Trading plunged on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with an 82 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded declining and the value diving 81 percent compared to Thursday following trading in 38 securities compared with 42 on Thursday and ended with 17 rising, 14 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 1,971,310 shares for $4,610,291 versus 11,110,231 units at $23,817,408 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 51,877 shares for $121,323 compared to 264,529 units at $567,081 on Thursday. Trading month to date, averages 120,214 stocks at $291,552, down from 126,578 units at $307,407, on the previous day. August averaged 183,001 shares at $460,354.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 363,555 shares for 18.4 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 321,625 units for 16.3 percent of the day’s trade and Stationery and Office Supplies with 165,774 units for 8.4 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index climbed 17.87 points to close at 3,829.44.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.7, based on the last traded price 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 ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $2.30 to close at $22.70 after an exchange of 2,017 shares, Blue Power advanced 20 cents in closing at $2.70, with 1,018 stocks crossing the exchange, Dolla Financial dipped 9 cents to $2.28 after trading 321,625 stock units. Elite Diagnostic fell 23 cents and ended at $1.61 in trading 10,000 units, Fontana rallied 99 cents to end at $10.99 after exchanging 9,927 units, Future Energy Source climbed 5 cents and ended at $3.30 with shareholders swapping 112,276 stocks. General Accident lost 30 cents to close at $4.55 in an exchange of 100 stock units, Honey Bun gained 7 cents to close at $6.78, with 25,000 shares crossing the market, Jamaican Teas popped 9 cents to end at $2.06 with traders dealing in 2,914 stocks. 
JFP Ltd rose 17 cents in closing at $1.58 with investors trading in 22,394 units, Knutsford Express increased $1.01 in closing at $11.25 with an exchange of 34 stock units, Lasco Financial popped 15 cents and ended at $1.90 in switching ownership of 9,903 shares. Lumber Depot advanced 17 cents to close at $1.98, with 29,182 stocks changing hands, Main Event increased $1.06 to end at $15.25 after 10,538 stock units passed through the market, MFS Capital Partners rose 10 cents to $2.20 as investors exchanged 135,372 shares. Regency Petroleum climbed 8 cents to end at $2.23 with stakeholders trading 34,738 units, Stationery and Office Supplies skidded 7 cents to $1.71 after a transfer of 165,774 shares, 
Tropical Battery fell 10 cents and ended at $1.90 with a transfer of 100,109 stocks and tTech gained 13 cents in closing at $2.48 in an exchange of just one stock unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for TTSE but dark clouds are visible
Winning and losing stocks shared honours at the end of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, but dark clouds are visible with a negative Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading after trading took place with 21 securities, up from 13 on Thursday, with prices of eight rising, eight declining and five remaining unchanged as the volume of stocks traded rose marginally over that on Thursday accompanied by a 66 percent lower value.
Investors exchanged 516,842 shares for $3,479,185 compared to 514,144 stocks at $10,312,415 on Thursday.
An average of 24,612 shares were traded at $165,675 compared with 39,550 units at $793,263 on Thursday. For the month to date, the average trade was 14,341 shares at $186,512 compared to 13,211 units at 188,806, the previous day. The average trade for August was 14,526 shares at $195,195.
The Composite Index increased 2.82 points to 1,208.04, the All T&T Index rallied 6.25 points to finish at 1,851.53, the SME Index remained at 66.38 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.12 points to 72.71.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
In closing, Angostura Holdings rallied 4 cents to $22.99 with a transfer of 20 shares, Ansa McAl advanced $2.95 to $57 with shareholders swapping 529 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank popped 1 cent to end at $42.21 with investors trading 100 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund closed at $22.50 in trading 1,013 units. First Citizens shed 1 cent to close at $49, in trading 539 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7 with 15,800 stocks changing hands, GraceKennedy rose 2 cents to $3.17 with investors trading in 81,000 stock units, Guardian Holdings lost 50 cents to close at $19 after 1,582 shares were traded. JMMB Group skidded 3 cents to close at $1.32 with an exchange of 1,000 stocks, L.J. Williams B share fell 6 cents and ended at $2.49 after the swapping of 10 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed 12 cents and ended at $5 after 308,464 units passed through the market, National Enterprises declined 7 cents to close at $3.58 after 52,961 shares crossed the market. 
