Trading activity picked up sharply above Wednesday’s levels on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 215 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with the value climbing 120 percent. Trading resulted in 26 securities changing hands, up sharply compared with 17 on Wednesday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, 11 declining and 10 ending firm.
Trading ended with an exchange of 262,585 shares for $2,287,297, up from 83,420 stocks at $1,039,852 on Wednesday.
An average of 10,099 shares were traded at $87,973, well above 4,907 units worth $61,168 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date ends with an average of 7,799 shares at $73,958 compared with 6,802 units at $67,881 on the previous day and above the average of 11,573 shares at $105,485 for July.
The Composite Index dipped 1.31 points to close at 1,003.86, the All T&T Index rose 2.75 points to wrap up trading at 1,432.34, the SME Index fell 0.23 points to settle at 75.33 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.81 points to end at 76.41.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market on Thursday, Agostini dipped 70 cents and closed at a 52 weeks low of $56.05 after a transfer of 86 units, Angostura Holdings fell 15 cents to $10.65 as investors exchanged 6,947 stocks, Ansa McAl remained at $45, with 200 shares crossing the market. 
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.30 with investors trading 10 stocks, AS Bryden ended trading at $1.50 with an exchange of 20,000 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended trading of 125,040 stock units at $7.55. Endeavour Holdings skidded 25 cents to $12.75 after an exchange of 962 units, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $4.17 with investors dealing in 5 stocks, First Citizens Group rose 13 cents after closing at $37.65 in switching ownership of 2,157 shares. GraceKennedy ended at $3.91 with investors trading 3,078 stocks, Guardian Holdings advanced 34 cents and ended at $16.25, with 4,616 units crossing the exchange, Guardian Media lost 1 cent to finish at 80 cents in trading 32 stock units. JMMB Group declined 2 cents to 82 cents, after 230 shares passed through the market, Massy Holdings popped 1 cents and ended at $3.50 following trading of 10,694 shares, Medcorp shed 25 cents and ended at $43.50 with 40 stocks changing hands. National Enterprises gained 5 cents to close at $4.55 after an exchange of 327 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.55 with investors trading 611 stocks, NCB Financial remained at $3.20 in an exchange of 50,375 shares. 
Point Lisas ended at $7 and closed after an exchange of 190 stock units, Republic Financial dropped 49 cents to finish at $109.50 in an exchange of 1,636 units, Scotiabank slipped 15 cents to $45.25, with 12,251 stocks clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $10.15 with a transfer of 2,855 units, Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent to $1.79 with investors swapping 498 shares, Unilever Caribbean shed 2 cents to end at $14.94 after trading of 278 stock units. West Indian Tobacco increased 5 cents to $4.25 in an exchange of 15,835 shares and West Indian Traders dropped 1 cent to finish at $2.13 with investors trading 3,632 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed following an exchange of 24,918,385 shares for $213,647,357 compared to 18,467,471 stocks with a value of $241,065,021 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.8. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Quantas Advantage shed 56 cents to $15 in trading 174,203 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped $2.50 and ended at $6.50, with 38,255 shares changing hands. Scotia Group skidded 44 cents and ended at $57.06 after an exchange of 230,489 stocks, Transjamaican Highway increased $1.42 to close at a record high of $12.70 after trading of 11,057,816 stock units and West Indies Petroleum lost $1.29 to end at $8.60, with 11,336 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed following an exchange of 24,918,385 shares for $213,647,357 compared with 18,467,471 stocks with a value of $241,065,021 on Tuesday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 18 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped $2.50 and ended at $6.50, with 38,255 shares changing hands. Scotia Group skidded 44 cents and ended at $57.06 after an exchange of 230,489 stock units, Transjamaican Highway increased $1.42 to close at a record high of $12.70 after trading of 11,057,816 stock units and West Indies Petroleum lost $1.29 to end at $8.60, with 11,336 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 18,467,471 shares with valued at $241,065,021, in comparison with 22,808,177 stocks at $403,415,861 on Monday.
The Main Market ended trading with the average PE Ratio at 15.4. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and forecasted earnings that for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Kingston Wharves increased 76 cents to end at $34 with investors trading 24,830 units, Pan Jamaica declined $1.51 to close at $43.49 after an exchange of 8,252 stocks. Proven Investments climbed $1.09 to $9.90 in trading 18,689 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 50 cents and ended at $9 with a transfer of 597 stocks, Scotia Group increased 49 cents to close at $57.50 after trading of 34,390 units. Seprod dipped $1.50 in closing at $72.50 in an exchange of 16,979 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell $2.11 to end at $7.39 with 2,104 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 255,971 shares for $1,799,683 after climbing from 68,709 stock units at $1,232,958 on Monday.
