Trading bounced on Trinidad Stock Exchange


Trading ended with winning stocks outpacing losers by a wide margin on Thursday, following a 64 percent rise in the volume traded with the value surging a solid 1,841 percent over Wednesday, on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, resulting from trading in 20 securities compared with 19 on Wednesday and ending with prices of nine stocks rising, only three declining and eight ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 240,045 shares for $18,435,443, up from 146,709 stock units at $950,029 on Wednesday.
An average of 12,002 shares were traded at $921,772 compared with 7,722 stock units at $50,002 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 11,745 shares at $202,232 compared with 11,709 units at $100,885 on the previous day and an average for June of 21,123 shares at $212,612.
The Composite Index increased 7.11 points to wrap up trading at 1,026.17, the All T&T Index gained 4.88 points to close at 1,494.99, the SME Index remained at 96.37 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 1.33 points to 73.43.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa McAl ended at $43.50 in trading 112 units, Ansa Merchant Bank popped by 1 cent to finish at $39, as 300 shares passed through the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank rose by 29 cents to $8.60 with a transfer of 575 stocks, First Citizens Group climbed 1 cent in closing at $42 with investors dealing in 8,248 units, GraceKennedy lost 2 cents to close at $3.72 in switching ownership of 2,904 shares. Guardian Holdings shed 8 cents to $16.87 with investors trading 180 units, Guardian Media remained at 97 cents after an exchange of 190 stocks, JMMB Group remained at $1.07 with investors trading 121 stock units. Massy Holdings rose 2 cents to close at $3.96 after a transfer of 5,276 shares, Medcorp traded for the first time since listing this week and remained at the IPO price of $48 as investors exchanged just 20 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.65 after trading of 28,999 stocks, NCB Financial ended at $1.94 with an exchange of 1,000 units. One Caribbean Media advanced 9 cents to $2.59, with 4,005 stock units clearing the market. Point Lisas remained at $3.60 with traders dealing in 8,629 shares, Prestige Holdings rallied 5 cents to close at $13 after an trading of 3,937 units. Republic Financial popped 7 cents to close at $112 with investors swapping 158,441 stock units, Scotiabank declined $1 and ended at a 52 week low of $50.30, with 1,985 stock units crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 5 cents to finish at $3.65, with 14,583 shares changing hands. Unilever Caribbean climbed 60 cents and ended at $14.60 in an exchange of 10 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.70, with 530 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

More losses for JSE Main Market  


The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market dropped for a sixth day, this month, following trading in 58 securities compared with 56 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 19 rising, 24 declining and 15 ending unchanged, with trading ending with a 34 percent drop in the volume of stocks changing hands with a 92 percent greater value than on Tuesday.

The market closed with 5,929,915 shares trading for $87,528,704, from 8,955,994 stock units at $45,557,853 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 102,240 shares for $1,509,116 compared with 159,928 stocks at $813,533 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 256,318 stock units at $1,320,272, rising from 282,146 shares valued at $1,288,616 on the previous day and June with an average of 183,242 stock units at $1,532,211.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.91 million shares for 32.3 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund, with 803,640 stock units for 13.6 percent of the day’s trade and NCB Financial with 758,939 stocks for 12.8 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,145.68 points to conclude trading at 352,987.34, the JSE Main Index sank 1,909.54 points to settle at 306,865.74 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.77 points to end at 62.24. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
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 financial year, ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Eppley declined $2 to finish at $29 in an exchange of 305 shares, while Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed 52 cents and ended at $40.95 with 1,008 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings dropped $1 to $309 after investors transferred 526 units. Kingston Wharves fell $1.46 in closing at $31, with investors trading 1,662 shares, Massy Holdings popped 50 cents to close at $77 with a transfer of 500 stock units, Pan Jamaica sank $2.75 to end at $47.30 after traders exchanged 25,765 shares. Proven Investments rallied 60 cents in closing at $17.69 with 20,424 units crossing the market, Sagicor Group rose $1.44 to $40.95 as investors exchanged 4,072 stocks, Seprod dipped 63 cents to close at $81 in trading 1,853 stock units. Stanley Motta lost 80 cents to end at $5.25 with 819 shares crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 70 cents and ended at $12.15 with investors trading 39,410 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $5.88 to finish at $42.50 with an exchange of 1,422 stocks and 138 Student Living preference share sank $2.85 to $222.98 with 316 stock units passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Mixed trading on Trinidad Exchange