National Flour Mills ended at $1.53 in switching ownership of 2,500 stock units, Point Lisas dipped 5 cents to $3.55 in an exchange of 193 shares, Prestige Holdings rallied 9 cents to end at $7.95 with traders dealing in 10,000 stocks, Republic Financial gained 99 cents in closing at $124.99, with 1,227 units clearing the market. Scotiabank ended at $72 in an exchange of 9,587 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 15 cents to close at $12.85 after 3,990 units were traded, Trinidad Cement slipped 3 cents to $3.15 while exchanging 10 stock units, Unilever Caribbean rallied 1 cent to $12 as investors traded 10,574 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $10.31 in trading 15,743 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market bounces on Thursday
The advanced, decline ratio was almost even at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, but that did not prevent the Market Index from rallying 42.71 points to close out the day at 3,811.57, after opening with more than 90 points in the early morning session and trading ended with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 267 percent and the value 190 percent more than Wednesday, following trading in 42 securities, down from 44 on Wednesday and ending with 16 rising, 15 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 11,110,231 shares for $23,817,408 up from 3,026,858 units at $8,218,631 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 264,529 shares at $567,081 compared with 68,792 units at $186,787 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 126,578 stock units at $307,407 compared with 110,748 shares at $277,609, the previous day. Trading in August closed with an average of 183,001 units at $460,354.
EduFocal led trading with 3.49 million shares for 31.5 percent of total volume followed by Jamaican Teas with 1.50 million units for 13.5 percent of the day’s trade and Jetcon Corporation with 1.03 million units for 9.2 percent of the day’s volume.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 10.6, based on the last traded price in conjunction with projected earnings computed by ICInsider.com for the financial years 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 one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $2 to close at $25 in trading a mere 6 shares, Cargo Handlers bounced $2.90 to $16.40 after an exchange of 734 units, Dolphin Cove increased 44 cents and ended at $16.50 after an exchange of 101,912 stock units. Everything Fresh dropped 16 cents in closing at $1.32 after 15,226 stocks changed hands, Fontana declined 55 cents to $10, with 70,432 units crossing the market, Future Energy Source dipped 5 cents to end at $3.25 with a transfer of 790,345 stocks.
General Accident slipped 5 cents and ended at $4.85 with investors trading 112 stocks, Honey Bun popped 11 cents to close at $6.71 with shareholders swapping 314,857 shares, ISP Finance climbed 75 cents in closing at 52 weeks’ high of $44.95 with stakeholders exchanging 10 stock units. Knutsford Express fell $1.01 to $10.24 in switching ownership of 4,428 shares, Lasco Distributors popped 10 cents to $4.45 as investors exchanged 52,306 stocks, Lumber Depot lost 25 cents in closing at $1.81 with 418,304 units clearing the market. Main Event shed $1.31 and ended at $14.19 after an exchange of 5,868 shares, MFS Capital Partners shed 15 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.10 after trading in 214,932 units, 
Paramount Trading lost 7 cents to close at $1.93 after a transfer of 26,357 stock units and Tropical Battery rose 10 cents and ended at $2 with traders dealing in 51,873 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Record high for JSE USD stocks
New record high for the JSE USD Market.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market jumped sharply on Thursday, to close at a record high with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 48 percent, valued 38 percent more than on Wednesday, resulting in the trading of nine securities, compared to seven on Wednesday with prices of two rising, five declining and two ending unchanged.
Overall, 363,879 shares were traded for US$13,846 compared with 246,487 units at US$10,039 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 40,431 units at US$1,538, up from 35,212 shares at US$1,434 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 58,198 shares at US$4,984 compared with 60,736 units at US$5,476 on the previous day. 
August ended with an average of 57,291 units for US$4,251.
The US Denominated Equities Index popped 13.81 points to finish at a record close of 258.38.
The JSE USD market ended with an average PE of 9.3. 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 one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share gained 0.3 of a cent to end at 7 US cents after a transfer of 70,000 shares, Margaritaville dropped 1.98 cents and ended at 9.51 US cents with 2,512 stocks changing hands, Productive Business Solutions climbed 20.5 cents to close at US$2 as investors traded 515 stocks. 
