The value of stock trading surged sharply on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the value of trades jumping 443 percent over Wednesday, with the financial conglomerate Republic Financial contributing $2.1 million or 68 percent. Investors were engaged in trading 21 securities, up from 20 on Wednesday, resulting in the prices of six stocks rising, five declining and 10 ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 230,159 shares for $3,213,588, in climbing from 122,148 stock units at $591,498 on Wednesday.
An average of just 10,960 shares were traded at $153,028, up from a mere 6,107 units at $29,575 on Wednesday, and well lower than the average of 32,004 shares at $251,725 for March.
The Composite Index declined 2.16 points to 929.69, the All T&T Index skidded 3.19 points to 1,334.96, the SME Index remained at 91.16 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.15 points to 69.44.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini dipped 40 cents to $61.50 after investors exchanged 283 shares,
Angostura Holdings fell 1 cent to a 52 weeks low of $10.88 after a transfer of a mere one stock unit, Ansa McAl ended at $37.26 with trading in 33 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.29 in an exchange of 640 units, Endeavour Holdings shed 5 cents to end at $18.35 with investors trading 44 stocks, First Citizens Group sank 25 cents to end at $33.75 trading 6,995 shares. GraceKennedy remained at $3.38 after traders exchanged 17,617 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.15 with investors trading 462 stocks, Guardian Media at 68 cents with 250 units crossing the exchange. JMMB Group gained 1 cent and ended at 82 cents with investors swapping 2,527 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 9 cents to close at $3.40 with 61,048 units crossing the market, Medcorp ended at $44 with investors trading just one share. National Enterprises rose 11 cents to $3.68 with 66,341 stock units passing through the market, 
NCB Financial rallied 29 cents to end at $2.26, in an exchange of 37 shares, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.40 with 1,271 stock units crossing the market. Republic Financial increased 22 cents to finish at $106.30 with an exchange of 20,136 units, Scotiabank ended at $45.50 with 2 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $8.04 following trading of 15,720 units. Trinidad Cement climbed 9 cents to $1.70 with 10 shares clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 with a transfer of 5,964 stocks and West Indian Tobacco popped 37 cents in closing at $2.82 after an exchange of 30,777 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 19,892,430 shares trading for $135,267,009, down from with 50,208,689 stock units at $552,584,464 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments popped 49 cents to end at $69.79 with investors trading 3,754 shares, Eppley slipped $1.50 to end at $35.50 with 1,744 stocks crossing the exchange, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $3.50 to $42 after trading in 100 shares. GraceKennedy increased 40 cents to finish at $70.40 in an exchange of 13,772 stock units, Guardian Holdings climbed $8 and ended at $325 with 275 stock units clearing the market, Jamaica Producers lost 50 cents to close at $22.50 after a transfer of 46,873 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 80 cents to $12.90 in trading 4,684 stock units, JMMB Group sank 75 cents to close at $16.50 with 26,205 stocks passing through the market, Kingston Properties declined $1.87 in closing at $12.50 as investors exchanged 3,862 units. Margaritaville shed $1.08 to end at $12 with 121 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings dropped 95 cents and ended at $71.50 after an exchange of 2,657 shares, 
Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 77 cents to finish at $6.68 with investors trading 47,572 stock units. NCB Financial gained $1.41 to $44.92 after an exchange of 23,608 units, Pan Jamaica skidded $4.50 to close at $49 with a transfer of 545 shares, Proven Investments dipped 65 cents in closing at $13.85 with 3,508 units crossing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied $1.14 to end at $11 following trading of 1,148 stock units, Seprod sank $1.55 to finish at $81.75 in an exchange of 1,940 stock units, Supreme Ventures skidded $1.91 and ended at $14.97 with traders dealing in 913,790 shares and Wisynco Group fell 50 cents to $21.50 with 99,191 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of a mere 122,148 shares at $591,498, after tumbling from 718,662 stock units at $3,201,832 on Tuesday.
AS Bryden lost 1 cent to finish at $1.39 with investors dealing in 1,974 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank gained 9 cents and ended at $8.29 after an exchange of 100 stock units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.40 with investors swapping 14 shares. First Citizens Group shed 46 cents to $34, with 2,424 stocks clearing the market, GraceKennedy rose 3 cents to end at $3.38 with investors trading 248 units, Guardian Holdings advanced 5 cents to $15.15 after an exchange of 90 stock units. JMMB Group remained at 81 cents with 227 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.49 with investors switching ownership of 22,066 units, National Enterprises climbed 33 cents and ended at $3.57 after a transfer of 1,199 stocks. National Flour Mills ended at $1.50 with investors trading a mere one share, One Caribbean Media increased 20 cents and ended at $1.50 in an exchange of 5 shares, Point Lisas rallied 50 cents to close at $7 with 17 stock units crossing the market. 
