Rising stocks fueled the Trinidad Exchange


Rising stocks fueled gains on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with falling stocks outnumbering those rising, following a $1.05 jump in shares of First Citizens Group, resulting in the level of price gains overpowering those declining. Trading ended with activity in 14 securities, down from 18 on Friday and ending with prices of three stocks rising, five declining and six ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 70,903 shares for an 83 percent decline from 424,021 stocks with the value plunging 78 percent to $304,551 from $1,358,516 on the prior trading day.
An average of 5,065 shares were traded at $21,754 after sliding from 23,557 units at $75,473 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 18,340 shares at $91,621, down from 19,127 units at $95,766 on the previous day and an average for December of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
The Composite Index rallied 5.43 points to finish at 961.95, the All T&T Index climbed 12.96 points to conclude trading at 1,399.33, the SME Index remained unchanged at 92.68 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.39 points to finish at 69.08.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows only two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $12.75 with 100 shares passing through the market, while First Citizens Group popped $1.05 in closing at $39 after investors exchanged just 2,063 stocks, GraceKennedy ended at $3.37 in trading 110 units. Guardian Holdings skidded 5 cents and ended at $15.24 with 89 shares clearing the market, Guardian Media remained at 62 cents after investors swapped 400 stock units, JMMB Group fell 4 cents to close at 80 cents with 8,239 shares crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings ended at $3.56 after trading of 13,195 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $2.15 in an exchange of 70 units, National Flour Mills gained 1 cent to end at $1.62 with investors dealing in 13,114 stock units. NCB Financial dipped 2 cents in closing at $1.91 with 31,206 shares crossing the market, Point Lisas rose 5 cents to finish at $5.20 with a transfer of 425 stocks, Republic Financial remained at $106 with investors swapping 681 units. Scotiabank lost 1 cent to end at $48 with 181 stock units changing hands and Trinidad Cement slipped 21 cents to finish at $1.73 with investors trading 1,030 shares.
Prices of securities are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

WI Petroleum drops 50%


West Indies Petroleum dropped 50 percent from the peak of $14 reached on Tuesday, dropping $1.75 on Friday, with the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ending with the volume of stocks traded jumping 100 percent and the value 110 percent more than on Thursday. At the close, prices of 27 stocks rose, 20 declined and 13 ended unchanged, following trading of 60 shares compared with 58 on Thursday.

A total of 17,111,569 shares were exchanged, valued at $94,504,692 after jumping from 8,562,905 stock units at $45,031,832 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 285,193 shares at $1,575,078, for an increase from 147,636 stock units at $776,411 on Thursday and for the month to date, an average of 230,772 stock units at $1,507,061 after rising marginally from 225,384 shares at $1,500,327 on the preceding day and lower than December, which ended with an average of 395,435 stock units at $4,321,753.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 12.73 million shares for 74.4 percent of the total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund, ending with 1.71 million stock units for 10 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 494,456 stock units for 2.9 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 3,460.44 points to 381,926.29, the JSE Main Index declined 2,664.45 points to 329,631.09 and the JSE Financial Index gained just 0.12 points to settle at 62.97. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden fell $1.50 to finish at $30 after the trading of 200 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied by $1 to $107 with investors dealing in 4,210 units, GraceKennedy sank 91 cents to end at $71.08 after an exchange of 3,727 shares. Guardian Holdings lost $4 in closing at $340 with a transfer of 408 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 57 cents and ended at $11.76 as investors exchanged 2,852 stocks, Kingston Wharves advanced 50 cents to close at $37.50 with 1,987 units switching owners. Margaritaville rose 68 cents to $12.68 after an exchange of 201 shares, Pan Jamaica shed $4.89 to end at $46.61 in trading 59,869 stock units, Seprod gained $1.75 in closing at $80, with 691 stocks crossing the exchange. Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank 50 cents to finish at $12.50 with traders dealing in 241 units, West Indies Petroleum dropped by $1.75 and ended at $7 after an exchange of 164,463 stocks and Wisynco Group climbed 79 cents to close at $20 with investors swapping 60,606 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share increased 99 cents to $19 with 835 stock units passing through the market, 138 Student Living preference share slipped $37.78 and ended at $211.22 with investors trading 3 shares, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% climbed $20 in closing at $1,120 with an exchange of 138 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% increased $2 to end at $109 with 959 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

