Gains for Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange


Stocks ended with mostly gains on Thursday at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, resulting from trading of 21 securities compared with 20 on Wednesday and ending with prices of six rising, two declining and 13 ending firm, following a 120 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, valued 47 percent more than on Wednesday

The market closed with trading of 248,215 shares for $1,511,364 up from 112,940 stocks at $1,030,970 on Wednesday.
An average of 11,820 shares were traded at $71,970, well above the 5,647 stock units for $51,548 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 17,539 shares at $126,349 compared to 18,804 units at $138,367 on the previous day and an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index increased 2.49 points to settle at 1,035.48, the All T&T Index rallied 1.94 points to wrap up trading at 1,512.62, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.43 points to close at 73.47.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and five with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $67.25 with traders dealing in 36 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.80 after an exchange of 500 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $48 after 50 shares passed through the market. Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $39.50 in an exchange of just one stock unit, Calypso Macro Investment Fund sank 15 cents to end at $24.75 with 10 units crossing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 9 cents to close at $8.10 with an exchange of 315 shares. First Citizens Group popped 28 cents to end at 42.46, with 1,254 stocks changing hands, GraceKennedy rose 25 cents to finish at $4 with a transfer of 25 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.75 with investors swapping 854 units. Guardian Media remained at $1 after an exchange of 25 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.15 with investors dealing in 83,000 stock units, Massy Holdings skidded 10 cents to close at $3.90 in switching ownership of 75,353 units. National Enterprises popped 5 cents to $2.50 with investors trading 200 stocks, NCB Financial remained at $2.39 after a transfer of just one share, Prestige Holdings remained at $10.65 with 991 stocks crossing the market. Republic Financial rallied $1.55 to end at $112.20 in an exchange of 5,959 units, Scotiabank ended at $50 after the trading of 1,977 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3.32 with 65,977 shares clearing the market. Trinidad Cement increased 15 cents and ended at $2.15 in trading 5,536 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $12.68 after 101 units crossed the exchange and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.21 with investors trading 6,050 stocks.

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

Trading skids on JSE Main Market  


Trading skidded badly on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday with trading in only 54 securities, down from 58 on Tuesday, resulting in a 50 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded with the value plunging 78 percent lower than on Tuesday with market activity ending with prices of 17 advancing, 23 declining and 14 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 5,328,869 shares traded for $25,786,180, well below 10,672,736 stock units at $117,194,035 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 98,683 shares at $477,522 compared to 184,013 stocks at $2,020,587 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 151,455 stock units at $1,262,655 compared with 163,899 shares at $1,447,795 on the previous day and April with an average of 1,417,136 stocks at $6,010,754.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.08 million shares for 39.1 percent of the total volume, followed by JMMB 9.5% preference share with 979,748 units for 18.4 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 902,285 stocks for 16.9 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 148.80 points to 372,744.15, the JSE Main Index shed 634.02 points to 324,416.21 and the JSE Financial Index dropped 0.17 points to 67.99. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The JSE 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 of the market, Berger Paints sank 55 cents to $7.15 following an exchange of 1,217 shares, Caribbean Cement dipped 40 cents to $86 with 5,382 stock units passing through the market, Caribbean Producers fell 49 cents to close at $8 with investors swapping 20,797 shares. GraceKennedy dipped 50 cents to finish at $71.50 after an exchange of 29,696 units, Guardian Holdings shed $1 and ended at $344, with 927 stocks changing hands, Jamaica Broilers rose $2.47 to end at $29.98 after a transfer of 10,395 units. Jamaica Producers dropped $1.30 to $22.70 with traders dealing in 15,176 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 43 cents to $12.50 in an exchange of 2,819 shares, Massy Holdings declined $1.50 to close at $78 with 260 stocks clearing the market. NCB Financial skidded 45 cents and ended at $46.55 with investors trading 20,010 shares, Sagicor Group climbed 50 cents to end at $44 with 12,148 stocks crossing the exchange, Scotia Group increased 85 cents to finish at $54.85 with investors trading 74,168 units and Seprod popped 95 cents to $82 with 1,016 stock units switching owners.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $1.45 in closing at $44.45 with 21 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading dives on Trinidad Stock Exchange


