4 stocks rise on TTSE 2 fall – Thursday

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended Thursday, with 14 securities trading, against 15 on Wednesday, with 4 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Trading volume remained low, resulting in 293,550 shares valued at $2,488,584 changing hands, compared to 186,626 shares valued at $3,719,226 on Wednesday.
At close, the Composite Index gained 0.84 points on Thursday to 1,263.90, the All T&T Index rose 1.95 points to 1,700.29, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.04 points to close at 111.63.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 1 stock with the bid lower than the last selling price and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments closed with an increase of 1 cent and completed trading at $20.16, with 24,533 units, First Citizens finished 19 cents higher and concluded at a 52 weeks’ high of $32.70, after exchanging 2,000 shares, JMMB Group rose 1 cent and ended at $1.86, with 39,000 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial added 4 cents and completed trading at $7.80, with 47,615 units.
Losses| Ansa McAl shares fell 5 cents and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.95, with 19 units changing hands and First Caribbean International Bank closed with a loss of 15 cents at $9.35, after exchanging 59,150 shares.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy ended trading at $3.15, with 99,926 units, Massy Holdings ended at $47, with 250 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.68, after exchanging 1,824 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.58, with 600 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank settled at $62.56, after exchanging 3,480 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading at $27.25, after exchanging 11,138 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.60, with 4,000 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco settled at $88.55, after exchanging just 15 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Light trading on JSE main market – Wednesday

Jamaica Stock Exchange main market stocks had a light on Wednesday with trading of just 2,989,332 units, valued at a mere $34,924,721 as 24 securities changed hands, with 12 rising, 7 falling and 6 trading firm.
The main market closed with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index falling by 421.16 points to 324,188.17 and the JSE Index declined 383.73 points to 295,372.07.
In market activity, Berger Paints jumped 60 cents to end at $17.10, with 10,199 stock units trading, Carreras finished 20 cents higher at $10.90, with 298,389 shares, Caribbean Cement climbed $2.50 to $38.50, with 3,401 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 50 cents at $48.50, with 62,851 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading at $20.50, with 15,756 units. Jamaica Producers closed 53 cents higher at $15.65, with 53,028 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $6.95, with 36,598 shares changing hands, JMMB Group concluded trading at $26.50 after rising 90 cents, with 14,840 shares, Kingston Wharves settled at $40, with 3,626 units. Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 37 cents at $6.05, with 54,300 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a rise of $1.76 to end at $99.25, after exchanging 148,413 shares, Palace Amusement closed at $1,100, with 286 stock units, PanJam Investment ended 35 cents higher at $43, with 31,067 units. Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 5 cents at $1.04, with 138,578 shares, Sagicor Group climbed $2.85 to $39, with 23,975 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 19 cents at $15.30, with 180,332 shares changing hands, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $2.99 to $51, with 104,447 shares, Seprod closed after rising $1 to $34, with 6,118 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading and gained 20 cents to end at $11.90, with 98,103 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with 771,188 units trading and rose 35 cents to $4.40, Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 11 cents at $10.39, with 286,528 shares. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% closed with a loss of 2 cents at $1, with 250 shares, Proven Investments ended trading 1 cent higher at $5.90, with 200 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE majors’ late pull back on Wednesday.”

More TTSE stocks rise than fall – Wednesday

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended Wednesday, with 15 securities trading, against 14 on Tuesday, with 5 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
Trading volume remained low, resulting in 186,626 shares valued at $3,719,226 changing hands, compared to 117,881 shares valued at $1,542,037 on Tuesday.
At close, the Composite Index lost 1.08 points to 1,263.06, the All T&T Index declined 0.98 points to 1,698.34, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.16 points to close at 111.67.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Wednesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens finished trading with a gain of 1 cent at $32.51, after exchanging 1,622 shares, JMMB Group closed with an increase of 10 cents at $1.85, with 50,990 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media ended trading and gained 4 cents to end at $12.48, with 10,000 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed with a rise of 1 cent and completed trading at $7.76, with 23,935 units and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading 5 higher at $88.55, after exchanging 707 shares.
Losses| Grace Kennedy fell 10 cents and completed trading at $3.15, with 5,000 units, Massy Holdings closed with a loss of 40 cents and ended at $47, with 2,482 stock units changing hands and National Enterprises shed 4 cents and completed trading at $9.75, with 500 units.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.72, with 500 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments completed trading at $20.15, with 7,379 units, National Flour settled at $1.68, after exchanging 27,397 shares. Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.58, with 15,598 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank settled at $62.56, after exchanging 109 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded market activity at $27.25, after exchanging 4,407 shares and Unilever Caribbean completed trading at $32, with 36,000 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