Proven Investments lost 0.2 cents in closing at 14.8 US cents with an exchange of 17,421 units, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 9.1 US cents with 108 stocks clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 10 US cents in trading 18 shares and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.01 of a cent to end at 1.68 US cents after 273,196 units passed through the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% declined 0.88 of one cent to US$1.07 in an exchange of 59 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share dipped 50 cents in closing at US$11.50 while trading 50 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Kingston Wharves pushes up Main Market trading
Trading surged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with an 825 percent in the volume of stocks traded and a 904 percent jump in the value compared with market activity on Wednesday, following a big bounce in the volume and value of trading in Kingston Wharves shares and Key Insurance and ending with trading in 53 securities compared with 54 on Wednesday, and ended with prices of 22 rising, 18 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
A total of 50,800,250 shares changed hands at $320,174,232, up sharply from 5,494,640 units at $31,905,669 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 958,495 shares at $6,041,023, up from 101,753 units at $590,846 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date, averages 213,386 units at $1,617,793, compared with 133,607 units at $1,144,195 on the previous day. Trading in August closed with an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Key Insurance led trading with 33.39 million shares for 65.7 percent of total volume followed by JMMB Group with 6.61 million units for 13 percent of trading, Wigton Windfarm with 4.11 million units for 8.1 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway with 2.70 million units for 5.3 percent market share and JMMB Group 7.5% with 1.26 million units for 2.5 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,390.33 points to 349,133.32, the JSE Main Index climbed 128.65 points to close trading at 316,174.86 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.31 points to finish at 70.35.
The Main Market closed trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.3. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and ICInsider.com’s earnings forecasts 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 four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments advanced $1.48 in closing at $77.80 with 5,406 shares changing hands, Berger Paints climbed 58 cents to close at $7.74, with 11 stocks clearing the market, Caribbean Cement dipped 99 cents to end at $49 after traders dealt in 6,946 units, First Rock Real Estate shed 70 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.30 and closed, with 27,218 stock units changing hands. GraceKennedy increased $2.60 and ended at $73.10 after trading 71,212 shares, Jamaica Broilers rose 50 cents to $32.50 with a transfer of 157,455 stocks, Jamaica Producers popped $1.38 and ended at $20.08 in trading 522 units, JMMB Group skidded 49 cents to close at $27.71 after 6,609,429 stock units passed through the market.
Kingston Wharves lost $1.48 to end at $26.52, with 1,390 stock units crossing the market, Massy Holdings rallied $1.50 in closing at $96.50 with 553 shares changing hands, Mayberry Investments declined 89 cents in closing at $7.61 while exchanging 2,225 units, NCB Financial dropped $2 to $66 with stakeholders trading 66,742 stocks. Pan Jamaica gained $1.40 to close at $46.40 with the swapping of 39,793 stock units, Proven Investments popped 95 cents and ended at $22.45 with 13,352 shares crossing the exchange, Pulse Investments fell 30 cents to end at $2.20 in switching ownership of 55,812 units, Sagicor Group fell 41 cents in closing at $44.09 in an exchange of 34,660 stocks and Supreme Ventures gained 22 cents and ended at $27.24 with investors dealing in 13,697 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% skidded $13 to $42 after exchanging 216 stocks, 
JMMB Group 7% preference share advanced 30 cents to close at $2 with investors transferring 3,276 units, 138 Student Living preference share lost $15 to end at $84.98 in an exchange of 44 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share dropped $180 and ended at $1020 with an exchange of 100 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Angostura pushed TTSE higher
A near $3 jump in the price of heavily weighted Angostura Holdings helped drive market indices of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange up on a day when far fewer securities were active than Thursday, following a 53 percent rise in the volume of stocks trading, valued 135 percent more than on Wednesday, following trading in 13 securities down sharply from 23 on Wednesday, with four stocks rising, six declining and three remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 514,144 shares at $10,312,415 versus 336,364 stock units at $4,389,046 on Wednesday.
An average of 39,550 shares were traded at $793,263 compared to 14,625 stock units at $190,828 on Wednesday, Trading month to date averages 13,211 shares at $188,806 compared with 11,288 units at $144,664 on the previous day. The average trade for August amounts to 14,526 shares at $195,195.