Stocks ended trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 64 percent, valued 71 percent lower than on Tuesday, resulting in 20 securities trading up from 18 on Tuesday and ending with prices of four stocks rising, five declining and 11 ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 112,940 shares for $1,030,970, down from 315,181 stock units at $3,526,365 on Tuesday.
An average of 5,647 shares were traded at $51,548, well below the 17,510 stock units at $195,909 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 18,804 shares at $138,367 compared with 22,312 units at $161,519 on the previous day and an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index dipped 3.86 points to settle at 1,032.99, the All T&T Index declined 2.17 points to wrap up trading at 1,510.68, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.79 points to end trading at 73.04.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s closed at $67.25 with trading of 220 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.80, with 52 stock units clearing the market, Ansa McAl remained at $48 as investors exchanged 52 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.50 after 12 stock units crossed the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 9 cents to finish at $8.01 with 930 units crossing the exchange, Endeavour Holdings remained at $18 with a transfer of 33 stocks. First Citizens Group slipped 19 cents to $42.18 after an exchange of 8,117 units, GraceKennedy skidded 25 cents to end at $3.75 with investors trading 5,588 shares, Guardian Holdings gained 5 cents in closing at $16.75 with 403 stock units crossing the market. Guardian Media ended at $1 in trading 22 shares, JMMB Group remained at $1.15 and closed with an exchange of 24,190 stocks, Massy Holdings rose 5 cents to close at $4 with traders dealing in 1,771 stock units. National Flour Mills fell 2 cents to $1.58 with 3,500 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media advanced 30 cents to end at $2.99 with an exchange of 373 shares, Prestige Holdings lost 16 cents in closing at $10.65 crossing the market 1,736 stocks. Republic Financial ended at $110.65 with investors dealing in 2,179 units, Scotiabank remained at $50 after a transfer of 2,576 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3.32 in switching ownership of 60,870 shares. Unilever Caribbean popped 52 cents to $12.68 after an exchange of 48 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5.21 with investors swapping 268 units.

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

Trading jumps, JSE Main Market dips


Stocks pulled back at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, with trading in 58 securities compared with 58 on Monday, with prices of 22 rising, 17 declining and 19 ending unchanged following a 77 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded with 246 percent greater value than on Monday.

The market closed with 10,672,736 shares trading for $117,194,035, well above the 6,032,256 stocks changing hands at $33,850,972 on Monday.
Trading averaged 184,013 shares at $2,020,587, up from 104,004 stocks at $583,637 on Monday and for the month to date, an average of 163,899 units at $1,447,795 up from 157,077 shares at $1,253,515 on the previous day and April with an average of 1,417,136 stock units at $6,010,754.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.69 million shares for 25.2 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy which ended with 1.94 million stocks for 18.2 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund closed with 1.37 million stock units for 12.8 percent of the volume traded, QWI Investments chipped in with 1.31 million shares for 12.2 percent of the volume traded and Massy Holdings closed with 1.0 million stocks for 9.4 percent of market trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 1,253.96 points to wrap up trading at 372,892.95, the JSE Main Index skidded 1,351.13 points to conclude trading at 325,050.23 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.05 points to cease trading at 68.16. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven 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 13.6. 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, AS Bryden dropped $1 to end at $32 with a transfer of 16,555 shares, Caribbean Cement popped 90 cents in closing at $86.40 after the trading of 28,245 units, Jamaica Broilers lost $2.49 to $27.51 with 13,383 stocks crossing the exchange. Jamaica Producers rallied 50 cents to finish at $24 with traders dealing in 14,613 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 85 cents and ended at $12.93 with 783 stock units changing hands at the close, Massy Holdings climbed 80 cents to close at $79.50 with investors trading 1,001,066 shares. NCB Financial increased $1.50 to $47 with 55,228 stock units changing hands, Pan Jamaica dipped $1.48 to end at $53.50 with 125 stocks passing through the market, Proven Investments sank 90 cents in closing at $17 with 746 units changing hands. Sagicor Group skidded $4.50 to close at $43.50 with 7,703 stocks crossing the market, Scotia Group sank 90 cents to finish at $54 with an exchange of 5,589 shares, Seprod shed $3.93 and ended at $81.05 with 2,336 units crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained $1.04 to $9.34 with investors dealing in 717 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share advanced $2.50 to end at $20 with a mere one share clearing the market, 138 Student Living preference share rose $14.44 in closing at $205.45 with investors swapping 19,482 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% advanced $5 to finish at $100 after a transfer of 616 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Scotiabank drops $3 on Trinidad Exchange


