Winning stocks came back in focus in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following a 64 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded valued 33 percent less than on Wednesday and resulting in trading of 18 securities compared with 19 on Wednesday and ending with prices of eight rising, seven declining and three ended firm after one stock closed at a 52 week high and three at 52 week lows.
The market closed with trading of 288,324 shares for $1,697,057 compared to 175,667 stock units at $2,523,667 on Wednesday.
An average of 16,018 shares were traded at $94,281, compared with 9,246 stock units at $132,825 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 9,069 shares at $114,546 compared with 7,145 units at $120,151 on the previous day and an average for July of 11,986 shares at $187,557.
The Composite Index slipped 1.14 points to 1,006.87, the All T&T Index advanced 3.29 points to settle at 1,454.12, the SME Index dipped 0.01 points to 96.77 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.83 points to 73.97.
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At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings dipped 25 cents to $14.25, with just one share crossing the market, Ansa McAl climbed 10 cents to $37.50, with investors trading 258 stocks, 
Eric Solis Marketing popped 10 cents and ended at $4.10 after an exchange of 40 shares, with the company going ex-dividend today with a payment of 12 cents. First Citizens Group rallied 13 cents to close at $41.95 with 2,183 stock units being traded, GraceKennedy ended at $3.60 with trading in 31,100 units, Guardian Holdings rose 99 cents to end at $15.50 after 62 shares passed through the market. Massy Holdings fell 1 cent to $3.94 in an exchange of 9,413 stocks, Medcorp ended at $48 with investors dealing in 271 units, National Enterprises dropped 3 cents and ended at a 52 week low of $2.03 after a transfer of 1,773 stock units. National Flour Mills gained 4 cents to end at $1.64, with 5 shares changing hands. NCB Financial sank 11 cents in closing at a 52 week low of $1.82 with an exchange of 101,750 stocks, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.25 following the trading of 2,500 units. Point Lisas increased 9 cents to a 52 week high $4.04 in an exchange of 114,193 stock units, 
Republic Financial rallied $1.46 and ended at $112, with investors trading 6,177 shares, Scotiabank popped 25 cents to close at $50.25 in switching ownership of 335 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 1 cent in closing at $3.65 as investors exchanged 16,946 stock units, Unilever Caribbean shed 2 cents to finish at $13.98 in trading 517 units and West Indian Tobacco sank 8 cents to end at a 52 week low $4.60 after an exchange of 800 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 175,667 shares valued at $2,523,667 compared to 189,728 stock units at $3,525,505 on Tuesday.
GraceKennedy slipped 10 cents in closing at $3.60 with an exchange of 13,998 shares, Guardian Holdings sank $2.49 to a 52 week low of $14.51, with traders dealing in 14,251 stock units, Guardian Media dipped 7 cents to finish at a 52 week low of 75 cents, after 1,567 shares were traded. JMMB Group fell 1 cent to $1.06, with investors trading 24,164 units, Massy Holdings rallied 8 cents to end at $3.95, with an exchange of 44,825 units, Medcorp dropped $3 to end at $48, with the trading of 295 stocks. National Flour Mills fell 4 cents to $1.60 as investors exchanged 3,004 units, NCB Financial increased 1 cent to finish at $1.93, with 10,100 stocks crossing the market, One Caribbean Media shed 25 cents to close at $2.25 in an exchange of 8,650 shares. Point Lisas ended at $3.95 with 58 stock units clearing the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $13 with investors trading 5 shares, 
Republic Financial declined 2 cents and ended at $110.54 after a transfer of 3,011 stock units. Scotiabank sank 45 cents to end at a 52 week low of $50 in switching ownership of 18,199 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 8 cents in closing at $3.66 after an exchange of 6,203 units, Trinidad Cement sank 7 cents to close at a 52 week low of $2.03 with 382 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco slipped 2 cents to a 52 week low of $4.68 with an exchange of 8,958 units.
The market closed with trading of 3,637,536 shares for $6,464,372 compared with 4,040,505 units at $8,093,170 on Monday.
At the close of the market, Atlantic Hardware popped 12 cents to 95 cents with 6,100 shares passing through the market, Blue Power fell 30 cents to finish at $4.60 with 4,910 stocks being traded, Caribbean Assurance rose 6 cents and ended at $2.14 with the trading of 146,055 shares. Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents in closing at $1.35 with investors trading 10,547 stock units, Express Catering rallied 6 cents to close at $2.75 with an exchange of 6,066 units, Fosrich increased 26 cents to end at $2.95 with traders clearing 316,046 stocks. GWest Corporation climbed 6 cents to 85 cents with investors trading 119,555 units, Honey Bun dipped 92 cents to finish at $7.05 with 18,866 shares crossing the market, Indies Pharma gained 5 cents and ended at $3.25 with a transfer of 34,713 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance rose 61 cents in closing at $4.61 after an exchange of 100,747 shares, ISP Finance lost $3 to end at $17 with a mere 54 units crossing the market, JFP dropped 7 cents to close at 47 cents after a transfer of 510,876 stocks. 
Knutsford Express advanced 42 cents to $14.42 and closed with 1,214 stock units crossing the market, Limners and Bards popped 5 cents and ended at $1.10 in trading 123 shares, Lumber Depot sank 5 cents to $2.85 with 5,363 stock units passing through the exchange. Medical Disposables gained 13 cents in closing at $1.63 after traders switched ownership of 123 stocks, Omni Industries declined 12 cents to finish at 78 cents as investors exchanged 279,557 units, Paramount Trading sank 5 cents to close at 75 cents, trading 101,467 stocks. Regency Petroleum slipped 24 cents to $3.96 in an exchange of 13,025 shares and Tropical Battery shed 13 cents to close at $1.80 with investors swapping 96,115 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 13,806,979 shares traded for $79,583,760 and sliding from 14,588,589 stock units at $111,467,715 on Monday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. 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 year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica skidded 50 cents in closing at $50.50 after an exchange of 6,596 shares, Sagicor Group gained 49 cents to finish at $41.49 with investors dealing in 5,548 stocks, Scotia Group sank $2.95 and ended at $53 with 12,942 units crossing the market. Seprod rose $2 to $85 with a transfer of 551 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 57 cents to end at $13.33 with 9,069 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group sank 70 cents in closing at $20.75 with an exchange of 8,847 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 3,806,979 shares trading worth $79,573,053, sliding from 14,588,589 stocks at $111,467,715 on Monday.
The Main Market ended with trading of an average PE Ratio of 13.3. 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 year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica skidded 50 cents in closing at $50.50 after an exchange of 6,596 shares, Sagicor Group gained 49 cents to finish at $41.49 with investors dealing in 5,548 stocks, Scotia Group sank $2.95 and ended at $53 with 12,942 units crossing the market. Seprod rose $2 to $85 with a transfer of 551 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 57 cents to end at $13.33 with 9,069 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group sank 70 cents in closing at $20.75 with an exchange of 8,847 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 189,728 shares for $3,525,505 compared to 99,033 stock units at $1,761,395 on Monday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank increased 1 cent in closing at a 52 week high of $9, with investors trading 578 stock units. Endeavour Holdings ended at $20 after a transfer of 25 shares, First Citizens Group remained at $42 as investors exchanged 25,277 stocks, GraceKennedy rose 1 cent to end at $3.70, with 15,271 shares passing through the market. Guardian Holdings rallied $1 in closing at $17 in an exchange of 114,339 units, Guardian Media ended at 82 cents with investors dealing in 121 stocks, JMMB Group gained 1 cent to finish at $1.07 in an exchange of 10 stock units. L.J. Williams B share advanced 5 cents to $1.25 with investors swapping just one share, Massy Holdings dipped 2 cents to close at $3.87 in switching ownership of 10,242 units, Medcorp sank $2 to end at $51 after an exchange of 20 stocks. National Enterprises remained at $2.06 with the trading of 305 stock units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.64 with 5,000 shares clearing the market, NCB Financial fell 1 cent to finish at a 52 week low of $1.92 with traders dealing in 5 stocks. 
Prestige Holdings remained at $13, with 140 units changing hands. Republic Financial rose 6 cents to end at $110.56 in trading 1,185 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $50.45 after it closed with an exchange of 3,850 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 8 cents to $3.74 with 175 units being traded, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10, with 1,516 stocks crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean increased 5 cents to finish at $14 with investors trading 1,000 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.70 after an exchange of 9,749 shares.
The market closed with 14,588,589 shares trading for $111,467,715, sliding from 54,924,780 stock units at $327,955,193 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal year ending around August 2025.
NCB Financial skidded $2.60 to a 52 week closing low of $28.90, after the price hit an intraday low of $27.50, with investors trading 1,834,138 stock units, Proven Investments sank 77 cents to finish at $17.20 in an exchange of 87,761 stocks, Sagicor Group declined $1.07 and ended at $41 with 15,735 units clearing the market. Scotia Group gained $1.95 to close at $55.95 after an exchange of 9,995 stocks, Seprod fell 45 cents to end at $83 with investors dealing in 11,449 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1.19 in closing at $8.49 after an exchange of 1,100 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 4,040,505 shares for $8,093,170, dropping sharply from 23,947,024 units at $60,579,867 on Thursday.
Cargo Handlers fell 7 cents to $11.33 with 867 stocks crossing the market, Derrimon Trading slipped 5 cents and ended at $1.94 with an exchange of 987,169 stocks, Dolphin Cove lost 20 cents to finish at $14 with 4,349 units passing through the market. Elite Diagnostic shed 5 cents and ended at $1.50 with investors trading 16,036 shares, Fontana fell 13 cents to close at $8.86 with 47,398 stocks crossing the exchange, Future Energy sank 20 cents to finish at $3 with traders dealing in 158,457 stock units. GWest Corporation declined 7 cents to end at 79 cents with traders swapping 6,193 shares, Image Plus fell 6 cents in closing at 95 cents with the trading of 16,872 units, Indies Pharma gained 10 cents to close at $3.20, with 187,305 stocks clearing the market. Iron Rock Insurance sank 60 cents to $4 after trading of 561 stock units, ISP Finance popped $2.66 in closing at $20 after a transfer of a mere 455 shares, Jetcon Corporation climbed 30 cents to finish at $2 after closing with a transfer of 20,548 stocks. 
KLE Group rose 21 cents and ended at $1 after an exchange of 20 units, Knutsford Express dipped 40 cents to end at $14 with 701 stock units changing hands, Limners and Bards lost 5 cents to close at $1.05 as investors exchanged 26,047 shares. One Great Studio skidded 5 cents to 34 cents with a transfer of 64,472 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational slipped 7 cents to end at 82 cents in an exchange of 102,940 stocks, Regency Petroleum dropped 30 cents to $4.20 after hitting an intraday 52 week high of $4.68, with investors switching ownership of 39,867 units and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 12 cents to close at $1.67 after trading of 306,944 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 99,033 shares for $1,761,395, down from 290,027 stocks at $2,203,058 on Thursday.
GraceKennedy ended at $3.69 with investors swapping 349 units, Guardian Holdings climbed 50 cents and ended at $16 after 1,345 stock passed through the market, Guardian Media ended at 82 cents, with 221 shares crossing the exchange. JMMB Group slipped 1 cent to $1.06, trading 3,000 shares, L.J. Williams B share increased 12 cents to close at $1.20 in an exchange of 821 stocks, Massy Holdings remained at $3.89 with investors trading 8,759 units. Medcorp ended at $53 with an exchange of just 1 stock unit, National Enterprises popped 5 cents to end at $2.06, with 1,755 shares clearing the market, National Flour Mills ended at $1.64 with investors dealing in 23,467 stock units. One Caribbean Media gained 25 cents and ended at $2.50 after an exchange of 1,138 units, Point Lisas rose 20 cents to close at a 52 week high of $3.95 with investors trading 1,711 stocks,
Prestige Holdings skidded 21 cents to finish at $13 in switching ownership of 215 units. Republic Financial advanced 15 cents and ended at $110.50 after a transfer of 5,463 shares, Scotiabank rallied 11 cents to $50.45, 2,239 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 8 cents in closing at $3.66 with a transfer of 1,200 stocks. Trinidad Cement remained at $2.10 after it closed with an exchange of 6,001 units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 5 cents to finish at $13.95 with traders dealing in 110 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.70 as investors exchanged 19,014 stocks.
The Junior Market ICTOP10 AMG Packaging climbed 15 percent to $2.58, with Dolla Financial rising 6 percent to $2.69, followed by Jetcon Corporation, with a fall of 19 percent down to $1.70 and Elite Diagnostic with a loss of 11 percent to end at $1.35.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 is 5.6, well below the market average of 13.6 and shows 15 stocks, with the highest values accounting for 29 percent of the market, with PE ratios of 15 to 43. The average PE for the market is 24 and 20 for the half with the highest values.
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