The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Wednesday, with mixed results as the volume of stocks traded declined 37 percent and the value 63 percent lower than on Tuesday, resulting in 19 securities being traded compared with 20 on Tuesday and closing with prices of seven rising, six declining and six ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 146,709 shares for $950,029, down from 233,671 stock units at $2,596,957 on Tuesday.
An average of just 7,722 shares were traded at $50,002, well below 11,684 units at $129,848 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 11,709 shares at $100,885 compared to 12,325 units at $108,746 on Tuesday and an average for June of 21,123 shares at $212,612.
The Composite Index slipped 0.39 points to end at 1,019.06, the All T&T Index rose 0.92 points to finish at 1,490.11, the SME Index remained unchanged at 96.37 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.25 points to settle at 72.10.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of market activities, Agostini climbed 50 cents to $67 in an exchange of 572 shares, Ansa McAl rose $1.50 to $43.50 with traders dealing in just one stock, Ansa Merchant Bank slipped 1 cent to end at a 52 week low of $38.99 in an exchange of only one unit. Calypso Macro Investment Fund slipped $1.27 and ended at $22.15, with 250 shares changing hands. CIBC Caribbean Bank gained 1 cent to finish at $8.31 in trading 2,916 stock units. First Citizens Group popped 19 cents to close at $41.99 with 3,292 shares clearing the market. GraceKennedy lost 1 cent to end at $3.74 with an exchange of 609 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $16.95 and closed at 602 stocks, JMMB Group ended at $1.07, with 8,811 units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings increased 1 cent in closing at $3.94 with investors swapping 13,822 shares, National Flour Mills advanced 1 cent to $1.65 with 30,646 stock units crossing the market, NCB Financial fell 4 cents to close at a 52 week low of $1.94 with a transfer of 5 units. One Caribbean Media rallied 26 cents to $2.50 with investors dealing in 44,400 stocks, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.95 in switching ownership of 1,631 units, Republic Financial ended at $111.93 with investors trading 1,404 stocks. Scotiabank fell 5 cents in closing at $51.30 after 674 shares crossed the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.60 after a transfer of 7,600 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 45 cents to close at $14 after trading of 13,700 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.70 after an exchange of 15,773 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading drops on the JSE Main Market


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 74 percent and the value 57 percent lower than on Monday, with trading in 56 securities compared with 61 on Monday, with prices of 14 rising, 30 declining and 12 ending unchanged and ending with a minor slippage in the market indices.

The market closed with 8,955,994 shares trading worth $45,557,853 compared with 34,385,915 stock units at $105,788,980 on Monday.
Trading averaged 159,928 shares at $813,533 compared to 563,704 stocks at $1,734,246 on Monday and month to date, an average of 282,146 stock units at $1,288,616 compared with 305,746 shares at $1,380,357 on the previous day and June with an average of 183,242 stock units at $1,532,211.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.52 million shares for 50.5 percent of the total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, which ended with 1.43 million units for 16 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 603,691 stocks for 6.7 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased by just 2.00 points to 355,133.02, the JSE Main Index declined 80.17 points to end at 308,775.28 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.33 points to close at 63.01. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine 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 13.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year, ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Eppley sank $1.34 to finish at $31 with an exchange of 957 stock units, Jamaica Broilers increased 78 cents to $25.78 after a transfer of 47,936 units, JMMB Group dropped 66 cents to end at $18.65 with investors dealing in 85,556 stocks. Massy Holdings lost 50 cents in closing at $76.50 in an exchange of 529 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities dipped 40 cents and ended at $10.50 with investors swapping 300 stock units, NCB Financial sank $2.16 to end at a 52 week closing low at $36.34 with an exchange of 333,159 shares. Pan Jamaica fell 45 cents to $50.05 after 3,680 units passed through the market, Proven Investments shed 61 cents and ended at $17.09 after an exchange of 7,279 stocks, Sagicor Group declined 78 cents to finish at $39.51, with 77,938 stock units crossing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund popped 87 cents to end at $8 in an exchange of 212 shares and Seprod advanced $1.63 in closing at $81.63, with 4,574 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped $6.63 to close at $36.62 with a transfer of 10 units. 138 Student Living preference share rose 84 cents to $225.83, with 1 stock unit crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% skidded $20 and ended at $1, 060 in switching ownership of 120 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $4.45 in closing at $108.45 with traders dealing in 17 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Fall for Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange 


