Stocks continued their upward climb in the new-year on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, following trading in 23 securities compared with 24 on Thursday and ended with prices of eight stocks rising, six declining and nine ending firm. Increased interest by investors resulted in the volume of stocks traded, rising 111 percent, valued 137 percent more than on Thursday.
The market closed with trading of 378,651 shares for $2,193,331 compared to 179,038 stock units at $925,648 on Thursday.
An average of 16,463 shares were exchanged at $95,362, up sharply from just 7,460 units at $38,569 on Thursday. For the month to date, trading averages 15,381 stocks at $95,215, which is in alignment with 15,151 units at $95,184 on the previous day, compared with an average for December of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
The Composite Index gained 4.57 points to end at 955.85, the All T&T Index advanced 8.30 points to 1,386.08, the SME Index rose 0.08 points to 94.07 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.08 points to settle at 69.32.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close of the exchange, Agostini climbed 16 cents to end at $63 with investors swapping 1,063 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $12.75, with 3,602 units crossing the market, Ansa McAl fell 50 cents and ended at $43 with traders dealing in 1,530 shares. 
AS Bryden increased by 15 cents to close at $1.85 after an exchange of one stock, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 with investors trading 1,200 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing rose 20 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $4 after an exchange of 2,900 shares. First Citizens Group shed 98 cents to $35.02 with investors dealing in 5,521 stock units, GraceKennedy lost 2 cents to close at $3.37 with a transfer of 20,003 units, Guardian Holdings rallied 29 cents and ended at $15.29 following trading of 1,500 stock units. Guardian Media ended at 62 cents, with 23 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group remained at 84 cents in trading 1,000 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $3.60 after a transfer of 148,785 units. National Enterprises rose 1 cent to $2.51, with 3,755 stocks clearing the market, National Flour Mills sslipped 1 cent and ended at $1.67 after an exchange of 10,500 units, NCB Financial gained 1 cent to finish at $1.93, with 50,000 shares changing hands. 
One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33 with an exchange of 37,000 stock units, Prestige Holdings sank 74 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $12.26 with an exchange of 663 stocks, Republic Financial ended at $106 with investors trading 3,279 shares. Scotiabank dipped 40 cents in closing at $47.50, with 6,188 stock units crossing the exchange, while Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.65, after 62,979 units passed through the market, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.94 after an exchange of 200 stocks. Unilever Caribbean advanced 9 cents to finish at $14 as investors exchanged 11,505 units and West Indian Tobacco popped 10 cents to end at $2.75 in an exchange of 5,454 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 19,130,466 shares trading for $77,290,456, down from 22,504,770 stock units at $265,888,107 on Thursday.
The Main Market closed trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices along with earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for the fiscal year around August 2026.
Supreme Ventures rose $1 and ended at $16.50 with an exchange of 420,858 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 66 cents to end at $11.75, with 42,238 units crossing the market and West Indies Petroleum rallied $1.69 in closing at a record high of $7.26, with investors exchanging 423,872 shares, with the stock surging 1,350 percent since listing.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading closed with an exchange of 22,504,770 shares with a value of $265,888,107, up from 14,708,083 stock units worth $73,546,829 on Wednesday.
At the close, AS Bryden dipped $3.10 and ended at $30.35, with trading of 1,098 shares, Berger Paints popped 65 cents to $5.95 with a transfer of 1,813 stocks, Caribbean Cement increased 40 cents in closing at $105 with investors swapping 12,466 units. Jamaica Producers fell 88 cents to $23 in switching ownership of 611 shares, JMMB Group rose 47 cents to close at $17.50 after an exchange of 69,124 stock units, Kingston Wharves shed 70 cents to finish at $35.30, with 3,631 shares changing hands. Margaritaville rose $2.43 to $13.97 in an exchange of 8 stocks, Massy Holdings advanced 99 cents in closing at $76 with investors trading 316 units, Pan Jamaica gained $1.03 to finish at $51.98 after a transfer of 1,365 stock units. Proven Investments rallied 50 cents and ended at $15.50 with 40,687 shares crossing the exchange, Scotia Group rose $1.35 to close at $52 with investors dealing in 364,500 stocks, Seprod climbed $5.64 to end at $83.85 in an exchange of 616 units. Stanley Motta sank 47 cents to $6.50, after 752 stock units passed through the market, Supreme Ventures dropped 48 cents to end at $15.50 with traders dealing in 11,457,097 shares and 
West Indian Petroleum increased $1.05 in closing at record $5.57 with 839,687 stocks crossing the market, with a released of shares by at least a connected party, in booking hefty profits.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 179,038 shares for $925,648 compared to 92,136 stock units at $852,515 on Wednesday.
