Winners outpace losers on T&T Exchange  


Winning stocks outpaced losers on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, resulting from trading in just 15 securities down from 17 on Wednesday and closed with prices of seven rising, three declining and five ended firm, following a 19 percent rise in with the volume of stocks traded rising, with a 30 percent lower value than on Wednesday.

The market closed with trading of 137,723 shares for $1,135,737 compared to 115,351 stock units at $1,616,686 on Wednesday.
An average of 9,182 shares were traded at $75,716 compared with 6,785 stock units at $95,099 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 27,149 shares at $158,324, in line with 28,068 units at $162,553 on the previous day and April with an average of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index rose 0.47 points to close at 1,038.81, the All T&T Index climbed 0.91 points to end trading at 1,519.86, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index remained at 73.35.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $67 with investors trading 12 shares, Angostura Holdings rose $14.80 in switching ownership of 582 stocks, Ansa McAl gained $1 to $46 with 22 units crossing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.25 after an exchange of 18,197 shares, First Citizens Group rallied 28 cents and ended at $44, with trading of 1,663 stock units, Guardian Holdings popped 15 cents to finish at $16.65 after a transfer of 2,560 shares. Massy Holdings gained 5 cents to close at $4.05 after 95,979 stock units passed through the market, National Enterprises slipped 1 cent in closing at $2.44 in an exchange of 9,359 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.99 with traders dealing in just one stock. Point Lisas rose 64 cents to close at $4.24 after an exchange of 1,671 shares, Prestige Holdings remained at $10.60 after the trading of 600 stocks, Republic Financial rallied 20 cents to finish at $112.20 with 2,990 stocks changing hands. Scotiabank lost $1 to $53 with investors dealing in 1,400 units, Unilever Caribbean advanced 2 cents in closing at $13.01 with a transfer of 2,287 shares and West Indian Tobacco fell 6 cents to close at $5.10 after 400 stocks were traded.

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

JSE Main Market winners double losers


Rising stocks doubled losers in a session that ended with a sharp pullback in trading on Wednesday, compared to Tuesday on Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market. At the close, 60 securities changed hands compared with 58 on Tuesday, with prices of 32 rising, 16 declining and 12 ending unchanged. The volume of stocks traded dropped by 66 percent, with a 47 percent lower value than Tuesday’s.

The market closed with 9,854,027 shares trading worth $97,063,679, drastically lower than 29,367,477 units at $182,721,206 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 164,234 shares at $1,617,728, in comparison with 506,336 stock units at $3,150,366 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 251,305 stock units at $2,022,543, closely aligned with 257,771 shares at $2,052,604 on the previous day and April with an average of 1,417,136 stock units at $6,010,754.
Supreme Ventures led trading with 3.59 million shares for 36.4 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 3.56 million shares for 36.1 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 1.67 million units for 17 percent of the day’s volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 251.31 points to 366,092.70, the JSE Main Index sank 473.24 points to 319,696.05 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.52 points to end at 67.35. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 18 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 12.9. 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 2025.
At the close of the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $8.79 to close at $45.90 with 53 shares trading, Jamaica Broilers popped 60 cents to end at $28 with investors exchanging 37,759 units, Jamaica Producers declined $1.50 to end at $22 with 118,017 shares traded. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 55 cents to $13 as investors exchanged 3,915 stocks, Kingston Wharves rose 70 cents to close at $30 in trading 30,105 shares Massy Holdings shed 60 cents and ended at $76.40 in an exchange of 7,945 shares. Mayberry Group gained $1.36 to close at $7.38 with a mere one stock passing through the market, NCB Financial sank $1.50 and ended at $42 with an exchange of 117,172 units, 138 Student Living fell 37 cents in closing at $3.30 with traders swapping 60 stocks. Proven Investments lost 45 cents to close at $17 with investors dealing in 664 units, Sagicor Group rallied 48 cents to finish at $43 with 5,328 stocks changing hands, Scotia Group climbed $2.99 to end at $56 with traders dealing in a mere 2,290 shares. Stanley Motta increased 73 cents to $6.73 with traders switching ownership of 1,342 stock units, Supreme Ventures sank $1.85 to close at a 52 week low of $17.30 in trading 3,588,059 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 55 cents in closing at $12.55 in an exchange of 9,548 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied $1.23 and ended at $9.23 with investors swapping 32 units and Wisynco Group rose 68 cents to end at $20.90 after a transfer of 15,230 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share advanced $2.39 to finish at $19.99 in trading 50 shares. Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $5.77 and ended at $44.27 with 146 units crossing the exchange and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share climbed $110 to $1,210 with a transfer of 188 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Scotia jumps $3 on T&T Stock Exchange 


