Market activity dropped back to more recent levels on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining by 96 percent, with a 92 percent lower value than Thursday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, resulting in trading in 22 securities compared with 19 on Thursday, with prices of six stocks rising, three declining and 13 remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 364,898 shares for $3,961,337 versus 10,104,029 stock units at $50,843,921 on Thursday.
An average of 16,586 shares were exchanged at $180,061 compared with 531,791 units at $2,675,996 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 47,652 stocks at $354,609 in comparison with 50,156 units at $368,675 on the previous day. The average trade for June amounted to 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index popped 2.05 points to 1,245.72, the All T&T Index climbed 3.37 points to 1,904.58, the SME Index rose 0.06 points to end at 70.36 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.09 points to 75.67.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68.50, with 145 shares changing hands, Ansa McAl increased 50 cents in closing at $53 after 18,884 stocks passed through the market, 
Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $21.50 with an exchange of 62 units, CinemaOne popped 5 cents to end at $7.30, with 350 stocks crossing the market. Endeavour Holdings ended at $13 after trading 77 shares, First Citizens Group ended at $49 after investors traded 206 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 in owners switching 46,569 stocks, GraceKennedy closed at $3.43 after an exchange of 60,253 stock units. Guardian Holdings rallied 35 cents in closing at $19 after shareholders finished trading 12,565 stock units, JMMB Group rose 4 cents to $1.39, with stakeholders exchanging 9,152 stocks, Massy Holdings ended at $4.98 after 13,938 shares passed through the market, National Enterprises remained at $4.14, with 17,235 units clearing the market. 
National Flour Mills dipped 4 cents to $1.60 with investors trading 386 units, One Caribbean Media ended at $3.83 in an exchange of 103,000 stocks, Point Lisas ended at $3.30 and closed after 38,970 shares changed hands, Prestige Holdings shed 12 cents to end at $7.85 after 10,340 stock units passed through the market. Republic Financial ended at $129 in an exchange of 8,910 shares, Scotiabank ended at $75.50 as investors exchanged 540 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 10 cents to $18 with a transfer of 4,740 units, Trinidad Cement rose 10 cents to close at $2.65 with shareholders swapping 9,651 stocks. Unilever Caribbean dipped 18 cents to $12.01 while exchanging 4,056 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $11.50 in an exchange of 4,869 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading on Trinidad Exchange plunged to normal
Sharp jump for the JSE Main Market
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped on Thursday after the heavily weighted NCB Financial rallied $5.50 to $72.50 and Guardian Holdings jumped $60 to close at $451. The JSE USD markets popped slightly higher and the Junior Market slipped moderately lower following a rise in the volume and value of stocks traded in the overall market compared to Wednesday, with the market continuing its consolidation mode in early summer.
The JSE Combined Market Index surged 3,204.39 points to 341,353.87, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,736.10 points to 362,426.38, the JSE Main Index powered 3,614.85 points higher to settle at 326,961.01, while the Junior Market Index fell 18.41 points to 3,963.00 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.95 points to 242.95.
Trading of Preference shares ended with no notable price movements on Thursday.
At the close, 18,916,750 shares were traded, in all three markets, compared with 18,521,121 stocks on Wednesday. The value of stocks trading in the Junior and Main markets was $217 million compared to $98.8 million on Wednesday. Trading on the JSE USD market ended with investors exchanging 477,710 shares for US$21,075 from 372,527 units at US$9,733 on Wednesday.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 18.3 on 2022-23 earnings and 12.2 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. It shows companies grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Investors need pertinent information to navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market successfully. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. 
The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume about the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
Surge in trading on Trinidad Exchange
Trading jumped sharply on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 1,097 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded after a 960 percent jump in the funds chasing stocks more than on Wednesday, resulting in 19 securities trading down from 22 on Wednesday, with prices of four stocks rising, six declining and nine remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 10,104,029 shares at $50,843,921 in comparison to 844,243 stocks at $4,798,090 on Wednesday.
