Market activity ended with the market rising moderately on Wednesday after 31 percent more shares were exchanged with a 26 percent higher value than on Tuesday, resulting in stocks rising stocks beating out those falling more than three to one on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
At the close of the market, 20 securities traded similar to trading on Tuesday, with 10 stocks rising, three declining and seven remaining unchanged. The Composite Index popped 0.28 points to 1,388.29, the All T&T Index advanced 2.03 points to 1,884.81 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.22 points to end at 120.09.
A total of 496,151 shares traded, for $12,456,274 compared to 380,200 units at $9,900,263 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 24,808 units at $622,814, up from 19,010 at $495,013 on Tuesday. The average trade for the month to date amounts to 57,056 units at $748,328 versus 63,917 units at $775,045. The average trade for May amounts to 25,935 units at $406,593.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s dropped 5 cents to close at $24.50, with an exchange of 51,268 shares, Ansa Mcal rallied 25 cents to $57 after exchanging 220 units, Clico Investment Fund ended at $26.99 after trading 67,618 stock units, First Citizens Bank gained 10 cents in closing at $50.10 with 323 stock units changing hands. FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $6.49 after exchanging 9,196 stocks, Grace Kennedy pipped 15 cents to close at $5.25 while exchanging 100 stocks, Guardian Holdings closed at $35 in an exchange of 203,894 stocks. JMMB Group increased 1 cent ending at $1.82 with the swapping of 1,166 shares, L.J Williams B share fell 15 cents in closing at $1.35 in switching ownership of 14,942 stocks, Massy Holdings spiked $3.47 to a 52 weeks’ high of $73.50 in exchanging 2,334 stock units. 
National Enterprises settled at $3 after 10,467 shares crossed the market, National Flour Mills rose 4 cents to $2.30 in an exchange of 903 units, NCB Financial Group declined 24 cents to $8.25, with 16,197 stock units changing hands. One Caribbean Media settled at $4.60, with 44,552 units crossing the market, Point Lisas stayed at $3.10 in switching ownership of 500 units, Scotiabank rallied 30 cents ending at $56.90, after 10,607 shares crossed the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 1 cent in closing at $17.50 after trading 53,105 shares, Trinidad Cement gained 3 cents to close at $3.25, with 5,149 stocks crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.33 with an exchange of 3,500 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rose 2 cents to $32.14 while exchanging 110 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 678.47 points to finish at 457,678.01, just a few thousand points away from resistance around the 460,000 mark. The JSE Main Index rose 718.60 points to end at 424,776.60 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.30 points to 105.48.
Trading averaged 251,952 units at $3,318,266, up from 143,638 shares at $2,497,595 on Monday. Trading month to date averages 238,535 units at $4,213,605, in contrast to 235,716 units at $4,401,702 on Monday. May ended with an average of 439,937 units at $4,698,961.
Sagicor Group fell 70 cents to $52.05 after 91,205 stock units crossed the exchange. Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 64 cents to $8.35 with the swapping of 15,100 shares, Scotia Group gained 55 cents to $41.55 in trading 10,068 stocks. Seprod rose $1.02 to $73.02 in an exchange of 19,247 stock units, Supreme Ventures popped 90 cents higher to $20.90 in switching ownership of 26,108 units and Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 70 cents to $15 in trading 1,016,997 stocks.
At the close, prices of six rose, eight declined and six remained unchanged. The Composite Index advanced 5.00 points to 1,388.01, the All T&T Index picked up 0.65 points to close at 1,882.78 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 1.35 points to 120.31.
L.J Williams B share gained 15 cents to close at $1.50 in an exchange of 6 units, Massy Holdings picked up 3 cents in ending at $70.03 with 388 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises remained at $3 after 10,093 stocks cleared the market. National Flour Mills lost 4 cents to end at $2.26 in transferring 196 units, NCB Financial Group closed at $8.49 with 8,177 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings dropped 70 cents to $134.25 in trading 569 stocks. Scotiabank declined 40 cents to $56.60 with the swapping of 913 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 16 cents to $17.49 after trading 28,143 shares, Trinidad Cement declined 8 cents in closing at $3.22 in switching ownership of 1,190 shares. Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.33 in trading 75 units and West Indian Tobacco lost 7 cents to finish at $32.12 with 116 stocks crossing the market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 603.81 points to 456,999.54, the JSE Main Index shed 210.23 points to end at 424,058.00 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.65 points to settle at 105.18.
Trading averaged 143,638 units at $2,497,595, compared to 471,529 shares at $4,645,412 on Friday. Trading month to date ended with a average of 235,716 units at $4,401,702, in contrast to 260,205 units at $4,908,113 on Friday. May closed with an average of 439,937 units at $4,698,961.