Stocks lost ground on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, resulting in trading of 20 securities on Tuesday as was the case on Monday and ended with prices of four stocks rising, 10 declining and six ended firm, with the volume of stocks traded rising 26 percent valued 9 percent more than on Monday.

The market closed with trading of 233,671 shares for $2,596,957, up from 185,649 units at $2,381,059 on Monday.
An average of 11,684 shares were traded at $129,848, just above the 9,282 units trading at $119,053 on Monday, Trading month to date ended with an average of 12,325 shares at $108,746, well in line with 12,449 units at $104,645 on the previous day and below the average for June of 21,123 shares at $212,612.
The Composite Index skidded 4.74 points to 1,019.45, the All T&T Index dipped 10.17 points to wrap up trading at 1,489.19, the SME Index remained unchanged at 96.37 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.15 points to finish at 72.35.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini remained at $66.50 with a transfer of 1,428 shares, Angostura Holdings declined 55 cents in closing at $14.25 after an exchange of 526 stock units, Ansa McAl shed $1.50 and ended at $42 with investors trading 1,286 shares. Calypso Macro Investment fell 38 cents to close at $23.42 in switching owners of 200 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank gained 5 cents to close at $8.30 with traders dealing in 200 units, First Citizens Group ended at $41.80 after 15,900 shares passed through the market. GraceKennedy dipped 1 cent and ended at $3.75 in trading 3,903 stock units, Guardian Holdings popped 10 cents to $16.95 after an exchange of 81 units, Guardian Media remained at 97 cents with investors trading 3 stocks. JMMB Group fell 1 cent to end at $1.07, with 5,706 units crossing the market, Massy Holdings skidded 2 cents to close at $3.93 with investors dealing in 107,359 stocks, National Enterprises fell 5 cents to finish at $2.25, with 42,865 shares passing through the market.
Point Lisas dropped 40 cents and ended at $3.60 with investors swapping 1,050 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $12.95, with 1,657 shares crossing the exchange. Republic Financial lost 7 cents to close at $111.93 after a transfer of 6,732 units. Scotiabank gained 5 cents to end at $51.35 as investors exchanged 4,356 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.60 with 5,800 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad Cement slipped 15 cents to finish at $2.05 in an exchange of 5,000 shares. Unilever Caribbean rose 44 cents to $14.45 after trading of 5,549 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.70 with an exchange of 24,070 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