Ansa Merchant Bank dropped 3 cents to close at $28.30 in an exchange of 10 stocks, AS Bryden ended at $1.50 with 150 shares crossing the exchange, CIBC Caribbean Bank closed at $7.55 after an exchange of 161 stock units. Eric Solis Marketing finished trading of 10 stocks at $4.17, First Citizens Group declined by $1.48 to $37.52 in trading 7,572 stocks, GraceKennedy ended at $3.91 with 83,992 shares crossing the exchange. Guardian Holdings declined 31 cents in closing at $15.91 with 7,413 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group remained at 84 cents after a transfer of 120 units, Massy Holdings fell 1 cent to close at $3.49, with 2,649 stocks crossing the market. National Enterprises slipped 7 cents to $4.60 after an exchange of 5,069 shares, National Flour Mills rose 2 cents in closing at $1.55 with investors trading 106 stock units, NCB Financial closed at $3.20 in switching ownership of 100,024 units. Point Lisas rallied 20 cents and ended at $7 after trading of 7,344 stocks, 
Prestige Holdings popped 65 cents to finish at $13.65 in an exchange of a mere one share, Republic Financial ended at $109.50 with investors dealing in 1,585 stock units. Scotiabank skidded 24 cents in closing at $45.01 with a transfer of 1,899 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 15 cents to $10.35 with investors swapping 19,147 units, Unilever Caribbean popped 1 cent to finish at $14.97 after an exchange of 1,309 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.20 with investors dealing in 1,408 shares.
The market closed after trading of 22,808,177 shares with a value of $403,415,861, down from trading of 41,753,131 stock units valued at $323,847,100 on Friday.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden dropped $2 to end at $25 with 941 units passing through the market, Barita Investments fell 40 cents to $66.90 following trading in 26,755 stocks, Berger Paints skidded 50 cents and ended at $5 as investors traded 94,609 shares. Carreras rallied $1.01 in closing at $36.50 after trading of 193,497 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $1.05 to finish at $43.99 in the trading of 83 shares, General Accident fell 75 cents to close at $8.25 with investors trading 2,987 stock units. GraceKennedy gained 55 cents to end at $76.25 after an exchange of 24,458 units, Guardian Holdings dipped $5 to end at $365 with investors swapping 8,125 stocks, Jamaica Producers rose 98 cents in closing at $21.98 in switching ownership of 452 units. Kingston Properties slipped 55 cents to $10.45 with investors dealing in 591 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing declined 52 cents and ended at $7.18 with 15,425 shares crossing the market, Pan Jamaica shed 95 cents to finish at $45 with an exchange of 11,935 stock units. Quantas Advantage declined 50 cents and ended at $15.50 with 39,274 shares clearing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 50 cents to close at $8.50 after an exchange of 3,436 stock units, 
Scotia Group fell 49 cents to end at $57.01 with 21,179 stock units changing hands. Seprod dropped by $1 in closing at $74 after an exchange of 38,676 stocks, Transjamaican Highway advanced 56 cents to close at $10.95 with 6,535,147 shares crossing the market and the West Indies Petroleum climbed 76 cents to finish at $9.90 after a transfer of 11,594 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 110,029 shares valued $794,642 compared to 121,573 stock units at $1,788,594 on Thursday.
AS Bryden increased 11 cents to finish at $1.50 after an exchange of 29 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.55 with investors trading 242 shares, Eric Solis Marketing remained at $4.17 following an exchange of 911 stocks. First Citizens Group ended at $39.25 with 1,003 units changing hands, GraceKennedy fell 9 cents to end at $3.91 with a transfer of 1,128 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.22 with 1,515 shares switching owners. JMMB Group ended at 85 cents with investors dealing in 7,200 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $3.50 with 12,882 units crossing the exchange, National Enterprises advanced 10 cents to finish at $4.70 with investors trading 5,776 stocks. National Flour Mills skidded 6 cents to $1.53 with an exchange of 4,001 units, NCB Financial ended at $3.20 with 51,410 shares crossing the market, Point Lisas remained at $7 after trading of 631 stock units. Republic Financial rose $1.15 to end at $110, with a transfer of 2,027 stocks, 
Scotiabank ended at $45.25 as investors traded 2,750 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 1 cent and ended at $10.19 in with a transfer of 7,204 stocks. Trinidad Cement rallied 1 cent to $1.80 with 9,001 shares passing through the exchange, Unilever Caribbean shed 17 cents and ended at $14.80 in an exchange of 1,144 stock units, West Indian Tobacco gained 5 cents to finish at $4.20 after trading of 925 shares and West Indian Traders Ltd settled at a record high of $2.14 with a transfer of 25 shares.
