Trading activity remained elevated at the close on Wednesday, with 21 securities changing hands up from 18 on Tuesday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange and ended with an exchange of 505,056 shares, for $14,810,140 compared to 322,356 units at $16,899,883 on Tuesday.
The market closed with prices of eight stocks rising, five declining and eight remaining unchanged. The Composite Index gained 6.27 points to close at 1,332.07, the All T&T Index declined 1.66 points to 1,765.33 and the Cross Listed Index rose 1.95 to 121.59.
Trading averaged 24,050 units traded at $705,245 compared to 17,909 at $938,882 on Tuesday. An average of 14,307 units traded at $483,040 for the month to date versus 12,587 units at $443,827. The average trade for February amounted to 15,920 units for $307,754.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings rose 1 cent to $15.02 after trading 1,151 shares, Ansa McAl gained $1 in closing at $54 in an exchange of 5,925 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund closed at $14.10, with 800 shares clearing the market. Clico Investment Fund remained at $25.50 after an exchange of 3,500 stock units, First Citizens Bank gained 20 cents to close at $46.20 in exchanging 4,280 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank added 4 cents to close at $6.99 with 1,927 units clearing the market. Grace Kennedy settled at $4.50 in trading 83,760 stocks, Guardian Holdings rose 88 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $23.39 in exchanging 9,500 stocks. 
JMMB Group rose 2 cents to $1.84 after an exchange of 131,000 shares, L.J Williams B share close at $1.40 with an exchange of 5,000 stock units, Massy Holdings rose 12 cents to $62 trading 200,013 units. National Enterprises ended at $3.10 in trading 1,020 stocks, National Flour Mills stayed at $2.20 with the swapping of 250 stock units, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.20, with 40,430 stock units changing hands. One Caribbean Media lost 5 cents to close at $4.70, with 2,450 units clearing the market, Prestige Holdings shed 20 cents to end at $7.50, with the trading of 566 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings rose 45 cents to $135 while trading 2,188 stock units. Scotiabank fell 1 cent to $55.49 with the swapping of 1,713 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 1 cent to end at $15, with 7,680 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad Cement declined 1 cent to $2.99 with 150 stocks trading and West Indian Tobacco remained at $33, with 1,753 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Elevated TTSE trading
More growth for Grace
Fresh from a record-breaking profit performance in 2020, Grace Kennedy announced the signing of an agreement to acquire all the shares of Scotia Insurance Eastern Caribbean Limited subject to regulatory approval.
Grace Kennedy HQ in Kingston
Scotia Insurance operates in seven countries in the Eastern Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Scotia Insurance offers credit protection regionally to customers of Scotiabank on personal loans, residential mortgages, personal lines of credit, personal and small business credit cards.
According to Don Wehby, CEO of Grace Kennedy, “the operation is profitable but not highly profitable”. Grace’s ownership is likely to result in lower operating cost and a vehicle to do business in other countries and for other financial institutions.
In an investors briefing on Monday, Wehby stated that the proposed acquisition is one of ten that the group is looking at currently, at various stages of assessment or negotiation, including some being stress tested and others at the legal stages.
Wehby in answer to a question on the growth rate of 2020 continuing into 2021 confirmed, that it will as the 2020 growth was achieved after years of work to lay the foundation for it to happen.
tTech limited is a Junior Market that seems set to benefit when the acquisition is concluded, the extent of its involvement will depend on the technology in use and whether the acquisition will continue to utilize the current infrastructure or not. tTech is a major Information Technology supplier to Grace.
Grace is listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and currently trades at $90.99, the shares are trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange at TT$4.50, in line with the JSE price.
JSE Main market stocks fall
Stock market trading on Tuesday ended with the market losing ground after more stocks declined than advanced, with values jumping 106 percent after an exchange of 42 percent fewer shares than on Monday on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,460.68 points to close at 432,606.20, the Main Index fell 1,381.93 points to 394,456.15 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.63 points to end at 99.14.
Trading ended with 46 securities changing hands, up from 45 on Monday and closed with prices of 16 stocks rising, 21 declining and nine remaining unchanged.