NCB at multi-year low on JSE Main Market


NCB Financial traded just under a million shares with a value of $33 million as the price sank to a new multi-year low of $32 and helped to boost trading, with an 85 percent volume surge on Monday and a 13 percent jump in value over Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, following trading in 61 securities compared with 60 on Friday, with prices of 22 rising, 26 declining and 13 ending unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 34,385,915 shares at $105,788,980 compared to 18,537,937 stock units at $93,974,345 on Friday.
Trading averaged 563,704 shares at $1,734,246 compared to 308,966 stocks at $1,566,239 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 305,746 units at $1,380,357, up from 237,033 shares at $1,286,089 on the previous day and June with an average of 183,242 stock units at $1,532,211.
Wigton Energy led trading with 25.57 million shares for 74.3 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway which ended with 2.69 million stocks for 7.8 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund closed with 1.99 million stocks for 5.8 percent of the volume traded and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.24 million units for 3.6 percent of market trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dived 5,655.76 points to wrap up trading at 355,131.02, the JSE Main Index sank 4,135.85 points to close at 308,855.45 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 1.13 points to 63.34. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. 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 2025.
At the close, Eppley advanced $5.38 to close at $32.34 after investors exchanged 306 shares, as Eppley Caribbean Property Fund skidded 47 cents to $41.50, with 14 units crossing the market, GraceKennedy popped 50 cents and ended at $71 with investors trading 6,073 shares. Guardian Holdings sank $10 in closing at $310 in an exchange of 617 stocks, Jamaica Broilers shed 84 cents to end at $25 with traders dealing in 2,776 stocks, JMMB Group declined 49 cents to finish at $19.31, with 22,309 shares passing through the market. Margaritaville lost 78 cents to end at $12.50 with investors swapping 5 stock units, NCB Financial dropped $2.45 to end at 52 week low of $38.50 after 912,847 shares passed through the market, Pan Jamaica sank 98 cents in closing at $50.50 with a transfer of 6,970 units. Sagicor Group dropped 70 cents to close at $40.29 after an exchange of 2,156 shares, Scotia Group increased 50 cents and ended at $53 with trading of 203,035 units, Seprod fell $1.65 to finish at $80 after a transfer of 2,158 stocks. Stanley Motta dropped 55 cents and ended at $6.05, with 6,000 stock units changing hands. Sterling Investments fell 44 cents to $3.50 in an exchange of 52,242 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed $1.07 in closing at $8.32, with investors dealing in 335 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share rose 45 cents to finish at $19.85 after an exchange of 250 units, 138 Student Living preference share gained $4.99 to close at $224.99, with 7 stock units clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% declined $5.49 to end at $104 with an exchange of 1,507 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Losers beat winners 6 to 1 on the T&TSE


Stocks mostly declined on Monday as trading picked up on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, resulting in trading of 20 securities compared with 21 on Friday and ending, with prices of just two stocks rising, 12 declining and six ended firm, occasioning minimal index damage, following 57 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, valued 293 percent more than on Friday.

The market closed with trading of 185,649 shares worth $2,381,059 compared with 118,194 stocks at $606,512 on Friday.
An average of 9,282 shares were traded at $119,053, up from 5,628 units at $28,882 on Friday.  Trading month to date averaged 12,449 shares at $104,645 compared with 13,212 units at $101,170 on the previous trading day and an average for June of 21,123 shares at $212,612.
The Composite Index declined 2.48 points to close at 1,024.19, the All T&T Index dropped 4.59 points to close at 1,499.36, the SME Index remained unchanged at 96.37 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.03 points to 72.20.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini remained at $66.50 with investors trading 20 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.80 after a transfer of 9 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank slipped 5 cents to finish at $8.25 after trading of 1,459 stock units. First Citizens Group sank 70 cents and ended at $41.80, with 17,104 shares being exchanged, GraceKennedy declined 4 cents to close at $3.76, with investors dealing in 2,505 stock units, Guardian Holdings shed 12 cents in closing at $16.85, following the switching of ownership of 3,375 shares. Guardian Media ended at 97 cents with investors trading 13,702 stock units, JMMB Group declined 7 cents to end at $1.08 in an exchange of 35,051 stocks, L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.25, with 200 units crossing the market. Massy Holdings fell 5 cents to close at $3.95 in an exchange of 5,900 stocks, National Enterprises rose 5 cents and ended at $2.30 after 7,491 units passed through the market, National Flour Mills dipped 1 cent to finish at $1.64 with a transfer of 3,363 shares. NCB Financial remained at $1.98 after trading of 8,500 stock units, Prestige Holdings fell 5 cents in closing at $12.95, with 58,075 shares clearing the market, Republic Financial ended at $112 as investors exchanged 5,323 stock units. Scotiabank skidded 5 cents to close at $51.30 with 110 stocks changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents to end at $3.60 with an exchange of 3,000 units, Trinidad Cement gained 18 cents to finish at $2.20, with 1,105 stocks changing hands. Unilever Caribbean slipped 39 cents to $14.01 with investors swapping 1,004 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 5 cents to end at $4.70 after an exchange of 18,353 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Gains for JSE Main Market stocks


