Funds jumped sharply on Trinidad Exchange


More funds chased fewer stocks on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with a 578 percent surge in the money that entered the market, with the volume declining 13 percent from that on Tuesday, resulting in 19 securities trading, down from 25 on Tuesday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, four declining and nine ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 138,886 shares worth $5,166,474 compared to 159,604 stock units at $762,164 on Tuesday.
An average of 7,310 shares was traded at $271,920 up from 6,384 units at $30,487 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 44,014 shares at  an average of $342,874 compared with 45,840 units at $346,402 on the previous day and November averaging 14,324 shares at $180,106.
The Composite Index advanced 0.52 points to 948.39, the All T&T Index gained 1.39 points to settle at 1,373.13, the SME Index remained at 94.24 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.06 points to end at 69.11.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini gained 25 cents in ending at $63.25 after a transfer of 1,012 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $12.75 following the trading of 85 stocks, Ansa McAl slipped 5 cents to $43.70 after an exchange of 16 shares. AS Bryden remained at $1.90 with investors trading 3,600 stock units, First Citizens Group rose 10 cents and ended at $34.35 in an exchange of 540 stock units, GraceKennedy shed 2 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $3.47 with investors trading 585 shares. Guardian Media ended at 62 cents with an exchange of 5,200 stock units, JMMB Group remained at 79 cents following trading of 1,540 stocks, Massy Holdings remained at $3.69 as investors exchanged 2,885 units. Medcorp ended at $48 with a transfer of 31 shares, National Enterprises rallied 4 cents in closing at $1.74, with 22,500 stock units changing hands, National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 with traders dealing in 20,010 stocks. NCB Financial increased 1 cent to $1.93 after an exchange of 42 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $13.15, with 9,877 shares crossing the market, Republic Financial popped $1.27 and ended at $105 in switching ownership of 37,468 units. Scotiabank fell $1.44 in closing at $46.46, with 16,952 stocks crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL inched 1 cent up, to $2.65 with investors dealing in 9,974 units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 1 cent to close at $14.23, after 6,418 shares passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.64 and closed with an exchange of 151 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

WI Petroleum lists on JSE Main Market


West Indies Petroleum was listed on the exchange, with no trading in the stock, but with heavy interest to buy, on a day when investors were in a sombre mood on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, trading just one stock with more than one million units. Trading ended with an exchange of 87 percent fewer shares with a 90 percent lower value than on Monday, with trading in 60 securities compared with 59 on Monday, and ended with prices of 20 rising, 25 declining and 15 ending unchanged, with the market indices rising appreciably at the close.

The market closed with 6,387,421 shares trading for $69,616,031, down sharply from 48,215,187 stock units at $679,567,514 on Monday.
Trading averaged 106,457 shares at $1,160,267, below the 817,207 stock units at $11,518,093 on Monday and for the month to date, an average of 268,534 units at $2,860,415, less than 279,139 shares at $2,971,657 on the prior day and November that closed with an average of 279,326 stock units at $1,890,583.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.13 million shares for 17.6 percent of total volume followed by Carreras ended with 665,503 units for 10.4 percent of the day’s trade and NCB Financial with 546,278 stocks for 8.6 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 4,232.38 points to 360,442.24, the JSE Main Index gained 2,108.73 points to settle at 312,972.62 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.75 points to 63.39. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13. 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, AS Bryden skidded $2 and ended at $28 as investors exchanged 7,606 shares, Barita Investments lost 98 cents to end at $70 in trading 8,362 stocks, Caribbean Cement dropped 50 cents in closing at $114, crossing the exchange 19,900 shares. Eppley increased $2.50 to finish at $33.50 with traders dealing in 9,444 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $7.41 to end at $46.99 clearing the market with 518 units, Guardian Holdings sank $10 to close at $335 with investors trading 11,644 stocks. Kingston Properties rose 89 cents to $9.06 after an exchange of 941 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced $1 and ended at $8.42 with investors trading 5,786 stock units, NCB Financial shed $1.50 to close at $40 in an exchange of 546,278 units. Pan Jamaica sank 95 cents to end at $48 with investors swapping 1,674 stocks,Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined $1.04 in closing at $6.86 with an exchange of 18,285 units, Scotia Group popped 74 cents to finish at $55.10 passed through the market 13,072 shares. Stanley Motta fell 94 cents to $6.20 closed at 9,862 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied $2.29 in closing at $12.79 with investors dealing in 4,101 shares and Wisynco Group gained 48 cents to end at $19.68, trading 22,957 stocks.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $5.40 and ended at $41.42 crossing the market 12 units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% slipped $95 to close at $1055 after an exchange of 120 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $15 to finish at $101 crossing the market 15,355 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Junior Market set for 2025 fall