Scotiabank dropped $3 to close at a one year low and Eric Solis Marketing ended at a record high on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday with market activity resulted in a 68 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded with a 43 percent lower value than Monday resulting in trading of 18 securities, down from 22 on Monday and ending with prices of four rising, six declining and eight ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 315,181 shares for $3,526,365, down sharply from 982,432 stock units at $6,238,336 on Monday.
An average of 17,510 shares were traded at $195,909, down from 44,656 stock units at $283,561 on Monday, with trading for the month to date averaging 22,312 shares at $161,519, pretty much in line with 23,829 units at $150,666 on the previous day and an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index sank 7.71 points to close at 1,036.85, the All T&T Index shed 13.96 points to close at 1,512.85, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.14 points to wrap up trading at 73.83.
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’s advanced 21 cents to $67.25 in an exchange of 4,911 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.80 after 10,193 stock units passed through the market, Ansa McAl ended at $48 in an exchange of 102 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank closed at $8.10 with investors trading 150 stocks, Eric Solis Marketing rose 20 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.20 with 22 units crossing the market, First Citizens Group skidded 63 cents to close at $42.37 with a transfer of 1,092 shares. GraceKennedy climbed 13 cents to $4 with investors swapping 35 units, Guardian Holdings sank 5 cents and ended at $16.70 with 9,597 stock crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings remained at $3.95 in trading 172,421 stock units. National Enterprises remained at $2.45 with 20,100 shares crossing the market, National Flour Mills ended at $1.60 in switching ownership of 5,000 stocks, NCB Financial remained at $2.39 after an exchange of just one stock unit. Prestige Holdings declined 9 cents to $10.81 with 64 stock units clearing the market, Republic Financial increased 59 cents in closing at $110.65 with an exchange of 12,600 shares, Scotiabank fell $3 to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $50 after investors ended the trading of 8,392 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3.32, with 46,490 stocks changing hands, Unilever Caribbean slipped 4 cents to close at $12.16 after an exchange of 100 units and West Indian Tobacco dropped 21 cents to end at $5.21 and closed with 23,911 stocks trading.

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

JSE Main Market back to winning ways


The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market bounced on Monday, following the usual post-month-end retreat over the prior two trading days, with trading in 58 securities as was the case on Friday, and ending with prices of 20 rising, 24 declining and 14 ending unchanged, resulted in the total volume of stocks traded declining by 5 percent and the value 69 percent lower than on Friday.

The market closed with 6,032,256 shares exchanged for $33,850,972, lower than the 6,354,185 stock units at $108,084,361 on Friday.
Trading averaged 104,004 shares at $583,637 compared to 109,555 stocks at $1,863,523 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 157,077 stock units at $1,253,515 compared with 184,318 shares at $1,597,346 on the previous day and April with an average of 1,417,136 stock units at $6,010,754.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.86 million shares for 30.8 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, which ended with 1.22 million units for 20.3 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 917,095 stocks for 15.2 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,566.91 points to conclude trading at 374,146.91, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,021.38 points to finish at 326,401.36 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.09 points to settle at 68.21. 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 13.6. 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 a modest trading session, Caribbean Cement dipped 99 cents to end at $85.50 after a transfer of 4,256 shares, Guardian Holdings sank $2 in closing at $345 with investors swapping 17 stocks, Jamaica Broilers lost $1 to $30 with traders exchanging 39,887 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 42 cents to finish at $12.08 after an exchange of 4,740 stock units, JMMB Group shed 87 cents and ended at $21 after 31,739 units changed hands, Kingston Wharves rallied 59 cents to close at $28.99 with 9,351 stocks passing through the market. NCB Financial dropped $1.50 to $45.50 with an exchange of 76,055 units, Pan Jamaica popped $1.98 to finish at $54.98 in trading of 111,295 shares, Proven Investments climbed 40 cents and ended at $17.90 with 79 stock units crossing the exchange. Sagicor Group fell $1 in closing at $48 with 8,411 changing hands, Scotia Group increased $1.65 to end at $54.90 with investors dealing in 42,489 stocks, Seprod rose $3.93 to close at $84.98 with a transfer of 2,920 units and Stanley Motta gained 90 cents to finish the day at $6.79 with 1,073 stock units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share slipped $2.50 to end at $17.50 in an exchange of 2,000 shares, Jamaica Public Service 7% skidded $1.50 in closing at $43 with investors trading 44 stocks and 138 Student Living preference share dropping $50.70 and ended at $191.01 after an exchange of 6 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Most Trinidad Exchange stocks gained