The PE Ratio averages 19.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Investors traded 8,355,063 shares for $166,391,033 compared to 14,493,061 units at $80,703,499 on Monday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 16.8 percent of total volume, after an exchange of 1.41 million shares followed by QWI Investments with 12.9 percent and 1.07 million units and PanJam Investment with 12.4 percent for 1.04 million units,
Trading for the day averaged 181,632 units at $3,617,196, versus 322,068 shares at $1,793,411 on Monday. Month to date trading averaged 288,698 units at $2,349,520, in contrast to 306,738 units at $2,135,919 on Monday. February closed with an average of 419,015 units at $2,509,660.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints lost 25 cents to end at $13.25 trading 14,681 shares. Caribbean Cement climbed $3 to $69 after an exchange of 180,280 stock units, Carreras gained 27 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.35 in trading 696,549 shares, Eppley lost 25 cents to close at $28 in an exchange of 85,062 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose 47 cents to $41.50, with 1,200 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy advanced $1 to $90 in transferring 322,130 stocks, Jamaica Producers climbed $1.28 to $21.58, with 407,827 shares crossing the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange finished 85 cents higher at $18.85 after trading 6,281 units, JMMB Group slipped 21 cents to $32.74 after investors swapped 48,216 stocks, Kingston Wharves rose 49 cents to $44.99 in switching ownership of 110 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined $14 to $140 trading 20 stock units. Palace Amusement dropped $180 to a 52 weeks’ low of $700 after 721 units crossed the exchange, Pan Jam Investment climbed $2.60 to $65.60 with 1,037,785 shares clearing the market. Proven Investments fell $1.31 to $33.25 in exchanging 14,647 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 35 cents in closing at $8 after an exchange of 48,427 stock units. 
Salada Foods fell 60 cents to $43.90 trading 11,179 units, Scotia Group ended $3.99 lower at $40 with the swapping of 65,792 stock units, Supreme Ventures gained 21 cents to close at $15.65 in switching ownership of 20,943 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 39 cents to $14.71 after exchanging 43,500 stock units and Wisynco Group gained 28 to end at $16.19, with 40,072 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference shares fell 44 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.76 with 2,000 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
All even for Trinidad stocks on Tuesday
Trading on Tuesday, resulted in an even split of 6 stocks rising, falling and closing firm after 18 securities changed hands, up from 15 on Monday and leading to the market rising after trading 189 percent more shares than on Monday with a 754 percent increase in value, on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
The Composite Index increased 3.46 points to settle at 1,325.80, the All T&T Index gained 2.64 points to 1,766.99 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.59 points to 119.64.
Investor traded 322,356 shares for $16,900,102, up from 111,463 units at $1,979,511 on Monday.
An average of 17,909 units traded at $938,895 compared to 7,431 at $131,967 on Monday. The average trade month to date is 12,587 units at $443,830 versus 11,639 units at $355,601. The average trade for February amounted to 15,920 units for $307,754.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
In trading, Agostini’s rose 1 cent to $24 after 425 shares changed hands, Angostura Holdings added 1 cent to close at $15.01 trading 1,000 shares, Ansa Mcal remained at $53 in trading 615 stock units, Clico Investment Fund remained at $25.50, with 1,400 units clearing the market. First Citizens Bank rose 96 cents to $46, trading 2,362 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $6.95 with an exchange of 25 units, Grace Kennedy ended at $4.50 trading 95 units. Guardian Holdings gained 31 cents to close at $22.51 with an exchange of 23,505 units, JMMB Group fell 1 cent to $1.82, after 32,430 shares cleared the market, L.J Williams B share dropped 10 cents to $1.40 in exchanging 5,000 units.
Massy Holdings rose 88 cents to $61.88 trading 200,982 shares, National Enterprises declined 2 cents to $3.10, with 150 stock units crossing the market, Republic Financial shed 1 cent to end at $134.55, with an exchange of 25,695 units. Scotiabank ended at $55.50 in trading 90 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $15.01, with 3,887 stocks changing hands, Trinidad Cement dropped 40 cents to end at $3 with the swapping of 23,473 units. Unilever Caribbean climbed 2 cents in closing at $16.30 with an exchange of 178 units and West Indian Tobacco dropped 5 cents to $33 while exchanging 1,044 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE majors inched higher
JSE majors inched higher stocks trading on Monday led the market to close, with moderate gains in the market indices after advancing stocks exceeded declining ones and the value falling 54 percent after an exchange of 59 percent more shares than on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 112.20 points to 434,066.88, the Main Index rose 101.54 points to 395,838.08 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.25 points to settle at 99.77.
Investors traded 45 securities, the same as on Friday and closed with 23 stocks rising, 14 declining and eight remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio averages 19.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Trading ended with 14,493,061 shares for $80,703,499 versus 9,088,136 units at $177,253,367 on Friday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 53.9 percent of total volume, after exchanging 7.8 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 11.2 percent for 1.62 million units, Transjamaican Highway with 7.8 percent market share for 1.14 million units and Jamaica Broilers with 7.6 percent for 1.1 million units changing hands.
