Wigton gobbles up 52% of JSE Main Market


Wigton Energy led trading with nearly 52 percent of the total volume traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, but accounted for just under 11 percent of the value, with the trading volume rising 44 percent and the value 37 percent higher than on Friday, following trading in 60 securities up from 57 on Friday, with prices of 23 rising, 25 declining and 12 ending unchanged and Sagicor Group ending at 52 weeks’ high of $43.50. 

Investors traded 21,696,953 shares at $113,302,776 comfortably above 15,065,778 stocks at $82,569,896 trading on Friday. Trading averaged 361,616 shares at $1,888,380 well above the 264,312 stock units at $1,448,595 on Friday and month to date, an average of 639,582 units at $21,579,652 within the vicinity of the 659,748 shares at $23,008,281 on the previous trading day and well below February that ended with an average of 405,332 stock units at only $1,953,730. Wigton Energy led trading with 11.20 million shares for 51.6 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway which ended with 3.78 million stock units for 17.4 percent of the day’s trade, JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 closed with 1.83 million stocks for 8.4 percent of the volume traded and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.57 million units for 7.2 percent of market share. The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,298.70 points to end at 377,284.20, the JSE Main Index slipped 283.03 points to close trading at 324,757.44 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.28 points to 67.45. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 17 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 15. The JSE Main and 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 for the market, Caribbean Cement skidded 95 cents to finish at $83.05 with 3,305 stocks switching owners, Eppley gained 40 cents and ended at $35.40 with investors trading 281 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $1.50 to $34.50 in an exchange of 2,993 shares. First Rock Real Estate dipped 74 cents to close at $8.21 with 802 stock units crossing the market, General Accident fell 56 cents to end at $5.16 as investors exchanged 636 shares, Guardian Holdings shed $18 in closing at $289 with 70 stocks being traded. Jamaica Broilers declined $1.24 to $34 with traders dealing in 37,617 units, Jamaica Producers popped 49 cents to close at $24.49 after an exchange of 4,372 stock units, JMMB Group advanced 80 cents to finish at $22 with investors swapping 66,055 shares. Kingston Wharves rose $1 and ended at $28.90 with 2,472 units clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing lost 50 cents to end at $7 in trading 40,017 stocks, Margaritaville dropped 78 cents in closing at $14.72 with 20 stock units passing through the market. Massy Holdings sank $2.98 to $78 with a transfer of 90,119 shares, while Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped 45 cents to end at $9.41 with investors dealing in 11,901 stocks, NCB Financial climbed $1 in closing at $43 in an exchange of 67,320 units. Sagicor Group gained $1.51 and ended at 52 weeks’ high of $43.50 after trading of 14,649 stock units, Seprod sank $5.68 to close at $84.21 with an exchange of 82,776 shares and Supreme Ventures rallied $1 to finish at $20 with 14,619 stocks changing hands.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% skidded $4.54 and ended at $41.45 after an exchange of 100 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $1.99 to $100 with investors trading 194 stock units. Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Kintyre heads All JSE ICTOP10


The price of Kintyre Holdings dropped 15 percent during the week to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 28 cents and jumped to the top of the All JSE ICTOP10 with potential gains of 471 percent and pushing Guardian Holdings to the number 2 spot, projected to gains just over 400 percent, with markets declining during the past week with the Main Market falling less than one percent and the Junior Market falling 2.3 percent.