At the day’s close, Agostini remained at $62.84, with 12 shares changing hands, Ansa McAl ended at $43.50 after investors traded 3,850 units, AS Bryden dropped 19 cents to close at $1.70 after a transfer of 5,699 stocks. CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28 with investors trading 84 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.44 with an exchange of just one stock unit, First Citizens Group advanced $1.50 to finish at $36 in trading 1,255 shares. GraceKennedy ended at $3.39 with a transfer of 1,562 units, Guardian Holdings sank 29 cents and ended at $15 with investors dealing in 121 stocks, Guardian Media rose 2 cents in closing at 62 cents, with 10,500 stock units crossing the exchange. JMMB Group remained at 84 cents with traders dealing in a mere one share, L.J. Williams B share fell 2 cents to close at $1.16 in an exchange of 1,000 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed 5 cents to end at $3.60 with investors trading 7,390 units. National Enterprises increased 26 cents in closing at $2.50 after an exchange of 1,184 stocks, National Flour Mills shed 2 cents to $1.68 in trading 32,422 units, 
NCB Financial sllipped 1 cent to close at $1.92, 1,000 stocks crossing the market. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.33 in switching ownership of 10,000 shares, Point Lisas declined 50 cents and ended at $4.60 with investors swapping 50 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $13 in an exchange of 2,540 shares. Republic Financial popped $1.20 in closing at $106 after 63 stock units passed through the market, Scotiabank lost 9 cents to close at $47.90 after an exchange of 1,141 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.65, with 15,887 units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.94, with 10 stocks clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean gained 1 cent to close at $13.91 closed at 20,931 units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 2 cents to finish at $2.65 in trading 62,335 shares.
The market closed with 14,708,083 shares trading worth $73,546,829, compared with 15,161,289 stock units at $89,302,685 on Tuesday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Scotia Group sank $1.59 to end at $50.65 after an exchange of 5,766 shares, West Indies Petroleum rallied $1.07 in closing at $4.52 with investors dealing in 7 stock units and Wisynco Group skidded 74 cents to finish at $19.20 in an exchange of 40,108 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 92,136 shares valued at $852,515 compared to 547,160 stock units at $3,429,904 on Tuesday.
At the close of the exchange, Agostini slipped 1 cent in closing at $62.84, with 11 shares crossing the market, Ansa McAl remained at $43.50 with a transfer of 1,052 stocks, AS Bryden dipped 1 cent in closing at $1.89 after trading of 1,170 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.28, with 250 stock units clearing the market, Endeavour Holdings remained at $18.44, with dealings in 51 units, Eric Solis Marketing sank 10 cents to finish at $3.80, with 269 stocks changing hands. First Citizens Group rose 35 cents to $34.50 with investors dealing in 167 units, GraceKennedy gained 2 cents and closed at $3.39 in an exchange of 54 shares, Guardian Holdings popped 29 cents to close at $15.29 with investors trading 2,308 stock units. Guardian Media skidded 2 cents to 60 cents after an exchange of 274 shares, JMMB Group ended at 84 cents after trading of 234 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.55, with 39,862 units crossing the market. National Enterprises remained at $2.24 in an exchange of 91 stock units, National Flour Mills increased 9 cents to finish at $1.70 with investors trading 101 shares, 
One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33 after 6,769 stocks crossed the market. Republic Financial dipped 20 cents in closing at $104.80 after a transfer of 2,574 units, Scotiabank closed at $47.99 as investors exchanged 365 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 2 cents to end at $2.65, after 11,605 shares passed through the market. Trinidad Cement rallied 19 cents in closing at $1.94 with an exchange of 100 stocks, Unilever Caribbean advanced 30 cents to $13.90 and closed with an exchange of 19,762 units and West Indian Tobacco popped 1 cent to close at $2.63 after 5,067 stock units were traded.
The market closed with 15,161,289 shares being traded at $89,302,685 compared to 13,515,579 stock units at $63,554,888 on Monday.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $1 to $70, following trading in 4,204 shares, before the company announced the acquisition of JN Fund Managers, in a move that should boost profit. Caribbean Cement slipped 90 cents to close at $104.60 with investors dealing in 13,729 units, GraceKennedy sank $3.49 in closing at $69.01, with 59,641 stocks crossing the market. Jamaica Producers rose $1.68 and ended at $23.88, with investors exchanging 206 shares, JMMB Group declined 95 cents to end at $17.05, with 9,525 stock units changing hands, Proven Investments sank $1.29 to finish at $14.21 in trading 1,815 shares. Seprod dipped $5.71 to $78.20 after 6,847 stock units passed through the market, Supreme Ventures increased 50 cents to finish at $15.99 with investors swapping 28,385 units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 41 cents and ended at $12 after closing with trading in 7,919 stocks and 
At the close of the market, there was buying interest for over 20 million shares, ranging from 45 cents to a high of $3.45.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 547,160 shares for $3,429,904 compared to 511,318 stock units at $1,316,589 on Monday.
