Market activity ended on Friday, with a rising market after trading 84.62 percent fewer shares carrying a 77 percent lower value than on Thursday, resulting in five stocks rising, one declining and 10 remaining unchanged as 16 securities traded compared to 19 on Thursday, at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and no with lower offers, while the Composite Index rose 1.15 points to 1,387.05, the All T&T Index gained 3.82 points to end at 1,907.48 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.24 points to settle at 116.34.
Overall, 168,626 shares traded for $2,065,096 down sharply from 1,096,321 units at $8,918,361 on Thursday.
An average of 10,539 units traded at $129,068 compared to 57,701 at $469,387 on Thursday. The average trade for the month to date amounts to 48,115 units at $681,645 versus 50,775 units at $720,765. May ended with an average of 25,935 units at $406,593.
At the close, Agostini’s traded 810 shares at $24.50, Clico Investment Fund settled at $26.99 after 14,344 shares crossed the exchange, First Citizens Bank gained 37 cents to end at $49.40, with 262 stocks changing hands, FirstCaribbean International Bank popped 1 cent to $6.50 in trading 500 shares. Grace Kennedy rallied 26 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.51 in trading 1,681 units, Guardian Holdings remained at $34.95 after exchanging 12,669 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.75 in exchanging 84,374 stock units.
Massy Holdings lost 25 cents to end at $81.25, with 1,110 shares changing hands, National Enterprises traded 10 stock units at $3, National Flour Mills ended at $2.25 in an exchange of 25 stock units. NCB Financial Group ended at $7.80 with the swapping of 24,803 units, Prestige Holdings settled at $6.99, with 100 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank traded 6,378 shares at $57. Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 15 cents to $18.15, with 21,135 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents to $3.30 with an exchange of just 5 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32.15 in an exchange of 420 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
TTSE ends the week positively
Huge jump for JSE Main Market
Trading activity pushed the market to trade at levels not seen since early in 2020 as stocks were pushed 10,503 points in less than 30 minutes of the opening, to just over 471,844 points on Thursday, with the market holding on to the bulk of the gains, after more than half the securities trading rose, with the volume of shares exchanged climbing 164 percent and the value 660 percent higher than on Wednesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The consolidation of the market from January this year resulted in a wedge formation that set up the market for a big break out that is now happening and led today to one of the biggest gains in the market index since March last year as the All Jamaican Composite Index surged 7,830.58 points to 469,171.84, the JSE Main Index spiked 6,192.88 points to 434,265.91. The JSE Financial Index added 1.96 points to end at 108.15.
A total of 50 securities traded compared to 52 on Wednesday, with 27 stocks rising, 14 declining and nine remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 17.1 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
At the close, 23,420,303 shares traded for $432,056,408 versus 8,879,043 units at $56,815,416 on Wednesday. Sagicor Select Financial Fund dominated trading with 64.4 percent of total volume for 15.07 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm 15.8 percent with 3.70 million, and Transjamaican Highway contributed 6.6 percent, after trading 1.53 million units and JMMB Group 7.25% 4.8 percent, with 1.08 million units changing hands.
Trading Thursday averaged 468,406 units at $8,641,128, compared to 170,751 shares at $1,092,604 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 266,342 units at $4,960,806, versus 249,247 units at $4,649,442 on Wednesday. May ended with an average of 439,937 units at $4,698,961.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments advanced $1.90 to $83 with 38,712 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement declined $3.55 to $90.20 in trading 25,435 stocks, Eppley fell $1 to $44, with 817 shares clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund surged $6.95 to $41.95 with the swapping of 113 stock units, First Rock Capital gained 20 cents in ending at $16 in switching ownership of 2,720 stocks. Grace Kennedy advanced $3.66 to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $99.96 trading 76,317 units, Guardian Holdings dropped $6 to finish at $749 after exchanging 508,957 shares, Jamaica Producers popped 95 cents to $24.45 with an exchange of 3,807 shares, JMMB Group ended 71 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $38.50 with the swapping of 125,910 stock units. Kingston Properties rose 73 cents to $11 with 3,929 units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves shed 89 cents to close at $45.61 in exchanging 9,727 stocks, NCB Financial climbed $2.99 to $147.99 with the swapping of 10,462 shares. Palace Amusement spiked $170 to $1,170 in transferring 17 units, Pan Jam Investment advanced $4.65 to close at $69.70 with the swapping of 5,171 stocks, Proven Investments rose $1.88 to $36.88 in switching ownership of 74,184 shares. 