Scotiabank jumped $3 in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday and helped to lift the market higher at the close, with the volume of stocks traded declining 67 percent valued 4 percent more than on Tuesday as trading ended with in 17 securities trading as was the case on Tuesday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, four declining and seven ended firm.

The market closed with trading of 115,351 shares worth $1,616,686 compared to 354,864 stock units at $1,555,142 on Tuesday.
An average of 6,785 shares were traded at $95,099 compared with 20,874 units valued at $91,479 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 28,068 shares at $162,553 compared with 29,379 units at $166,708 on the previous day and an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index advanced 1.00 points to close at 1,038.34, the All T&T Index rose 1.54 points to settle at 1,518.95, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index inched 0.06 points higher to end at 73.35.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings gained 10 cents and ended at $14.80 after investors exchanged 1,000 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $39.50, with trading of 250 stock units, First Citizens Group popped 22 cents to end at $43.72 after 3,248 shares passed through the market. Guardian Holdings dropped 15 cents to $16.50 with investors trading 8,122 units, JMMB Group lost 6 cents to close at $1.16 in switching ownership of 36,000 stocks, Massy Holdings ended at $4 with investors trading 16,544 shares. National Enterprises remained at $2.45 after a transfer of 14,430 stock units, National Flour Mills rallied 2 cents to $1.70, with investors swapping 10,806 stocks, One Caribbean Media ended at $2.99 with an exchange of 95 units. Point Lisas dropped 64 cents and ended at $3.60 after closing with 81 stocks changing hands, Prestige Holdings remained at $10.60 with 18 shares clearing the market, Republic Financial ended at $112 after an exchange of 6,543 stock units. Scotiabank rose $3 to $54 after investors ended the trading of 7,007 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 4 cents to close at $3.55 in an exchange of 608 shares, Trinidad Cement sank 5 cents in closing at $2.35 with traders dealing in 287 stock units. Unilever Caribbean rose 14 cents and ended at $12.99 in an exchange of 110 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5.16 with 10,202 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Main Market falls, Transjamaican big trade


Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market index on Tuesday, with the market closing lower after 58 securities changed hands compared with 60 on Monday, with 16 stocks rising, 26 declining and 16 ending unchanged, with Transjamaican Highway accounting for 45 percent of the volume of stocks traded, driving the market volume up by 98 percent and the value 181 percent above that on Monday.