The Composite Index gained 1.94 points to settle at 1,205.22, the All T&T Index advanced 10.98 points to 1,845.28, the SME Index remained unchanged at 66.38 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 1.08 points to settle at 72.83.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings climbed $2.90 to end at $22.95 in an exchange of 24,599 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $54.05, with 800 units clearing the market, First Citizens Group ended at $49.01 after 2,452 stocks changed hands. FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7 while exchanging 5,100 stocks, GraceKennedy skidded 12 cents to $3.15 after 176,380 shares crossed the exchange,, Guardian Holdings shed 50 cents in closing at $19.50 with investors transferring 1,000 units. Massy Holdings advanced 9 cents to $4.88, with 59,794 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises rallied 6 cents and ended at $3.65 in switching ownership of a mere 18 stocks, 
NCB Financial lost 10 cents to end at $2.90 in trading 109,915 units. Point Lisas gained 53 cents to close at $3.60 with a transfer of 500 shares, Republic Financial dropped $1 in closing at $124 as investors traded 5,509 stock units, Scotiabank declined $1 to close at $72 after exchanging 101,944 stocks and Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 50 cents to end at $13 after an exchange of 26,133 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
ISP Finance jumps $10.20 above $44
Thinly traded ISP Finance, surged $10.20 to one year high of $44.20, leading the 12 stocks that rose at the close of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday,
that was not enough to quell the negative pull of 17 other stocks that declined as the volume of stocks traded was moderately higher and the value 24 percent greater than in trading on Tuesday.
The market closed with trading in 44 securities, up from 40 on Tuesday and ended with 15 closing unchanged following those rising, and declining.
Investors traded 3,026,858 shares for $8,218,631 compared with 2,941,650 units at $6,618,990 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 68,792 shares at $186,787 compared with 73,541 shares at $165,475 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 110,748 units at $277,609 compared with 116,481 stock units at $290,019 on the previous day. August closed with an average of 183,001 units at $460,354.
Future Energy Source led trading with 744,736 shares for 24.6 percent of total volume followed by JFP Ltd with 600,551 units for 19.8 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 229,220 units for 7.6 percent market share.
The Junior Market Index fell 8.68 points to end trading at 3,768.86.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.5 computed based on the last traded price in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com’s for 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 none with a lower offer.
At the close, Consolidated Bakeries popped 10 cents to end at $2.10 after an exchange of 598 shares, Dolla Financial rose 6 cents to $2.37 in an exchange of 115,682 stocks,
EduFocal increased 21 cents to $1.46 with investors trading 145,666 stocks. Express Catering rallied 35 cents to close at $4.85, with 240 units crossing the market, Fosrich advanced 11 cents in closing at $2.04 with shareholders swapping 99,691 stock units, Future Energy Source fell 10 cents and ended at $3.30, with 744,736 stock units crossing the market. ISP Finance surged $10.20 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $44.20 after investors traded 7,716 stocks, Lasco Financial dropped 15 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.75 and closed after 166,806 units changed hands, Lasco Manufacturing declined 8 cents and ended at $5.20 as investors exchanged 155,801 shares. Limners and Bards shed 5 cents in closing at $1.70 with an exchange of 3,535 shares, Lumber Depot gained 6 cents to close at $2.06 after trading 20,521 stock units, 
Tropical Battery slippped 6 cents in closing at $1.90 after a transfer of 109,191 stocks and tTech dipped 13 cents to $2.35 with stakeholders trading a mere 199 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Guardian & Cement lead Main Market gainers
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended lower at the close on Wednesday, Guardian Holdings and Caribbean Cement were the two leading stocks rising at the close of trading, following a moderate trading session with a slightly higher volume of stocks trading with a 47 percent lower value than on Tuesday, but the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator flashed a positive signal of a higher open on Thursday.
Trading took place in 54 securities compared with 53 on Tuesday and ended, with prices of 20 rising, 16 declining and 18 left unchanged.
A mere 5,494,640 shares were traded for $31,905,669, down from 5,365,366 units at $60,054,838 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 101,753 shares at $590,846 compared to 101,233 units at $1,133,110 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 133,607 shares at $1,144,195, compared to 137,507 units at $1,211,952 on the previous day. August closed with an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.29 million shares for 23.5 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.28 million units for 23.3 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 812,823 units for 14.8 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 107.59 points to 350,523.65, the JSE Main Index shed 1,264.18 points to end at 316,046.21 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.24 points to 70.66.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.3. 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 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments skidded $1.88 in closing at $76.32 with investors trading 66,328 shares, Caribbean Cement gained 23 cents and ended at $36 in an exchange of 12,659 stocks, GraceKennedy popped 20 cents to close at $70.50 with 67,526 stocks clearing the market. Guardian Holdings climbed $28.80 to $430 after a transfer of 2,062 units, 
Jamaica Broilers popped $1 and ended at $32 after investors swapped 4,600 shares, JMMB Group dropped 30 cents in closing at $28.20, with 38,141 stock units changing hands, Kingston Wharves rallied $1.20 to $28 in trading 22,050 stocks. Massy Holdings shed $1 to close at $95 after exchanging 3,000 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 45 cents to end at $11.50 after 26,200 stock units passed through the market, NCB Financial declined 25 cents to $68 after an exchange of 41,895 stocks, Proven Investments dipped 40 cents to end at $21.50 with traders dealing in 230 shares. Seprod lost 41 cents in closing at $69.49, with 5,713 shares crossing the exchange, Supreme Ventures rallied 30 cents and ended at $27.02 with investors dealing in 51,532 stocks and 
Victoria Mutual Investments rose 18 cents to close at $3.03 while exchanging 173,342 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7% preference share fell 30 cents in closing at $1.70 following 199 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for JSE USD Market
Stocks mostly rallied on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Wednesday resulting from trading in seven securities, compared to eight on Tuesday with five rising, one declining and one ending unchanged with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 82 percent valued 86 percent less than on Tuesday.
