Trading jumped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, following closure of the market for a public holiday on Thursday with the volume of stocks traded surging 454 percent and the value 263 percent more than on Wednesday, resulting in 22 securities trading compared with 21 on the preceding trading day and ending with prices of four rising, 10 declining and eight ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 516,903 shares valued $3,661,170 compared to 93,380 stock units at $1,007,322 on Wednesday.
An average of 23,496 shares were traded at $166,417 compared with 4,447 units at $47,968 on the prior trading day, with trading month to date averaging 23,674 shares at $158,668 compared to 23,736 units at $156,000 on the previous day and an average for May of 18,019 shares at $397,491.
The Composite Index declined 2.40 points to 994.90, the All T&T Index gained 3.52 points to close at 1,444.56, the SME Index rallied 1.18 points to 87.72 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 1.24 points to 71.88.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of market activity, Agostini remained at $59.50 with an exchange of 100 shares, Angostura Holdings skidded 19 cents to $10.61 as 1,580 units passed through the market, Ansa McAl gained 50 cents in closing at $46.92 in switching ownership of 270 shares.
Ansa Merchant Bank popped 32 cents to close at $28.83 following trading of 26 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.79, with 220,427 stocks clearing the exchange, Endeavour Holdings sank 44 cents and ended at $18 in trading 561 shares. First Citizens Group ended at $37.50 after a transfer of 10,834 stock units, GraceKennedy declined 8 cents to finish at $3.50 with investors trading a mere one stock units, Guardian Holdings fell $2.39 and ended at $15.99 after an exchange of 5,171 stock units. JMMB Group slipped 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 80 cents with a transfer of 6,078 shares, Massy Holdings increased 6 cents in closing at $3.41 with investors dealing in 18,862 stock units, National Enterprises sank 3 cents to end at $5.37 after 1,410 units were traded. National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 in an exchange of 14,055 stocks, NCB Financial slipped 10 cents to $2.50 with investors trading 525 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $2 after an exchange of 7,627 stock units. Point Lisas climbed 79 cents to finish at $7.10, with 20 units changing hands,
Republic Financial ended at $107.60, following an exchange of 1,072 stocks, Scotiabank shed 10 cents to close at $45.40 with investors swapping 11,880 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 15 cents to $10 in an exchange of 1,952 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.73, with 2,600 stock units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean ended at $15 as investors exchanged 66 units and West Indian Tobacco dipped 6 cents in closing at $2.79 after 211,786 shares passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless
The market closed with 15,074,139 shares trading for $85,730,529, up from 11,880,585 stock units worth $77,159,297 on Thursday.
At the close, AS Bryden fell $3.20 to end at $23.50 after 4,493 shares passed through the market, Berger Paints rallied by 53 cents to $5.65, following an exchange of 200 stock units, First Rock Real Estate rose 71 cents to $7.86 after trading of 100 shares. General Accident fell $2.13 to end at $7.98 with trading of 134,586 stock units, Guardian Holdings sank $19.99 in closing at $320 after an exchange of 5,759 units, JMMB Group slipped by 70 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $14.50, following trading of 212,477 shares. Kingston Wharves lost $2.38 to close at $35.02 after an exchange of 4,200 stock units, Mayberry Group shed $1.37 to finish at $5.03 with a transfer of 1,439 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined 90 cents and ended at $36.50, with 5,000 units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial sank 45 cents to close at $51.55 after a transfer of 10,487 stocks, Pan Jamaica gained 98 cents to end at $45.98 with investors dealing in 2,956 units, Sagicor Group popped $1 to $40 in an exchange of 20,685 shares.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 49 cents to $8.50 with investors trading 3,080 stocks and West Indies Petroleum skidded $1.23 in closing at $8.06, with 39,875 shares clearing the market.
The market closed with 11,880,585 shares trading worth $77,159,297, increasing from 9,753,182 stocks at $75,380,369 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.4. 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.