The market closed with 29,367,477 shares trading for $182,552,839 rising steeply from 14,854,030 stock units at $65,132,064 on Monday.
Trading averaged 506,336 shares at $3,150,366 compared to 247,567 stocks worth $1,085,534 on Monday and month to date, an average of 257,771 stock units at $2,052,604 compared with 238,548 shares at $1,967,710 on the previous day and April with an average of 1,417,136 stock units at $6,010,754.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 13.28 million shares for 45.2 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy which ended with 6.43 million stocks for 21.9 percent of the day’s trade, JMMB Group 10% preferred shares closed with 4.97 million stock units for 16.9 percent of the volume traded and NCB Financial with 2.08 million shares for 7.1 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index plunged 4,800.03 points to 366,344.01, the JSE Main Index sank 1,305.56 points to conclude trading at 320,169.29 and the JSE Financial Index shed just 0.20 points to wrap up trading at 66.83. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement dipped 51 cents and ended at $81 after an exchange of 11,679 shares, Caribbean Producers increased 35 cents to $8.35 with investors trading 9,452 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $4.39 to $37.11 with investors trading 2,455 shares. First Rock Real Estate climbed 60 cents to $9.62 as investors exchanged 1,405 stocks, GraceKennedy shed 50 cents to close at $71.50 after a transfer of 52,562 units, Guardian Holdings popped $56 to finish at $364 after investors ended trading 101 shares. Jamaica Broilers rallied $1.19 to $27.40 after an exchange of 1,446 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 35 cents in closing at $12.45 with investors swapping 1,823 stocks, Mayberry Group dropped $1.37 to $6.02 with 1,009 stock units clearing the market. NCB Financial lost 49 cents and ended at $43.50 with traders dealing in 2,076,920 shares, 138 Student Living rose 45 cents to close at $3.67 with 50,622 stocks crossing the market, Pan Jamaica advanced 50 cents to end at $53.45 in trading 89,380 units. Sagicor Group dropped 97 cents to $42.52 with investors passing 27,465 stock units through the market, Scotia Group shed $4.14 in closing at $53.01 with traders swapping 89,375 shares, Stanley Motta declined 73 cents to finish at $6 with investors dealing in 31 units. Supreme Ventures sank 84 cents and ended at $19.15 with 8,247 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 55 cents to close at $12 in an exchange of 19,251 stock units and Wisynco Group fell 78 cents to end at $20.22 with investors trading 15,475 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share declined $2.40 to $17.60 after an exchange of 53 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $3.50 to close at $38.50 after closing with 15 units changing hands and 138 Student Living preference share rose $35 to $241 with traders exchanging 7 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Winners edged losers on T&T Exchange


Winning stocks edged out losers on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, resulting in 17 securities being traded, down from 23 on Monday and ending with prices of six rising, four declining and seven ending firm, resulting in and the volume of stocks traded rising 167 percent and valued 72 percent more than on Monday.

The market closed with trading of 354,864 shares for $1,555,142, up from 133,047 stocks at $902,024 on Monday.
An average of 20,874 shares were traded at $91,479, well above the 5,785 units at $39,218 on Monday, with trading for the month to date averaging 29,379 stock units at $166,708, in line with 29,938 units at $171,646 on the previous day, compared to an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index popped 0.86 points to 1,037.34, the All T&T Index lost 7.49 points to end at 1,517.41, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 1.37 points to 73.29.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s dipped 3 cents and ended at $67 with investors dealing in 1,522 shares, Ansa McAl shed $1 to $45 in switching ownership of 100 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund rallied $1.40 in closing at $24.95 with trading in 12,837 stocks. CIBC Caribbean Bank increased 5 cents to end at $8.25 in an exchange of 31,193 shares, First Citizens Group remained at $43.50 with investors ending up trading 559 stocks, GraceKennedy climbed 15 cents to finish at $3.90 in an exchange of 12,715 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.65, with 24 stock units crossing the market, Massy Holdings rose 2 cents to $4 after an exchange of 341 units, National Enterprises gained 1 cent in closing at $2.45 with a transfer of 1,715 stocks. National Flour Mills declined 2 cents to end at $1.68 as investors exchanged 174,281 shares, NCB Financial popped 2 cents to finish at $2.02, with 100,000 stock units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.60 in trading 47 units. Republic Financial remained at $112 after 942 stocks crossed the exchange, Scotiabank sank $1 to finish at $51 with investors trading 427 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3.51 and closed, with an exchange of 1,462 stocks. Unilever Caribbean remained at $12.85 with 10,046 shares being traded and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5.16, with 6,653 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Winners clobbered on JSE Main Market


Following a day of sluggish trading, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market fell on Monday, with activities in 60 securities, up from 56 on Friday, with prices of 16 advancing, 24 declining and 20 ending unchanged. The volume of stocks traded declined marginally, with a 69 percent lower value than on Friday.

