At the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, trading fell back sharply from Friday’s levels with the volume of stocks traded declining a sizable 86 percent with an 84 percent lower value than on Friday, resulting in 10 securities traded, compared to 12 on Friday, with three rising, four declining and three ending unchanged and US Denominated Equities Index jumping 18 points to end at 212.22.
Investors exchanged 138,969 shares for US$22,959 versus 983,310 units at US$145,667 on Friday. The average trade on Monday was 13,897 units at US$2,296, down from 81,943 shares at US$12,139 on Friday, with a month to date average of 34,822 shares at US$6,022 versus 37,284 units at US$6,460 the previous day. July ended with an average of 49,665 units for US$3,449.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.5. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended unchanged at 5 US cents after exchanging 56,277 shares, Margaritaville finished at 14.98 US cents closed with 1,991 stock units changing hands, Productive Business Solutions climbed 32.25 cents to US$1.3225 with an exchange of 35 units. Proven Investments lost 0.93 of one cent to close at 22.01 US cents, with 61,159 stocks clearing the market, 
Sterling Investments rallied 0.05 of a cent to 2.05 US cents, with 5,400 stock units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share remained at 11.2 US cents, with 7,100 stocks crossing the market. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dropped 1.85 cents to 10.65 US cents with the swapping of 1,000 units and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.11 of a cent to end at 0.86 of one US cent, with 3,000 shares crossing the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% declined 0.25 of one cent to close at US$1.74 while exchanging 3,000 stocks and JMMB Group 6% rose 5 cents to US$1.10 trading seven stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Sharp jump for JSE USD Market
TTSE stocks mostly rose on Monday
Market activity ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 41 percent and a 46 percent lower value than on Friday leading to 17 securities traded compared to 19 on Friday, with prices of nine rising, four declining and four remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index climbed 9.59 points to 1,372.65, the All T&T Index rose 4.29 points to 2,026.64 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 2.14 points to close at 94.19.
A total of 351,922 shares were traded for $1,705,594 compared to 249,948 units at $3,149,970 on Friday. An average of 20,701 units traded at $100,329 compared to 13,155 shares at $165,788 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 42,068 units at $245,899 versus 44,411 units at $261,854 on the previous trading day. The average trade for July amounts to 28,304 units at $283,023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s advanced 5 cents to $45.55 in exchanging 100 shares, Clico Investment Fund climbed 9 cents to end at $28.60 in switching ownership of 2,330 units, First Citizens Group finished at $49.35 in an exchange of 100 stock units. FirstCaribbean International Bank increased 49 cents to close at $5.50 after trading 1,630 stocks, GraceKennedy shed 9 cents in ending at $5.31, with 200 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group fell 1 cent to $2.30 with 92,991 stock units changing hands.
L.J. Williams B share dropped 14 cents to $2.01 trading ten stocks, Massy Holdings rallied 1 cent in closing at $4.79 with the swapping of 11,993 units, National Enterprises gained 1 cent to end at $3.25, with 219,493 units changing hands. One Caribbean Media rose 9 cents to close at $4.09 after exchanging 350 stock units, Prestige Holdings declined 24 cents to close at $6.75, with 67 shares clearing the market, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $141 after exchanging 200 stocks. Scotiabank popped $1.81 to $76.81 after 2,089 stock units crossed the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 3 cents to $21.50 in trading 8,146 shares, Trinidad Cement ended unchanged at $3.60 with 361 units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean ended unchanged at $12.50 with an exchange of 489 stocks and West Indian Tobacco gained 1 cent to close at $23.45 while exchanging 11,373 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More changes to ICTOP10
While some investors were selling shares to buy into the latest IPO to hit the market, recent investors in the Junior Market listed Dolla Financial gave the market a shot in the arm following a disclosure that the company had corresponded with Access Financial to explore merger talks.
Investors reacted the first chance they had and drove the prices of both stocks higher on Friday.
The Ipo of OneonOne IPO opened on Friday morning and closed at the end of the day, as was to be expected, after attracting some 15,000 applications. The shares are likely to be listed before the end of August, with a name change to follow. ICInsider.com expects the stock will move into the $2 range sometime after listing.
The disclosure of the Dolla interest sent the TOP 10 listed Access up $5.79 or 25 percent to close at $25 on Friday, with the stock falling from the TOP10. Other big Junior Market TOP10 movers this past week are Caribbean Assurance Brokers, up 12 percent lower at $2.80, Paramount Trading with a rise of 9 percent, CAC 2000, up 6 percent to $7.65, while General Accident dropped 9 percent to a very attractive price of $5.
The Main Market ended the week with 138 Student Living jumping 23 percent to $5 and is likely to rise further, with the company posting solid results after the market closed, with earnings of 21 cents for the June quarter and 58 cents per share for the nine months to June. Berger Paints rose 8 percent to $11.93, VM Investments popped 4 percent to $5.20 and Guardian Holdings reversed most of the previous week’s gain by dropping a sharp 22 percent from $650 to $506.