An average of 531,791 shares were exchanged for $2,675,996, compared with 38,375 stock units at $218,095 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averaged 50,156 shares at $368,675 up from 14,128 units at $196,076 on the previous day. The average trade for June amounts to 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index rose 5.62 points to 1,243.67, the All T&T Index rallied 10.68 points to 1,901.21, the SME Index remained at 70.30 and the Cross-Listed Index inched 0.03 points higher to 75.58.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68.50 following an exchange of 1,344 shares, Angostura Holdings lost 30 cents in ending at $23.20 while exchanging 7 units, Ansa McAl advanced 50 cents in closing at $52.50 with stakeholders trading 1,606 stocks. Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $47, 8 stock units with crossing the exchange, Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell 30 cents to close at $21.50 with investors trading 398 units, First Citizens Group ended at $49 in an exchange of 4,989 stock units. GraceKennedy remained at $3.43, with 211,287 stocks clearing the market, Guardian Holdings popped 64 cents to $18.65, with 15,538 shares changing hands, JMMB Group remained at $1.35 as investors exchanged 506,000 units. Massy Holdings ended at $4.98 and closed after 8,848,507 stock units passed through the market, National Enterprises dipped 1 cent to $4.14 with a transfer of 10,000 shares, One Caribbean Media popped 1 cent in closing at $3.83 in switching ownership of 400,741 stocks. 
Point Lisas dipped 5 cents to $3.30 in trading 30,500 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $7.97 as 32,529 shares passed through the market, Republic Financial increased $1.16 to close at $129 after an exchange of 12,865 stocks. Scotiabank shed 10 cents in ending at $75.50 after exchanging 6,645 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 10 cents to end at $17.90 with investors trading 20,938 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $12.19 in an exchange of 27 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $11.50, with 100 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Numerous gains on Trinidad Exchange
Rising stocks dominated trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, following a 96 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded and a 555 percent surge in value compared with that on Tuesday, resulting in 22 securities trading compared with 20 on Tuesday, and ended with the prices of 13 stocks rising, one declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 844,243 shares for $4,798,090 compared to 431,577 stock units at $732,373 on Tuesday.
An average of 38,375 shares were traded at $218,095 versus 21,579 units at $154.374 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averaged 14,128 shares at $196,076 compared with 11,828 units at $193,984 on the previous day. The average trade for June amounts to 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index increased 3.85 points to end at 1,238.05, the All T&T Index advanced 6.85 points to 1,890.53, the SME Index lost 0.29 points to settle at 70.30 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 0.09 points to 75.55.
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 ended at $68.50 with shareholders swapping 700 shares, Angostura Holdings rallied $1 to $23.50 after an exchange of 5,622 units, Ansa McAl gained 99 cents and ended at $52 with investors transferring 5 stocks. 
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $47 in an exchange of 1,000 shares, CinemaOne shed 25 cents in closing at $7.25 as investors traded 47 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13 after 158 units cleared the market. First Citizens Group climbed 89 cents to $49 in switching ownership of 16,627 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 while exchanging 1,000 shares, GraceKennedy rose 3 cents to $3.43 after 518,532 shares crossed the market. Guardian Holdings popped 1 cent to close at $18.01, with 16,077 units crossing the exchange, L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.80 with a transfer of 5 units, Massy Holdings ended at $4.98 after 75,623 stocks changed hands. National Enterprises added 1 cent to $4.15 in an exchange of 113,691 shares, One Caribbean Media increased 2 cents and ended at $3.82 in trading 82,984 stocks, Point Lisas gained 5 cents to close at $3.35 after a transfer of 600 units. 
Prestige Holdings advanced 7 cents to $7.97, with 405 stock units crossing the market, Republic Financial popped 83 cents to end at $127.84 with an exchange of 2,811 shares, Scotiabank increased 10 cents to $75.60 after 1,136 units passed through the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 10 cents to close at $18 with 1,297 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement remained at $2.55, with an exchange of 2,274 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rose 19 cents to $12.19 after trading 473 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $11.50, with 3,176 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading surges on Trinidad Exchange
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with a 301 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with a value 322 percent more than on Monday, resulting in 20 securities trading compared with 21 on Monday, with five stocks rising, nine declining and six remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 431,577 shares at $732,373 compared with 107,712 stock units at $3,087,484 on Monday.