The market closed with 14,854,030 shares trading worth $65,132,064, down from 15,326,884 stock units at $209,095,375 on Friday.
Trading averaged 247,567 shares for $1,085,534, down from 273,694 stocks at $3,733,846 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 238,548 units at $1,967,710 compared with 237,764 shares at $2,044,421 on the previous day and April with an average of 1,417,136 stocks at $6,010,754.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 9.20 million shares for 61.9 percent of the total volume followed by General Accident, with 2.62 million stocks for 17.6 percent of the day’s trade and Radio Jamaica with 1.12 million units for 7.6 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,207.72 points to 371,144.04, the JSE Main Index shed 2,181.00 points to conclude trading at 321,474.85, after Guardian Holdings skidded $82 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 1.35 points to settle at 67.03. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 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 12.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Cement sank 49 cents and ended at $81.51 as 1,480 shares were passed through the market, Eppley climbed 45 cents to $33.20 with investors trading 66 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $4.40 to close at $41.50 with 789 shares crossing the exchange. Guardian Holdings skidded $82 to finish at $308 as traders switched ownership of 5,019 stock units, at an average price of $316.35, Jamaica Broilers lost $1.29 in closing at $26.21 after an exchange of 30,305 stocks, Jamaica Producers gained $1.35 to end at $23.41 with 19,037 shares clearing the market. Massy Holdings dropped 97 cents in closing at $77.01 in an exchange of 30 stock units, Sagicor Group rose 49 cents to $43.49 with investors dealing in 4,364 units, Scotia Group shed 73 cents to end at $57.15 with traders exchanging 23,912 stocks. Seprod rallied $2.50 and ended at $84 as 22,712 shares changed hands, Supreme Ventures increased by 99 cents to finish at $19.99 after 5,072 stocks were traded, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 55 cents to close at $12.55 with investors exchanging 8,226 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined $1.24 to $8 after a transfer of 1,855 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $9.35 in closing at $35 after the trading of 284 shares and 138 Student Living preference share dropped $35.50 to finish at $206 with 43 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Point Lisas rose 78 cents, Scotia drops $1.98

Point Lisas gained 78 cents and Scotiabank dropped $1.98 in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with activity in 23 securities up from 17 on Friday and ending with prices of eight stocks rising, five declining and 10 ended firm with the volume of stocks traded declining 84 percent, valued 71 percent less than on Friday.

The market closed with 133,047 shares being exchanged, worth $902,024, compared to 832,603 stocks at $3,149,610 on Friday.
An average of 5,785 shares were traded for $39,218, well below the 48,977 units at $185,271 on Friday, with trading month to date ending with an average of 29,938 shares at $171,646 compared with 32,292 units at $184,552 on the previous day and an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index dipped 7.43 points to end at 1,036.48, the All T&T Index slipped 2.04 points to end at 1,524.90, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 1.85 points to cease trading at 71.92.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s slipped 1 cent to finish at $67.03 with investors swapping 124 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.70 with an exchange of 54 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $46 with 35 shares clearing the market.

Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $39.50 in trading 10 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 5 cents to $8.20 after 7 stocks passed through the market, First Citizens Group ended at $43.50 in an exchange of 1,010 shares. GraceKennedy sank 10 cents in closing at $3.75 and ended with an exchange of 27,029 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.65 with 2,078 units crossing the exchange, Guardian Media shed 3 cents to close at 97 cents in switching ownership of 300 stock units. JMMB Group rallied 7 cents to end at $1.22 with investors dealing in 3 shares, Massy Holdings popped 7 cents to finish at $3.98 in an exchange of 10 stock units, National Enterprises remained at $2.44 with 22,591 stocks changing hands. National Flour Mills gained 6 cents to $1.70 in the trading of 14,224 units, NCB Financial remained at $2 with 21,387 stocks crossing the market, One Caribbean Media ended at $2.99 with a transfer of 16 units. Point Lisas increased 78 cents to finish at $4.24 as investors exchanged 100 shares, 

Prestige Holdings dipped 1 cent to close at $10.60 with 350 stock units crossing the market, Republic Financial ended at $112 with traders dealing in 788 shares. Scotiabank sank $1.98 in closing at $52 after an exchange of 40 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.51 with investors trading 3,045 units, Trinidad Cement climbed 25 cents to finish at $2.40 after a transfer of 251 stock units. Unilever Caribbean advanced 11 cents and ended at $12.85 with investors trading 36,713 shares and West Indian Tobacco popped 1 cent to close at $5.16 after an exchange of 2,882 stocks.

