Trading fell on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 54 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded and 70 percent slippage in value compared with trading on Thursday, resulting from trading in 27 securities compared with 20 on Thursday and ending with prices of nine rising, six declining and 12 ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 173,038 shares worth $1,163,724 compared to 379,581 stock units at $3,852,358 on Thursday.
An average of 6,409 shares were traded at $43,101 compared with 18,979 stock units at $192,618 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 11,758 shares at $106,704 compared to an average of 73,891 shares at $397,305 for September.
The Composite Index slipped 0.98 points to 1,018.67, the All T&T Index lost 5.43 points to close at 1,444.31, the SME Index remained at 74.69 and the Cross-Listed Index climbed 0.55 points to 78.93.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini climbed 50 cents to close at $48.95 with a transfer of 62 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $10.40 with investors dealing in 105 stocks, Ansa McAl dipped 49 cents in settling at $44.50 with 818 shares crossing the market. 
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $28.33 as investors exchanged 1,403 stock units, AS Bryden fell 1 cent and ended at $1.49 in trading 34,831 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended the day at $8.14 after a transfer of 968 units. CinemaOne ended at $2.87 with 10 units changing hands, Endeavour Holdings closed at $13.50 with trading of 10 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing increased 5 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $4.85 with an exchange of 10 shares. First Citizens Group ended at $40 with 2,376 units clearing the market, GraceKennedy ended at $4.20 with investors trading 370 stocks, Guardian Holdings popped 1 cent to end at $16.61 with 40 stock units crossing the market. JMMB Group dipped 3 cents to a 52 weeks low of 85 cents in an exchange of 4,218 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $3.35 with 89,624 stocks passing through the market, Medcorp rallied 2 cents in closing at $43.75 with the swapping of just 1 ushare. National Enterprises remained at $4.60 after an exchange of 1,693 stock units, National Flour Mills lost 1 cent to finish at $1.69 with a transfer of 527 shares, NCB Financial ended at $3 with 184 stocks crossing the exchange. 
One Caribbean Media skidded 1 cent and ended at $1.67 after trading of 1,512 units, Point Lisas remained at $7.50 with an exchange of 256 stock units, Republic Financial rose $1 in closing at $114 after an exchange of 1,682 shares. Scotiabank advanced 24 cents to settle at $47.74 in an exchange of 5,234 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 14 cents to end at $10.15 with 4,640 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad Cement popped 5 cents to finish at $2.05 after a transfer of 10 stock units. Unilever Caribbean gained 95 cents and stopped at $16.50 with 2,808 shares crossing the exchange, West Indian Tobacco shed 5 cents to $4.05 after trading of 19,636 stocks and West Indian Traders remained at $2.13 with investors swapping 10 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading in 379,581 shares with a value of $3,852,358 after surging from 92,806 stocks at $1,239,915 on Wednesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank advanced by 14 cents to close at $8.14 after an exchange of 5,456 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13.50 with a transfer of just 4 shares, First Citizens Group ended at $40 with 9,015 stocks traded. GraceKennedy popped 5 cents to close at $4.20 with an exchange of 50 stocks, Massy Holdings closed at $3.35 with 1,275 units clearing the market, National Enterprises ended at $4.60 after a transfer of 125 stocks. NCB Financial gained 5 cents in closing at $3 in trading 27,057 units, One Caribbean Media rose 1 cent to close at $1.68 with 4,002 shares crossing the exchange, Point Lisas ended at $7.50 after trading of 15 stock units. Prestige Holdings fell 30 cents to $11.70 in an exchange of 15 shares, Republic Financial remained at $113 with investors dealing in 761 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $47.50 after an exchange of 262 units. 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 25 cents to close at $10.01 with a transfer of 319,869 stock units, Trinidad Cement fell 5 cents to finish at $2 with investors swapping 955 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.55 with 507 stocks being traded, West Indian Tobacco slipped 5 cents to close at $4.10 after investors exchanged 9,226 units and West Indian Traders ended at $2.13 in switching ownership of 499 stock units.
The market closed with trading of a mere 92,806 shares for $1,239,915, down from 393,264 stock units at $5,477,809 on Tuesday.