Trading averaged 21,579 shares at $154,374 compared with shares at $34,875 on Monday. Trading month to date averaged 11,828 shares at $193,984 compared to 10,909 units at $197,721 on the previous day. The average trade for June ended with 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index shed 1.80 points to close at 1,234.20, the All T&T Index fell 2.87 points to 1,883.68, the SME Index ended at 70.59 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.09 points to 75.46.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68.50 after an exchange of 340 shares, Angostura Holdings dropped 50 cents and ended at $22.50, with stakeholders exchanging 87 units, Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $47 in switching ownership of 73 stocks. First Citizens Group climbed 6 cents in closing at $48.11 after an exchange of 2,188 stock units, 
FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 with shareholders swapping 7,500 units, GraceKennedy dipped 3 cents to $3.40 after 86,068 shares passed through the market. Guardian Holdings shed 65 cents to end at $18, with 2,064 stocks crossing the exchange, Guardian Media ended at $2.20 while exchanging 576 stock units, JMMB Group lost 2 cents to close at $1.35 in swapping 10,887 stock units. L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.80 after a transfer of 10 units, Massy Holdings gained 3 cents to close at $4.98 with an exchange of 9,563 stocks, National Enterprises declined 1 cent in closing at $4.14 with 209,323 shares clearing the market. National Flour Mills popped 4 cents and ended at $1.64 after trading 1,512 units, NCB Financial remained at $3.10 as investors exchanged 24,726 shares, One Caribbean Media fell 1 cent to $3.80 with investors trading 1,843 stock units.
Prestige Holdings declined 8 cents to $7.90 following 40,589 stocks passing through the market, Republic Financial gained 1 cent in closing at $127.01 in an exchange of 5,904 stocks, Scotiabank dropped 20 cents to $75.50, with 783 shares crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 36 cents and ended at $17.90, with 14,595 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean dipped 10 cents to close at $12 in trading 12,946 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
100% gains for Transjamaican
Transjamaican Highway, after three and a half years of listing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, came good in 2023 with the stock closing just over 100 percent for the year to date, when the price last traded at $2.84 on Monday, up 103 percent for the year to date, after hitting an intraday high of $2.88 at the start of trading on Monday.
The stock, which IPOed just before Jamaica at J$1.41 and one US cent for those shares designated in US dollars, was hit with Covid-19, languished in the market at that level but mostly lower until this year, when it finally broke out in March to now become the second best-performing stock of the exchange for 2023, following Ciboney that is now up 186 percent.
A year ago, the price was $1.30 is now up by 118 percent, even then the climb is far from over, with earnings poised to hit the J$0.30 range for 2023 and investors already paying up to the equivalent of J$3 in the US dollar market for the shares.
The increased interest in the stocks comes on the heels of the company acquiring the previous maintenance operators and effectively improving the profitability by US$12 million per annum.
For the March 2023 quarter, the Group reported revenues of US$18 million, 21% more than the US$14.9 million for the same quarter in 2022 and delivered a profit of US$5 million, up US$4.3 million compared to just US$0.7 million for the 2022 period.
Trading plunged on the Trinidad Exchange
Trading plunged on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with a 72 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, with a 96 percent decline in value from Friday and resulted in trading in 21 securities compared with 18 on Friday, with the prices of five stocks rising, seven declining and nine unchanged.
Investors traded 107,712 shares for $732,373 compared with 386,473 stock units at $16,641,347 on Friday.