Palace Amusement surged $153.56 to $1,148.56, after hitting $1,250 in early trading with a transfer of 663 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 64 cents to $8.99 in trading 10 shares, Scotia Group fell $1 to $41 after exchanging 8,110 stock units, Seprod advanced $1 to $72 in switching ownership of 16,611 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments shed 70 cents to finish at $14.30 in exchanging 94,468 units.
NCB Financial Group climbed 27 cents to $8.49, with 364,948 units changing hands, One Caribbean Media fell 20 cents to $4.60, with 2,448 units clearing the market, Prestige Holdings settled at $6.55 after an exchange of 941 stocks. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $134.95, with 1,389 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank closed at $57 after an exchange of 11,350 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 16 cents to $17.33, with 2,066 stock units changing hands. Unilever Caribbean finished trading 9,429 shares at $16.33 and West Indian Tobacco dipped 1 cent to close at $32.19 in exchanging 30,500 stock units.
The Junior Market has to decidedly break the upper limit of the current upward sloping trading channel to free it to move on to the next area of resistance, of just over 4,000 mark, but the Main Market has room to run for a few thousand points before it hits the channel top at 460,000 points which it came close to on Friday at 459,758 before pulling back.
The targeted PE ratio for the market averages 20 based on profits of companies reporting full year’s results, up to the second quarter of 2022. Fiscal 2020-21 ended March, with the average PE at 17 for Junior Market stocks and 19 for the Main Market.
IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2022 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on likely increase 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 weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,636.66 points to 456,395.73 after it hit 459,788.11 points at the market’s opening, the highest it had been since early March last year. The JSE Main Index fell 1,361.86 points to end at 456,395.73 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.7 points to settle at 105.83.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Sterling Investments popped 23 cents lower to $3.06 after exchanging 185,283 shares, Supreme Ventures gained 35 cents in ending at $19.90, with 17,150 stocks clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 30 cents to end at $15 after an exchange of 110,835 stock units. Victoria Mutual Investments rose 37 cents to $6.48 after transferring 209,147 shares and Wisynco Group fell 37 cents to $15.43 with 323,590 stocks crossing the market.
At the close of trading, 16 traded compared to 19 on Wednesday, with three stocks rising, four declining and nine ending unchanged. The Composite Index rose 3.26 points to 1,388.88, the All T$T Index gained 4.62 points to 1,881.07 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.25 points to end at 120.82.
JMMB Group rose 6 cents to $1.81 with a transfer of 464,743 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $69.76 after exchanging 61 units, National Enterprises closed at $3 with the swapping of 634 stocks. National Flour exchanged 3,000 shares at $2.30, NCB Financial Group remained at $8.50, trading 1,519,193 shares, Republic Financial Holdings traded 35 stock units at $134.95, Scotiabank ended at $57 after exchanging 4,649 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 1 cent to $17.49 in trading 3,320 units Unilever Caribbean finished at $16.33 with the swapping of 1,384 stocks and West Indian Tobacco lost 30 cents to close at $32.20 in transferring 3,305 shares.
Trading averaged 175,326 units at $2,192,538, compared to 256,975 shares at $8,858,513 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 193,705 units at $4,990,781, in contrast to 202,991 units at $6,404,631 on Wednesday. May closed with an average of 439,937 units at $4,698,961.
Sygnus Credit Investments gained 30 cents to settle at $15.30 in trading 25,434 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments slipped 39 cents to $6.11 in the transfer of 185,406 shares and Wisynco Group popped 60 cents to $15.80 with the swapping of 130,777 stocks.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 994.79 points to 451,670.82, the JSE Main Index lost 199.45 points to end at 420,160.07 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.29 points to settle at 104.48.
Trading close with an average of 256,975 units at $8,858,513, compared to 150,132 shares at $4,001,871 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averages 202,991 units at $6,404,631, in contrast to 150,132 units at $4,001,871 on Tuesday. May closed with an average of 439,937 units at $4,698,961.
Scotia Group rose $1.01 to $41 after trading 47,810 stocks, Seprod gained 20 cents to close at $73 with the swapping of 12,488 units, Stanley Motta shed 20 cents to close at $5.80 after exchanging 10,000 shares. Sterling Investments picked up 29 cents to finish at $3.29 in switching ownership of 1,000 units, Supreme Ventures rallied 20 cents to $20 in trading 61,340 shares and Wisynco Group shed 30 cents in ending at $15.20 after an exchange of 121,439 stock units.