Big weekly losses on Trinidad Exchange


Stocks mostly declined on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange last week, with 14 falling and only 8 rising, compared to 10 to 6 at the close of the previous week, as the market lost 1.14 percent in value, following a 2.12 percent fall in the All Trinidad and Tobago index.

The market closed with big price changes last week.  Ansa McAl dropped $3.64 to close at $38.35, followed by a decline of $1.75 by Republic Holdings to end at $110.25, while recently listed Medcorp lost $1.50 to end the week at $52.50, Scotiabank shed 75 cents to close at $50.25. Guardian Holdings lost 85 cents in closing at $16, Angostura Holdings fell 69 cents to $14.06, Agostini lost 50 cents to end at $66.50 and Unilever Caribbean fell by 55 cents to $13.

Ansa Merchant Bank rose 99 cents to close at $38.99 and Endeavour Holdings popped 90 cents higher to $20.
At the week’s close, the average PE ratio of the market ended at 17.68, based on 2024 earnings and 12.04, based on 2025 estimated earnings, suggesting a 47 percent potential gain for stocks in 2025/26.
Stocks with the potential to gain 50 percent or more when the market comes back to life, include CIBC Caribbean Bank 175 percent, Guardian Holdings, 400 percent, Medcorp, 160 percent, Republic Holdings at 140 percent, First Citizens Bank 90 percent, Trinidad Cement with 270 percent, Eric Solis 200 percent and One Caribbean Media with 400 percent.
Investors should watch Massy Holdings, with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 60 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 60 percent gain.

Trading drops on Junior Market


Trading activity dropped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 39 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, accompanied by a 27 percent lower value than Thursday. The market closed on Thursday and Friday, with trading in 43 securities and ended on Friday with prices of 16 rising, 17 declining and 10 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 3,015,334 shares for $4,740,048, down from 4,909,440 stock units at $6,350,564 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 69,218 shares at $107,607, well below 114,173 stocks at $147,688 on Thursday, with the month to date, averaging 783,951 units at $1,870,353, down from 825,427 units at $1,972,644 on the previous day, well above June with an average of 186,843 shares at $332,162.
On a day of low market activity, Omni Industries led trading with 466,802 shares for 15.7 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 407,367 stock units for 13.7 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 345,300 stocks for 11.6 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 10.94 points to close at 3,408.87. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three 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, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Access Financial sank $2.84 to end at $17.01 with 100 shares passing through the market, AMG Packaging increased 30 cents in closing at $2.60 with investors trading 26,086 units, Atlantic Hardware climbed 5 cents to 81 cents with 215,097 stocks changing hands. Cargo Handlers slipped 28 cents to  $10.71 after an exchange of 304 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 28 cents and ended at $1.71 with investors swapping 22,236 stock units, Caribbean Flavours skidded 10 cents to finish at $1.55 with 31,688 shares clearing the market. Consolidated Bakeries sank 16 cents to $1.49 in an exchange of 68,554 units, Derrimon Trading declined 10 cents to end at $1.85 with investors trading 9,250 stocks, Dolphin Cove popped 66 cents in closing at $14.44 with traders exchanging 6,439 stock units. Everything Fresh shed 7 cents to finish at $2.25 with investors trading 25,676 shares, Fontana rallied 15 cents and ended at $9 with 12,223 stocks crossing the market, Honey Bun dropped $1.07 to close at $6.92 with an exchange of 16,896 units. ISP Finance rose $2.16 to $14.70 with only 7 stock units crossing the market, Knutsford Express advanced by $1.13 to end at $13.40 after a transfer of 1,029 shares, Mailpac Group lost 8 cents in closing at $2.36 as investors exchanged 345,300 units. Main Event gained 36 cents and ended at $8.86 with traders transferring 1,058 stocks, Medical Disposables rose 14 cents to finish at $1.48 as 10,000 stock units crossed the exchange, Omni Industries rallied 10 cents to close at 80 cents with traders dealing in 466,802 shares. Regency Petroleum increased 5 cents to $3.98 after closing with an exchange of 4,465 stock units and Tropical Battery climbed 6 cents in closing at $2 with investors dealing in 188,701 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

NCB Financial drops to multi-year low


NCB Financial dropped to a multi-year low of $30, 54 percent. lower than the price, additional shares were sold to the public in May last year. At the same time, VM Investments fell to a 52 week low of $1.75 and Sygnus Credit Investments closed at a 52 week high of $13. 80. Trading dropped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, with a 14 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 41 percent fall in value compared to Thursday, following trading in 56 securities, up from 53 on Thursday, with prices of 16 rising, 21 declining, 19 ending unchanged, with the market value falling.

The market closed with 8,476,138 shares trading worth $69,163,067, down from 9,815,723 stock units at $117,717,098 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 151,360 shares at $1,235,055 after sliding from 185,202 stocks at $2,221,077 on Thursday and month to date, with  an average of 198,260 units at $1,500,547, with trading dipping from an average of 200,891 shares at $1,515,444 on the previous day and June with an average of 183,242 stock units at $1,532,211.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.9 million shares for 23.3 percent of the total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, with 1.88 million stocks for 22.2 percent of the day’s trade and NCB Financial Group with 1.39 million units for 16.4 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 2,834.31 points to close at 347,992.01, the JSE Main Index lost 2,644.53 points to finish at 302,985.08 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.64 points to 61.42. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two 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 their financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden dropped $1.83 to $24.43 with 22 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement fell $3.38 to $83.62 with investors dealing in 1,385 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dipped $3 to finish at $40 after a transfer of 16 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 54 cents in closing at $12 with traders passing 12,414 stock units through the market, JMMB Group declined $1.24 to close at $18.76 with an exchange of 22,269 units, Kingston Wharves sank $2.64 to end at $29.82 with 11,849 shares crossing the market. Mayberry Jamaican Equities increased 35 cents in closing at $10.35 with investors swapping 500 stock units, NCB Financial slipped $3 to a 52 week low of $30 as 1,393,307 units crossed the exchange, Pan Jamaica sank 95 cents to end at $48.05 with investors trading 3,593 stocks. Sagicor Group climbed 43 cents to close at $40 after an exchange of 15,455 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund skidded 83 cents and ended at $7.15 in trading 335 stock units, Scotia Group slipped 35 cents to finish at $51.60 with traders trading 18,631 stock units. Seprod popped 80 cents and ended at $79.30 in trading of 11,871 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied 43 cents to $8.48 with 4,025 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rose $9 to end at $43 in an exchange of 159 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% advanced $2 in closing at $105 with a mere one stock unit crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.stock 

Trading drops, prices up on JSE Main Market


Stocks record solid gains, even as trading slumped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, with trading in 63 securities, up from 62 on Tuesday, with prices of 26 rising, 21 declining and 16 ending unchanged. At the close, the value and volume of stocks traded declined a sharp 58 percent and 71 percent respectively, from Tuesday’s more robust levels.

The market closed with only 5,916,747 shares trading for $90,178,691, with falling from 20,743,087 stocks valued at $214,214,112 on Tuesday.
Trading concluded with an average of 93,917 shares at $1,431,408, after decreasing from 334,566 stock units for $3,455,066 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 205,041 units at $2,893,066 compared to 211,912 shares at $2,983,434 previously and February with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with just 1.60 million shares for 27.1 percent of the total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, with 1.39 million units for 23.4 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 414,286 stocks for 7 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,791.44 points to end at 402,079.55, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,967.41 points to settle at 343,331.93 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.23 points to 63.44. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden advanced $1 to $30 with trading of just 753 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund slipped $4.68 to end at $41.50 after an exchange of 111 stocks, First Rock Real Estate rose 75 cents in closing at $9.75 with investors trading 519 units. General Accident fell 95 cents to close at $5.64 in an exchange of a mere 1,548 shares, GraceKennedy gained 52 cents and ended at $70 with 132,952 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings declined 47 cents to finish at $337.50 as investors exchanged 621 shares. Kingston Properties popped 40 cents to $10.90 in trading 4,768 stocks, Kingston Wharves climbed 50 cents to end at $37.50 after a transfer of 13,518 units, NCB Financial increased 50 cents in closing at $43.50 in switching ownership of 139,594 stock units. Pan Jamaica rallied $1.49 to close at $48.99 with 335 shares crossing the exchange, Proven Investments shed $2.78 to finish at $10.22 with 4,332 units changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 39 cents and ended at $9.84 in an exchange of 1,344 stock units. Seprod climbed $2.50 to end at $77.50 with 114,233 shares being traded, Supreme Ventures sank 45 cents in closing at $16.80 with investors dealing in 336,759 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped 39 cents to finish at $10.50 with a transfer of 283 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% climbed $201 and ended at $2,500, following trading of a mere one stock unit, 138 Student Living preference share popped $26 to close at $224.50 with an exchange of 22 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% fell $1 to end at $108 after traders swapped 2,366 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Falling stocks fill Trinidad Exchange


The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Friday, with 21 securities changing compared to 20 on Thursday, with prices of four rising, eight declining and nine ending firm. Trading closed, with a 89 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, with the value 73 percent less than on Thursday.

The market closed with trading of 71,295 shares for $845,273, down from 632,473 stocks at $3,084,241 on Thursday.
An average of 3,395 shares were traded at $40,251 compared with 31,624 stock units at $154,212 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 12,743 shares at $212,873 compared with 13,283 units at $222,832 on the previous day and an average for June of 21,123 shares at $212,612.
The Composite Index dipped by 1.77 points to close at 1,006.22, the All T&T Index sank 5.23 points to 1,455.14, the SME Index remained at 96.08 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.27 points to close at 73.63.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini shed 50 cents to finish trading at $66.50 with an exchange of 1,474 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $38.35 after trading of 75 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank climbed 6 cents in closing at $8.76, after 1,102 shares crossed the market. CinemaOne remained at $4.68 with traders dealing in 10 stock units, First Citizens Group rose 10 cents to $42 in an exchange of 2,739 stock units, GraceKennedy ended trading of 533 stocks at $3.69. Guardian Holdings sank 2 cents to $16, with 870 shares crossing the market, Guardian Media popped 5 cents to end at 90 cents in switching ownership of 82 units, JMMB Group dipped 1 cent in closing at $1.06 with investors trading 3,400 stock units. L.J. Williams B share sank 12 cents to finish at $1.08, with 385 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings ended at $3.94, with 22,511 units crossing the exchange. National Enterprises remained at $2.10 after a transfer of 8,055 stocks. National Flour Mills gained 4 cents to $1.64, after 6,152 stock units passed through the market, NCB Financial ended at $1.93 in an exchange of 5,000 shares, Point Lisas remained at $3.75, with 70 units clearing the market. Prestige Holdings dipped 3 cents in closing at $13.20 after an exchange of 1,500 stocks, Republic Financial lost 25 cents to finish at $110.25 and closed with an exchange of 1,457 stock units, Scotiabank skidded 25 cents and ended at $50.25 with investors trading 4,624 shares. Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10 after an exchange of 104 stocks, Unilever Caribbean fell $1 to finish at $13 with investors dealing in 1,500 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.70 with a transfer of 9,652 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading jumps on Trinidad Stock Exchange


Stocks rose and fell in equal numbers when trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following trading in 20 securities, the same as Wednesday, resulting in prices of six stocks rising, six declining and eight ended firm, with the volume of stocks traded rising 253 percent, valued 147 percent more than the prior day.

The market closed with trading of 632,473 shares for $3,084,241 compared to 179,262 stock units at $1,249,341 on Wednesday.
An average of 31,624 shares were traded at $154,212, up sharply from 8,963 units at $62,467 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 13,283 shares at $222,832 compared with 12,216 units at $226,822 on the previous day and an average for June of 21,123 shares at $212,612.
The Composite Index climbed 2.01 points to 1,007.99, the All T&T Index declined 0.12 points to 1,460.37, the SME Index remained at 96.08 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.60 points to close trading at 73.36.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of a day of increased trading, Angostura Holdings fell 1 cent to $14.06, with investors trading 90 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $38.35 and closed after 838 units were traded, Ansa Merchant Bank advanced $4.99 to close at $38.99, with just one stock clearing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.70 in an exchange of 10 shares, Eric Solis Marketing lost 15 cents in closing at $4 with investors dealing in 8 stock units, First Citizens Group sank 9 cents to finish at $41.90, with 876 shares crossing the market. GraceKennedy ended at $3.69 with traders dealing in 26 stocks, Guardian Holdings rose 2 cents to $16.02, with 8,761 units crossing the market, JMMB Group rallied 1 cent to end at $1.07 with an exchange of 3 stock units. Massy Holdings popped 4 cents in closing at $3.94, with 493,530 shares changing hands, Medcorp dipped 50 cents to finish at $52.50, with 90 stocks crossing the exchange. National Flour Mills sank 5 cents to close at $1.60 with investors trading 9,216 units. NCB Financial remained at $1.93 after an exchange of 103,051 stock units, Prestige Holdings remained at $13.23 with investors swapping 1,051 shares, Republic Financial ended at $110.50 after an exchange of 5,773 units. Scotiabank remained at $50.50 in trading 233 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 3 cents in closing at $3.62, with 1,500 stock units that passed through the market, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10 as investors exchanged 12 shares. Unilever Caribbean climbed 77 cents to $14 in switching ownership of 2,000 stock units and West Indian Tobacco increased 20 cents in closing at $4.70 after a transfer of 5,404 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Mixed trading on Trinidad Exchange


Stocks ended with mixed results on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 18 percent, while the value was 40 percent lower than on Tuesday, resulting in 20 securities trading compared with 21 on Tuesday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, six declining and nine ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 179,262 shares for $1,249,341 compared to 151,671 stock units at $2,066,610 on Tuesday.
An average of 8,963 shares were traded at $62,467 compared with 7,222 stock units at $98,410 on Tuesday. Ttrading for the month to date averages 12,216 shares at $226,822, down from 12,417 units at $236,967 on the previous day and an average for June of 21,123 shares at $212,612.
The Composite Index popped 0.47 points to finish at 1,005.98, the All T&T Index rose 2.72 points to close trading at 1,460.49, the SME Index remained unchanged at 96.08 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.27 points to 72.76.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and five with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini dropped 25 cents in closing at $67 after 62 shares passed through the market, Angostura Holdings shed 68 cents in closing at $14.07, with a transfer of 26 stocks, Ansa McAl advanced 35 cents to end at $38.35, with 34 shares crossing the market. Calypso Macro Investment Fund popped 15 cents to end at $22.30 with an exchange of 800 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.70, with 116 stocks crossing the market, First Citizens Group increased 19 cents to finish at $41.99 after an exchange of 394 units. GraceKennedy ended at $3.69 after trading of 10,293 stocks, Guardian Holdings sank 85 cents to close at $16 with a transfer of 4,504 shares, Guardian Media dipped 12 cents to finish at a 52 week low of 85 cents, with 4 stock units clearing the market. JMMB Group remained at $1.06 with traders dealing in 10,000 shares, L.J. Williams B share ended at $1.20 after an exchange of a mere one stock unit, Massy Holdings remained at $3.90 with investors dealing in 69,542 units. National Enterprises ended at $2.10, with 18,783 shares changing hands, National Flour Mills ended at $1.65, with investors trading 595 units, NCB Financial climbed 8 cents to finish at $1.93 after it closed, with an exchange of 27,154 stocks. One Caribbean Media fell 1 cent and ended at a 52 week low of $2.24 after investors traded 96 shares, Republic Financial rose 40 cents to end at $110.50 in trading 4,744 stock units, Scotiabank skidded 1 cent to close at $50.50, with 1,221 shares crossing the exchange. Trinidad Cement remained at $2.10 with investors swapping 115 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.50 in an exchange of 30,778 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

ONE on ONE takes 66% of Junior Market


More than 6 million shares of One on One Educational were exchanged on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday pushing the overall volume traded up by 430 percent, with 134 percent more value than Friday following trading of 40 securities compared with only 36 on Friday and ending with prices of 12 rising, 15 declining and 13 closing unchanged resulting in the Market Index dropping 45.72 points to 3,367.44.

The market closed with trading of 9,236,883 shares for $12,541,788 after increasing from just 1,742,399 units at $5,351,762 on Friday.
Trading averaged 230,922 shares at $313,545, up from 48,400 stocks at $148,660 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 966,875 units at $2,337,165, down from 1,017,894 shares at $2,477,450 on the previous day and June with an average of 186,843 stock units at $332,162.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 6.12 million shares for 66.3 percent of the total volume, followed by Dolla Financial which ended with 1.28 million stock units for 13.9 percent of the day’s trade and Stationery and Office Supplies with 289,011 stocks for 3.1 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine 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 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging declined by 5 cents to end at $2.30, with 40,643 shares being traded. Blue Power popped 59 cents to $4.90 following a trading of 780 stock units. Caribbean Flavours sank 7 cents to finish at $1.55, with traders switching ownership of 532 stocks. Elite Diagnostic increased 11 cents and ended at $1.62 with traders dealing in 23,509 shares, Express Catering dipped 25 cents in closing at $2.50 in an exchange of 20,047 stock units, Future Energy climbed 24 cents to close at $2.90, after trading of 280,363 shares. Honey Bun rose 9 cents to $7.99 in an exchange of 2,893 stocks, Image Plus fell 8 cents to end at 97 cents with investors swapping 76,805 units, Indies Pharma declined 18 cents in closing at $3.30 with 178,500 stock units crossing the market. Main Event lost $1.61 to finish at $7.30 with an exchange of 11,050 shares, while Medical Disposables skidded 20 cents and ended at $1.34, with 530 stocks crossing the market, Regency Petroleum sank 10 cents to close at $3.75 with investors dealing in 58,117 units and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 9 cents to $1.55 after an exchange of 289,011 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Winning stocks battered losers on the TTSE


Stocks mostly gained at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, following a 74 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with the value jumping 162 percent more than on Friday, resulting in 19 securities trading compared with 21 on Friday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, four declining and eight ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 304,929 shares for $5,326,660 compared to 175,746 stock units at $2,036,605 on Friday.
An average of 16,049 shares were traded at $280,351 compared with 8,369 units at $96,981 on Friday. Trading for the month to date ended at an average of 12,777 shares at $246,526 compared with 12,558 units at $244,263 on the prior trading day after an average for June, with 21,123 shares at $212,612.
The Composite Index shed 0.86 points to close at 1,016.92, the All T&T Index declined 6.87 points to finish at 1,479.83, the SME Index remained unchanged at 96.08 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.78 points to conclude trading at 73.03.
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 ended at $67 with investors dealing in 100 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $41.99, with 494 stocks crossing the exchange, CIBC Caribbean Bank popped 10 cents to end at a 52 week high of $8.70 in switching ownership of 200 shares. First Citizens Group ended at $42 after 95,392 units crossed the market, GraceKennedy rallied 10 cents and ended at $3.69 in an exchange of 149,800 units, Guardian Holdings remained at $16.85 with trading in 558 shares. JMMB Group ended at $1.06 after 10,274 stocks were traded Massy Holdings dipped 5 cents to $3.90 with a transfer of 14,499 units, Medcorp remained at $54 after an exchange of 5 stocks. National Enterprises lost 4 cents in closing at $2.06 with investors swapping 250 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.65 with an exchange of 3,190 stocks, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.25 after trading 233 shares. Point Lisas rose 15 cents to close at a 52 week high of $3.75, with 158 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings climbed 24 cents in closing at a 52 week high of $13.23 in trading 16,703 shares, Republic Financial skidded $1 and ended at $111 after a transfer of 3,688 units. Scotiabank sank 75 cents to close at a 52 week low of $50.25, with 48 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 1 cent to end at $3.62 with investors trading 3,289 stock units, Unilever Caribbean advanced 20 cents to finish at $13.75 in an exchange of 205 shares and West Indian Tobacco popped 10 cents to $4.60 and closed with an 5,843 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Medcorp jumped $7 to record high on TTSE


Medcorp jumped $7 to a record high of $54, with a 15 percent rise on Friday and nearly 13 percent since listing just two weeks ago, to be the leading price mover on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange and contributing to trading of 21 securities compared with 18 on Thursday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, seven declining and eight ended firm.

The market closed with the volume of stocks traded surging 145 percent valued at 365 percent over Thursday, to end with trading of 175,746 shares for $2,036,605, up from 71,632 stock $437,925 on Thursday.
An average of 8,369 shares were traded at $96,981, rising from 3,980 stock units at $24,329 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 12,558 shares at $244,263 compared with 12,893 units at $256,023 on the previous day and an average for June of 21,123 shares at $212,612.
The Composite Index gained 0.03 points to close 1,017.78, the All T&T Index advanced 1.26 points to close at 1,486.70, the SME Index remained unchanged at 96.08 and the Cross-Listed Index sank 0.18 points to cease trading at 72.25.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $67 in an exchange of 150 shares, Angostura Holdings closed at $14.75 with investors trading 25 stock units, Ansa McAl slipped 1 cent to close at a 52 week low of $41.99 with traders switching ownership of 46 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.60 after a transfer of 4,299 stocks, First Citizens Group shed 15 cents in closing at $42 with 4,427 stock units crossing the market, GraceKennedy sank 6 cents and ended at $3.59 in an exchange of 354 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.85 with traders dealing in 135 stocks, JMMB Group ended at $1.06 after an exchange of 14,809 units, Massy Holdings remained at $3.95 with investors dealing in 60,120 stock units. Medcorp rallied $7 to finish at a record high of $54, with trading of a mere 5 shares, National Enterprises popped 5 cents to end at $2.10 with an exchange of 4,710 stock units, National Flour Mills gained 1 cent in closing at $1.65 with 59,645 stocks clearing the market. NCB Financial ended at $1.85 with investors swapping 1,500 units, One Caribbean Media rose 1 cent in closing at $2.25 with 197 stocks crossing the market, Prestige Holdings dropped 1 cent to finish at $12.99 in trading 10,975 shares. Republic Financial fell 10 cents and ended at $112, with 11,256 stock units, Scotiabank climbed 50 cents to end at $51 as investors exchanged 186 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.61 as traders passed 120 shares through the market. Trinidad Cement slipped 7 cents to $2.03 with investors trading 445 stocks, Unilever Caribbean sank 45 cents to finish at $13.55 with 1,000 units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco increased 20 cents and ended at $4.50 with 1,342 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.