The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange is set to close out 2025 on a losing note, with the market down 11.4 percent for the year to date after closing on Tuesday, with a small rise in the market index. Similar to Monday, 43 securities were traded, resulting in a 22 percent drop in value and an 11 percent decline in the number of traded stocks. Trading ended with prices of 19 stocks rising, 14 declining and 10 closing unchanged.

The market closed, with trading of 10,088,668 shares for $11,319,606, down from 11,293,436 stock units at $14,486,739 on Monday.
Trading averaged 234,620 shares at $263,247 compared with 262,638 stock units at $336,901 on Monday. For the month to date, trading ended with an average of 353,983 units at $502,976, down from 361,807 stock units at $518,690 on the previous day and higher than November, which closed with an average of 224,300 shares with an average value of $353,285.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.68 million shares for 26.6 percent of total volume, followed by RA Williams, with 2.05 million stock units for 20.3 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 1.33 million units for 13.2 percent of the day’s volume.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index gained 14.95 points to close at 3,308.45, still 426.60 points lower than the close of last year. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2, 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, Access Financial slipped 10 cents to end at $18.87 with trading of 206 shares, AMG Packaging rose 11 cents to $2.28 after 15,000 stock units changed hands, Atlantic Hardware sank 7 cents to close at $1.54, with 1,329,682 shares passing through the exchange. Cargo Handlers increased $2.20 in closing at $17.50 with investors dealing in 1,000 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 22 cents to end at $1.68, after 25,000 units passed through the market, Dolphin Cove rose $1.69 to finish at $12.50 with an exchange of 546 stocks. Fontana dropped 40 cents and ended at $7.60, with 149,437 units crossing the market, Honey Bun advanced 47 cents to $7.28 after an exchange of 2,277 shares, Indies Pharma popped 19 cents to close at $2.79 with investors swapping 15,516 stock units. ISP Finance lost $1.11 to end at $15.89 after an exchange of a mere 7 shares, Jetcon Corporation gained 6 cents in closing at $1.51 with an exchange of 296,808 stock units, KLE Group popped 24 cents to finish at $1.05 after a transfer of 2,000 stocks. Knutsford Express declined 12 cents to $11.83 with traders dealing in 107 stock units, Mailpac Group sank 13 cents to $2.07 in switching ownership of 6,035 shares, Main Event jumped $1.50 and ended at $8 with investors trading a mere 100 units. Omni Industries rallied 7 cents to finish at 98 cents, with 107,120 stocks changing hands, Paramount Trading rose 13 cents to close at $1.28 in an exchange of 500 stock units and Regency Petroleum skidded 19 cents to end at $3.86, with investors trading 263,974 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading plunges on Trinidad Stock Exchange 


The value of stocks plunged on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, dragging the volume of stocks traded down by 14 percent and the value down 81 percent compared to Monday. The market closed with trading in 25 securities, compared with 26 on Monday and ended with prices of five rising, seven declining and 13 holding firm.

The market closed with trading of 159,604 shares for $762,164 compared to 184,740 stocks at $4,210,227 on Monday.
An average of 6,384 shares was traded down from $30,487, compared with 7,105 units at $161,392 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 45,827 shares worth $346,781 compared with 48,589 units at $368,930 on the previous day and an average for November of 14,324 shares at $180,106.
The Composite Index climbed 5.80 points to finish at 947.87, the All T&T Index gained 8.15 points to close at 1,371.74, the SME Index remained at 94.24 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.46 points to conclude trading at 69.17.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini lost 5 cents in closing at $63 with a transfer of 730 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $12.75 as investors exchanged 5 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $43.75, with 592 units crossing the market. Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $29 after an exchange of 3 shares, AS Bryden rallied 2 cents to finish at $1.90 after it closed with 2,472 stock units changing hands, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.25 with an exchange of 1,485 shares. Endeavour Holdings remained at $18.45, with 10 units crossing the market, Eric Solis Marketing rose 25 cents to finish at $4 with investors trading 5 stocks, First Citizens Group dipped 1 cent and ended at $34.25 after a transfer of 4,790 stock units. GraceKennedy ended at $3.49 in trading 180 shares, Guardian Holdings closed at $14.50, with 143 stock units passing through the market, Guardian Media remained at 62 cents in an exchange of 5 stocks. Massy Holdings fell 3 cents to $3.69, with 3,163 units clearing the market National Enterprises skidded 2 cents to finish at $1.70, after trading of 37,056 shares, National Flour Mills popped 1 cent higher and ended at $1.61, with 60,000 units changing hands. NCB Financial remained at $1.92 with investors swapping 2,520 stocks, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33 in switching ownership of 35,917 stock units, Point Lisas slipped 11 cents to close at $5, with 60 shares crossing the exchange. Prestige Holdings remained at $13.15 with investors trading 58 stock units, Republic Financial dropped 77 cents and ended at $103.73 after an exchange of 936 stocks, Scotiabank gained $1.40 to end at $47.90 with investors dealing in 3,189 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 1 cent in closing at $2.64 in an exchange of 2,606 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.90 with investors trading 1,505 units, Unilever Caribbean popped 16 cents to finish at $14.24 in switching ownership of 1,257 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.64 in trading 917 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Third day of decline for JSE Main Market


Stocks declined for a third day at the end of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 15 percent with a 17 percent lower value compared to Friday, following trading in 59 securities compared with 55 on Friday, resulting in prices of 16 rising, 25 declining and 18 ending unchanged.

Transjamaican Highway accounted for 59 percent of the 48,215,187 shares trading on Monday stocks, valued at $679,567,514, compared with 42,067,995 stock units at $816,837,694 on Friday, with Seprod contributing $333 million of the value traded.
Trading averaged 817,207 shares at $11,518,093 compared to 764,873 stock units at $14,851,594 on Friday and month to date, an average of 279,139 units at $2,971,657, up from 242,139 shares at $2,383,965 on the previous trading day and November with an average of 279,326 stock units at $1,890,583.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 28.55 million shares for 59.2 percent of total volume, followed by Seprod, with 3.90 million stocks for 8.1 percent of the day’s trade, 138 Student Living closed with 3.05 million stocks for 6.3 percent of the trades, JMMB 9.5% with 2.41 million units for 5 percent of the volume, NCB Financial with 2.37 million units for 4.9 percent of the stocks traded and Jamaica Stock Exchange with 1.33 million units for 2.7 percent of the market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 4,403.53 points to close at 356,209.86, the JSE Main Index skidded 2,628.98 points to 310,863.89 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 1.01 points to settle at 62.64.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Main Market trading ended with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and projected earnings that are compiled by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the exchange, AS Bryden rose $1.93 to  $30 with trading of 329 shares, Barita Investments rose 98 cents to close at $70.98, with 7,512 stock units crossing the exchange, Eppley declined $2.95 in closing at $31, with 4,376 shares changing hands. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $7.92 and ended at $39.58 after trading of 1,131 units,

Jamaica Producers popped 50 cents to finish at $23.50, with 446,949 stocks clearing the market, JMMB Group shed 79 cents to end at $17 after an exchange of 627,902 units. Margaritaville advanced $3.39 in closing at $14.93 after 1,000 stocks crossed the market, Massy Holdings sank $1 to $75 with traders dealing in 106,345 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities dipped $1.37 to end at $7.42 in an exchange of 2,153 stock units. NCB Financial fell $1.50 to finish at $41.50 with investors dealing in 2,372,593 shares, Sagicor Group dropped $1.24 and ended at $38.80, after 294,500 stock units passed through the market, Scotia Group rallied $2.96 to close at $54.36 in an exchange of 5,728 stocks, Seprod sank $2.99 to $84, with 3,898,667 units crossing the market and Wisynco Group declined by 35 cents to $19 after trading of 8,998 shares.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% skidded $15 to end at $86 with investors trading 9,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Junior Market closes higher


Investors pushed the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange higher on Monday, following a 61 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 87 percent more value than on Friday, as Atlantic Hardware and Kintyre Holdings controlled nearly 70 percent of the volume. Trading ended with activity in 43 securities, up from 40 on Friday, with prices of 15 rising, 16 declining and 12 remaining unchanged.

