Trading rises on T&T Stock Exchange


Stocks ended with mostly losses on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following a 40 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with the value 79 percent more than on Tuesday, resulting from the trading of 20 securities compared with 23 on Tuesday and ending with prices of six rising, four declining and 10 ended firm.

The market closed with trading of 1,756,260 shares for $4,855,196, up from 1,250,094 stock units at $2,711,618 on Tuesday.
An average of 87,813 shares were traded at $242,760, well above 54,352 units at $117,896 on Tuesday, with trading for the month to date averaging 40,694 shares at $251,632 in line with 37,712 units at $252,194 on the previous day, but below August, with an average of 59,000 shares at $327,034.
The Composite Index sank 8.34 points to finish at 973.78, the All T&T Index fell 6.66 points to end at 1,407.07, the SME Index remained unchanged at 100.64 and the Cross-Listed Index dropped 1.44 points to wrap up trading at 71.41.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini ended at $68 after 262 shares passed through the market, Ansa McAl remained at $40.75 after an exchange of a mere one unit, AS Bryden climbed 26 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $2.01, with 800 shares changing hands. Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $23.10 after investors exchanged 591 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 10 cents in closing at $8.50, in switching ownership of 91,080 stocks, First Citizens Group rose 78 cents to $38.95 after trading of 4,100 shares. GraceKennedy dipped 5 cents to $3.60 with investors dealing in 5 stocks, Guardian Holdings rose 39 cents to end at $14.95, with 317 stock units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group gained 6 cents in closing at $1 with investors trading 11 units. Massy Holdings popped 28 cents and ended at $3.85 in an exchange of 1,702 shares, National Enterprises fell 2 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.98, with 13,905 shares clearing the market, National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 in an exchange of 23,620 units. NCB Financial remained at $1.93 after closing with an exchange of 1,600,000 stock units, Point Lisas advanced 9 cents to end at $4, with traders dealing in 5,000 shares, Prestige Holdings ended at $13.75 after an exchange of 36 units. Republic Financial shed 91 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $106.60 in trading 6,396 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $48.70, with 214 stock units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.90, after the trading of 2,002 shares. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.95 with an exchange of 6,204 stocks and Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.85, with 14 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading surges on T&T Stock Exchange


Investors pumped 51 percent more funds into trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, pushing the volume of stocks traded up 377 percent over Monday, resulting in trading in 23 securities compared with 22 on Monday, with prices of five stocks rising, seven declining and 11 ended firm.

The market closed with trading of 1,250,094 shares for $2,711,618, up sharply from 262,250 stock units at $1,800,433 on Monday.
An average of 54,352 shares were traded at a value of $117,896, up from 11,920 units at $81,838 on Monday, with trading for the month to date averaging 37,712 shares at $252,194, in line with 36,406 units at $262,740 on the previous day, compared with an average for August of 59,000 shares with an average value of $327,034.
The Composite Index slipped by just 0.10 points to close at 982.12, the All T&T Index gained 1.96 points to finish at 1,413.73, the SME Index remained at 100.64 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.33 points to finish at 72.85.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini ended trading at $68, with an exchange of just 3 shares, Ansa McAl sank $3 to close at a 52 weeks low of $40.75 with 82 stock units changing hands, AS Bryden remained at $1.75 following trading of 106 shares. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.10 and closed with 985 stocks changing hands, CIBC Caribbean Bank skidded 20 cents in closing at $8.60, with the trading of 100 stock units, First Citizens Group ended at $38.17 after an exchange of 218 stocks. GraceKennedy rose 3 cents to $3.65, with 143,807 units being traded, Guardian Holdings dropped 44 cents in closing at $14.56 after an exchange of 201 shares, Guardian Media remained at 66 cents, with 5,462 stock units passing through the market. JMMB Group ended at 94 cents in switching ownership of 204,899 shares, L.J. Williams B share remained at $1 with investors swapping a mere 6 stocks, Massy Holdings dipped 30 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.57, with 63,368 units crossing the exchange. Medcorp fell $2.50 to $49.50 with investors dealing in just one stock unit, National Enterprises rose 1 cent in closing at $2, with 200 shares clearing the market. National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 with traders dealing in 5 stocks. NCB Financial ended at $1.93 as investors exchanged 826,950 units, Point Lisas remained at $3.91, with 100 stock units passing through the market, Prestige Holdings climbed 25 cents and ended at $13.75 in an exchange of 44 shares. Republic Financial popped 1 cent to $107.51 with investors trading 419 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $48.70 after a transfer of 1,886 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 10 cents to close at $2.90 in trading 398 stock units. Unilever Caribbean dropped 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $13.85 after an exchange of 180 shares and West Indian Tobacco shed 4 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $3.95 with a transfer of 674 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading falls back on the JSE Main Market


Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Monday, with a 33 percent decline in volume of stocks traded and the value 26 percent lower than on Friday, following trading in 62 securities, up from 57 on Friday, with prices of 18 rising, 28 declining and 16 ending unchanged, with the market indices closing higher.

The market closed with 9,600,330 shares trading worth $81,214,478, dropping from 14,234,593 units at $110,121,319 on Friday.
Trading averaged 154,844 shares at $1,309,911, down from 249,730 stocks at $1,931,953 on Friday and month to date, an average of 282,015 units at $1,831,773 down from 291,151 shares, with a value of $1,869,265 on the previous day and August with an average of 286,418 stocks at $1,923,954.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.36 million shares for 24.6 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund, with 1.35 million stocks for 14.1 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 1.17 million stock units for 12.1 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 847.50 points to conclude trading at 367,686.34, the JSE Main Index rallied 469.16 points to conclude trading at 319,199.49 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.12 points to conclude trading at 66.87. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. 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, Caribbean Cement increased by $3.80 to $94.80 as 167,075 shares were traded, Caribbean Producers dipped 97 cents to finish at $7.30 with dealing in 46,167 units, Eppley fell $4.90 to $30 after a transfer of 2,081 shares. Eppley Carib Fund rallied 40 cents in closing at $41.40 with traders dealing in 860 shares, General Accident rose 30 cents to end at $6.45, following an exchange of 8,764 stocks, GraceKennedy skidded $1.25 to close at $71.62 with investors trading 17,608 shares. Jamaica Broilers lost $1.20 to close at $24.25 with 33,987 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Producers dropped $1.33 and ended at $23 with a transfer of 9,935 units, JMMB Group gained 96 cents in closing at $19.66 after an exchange of 55,857 stock units. Margaritaville shed $1.74 to end at $12.99 in trading 33 shares, Massy Holdings declined 30 cents to close at $75.60 with 80,198 units crossing the market, NCB Financial fell 98 cents to finish at $44.02 in an exchange of 170,360 stocks. Pan Jamaica popped 30 cents and ended at $51 with investors swapping 1,482 stock units, Portland JSX rallied 35 cents to $10.50 in an exchange of 37 shares, Proven Investments advanced $1.02 to end at $16.97 after trading of 231,352 stocks. Sagicor Group slipped 75 cents to $40 with traders switching ownership of 19,731 units, Scotia Group sank $1 to close at $54.01 with investors trading 145,259 stock units, Seprod popped $2 to finish at $82 with 3,707 shares changing hands. Stanley Motta increased by 41 cents to $6.42 as investors exchanged 9,020 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 49 cents to finish at $7.49 as brokers cleared the market of 105,197 units, Victoria Mutual Investments rose 34 cents and ended at $2.41 after an exchange of 31,740 stock units and Wisynco Group dipped $1.44 in closing at $19.02 with 61,441 shares crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share fell $1 to end at $19 with an exchange of 5,200 stocks, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% dropped $2 to close at $1,138 with 20 units changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% gained $3.90 to $103.90 with traders dealing in 28,755 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated

Spillage on Trinidad & Tobago stock market 


The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed trading on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 25 percent, with the value surging 81 percent more than on Friday, following trading in 22 securities compared with 15 on Friday and ending with prices of six rising, seven declining and nine ending firm, with six stocks closing at 52 weeks low.