WI Petroleum falls for 2nd day


The closing of the party continued on Thursday with West Indies Petroleum dropping for a second day, with an overall decline of 37.5 percent from the peak at $14 and played a major role in the fall of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday. The JSE Index dropped just under 5,200 points after trading in 58 securities and ending with prices of 17 rising, 27 declining and 14 ending firm. The volume of stocks traded dropped by 29 percent, with the value declining by 51 percent, versus Wednesday.

The market closed with 8,562,905 shares trading for $45,031,832 after increasing from 12,120,147 stock units at $91,312,554 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 147,636 shares at $776,411, down from 198,691 stock units at $1,496,927 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 225,384 units at $1,500,327, dipping marginally from 233,612 shares at $1,576,946 on the previous day and December with an average of 395,435 stock units at $4,321,753.
Transjamaican Highway was the leading trade with an exchange of 3.44 million shares for 40.1 percent of the total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, ending with 1.23 million stock units for 14.3 percent of the volume traded and QWI Investments ended with 788,935 stock units for 9.2 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 6,870.74 points to 385,386.73, the JSE Main Index dived 5,291.80 points to end at 332,295.54 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.81 points to 62.85. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 16.9. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Berger Paints dipped 84 cents to close at $5.31 with traders dealing in a mere 759 shares, Carreras gained 45 cents to close at $18.90 after a transfer of 92,970 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped 49 cents to end at $47 with investors switching ownership of 485 stocks. Jamaica Producers fell 79 cents in closing at $22.21 after an exchange of 30,764 shares, Kingston Wharves skidded 50 cents to finish at $37 with 4,460 stock units crossing the market, Margaritaville sank $1.90 and ended at $12 in an exchange of 19 shares. Scotia Group shed $1.50 to $50, trading 38,538 units, West Indies Petroleum lost 77 cents and ended at $8.75 after trading as low as $8, with 432,420 stocks clearing the market and Wisynco Group slipped 74 cents to close at $19.21 in an exchange of 156,658 stock units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% sank $2 to end at $107 with 21 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities are those of the last traded transaction, unless otherwise stated.

Trading surged on Trinidad & Tobago SEx 


Trading surged on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with an increased number of companies being active in trading, resulting in the volume of stocks exchanged jumping 340 percent valued 280 percent more than on Wednesday. At the close of the market, prices of four stocks advanced, seven declined and 16 ended firm.

The market closed with trading of 1,412,919 shares for $4,549,242 after increasing from only 321,103 stock units at $1,195,995 on Wednesday.
An average of 52,330 shares was traded at $168,490, in jumping from 16,055 units at $59,800 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 18,762 shares at $97,445 after rising from 14,016 units at $87,404 on the previous day and December closing with an average of 43,880 shares at $314,506.