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

JSE Main Market gains to close out week


The number of stocks slipping exceeded those rising by a wide margin but that did not prevent the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market from recording gains in the major market indices at the close on Friday following fall in the volume of stocks traded by 38 percent, with the value 40 percent higher than on Thursday, resulting from trading in 56 securities down from 61 on Thursday, with prices of 15 rising, 24 declining and 17 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 15,326,884 shares trading worth $209,095,375, sliding from 24,639,843 stock units at $149,281,517 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 273,694 shares at $3,733,846 compared to 403,932 stocks at $2,447,238 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 237,764 units at $2,044,421, within the ballpark of 234,590 shares at $1,895,198 on the previous day and well below April with an average of 1,417,136 stocks at $6,010,754.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.76 million shares for 37.6 percent of total volume, followed by Supreme Ventures with 5.63 million stocks for 36.7 percent of the day’s trade and AS Bryden with 1.86 million units for 12.1 percent of the day’s volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 447.12 points to finish at 369,936.32, the JSE Main Index increased 1,275.19 points to settle at 323,655.85 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.64 points to 68.38. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine 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 12.9. 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 2025.
At the close of the market, Berger Paints rallied 55 cents and ended at $7.62 after 4,015 shares were traded, Carreras lost 39 cents to $16 with 152,942 units crossing the exchange, Eppley sank 55 cents to end at $32.75 with investors trading 601 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $4.90 in closing at $37.10 as buyers walked off with 2,267 stocks, General Accident increased 40 cents to finish at $5.30 as investors passed 3,570 stock units through the market, Guardian Holdings popped $42 to close at $390 as investors exchanged 294 shares. Jamaica Broilers advanced 50 cents to $27.50 after a transfer of 15,256 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 44 cents in closing at $12.76 with investors trading 26,074 stocks, JMMB Group dropped 35 cents and ended at $20.10 with an exchange of 13,907 stock units. Kingston Wharves rose 40 cents to end at $29.50 with 2,483 shares clearing the market, Margaritaville fell 89 cents to finish at $12.51 with a transfer of 85 stocks, Mayberry Group climbed $1.17 to close at $7.47 after an exchange of a mere 2 units. NCB Financial skidded $1.41 to $43.99, with 209,442 stock units crossing the market, with increased buying interest in Scotia Group in recent weeks, investors picked up 171,616 shares at $1.48 more in closing at $57.88 than the opening, Seprod declined $2.48 to end at $81.50 with 3,491 stock units switching owners. Supreme Ventures dipped 99 cents to close at $19 with investors swapping 5,628,924 stocks and Wisynco Group rose 74 cents and ended at $21.29 in an exchange of 38,641 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $56.50 to finish at $241.50 with 9 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Scotia $1.98 gain pushes T&T Exchange


Scotiabank rose $1.98 and First Citizens Group climbed 50 cents to lead trading of winning stocks on Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, following trading of 17 securities, down from 21 on Thursday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, three declining and seven ended firm, leading to gains in the market indices and resulted in the volume of stocks traded rising 9 percent with the value dropping 75 percent from Thursday.