Sagicor Group dropped $4.24 to $53.66 with 25,338 stocks changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.05, trading 21,349 shares. Scotia Group rose $2.02 to $42 after an exchange of 104,968 shares, Seprod fell $1.70 to $72.30 in trading 10,488 units, Sterling Investments gained 20 cents in closing at $3 with a transfer of 21,700 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 40 cents in ending at $14.79 with 20,430 stock units crossing the exchange and Wisynco Group gained 54 cents to close at $15.95 in switching ownership of 108,466 shares.
In the preference segment, Community & Workers Credit Union lost 22 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.47 with a transfer of 678 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Fall for Trinidad Stock Market
Market activity ended on Thursday, with the market declining after investors traded 420 percent more shares, carrying a 192 percent higher value than on Wednesday after more stocks declined than rose at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
At the close, 19 traded compared to 18 on Wednesday, with two stocks rising, six declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index dropped 6.67 points to 1,385.90, the All T&T Index shed 5.28 points to 1,903.66 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 1.14 points to close at 116.58.
A total of 1,096,321 shares traded for $8,918,361 up from 210,642 units at $3,058,233 Wednesday. An average of 57,701 units traded at $469,387 versus 11,702 at $169,902 on Wednesday. The average trade for the month to date equals 50,775 units at $720,765 versus 50,139 units at $743,838. May averaged 25,935 units at $406,593.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s closed at $24.50, with 14,898 shares changing hands, Angostura Holdings traded 13,051 stocks at $15.50, Ansa Mcal settled at $57 in an exchange of 266 stock units. Investors swapped 1,056 Ansa Merchant Bank stock units at $41, Clico Investment Fund ended at $26.99 after 55,479 stocks crossed the market. First Citizens Bank pull back 47 cents to close at $49.03 after exchanging 3,279 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank slipped 1 cent to $6.49, exchanging 554 units. Grace Kennedy fell 10 cents to end at $5.25 in trading 364,543 units, 
Guardian Holdings dipped 2 cents to $34.95 trading 19,986 stocks, JMMB Group rose 1 cent to $1.75 trading 1,100 shares. Massy Holdings advanced $1.25 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $81.50 in an exchange of 6,181 stock units, National Enterprises closed at $3 in trading 100,985 units, National Flour Mills shed 1 cent to close at $2.25 in trading 219,300 units. NCB Financial Group fell 20 cents to $7.80 in exchanging 156,740 shares, One Caribbean Media closed at $4.65 with the swapping of 107,200 stock units, Scotiabank ended at $57, with 9,652 stocks changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $18, with 18,461 shares changing hands, Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.22 trading at 100 stocks and West Indian Tobacco settled at $32.15, with 3,490 shares passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE main market surges in early trading
JSE Main Market stocks are trading at their highest level in more than a year with the All Jamaican Composite Index that closed at 461,341.26 points on Wednesday, opening at 469,362.12 on Thursday and going as high as 471,844.39 within 20 minutes of the opening and now trades at 470,898.31 with three minutes to go before 10 am.
Grace Kennedy is trading up to $97 from $96, JMMB Group is up to a 52 weeks’ high of $38.80, Kingston Properties is trading at a new 52 weeks’ high of $11. PanJamaican is trading up strongly at $69.90 from just over $65, but Sagicor Group is down to $53.25 from $55,
The Junior Market Index traded as high as 3,375.79, up from 3,339.77 at the close on Wednesday, as Express Catering that fell on Wednesday to $5.50 is trading up, with the latest price at $6.17.
Wigton dominates main market as price dips
Market activity ended on Wednesday with the market rising after the volume of shares traded fell 60 percent with values down 71 percent compared to Tuesday, with Wigton Windfarm accounting for nearly half of the volume of stocks traded, as the price hit a new 52 weeks’ low as the stock looks technically weak at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 2,218.44 points to 461,341.26, the JSE Main Index rose 1,596.37 points to end at 428,073.03 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.67 points to 106.19.
Trading ended with two stocks ending at 52 weeks’ highs and two at lows as 52 securities traded similar to Tuesday, with 19 stocks rising, 22 declining and 11 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 8,879,043 shares trading for $56,815,416 versus 22,237,953 units at $198,202,082 on Tuesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 46.7 percent of total volume for an exchange of 4.34 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 17.3 percent for 1.60 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 5.8 percent for 541,055 units.