Ansa McAl ended at $44.99 with 31 shares changing hands. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.33 after 2 stocks passed through the market, First Citizens Group fell 5 cents to $40 in trading of 1,753 shares, GraceKennedy closed at $4.15, with 2,658 stocks clearing the market. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.60 with trading of 258 stock units, Guardian Media skidded 1 cent to 85 cents and closed with an exchange of 500 stocks, Massy Holdings lost 5 cents and ended at $3.35 after a transfer of 18,756 shares. National Enterprises ended at $4.60 after trading of 8,950 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.70, with 12,399 units crossing the market, NCB Financial dipped 28 cents to close at $2.95 with investors trading 6,500 stock units. One Caribbean Media declined 1 cent to $1.67 with 2,000 shares crossing the exchange, Point Lisas remained at $7.50 after trading of 98 units, Republic Financial slipped $2 to end at $113, with 5,417 shares changing hands. 
Scotiabank fell 10 cents to end at $47.50 with investors trading 976 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 1 cent in closing at $10.26 in an exchange of 27,610 shares, Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents to finish at $2.05 with investors dealing in 3,072 units. Unilever Caribbean advanced 5 cents and ended at $15.55 after an exchange of 101 stocks, West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.15 with investors swapping 138 stock units and West Indian Traders ended at $2.13, with 361 shares crossing the market.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
Going forward, ICInsider.com’s forecast of leading Main Market stocks for the twelve months into late 2027 anticipates substantial upside across a group of stocks. Berger Paints tops the list with forecasted appreciation of 597 percent, ahead of Margaritaville with 572 percent and Sygnus Credit Investments with a 496 percent. QWI Investments is projected to gain 433 percent, Jamaica Broilers 402 percent and JMMB Group 382 percent. Further down, 138 Student Living is projected to rise 300 percent, as it recovers from a recent steep fall. Palace Amusement Company is projected to deliver a 239 percent, as good quality movies is expected to be a big pulling card for patrons, Lasco Distributors is projected for 215 percent rise and Caribbean Cement Company 155 percent to round out the ten.
It was followed by First Rock Real Estate, up 24.6 percent, VM Investments rallied by 20.6 percent. Sygnus Real Estate popped 14.5 percent and Berger Paints rose 12.6 percent. Kingston Properties advanced 12.3 percent while Jamaica Broilers Group rose 11.1 percent. 138 Student Living moved 9.1 percent higher, Barita Investments rose 8.3 percent, and a security trading under the symbol Tropical Battery closed out the top ten with a gain of 7.1 percent.
Eppley lost 9.09 percent, and Caribbean Producers declined by 6.25 percent. Rounding out the bottom half, , Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell by 4.23 percent, Sagicor Select Manufacturing and Distribution 
The market closed with trading of 19,036,666 shares with the value at $284,857,279, up from 12,183,080 stocks at $237,605,239 on Monday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Quantas Advantage climbed 49 cents to $24.99 in trading 96,330 stocks, QWI Investments climbed 11 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of 87 cents, after trading of 747,061 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied $1.48 to $9.78, with 102 stocks crossing the market. Scotia Group advanced $8.25 to a 52 weeks high of $67.50, with swapping of 890,332 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose $1.13 in closing at $8.63 after 35 stocks passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction
The market closed with trading of 393,264 shares at $5,477,809 compared to 473,453 stock units at $3,567,796 on Monday.
Ansa Merchant Bank rallied 8 cents to end at $28.33, following trading of 695 stocks, AS Bryden finished trading at $1.50 with an exchange of 167 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank rallied by 1 cent to close at $8 with trading of 204,011 stock units. First Citizens Group skidded 29 cents to end at $40.05 after an exchange of 9,221 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $4.15 after trading of 2,345 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.60 after a transfer of 2,191 shares. JMMB Group fell 1 cent to finish at 88 cents in switching ownership of 1,845 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $3.40 with 57,808 stocks crossing the market, Medcorp dipped 1 cent to close at 52 weeks low of $43.73 in an exchange of 1 unit. National Enterprises ended at $4.60 with investors dealing in 1,834 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $1.70 with 28,731 units clearing the market, NCB Financial gained 33 cents in closing at $3.23 with investors swapping 3 shares. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.68 after trading of 5,040 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $7.50 with an exchange of 143 shares, Prestige Holdings ended at $12, with 5 units changing hands. 
Republic Financial gained $2 to close at $113.01 with an exchange of 23,924 shares, Scotiabank lost 3 cents in closing at $47.60 with a transfer of 600 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 5 cents to $10.25 as investors exchanged 20,885 shares. Trinidad Cement climbed 9 cents to end at $2, with 20,191 stocks crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean increased 31 cents to finish at $15.50 after an exchange of 5,915 units, West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.15 with investors trading 6,778 stock units and West Indian Traders remained at $2.13 with an exchange of 20 shares.