Trading ended with an exchange of 11,293,436 shares worth $14,486,739, ahead of 7,013,935 units at $7,728,227 on Friday.
Trading averaged 262,638 shares at $336,901 compared with 175,348 stock units at $193,206 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 361,807 units at $518,690, to be closely aligned with 368,764 stock units at $531,442 on the previous trading day and well ahead of November with an average of 224,300 shares at $353,285.
Atlantic Hardware led trading with 3.89 million shares for 34.5 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 3.82 million units for 33.9 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 802,073 shares for 7.1 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 31.74 points to 3,293.50. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Access Financial climbed $1.07 and ended at $18.97 with traders dealing in 586 shares, Atlantic Hardware rose 11 cents to $1.61, with trading of 3,890,638 units, Blue Power rallied 49 cents to $4.05 in an exchange of 76,651 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 19 cents to close at $1.46, with 943 units changing hands, Caribbean Flavours shed 34 cents in closing at $1.55, with investors swapping 5,489 stocks, Dolla Financial rallied 10 cents to end at $2.40 in an exchange of 122,103 units. Dolphin Cove sank $1.19 to $10.81 with investors dealing in 5,740 stocks, Fontana increased 20 cents to close at $8 after an exchange of 22,362 shares, Honey Bun slipped 68 cents and ended at $6.81 in trading 3,825 stock units following the release of full year results that were less than half of the 2024 profit at 23 cents per share. Indies Pharma lost 12 cents to finish at $2.60, with 18,775 shares crossing the exchange, Jamaican Teas advanced by 6 cents in closing at $2.29, with investors trading 1,138 stock units, Lumber Depot rose 10 cents to end at $2.95, with 802,073 units clearing the market. Mailpac Group skidded 27 cents to $2.20 with a transfer of 4,559 stocks, Main Event rallied 61 cents to finish at $6.50 after an exchange of 85,160 shares, Omni Industries fell 11 cents and ended at 91 cents after closing with an exchange of 143,285 units and ONE on ONE Educational shed 9 cents to end at 76 cents after a transfer of 155,712 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Gains for Trinidad Stock Exchange 


Winning stocks pushed the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange higher on Monday, resulting in 26 securities trading compared with 29 on Friday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, seven declining and 13 ending firm, following a 79 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, valued 89 percent more than on Friday.

The market closed with trading of 184,740 shares worth $4,210,227 compared to 872,128 stock units at $2,151,352 on Friday.
An average of 7,105 shares were traded at $161,932 compared with 30,073 units at $74,185 on Friday. Trading month to date averaged 48,489 shares at $368.525, down from 51,862 units at $385,191 on the previous day and an average for November of 14,324 shares at $180,106.
The Composite Index rallied 1.53 points to 942.07, the All T&T Index advanced 4.67 points to close at 1,363.59, the SME Index remained at 94.24 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.27 points to finish at 68.71.
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.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings remained at $12.75 with investors trading 305 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $43.75, with 285 units changing hands, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $29 and closed with an exchange of 84 stocks. AS Bryden fell 4 cents to close at $1.88 with an exchange of 1,336 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.25, after 1,742 stock units passed through the market, Endeavour Holdings remained at $18.45 with traders dealing in 71 shares. Eric Solis Marketing slipped 25 cents in closing at $3.75, with trading of 31 units, First Citizens Group fell 9 cents to $34.26 after an exchange of 9,703 stocks, GraceKennedy dipped 1 cent to end at $3.49, with an exchange of 10,593 stock units. Guardian Holdings rallied 2 cents to close at $14.50 after 7,573 shares changed hands, Guardian Media ended at 62 cents with 100 units clearing the market, JMMB Group rose 3 cents to finish at 79 cents after an exchange of 3,166 stocks. L.J. Williams B share fell 5 cents to $1.10 with a transfer of 295 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed 2 cents to finish at $3.72 as investors exchanged 13,318 shares, Medcorp ended at $48 after a transfer of 25 stock units. National Enterprises remained at $1.72 in trading 623 stocks, National Flour Mills slipped 1 cent in closing at $1.60 after 16,016 units passed through the exchange, NCB Financial remained at $1.92 with investors trading 39,712 shares. Prestige Holdings ended at $13.15 in an exchange of 200 units, Republic Financial increased $1.50 to finish at $104.50 after the trading of 30,827 stocks, Scotiabank sank $1.39 and ended at $46.50 in switching ownership of 182 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 1 cent to end at $2.65 with investors trading 6,208 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.90 with investors dealing in 8,200 stock units, Unilever Caribbean advanced 33 cents to close at $14.08, with 9,100 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.64 in trading 45 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