The average day’s trade is 170,751 units at $1,092,604, compared to 427,653 shares at $3,811,578 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averages 249,247 units at $4,649,442, in contrast to 256,820 units at $4,992,587 on Tuesday. May ended with an average of 439,937 units at $4,698,961.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading is strong, with 17 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $2.10 to close at $81.10 with the swapping of 17,680 shares. Caribbean Cement lost 26 cents to end at $93.75 in exchanging 5,661 stocks, Eppley spiked $5 to settle at a 52 weeks’ high of $45 with the swapping of 1,270 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund plunged $6.90 to $35 in switching ownership of 5,410 stock units, First Rock Capital lost 20 cents ending at $15.80 in an exchange of 3,724 stocks, Grace Kennedy rose $1.30 to $96.30 in transferring 28,487 stock units. Guardian Holdings declined $4.50 to $755 with 3,590 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers advanced $2.20 to $35.80 in trading 5,924 units, Jamaica Producers shed 93 cents in closing at $23.50 with a transfer of 46,176 stock units. JMMB Group rose $1.09 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $37.79 in exchanging 111,569 shares, Margaritaville gained 45 cents to end at $14.75 with 66,800 stock units clearing the market, Mayberry Investments ended 54 cents higher at $6.05 after an exchange of 209,044 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 45 cents to close at $9.55 with 115,030 stock units clearing the market. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy picked up 23 cents to end at $116.23 in trading 3,194 units, NCB Financial Group advanced $2 to close at $145 with 50,829 shares crossing the market, Palace Amusement plunged $170 to close at $1,000 with the swapping of 513 stocks. 
Pan Jam Investment fell $1.51 in closing at $65.05 in transferring 24,696 units, Proven Investments dived $1.90 to finish at $35 in an exchange of 345,327 shares, Sagicor Group spiked $5.90 to $57.90 in switching ownership of 58,795 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 70 cents to end at $9 in an exchange of 1,510 stocks, Salada Foods lost 20 cents to settle at $8 with a transfer of 44,470 shares. Seprod rose 99 cents to close at $74, with 9,423 units crossing the exchange, Supreme Ventures ended 72 cents higher at $20.80 after an exchange of 43,256 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 57 cents in closing at $15.19 in trading 121,657 stocks. Transjamaican Highway lost 3 cents to end at 52 weeks’ low of $1.17 with an exchange of 1,604,464 units and Wigton Windfarm dropped 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ closing low of 57 cents, after hitting an intraday low of 53 cents, with 4,336,688 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD Market slips on Wednesday
Trading on the USD market closed, with the market rising on Wednesday after investors exchanged seven percent fewer shares than on Tuesday with the value surging 144 percent, with falling stocks just outnumbering advancing ones.
A total of six securities traded, up from five on Tuesday, one stock rose, two fell and three remained unchanged.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 1.34 points to end at 197.09.
The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 12.5 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Overall, 460,057 shares traded for US$47,267 versus 493,662 units at US$19,410 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 76,676 units at US$7,878, in contrast to 98,732 shares at US$3,882 on Tuesday. Month to date averages 100,043 units at US$5,127 in contrast to 102,200 units at US$4,873 on Tuesday. May ended with an average of 138,035 units for US$17,391.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than its last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital ended at 9 US cents with an exchange of 7,352 shares, Proven Investments slipped 0.09 of a cent to 25.9 US cents, trading 155,084 units, Sterling Investments settled at 2 US cents with a transfer of 45,825 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.05 of a cent to 15.25 US cents with 30,029 units traded and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.02 of a cent to end at 0.86 of a US cent with 221,713 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% preference share traded 54 shares at US$1.10.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Falling prices set back JSE Main Market
Market activity ended on Tuesday with 18 stocks rising, 25 declining and nine remaining unchanged with two stocks hitting 52 weeks’ low and one a 52 weeks’ high as 52 securities traded compared to 49 on Monday and led the market into declining with an exchange of 60 percent more shares valued 20 percent less than on Monday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 3,021.82 points to 459,122.82, the JSE Main Index declined 2,454.99 points to end at 426,476.66 and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.04 points to 105.52 after Grace Kennedy traded at an intraday high of $100, while Transjamaica Highway and Wigton Windfarm traded at 52 weeks’ low of 90 cents and 55 cents, respectively.