AS Bryden ended at $1.90 after 2,001 stocks crossed the market, First Citizens Group advanced 5 cents in closing at $34.15 in trading 11,490 stock units, GraceKennedy declined 10 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.37 after switching ownership of 634 shares. Guardian Holdings lost 29 cents to $15 with investors trading 40 units, Guardian Media remained at 62 cents in an exchange of 8 stocks, JMMB Group declined 2 cents to finish at 84 cents, with 251 stock units changing hands. L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.18, after 500 shares passed through the market , Massy Holdings ended at $3.65 with an exchange of 18,504 units, National Enterprises ended at $2.24, with 62,794 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 with investors trading 50,800 stock units, One Caribbean Media closed at $1.33 after an exchange of 20,978 shares, Point Lisas popped 50 cents in closing at $5.10 with investors dealing in 650 stock units. 
Prestige Holdings fell 98 cents to end at 52 weeks low of $13 after an exchange of 1,553 stock units, Republic Financial slipped 99 cents to close at $105 in trading 15,425 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $47.99 after a transfer of 1,510 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.63 as investors exchanged 343,230 shares, Trinidad Cement sank 19 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.75 with a transfer of 1,474 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dropped 40 cents to close at $13.60 with investors swapping 1,093 stocks and West Indian Tobacco shed 2 cents to end at $2.62 with an exchange of 13,579 shares.
On a day of below-average trading, that closed with an exchange of 13,515,579 shares at $63,554,888 compared to 9,985,799 stock units at $64,681,027 on Friday.
At the close on a day of mostly negative price changes, AS Bryden sank $2.36 to finish at $31, with 2,238 shares clearing the market, Barita Investments rose $1.15 and ended at $71 after a transfer of 1,189 stock units, Berger Paints fell 86 cents to $5.34 after trading of 7,652 shares. Carib Cement dropped 50 cents to $105.50, after 9,625 stock units passed through the market, First Rock Real Estate climbed 41 cents to $10.50, with investors swapping 800 units, GraceKennedy sank 47 cents in closing at $72.50, with 30,701 shares crossing the market. Jamaica Producers skidded $1.68 to $22.20 with a transfer of 878 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 92 cents to end at $11 as investors exchanged 49,819 stocks, JMMB Group declined $1.20 in closing at $18, with 36,205 stock units crossing the market. Margaritaville shed 44 cents to close at $11.54 with investors dealing in 85 shares, Mayberry Group popped 66 cents and ended at $7.66 in an exchange of 606 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $2 to finish at $45, with 67 units changing hands. 
NCB Financial slipped 75 cents to $39 with an exchange of 55,965 stock units, Pan Jamaica advanced $6 to end at $51, after closed with 3,509 shares changing hands, Proven Investments sank 49 cents in closing at $15.50 with investors trading 982 stock units. Scotia Group dropped 55 cents and ended at $52.45 after an exchange of 42,504 units, Seprod rallied 71 cents to close at $83.91 with investors trading 12,109 stocks, Supreme Ventures lost $1 to finish at $15.49 after an exchange of 1,583,115 units and West Indian Petroleum increased 64 cents and ended at a record high of $2.59 in trading a mere one share.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 511,318 shares worth $1,316,589 compared to 306,666 stock units at $3,755,364 on Friday.
AS Bryden lost 1 cent and ended at $1.90 after an exchange of 14,711 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank popped 4 cents to end at $8.28, with 33 units crossing the market, First Citizens Group gained 1 cent to finish at $34.10 after a transfer of 2,950 shares. GraceKennedy ended at $3.47 after investors traded 937 units, Guardian Holdings climbed 34 cents to end at $15.29 after an exchange of 5 stocks, Guardian Media climbed 2 cents to end at 62 cents with a transfer of only one stock unit. JMMB Group ended at 86 cents, with 9,000 shares crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings increased 1 cent to $3.65 after trading of 4,772 stock units, National Enterprises rallied 24 cents to close at $2.24, with 25,956 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 with investors trading 107,171 units, NCB Financial advanced 1 cent in closing at $1.93 with an exchange of 51 stocks, Prestige Holdings remained at $13.98 following an exchange of 200 units. 
Republic Financial rose 49 cents and ended at $105.99 after the trading of 19 shares, Scotiabank ended at $47.99, with 209 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks low of $2.63 as investors exchanged 290,335 shares. Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent in closing at $1.94, with 505 units clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 in trading 149 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.64 as 54,249 stock units passed through the market.