An average of 5,129 shares were traded at $34,875 compared to 21,471 units at $924,519 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 10,909 shares at $197,721 in comparison to 11,544 units at $215,624 on the previous trading day. The average trade for June was 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index rallied 0.73 points to 1,236.00, the All T&T Index gained 4.04 points to close at 1,886.55, the SME Index remained at 70.59 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.39 points to 75.55.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, the price of Agostini’s added 50 cents and closed at $68.50 after 215 trading shares, Calypso Macro Investment popped 1 cent to $21.80 and closed with 862 stocks changing hands, Endeavour Holdings remained at $13 after an exchange of 984 units, First Citizens Group ended at $48.05 after an exchange of 286 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 with trading in exchange of 851 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $3.43 with shareholders swapping 34,376 units, Guardian Holdings climbed 64 cents in closing at $18.65 after 960 stock units passed through the market, JMMB Group shed 1 cent and ended at $1.37, with 138 shares crossing the market, L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.80, with 915 stocks crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings ended at $4.95, with 26,019 units clearing the market,
National Enterprises gained 15 cents to end at $4.15 after a transfer of 95 stock units, National Flour Mills dropped 3 cents to end at $1.60 with a transfer of 142 shares, NCB Financial remained at $3.10 after an exchange of 6,052 stocks, One Caribbean Media ended at $3.81, with 25,894 shares changing hands, Prestige Holdings fell 2 cents to $7.98 in an exchange of 1,266 units, Republic Financial lost $2 in closing at $127 with investors transferring 456 stock units, Scotiabank ended at $75.70 after stakeholders exchanged 1,603 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 41 cents to $17.54 in switching ownership of 2,275 shares, Trinidad Cement dipped 10 cents to $2.55 while exchanging 100 stocks, Unilever Caribbean lost 14 cents to close at $12.10 in an exchange of 3,168 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rose 25 cents to $11.50 after trading 1,055 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Transjamaican out of ICTOP10
With a continually rising price, Transjamacian Highway rose 11 percent during the week to $2.78, up 57 percent since added to the Market Watch list in April and dropped out of the TOP10 this past week, while Everything Fresh closed at $1.60 and dropped out of the Junior Market TOP10.
Transjamaican Highway Gained 57% since the end of April, with more gains to come.
The Main Market continues to struggle and closed at its lowest level since the end of August 2018 based on the All Jamaica Composite Index that is down 10.7 percent for the year to date, to be highly oversold. The Junior Market fell sharply on Friday as the market pulled back from the 4,000 mark level with a modest fall year to date thus reversing last week’s positive outcome.
The Junior Market is still up 10 percent since the low in March and is currently on a big bull run over the coming months, signalled by two indicators. The Main Market is likely bottoming after the traditional sell off in May before settling off in the early summer ahead of a rebound later. The action is now with the Junior Market with more potential for growth.
For the week, 6 stocks declined and only one rose on the Junior Market and the Main Market ended with two rising and seven declining, with Caribbean Cement coming into the Main Market TOP10 and Caribbean Assurance Brokers returning to the Junior Market TOP10.
In the Junior Market, iCreate dropped 12 percent to $1.14, followed by a 10 percent decline in Caribbean Cream to $4.07, before the company released first quarter results showing marked improvements in some critical areas that lead to increased profit. Dolla Financial shed 6 percent to $2.28 after posting improved Q2 results over 2022, with profit almost doubling to $105 million and the half year climbing 92 percent to $227 million. Image Plus fell 5 percent to $2.09 following first quarter results that showed profit falling from $88 million pretax to $64 million as revenues were up 6.8 percent to $300 million. Administrative costs climbed 29 percent to $117 million.
Everything Fresh remained at $1.60, but that was all it needed to drop out of the TOP10 as Caribbean Assurance Brokers slipped from $3.30 to close at $3.09 to return to the TOP10.
While Transjamaican was the highest mover in the Main Market with the most significant change during the week and had much more room to run, Guardian Holdings declined 10 percent to $377, while Caribbean Producers fell 9 percent to $10, with all other price changes being 3 percent or less.
At the end of the week, the average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 is 6, well below the market average of 13.2. The Main Market TOP10 is projected to have an average of 264 percent, by May 2024, based on 2023 forecasted earnings.
The 14 most highly valued Main Market stocks are priced at a PE of 15 to 110, with an average of 31 and 21 excluding the highest PE stocks, 23 for the top half and 18 excluding the stocks with the highest PEs.
The Junior Market Top 10 PE sits at 5.6 compared with the market at 11.4. There are 11 stocks representing 23 percent of the market, with PEs from 15 to 44, averaging 20, well above the market’s average. The top half of the market has an average PE of 16, possibly the lowest fair value for Junior Market stocks currently, and projected to rise by 259 percent by May 2024.
The divergence between the average PE ratio of the Main and Junior Markets and the overall market valuation are important indicators of the likely gains for ICTOP10 stocks.
In the market generally, Investors continue to nibble away at a number of stocks and, in the process, gradually reducing the supply of several of them that are attractively priced as the market moves through the summer months, the start of the stock market year, when new results will be coming to the market for investors to assess and determine what to do.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners. Accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market but not always. 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 up to the end of May 2024 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.