Proven Investments sank $1.39 to finish at $11 after a transfer of 40 stock units. Sagicor Group climbed 49 cents and ended at $39 with investors dealing in 22,998 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 61 cents to $8.01 with a transfer of 131 stock units and West Indies Petroleum advanced 41 cents to end at $9.29 with 20,407 stocks clearing the market.
The market closed with just 9,753,182 shares trading for $75,380,369 from 10,286,197 stock units at $66,247,560 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasted for the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Mayberry Group advanced $1.41 to close at $6.41, in an exchange of just one unit, NCB Financial dropped 70 cents in closing at $52 with investors trading 58,246 stocks. Pan Jamaica sank $1.50 to finish at $45 after an exchange of 240,319 units, Sagicor Group dipped $1.74 to $38.51 with a transfer of 4,984 stocks, Scotia Group lost 50 cents to end at $53.50 after an exchange of 12,925 shares. Seprod slipped $1 to $75 after a transfer of 9,945 stock units and West Indies Petroleum rose 82 cents to finish at $8.88 with 47,164 shares clearing the market.
The market closed with trading of 93,380 shares for $1,007,322 after tumbling from 958,082 stock units at $6,169,882 on Tuesday.
AS Bryden remained at $1.80 with a mere one unit changing hands, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.79 in trading 16,829 stocks, Endeavour Holdings rose 84 cents to $18.44 after an exchange of only two shares. Eric Solis Marketing gained 20 cents to at a 52 weeks high of $4.20 with a transfer of 2 stocks, First Citizens Group remained at $37.50 in switching ownership of 5,107 units, GraceKennedy ended at $3.58 with 4,173 stock units crossing the exchange. Guardian Holdings popped $2.38 and ended at a 52 weeks high of $18.38, following trading of 3 shares, L.J. Williams B share remained at 90 cents as investors exchanged 12 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 10 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.35 after a transfer of 16,410 units. National Enterprises increased 10 cents to $5.40 with 5,684 stock units passing through the market, Point Lisas dipped 59 cents to $6.31 with investors trading 1,619 shares, Prestige Holdings fell $1.90 to $11 with 500 stock units `crossing the market.
Republic Financial slipped 15 cents to finish at $107.60 with investors dealing in 466 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with a transfer of 4,085 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 39 cents to close at $10.15 with investors swapping 28,669 stocks. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.73 with 101 shares clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean advanced 50 cents to end at $15 with investors trading 1,099 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.85 with an exchange of 8,424 units.
The market closed with 10,286,197 shares trading for $66,247,560 after sliding from 17,999,843 shares for $249,273,407on Monday.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden increased by $2.70 and ended at $26.70 after a transfer of 39 shares, Barita Investments declined $1 to $68.50 in an exchange of 199 units, Berger Paints shed 54 cents to finish at $5.22 with trading of 218 stock units. Caribbean Producers sank 75 cents to close at $5.15 after exchanging 144,496 shares, Eppley skidded 70 cents to end at $34.60 in switching ownership of 1,083 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $3.30 in closing at $45.50 with 580 shares crossing the exchange. GraceKennedy sank 99 cents to $69.01 with 99,813 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings slipped $11 to end at $319 with an exchange of 3,139 units, Jamaica Producers fell 45 cents in closing at $22.07, following trading of 3,114 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced 40 cents and ended at $10.45 with a transfer of 7,451 shares, JMMB Group dropped 50 cents to close at $15.50 with investors swapping 12,450 units, Mayberry Group lost $1.42 to stop at $5 after a transfer of 63,639 stocks.
Pan Jamaica dipped 49 cents to $46.50 in trading 1,111 stock units, Sagicor Group rose 75 cents to finish at $40.25 after an exchange of 20,088 shares, Seprod lost $4.74 and ended at $76 with investors trading 41,449 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped $1.10 to end at $7.40 after an exchange of 3,484 stocks and West Indies Petroleum fell 94 cents to $8.06 with investors dealing in 6,098 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 958,082 shares for $6,169,882 after climbing from 467,628 stock units at $2,805,036 on Monday.