The market closed with trading of 832,603 shares worth $3,149,610 compared to 761,357 stock units at $12,640,241 on Thursday.
An average of just 48,977 shares were traded valued at $185,271 versus 36,255 units at $601,916 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 32,292 shares at $184,552, aligned with 30,996 units at $184,495 on the previous day and well above the average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index climbed 6.72 points to close trading at 1,043.91, the All T&T Index rallied 10.37 points to 1,526.94, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index inched 0.39 points higher to 73.77.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s ended at $67.04 with investors exchanging 18 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.70 after a transfer of 60 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $46 with investors trading 129 shares. Calypso Macro Fund fell $1.05 and ended at $23.55 after an exchange of 21 units, First Citizens Group climbed 50 cents to end at $43.50 and closed after an exchange of 350 stock units, GraceKennedy ended at $3.85 after 221,123 shares changed hands. Guardian Media increased by just 3 cents to $1 after trading of just one stock, Massy Holdings dipped 6 cents to finish at $3.91 after 236,405 units passed through the market, National Flour Mills ended at $1.64 with investors swapping 348,562 stock units. One Caribbean Media remained at $2.99 in switching ownership of 3 shares,

Point Lisas popped 1 cent in closing at $3.46 after 13 units crossed the exchange, Prestige Holdings advanced 1 cent to close at $10.61 with traders dealing in 5,168 stocks. Republic Financial shed 20 cents to $112 after an exchange of 4,953 stock units, Scotiabank rose $1.98 and ended at $53.98 with 1,483 shares crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 1 cent to close at $3.51 in an exchange of 9,620 stock units. Unilever Caribbean rallied 4 cents to end at $12.74 with 2,057 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.15 as investors exchanged 2,637 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Transjamaican dominates Main Market


The Main Market Index crept up by just 475 points after trading ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, but failed to wipe out the 2,481 points lost on Tuesday. Trading in resulted in the volume of stocks traded jumping 68 percent, with Transjamaican Highway commanding 76 percent, following release of strong first quarter results recently. The value of stocks slipped 6 percent from Wednesday, with 61 securities changing hands, up from 56 on Wednesday, with prices of 28 advancing, 19 declining and 14 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 24,639,843 shares trading for $149,281,517, well above 14,696,324 stock units at $159,154,978 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 403,932 shares valued at $2,447,238 compared to 262,434 stocks at $2,842,053 on Wednesday and for the month to date, an average of 234,590 units at $1,895,198, in line with 216,563 shares at $1,836,429, the previous day and April with an average of 1,417,136 units at $6,010,754.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 18.72 million shares for 76 percent of the total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, with 2.23 million units for 9.1 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 677,132 stocks for 2.7 percent of the volume traded, as investors go after solid dividend income.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 597.24 points to conclude trading at 369,489.20, the JSE Main Index climbed 474.82 points to 322,380.66 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.16 points to settle at 67.74. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine 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 12.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of increased trading, Berger Paints slipped 63 cents to finish at $7.07 with traders dealing in 1,800 shares, following lower first quarter profits results released on Wednesday, Caribbean Cement fell $1 to end at $82 with investors passing 37,179 stock units through the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $5 to end at $42 after a transfer of 1,010 shares. First Rock Real Estate skidded 48 cents in closing at $9.02 with 54 units crossing the market, General Accident sank 47 cents and ended at $4.90 with investors trading 68,568 stocks, despite a major increased in its first quarter profit, Guardian Holdings popped $8 to close at $348 with 222 shares crossing the exchange. Jamaica Broilers dipped 50 cents to $27 as traders exchanged 25,578 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 70 cents to close at $13.20, in the trading of 124,403 units, as investors cheered the very positive first quarter profit that more than doubled, Mayberry Group lost $1.18 in closing at $6.30 as 4,175 stocks changed hands. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $1 to finish at $64 with 12,100 shares crossing the market, Pan Jamaica rose $1 and ended at $53 with investors trading 17,498 stock units, Scotia Group shed 88 cents to end at $56.40 after traders exchanged 80,012 stocks. Seprod advanced $1.48 in closing at $83.98 in trading 4,314 units, Supreme Ventures gained 38 cents to end at $19.99 after an exchange of 61,340 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 89 cents and ended at $12.27 with investors dealing in 575 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% climbed 56 cents to close at $44.38 with a transfer of 60 stock units, 138 Student Living preference share fell $56.50 to end at $185 with investors swapping 809 units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share increased $40 to finish at $1,100 in an exchange of 100 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated