Market activity surged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, as the volume of shares trading climbed 79 per cent, with the value jumping 205 percent higher than on Tuesday and ended with declining stocks exceeding those rising.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dived 7,446.51 points to 443,142.76, the JSE Main Index dropped 5,441.59 points to 390,042.16 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 1.22 points to settle at 92.45.
Trading ended with 59 securities up from 58 on Tuesday, with 24 rising, 27 declining and eight ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 14.6. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending by the end of August 2023.
Overall, 25,782,899 shares traded for $428,646,320 versus 14,387,651 units at $140,647,485 on Tuesday. Kingston Wharves led trading with 7.09 million shares for 27.5 percent of total volume, followed by Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 5.57 million units for 21.6 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway ended with 5.43 million units for 21 percent of market share and Wigton Windfarm ended with 1.28 million units changing hands for 5 percent market share.
Trading averaged 436,998 units at $7,265,192, compared to 248,063 shares at $2,424,957 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 693,901 units at $7,327,393, compared to 717,999 units at $7,333,227 on the previous trading day. March closed with an average of 610,787 units at $6,967,031.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investmentsrallied 39 cents to close at $90.35 after 12,993 shares crossed the market, Eppley fell $2.45 in closing at $40.05 with an exchange of 271 stock units, GraceKennedy climbed $3 in ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $113 with the swapping of 320,475 units. Guardian Holdings increased $8 to end at $528 after exchanging 7,050 stocks, Jamaica Broilers gained 52 cents to close at $28.99 in exchanging 9,642 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 74 cents to $23.99 in switching ownership of 27,127 stock units. JMMB Group declined $1.04 to $44.85, with 369,209 stocks crossing the market, Key Insurance dropped 37 cents to end at $4.60 after trading 14,801 shares, Kingston Wharves shed $6.50 in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $34, with 7,091,004 stock units changing hands. Massy Holdings advanced 93 cents to close at $98.95 in an exchange of 39,040 stocks, Mayberry Investments popped 45 cents to $7.95 in exchanging 38,974 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 77 cents to close at $11.51, with 5,565,183 units clearing the market. NCB Financial rose $2.75 to end at $112 and closed with 61,157 units changing hands, Palace Amusement advanced $49.99, ending at $1000, with 96 stocks crossing the exchange, Portland JSX gained $2.44 in closing at $11 in trading 5,359 stock units. 
Proven Investments dropped $2 to $36.50 while exchanging 12,315 shares, Sagicor Group shed 40 cents to end at $55, trading 56,121 units, Seprod fell $2.48, ending at $59.50 after trading 3,345 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined 79 cents to close at $15.50 with an exchange of 1,967 stock units and Wisynco Group lost $1 in closing at $23 after trading 789,735 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% surged $397.63 in, ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $3047.63 after 25 units crossed the market and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% Preference share rallied $13.50 to end at $120 after exchanging 445 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD Market pops higher on depressed volume
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed on Wednesday, with the volume of shares changing hands declining sharply after trading 99 percent fewer shares were traded with a 62 percent lower than on Tuesday, resulting in more stocks rising than falling.
A total of seven securities traded, down from 10 on Tuesday, with two rising, one declining and four ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index added 0.03 points to end at 224.97.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.7. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending to the end of August 2023.
Overall, 43,738 shares traded, for US$19,092 down from 4,110,461 units at US$49,816 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 6,248 units at US$2,727, down from 411,046 shares at US$4,982 on Tuesday, with the month to date average of 128,180 shares at US$5,197 versus 138,341 units at US$5,403 on the previous day. March ended with an average of 59,258 units for US$6,669.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share ended at 7.95 US cents after exchanging 55 shares, Proven Investments dropped 0.99 of one cent to 24 US cents, after trading 29,854 units, Sterling Investments ended at 2.24 US cents in switching ownership of 10 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments USD share finished at 12.89 US cents after trading 8,268 stocks.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference shares gained 1.9 cents in closing at US$1.999 in trading just one share, JMMB Group 5.75% finished at US$2.03 after exchanging 5,000 stock units and JMMB Group 6% climbed 0.15 cents ending at US$1.14 in exchanging 550 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Drop in Trinidad Exchange on Wednesday
Market activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday and resulted in a moderate decline in trading versus the previous day and closed with an equal number of stocks rising and falling and resulting in a drop in the market indices.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
A total of 16 securities traded up from 15 on Tuesday, with three rising, three declining and ten ending unchanged.
The Composite Index shed 7.53 points to end at 1,423.57, the All T&T Index dropped 13.67 points to 2,043.12 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.13 points to settle at 106.51.
A total of 359,497 shares traded for $5,933,675 versus 423,805 units at $6,246,215 on Tuesday. An average of 22,469 units traded at $370,855 down from 28,254 shares at $416,414 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 46,622 units at $488,761 versus 48,355 units at $497,221. The average trade for March amounts to 36,197 units at $438,630.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s gained 20 cents to close at $46.20 while exchanging 630 shares, Angostura Holdings finished at $22, with 250 stocks changing hands, Ansa McAl dropped 50 cents in ending at $57 after trading 250 stock units. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $45 in an exchange of 303 units, Clico Investment Fund popped 75 cents in closing at $29.75 after trading 124,219 stocks, First Citizens Group finished at $52 in trading 858 stock units. GraceKennedy remained at $6 with 18,910 shares changing hands, 
JMMB Group lost 1 cent to end at $2.42 in switching ownership of 700 units, L.J. Williams B share finished at $1.97 after 100 shares were exchanged. Massy Holdings ended at $5.10 with the swapping of 106,910 stock units, NCB Financial Group rallied 8 cents in closing at $6.20 after trading 63,945 stocks, ended at $141 after 472 units cleared the market. Scotiabank finished at $80 with an exchange of 4,184 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 5 cents to close at $20.56, with 21,154 units crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16 in exchanging 9,817 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended unchanged at $23.95 after 6,795 shares changed hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big jump in JSE USD market trade
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed on Tuesday, with the volume of shares trading surging 2,380 percent over Thursday’s level with a 361 percent greater value, resulting in more stocks rising than falling.
A total of 10 securities traded, up from seven on Thursday, with three rising, one declining and six ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 3.51 points to end at 224.94.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.7. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending to the end of August 2023.
A total of 4,110,461 shares were traded, for US$49,816 compared to 165,771 units at US$10,795 on Thursday.
Thursday. Trading averaged 411,046 units at US$4,982, compared to 23,682 shares at US$1,542 on Thursday, with month to date average of 138,341 shares at US$5,403 versus 101,489 units at US$5,460 on the previous day. March ended with an average of 59,258 units for US$6,669.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share finished at 7.95 US cents after trading 387 shares, Margaritaville ended unchanged at 16 US cents after exchanging 2,022 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at US$1.26 after trading just one unit. 
Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.19 in an exchange of two units, Proven Investments fell 0.01 of a cent in closing at 24.99 US cents after exchanging 6,944 stock units, Sterling Investments rallied 0.24 of a cent to 2.24 US cents in clearing the market with 7,830 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share gained 0.44 of one cent in closing at 12.89 US cents with 16,836 shares changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 14.7 US cents with an exchange of 182 units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.13 of a cent to close at 1.11 US cents with the swapping of 4,075,625 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% finished at US$1.1385 in trading 632 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main Market closes up
Market activity ended on Tuesday, with the volume of shares trading declining by 80 percent, with a sharp 89 percent drop in value than trading on Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as declining stocks exceeded those that rose.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,364.08 points to settle at 450,589.27, the JSE Main Index gained 996.90 points to end at 395,483.75 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.25 points to settle at 93.67.
Trading ended with 58 securities compared to 60 on Thursday, with 21 rising, 27 declining and 10 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 14.5. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending to the end of August 2023.
Overall, 14,387,651 shares were exchanged for $140,647,485 versus 70,371,025 units at $1,275,443,556 on Thursday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.85 million shares for 40.6 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Windfarm, 2.70 million units for 18.8 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.45 million units for 10.1 percent market share.
Trading averaged 248,063 units at $2,424,957, down from 1,172,850 shares at $21,257,393 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 717,999 units at $7,333,227 versus 765,733 units at $7,831,791 on the previous trading day. March closed with an average of 610,787 units at $6,967,031.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement lost 79 cents to close at $71.20 after exchanging 26,049 shares, Eppley fell 35 cents to $42.50 trading 562 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed 60 cents ending at $45, with 15 units clearing the market. strong>GraceKennedy rallied $5.19 in closing at 52 weeks’ closing high of $110 after 689,281 stocks crossed the market, Jamaica Broilers dropped 53 cents to end at $28.47 in trading 9,662 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 73 cents to $23.25 with the swapping of 124,594 stocks. JMMB Group declined 36 cents to close at $45.89 in trading 354,055 units, Kingston Wharves declined $1.20 in closing at $40.50 in an exchange of 1,578 shares, Margaritaville dropped 50 cents to end at $25.50 in switching ownership of 21 units. Massy Holdings shed 98 cents in ending at $98.02 with 21,253 stock units changing hands, Mayberry Investments advanced 30 cents to close at $7.50 after trading 53,548 shares, NCB Financial lost $7.75 to $109.25, with 47,497 stocks changing hands. 
Portland JSX fell $2.44 in closing at $8.56, with 56 stock units crossing the exchange, Proven Investments gained 30 cents to end at $38.50 while exchanging 21,365 shares, Sagicor Group lost $1.58 to end at $55.40 in an exchange of 6,625 stocks and Wisynco Group rose 80 cents to close at $24 after trading 184,605 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living Preference shares jumped $1.44 to end at $16.50 after exchanging 75 stocks, Eppley 7.25% Preference share declined 49 cents to $22.50 in trading just one unit and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% Preference share shed $11.20 in closing at $106.50 with an exchange of just two stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading drops on the TTSE
After closing for the long Easter holiday, market activity resumed on Tuesday and resulted in slightly more stocks rising than falling at the close of trading, after the volume and value of shares trading declined by 42 percent and 72 percent, respectively, below Thursday’s trade on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Just 15 securities traded compared to 23 on Thursday, with five stocks rising, four declining, and six remaining unchanged, leaving the Composite Index in slipping 1.15 points to 1,431.10. The All T&T Index fell 3.03 points 2,056.79 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.12 points to settle at 106.64.
A total of 423,805 shares traded for $6,246,215 down from 727,597 units at $22,712,917 on Thursday.
An average of 28,254 units traded at $416,414 compared to 31,635 shares at $987,518 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 48,355 units at $497,221 versus 49,804 units at $503,048. The average trade for March amounts to 36,197 units at $438,630.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Clico Investment Fund advanced 19 cents to end at $29 in switching ownership of 68,966 shares, First Citizens Group ended unchanged at $52 while exchanging 2,913 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank popped 6 cents to close at $5.86 after trading 5,300 stocks. GraceKennedy shed 9 cents in ending at $6, with an exchange of 350 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined $1.01 in closing at $26 in finishing trading of 148 stocks, JMMB Group finished at $2.43 in trading 1,463 shares. 
Massy Holdings rallied 10 cents to $5.10 with an exchange of 156,651 units, National Enterprises remained at $3, with 6,000 stock units changing hands, National Flour Mills finished at $1.60 after 41,957 shares crossed the market. NCB Financial Group rose 2 cents to close at $6.12 after trading 10 units, Prestige Holdings fell 5 cents in closing at $7.05 in exchanging 2,964 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $80, with 3,000 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL added 1 cent to close at $20.61 in exchanging 11,408 stocks, Unilever Caribbean ended unchanged at $16 after 33,763 units crossed the market and West Indian Tobacco dipped 4 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $23.95 with the swapping of 88,912 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
ICTOP10 stocks score big gains
The action in the ICTOP10 listing the holiday shortened week shifted from Main Market stocks to the Junior Market, with four stocks putting in double digit increases, led by Elite Diagnostic, last week’s 14 percent decliner to rally this week by a stunning 43 percent to close at $3.67 after hitting a high in the past week of $4.23.
But Elite is not the only Junior Market stock posting solid gains. Jetcon rose 18 percent to close at $1.30, against a background of one or more investors seeking to buy a sizable number of shares. AMG Packaging and Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 16 percent while tTech added 7 percent to close the week at $4. Price movements in Main Market were more subdued than in the Junior Market, with JMMB Group the biggest mover dropping 11 percent from $51.89 to $46.25, followed by Guardian Holdings with a fall of 4 percent.
General Accident returned to the Junior Market TOP10 as tTech dropped out and VM Investments returns to the Top10 Main Market as Jamaica Stock Exchange fell out.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 is 6.2, well below the market average of 14.7, while the Junior Market PE for the Top 10 is at 5.9 versus the market at 13.2. The Junior Market TOP10 is projected to gain an average of 289 percent to May 2023 and the Main Market 192 percent.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list may or may not include the best companies in the market. 
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 emotional attachments to stocks 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, based on the possible increase for each company, considering the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result 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 but Main Market index drops
Market activity ended on Thursday, with the volume of shares trading declining by 26 percent with a 28 percent higher value than on in trading 0n Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks exceeded those falling.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 953.08 points to settle at 449,225.19, the JSE Main Index fell 1,195.68 points to close at 394,486.85 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.01 points to 93.42. Trading ended with 60 securities against 59 on Wednesday, with 26 rising, 23 declining and 11 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 14.7. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between August 2022 and August 2023.
Overall, 70,371,025 shares were exchanged for $1,275,443,556 versus 95,428,562 units at $992,647,318 on Wednesday. Jamaica Stock Exchange led trading with 48.03 million shares for 68.3 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 5.61 million units for 8 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway ended with 3.96 million units for 5.6 percent market share.
JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 closed with 2.79 million units for 4 percent market share, 138 Student Living ended with 2.04 million units for 2.9 percent market share and Pulse Investments exchanged 1.27 million units for 1.8 percent market share.
Trading averages 1,172,850 units at $21,257,393 versus 1,617,433 shares at $16,824,531 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 765,733 units at $7,831,791 compared to 717,931 units at $6,255,399 on the previous trading day. March closed with an average of 610,787 units at $6,967,031.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Berger Paints shed 87 cents to close at $11.60, with 4,512 shares crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cement increased 35 cents to end at $71.99 in trading 3,528 stocks, Caribbean Producers climbed 20 cents to $18.40, with 121,072 units clearing the market. Eppley gained 85 cents in ending at $42.85 and closed after 436 stock units were traded, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost 60 cents to $44.40 in switching ownership of 4,000 stock units, GraceKennedy fell 59 cents to $104.81 after 235,955 stocks changed hands. Jamaica Producers popped 64 cents in closing at $23, trading 11,143 units, JMMB Group dropped 85 cents in ending at $46.25 with an exchange of 1,198,543 shares, Kingston Wharves rose 70 cents to close at $41.70 while exchanging 13,294 stock units. Massy Holdings declined $1 to end at $99, with 22,492 shares changing hands, Mayberry Investments advanced 30 cents to close at $7.20, with 228,978 stocks crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost $3 to close at $111 after exchanging 184 units. 
NCB Financial rallied $9.15 to end at $117, with 25,463 units crossing the market, Proven Investments rose $1.20 in closing at $38.20 after exchanging 1,800 stocks, Sagicor Group increased $1.98 to $56.98 in an exchange of 7,639 stock units. Scotia Group dropped $1.88 in ending at $35 after exchanging 93,519 shares, Seprod climbed 88 cents to end at $61.98 with the swapping of 6,700 units, Supreme Ventures declined 51 cents in closing at $24.49 in an exchange of 362,832 stock units and Wisynco Group shed $1.10 to close at $23.20 after trading 700,949 shares.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living Preference shares fell $1.44 to $15.06, clearing the market with 133 stocks, Eppley 5% preference share lost $1 to $21, changing hands 301 units. Eppley 7.50% preference share rallied 70 cents in closing at $6.61, crossing the market 150 stock units and Eppley 7.75% preference share advanced 40 cents ending at $20.40 in trading 301 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
First Citizens dominate trading
Trading surged on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange with 91 percent more shares, carrying a 374 percent higher value on Thursday over Wednesday as First Citizens Group accounted for just under $20 million of the trades, with the market closing with more stocks rising stocks than falling.