Stocks prices bounced for the first time since the start of July in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, with gains wiping out the losses on Thursday but only partially ate into Wednesday losses, following trading in 60 securities, up from 57 on Thursday, with prices of 26 securities rising, 19 declining and 15 ending firm, with the volume of stocks traded rising 40 percent and the value remaining static compared with Thursday.

The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,479.15 points to end at 360,786.78, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,138.17 points to close at 312,991.30 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.41 points to 64.47.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Market activity closed after trading of 18,537,937 share worth $93,974,345 compared with 13,280,166 stock units at $93,569,848 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 308,966 shares at $1,566,239 compared to 232,985 stock units at $1,641,576 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 237,033 units at $1,286,089 compared with 211,495 shares at $1,186,628 on the previous day and June with an average of 183,242 stock units at $1,532,211.
Transjamaican Highway was the leading traded stock with 9.69 million shares for 52.3 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, with 3.57 million stock units for 19.3 percent of the day’s trade and 138 Student Living closed with 2.07 million units for 11.2 percent of the day’s market share. The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings that are projected by ICInsider.com for the listed companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement dipped by 88 cents to close at $84 after 1,919 shares passed through the market, Eppley lost $4.54 to finish trading at $26.96 after an exchange of 6,336 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $3.72 to finish at $41.97 with a mere 2 stocks clearing the market. GraceKennedy popped 45 cents and ended at $70.50 with investors trading 247,494 shares, after trading at an intraday 52 week low of $69.01, Jamaica Broilers gained $1.72 in closing at $25.84 with 12,688 stock units crossing the market, Mayberry Group rose 40 cents to end at $7.60 after an exchange of 5 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $10.17 in closing at $63.50 after trading of 200 stocks, Pan Jamaica increased 78 cents to $51.48 after a transfer of 30 units, Stanley Motta advanced by 55 cents to finish at $6.60 and closed after 34,661 stocks changed hands. Supreme Ventures slipped 38 cents and ended at $19.30, with 28,229 shares crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 35 cents to close at $12.90 in trading 357 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% climbed $1.55 to end at $43.25, with just 1 stock crossing the exchange, 138 Student Living preference share rose $3 to $220 with traders dealing in 14 units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% sank $10 in closing at $1,080 as investors exchanged 70 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% advanced $8.49 to end at $109.49 with a transfer of 22 units.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Ansa McAl big push to Trinidad Exchange


Ansa McAl jumped sharply on Friday and helped to give the market indices of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange a big push, resulting from trading in 21 securities, similar to Thursday and ending with prices of eight stocks rising, four declining and nine ending firm. Trading ended with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 80 percent, valued 88 percent less than on Thursday