A total of 246,487 shares were traded at US$10,039 compared to 1,397,026 units at US$71,601 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 35,212 shares at US$1,434, down from 174,628 units at US$8,950 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 60,736 stock units at US$5,476 compared with 63,926 units at US$5,981 on the previous day. Trading in August averages 57,291 units for US$4,251.
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 4.15 points to conclude trading at 244.57.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.3. 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 two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share rallied 1.4 cents to 6.7 US cents, with 84,833 shares changing hands, Proven Investments increased 0.2 of a cent to close at 15 US cents with traders dealing in 2,610 stock units. 
Sterling Investments ended at 1.92 US cents with investors trading in 1,046 units, Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 0.1 of a cent in closing at 9.1 US cents with a transfer of 26,288 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rose 1.5 cents to end at 10 US cents with 62 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.11 of one cent to close at 1.69 US cents with an exchange of 131,637 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% shed 0.12 of a cent to end at US$1.0788 after trading 11 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Guardian climbs TT$1, Scotia 99 cents
Guardian Holdings rallied $1 followed by Scotiabank with a 99 cents rise in trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, a day when the volume of stocks traded climbed 128 percent, with the value 136 percent more than on Tuesday and resulting in 23 securities trading compared with 17 on Tuesday, with prices of five stocks rising, six declining and 12 ending unchanged.
Investors traded 336,364 shares for $4,389,046 compared to 147,835 stock units at $1,859,999 on Tuesday.
An average of 14,625 units were traded at $190,828 compared to 8,696 shares at $109,412 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 11,288 shares at $144,664, up from 10,793 units at $137,814 on the previous day. The average trade for August amounts to 14,526 shares at $195,195.
The Composite Index dipped 0.90 points to 1,203.28, the All T&T Index shed 1.75 points to 1,834.30, the SME Index remained at 66.38 and the Cross-Listed Index closed firm at 73.91.
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 ended at $67 after investors ended trading 95 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $20.05 after an exchange of 290 units, Ansa McAl remained at $54.05, with 194 stocks crossing the market, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $42.20 as investors exchanged 49,822 stock units. First Citizens closed at $49.01 with stakeholders trading 846 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7 with 20,000 stock units being traded, 
GraceKennedy closd at $3.27 in an exchange of 1,600 units, Guardian Holdings rallied $1 to close at $20 with 12 stocks changing hands. Guardian Media ended at $2 in switching owners of 127 stocks, JMMB Group popped 1 cent in closing at $1.35 after 193,158 stock units passed through the market, L.J. Williams B share gained 5 cents and ended at $2.55 with traders dealing in 10 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $4.79 after 7,623 shares changed hands. National Enterprises skidded 14 cents to close at $3.59 after a transfer of 500 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $1.53 with a transfer of 230 units, NCB Financial closed at $3 with shareholders swapping 15,871 shares, One Caribbean Media dipped 15 cents to $3.60 while exchanging 4,410 stock units. 
Point Lisas fell 33 cents to $3.07 with investors trading 1,085 stock units, Prestige Holdings fell 12 cents to end at $7.86 after 1,391 stocks changed hands, Republic Financial shed 25 cents to end at $125, with 8,835 shares changing hands, Scotiabank climbed 99 cents in closing at $73, with 3,370 units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 50 cents and ended at $13.50 after 26,580 units passed through the exchange, Unilever Caribbean remained at $11.99 after exchanging 20 stock units and West Indian Tobacco dipped 19 cents to $10.31 with investors dealing in 295 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