Republic Financial dropped 12 cents to finish at $106.08 with a transfer of 232 units, Scotiabank rose 35 cents in closing at $45.50 as investors exchanged 786 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 14 cents to end at $8.04 in trading 4,148 shares. Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 with 1,810 stock units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.45 after trading of 84,213 stocks.
The market closed with 50,208,689 shares trading worth $552,584,464 compared with 17,475,201 stock units at $99,709,568 on Monday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 424.09 points to close at 408,845.09, but the JSE Main Index dropped by 1,132.37 points to end at 346,079.71 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.86 points to close at 63.27. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
Kingston Properties rose $1.84 to $14.37, with trading of 11,124 stocks, Margaritaville popped $1.55 to $13.08 in an exchange of 262 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 70 cents to finish at $7.45 after trading of 2,065 stock units. NCB Financial fell 48 cents and ended at $43.51 after trading of 1,466,953 shares, Pan Jamaica slipped 49 cents to end at $53.50 with traders dealing in 577,922 stock units, Sagicor Group climbed 50 cents to close at $42, with 403,446 units crossing the exchange. Seprod increased $1.30 to $83.30 with investors trading 18,384 stocks, Stanley Motta climbed 79 cents in closing at $6.99, after 322,446 units crossed the market, Supreme Ventures increased 88 cents and ended at $16.88 in trading 6,059,999 stocks and West Indies Petroleum sank 45 cents to close at $10.85 after a transfer of 9,481 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 718,662 shares valued $3,201,832, down sharply from 4,254,206 stock units at $16,345,008 on Friday.
Ansa McAl ended at $37.01 with 257 stocks passing through the market. Ansa Merchant Bank shed $1 to close at $24.50 with dealing in 1,000 shares, AS Bryden fell 6 cents to end at $1.40 while trading 1,397 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 9 cents to finish at $8.20, with an exchange of 120 shares. Endeavour Holdings dipped 4 cents to $18.40 after an exchange of 8 units, Eric Solis Marketing lost 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks loss of $3.90 following trading of 98 stocks, First Citizens Group declined 19 cents in closing at $34.46 in an exchange of 4,250 stock units. GraceKennedy ended at $3.35, with 41,110 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings sank 5 cents to finish at $15.10 with investors dealing in 569 stocks, JMMB Group skidded 2 cents and ended at 81 cents after it closed with an exchange of 2,934 units. Massy Holdings popped 13 cents to $3.49, with 526,565 stock units crossing the market, National Enterprises dropped 36 cents in closing at $3.24 as investors exchanged 1,475 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $1.50, with 3,511 stocks cleared from the market. 
Point Lisas shed 50 cents and ended at $6.50 with an exchange of 10,879 units, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.40, with 16 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial advanced 95 cents to finish at $106.20 with investors trading 3,345 shares. Scotiabank lost 35 cents to $45.15 in switching ownership of 261 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 14 cents to finish at $7.90, with 34,994 stocks crossing the exchange, Trinidad Cement sank 9 cents and ended at $1.61 with a transfer of 2,210 units. Unilever Caribbean declined 70 cents to close at $14 after an exchange of 5,963 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.45 with investors trading 77,237 shares.
The market closed with 17,475,201 shares being traded at $99,709,568 compared to 16,647,376 stock units at $126,834,342 on Friday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Massy Holdings rose 84 cents to $72.84 in switching ownership of 1,101 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 70 cents to end at $6.75 after an exchange of 1,891 stocks, Pan Jamaica advanced $1.19 to finish trading of 125,558 units at $53.99. Portland JSX gained 51 cents to $9 in an exchange of 5 stock units, Sagicor Group fell 50 cents to finish at $41.50, with 19,809 shares crossing the market, Seprod popped $4.50 and ended at $82 with a transfer of 27,822 stock units and Sterling Investments slipped 54 cents to close at $2.96 after it closed with an exchange of 1,003,568 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The volume of stocks traded rose by a mere 4 percent, more importantly, the value dropped 39 percent lower compared to Thursday, with trading ending in 58 securities, as is the case on Friday, resulting in prices of 25 rising, 16 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Kingston Properties increased $1.42 to a 52 weeks high of $12, with 18,335 stocks clearing the market, Kingston Wharves climbed $1.50 to $37.50 in an exchange of 7,345 units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 50 cents in closing at $6.70 with investors swapping 11,791 units. Massy Holdings sank 90 cents and ended at $72 after a transfer of 1,898 shares, Pan Jamaica rose $3.81 to close at $52.80 in trading of 84,176 units, Proven Investments climbed $2.23 to finish at $14.50 and closed after 251,228 stocks were traded. Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased 72 cents and ended at $9.87 after an exchange of 1,757 stock units, Seprod dropped $1 to $77.50, with 105,260 shares crossing the market, Sterling Investments popped 40 cents to finish at $3.50 with investors trading 446,788 stocks. Supreme Ventures shed $1.15 to close at $16.05, with 3,397,677 units crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 40 cents to end at $10.90 as investors exchanged 200 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 4,254,206 shares for $16,345,008, well above 154,201 stock units at $2,616,402 on Thursday.