The market closed with trading of 121,573 shares for $1,788,594 compared to 136,226 stock units at $1,638,540 on Wednesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $7.55 with investors trading 10,000 stocks, Eric Solis Marketing closed at $4.17 after an exchange of 1,205 shares, First Citizens Group dropped 25 cents to close at $39.25 with investors trading 3,043 units. GraceKennedy ended at $4 with 3,691 stock units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings fell 25 cents in closing at $16 after a transfer of 4,792 stock units, Guardian Media slipped 5 cents to 81 cents with 500 shares crossing the market. JMMB Group remained at 85 cents after trading of 7 stock units, Massy Holdings shed 8 cents to close at $3.50 in an exchange of 15,088 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $4.60 with investors dealing in 1,231 units. NCB Financial declined 5 cents to $3.20 in switching ownership of 48,630 stocks, Prestige Holdings popped 2 cents to $13 with investors swapping 331 units, 
Republic Financial dipped $1.05 in closing at $108.85 in an exchange of 8,770 shares. Scotiabank skidded 19 cents to end at $45.25 with 1,633 stock units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $10.20 with trading of 13,295 shares, Unilever Caribbean increased 57 cents to finish at $14.97 after an exchange of 967 stocks and West Indian Tobacco declined by 5 cents to $4.15 with a transfer of 1,949 units.
The market closed with trading of 136,226 shares for $1,653,908 compared with just 60,377 stock units at $1,303,992 on Tuesday.
CinemaOne remained at $3.98 following trading of 6 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $15, with just 4 stocks passing through the market, Eric Solis Marketing popped by 7 cents to $4.17 with investors trading 20 shares. First Citizens Group fell 20 cents to finish at $39.50 in an exchange of 4,022 units, GraceKennedy gained 9 cents to end at $4 with investors trading 181 stocks, Guardian Holdings shed 15 cents to close at $16.25 following an exchange of 22,213 stock units. Guardian Media ended at 86 cents with investors swapping 40 shares, JMMB Group rose 4 cents to close at 85 cents with a transfer of 40 stock units, L.J. Williams A share remained at 22 cents after 10,273 stocks passed through the market. L.J. Williams B share ended at 80 cents with an exchange of 57 units, Massy Holdings declined 1 cent and ended at $3.58, with 7,042 stocks clearing the market, Medcorp remained at $43.75 after an exchange of 1 unit. National Enterprises skidded 10 cents to $4.60 and closed after trading of 8,814 shares, National Flour Mills rallied 4 cents to end at $1.59 in switching ownership of 1,730 stock units, NCB Financial ended at $3.25 after a transfer of 34 shares. One Caribbean Media increased 17 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $2.15 after the trading of 10,520 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $7, with 13 units crossing the market, 
Prestige Holdings slipped 1 cent to close at $12.98 following trading 5 stocks. Republic Financial advanced $1.05 and ended at $109.90, after 5,917 units passed through the market, Scotiabank fell 4 cents to $45.44 in an exchange of 749 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 8 cents to end at $10.20 with investors swapping 275 stocks. Trinidad Cement remained at $1.79 in switching ownership of 423 stock units, Unilever Caribbean fell 5 cents to finish at $14.40 as investors exchanged 1,062 shares, while newly listed West Indian Traders rose 13 cents in closing at a record high of $2.13, with 101 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.20 with a transfer of 51,234 stock units.
AS Bryden popped 10 cents to finish at $1.50 after 83 shares passed through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.60 with investors trading 494 units. Eric Solis Marketing slipped 7 cents and ended at $4.10 with 4 shares changing hands, First Citizens Group climbed 20 cents to finish at $39.70 after trading of 1,200 stocks, GraceKennedy closed trading of 9,992 shares at $3.91. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.41 after the trading of 3 stock units, Guardian Media ended at 86 cents in an exchange of 50 stocks, JMMB Group lost 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 81 cents with investors swapping 4,955 units. Massy Holdings increased 2 cents to $3.62 in swapping 1,019 shares, National Enterprises dropped 5 cents to close at $4.70 following trading of 6,363 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.55 with a transfer of 5,000 units. NCB Financial shed 5 cents to finish at $3.20 as investors exchanged 109,500 stocks, Prestige Holdings ended at $13.30 after a transfer of 1 share, 
Republic Financial remained at $109, with 4,218 stock units crossing the market. Scotiabank rose 3 cents in closing at $45.48 after an exchange of 688 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 9 cents to $10.25, with 10 units clearing the market, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.79 after an exchange of 92 stocks. Unilever Caribbean declined 58 cents to finish at $14.40 with investors trading 50 shares and West Indian Tobacco fell 8 cents to close at $4.22, with 100,266 stock units crossing the market.