The Transjamaican’s public share issue which is 36 percent oversubscribed, diverted funds away from the secondary market, resulting in the ICTOP10 ending with the prices of just two stocks rising in the Junior Market listing while seven declined. In the Main Market listing three stocks rose and six declined.
In the Junior Market ICTOP10, Express Catering rebounded from a loss of the previous week with an 11 9 percent climb to $2.89 and Iron Rock Insurance just managed to eke out a 3 percent rise to $3.80. and dropped out of the Junior Market ICTOP10 allowing Dolphin Cove to return.
AMG Packaging lost 21 percent to close at $2.30, following an 18 percent drop in the previous week, Kintyre Holdings suffered a 15 percent decline to 28 cents, accompanying heavy selling in the stock. declined 10 percent to $2.60, Caribbean Assurance declined by 14 percent to close at $2.36, Caribbean Flavours fell 10 percent to $1,16, Limners & Bards slipped 7 percent to $1.12 and Dolla Financial lost 3 percent to close the week at $2.66.
In the Main Market ICTOP10, Margaritaville rose 5 percent to $15.50 and VM Investments gained 3 percent to $2.25. $15.
NCB Financial hit an eight and a half year low of $42 after falling 7 percent during the week after trading as low as $40.10, 38 percent below the $65 the new shares were sold at last year to the public, QWI Investments fell 6 percent to 77 cents and Jamaica Broilers dropped 5 percent to $35.24.
The All JSE ICTOP10, compiled from all listed ordinary stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended the week with Caribbean Producers returning to the All JSE ICTOP10, while Express Catering fell out.
There is one change to the Junior Market ICTOP10 and none in Main Market ICTOP10, with the Junior Market Iron Rock Insurance returning as Dolphin Cove drops out with the B recovery continuing for the stock price following the sharp fall two weeks ago.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 sits at just 5.7, well below the market average of 15 and the Junior Market TOP10 stands at 7.6, more than half of the market, with an average of 13.9.
Based on 2024 earnings estimates, the Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 2515 percent by May 2025, providing better values than the Junior Market, that is projected to achieve a 211 percent increase for the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, there are 18 stocks with the highest values accounting for 35 percent of the Main Market, with PEs between 15 to 42, with an average of 21 and a PE of 20 for the top half of the market with the highest values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10, 12 stocks or 26 percent of the market have PEs ranging from 15 to 29 with an average of 19 and a PE of 17 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners. The list includes some of the best companies in the market and non-blue chip stocks and in some cases weaker companies that may be oversold and therefore end up on the list. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks will likely deliver the best returns on or around May 2025 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.

Winners beat losers but T&TSE falls


Winning stocks beat out losers on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday following a 33 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded and worth 37 percent less than on Friday. Trading took place in twenty one securities, up from 19 on Friday and ending with prices of nine stocks advancing, five declining and seven ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 130,830 shares for $1,229,998 up from 98,458 stocks at $1,961,543 on Friday.
An average of 6,230 shares were traded at $58,571 compared with 5,182 units at $103,239 on Friday, with trading for the month to date ending with an average of 15,417 shares for $97,806 down from 16,162 units at $100,988 on the previous trading day compared with an average for February of 22,005 shares at $200,032.
The Composite Index slipped 5.30 points to conclude trading at 1,052.09, the All T&T Index skidded 10.75 points to conclude trading at 1,544.28, the SME Index rose 8.35 points to settle at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index gained just 0.07 points to settle at 73.54.
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 of the market, Agostini’s popped 14 cents to close at $68.19 with 187 units switching owners, Ansa McAl slipped $2 to $54 with trading of 255 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $25 with investors dealing in 127 shares. Endeavour Holdings climbed $1.85 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $18 with 374 stock units crossing the market, First Citizens Group fell 1 cent to finish at $41.55 as investors exchanged 1,409 shares, GraceKennedy ended at $3.50 with a transfer of 178 units. Guardian Holdings increased 2 cents to $14.87 after an exchange of 1,001 stocks, Guardian Media ended at $1 with a mere 17 stock units crossing the market, JMMB Group rose 1 cent to close at $1.11 in an exchange of 17,482 shares. Massy Holdings rallied 1 cent to end at $3.90 with 2,407 stock units passing through the market, National Flour Mills advanced 6 cents to finish at $1.67 with an exchange of 336 stocks, NCB Financial remained at $2.35 with 9,696 units having been traded. One Caribbean Media gained 5 cents to $2.90 after a transfer of 10,206 stocks, Point Lisas ended at $3.28 with investors trading 1,500 units, Prestige Holdings remained at $11.30 in an exchange of 435 shares. Republic Financial popped 98 cents and ended at $113.03 with traders dealing in 1,208 stock units, Scotiabank shed $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $54 after an exchange of 2,010 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 1 cent to close at $4.04 with investors trading 12,800 units. Trinidad Cement rallied 5 cents to $2.40 with 100 stocks clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean declined 18 cents to finish at $11 with investors swapping 63,645 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5.44 with 5,457 shares changing hands.