Trading jumps on the Trinidad Exchange
Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 126 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded after the value surged 660 percent higher than on Thursday resulting in trading 18 securities compared with 22 on Thursday, with eight stocks rising, two declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 386,473 shares for $16,641,347 versus 171,202 stock units at $2,189,051 on Thursday.
An average of 21,471 shares were traded at $924,519 compared with 7,782 stocks at $99,502 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 11,544 shares at $215,624 compared with 10,511 units at $141,867 on the previous day. The average trade for June amounts to 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index gained 0.81 points to close at 1,235.27, the All T&T Index climbed 5.74 points to 1,882.51, the SME Index remained at 70.59, while the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.62 points to end at 75.94.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers. At the close, Calypso Macro Investment Fund rallied 19 cents to end at $21.79 in an exchange of 53 shares, 
First Citizens Group remained at $48.05 after 1,662 stocks crossed the market, FirstCaribbean International Bank shed 20 cents at $7.05, with 6,422 stocks changing hands. GraceKennedy closed at $3.43 after an exchange of 11,465 units, Guardian Holdings advanced 1 cent to $18.01 in switching ownership of 500 shares, Guardian Media ended at $2.20 and closed after 5,730 stock units were traded. JMMB Group popped 3 cents and ended at $1.38 in trading 31,372 units, Massy Holdings gained 5 cents to end at $4.95 with a transfer of 9,200 stocks, National Enterprises remained at $4, with 500 shares crossing the market. NCB Financial remained at $3.10, with 1,000 units clearing the market, One Caribbean Media ended at $3.81 with an exchange of 500 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $8 after a transfer of 729 stocks. 
Republic Financial popped $2 to end at $129 in an exchange of 115,294 stock units, Scotiabank declined 25 cents to close at $75.70 with shareholders swapping 231 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 5 cents to $17.95 after investors traded 62,518 stocks. Trinidad Cement increased 10 cents to close at $2.65 as investors exchanged 138,301 units, Unilever Caribbean climbed 21 cents to $12.24 after 851 shares changed hands and West Indian Tobacco remained at $11.25, with 145 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Falling stocks edged out risers on Trinidad Exchange
Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 50 percent with the value modestly more than on Wednesday, resulting from trading in 22 securities compared with 17 on Wednesday, with prices of five stocks rising, seven declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 171,202 shares for $2,189,051 versus 342,162 stock units at $2,112,627 on Wednesday.
An average of 7,782 shares were traded at $99,502 compared to 20,127 shares at $124,272 on Wednesday. Ttrading month to date averaged 10,511 shares at $141,867 compared with 10,909 units at $148,041 on the previous day. The average trade for June was 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index fell 1.28 points to 1,234.46, the All T&T Index slipped 4.95 points to close at 1,876.77, the SME Index added 0.58 points to end at 70.59 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.37 points to finish at 76.56.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s lost 50 cents in closing at $68 after an exchange of 85 shares, Angostura Holdings dipped 40 cents to end at $23, with 187 units changing hands, Ansa McAl ended at $51.01 after an exchange of 204 stocks, CinemaOne declined 20 cents in closing at $7.50, with 450 stock units clearing the market. 
Endeavour Holdings climbed 25 cents and ended at $13 after 1,405 shares passed through the market, First Citizens Group ended at $48.05 after trading 1,693 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.25 as 65 stock units were traded, GraceKennedy ended at $3.43 after an exchange of 60,311 units. Guardian Holdings shed 65 cents to end at $18, with 1,700 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group closed at $1.35 in switching ownership of 19,015 stock units, Massy Holdings increased 5 cents to end at $4.90 after an exchange of 44,299 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $4, with 7,699 units crossing the exchange. National Flour Mills popped 11 cents to close at $1.63 after 26 stock units changed hands, 
NCB Financial ended at $3.10 in an exchange of 15,800 units, One Caribbean Media advanced 6 cents to $3.81 with a transfer of one stock unit, Prestige Holdings ended at $8, with investors trading 303 shares. Republic Financial dropped 55 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $127, with 10,958 units crossing the market, Scotiabank fell 4 cents to close at $75.95 with investors transferring 5 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $17.90 after a transfer of 4,252 stocks. Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent and ended at $2.55 with shareholders swapping 615 stocks, Unilever Caribbean dropped 22 cents to $12.03 in an exchange of 799 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $11.25 in trading 1,330 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.