The market closed with trading of 473,453 shares for $3,567,796 compared to 125,024 stock units at $875,803 on Friday.
CinemaOne ended at $2.87 in an exchange of 10 stock units, Endeavour Holdings closed at $13.50 with trading of just one stock unit, Eric Solis Marketing popped 61 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $4.80 following a transfer of a mere 1 stock. First Citizens Group lost 41 cents to end at $40.34 with an exchange of 1,664 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $4.15, with 121,016 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings rallied 25 cents to close at $16.60 with an exchange of 226 stock units. JMMB Group increased 2 cents to 89 cents, with 451 shares passing through the market, Massy Holdings dropped 2 cents to finish at $3.40 after an exchange of 21,989 stocks, Medcorp dipped 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks low of $43.74, with 2 units crossing the market. National Enterprises climbed 3 cents to close at $4.60, with investors swapping 9,832 stock units, National Flour Mills rose 5 cents to end at $1.70 after trading of 73,273 shares, NCB Financial slipped 10 cents in closing at $2.90 after an exchange of 20,011 stocks. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.68 with investors dealing in 3,396 stock units, 
Point Lisas ended at $7.50 with 8,582 shares passing through the exchange, Republic Financial climbed $1 and ended at $113 in trading 3,644 shares. Scotiabank declined 37 cents to end at $47.63, with 1,564 units being traded, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 10 cents in closing at $10.30 after an exchange of 195,640 stock units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $15.19 after 4,613 stock units passed through the market. West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.15 after an exchange of 355 shares and West Indian Traders ended at $2.13 with investors trading 279 stocks.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 729.97 points to 377,335.57, with the All Jamaican Composite Index popping 3,083.96 points to 443,622.55, the JSE Main Index rose 710.66 points to 371,694.62, the Junior Market Index climbed by 7.04 points to 3,057.20 and the JSE USD Market Index skidded 2.84 points to finish at 294.52.
Among the top losers, AS Bryden shed $5.40 to close at $19.00, NCB Financial dropped 82 cents to $67.00, Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 40 cents in closing at $7.50, JMMB Group dipped 32 cents to finish at $20.43 and Kingston Wharves fell 23 cents and ended at $33.22.
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Trading ended with an exchange of 19,453,239 shares valued at $284,365,684, after an increase from 16,948,175 stock units at $132,898,559 on Thursday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 360.22 points to close at 440,538.59, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,179.39 points to 370,983.96 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.37 points to 70.69. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Jamaica Broilers climbed 69 cents to $13.95 with 98,305 stocks passing through the market, Kingston Properties increased 40 cents to end at $11.90 after an exchange of 828 stock units, NCB Financial dropped 98 cents to close at $67.82 with 34,965 shares changing hands. Proven Investments lost 44 cents and ended at $9.35 after a transfer of 31,056 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped $1.40 to close at $8.33 with investors swapping 8,129 stocks and Scotia Group declined 50 cents to finish at $58.50 after trading of 11,922 stock units.
Trading ended with an exchange of 125,024 shares for $875,803 after sliding from 181,985 stock units at $2,539,597 on Wednesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 1 cent in closing at $7.99 after an exchange of 158 units, CinemaOne remained at $2.87, after a switch in ownership of 9 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13.50 after trading of 10 units. First Citizens Group climbed 50 cents to $40.75 after an exchange of 1,607 shares, GraceKennedy ended trading at $4.15 with an exchange of 15 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined 25 cents and ended at $16.35 after a transfer of 1,260 shares. Guardian Media increased 1 cent to end at 86 cents with 50 units passing through the market, JMMB Group lost 1 cent in closing at 87 cents with 493 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings remained at $3.42, with a transfer of 2,290 stock units. National Enterprises advanced 7 cents to $4.57 following a transfer of 631 shares, National Flour Mills rose 4 cents in closing at $1.65aafter trading 101,400 units, NCB Financial ended at $3 after an exchange of 1,024 stocks. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.68 with 170 stock units crossing the market, Point Lisas rallied 5 cents to finish at $7.50 in an exchange of 378 shares, Republic Financial ended at $112 with 2,158 units crossing the market. 
Scotiabank popped 37 cents to $48 with an exchange of 1,760 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 20 cents to end at $10.20 after an exchange of 1,300 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 1 cent in closing at $15.19 with investors swapping 931 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.15 with investors trading 4,320 stocks and West Indian Traders closed at $2.13 with a transfer of just 5 shares.