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

Losers edged out winners on T&TSE


Trading dropped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 77 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded valued at 24 percent less than on Thursday, resulting in the trading of 19 securities up from 18 on Thursday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, seven declining and seven ended firm.

The market closed with trading of 98,458 shares valued at$1,961,543 compared to 426,040 stock units at $2,568,765 on Thursday.
An average of 5,182 shares were traded at $103,239 compared with 23,669 stock units at $142,709 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 16,162 shares at $100,988 compared with 17,031 units at $100,808 on the previous day and an average for February of 22,005 shares at $200,032.
The Composite Index declined 0.13 points to conclude trading at 1,057.39, the All T&T Index rallied 2.78 points to conclude trading at 1,555.03, the SME Index remained unchanged at 83.50 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.45 points to close at 73.47.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close on the last day of the week, Agostini’s rose 5 cents to $68.05 with an exchange of 46 stocks, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.25 with 8,184 units crossing the market, Ansa McAl fell $1 to finish at $56 with investors swapping 98 shares. 

Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $40 after an exchange of 770 stock units, First Citizens Group rose 16 cents to close at $41.56 with investors dealing in 7,016 shares, GraceKennedy sank 10 cents to end at $3.50 after the trading of 5,142 units. Guardian Holdings declined 1 cent in closing at $14.85 in switching ownership of 3,120 stocks, Guardian Media sank 10 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $1 with traders dealing in 166 stock units, JMMB Group dipped 1 cent and ended at $1.10 after 10 shares passed through the market. L.J. Williams B share ended at 81 cents with investors trading just 2 units, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $3.89 with 41,131 stocks changing hands, National Enterprises advanced 16 cents to end at $2.66 with a transfer of 70 stock units. NCB Financial remained at $2.35 after an exchange of 30 shares, 

One Caribbean Media ended at $2.85 with investors trading 7,522 units, Prestige Holdings popped 1 cent and ended at $11.30 in an exchange of 2,928 stocks. Republic Financial slipped 85 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $112.05 with 6,225 stock units clearing the market, Scotiabank rallied 90 cents to close at $55 in trading 9,211 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $4.05 with an exchange of 6,613 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.44 after a transfer of 174 units.

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

More Main Market declines


Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday with the volume traded rising 23 percent and the value climbing 79 percent over Wednesday and resulting in more slippage in the market and continuing a month long decline, with trading in 58 securities compared to59on Wednesday, with prices of 19 rising, 29 declining and 10 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 9,258,988 shares trading for $109,778,942 up from 7,555,395 stock units valued at $61,391,837 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 159,638 shares at $1,892,740 from 128,058 stocks at $1,040,540 on Wednesday and for the month to date, an average of 689,021 units at $24,604,258 down from 732,145 shares with a value of  $26,454,353 on the previous day and higher than February with an average of 405,332 stock units at just $1,953,730.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.75 million shares for 18.9 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy which ended with 1.49 million stocks for 16.1 percent of the day’s trade, Kingston Wharves closed with 1.48 million units for 16 percent of the volume traded and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.41 million shares for 15.2 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 2,004.24 points to wrap up trading at 372,527.88, the JSE Main Index dropped 2,185.60 points to settle at 321,192.95 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.25 points to end at 66.69. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.9. The JSE Main and 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 trading, AS Bryden fell 95 cents to $28 with traders dealing in 510 stock units, Berger Paints dropped 81 cents to $7.15 after investors exchanged 10,791 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied 66 cents in closing at $83.98 as 3,864 stocks were traded. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $1 to finish at $36 as 287 units passed through the market, First Rock Real Estate sank 50 cents to $8.52 with investors trading 2,412 shares, General Accident slipped 80 cents to close at $5 with 500,016 stocks crossed the market. GraceKennedy climbed 37 cents to $73.50 after investors ended trading 12,289 units, Guardian Holdings sank $14 to close at $289 after a transfer of 29 stock units, Jamaica Producers dipped 84 cents to end at $22 with investors trading 37,392 shares. Kingston Properties lost 50 cents in closing at $9 with 4,593 stocks clearing the market, Kingston Wharves skidded $1.30 and ended at $26.60 in an exchange of 1,482,888 units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 39 cents to finish at $7.50 after 88,399 stock units crossed the market. Margaritaville declined 47 cents and ended at $15.53 after an exchange of 1,004 shares, Massy Holdings shed $2.97 to close at $78 with a transfer of 100,000 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 58 cents to finish at $10 after an exchange of 1,000 units. NCB Financial lost 62 cents in closing at an eight and a half year low of $43.78 with investors dealing in 246,064 stock units, Pan Jamaica gained $1.70 to end at $53.20 with 6,258 shares switching owners and Stanley Motta increased 75 cents to close at $6.75 with 122 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share slipped 74 cents to $18.50 with 2,931 units changing hands and 138 Student Living preference share sank $63.50 to finish at $230 with an exchange of 2,037 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