The market closed after trading of 262,250 shares for $1,800,433, compared to 351,202 stock units at $993,300 on Friday.
An average of 11,920 shares was traded at $81,838, sliding from 23,413 stock units at $66,220 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 36,406 shares worth $262,740 compared with 38,394 units at $277,427 on the previous day and an average for August of 59,000 shares at $327,034.
The Composite Index slipped 1.46 points to end at 982.22, the All T&T Index dipped 2.47 points to close at 1,411.77, the SME Index remained at 100.64 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.05 points to finish at 73.18.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini remained at $68, with 440 shares clearing the market, AS Bryden ended at $1.75 with traders dealing in 20 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.10 with 12,879 stocks changing hands. CIBC Caribbean Bank climbed 8 cents to end at $8.80 after the transfer of 184 shares, CinemaOne ended at $4.68 as investors exchanged 42 units,  Endeavour Holdings ended at $19.50 with a transfer of just 50 shares. First Citizens Group rallied 17 cents to $38.17 after trading 7,704 stock units, Guardian Holdings finished at $15 with trading of 1,365 stocks, Guardian Media ended at 66 cents after switching ownership of 13 stock units. JMMB Group popped 4 cents to end at $94 with 1,001 stock units being traded, Massy Holdings rose 2 cents to $3.87 as investors exchanged 25,778 shares, National Enterprises slipped 6 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.99 with 17,334 stock units crossing the market. National Flour Mills rose 1 cent to $1.61 after an exchange of 10 units, NCB Financial remained at $1.93 after closing with an exchange of 67,000 stocks, Point Lisas lost 19 cents to finish at $3.91 as traders passed 200 units through the market. Prestige Holdings dropped 25 cents and ended at 52 weeks low of $13.50 in trading 8,565 shares, Republic Financial fell 78 cents in closing at 52 weeks low of $107.50 with 4,117 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank closed at $48.70 with investors dealing in 220 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 10 cents to a 52 weeks low of $2.80 afer an exchange of 114,224 stocks, Trinidad Cement gained 10 cents to finish at $1.95 with investors trading 10 units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $13.90 in an exchange of 94 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell by 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.99 with investors swapping 1,000 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise

Stocks lead Trinidad Exchange into decline


Stocks ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange lower on Friday, following a 28 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, valued 46 percent lower than on Thursday, resulting in 15 securities trading compared with 17 on Thursday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, five declining and five ended firm.

The market closed with trading of 351,202 shares for $993,300 compared with 485,244 stocks at $1,843,117 on Thursday.
The average volume of stocks traded was 23,413 shares with a value of $66,220 compared to 28,544 units at $108,419 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 38,394 shares at $277,427, moderately less than 39,271 units at $289,802 on the previous day and an average for August of 59,000 shares at $327,034.
The Composite Index fell 5.12 points to 983.68, the All T&T Index lost 8.87 points to settle at 1,414.24, the SME Index sank 0.01 points to 100.64 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.15 points to settle at 73.23.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Angostura Holdings lost 42 cents to end at $12.50 after an exchange of 670 shares, AS Bryden rose 23 cents to a record high of $1.75 with trading of 58 stocks. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.10 after a transfer of 1,928 shares. Eric Solis Marketing declined 2 cents to end at $4, with 988 shares crossing the exchange. First Citizens rose 50 cents to finish at $38 in trading 2,061 units, GraceKennedy shed 3 cents and ended at $3.62 after an exchange of 4,500 shares. JMMB Group remained at 90 cents with investors swapping 7,493 units, Massy Holdings ended at $3.85 in an exchange of 5,087 stocks, NCB Financial dipped 5 cents to finish at $1.93 with investors dealing in 269,833 stock units. Point Lisas popped 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $4.10 in an exchange of 56,711 shares, Prestige Holdings increased 25 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $13.75 with a mere 6 units changing hands, Republic Financial sank 72 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $108.28 as investors traded 419 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $48.70 in switching ownership of 309 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 8 cents in closing at $2.90 with the trading of 1,000 shares and Unilever Caribbean ended at $14 with 139 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Surge in trading on JSE Main Market