The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.8 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 22,237,953 shares trading for $198,202,082 versus 13,855,601 units at $248,441,964 on Monday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 30.6 percent of the volume for 6.80 million shares followed by JMMB Group 7.5% preference share with 18.4 percent for 4.10 million units, Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 9.7 percent for 2.16 million units, Transjamaican Highway with 9.4 percent for an exchange of 2.10 million units, Sagicor Group with 4.8 percent for 1.09 million units and Jamaica Stock Exchange with 4.8 percent for 1.06 million units changing hands.
Trading averages 427,653 shares at $3,811,578, compared to 282,767 units at $5,070,244 on Monday. Trading month to date averages 256,820 units at $4,992,587, in contrast to 238,579 units at $5,118,691 on Monday. May closed with an average of 439,937 units at $4,698,961.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments dipped 25 cents to $83.20 in an exchange of 16,246 shares. Caribbean Cement gained 21 cents to close at $94.01 with the swapping of 90,297 stock units, Eppley spiked $2 to $40 after exchanging 362 shares, Guardian Holdings lost 50 cents in closing at $759.50 with 6,990 stocks crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers fell $1.40 to $33.60 with 47,215 units clearing the market. Jamaica Producers rose $1.78 to $24.43 in exchanging 18,443 stocks, JMMB Group advanced $3.60 to close at $36.70 after trading 996,543 stock units as investors reacted positively to full year results. Margaritaville shed 70 cents to settle at $14.30 with a transfer of 26,930 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell 23 cents $116 in trading 41 stock units, NCB Financial dropped $5 to end at $143 in switching ownership of 90,696 shares, Palace Amusement dropped $10 to $1,170, with 11 units changing hands, PanJam Investment declined $3.37 in closing at $66.56 in switching ownership of 28,018 stocks, Proven Investments popped $1.84 to $36.90 in an exchange of 1,641 units. 
Sagicor Group declined $3 to $52 in transferring 1,091,820 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 69 cents to close at $8.30 after exchanging 75,292 units. Scotia Group shed $1 to end at $40 with the swapping of 426,297 shares. Seprod fell 99 cents to $73.01 in trading 14,521 stock units, Stanley Motta ended 51 cents lower at $5.89 after clearing the market with 6,300 shares, Supreme Ventures fell 92 cents to $20.08 with 97,939 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments shed 44 cents to end at $14.62 in transferring 77,877 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Slight gains for the US Market on Tuesday
Trading picked up moderately on Tuesday, with 15 percent more shares than on Monday, after 122 percent more funds chased stocks on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in more stocks advancing than falling.
Five securities traded on Tuesday, similar to Monday, with prices of three stocks rising, one declining and one remaining unchanged. The JSE USD Equity Index rose 0.76 points to close at 198.43.
The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, ended at 12.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Trading ended with 493,662 shares changing hands for US$19,410 up from 428,557 units at US$8,730 on Monday. The average trade ended with 98,732 shares at US$3,882, in contrast to 85,711 shares at US$1,746 on Monday. Trading month to date averages 102,200 units at US$4,873 in contrast to 102,489 units at US$4,956 on Monday. May ended with an average of 138,035 units for US$17,391.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital gained 0.3 of a cent to finish at 9 US cents, trading 15,710 shares, Margaritaville rose 0.12 of a cent to 8.15 US cents with an exchange of 2,305 units, Proven Investments remained at 25.99 US cents with 36,850 stock units changing hands. Sterling Investments lost 0.04 of a cent to close at 2 US cents with 386,182 stock units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway added 0.02 of a cent to finish at 0.88 US cents with 52,615 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trini stocks close higher
Stocks make a decisive move in trading on Tuesday, leading to a rise in the market after investors traded 158 percent shares more shares, with a 97 percent higher value than on Monday, resulting in the market indices spiking at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Guardian Holdings hit a 52 weeks’ high of $35.25 on Tuesday.
At the close, 16 traded down from 22 on Monday, with six stocks rising, three declining and seven remaining unchanged, including two stocks that closed at 52 weeks’ highs. The Composite Index climbed 5.84 points to 1,390.05, the All T&T Index spiked 11.66 points to settle at 1,906.19 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.05 points to settle at 117.40.
trading resulted in 1,518,373 shares changing hands for $15,536,855, up from 589,528 units at $7,802,660 on Monday.
Trading averaged 94,898 units at $971,053 compared to 26,797 at $358,303 on Monday. The average trade for the month to date amounts to 53,800 units at $798,498 versus 49,999 units at $782,540. The average trade for May amounts to 25,935 units at $406,593.