NCB hits 8½ low on the JSE Main Market

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market continues to experience negative movement in March with another session of declines in the market indices in trading on Wednesday. At the close, the volume of stocks traded declined 26 percent with the value remaining the same level as on Tuesday, following trading in 59 securities as was the case on Tuesday, with prices of 22 rising, 21 declining and 16 ending unchanged as NCB Financial closed at an 8½ low of $44.40 after trading at an intraday multi low of $42.04 going back to 2016.

The market closed with 7,555,395 shares trading for $61,391,837 compared with 10,196,021 stock units at $61,375,187 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 128,058 shares at $1,040,540 compared to 172,814 stocks at $1,040,257 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 732,145 units at $26,454,353 just lower than 786,725 shares at $28,750,548 on the previous day and well above February with an average of 405,332 stock units at $1,953,730.
JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 preferred stock led trading with 2.38 million shares for 31.5 percent of total volume traded followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.73 million stock units for 22.9 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 986,326 stocks for 13.1 percent of the total volume of stocks traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 1,307.11 points to end at 374,532.12, the JSE Main Index fell 1,419.05 points to 323,378.55 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.15 points to 66.94. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 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 15.1. The JSE Main and 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 day of slow trading, Berger Paints rallied 81 cents to end at $7.96 with an exchange of 722 stock units, Caribbean Cement skidded 68 cents to $83.32 with 2,634 shares passing through the market, Eppley Caribbean Fund sank 73 cents to close at $35 in trading 224 units. First Rock Real Estate rose 50 cents to finish at $9.02 in an exchange of 7,472 stocks, Guardian Holdings jumped with a $12 gain and ended at $303 with investors trading 184 units, Jamaica Broilers dipped $1.70 in closing at $33.60 with 38,485 stocks crossing the market. Jamaica Producers sank $1 to $22.84 in trading 222 shares, Kingston Properties lost 40 cents in closing at $9.50 with 136 stock units crossing the market, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 38 cents to end at $7.11 with investors swapping 139,993 shares. Margaritaville popped 75 cents to close at $16 with 7,010 stocks clearing the market, Massy Holdings climbed $1.66 and ended at $80.97 with an exchange of 348,865 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 58 cents to finish at $9.42 after 4,504 stock units changed hands.  Pan Jamaica increased $1.50 to $51.50 with a transfer of 16,050 shares, Scotia Group slipped 99 cents to end at $56.01 after an exchange of 48,091 stocks, Seprod advanced $2.55 in closing at $89.90 with investors trading 2,725 units. Stanley Motta shed 85 cents and ended at $6 in an exchange of 9,506 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 64 cents to close at $12.70 with traders dealing in 16,917 shares.

In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 advanced 39 cents to finish at $2.99 with 204 units switching owners. 138 Student Living preference share declined $18.48 to $293.50 after a transfer of 25 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $4.94 to end at $97.05 as investors exchanged 1,335 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading plunges on Trinidad Stock Exchange


Stocks ended with losers edging out winners on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, resulting from trading in 18 securities similar to trading on Tuesday and ending with prices of four stocks rising, five declining and nine ending firm resulting in an 87 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded with a 78 percent lower value than on Tuesday.