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks changing hands surging 308 percent and the value just 55 percent more than on Wednesday, following trading in 57 securities compared with 55 on the prior day, and ended with prices of 25 rising, 20 declining and 12 ending unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 37,839,121 shares with a value of $191,734,600, up from 9,312,326 stock units at $125,617,829 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 663,844 shares at $3,363,765, up from 169,315 stock units at $2,283,961 on Wednesday and for the month to date, an average of 294,080 units at $1,884,832 compared with 265,941 shares at $1,750,761 on the previous day and August with an average of 286,418 stock units at $1,923,954.
Trading was led by Transjamaican Highway, with 22.29 million shares for 58.7 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund, with 7.91 million stocks for 20.8 percent of the day’s trade, after Radio Jamaica closed with 1.70 million shares for 4.5 percent of the volume traded and Wigton Energy with 1.20 million stock units for 3.2 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,108.34 points to 367,032.35, the JSE Main Index lost 606.47 points to close at 318,729.03 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.48 points to 67.25. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. 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 lost $5.05 to close at $24.65 with trading of 2,607 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied $2.01 to $91.01 with 2,455 stock units switching owners, Eppley fell $4.90 and ended at $30 with investors trading 500 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $2.50 to $41, after an exchange of 2,616 stocks, GraceKennedy advanced by 90 cents to end at $71.90, with the swapping of 2,893 shares, Guardian Holdings increased $55 to finish at $370 with 5,058 shares crossing the market. Jamaica Producers climbed 30 cents to $23 in an exchange of 56,089 stock units, Kingston Wharves sank $1.42 to close at $28.52, after trading of 9,073 stocks, Massy Holdings shed 50 cents to close at $75.50 with a transfer of 812 units. NCB Financial declined 90 cents and ended at $45.50, with 212,483 stocks changing hands, Proven Investments popped $1.05 to finish at $16.15 in trading 222,779 units, Sagicor Group advanced $1.80 to end at $41.85 with 5,235 shares crossing the market. Scotia Group popped $1 in closing at $56 as investors exchanged 19,156 stock units, Seprod sank $3.29 to $79.10, with 125,962 shares clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 72 cents to $13.28 as traders exchanged 46,779 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 49 cents to end at $7.49 with investors dealing in 1,962 units and Wisynco Group slipped 35 cents to finish at $20.15 after an exchange of 228,491 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% skidded $6.30 and ended at $35.70 with investors trading 322 shares. Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rose $299 to $2,599 after an exchange of 200 stock units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rallied $137.90 to close at $1,140 as 86 stocks changed hands and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% gained $1 in closing at $101 with an exchange of 30 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Falling stocks on top of Trinidad Exchange