NCB Financial led JSE Main Market trading


Blue chip, NCB Financial led trading with 42 percent of the day’s total volume on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, and helped to push the value of trades spiking 353 percent and the volume of stocks up by 265 percent compared to Thursday. Trading closed with 55 securities changing hands, down from 56 on Thursday, with prices of 21 rising, 15 declining and 19 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 42,067,995 shares trading worth $816,837,694 after surging from just 11,535,147 stock units at $180,404,058 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 764,873 shares at $14,851,594 after soaring from 205,985 stock units at $3,221,501 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 242,139 stock units at $2,383,965, after increasing from 206,335 shares at $1,530,018 on the previous day and November with an average of 279,326 stock units at $1,890,583.
NCB Financial led trading with 17.53 million shares with a value of $684 million, for 41.7 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund ending with 13.10 million stocks for 31.1 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 3.71 million stocks for 8.8 percent of the volume traded, Carreras ended with 2.21 million units for 5.2 percent of the overall volume exchanged and Supreme Ventures with 2.14 million units for 5.1 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,008.60 points to 360,613.39, the JSE Main Index shed 1,306.41 points to 313,492.87 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.41 points to close at 63.65. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one at a lower offer.
The Main Market closed trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden dropped $1.93 to $28.07 in trading 2,286 shares, Barita Investments fell $1.50 to $70 after an exchange of 3,610 stocks, Caribbean Cement shed 48 cents to finish at $114.50 with investors trading 5,992 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased $3.10 and ended at $47.50 with traders switching ownership of 608 shares, Guardian Holdings climbed $10 to end at $345 as investors exchanged 17,396 stock units, Jamaica Producers rose 90 cents to close at $23 with a transfer of 842 shares. Kingston Wharves gained $1.30 to $33.30 with investors dealing in 382,923 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 79 cents to finish at $8.79 with 1,100 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial declined $1 and ended at $43 with investors swapping 17,533,530 shares, valued at $684 million. Proven Investments rallied $1.22 to close at $15.07 in an exchange of 562 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose $1.09 to $7.99 with 803 stocks crossing the market, Scotia Group sank $3.59 to end at $51.40 in an exchange of 15,889 stocks. Seprod dipped $1.89 in closing at $86.99 with investors trading 1,453 units, Supreme Ventures rose 55 cents to $16 after an exchange of 2,144,003 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments sank 59 cents to end at $11.40, with 135,835 units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $1 to finish at $105 with trading in 4,027 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Gains for Junior Market on Friday


Friday’s trades ended with a 15 percent volume drop and a 17 percent lower value than Thursday at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday. Market activity resulted in trading of 40 securities compared to 39 on Thursday and ended with prices increasing for 18, while 10 declined and 12 closed unchanged, resulting in a market index bounce.