AS Bryden slipped 2 cents in closing at $1.46, with 239 units crossing the market, Endeavour Holdings remained at $18.44 as investors exchanged 30 stocks, First Citizens Group fell 36 cents to $34.65 in swapping 2,065 units. GraceKennedy fell 3 cents to end at $3.35 with an exchange of 10 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.15, with 5,675 shares being exchanged, JMMB Group ended at 83 cents with investors dealing in 245 stock units. Massy Holdings increased 2 cents in closing at $3.36 with a transfer of 3,745,213 shares, National Enterprises remained at $3.60, with 24,335 stocks clearing the market, National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 in an exchange of 102,474 units. NCB Financial ended at $1.97 with traders dealing in 1,002 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $7 in an exchange of just 7 shares, Prestige Holdings ended at $12.40, following trading of 74 stock units. Republic Financial dipped 76 cents and ended at $105.25, with 1,957 units changing hands, 
Scotiabank popped 35 cents to finish at $45.50 with investors trading 162 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 4 cents to close at $8.04 after a transfer of 316,353 units. Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent to $1.70 after it closed with an exchange of 46,610 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rallied $1.65 in closing at $14.70 with 65 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.45, with 6,457 stock units passing through the market.
The market closed with trading of 154,201 shares for $2,616,402, in declining from 167,015 stocks at $2,960,248 on Wednesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank climbed $1.28 to close at $25.50 after an exchange of 5 shares, AS Bryden fell 1 cent to $1.48 after traders swapped 101 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.29 in swapping owners of 30 shares. Endeavour Holdings rallied 1 cent to $18.44 with an exchange of 15, First Citizens Group advanced 26 cents to end at $35.01 with a transfer of 20,350 stocks, GraceKennedy gained 3 cents in closing at $3.38 after an exchange of 43 stock units. Guardian Holdings remained at $15.15 with 84 shares crossing the market, Guardian Media remained at 68 cents with investors trading 40 stock units, JMMB Group ended at 83 cents with 36 stocks crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings dipped 4 cents in closing at $3.34 with investors trading 16,355 units, Medcorp increased 5 cents to $44 with an exchange of 22 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $3.60 with 5,452 units clearing the market. 
National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 after a transfer of 886 shares, Point Lisas ended at $7 as investors exchanged 10 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $12.40 in trading 260 shares. Republic Financial sank 19 cents to $106.01 with 229 stocks passing through the market, Scotiabank shed 35 cents to close trading at $45.15 with investors swapping 25,762 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $8 in an exchange of 77,344 stock units. Trinidad Cement rallied 9 cents in closing at $1.69, following trading of a mere 2 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.45 with investors dealing in 7,084 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 167,015 shares for $2,960,248, up from 142,743 stock units at $2,856,778 on Tuesday.
At end of the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $10.89 after 103 shares were exchanged, AS Bryden finished at $1.49 with 14,992 units crossing the market, Endeavour Holdings rallied 53 cents to $18.43 with investors trading 10 stocks. First Citizens Group slipped 24 cents to $34.75 with 1,281 shares crossing the market, GraceKennedy rallied 9 cents to finish at $3.35 in an exchange of 28,651 stock units, Guardian Holdings fell 7 cents to close at $15.15 with traders dealing in 347 shares. L.J. Williams B share ended at 95 cents in switching ownership of 100 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed 2 cents to end at $3.38 following the trading of 21,081 units, National Enterprises dipped 8 cents in closing at $3.60 after an exchange of 3,461 stocks. National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 with investors swapping 8 units, 
Republic Financial ended at $106.20 with a transfer of 20,142 shares, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with 3,610 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 99 cents to close at $8 in an exchange of 40,411 stock units, Unilever Caribbean popped 5 cents in closing at $13.05 with 10 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco gained 5 cents to end at $2.45 with 32,808 stocks crossing the exchange.