Trading for the day averaged 322,068 units at $1,793,411 for each security, compared to an average of 201,959 shares at $3,938,964 on Friday. Month to date trading averaged 306,738 units at $2,135,919, in contrast to 303,713 units at $2,203,520 on Friday. February closed with an average of 419,015 units at $2,509,660.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints rose 50 cents to $13.50 with 2,538 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Cement dipped 33 cents to $66 trading 133,772 shares, Eppley gained 25 cents in closing at $28.25, with 3,778 units crossing the market. Grace Kennedy finished 50 cents higher at $89 in exchanging 37,410 stocks, Jamaica Broilers fell $1 in closing at $30 after a transfer of 1,099,818 shares, Jamaica Producers gained 30 cents to end at $20.30, with 64,500 stock units changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 86 cents to close at $18 with an exchange of 44,097 stocks, Kingston Properties rose 50 cents to $7.25 with the swapping of 5,577 stock units. Kingston Wharves shed 50 cents to end at $44.50 in an exchange of 6,394 units, Mayberry Investments lost 30 cents in closing at $5.50, with 20,400 shares crossing the market. NCB Financial closed $1 lower at $140 trading 25,021 stocks, Palace Amusement climbed $78.28 to $880, with 284 shares changing hands, PanJam Investment dropped $5 to close at $63 trading 19,308 stock units. 
Proven Investments rose 65 cents to $34.56, with the swapping of 138,367 shares, Salada Foods ended 50 cents higher at $44.50 after transferring 25,275 units. Scotia Group advanced 99 cents to $43.99 in exchanging 789 stocks, Seprod rose $1.81 to end at $70 trading 3,703 units and Sterling Investments gained 24 cents to close at $3.01 in switching ownership of 181 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise.
Advantage risers
Stocks closed mixed in trading Monday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, with the market enjoying 21percent more shares changing hands than on Friday, resulting in a slight edge for advancing stocks.
Trading ended with 15 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Friday, with five stocks rising, four declining and six remaining unchanged. The Composite Index fell 3.85 points to 1,322.34, the All T&T Index climbed 5.41 points to settle at 1,764.35 and the Cross Listed Index slipped 1.81 points to 119.05.
Investors traded 111,463 shares for $1,979,366 compared to 92,483 units at $2,036,384 on Friday.
An average of 7,431 units traded at $131,967 compared to an average of 7,114 at $156,645 on Friday. The average for the month is 11,639 units at $355,601 versus 12,373 units at $394,606. The average trade for February amounted to 15,920 for $307,754.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s climbed 99 cents to $23.99 in trading 2,695 shares, Angostura Holdings closed at $15 with the swapping of 700 stocks, Clico Investment Fund lost 23 cents to end at $25.50 in an exchange of 2,000 units, First Citizens Bank rose 54 cents to $45.04, with 3,978 units crossing the exchange. FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $6.95, with 25 stocks changing hands, Grace Kennedy rose 1 cent to a 52 weeks’ high of $4.50, after an exchange of 8,499 units, Guardian Holdings gained 40 cents to $22.20 with an exchange of 61,969 stocks.
JMMB Group added 1 cent in ending at $1.83, with 15,418 units changing hands, National Flour Mills settled at $2.20 in exchanging 2,009 stocks, NCB Financial Group fell 20 cents in closing at $8.20, with 9,500 stock units crossing the market. Republic Financial Holdings ended at $134.56 after trading 410 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $15.01 trading 360 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.40 with the switching of ownership of 524 shares. Unilever Caribbean slipped 2 cents to $16.28 after an exchange of 300 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 95 cents to end at $33.05 in trading 3,076 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More record close for some IC TOP10 stocks
With the Junior Market fighting to break clear of the 2,900 level of the market index over the past two weeks, there were no major changes to the IC TOP10 stocks this past week. The Main Market saw Carreras and Grace Kennedy trading at 52 weeks’ high, following positive gains in their latest profit results, while Caribbean Cement jumped sharply, following the release of a 70 percent rise in 2020 profit.
Sterling Investments is a new addition to the Main Market TOP 10, replacing Berger Paints with profit downgraded with earnings per share of $1.30 for 2021. That was inadequate to hold on to the TOP 10 position, but the stock is still on the ICTOP15 list for 2021. Future Energy Source (Fesco) hangs onto the Junior Market TOP10 list at ninth position, The prospectus was pulled and is yet to be re-issued. IC Insider.com gathers it was expected on Friday gone, but that seems not to be the case, but it could be coming soon.