Ansa Merchant Bank dropped 49 cents to $28.51 with investors trading 10 shares, AS Bryden remained at $1.80 with 65 stock units clearing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.79 following an exchange of 121,791 shares. First Citizens Group fell 35 cents to end at $37.50 with 2,370 stocks changing hands, GraceKennedy gained 17 cents to finish at $3.58 in an exchange of 10 stocks, Massy Holdings skidded 2 cents and ended at $3.45 with investors trading 719,011 units. National Enterprises popped 10 cents to $5.30 after a transfer of 16,722 stocks, National Flour Mills increased 10 cents in closing at $1.50 with 325 shares crossing the exchange, NCB Financial ended at $2.60, following trading of 26 units. One Caribbean Media remained at $2 with 23,001 stock units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings climbed 50 cents to finish at $12.90 with investors swapping 5 shares, Republic Financial rose 23 cents and ended at $107.75 with 5,021 stock units passing through the market.
Scotiabank remained at $45.50 as investors exchanged 36,645 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 24 cents in closing at $9.76 in trading 28,789 stocks, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.73 after an exchange of 1,709 units. Unilever Caribbean rallied 50 cents to $14.50 with trading of 255 shares and West Indian Tobacco jumped 30 cents to end at $2.85 after an exchange of 1,947 stock units.
The market closed following
The Main Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 15.3 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Sagicor Group skidded $1.50 in closing at $39.50 with investors swapping 101,043 shares, Stanley Motta gained 50 cents and ended at $7 with 30 stock units clearing the market, Sterling Investments advanced 49 cents to finish at $3.20 in an exchange of 16,114 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell $1.50 to $8.50 following trading of 1,114 stocks and West Indies Petroleum slipped 49 cents to $9 in an exchange of 47,236 units.
The market closed with trading of 467,628 shares at $2,805,036, up from 134,208 stock units for $1,738,928 on Friday.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $29 after an exchange of 285 stock units, AS Bryden ended at $1.80 with 484 stocks crossing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank by 21 cents to close at $7.79 following trading of 24,557 shares. Endeavour Holdings remained at $17.60 after an exchange of 996 units, First Citizens Group fell 15 cents to $37.85 with investors trading 446 stocks, GraceKennedy slipped 17 cents in closing at $3.41 after a transfer of 149,691 stock units. Guardian Holdings popped 1 cent and ended at $16 with investors swapping 357 shares, JMMB Group climbed 8 cents to finish at 90 cents in an exchange of 260 stocks, Massy Holdings rose 4 cents to close at $3.47 with 62,394 units crossing the market. National Enterprises sank 5 cents to $5.20 in switching ownership of 46,133 stock units, National Flour Mills shed 8 cents to end at $1.40 with 33,730 shares clearing the market, NCB Financial remained at $2.60 with a transfer of 25 stock units. Point Lisas finished at $6.90 after a transfer of 14,655 stocks,
Prestige Holdings lost 50 cents to close at $12.40 with 147 units passing through the market, Republic Financial ended at $107.52 with an exchange of 1,631 stocks. Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with 5,140 units crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 1 cent to $10 with investors dealing in 83,115 shares, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.73 in an exchange of 8,990 stock units. Unilever Caribbean dropped $2.76 in closing at $14 as investors transferred 6,542 shares and West Indian Tobacco skidded 30 cents to finish at $2.55 with 27,857 stock units clearing the market.
Market activity soared to 86,182,062 shares trading valued $259,773,986, rising from 37,670,421 stocks worth $170,868,876 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.6. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios for the JSE Main and the USD Market based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Massy Holdings gained 40 cents and ended at $72.40 with 4,483 units clearing the market. Mayberry Group sank 79 cents to $5.51 in the trading of 10,469 shares, Proven Investments advanced 98 cents to $12.98 after an exchange of 253,614 stock units, Sagicor Group rallied $2 to close at $41, with trading of 195,053 stocks. Scotia Group rose $1 to $54 in an exchange of 44,087 units, Seprod skidded $1 to finish at $81 with investors swapping 56,437 shares and Sterling Investments fell 79 cents to a 52 weeks low of $2.71 with 22,978 stocks crossing the exchange.