The market closed with trading of 64,916 shares worth $470,799 well below the 518,812 stock units at $2,126,960 on Tuesday.
An average of 3,606 shares were traded at $26,156 down from 28,823 units at $118,164 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 16,493 shares at $97,415 in line with 17,630 units at $103,704 on the previous day and an average for February of 22,005 shares at $200,032.
The Composite Index rose 3.48 points to 1,062.57, the All T&T Index increased 6.72 points to 1,560.67, the SME Index remained at 83.50 and the Cross-Listed Index ended unchanged at 74.12.
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 of trading, Agostini’s ended at $68 after an exchange of 40 stocks, Angostura Holdings rose 25 cents to $14.25 in trading 1,063 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $57 with 14 stock units crossing the market. Ansa Merchant Bank skidded 50 cents to close at $39.50 with investors trading 50 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $25 in an exchange of 50 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.10 after the trading of 4,200 units. First Citizens Group remained at $41.39 with 2,071 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy sank 9 cents to $3.60 with investors trading 80 stock units, Guardian Holdings gained 1 cent to end at $14.86 with 700 shares changing hands. JMMB Group ended at $1.11 with traders dealing in 38,169 stocks, Massy Holdings popped 3 cents to close at $3.93 after an exchange of 261 units, National Enterprises ended trading at $2.66 with a transfer of 7,029 stock units. Prestige Holdings remained at $11.30 after closing with an exchange of 1,374 shares, Republic Financial climbed 3 cents in closing at $113.03 after a transfer of 1,097 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $55.50 with investors swapping 1,466 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 48 cents and ended at $4.02 in an exchange of 2,461 units, Trinidad Cement declined 5 cents to close at $2.35 after 10 stocks passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco lost 6 cents to end at $5.44 in switching ownership of 4,781 units.

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

Steady trading for JSE Main Market


Trading was steady on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, with Wigton Energy capturing 42 percent of a 31 percent reduced traded volume of stocks trading on Tuesday, with little change in the value. At the end of trading, 59 securities crossed the market, down from 61 on Monday, with an equal number of 21 stocks rising and falling and 17 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 10,196,021 shares trading for $61,375,187 compared with 14,777,464 stock units at $61,524,284 on Monday.
Trading averaged 172,814 shares at $1,040,257 fairly close to 242,254 stocks at $1,008,595 on Monday and month to date, an average of 786,725 stock units at $28,750,548 down from 847,703 shares with a value of $31,502,916 previously and more than in February with an average of 405,332 stock units at just $1,953,730.
Wigton Energy led trading with 4.27 million shares for 41.9 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.38 million stock units for 23.4 percent of the day’s trade and Innovative Energy with 622,149 stocks for 6.1 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied a mere 17.58 points to settle at 375,839.23, the JSE Main Index fell 329.67 points to 324,797.60 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.46 points to 67.09. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 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 15. The JSE Main and 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 gained 95 cents to finish at $28.95 with 32 units crossing the market, Berger Paints skidded 80 cents and ended at $7.15 with an exchange of just 54 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped 85 cents to $35.73 after a mere 3 shares were traded, Guardian Holdings fell $12 to close at $291 with just 149 stocks being traded, Jamaica Broilers dipped $1.69 to end trading at $35.30 with investors swapping 12,331 shares, Kingston Wharves advanced 50 cents to close at $28 with 10,199 stocks crossing the exchange. Margaritaville rose 52 cents to $15.25 with investors trading 329 units, Massy Holdings lost $2.19 to close at $79.31 with 183,055 stock units crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 58 cents to end at $10 as investors exchanged 607 shares. NCB Financial slipped 55 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $44.45 in trading 65,397 stock units, Pan Jamaica sank $1.25 and ended at $50 after a transfer of 101,000 stocks, Proven Investments shed $1.49 to finish at $17.23 trading 18,342 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased 40 cents and ended at $8.40 with 608 shares switching owners, Scotia Group declined 50 cents to $57 after an exchange of 238,889 stock units and Stanley Motta rallied 45 cents in closing at $6.85 with 500 units changing hands.