First Citizens Group.
A total of 23 securities traded up from 21 on Wednesday, with seven stocks rising, five declining and 11 remaining unchanged. The Composite Index lost 1.16 points to end at 1,432.25, the All T&T Index fell 2.94 points to 2,059.82 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.11 points to settle at 106.52.
A total of 727,597 shares were traded for $22,712,917 up from 381,189 units at $4,796,177 on Wednesday. An average of 31,635 units traded at $987,518 compared to 18,152 shares at $228,389 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 49,804 units at $503,048 versus 52,063 units at $442,784. The average trade for March amounts to 36,197 units at $438,630.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with a higher bid than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings gained $1 to close at $22 after trading 298 shares, Ansa McAl advanced 50 cents to end at $57.50 after exchanging 1,474 units, Ansa Merchant Bank finished at $45 with an exchange of 295 stocks. CinemaOne fell 4 cents in closing at $3.36 after 100 stock units changed hands, Clico Investment Fund lost 19 cents after ending at $28.81 in trading 7,431 shares, Endeavour Holdings remained at $7.50, with 150 stock units crossing the exchange. First Citizens Group ended unchanged at $52, as $19.985 million was pumped into the trading of 384,334 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank finished at $5.80 while exchanging 885 units, GraceKennedy declined 5 cents to $6.09 in switching ownership of 10,440 stock units. 
Guardian Holdings dropped 39 cents to $27.01 after exchanging 5,471 shares, JMMB Group popped 1 cent to close at $2.43 after 1,500 stocks crossed the market, Massy Holdings shed 10 cents to end at $5 with an exchange of 76,594 units. National Enterprises remained at $3 with the swapping of 202,764 stocks, National Flour Mills increased 5 cents in ending at $1.60, with 100 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group ended unchanged at $6.10, with 11,565 shares crossing the market. Point Lisas remained at $3.50 in exchanging 16 units, Prestige Holdings popped 30 cents in closing at $7.10, with 65 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings finished at $141 after trading 5,002 stocks. Scotiabank ended unchanged at $80 in an exchange of 36 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $20.60 after trading 250 stock units, Trinidad Cement rose 2 cents to $3.52 in switching ownership of 181 stock units. Unilever Caribbean climbed 10 cents to close at $16 while exchanging 5,566 shares and West Indian Tobacco finished at $23.99 in exchanging 13,080 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading slips on the JSE USD market
Trading on Wednesday ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market with the volume of shares changing hands declining 77 percent and the value dropping 41 percent below Tuesday, resulting in declining stocks edging out those rising.
A total of six securities traded, similar to Tuesday, with two rising, three declining and one ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.17 points to end at 221.63.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.7. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2023.
Overall, 230,992 shares traded for US$54,610 down from 994,124 units at US$93,195 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 38,499 units at US$9,102, versus 165,687 shares at US$15,533 on Tuesday, with the month to date average of 109,618 shares at US$5,869 up from 116,613 units at US$5,551 on the previous day. March ended with an average of 59,258 units for US$6,669.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a higher bid than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share rallied 0.35 of a cent to 7.95 US cents after trading 1,509 shares, 
Proven Investments shed 0.71 of a cent to close at 24 US cents in trading 211,139 units, Sterling Investments lost 0.02 of a cent in closing at 2.25 US cents after exchanging 400 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share ended unchanged at 12.85 US cents, with 16,419 stocks changing hands and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.04 of one cent to 1.05 US cents with an exchange of 25 shares.In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% popped 14.83 cents to close at US$1.15 after trading 1,500 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