The market closed with trading of 118,194 shares for $606,512, well below the 581,013 stock units at $4,921,525 on Thursday.
An average of 5,628 shares were traded at $28,882, down from 27,667 stock units at $234,358 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 13,212 shares at $101,170 compared with 15,781 units at $125,654 on the previous day and an average for June of 21,123 shares at $212,612.
The Composite Index climbed 10.17 points to 1,026.67, the All T&T Index gained 19.26 points to close at 1,503.95, the SME Index popped 4.56 points to 96.37 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.06 points to 72.23.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini rose 50 cents to $66.50, in trading 466 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.80 after closing with an exchange of 16 stock units, Ansa McAl jumped a sharp $4.50 to $43.50 with investors trading 568 shares. Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $23.80, with 4 units clearing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank popped 3 cents and ended at $8.30 with traders dealing in 346 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $19 as investors exchanged 392 units. First Citizens Group climbed 16 cents to $42.50 after trading of 364 shares, GraceKennedy increased 2 cents in closing at $3.80 with an exchange of 551 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $16.97 with 20 stocks crossing the market. Massy Holdings remained at $4 in trading 3,466 units, National Enterprises dipped 15 cents and ended at a 52 week low of $2.25 with an exchange of 7,970 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $1.65 after a transfer of 30,290 shares. NCB Financial ended at $1.98 with 58,415 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas lost 4 cents to end at $4 in an exchange of 100 shares, Prestige Holdings advanced 5 cents in closing at $13 with investors swapping 3,485 stocks. Republic Financial remained at $112 following 1,830 units passing through the market, Scotiabank rallied 85 cents and ended at $51.35 in an exchange of 558 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.65, with 766 shares crossing the market. Trinidad Cement slipped 18 cents to a 52 week low of $2.02 after an exchange of 1 stock, Unilever Caribbean rose 39 cents and ended at $14.40 with a transfer of 114 units and West Indian Tobacco sank 17 cents to close at $4.75 after an exchange of 8,472 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE Main Market falls Thursday


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended, with the volume of stocks traded just declining marginally on Thursday, with the value 106 percent more than on Wednesday, following trading in 57 securities compared with 56 on Wednesday, with prices of winning and declining stocks sharing 21 stocks each and 15 ending unchanged, sending the market into a fall.

The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,493.92 points to conclude trading at 358,307.63, the JSE Main Index declined 838.31 points to 310,853.13 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.29 points to 64.06.
At the close of the market, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator  is showing nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The market closed with 13,280,166 shares trading for $93,569,848 compared with 13,517,427 stock units at $45,330,088 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 232,985 shares at $1,641,576 compared to 241,383 stocks at $809,466 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 211,495 units at $1,186,628, more than 200,557 shares at $955,092 on the previous day compared to June with an average of 183,242 stock units at $1,532,211.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.82 million shares for 43.9 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy with 1.24 million stocks for 9.3 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund closed with 1.23 million stocks for 9.3 percent of the volume traded, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund with 1.20 million units for 9 percent of stocks trading and QWI Investments with 1.0 million units for 7.6 percent market share.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close, AS Bryden advanced $2.33 to finish at $26.50 following 541 shares being traded, Berger Paints sank 46 cents to $6.99 with traders dealing in 10,012 stock units, Eppley fell $1.49 to close at $31.50 in exchanging 757 shares. GraceKennedy lost $1.95 to close at $70.05, with 119,910 units crossing the market. Jamaica Broilers popped 52 cents in closing at $24.12 in trading 4,580 stocks, JMMB Group shed 72 cents and ended at $20.12 and closed with an exchange of 11,990 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied $1.65 to $10.90 with trading in 274 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy sank $9.42 in closing at a 52 week low of $53.33 with investors dealing in 285 units, NCB Financial increased 82 cents and ended at $40.89 in an exchange of 11,311 stocks.
Pan Jamaica dropped $1 to close at $50.70 with investors trading 294 shares, Sagicor Group climbed $1.55 to end at $40.95 with 22,909 stock clearing the market, Scotia Group declined 55 cents to finish at $52.50 with an exchange of 42,373 units. Seprod rose 70 cents to $81.70 after 3,648 stock units passed through the market, Supreme Ventures gained 68 cents to end at $19.68 with 88,824 shares crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 40 cents in closing at $12.55 with a transfer of 4,699 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $5.11 to finish at $41.70 as investors exchanged 84 stocks, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% slipped $35 and ended at $1,090 after a transfer of 110 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% dipped $8.69 to close at $101 with investors trading 418 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% fell $1.50 to $105.99 after an exchange of 140 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.