The new entrants to the ICTOP listing are Iron Rock Insurance and Lasco Manufacturing, replacing Access Financial and Paramount Trading. There were no changes in the Main market.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 is 6.2, well below the market average of 13.9, while the Junior Market Top 10 PE sits at 5.9 versus the market at 12.8. The Junior Market is projected to rise 240 percent and the Main Market TOP10 an average of 235 percent each to May 2023.
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 to highlight winners from the rest, allowing investors to focus on potential winning stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to the end of May 2023 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 climbs on JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 40 percent, with the value 90 percent higher than on Thursday, resulting from trading of 12 securities, similar to Thursday, with the prices of four rising, three declining and five ending unchanged.
Overall, 983,310 shares traded for US$145,667, up from 703,183 units at US$76,534 on Thursday. Trading averaged 81,943 units at US$12,139 compared to 58,599 shares at US$6,378 on Thursday, with month to date average of 37,284 shares at US$6,460 versus 29,943 units at US$5,526 on the preceding day. July ended with an average of 49,665 units for US$3,449.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 0.51 points to end at 194.22.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.7. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a higher bid than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share dropped 0.1 of a cent after ending at 5 US cents with the swapping of 604,420 shares, Margaritaville finished at 14.98 US cents in trading ten stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at US$1.30 in an exchange of one stock unit. Productive Business Solutions ended unchanged at US$1 while exchanging 616 units, Proven Investments declined 0.01 of a cent to end at 22.94 US cents and trading 4,023 stock units, 
Sygnus Credit Investments USD share fell 0.8 cents to end at 11.2 US cents with 4,000 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share increased 1.89 cents ending at 12.5 US cents, with 46 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.1 of a cent to close at 0.97 US cents with an exchange of 294,151 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% preference share finished at US$1.15 in switching ownership of two stock units, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share ended unchanged at US$1.85 in exchanging one stock, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$1.7425 with an exchange of 43,301 units and JMMB Group 6% lost 5 cents in closing at US$1.05 with 32,739 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading rises to close out the week
Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 43 percent with 156 percent greater value than on Thursday as 56 securities were exchanged, up from 53 on Thursday, with 21 rising, 22 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
Overall, 4,959,941 shares were exchanged for $65,424,573 versus 3,472,392 units at $25,553,670 on Thursday. Trading averages 88,570 units at $1,168,296, compared to 65,517 shares at $482,145 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 169,983 units at $1,230,531, compared to 180,275 units at $1,238,398 on the previous trading day. July closed with an average of 173,643 units at $1,683,017.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 1.34 million shares for 27 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 564,932 units for 11.4 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 524,843 units for 10.6 percent market share.
All Jamaican Composite Index gained 621.52 points to end at 418,550.69, the JSE Main Index rose 361.51 points to 367,335.68 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.66 points to 88.41.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.4 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years ending up to the close of August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Caribbean Producers popped 42 cents to $14.02 after trading 20,482 stocks. Eppley increased $1.28 to close at $39.93, with 75 stock units changing hands. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $4.50 to end at $38.40 with the swapping of 300 stocks, First Rock Real Estate lost 40 cents in ending at $12.05 after trading 5,075 shares, Guardian Holdings surged $64.96 to $569.99 after exchanging 352 stocks.Massy Holdings lost $2.70 in closing at $87, with 1,178 stock units crossing the exchange. Mayberry Investments climbed 65 cents to close at $9.99 in exchanging 99 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 22 cents in closing at $13.88 in trading 104,177 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost 50 cents in ending at $84.50 while exchanging 321 stock units. NCB Financial rose $1.50 to end at $95 in trading 236,805 shares, Palace Amusement dropped $30 to $760 with an exchange of 10 stocks, PanJam Investment shed 50 cents to end at $60 in switching ownership of 5,628 stock units, Seprod climbed $3.37 in closing at $71.44 in an exchange of 97,364 units and Stanley Motta popped 50 cents to $5.50 after trading 1,600 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share increased 87 cents to $7.47, with 201 shares crossing the market. Eppley 7.75% preference share declined $1 to end at $20 with one stock changing hands, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share rallied 28 cents to close at $3.27 in exchanging 90 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share gained $29.05 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $156.05, with 105 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading picks up on TTSE on Friday
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded increasing 41 percent and the value jumping 174 percent over Thursday, leading to more stocks deciding than rising.
A total of 249,948 shares were traded for $3,149,970 versus 177,425 units at $1,156,400 on Thursday, with an average of 13,155 units traded at $165,788 compared to 8,449 shares at $55,057 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 44,411 units at $261,854 versus 48,778 units at $275,275 on the previous trading day. The average trade for July amounts to 28,304 units at $283,023.