Stocks ended with mostly gains on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, resulting in 22 securities trading up from 18 on Friday and ending with prices of 10 stocks rising, seven declining and five ending firm and closed with 550 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, valued 662 percent more than on Friday, with the market Indices slipping marginally at the close.
The market closed with trading of 982,432 shares for $6,238,336 compared to 151,074 stock units at $818,323 on Friday. An average of 44,656 shares were traded at $283,561, up from 8,393 units at $45,462 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 23,829 shares at $150,666 well above the 10,737 units at $67,126 on the previous day and an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481. The Composite Index fell 0.16 points to close at 1,044.56, the All T&T Index declined 2.29 points to end at 1,526.81, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.30 points to end at 73.97. 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’s dipped 21 cents to finish at $67.04 with 147 shares clearing the market, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.80 with investors dealing in 37 stocks, Ansa McAl fell $2 to $48 with a transfer of 84 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.50 with 30 stocks changing hands, Calypso Macro Investment Fund shed 5 cents in closing at $24.90 after an exchange of 10 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank lost 3 cents to close at $8.10 with 887 stocks crossing the market. Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 after an exchanging of 133 stock units, First Citizens Group popped $1 to $43 with 381 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings rose 5 cents in closing at $16.75 after a transfer of 38,610 stock units. Guardian Media increased 4 cents to close at $1 with investors trading 40 shares, JMMB Group gained 5 cents and ended at $1.15 after closing with trading in 17,406 stock units, Massy Holdings skidded 5 cents to finish at $3.95 after an exchange of 850,633 stocks. National Enterprises rose 2 cents and ended at $2.45 as investors exchanged 19,253 units, National Flour Mills rallied 4 cents to $1.60 after 25 stocks passed through the market.  NCB Financial remained at $2.39 with traders dealing in 5 units. One Caribbean Media ended at $2.69 with 984 shares crossing the market, Prestige Holdings advanced 1 cent in closing at $10.90 after trading of 2,255 stock units, Republic Financial sank 55 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $110.06 after investors exchanged 17,618 shares. Scotiabank popped 21 cents to $53 with investors trading 359 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 7 cents in closing at $3.32 in an exchange of 22,641 stocks, Unilever Caribbean slipped 5 cents to end at $12.20 in switching ownership of 65 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rose 12 cents to finish at $5.42 after an exchange of 10,829 shares. Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Big price gains for Main Market stocks


The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market closed on Friday, with a 56 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, even as the value jumped 49 percent over Thursday’s activity following trading in 58 securities, up from 55 on Thursday, with prices of 22 rising, 19 declining and 17 ending unchanged, with several stocks posting big price movements. At the close the All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 377.21 points to 372,580.00, the JSE Main Index rallied 518.99 points to 325,379.98 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.41 points to finish at 68.30.
The market closed with 6,354,185 shares trading for $108,084,361 compared with 14,473,698 stock units at $72,415,760 on Thursday. Trading averaged 109,555 shares for $1,863,523 in comparison with 263,158 stocks at $1,316,650 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 184,318 stock units at $1,597,346 compared with April that ended with an average of 1,417,136 stocks at $6,010,754. Transjamaican Highway was the leading traded stock  with 2.81 million shares for 44.2 percent of total volume, followed by Massy Holdings which ended with 991,704 units for 15.6 percent of the day’s trade and Sygnus Credit Investments with 423,982 stocks for 6.7 percent of the volume traded. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four 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 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 the financial year ending around August 2025. At the close of the market AS Bryden increased $2.54 to close at $33 in an exchange of 1,025 shares, Berger Paints climbed 99 cents to $7.85 with trading in 100 stocks, Caribbean Cement rose $3.52 and ended at $86.49 in swapping ownership of 2,834 units. Guardian Holdings rose $2 to finish at $347 with 1,157 stocks being traded, Jamaica Broilers popped $3 to end at $31 with an exchange of 70,802 stock units, Jamaica Producers rallied $1 in closing at $23.50 after trading of 1,004 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 45 cents to $12.50 and closed with an exchange of 4,072 stock units, Kingston Wharves advanced 65 cents to close at $28.40 with investors trading 150 units, Margaritaville lost $4 to finish at $11 after 1,196 stocks passed through the market. Massy Holdings dropped $1.10 and ended at $78.40 with investors trading 991,704 shares, NCB Financial rose $1.98 in closing at $47 with 7,685 stock units crossing the market, Pan Jamaica fell $1.90 to end at $53 with investors swapping 10,087 stocks. Proven Investments dipped 50 cents to $17.50 with 46,309 units clearing the market, Sagicor Group advanced $5.10 and ended at $49 in trading 10,214 stocks, Seprod sank $3.90 to finish at $81.05 with 5,306 units crossing the exchange, before the company release notice to acquire additional shares in AS Bryan that will take their holding up to 80 percent. Stanley Motta slipped $1.08 in closing at $5.89 with investors dealing in 5,102 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance skidded $1.15 to end at $8.14 after an exchange of 14,000 stock units. In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% declined $6.50 to close at $95 with 931 shares changing hands. Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading activity drops on Trinidad Exchange


Trading activity and prices dropped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, resulting in a 33 percent drop in volume at a 47 percent lower value than on Thursday, resulting from trading in 18 securities compared with 17 on Thursday and ending with prices of three rising, eight declining and seven ending firm.