The Junior Market TOP10 is filled with companies that suffered a sharp reversal of revenues and profit in 2020, with recovery projected in 2021. Still, green shoots are showing for some, with sales picking up in recent quarters with improving bottom-line. Some of these companies may require another quarter or two of improving fortunes before there is meaningful buying into them.
The Main Market has a number in the list that have put out record profits or show signs of strong earnings with the stocks clearly undervalued; these include, JMMB Group, Jamaica Broilers, Sygnus Credit Investments, Grace Kennedy are currently in the TOP10 Main Market listing and Caribbean Cement that is just outside.
The Junior Market and the Main Market are supported by technical indicators that point to robust gains ahead that are backed up by a number of companies reporting positive profit results.
The top three stocks in the Junior Market with the potential to gain between 295 to 309 percent are Caribbean Cream, followed by Elite Diagnostic and Caribbean Producers. 
With expected gains of 165 to 456 percent, the top three Main Market stocks are Radio Jamaica, followed by VM Investments and PanJam Investment.
The local stock market’s targeted average PE ratio is 20 based on profits of companies reporting full year’s results, up to the second quarter of 2021. The Junior and Main markets are currently trading well below the market average, indicating strong gains ahead. The JSE Main Market ended the week, with an overall PE of 15.8 and the Junior Market 9.8, based on ICInsider.com’s projected 2021-22 earnings. The PE ratio for the Junior Market Top 10 stocks average a mere 5.4 at just 55 percent of the market average. The Main Market TOP 10 stocks trade at a PE of 7.6 or 52 percent of the PE of that market.
The average projected gain for the Junior Market IC TOP 10 stocks is 274 percent and 181 percent for the JSE Main Market, based on 2021-22 earnings. IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2022 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on likely gain for each company, taking into account the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in movements in and out of the lists weekly. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
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Stocks fall but hang on to 2021 gains
Stocks ended on Friday after almost half declined in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, with a 20 percent fall in the volume of shares exchanged but with a much higher value of 83 percent than on Thursday.
The market indices just held above the negative zone for the year at the close, with the All Jamaican Composite Index declining 1,211.78 points to 433,954.68. The JSE Main Index fell 1,096.63 to 395,736.54 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.38 points to settle at 99.52.
Investors traded 45 securities, down from 47 on Thursday with 15 rising, 21 declining and nine remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio averages 19.2 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Traders exchanged 9,088,136 shares for $177,253,367 from 11,391,248 units at $97,106,816 on Thursday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 23.1 percent of total volume, after an exchange of 2.10 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 13.6 percent for 1.24 million units and Grace Kennedy with 11.8 percent after 1.07 million units changed hands.
Trading for the day averaged 201,959 units at $3,938,964 for each security, compared to 242,367 shares at $2,066,102 on Thursday. Month to date trading averaged 303,713 units at $2,203,520, in contrast to 328,734 units at $1,776,771 on Thursday. February closed with an average of 419,015 units at $2,509,660.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints fell $1.10 to end at $13, with 13,205 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement shed 67 cents to $66.33 after exchanging 24,863 shares. Eppley rose $1.50 to $28, with 84,840 stock units crossing the market, Grace Kennedy declined $1.50 to $88.50 trading 1,068,419 shares, Jamaica Broilers advanced $2.60 to $31 with 383,672 stock units clearing the market, Jamaica Producers rose 30 cents to $20 in trading 25,553 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 86 cents to $18.86 in the transferring of 12,754 stocks, JMMB Group lost 20 cents to finish at $32.80 after an exchange of 110,555 shares, Kingston Properties lost 50 cents in closing at $6.75 trading 4,959 units. Mayberry Investments gained 29 cents to $5.80 after 2,100 stocks crossed the exchange, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 99 cents to $8 in switching ownership of 22,821 stock units, NCB Financial declined $3.21 to $141 after trading 55,701 units.
138 Student Living lost 40 cents to close at $5.60 in an exchange of 100 units, Palace Amusement dropped $83.28 to close at $801.72, after exchanging 73 units, PanJam Investment rose $2 to $68 with the swapping of 19,468 stock units, Proven Investments climbed 71 cents to $33.91 trading 84,673 units. Sagicor Group shed 60 cents to $50.50 in switching ownership of 131,285 stock units. Salada Foods fell 50 cents to $44 with an exchange of 1,700 stocks, Scotia Group climbed $2.99 to $43 trading 565,293 shares, Supreme Ventures lost 64 cents to close at $15.31 in exchanging 11,850 units and Wisynco Group fell 33 cents to $15.90 and finishing trading of 133,175 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Week ends mixed for T&T stocks
Stocks ended mixed in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, after investors traded 68 percent fewer shares at 65 percent lower value than on Thursday, as more stocks declined than rose.