The Composite Index fell 0.66 points to 954.87, the All T&T Index fell 1.85 points to settle at 1,383.19, the SME Index skidded 1.39 points to conclude trading at 92.68 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.09 points to close at 69.47.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini advanced 40 cents to $63.25 after an exchange of 680 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $12.75 with 81 units crossing the market, Ansa McAl ended at $43.70 with dealers switching ownership of 3 a mere shares. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.50 in trading only 3 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 3 cents to finish at $8.25 after an exchange of 1,223 stock units, Endeavour Holdings lost 4 cents to end at $18.40 in trading a mere 6 shares. Eric Solis Marketing remained at $4 with just 3 stocks clearing the market, First Citizens Group popped 55 cents to end at $38.50 in an exchange of 1,807 units, GraceKennedy dipped by 10 cents to $3.37 with investors swapping 5,003 stock units. Guardian Holdings ended at $15.29 with a transfer of 6 shares, JMMB Group rallied 4 cents to end at 84 cents with 2,403 units crossing the market, L.J. Williams A share remained at 22 cents with traders dealing in 23 stocks. Massy Holdings fell 5 cents to a 52 weeks low of $3.55 with 45,754 stock units passing through the market, Medcorp dropped $1.99 to close at $46.01 with an exchange of 195 shares, National Enterprises shed 23 cents to finish at $1.92 with 10,008 units changing hands. National Flour Mills declined 3 cents and ended at $1.61 with investors trading 366 stocks, NCB Financial remained at $1.93 with 3 stock units crossing the exchange, Point Lisas ended at $5.15 with investors dealing in 2 shares. Prestige Holdings increased 73 cents in closing at $12.99 after an exchange of 75 stocks, Republic Financial remained at $105.25 with investors trading 3,665 units, Scotiabank ended at $48.60 after a transfer of 2,669 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $2.65 as investors exchanged 1,319,325 shares, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.94 in an exchange of 503 stocks, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 with 13,348 units passing through the market and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.73 after trading of 5,763 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

WI Petroleum weighs down JSE Main Market


Winners outpaced the losers after trading in 61 securities, the same as for Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, and ending with prices of 22 advancing, 17 declining and 22 ending firm. The major Market Index suffered a major slide, led by a big fall in the price of West Indies Petroleum at the close of the market. The volume of stocks traded rose marginally, while the value jumped 44 percent compared to Tuesday.

All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 4,439.85 points to close trading at 392,257.47, while the JSE Main Index dropped 3,209.13 points to settle at 337,587.34 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.24 points to 63.66. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with eight stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The market closed with 12,120,147 shares trading for $91,312,554 after rising from 11,727,312 stock units at $63,365,354 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 198,691 shares at $1,496,927, up from 192,251 stock units at $1,038,776 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date, averages of 233,612 units at $1,576,946, well in alignment with 237,987 shares at $1,586,969 on the previous day and below December with an average of 395,435 stock units at $4,321,753.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 6.27 million shares for 51.7 percent of the total volume, after trading at a record close of $5.10, followed by Lasco Manufacturing, ending with 1.78 million stocks for 14.7 percent of the day’s trade and West Indies Petroleum with 1.36 million units for 11.2 percent of the day’s volume traded.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 16.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments climbed 60 cents to $73.60 with trading of 703 shares, Caribbean Cement dropped 59 cents in closing at $106.37 after an exchange of 11,031 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank 49 cents to $46.51 with investors trading 297 shares. Guardian Holdings rose $14 and ended at $344 in an exchange of 202 stocks, Kingston Wharves climbed $1.41 to finish at a 52 weeks high of $37.50 with 12,742 units passing through the market, NCB Financial popped $1.05 to close at $41 with 124,805 stocks changing hands. Proven Investments rallied 86 cents to $15.86 in trading 1,869 shares, Scotia Group slipped 50 cents to close at $51.50 with 52,644 stock units clearing the market, Seprod sank $5.50 in closing at $78.20 after an exchange of 200,605 units. Sygnus Credit Investments increased 61 cents to  $12.41 with the swapping of 1,396 stocks, West Indies Petroleum dropped $2.88 and to $9.52 with an exchange of 1,360,894 shares and Wisynco Group gained 75 cents to finish at $19.95 with 131,552 stock units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, the 138 Student Living preference share fell $1 and ended at $249 as investors exchanged 12 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $1 to $109 after a transfer of 23 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.opp

Trading rises on Trinidad Exchange


The number of stocks traded dipped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume traded jumping 279 percent valued 31 percent less than on Tuesday. Trading closed with 20 stocks trading, compared to 19 on Tuesday and ended with prices of four rising, eight declining and eight ending unchanged.

