financial shed 27 cents to close at $29.38 after an exchange of 996 shares, Blue Power skidded 23 cents to end at $2.70, with 1,700 units crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 47 cents and ended at $2.56 after just 2,500 stock units changed hands, Everything Fresh slipped 18 cents to $1.40 with a transfer of 8,290 stocks. Fontana dropped 20 cents in closing at $11.50 in an exchange of 150,469 stock units, GWest Corporation dipped 8 cents to end at 90 cents with 1,128 stocks clearing the market, 
Honey Bun popped 9 cents to close at $6.69 in trading 32,257 shares, Indies Pharma climbed 15 cents to $3.11 with investors transferring 1,700 units. ISP Finance rallied $2.20 and ended at $32.20 as investors exchanged 675 stock units, Jamaican Teas fell 10 cents in closing at $2.50 with stakeholders trading 23,148 stocks, KLE Group declined 17 cents and ended at $1.50 with investors dealing in 237 units, Knutsford Express shed 19 cents to $12.50 as 2,917 shares passed through the market. Lasco Distributors rose 10 cents to close at $4.26, with 56,524 stocks crossing the market, Main Event increased $1.39 to end at $15.50, with 9,768 units crossing the exchange, MFS Capital Partners fell 12 cents in closing at $1.97 with shareholders swapping 278,236 shares. 
Paramount Trading dipped 26 cents in closing at $1.50 after investors traded 26,454 stock units following the release of first quarter results that show revenues falling and profit declining to $54 million from $84 million in 2022. Stationery and Office Supplies gained 15 cents to close at $1.86 in switching ownership of 303,433 stocks and tTech dropped 51 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.68 in an exchange of 102,487 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Jump in trading led to drop in Trinidad market
Trading picked up on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 93 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with a 63 percent greater value than on Monday, resulting in 19 securities trading compared with 15 on Monday, with six stocks rising, five declining and eight remaining unchanged.
On Tuesday 153,665 shares were traded for $1,867,304 versus 79,447 stock units at $1,144,682 on Monday.
An average of 8,088 units were traded at $98,279 compared to 5,296 shares at $76,312 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 13,273 shares at $120,220 compared with 13,783 units at $122,380 on the previous day. The average trade for September amounts to 21,948 shares at $198,506.
The Composite Index skidded 5.84 points to settle at 1,196.36, the All T&T Index shed 9.73 points to end at 1,818.40, the SME Index gained 8.33 points to conclude trading at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.23 points to end at 74.30.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s shed 10 cents to close at $67.40 with an exchange of 842 shares, Ansa McAl ended trading of 91 stock units at $57, Calypso Macro Investment Fund climbed 35 cents to end at $23.10 after 50 units were traded, Endeavour Holdings advanced $1.75 and ended at $15 after investors ended trading of 346 stocks. First Citizens Group popped 1 cent to close at $49.01 with a transfer of 1,920 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank increased 2 cents and ended at $6.99 with investors dealing in 4,791 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $3.40, with 145 stock units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings ended at $19 and closed with 13,256 units changing hands. Shareholders in JMMB Group swapped 6,723 stocks and ended at $1.41, L.J. Williams B share rose 1 cent in closing at $2.10 in switching ownership of 3,000 shares,
Massy Holdings remained at $4.70 with investors transferring 58,726 units, National Enterprises ended at $3.55 after 43,072 stock units passed through the market. NCB Financial declined 4 cents to end at $2.95 while exchanging 5,000 stocks, Prestige Holdings rallied 5 cents to $9.05, with 933 shares changing hands, Republic Financial ended at $118.50 in an exchange of 5,011 units, Scotiabank remained at $72 with 4,214 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 25 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.50, with 4,002 stock units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean dropped 1 cent to $11.57 as investors exchanged 243 stocks and West Indian Tobacco fell 5 cents in closing at $10, with 1,300 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Fall in Trinidad Exchange
Trading dropped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with trading in only 15 securities compared with 23 on Friday and resulted in the price of one stock rising, seven declining and seven remaining unchanged as the volume of stocks exchanged declined by 57 percent with the value slightly higher than on Friday.
A total of 79,447 shares were traded for $1,144,682 versus 186,266 stock units at $1,092,245 on Friday.
An average of 5,296 units were traded at $76,312 compared to 8,099 shares at $47,489 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 13,783 shares at $122,380 compared with 14,499 units at $126,263 on the previous trading day. The average trade for September amounts to 21,948 shares at $198,506.
The Composite Index fell 4.71 points to close at 1,202.20, the All T&T Index skidded 9.12 points to conclude trading at 1,828.13, the SME Index remained unchanged at 71.66 and the Cross-Listed Index remained at 74.53.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $67.50 with shareholders swapping 783 shares, Angostura Holdings slipped 3 cents to $22.95 after an exchange of 28,683 units, Ansa McAl ended at $57 after exchanging 57 stocks. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $22.75, with 48 stock units crossing the market, First Citizens Group skidded 10 cents to $49 and closed, with 275 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings slipped 10 cents to $19 after a transfer of 3,000 stocks. JMMB Group remained at $1.41 in an exchange of 6,723 units, Massy Holdings remained at $4.70 in switching ownership of 18,999 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $3.55 with a transfer of 10,285 stocks.
Prestige Holdings popped 10 cents in closing at $9 in an exchange of 3,851 shares, Republic Financial dipped $1.10 to $118.50 as investors exchanged 720 units, Scotiabank shed 50 cents in closing at $72 in trading 500 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 14 cents and ended at $12.75 with traders dealing in 3,518 stocks, Unilever Caribbean fell 1 cent to close at $11.58 with an exchange of 1,550 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $10.05 with stakeholders exchanging 455 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