Trading activity climbed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 52 percent, and the value rose 119 percent over Wednesday, resulting in trading of 17 securities compared with 18 on Wednesday and ended with prices of three stocks rising, nine declining and five ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 485,244 shares at $1,843,117 compared to 318,227 stock units at $843,029 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 28,544 shares at $108,419 compared to 17,679 units at $46,835 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 39,271 shares worth $289,802 compared with 40,034 units at $302,704 on the previous day and an average for August of 59,000 shares at $327,034.
The Composite Index lost 1.82 points to end trading at 988.80, the All T&T Index shed 2.73 points to conclude trading at 1,423.11, the SME Index remained at 100.65 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.12 points to close at 73.38.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Agostini ended at $68 with traders dealing in 134 shares, Angostura Holdings shed 7 cents to close at $12.92 after investors traded 312 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 3 cents to finish at $8.72 after the trading of 33 shares. First Citizens Group skidded 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $37.50 following an exchange of 1,454 stock units, GraceKennedy remained at $3.65 with investors trading 684 units, Guardian Holdings lost 35 cents in closing at $15, with 13,516 stock units changing hands. Guardian Media ended at 66 cents with investors dealing in 724 units, JMMB Group remained at 90 cents in an exchange of 131,077 shares, L.J. Williams B share dropped 18 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $1, with a mere one stock unit clearing the market. Massy Holdings sank 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.85 in an exchange of 23,860 shares, National Flour Mills dipped 1 cent to close at $1.60 with an exchange of 2 stock units, NCB Financial increased 5 cents to end at $1.98, with 299,847 stocks crossing the exchange. Republic Financial popped $1 to $109 in trading of 6,720 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $48.70 with an exchange of 406 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 17 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $2.82, with 4,887 units crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean gained 25 cents and ended at $14 after a transfer of 1,182 shares and West Indian Tobacco declined 10 cents to finish at $4, with 405 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Losers beat winners on JSE Main Market


Winners were beaten by losers on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, following a 26 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded and a 13 percent lower value than on Tuesday, with trading in 55 securities down from 57 on Tuesday, with prices of 14 rising, 22 declining and 19 ending unchanged. 

The market closed with 9,312,326 shares trading for $125,617,829, down from 12,546,553 stock units worth $144,334,520 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 169,315 shares at $2,283,961, down from 220,115 stocks at $2,532,185 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 265,941 stock units at $1,750,761 compared to 273,598 shares at $1,708,504 on the previous day and August with an average of 286,418 shares worth $123,954. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.84 million shares for 41.3 percent of total volume, followed by Supreme Ventures, with 1.49 million stocks for 15.9 percent of the day’s trade and Pan Jamaica with 1.0 million stock units for 10.8 percent of the day’s volume. The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,469.38 points to finish at 369,140.69, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,986.83 points to 319,335.50 and the JSE Financial Index popped just 0.11 points to close at 66.77. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.  The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9. 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 trading, Berger Paints rallied 30 cents to close at $6.70 with an exchange of 210 shares, Caribbean Cement sank $2 to $89 with 5,392 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy lost $1.50 and ended at $71 in exchanging 19,401 shares. Jamaica Broilers skidded 51 cents to end at $25.50 with 13,872 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Producers rose 30 cents in closing at $22.70 with investors transferring 15,606 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed 62 cents to finish at $12.40 with 1,414 shares crossing the exchange. JMMB Group increased 69 cents to $19.70 with traders dealing in 38,723 units, Lasco Manufacturing popped 78 cents to close at $6.98 after investors exchanged 198,955 stocks, NCB Financial fell 60 cents and ended at $46.40 in the trading of 215,447 stock units. Proven Investments dropped 90 cents in closing at $15.10 after an exchange of 77,561 shares, Sagicor Group sank $1.80 to end at $40.05 with investors swapping 3,987 stock units,  Scotia Group gained $1.01 to finish at $55 with traders switching ownership of 133,348 units. Seprod advanced $3.39 to $82.39 as investors exchanged 1,604 stocks, Supreme Ventures slipped $1.40 to finish at $18 with 1,485,072 shares being traded, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 72 cents to end at $12.56 with brokers exchanging 5,063 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined 35 cents to end at $7 with investors dealing in 58,894 units. In the preference segment, 138 Student Living dipped $1 in closing at $254 with 25 stock units changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% lost $3.29 to close at $100 with investors trading 1,001 shares.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading drops on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange


Stocks ended with mostly losses on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, following a 16 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, valued 34 percent less than on Tuesday, resulting from trading in 18 securities compared with 19 on Tuesday and ending with prices of three stocks rising, six declining and nine ended firm.