A total of 19 securities traded compared to 21 on Thursday, with four stocks rising, eight declining and seven remaining unchanged. The Composite Index fell 8.31 points to 1,363.06, the All T&T Index dropped 13.49 points to 2,022.35 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.39 points to close at 92.05.
The investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings shed 25 cents to close at $26.25, with 132 shares clearing the market, Ansa McAl declined 81 cents to close at $57, with 6,000 units crossing the market, Clico Investment Fund lost 19 cents in closing at $28.51 with an exchange of 19,931 stocks. First Citizens Group rallied 10 cents to $49.35 after an exchange of 8,159 stock units, GraceKennedy popped 10 cents in, ending at $5.40 after exchanging 4,847 shares, Guardian Holdings remained at $26.74, trading 138 stock units. JMMB Group popped 1 cent to $2.31 in switching ownership of 910 stocks, L.J. Williams B share finished at $2.15 after exchanging 3,280 units, Massy Holdings fell 10 cents to end at $4.78 while exchanging 28,141 units.
National Enterprises ended at $3.24 in an exchange of 123,316 shares, National Flour Mills finished at $1.55, with 249 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial Group dipped 10 cents to close at $5.06 after trading 12,236 stock units. One Caribbean Media shed 5 cents to $4 in exchanging 22,279 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings ended unchanged at $141 with the swapping of 398 shares, Scotiabank dropped $1.80 in closing at $75 after 11,743 units crossed the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 10 cents to $21.47 in trading 5,469 stocks, Trinidad Cement climbed 8 cents to close at $3.60 after 294 shares were traded, Unilever Caribbean remained at $12.50 after exchanging 1,880 stocks and West Indian Tobacco finished at $23.44 in an exchange of 546 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading plunged lower on Thursday
Market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 46 percent with a 55 percent lower value than on Wednesday as 53 securities traded compared to 57 on Wednesday, with prices of 18 rising, 24 declining and 11 ending unchanged.
Only 3,472,392 shares valued $25,553,670 were traded on Thursday versus 6,419,042 units at $56,245,124 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 65,517 units at $482,145 down from 112,615 shares at $986,757 Wednesday and month to date, an average of 180,275 units at $1,238,398, compared to 195,870 units at $1,341,170 on the previous trading day. July closed with an average of 173,643 units at $1,683,017.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.45 million shares for 41.9 percent of total volume, Transjamaican Highway followed with 671,018 units for 19.3 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras ended with 411,929 units for 11.9 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,075.26 points to 417,929.17, the Main Index shed 225.41 points to 366,974.17 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.15 points to settle at 87.75.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.6 for the Main Market. The SE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s earnings forecast for companies with financial years ending up to the close of August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement climbed 93 cents to $59.63 after the price hit an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $55.12 in trading 6,256 shares, Eppley fell $2.35 in closing at $38.65 while exchanging 111 stock units, First Rock Real Estate rallied 65 cents to end at $12.45 in trading one share. Guardian Holdings declined $78.12 to close at $505.03 in trading 50 units, JMMB Group increased $1.17 to $43.90, with 20,889 shares crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings gained 70 cents to end at $89.70 in an exchange of 1,848 stocks. NCB Financial dropped $3.25 to end at $93.50 in trading 23,044 stock units, PanJam Investment advanced 60 cents to close at $60.50, with 10,798 units changing hands, Proven Investments shed 49 cents in closing at $32.50 with 2,121 units clearing the market. Salada Foods rose 68 cents to $5.29 after exchanging 213 stocks, Scotia Group lost $1.64 to close at $34.75, with 19,803 stock units crossing the market, Victoria Mutual Investments dropped 52 cents in closing at $5.16 after trading 14,683 shares and Wisynco Group lost $1.20 to end at $16.68 as investors transferred 76,918 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share fell $1.03 to end at $6.60 in switching ownership of 287 stocks and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share popped $18, ending at a record closing high of $127, with 3,813 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Winning stocks lead JSE USD Market
Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market Thursday, with 12 securities traded, up from nine on Wednesday, with four rising, two declining and six ending unchanged, with the volume of stocks traded rising 48 percent and 196 percent greater value than on Wednesday.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.40 points to end at 194.73.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.4. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2023.
Overall, 703,183 shares were traded for US$76,534, up from 475,460 units at US$25,818 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 58,599 units at US$6,378 compared to 52,829 shares at US$2,869 on Wednesday, with month to date average of 29,943 shares at US$5,526 versus 24,305 units at US$5,359 on the previous day. July ended with an average of 49,665 units for US$3,449.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 5.1 US cents, with 430,350 shares changing hands, Margaritaville popped 0.98 of one cent to close at 14.98 US cents in switching ownership of 2,537 stocks, Productive Business Solutions finished at US$1 with 1,901 units crossing the exchange. Proven Investments rallied 0.94 of a cent in closing at 22.95 US cents after exchanging 2,000 stock units, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents after 8,092 shares crossed the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share increased 0.89 of one cent and ended at 12 US cents with 888 stocks changing hands. 