In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rose $40 to close at $2,690 in an exchange of just 1 stock, 138 Student Living preferred share gained $3.98 to finish at $311.98 with traders dealing in 39 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $1.99 to end at $101.99 in an exchange of 1,001 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Transjamaican grabs majority of Main Market


Transjamaican Highway, Jamaica’s first toll road operator, grabbed 59 percent of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday ahead of an increased interim dividend of 12.58 cents per share, up from 9.43 cents last year, announced after the market closed and providing a yield of 7 percent based on the APO price of $3.60.
Trading ended with a moderate decline in the volume of stocks changing hands with a 59 percent lower value than on Friday after an exchange of 61 securities, up from 59 on Friday, with prices of 21 rising, 24 declining and 16 ending unchanged, resulting in a fall in the market indices.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 2,152.53 points to end at 375,821.65, while the JSE Main Index sank 831.79 points to close at 325,127.27 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.51 points to wrap up trading at 67.55.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 16 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and nine with lower offers.
The market closed with 14,777,464 shares trading for $61,524,284 down from 15,689,285 stock units at $148,621,916 on Friday.
Trading averaged 242,254 shares at $1,008,595 below the 265,920 stocks at $2,519,016 on Friday and month to date, an average of 847,703 units at $31,502,916 compared with 916,995 shares at $34,992,886 on the previous day and well above February with an average of 405,332 stock units at $1,953,730.
Transjamaican Highway was the lead trade with 8.76 million shares for 59.3 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy which ended with 2.31 million stocks for 15.6 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.56 million stock units for 10.6 percent of the day’s trade.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15. The JSE Main and 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 day of reduced trading, AS Bryden declined $1 to close at $28 as investors exchanged 3,467 units, Caribbean Cement lost 85 cents to close at $84 with 2,671 stocks passing through the market, Carreras slipped 74 cents to end at $14.26 with investors swapping 336,319 shares. Eppley popped 50 cents in closing at $35.50 with 101 stock units clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained $4.28 and ended at $34.88 in trading 191 shares, GraceKennedy fell 60 cents to finish at $73.10 with an exchange of 34,746 stocks. Jamaica Producers rose 84 cents and ended at $23.84 with 1,250 stock units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves dipped 50 cents to $27.50 with 997 stock units switching owners, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 48 cents to finish at $7.49 after an exchange of 2,855 shares. Massy Holdings increased $2.19 to close at $81.50 with investors trading 10 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank 58 cents in closing at $9.42 in an exchange of 610 units, Pan Jamaica shed $1.10 to end at $51.25 with 13,491 stock units changing hands. Sagicor Real Estate Fund sank 65 cents in closing at $8 with a transfer of 537 shares, Stanley Motta skidded 55 cents to $6.40 with 977 stock units crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 85 cents and ended at $12.05 after a transfer of 14,357 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share rallied $23 to finish at $308 with 38 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% advanced $2.95 to close at $100 in trading 19,647 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading jumps on the T&T Exchange 


Trading jumped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 135 percent worth 145 percent more than on Friday resulting from trading in 16 securities down from 21 on Friday and ending with prices of four rising, five declining and seven ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 665,293 shares for $3,781,362 up from 283,084 stocks at $1,543,838 on Friday.
An average of 41,581 shares were traded at $236,335 well above the 13,480 units at $73,516 on Friday, with trading for the month to date averaging 16,547 shares valued at $102,308 up from 14,190 units at $89,710 on the previous day and an average for February of 22,005 shares at $200,032.
The Composite Index rallied 0.31 points to 1,061.56, the All T&T Index dipped 0.69 points to close at 1,560.64, the SME Index remained unchanged at 83.50 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.19 points in concluding trading at 73.83.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of a day of increased trading, Agostini’s remained at $68 with trading of 167 stock units, Angostura Holdings ended at $14 after an exchange of 6,514 shares, Ansa McAl shed 35 cents to end at $57 with 558 stocks crossing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 1 cent in closing at $8.01 as investors exchanged 31,888 units, First Citizens Group dropped 11 cents to close at $41.39 with 5,470 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings remained at $14.86 in an exchange of 143 stocks. Guardian Media ended at $1.12 with investors trading just 1 unit, Massy Holdings remained at $3.93 after an exchange of 608,827 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $2.68 and closed after 483 shares were traded. NCB Financial climbed 3 cents in closing at $2.38 with 20 stocks crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings ended at $11.30 after a transfer of 608 units, Republic Financial rose 23 cents and ended at $113.37 after trading of 5,031 stock units. Scotiabank lost 50 cents to end at $55.50 with an exchange of 3,531 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 3 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $4 after 767 stocks passed through the market, Unilever Caribbean gained 19 cents to finish at $11.19 in an exchange of 27 units and West Indian Tobacco fell 5 cents to close at $5.50 with 1,258 stock units clearing the market.

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