The market closed with trading of 318,227 shares for $843,029, down from 380,573 stock units at $1,284,498 on Tuesday.
An average of 17,679 shares changed hands valued $46,835, compared with 20,030 units at $67,605 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averaged 40,034 shares at $302,704, well aligned with 41,855 units at $323,545 on the prior day and an average for August of 59,000 shares for $327,034.
The Composite Index dipped 0.13 points to finish at 990.62, the All T&T Index rose 2.07 points to end at 1,425.84, the SME Index remained at 100.65 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.36 points to finish at 73.50.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini ended at $68 following trading of 73 shares, Angostura Holdings climbed 9 cents to $12.99 in an exchange of 712 units, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $36.50, with just 3 shares crossing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank declined 11 cents to end at $8.75 with an exchange of 59 stocks, First Citizens Group lost 35 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $37.55, with 1,257 stock units changing hands, GraceKennedy ended at $3.65 after an exchange of 39 shares. Guardian Holdings dipped 13 cents to $15.35 with investors swapping 3,015 stock units, Guardian Media remained at 66 cents after a transfer of 312 units, JMMB Group fell 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of 90 cents with investors dealing in 65,312 stocks. Massy Holdings remained at $3.89 in an exchange of 22,807 shares, National Enterprises skidded 6 cents and ended at $2.05 with investors trading 2,535 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 after an exchange of 6,009 stocks. NCB Financial remained at $1.93, with 208,626 stock units, clearing the market, Prestige Holdings increased $1.26 in closing at 52 weeks high of $13.50 as investors exchanged 250 shares, Republic Financial ended at $108 with a transfer of 105 units. Scotiabank sank 30 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $48.70, with trading of 2,838 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $2.99 in switching ownership of 3,289 stock units and West Indian Tobacco popped 10 cents to close at $4.10 with traders dealing in 986 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Decline for JSE Main Market stocks


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with a 24 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, at a moderately lower value than on Monday, following trading in 57 securities compared with 62 on Monday, with prices of 27 rising, 20 declining and 10 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 12,546,553 shares trading for $144,334,520, compared with 10,146,028 stock units at $151,789,451 on Monday.
Trading averaged 220,115 shares at $2,532,185, up from 163,646 stocks at $2,448,217 on Monday and month to date, an average of 273,598 shares worth $1,708,504 compared with 278,384 shares at $1,634,799 on the previous day and August with an average of 286,418 stock units at $1,923,954.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.02 million shares for 32 percent of total volume, followed by Supreme Ventures, with 3.02 million stock units for 24 percent of the day’s trade and 138 Student Living with 1.80 million units for 14.4 percent of the market’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 660.75 points to 367,671.31, the JSE Main Index fell 1,153.08 points to wrap up trading at 317,348.67 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.06 points to close at 66.66. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market trading ended with an average P/E ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market P/E ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden gained $3.89 to finish at $29.70 with trading of 2,656 shares, Carreras popped 30 cents to end at $17.50 in an exchange of 128,914 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $2.50 to $38.50 with investors swapping 66,442 units. GraceKennedy advanced $2 to close at $72.50 with an exchange of 27,805 shares, Guardian Holdings skidded $13 and ended at $315 with 3,681 stock units passing through the market, Jamaica Broilers sank 96 cents to finish at $26.01 after investors exchanged 3,455 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 64 cents to $11.78 after closing with an exchange of 25,240 stock units, Kingston Wharves rose $1.03 to $29.94 after an exchange of 2,608 stocks, 138 Student Living sank 47 cents to close at $4 after trading of 1,804,755 shares. Proven Investments dropped 99 cents and ended at $16 after traders exchanged 88,271 stocks, Sagicor Group climbed $1.30 to end at $41.85 with 35,963 units clearing the market, Salada Foods increased 40 cents to finish at $3 in switching ownership of 20,243 shares. Scotia Group lost $1.01 and ended at $53.99 as 342,705 stock units changed hands, Seprod rallied $1.93 to $79 after a transfer of 8,449 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments popped $1.11 to finish at $13.28 with 8,091 stocks crossing the market.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living rallied $5 to end at $255 with a transfer of 68 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.