The market closed with the trading of 151,074 shares for $818,323 compared to 224,736 stock units at $1,530,432 on Thursday.
An average of 8,393 shares were traded at $45,462 compared with 13,220 stock units at $90,025 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 10,737 shares at $67,126, down from an average of 16,843 shares worth $114,481 in April.
The Composite Index rose 0.94 points to end at 1,044.72, the All T&T Index shed 3.42 points to finish at 1,529.10, the SME Index climbed 5.19 points to end at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.79 points to conclude trading at 73.67.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s dipped 75 cents to $67.25 with a transfer of 29 shares, Angostura Holdings closed at $14.80 after investors exchanged 349 units, Ansa McAl remained at $50 after 398 shares passed through the market. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.50 after an exchange of 31 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 with investors dealing in 500 stocks, First Citizens Group closed at $42 in an exchange of 437 shares. GraceKennedy remained at $3.87 with 155 stocks crossing the market, Guardian Media sank 4 cents to finish at 96 cents after an exchange of 20,427 units, Massy Holdings remained at $4 after trading of 14,930 stock units. National Enterprises declined 7 cents in closing at $2.43 with 25,941 shares crossing the exchange, National Flour Mills shed 4 cents to close at $1.56 after a transfer of 63,473 units, Point Lisas dropped 5 cents to end at $4.40 with 1,000 stocks changing hands. Prestige Holdings climbed 26 cents to $10.89 after an exchange of 1,850 stock units, Republic Financial added 1 cent to end at $110.61 with trading of 3,661 shares, Scotiabank sank 21 cents in closing at $52.79 with 56 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents in ending at $3.25 with dealers trading 6,450 stocks, Unilever Caribbean popped 10 cents to close at $12.25 after 396 units were exchanged and West Indian Tobacco fell 12 cents to finish at $5.30 with investors swapping 10,991 shares.

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

JSE Main Market falters to start month


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 31 percent and the value 47 percent lower than on Wednesday, following trading in 55 securities compared with 60 on Wednesday, with prices of 13 rising, 28 declining and 14 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 14,473,698 shares trading worth $72,415,760, down from 20,922,408 stock units at $136,737,004 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 263,158 shares at $1,316,650 compared to 348,707 stocks with a value of $2,278,950 on Wednesday, compared to April with an average of 1,417,136 stock units at $6,010,754.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 10.51 million shares for 72.6 percent of the total volume, followed by Radio Jamaica, with 1.19 million units for 8.2 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 625,781 stocks for 4.3 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 5,041.82 points to 372,957.21, the JSE Main Index dived 3,392.92 points to finish at 324,860.99 and the JSE Financial Index sank 1.09 points to conclude trading at 68.71. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 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 13.4. 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 2025.
At the close, AS Bryden increased $1.71 and ended at $30.46 with 17,302 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement fell $3.03 to $82.97 in an exchange of 2,471 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped 62 cents in closing at $39.45 with 8 shares changing hands. General Accident rallied 58 cents to end at $5.38 and closed with an exchange of 3,611 stocks, Guardian Holdings shed $4.99 in closing at $345, with investors trading 39 units, Jamaica Broilers sank $1 to finish at $28 after 39,712 shares passed through the market. Jamaica Producers slipped $2.40 to $22.50 with investors dealing in 33,001 units, JMMB Group sank 78 cents and ended at $21.87 with 5,836 stocks crossing the exchange, Kingston Wharves skidded 73 cents to finish at $27.75 with investors trading 31,919 stock units. Mayberry Group rose 55 cents to end at $7.25 after a transfer of 9,686 shares, NCB Financial lost $4.43 in closing at $45.02 following trading of 106,507 units, Pan Jamaica declined $1.35 to close at $54.90 as investors exchanged 131 stocks. Proven Investments dropped 45 cents to $18 with a transfer of 210,884 stock units, Sagicor Group fell $1.60 to $43.90 with 4,232 shares clearing the market, Scotia Group lost $1.19 to finish at $53 with traders dealing in 51,375 stocks and Wisynco Group gained 41 cents to close at $20.99 in switching ownership of 18,520 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $7.99 in closing at $44.50 after an exchange of 98 stock units and 138 Student Living preference share dropped $22.84 to end at $241.71 in trading 5 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.