Trading ended with just 13 securities changing hands, down from 19 on the previous trading day, with the prices of three stocks rising, six declining and four remaining unchanged. Grace Kennedy closed at a 52 weeks’ high. The Composite Index gained 0.26 points to close at 1,326.19, the All T and T Index shed 2.93 points to 1,758.94 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.48 points to 120.86.
Investors exchanged 92,483 shares, for $2,036,388 versus 287,671 units at $5,750,419 on Thursday.
An average of 7,114 units traded at $156,645 down from 15,141 at $302,654 on Thursday. An average of 12,373 units traded at $394,606 for the month to date versus 13,309 units at $436,983. The average trade for February ended, with 15,920 shares for $307,754.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa Mcal dropped 25 cents to $53 trading 4,818 shares, Clico Investment Fund carved out a gain of 18 cents to close at $25.73 in an exchange of 44,300 shares, First Citizens Bank advanced 49 cents to $44.50 after exchanging 976 units. FirstCaribbean International Bank shed 5 cents in closing at $6.95, with 11 units crossing the market, 
Grace Kennedy rose 19 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $4.49 with the swapping of 15,035 stock units, Guardian Holdings dropped 20 cents to close at $21.80, with 17,956 stocks crossing the market. Massy Holdings fell $2 to $61 with an exchange of 264 units. National Flour Mills ended at $2.20 while exchanging 681 shares, NCB Financial Group ended at $8.40 trading 500 stocks, Point Lisas fell 1 cent to $3 while exchanging 4,000 units. Republic Financial Holdings remained at $134.56 after exchanging of 180 shares Scotiabank shed 45 cents to close at $55.50, with 653 stocks changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $15.01 with the swapping of 3,109 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for JSE main market
Stocks moved mostly higher at the close of trading on Thursday as funds chasing stocks climbed 64 percent over Wednesday and leading the main indices higher after 30 percent fewer shares were exchanged than on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,755.38 points to 435,166.46, the Main Index gained 1,609.90 points to 396,833.17, but the JSE Financial Index lost 0.17 points to settle at 99.90.
Investors traded 47 securities, up from 40 on Wednesday and closed with 20 rising, 17 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio averages 19.2 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Traders exchanged 11,391,248 shares for $97,106,816 versus 16,449,582 units at $59,313,530 on Wednesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 28.8 percent of total volume, after exchanging 3.28 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 25.2 percent for 2.88 million units, Sterling Investments 14.4 percent. with 1.64 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 12.5 percent for an exchange of 1.42 million units.
Trading for the day averaged 242,367 units at $2,066,102, compared to 411,240 shares at $1,482,838 on Wednesday. Month to date trading averaged 328,734 units at $1,776,771, in contrast to 358,582 units at $1,676,782 on Wednesday. February closed with an average of 419,015 units at $2,509,660.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows twelve stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints rose 65 cents to $14.10 trading 200 shares, Caribbean Cement lost 20 cents to $67 after exchanging 39,426 units, Carreras gained 27 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $8, with a transfer of 105,183 stock units. Eppley fell $1.70 to $26.50, with the swapping of 19,020 units, First Rock Capital finished 75 cents higher at $16, with 55,350 units crossing the market, Grace Kennedy slipped 98 cents to $90 trading 25,817 stocks. Jamaica Broilers fell 34 cents to $28.40 with 199,980 shares clearing the market, Jamaica Producers slipped 30 cents to $19.70, after an exchange of 51,994 units. Mayberry Investments gained 22 cents to $5.51, with 54,469 shares changing hands. Mayberry Jamaican Equities declined 99 cents to $7.01 after switching ownership of 4,300 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $4 to $154 after exchanging 21 shares, NCB Financial advanced $3.21 to $144.21 transferring 231,896 units. 138 Student Living gained 40 cents to end at $6, with 52 shares changing hands, PanJam Investment rose $1.90 to $66 in exchanging 31,927 stock units, Proven Investments dropped $5.80 to $33.20 trading 24,484 shares. 
Sagicor Group shed 80 cents to $51.10 with the swapping of 74,129 stock units, Salada Foods rose $5.99 to $44.50 in an exchange of 38 units. Scotia Group fell $2.49 to end at $40.01 trading 40,887 shares, Seprod declined $1.77 to $68.23 in a transfer of 74,108 stock units, Sterling Investments lost 23 cents to end at $2.77 in exchanging 1,643,311 units. Supreme Ventures rose 95 cents to $15.95 trading 36,943 shares and Wisynco Group gained 23 cents to $16.23, with 25,585 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share shed 90 cents in closing at $4.20 trading 800 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.