The market closed with trading of 7,013,935 shares for $7,728,227 after falling from 8,241,131 units at $9,318,536 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 175,348 shares at $193,206, dipping from 211,311 shares at $238,937 on Thursday, with the month to date, averaging 368,764 stock units at $531,442 in shrinking from 382,266 stock units at $555,054 on the previous day and higher than November, with an average of 224,300 shares at $353,285.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.49 million shares for 35.5 percent of total volume, followed by Atlantic Hardware, ending with 1.26 million stock units for 18 percent of the day’s trade and Omni Industries with 900,063 stocks for 12.8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 11.52 points to 3,261.76. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, 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 financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Atlantic Hardware popped 11 cents to close at $1.50 in trading of 1,261,359 shares, CAC 2000 dropped 7 cents to $2.22 with 474 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.27 after an exchange of 3,000 shares. Caribbean Flavours advanced 14 cents to $1.89 in trading of 8,859 stocks, Dolla Financial dipped 10 cents and ended at $2.30 after an exchange of 118,796 units, Future Energy rose 8 cents to $2.87 after swapping of 116,119 shares. GWest Corporation gained 6 cents and ended at 70 cents in trading 1,946 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance rallied 50 cents to $3 with 82 stocks passing through the market, ISP Finance increased by 50 cents in closing at $17 as investors traded 113 units. Kintyre Holdings rose 6 cents to close at 48 cents, after ownership of 2,486,467 shares was switched, KLE Group sank 13 cents to close at 81 cents with investors swapping 25,107 stock units, Knutsford Express rose $1.49 to $11.99 in an exchange of 16 shares. ONE on ONE Educational rallied 7 cents to 85 cents with investors trading 15,856 stock units and Spur Tree Spices increased 6 cents to finish at $1.11 with 104,927 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Widespread trading on Trinidad Exchange


An unusually high selection of stocks characterised trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, resulting in a 263 percent jump in the traded volume, with a 42 percent lower value than on Thursday, following trading in 29 securities, well up on the 21 on Thursday and ending with prices of 10 rising, five declining and 14 ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 872,128 shares for $2,151,352 compared to 240,510 stock units at $3,718,979 on Thursday.
An average of 30,073 stock units was exchanged worth $74,185 compared with 11,453 units at $177,094 on Thursday. Trading month to date averaged 51,862 shares at $385,191, down from 53,955 units at $415,056 on the previous day and an average for November of 14,324 shares at $180,106.
The Composite Index slipped 0.09 points to 940.54, the All T&T Index dipped 0.17 points to 1,358.92, the SME Index remained at 94.24 and the Cross-Listed Index ended unchanged at 68.98.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini fell 20 cents to end at $63.05 with a transfer of 71 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $12.75, with 832 stocks crossing the market, Ansa McAl remained at $43.75 with investors trading 565 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank rose $3 and ended at $29, with 6 units crossing the exchange, AS Bryden slipped 1 cent to close at $1.92 in trading 12,253 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank popped by 1 cent to finish at $8.25 after an exchange of a mere 389 shares. CinemaOne fell 5 cents to $4.55 after closing with an exchange of just 5 units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.45 in an exchange of one share, Eric Solis Marketing popped 10 cents and ended at $4 with investors swapping 3 stocks. First Citizens Group rallied by 35 cents to $34.35 with an exchange of 733 shares, GraceKennedy closed at $3.50, after 230 stocks were traded, Guardian Holdings ended at $14.48 in an exchange of 3,163 units. Guardian Media remained at 62 cents after trading of 100 stock units, JMMB Group dipped 3 cents to end at 76 cents, with 100,200 shares changing hands, L.J. Williams B share rallied 5 cents in closing at $1.15 after a transfer of 100 stock units. Massy Holdings increased 10 cents to finish at $3.70, with 28,549 stocks clearing the market, Medcorp advanced $1.82 and ended at $48 after an exchange of 501 units, National Enterprises remained at $1.72, with 65,908 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 with investors dealing in 670 shares, NCB Financial ended at $1.92 in switching ownership of 583,050 stock units, One Caribbean Media remained at $1.33 with traders dealing in 50 units. Point Lisas popped 51 cents to finish at $5.11 as investors exchanged 5 stocks, Prestige Holdings closed at $13.15 after trading 30 units, Republic Financial sank $1.50 to $103 in switching ownership of 646 shares. Scotiabank ended at $47.89 with investors trading 1,341 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $2.64, after an exchange of 48,498 shares, Trinidad Cement gained 9 cents and ended at $1.90 after an exchange of 149 stocks. Unilever Caribbean rose 50 cents in closing at $13.75, with investors swapping 23,877 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.64, with 203 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.