The Composite Index fell 1.33 points to finish at 955.53, the All T&T Index lost 2.97 points to end at 1,385.04, the SME Index remained at 94.07 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.06 points to close at 69.38.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The market closed with trading of 321,103 shares with a value of $1,195,995 after increasing from 84,673 stock units at $1,743,716 on Tuesday.
An average of 16,055 shares was traded at $59,800, up from 4,456 units at $91,775 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 14,016 shares at $87,404 after rising marginally from 13,778 units at $90,633 on the previous day and down from an average for December of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
At the close of the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $12.75 with investors swapping 646 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $43.70 after an exchange of 7 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank declined 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $28.50 with investors trading 157 shares. AS Bryden rallied 19 cents to finish at $1.69 with 8,700 units changing hands, CIBC Caribbean ended at $8.28 in an exchange of 120 stock units, First Citizens Group increased 95 cents to end at $37.95 with 2,312 shares passing through the market. GraceKennedy popped 10 cents to close at $3.47 in trading 350 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.29 with 3,300 stocks crossing the market, JMMB Group lost 4 cents in closing at 80 cents with dealers switching ownership of 20,000 stock units. Massy Holdings sank 10 cents to end at $3.60 following trading of 63,006 shares, National Enterprises skidded 9 cents and ended at $2.15 after an exchange of 4,953 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.64 with investors trading 8,680 units. NCB Financial ended at $1.93 after a transfer of 147,685 stock units, Point Lisas sank 10 cents to $5.15, with traders dealing in 98 shares, Prestige Holdings shed 74 cents to close at $12.26, with 1,000 stock units passing through the market. Republic Financial dropped 75 cents to end at $105.25 with investors dealing in 600 stocks, Scotiabank gained 60 cents in closing at $48.60 with 1,622 units crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.65 with a transfer of 33,898 shares. Unilever Caribbean ended at $14 as investors exchanged 14,829 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell 2 cents to $2.73 after dealers swapped 9,140 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated

WI Petroleum lifts Main Market to 2026 high


West Indian Petroleum hits a new high on the JSE Main Market on Tuesday, helping to drive the market indices skywards following trading in 61 securities, down from 63 on Monday and ending with prices of 23 securities increasing, 18 declining and 20 ending unchanged. Trading closed with the All Jamaican Composite Index surging a hefty 11,393.36 points to 396,697.32, the JSE Main Index leapt 8,196.42 points to 340,796.47 and the JSE Financial Index gained just 0.32 points to conclude trading at 63.90.

At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The market closed with 11,727,312 shares, up by 28 percent from 9,166,185 traded on Monday, with the value falling 16 percent to $63,365,354, compared to $75,224,446 on Monday.
Trading averaged 192,251 shares at $1,038,776rising from 145,495 stock units at $1,194,039 on Monday and month to date, an average of 237,987 units at $1,586,969 skidding slightly from 244,536 shares at $1,665,466 on the previous day and December with an average of 395,435 stock units at $4,321,753.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.89 million shares for 24.6 percent of total volume followed by Innovative Energy ending with 1.98 million stocks for 16.9 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund closed with 1.55 million stocks for 13.2 percent of the volume traded and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 1.02 million stock units for 8.7 percent of market trade.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 18.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies, with financial years ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments rallied by $1.65 to end at $73 with traders dealing in 2,306 shares, Berger Paints increased 79 cents to $6.09 in an exchange of 3,426 units, Caribbean Cement rose 96 cents to close at $106.96 with investors trading 4,786 shares. Carreras climbed 44 cents and ended at $18.49 after a transfer of 646,108 stock units, GraceKennedy rose $2 to finish at $72 with dealers switching ownership of 41,671 stocks, Guardian Holdings lost $10 in closing at $330 with investors dealing in 832 units. Jamaica Broilers advanced 44 cents to $16.94 with 72,718 shares crossing the exchange, Jamaica Stock Exchange skidded 45 cents in closing at $11.35 with 8,249 stock units changing hands, Kingston Wharves gained $1.99 to close at $36.09 with investors trading 7,235 stocks. Pan Jamaica rose $5.17 and ended at $51.68 after an exchange of 381 shares, Proven Investments sank 88 cents to end at $15 after dealers swapped 1,657 units and West Indies Petroleum climbed $2.98 to finish at a new closing high of $12.40 in trading 967,017 stocks.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% popped $290 and ended at $2,590 with 10 stock units crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% increased $50 to $1,100 in an exchange of 5 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% slipped $1 to close at $108 with 1,063 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Gains for Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange


First Citizens Group led winners on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the price jumping 99 cents. Trading ended with 19 securities changing hands, down from 21 on Monday. Trading ended with prices of five stocks rising, three declining and 11 remaining firm. The market ended with a 67 percent dip in volume of stocks traded, with a 36 percent rise in value over Monday.

The market closed with trading of 84,673 shares for $1,743,716, with the volume sliding from 256,387 stock units with the value greater than $1,281,628 on Monday.
An average of 4,456 shares were traded at $91,775 compared with 12,209 units at $61,030 on Monday, with trading for the month to date, ending with an average of 13,778 shares at $90,633, which is in line with 14,943 units at $90,491 on the previous day and an average for December of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
The Composite Index climbed 3.67 points to close at 956.86, the All T&T Index rose 7.05 points to 1,388.01, the SME Index remained at 94.07 and the Cross-Listed Index closed unchanged at 69.32.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini climbed 85 cents to finish at $62.85 with 217 shares crossing the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $12.75 after trading of 2 stock units, Ansa McAl ended at $43.70 with 1,228 shares changing hands, while AS Bryden slipped 5 cents to end at $1.50 with investors swapping 990 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 in an exchange of 909 stocks, First Citizens Group popped 99 cents to close at $37 with 1,701 shares passing through the market. GraceKennedy slipped 2 cents to $3.37 in trading 9,918 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.29 after a transfer of 1,001 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 62 cents with investors trading 16,675 units. JMMB Group ended at 84 cents after an exchange of 25 shares, Massy Holdings gained 2 cents to finish at $3.70 with investors dealing in 13,106 units, National Enterprises remained at $2.24 with 1,800 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills fell 2 cents to $1.64 with a transfer of 600 stock units, Point Lisas rose 65 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $5.25 after exchanging 12 shares, Prestige Holdings rallied 74 cents in closing at $13 with market participants swapping 1,504 stocks. Republic Financial ended at $106 with traders dealing in 10,892 units, Scotiabank ended at $48 with 5,612 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.65 after closing with an exchange of 18,473 shares and Trinidad Cement remained at $1.94 with an exchange of 8 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Big bounce in JSE Main Market


The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended trading on Monday with the losers outpacing the winners after trading in 63 securities, compared with 60 on Friday, with prices of 18 rising, 22 declining and 23 ending unchanged, resulting in a sharp jump in the market indices. The volume of stocks traded fell 52 percent with a moderate decline in value compared to Friday.

The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 6,732.90 points to close trading at 385,303.96, the JSE Main Index climbed 4,565.08 points to 332,600.05 and the JSE Financial Index skidded 0.44 points to 63.58.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The market closed with 9,166,185 shares trading for $75,224,446, with the volume plunging from 19,130,466 stock units at $77,290,456 on Friday.
Trading averaged 145,495 shares at $1,194,039 after declining from 318,841 stock units at $1,288,174 on Friday and month to date, an average of 244,536 units at $1,665,466, after sliding from 261,724 shares at $1,747,284 on the previous day and December with an average of 395,435 stock units at $4,321,753.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.24 million shares for 24.4 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy ending with 1.71 million stocks for 18.6 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 1.39 million stock units for 15.1 percent of the day’s trade.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.4.JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden advanced by 84 cents to end at $31.19 with an exchange of a mere two shares, Barita Investments declined $1.65 to $71.35 with investors exchanging 5,308 stocks, Berger Paints sank 95 cents to finish at $5.30 with dealers switching ownership of 4,609 shares. GraceKennedy skidded $2 and ended at $70 with investors dealing in 21,979 stock units, Guardian Holdings sank $4.88 in closing at $340 in an exchange of 781 units, Jamaica Broilers dipped 45 cents to close at $16.50 with 48,866 stocks crossing the market. JMMB Group lost 86 cents to $16.62 with a transfer of 219,054 units, Kingston Wharves dropped $1.20 to close at $34.10 with 3,111 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings shed 50 cents to end at $75.50 in trading 44,714 stock units. Mayberry Group fell 45 cents in closing at $7 with 2,223 shares crossing the exchange, Pan Jamaica slipped $4.94 and ended at $46.51 with investors dealing in 3,441 stock units, Proven Investments popped $1.93 to finish at $15.88 after an exchange of 78,074 units. Seprod gained 70 cents and ended at $83.70 with trading of 1,041 stocks, Supreme Ventures rose 49 cents to $16.99 with an exchange of 57,312 units and West Indies Petroleum climbed $2.16 to close at a record high of $9.42 with 34,943 stocks changing hands.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% increased $3.81 in closing at $43.89 with investors trading 58 shares, 138 Student Living preference share rallied $49 to finish at $250 in an exchange of 12 stock units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% increased $76.75 to end at $1,050 with 69 shares clearing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $3 in closing at $109, with investors swapping just one stock and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $2 to $100, with 215,561 units passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading drops on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange


Investors held off on trading activities on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with trading of only 256,387 shares, down 32 percent from 378,651 stock units on Friday, with the value falling 42 percent to $1,281,628 from $2,193,331 on Friday. Trading ended with 21 securities changing hands, down from 23 on Friday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, four declining and 12 ending firm.

The market closed with an average of 12,209 shares being traded at $61,030, down from 16,463 units at $95,362 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 14,943 shares at $90,491 after decreasing from 15,381 units at $95,215 on the previous day and well below the average for December of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
The Composite Index dipped 2.66 points to settle at 953.19, the All T&T Index dropped 5.12 points to end at 1,380.96, the SME Index remained at 94.07 and the Cross-Listed Index closed unchanged at 69.32.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Agostini lost $1 and ended at $62, following a switch in owners of 844 shares. Angostura Holdings ended trading at $12.75 with investors exchanging 1,077 stocks. Ansa McAl increased by 70 cents to end at $43.70 after a transfer of 5 shares. AS Bryden slipped 30 cents to $1.55 with 2,331 stocks clearing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 after an exchange of 50 units, First Citizens Group popped 99 cents to finish at $36.01 with investors dealing in 1,025 shares. GraceKennedy rallied 2 cents to $3.39 in an exchange of 56 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.29 after trading of 23,103 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 62 cents with an exchange of 5,004 units. JMMB Group ended at 84 cents, with 114 stocks crossing the market, Massy Holdings rose 8 cents to close at $3.68 after an exchange of 50,647 shares, National Enterprises sank 27 cents to end at $2.24, with investors trading 12,414 stock units. National Flour Mills declined 1 cent to $1.66 with 2,515 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial remained at $1.93 with investors swapping 109,673 shares, One Caribbean Media remained at $1.33 in an exchange of 16,514 stock units. Point Lisas ended at $4.60 with traders dealing in 100 units, Republic Financial remained at $106 after an exchange of 803 stocks, Scotiabank gained 50 cents to close at $48 in trading 4,303 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $2.65 after 24,182 stock units crossed the market, Unilever Caribbean closed at $14 with a transfer of 447 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.75 after closing with an exchange of 1,180 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.