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 1.89 cents to 10.61 US cents after exchanging 501 units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent in closing at 0.87 of one cent US cents after trading 228,441 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% preference share ended unchanged at US$1.15, with 12 units crossing the market. Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share remained at US$1.85 in an exchange of 5 stock units, JMMB Group 5.75% finished at US$1.7425, with 28,323 shares clearing the market and JMMB Group 6% climbed 6 cents to close at US$1.10 in trading 133 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Increased JSE USD trading
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded surging 253 percent after 264 percent more funds entered the market than Tuesday, resulting in nine securities trading, compared to seven on Tuesday with four rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 0.37 points to end at 195.13.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 8.3. The PE ratios are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2023.
Overall, 475,460 shares were traded for US$25,818 compared to 134,622 units at US$7,099 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 52,829 units at US$2,869, compared to 19,232 shares at US$1,014 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 24,305 shares at US$5,359 versus 19,369 units at US$5,790 on the previous day. July ended with an average of 49,665 units for US$3,449.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a higher bid than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 5.1 US cents with 111,980 shares clearing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy popped 1 cent to US$1.30 in trading one stock unit, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1 with the swapping of five stocks. Proven Investments shed 0.93 of a cent to end at 22.01 US cents after 1,034 units crossed the exchange, 
Sterling Investments rose 0.03 of a cent to 2 US cents, after trading 414 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dropped 0.89 of one cent to 11.11 US cents while exchanging 156,871 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 2 cents in closing at 12.5 US cents in switching ownership of 5,150 stocks and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent in ending at 0.88 of one US cent after 200,000 units changed hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% advanced 10.5 cents to end at US$1.04 trading five shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Main Market stocks push market down
Stocks dropped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday and resulted in market indices plunging at the close of the market with the volume of stocks traded remaining subdued with 30 percent less volume passing through the market compared to Tuesday as funds entering the market remained steady.
Trading ended with 57 securities compared to 55 on Tuesday, with 21 rising, 24 declining and 12 ending unchanged. At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 3,397.23 points to 416,853.91, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,624.03 points to close at 367,199.58 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.27 points to settle at 87.90.
Overall, 6,419,042 shares were exchanged for $56,245,124 compared to 9,160,573 units at $56,371,792 on Tuesday. Trading averages 112,615 units at $986,757, compared to 166,556 shares at $1,024,942 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 195,870 units at $1,341,170, compared to 210,121 units at $1,401,836 on the previous trading day. July closed with an average of 173,643 units at $1,683,017.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.50 million shares for 23.4 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.15 million units for 17.9 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 783,984 units for 12.2 percent market share.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.7 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years ending up to the close of August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints lost 44 cents ending at $11.40 after exchanging 7,203 shares, Caribbean Cement slipped 29 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 58.70 after an exchange of 23,078 shares, Caribbean Producers dropped 49 cents to end at $13.50 while trading 82,997 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $2.10 in closing at $42.90, with 2,811 stocks crossing the market. GraceKennedy gained $2.50 to end at $98.50, with 89,742 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings climbed $73.15 to close at $583.15 after trading 121 stock units, Jamaica Broilers rose 89 cents to $29.09 after exchanging 7,865 stocks. Jamaica Producers fell 44 cents in closing at $20.11, with an exchange of 66,000 shares, Massy Holdings increased $1.85 in ending at $89, with 8,721 units crossing the exchange, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied 65 cents to close at $14.15 in trading 106,342 stock units. NCB Financial advanced $4.75 to end at $96.75 with an exchange of 42,593 shares, Palace Amusement shed $46 after ending at $790 in switching ownership of 17 stocks, PanJam Investment shed $1.77 in closing at $59.90 in an exchange of 2,980 units. 
Scotia Group popped $1.40 to end at $36.39 with the swapping of 1,317 stock units, Stanley Motta dropped 50 cents to $5, with 5,048 stocks crossing the market, Supreme Ventures declined 70 cents to close at $28.60 in exchanging 294,794 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance popped 41 cents in closing at $10.21, with 1,615 units clearing the market and Victoria Mutual Investments advanced 65 cents to close at $5.68 in trading 76,505 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share rose 69 cents to end at $7.63 in an exchange of 117 units. Eppley 7.75% preference share climbed $1 to a 52 weeks’ high of $21 with the swapping of 10 stock units and 138 Student Living preference share fell $7.58 to $49.32 with an exchange of 131 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