The 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 traded 7,031 shares at $24.50, Angostura Holdings increased by 25 cents to $15.25 while exchanging 174 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank fell 50 cents to $41 after trading 5,292 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $16, with 565 units crossing the market, Clico Investment Fund traded 13,761 units at $26.99. FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $6.50, with 1,000 shares crossing the market, Grace Kennedy gained 20 cents ending at $5.25 with the swapping of 935,964 stock units, Guardian Holdings gained 28 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $35.25 after the switching of 144,372 shares. 
JMMB Group fell 6 cents to close at $1.74, with 293,278 stocks clearing the market, Massy Holdings surged $4 to a 52 weeks’ high of $80, trading 25,023 shares, National Enterprises settled at $3, with 34,530 shares crossing the market. Prestige Holdings rose 44 cents to close at $6.99 with an exchange of 28 shares, Scotiabank ended at $57, with 27,801 units changing hands, Trinidad & TobagoNGL climbed 14 cents to $18.10 after exchanging 22,652 stock units. Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.33 in trading 1,574 units and West Indian Tobacco fell 4 cents to close at $32.11 with the swapping of 5,328 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Strong gains for JSE Main Market more ahead
Main market stocks spiked right out of the blocks on Monday, with the All Jamaican Composite Index surging 5,670 points and within an hour of the opening and climbed to 465,214 points within half an hour of opening, but the market pulled back to settle lower with half of the morning gains, with volume f stocks traded rising 14 percent but with the value 61 percent less than Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator closed with a strong signal of 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four closing lower offers, an indication that Tuesday’s trading should see a continuation of the current market rally. At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index pushed 2,871.41 points higher to 462,144.64 to now sit just above resistance level which now provides support for the market. The JSE Main Index rose 2,511.04 points to end at 428,931.65 and the JSE Financial Index inched 0.91 points higher to 106.56.
Similar to Friday’s trading 49 securities changed hands, with the prices 13 rising, 22 declining and 14 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 16.9 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Trading ended with a 14 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a 61 percent lower value than Friday, after 13,855,601 shares traded for $248,441,964 versus 12,127,180 units at $631,548,664 on Friday. Mayberry Jamaican Equities led trading with 26 percent of total volume for 3.61 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 13.4 percent after an exchange of 1.85 million units, Transjamaican Highway accounted for 8.7 percent with 1.20 million units traded, Sagicor Select Financial Fund held to 8.6 percent after an exchange of 1.19 million units, Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund pulled out 8.3 percent with 1.15 million units and QWI Investments delivered 8.1 percent after trading 1.12 million units.
Trading averaged 282,767 units at $5,070,244, compared to 247,493 shares at $12,888,748 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 238,579 units at $5,118,691, in contrast to 233,635 units at $5,124,111 on Friday. May ended with an average of 439,937 units at $4,698,961.
At the close, Barita Investments rose 50 cents to $83.45 in exchanging 10,061 shares, Caribbean Cement advanced $1.19 to $93.80 with 7,893 stocks clearing the market, Carreras lost 35 cents, in ending at $9.45 after transferring 159,510 stock units, Jamaica Broilers fell $1.50 to $35 with 10,288 units changing hands, JMMB Group rallied 60 cents to $33.10 after the trading of 264,279 shares, Kingston Properties shed $1.50 to $10.25 with the swapping of 40 units. Kingston Wharves popped 35 cents to $46.35 in switching ownership of 50,063 stocks, Margaritaville fell 80 cents to $15 in exchanging 10,769 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped 55 cents to $9 with 3,608,313 shares crossing the market, Palace Amusement surged $110 to $1,180 in trading 190 units, PanJam Investment spiked $5.43 to $69.93 with the swapping of 523,596 stock units. 
Proven Investments shed $1.94 in closing at $35.06, with 44,622 stocks crossing the market, Sagicor Group slipped $2 to $55 with 248,968 shares clearing the market. Salada Foods climbed 45 cents to $8.28 with 113,932 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotia Group jumped $1.44 to $41 in an exchange of 3,994 units, Seprod shed 99 cents to close at $74 with the transfer of 173,855 shares. Sterling Investments dipped 25 cents to $2.80 in switching ownership of 220,000 stock units, Supreme Ventures spiked 50 cents to close at $21 after clearing the market of 336,556 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments ended 24 cents lower at $15.06 in an exchange of 256,748 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share spiked 90 cents to $6.90 in switching ownership of 115 units and Eppley 8.25% dived 99 cents to $6.94 with 256 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