New high for JSE with more to come

The JSE main market closed at a new high on Tuesday with indicators pointing to more gains ahead as the market moves gradually upwards.

Jamaica Stock Exchange main market stocks continued on their upward climb as bullish sentiments exert upward pressure and steering the market higher, landed it at new closing high on Tuesday with more gains to come.
The main market closed with moderate trading of 2,989,332 units valued at $34,924,721, flowing from 27 securities changing hands, with 9 rising, 10 falling and 7 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,341.98 points to end at a record closing high of 324,609.33 and the JSE Index advanced by 1,222.70 points to a new closing record high of 295,755.80.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed at $9.50, with 1,317 shares trading, Cable & Wireless concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $1.20, with 143,146 units, Carreras finished 10 cents higher at $10.70, with 102,432 shares, Caribbean Cement settled $1 higher at $36, with 112,607 shares, Grace Kennedy traded 1,496 stock units in rising $1 to end at $49. Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $20.50, in exchanging 198,187 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 88 cents at $15.12, with 6,207 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 25 cents higher at $6.95, with 6,248 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 40 cents at $25.60, as 5,739 shares changed hands. Kingston Properties finished 15 cents higher at $6.40, with 5,000 stock units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 88 cents higher at $6.42, with 36,780 shares, NCB Financial Group fell by $1.51 to $97.49, with 21,004 shares trading, 1834 Investments rose 1 cent to $1.20, with 37,871 shares. 138 Student Living ended at $5.50, with 8,500 shares, changing hands. Palace Amusement rose $100 and closed at $1,100, with 100 stock units trading, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 35 cents at $42.65, with 1,351 units, Radio Jamaica settled 8 cents higher at $1.09, with 102,002 shares, Sagicor Group lost 35 cents to end at $36.15, with 75,366 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $15.49, with 300 shares. Scotia Group finished at $53.99, with 1,985 shares changing hands, Seprod closed at $33, with 30,103 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $11.70, after 83,750 stock units were exchanged, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 44 cents at $4.05, with 474,525 units and Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 34 cents at $10.50, with 1,520,527 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded at $1.99, with 1,193 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed at $1.02, with 11,396 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Record close for JSE majors on Tuesday.”

Big price changes continue for JSE majors – Thursday

Jamaica Stock Exchange main market activity, closed on Thursday with more sharp price movements, including a drop of $4.94 in Caribbean Cement, a $11 jump in the price of PanJam Investment and a surge of $3.14 in Scotia Group share price.
The main market closed with 11,248,457 units valued at $130,109,783 flowing from 27 securities changing hands, with 15 securities rising, 9 falling and 3 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 2,405.36 points to 323,267.35 and the JSE Index jumped 2,191.55 points to 294,533.10.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $9.50, with 14,730 shares trading, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 14 cents higher at $1.30, with 563,032 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 30 cents at $10.60, with 847,800 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of $4.94 at $35, with 264,524 shares, Ciboney Group fell 2 cents to 12 cents, with 3,892,538 shares. Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of $1.45 at $48, with 42,306 stock units, Jamaica Broilers gained $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $21, in trading 13,100 units, Jamaica Producers closed $1.05 higher at $16, with 14,110 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 10 cents at $6.70, with 8,000 shares. JMMB Group rose 50 cents to $26, with 327,174 shares, Kingston Wharves settled with a gain of $2 to $40, with 1,224,813 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 86 cents at $5.54, in the exchange of 376,631 shares, NCB Financial Group rose 29 cents to $99, with 112,718 shares changing hands. 1834 Investments finished trading at $1.19, with 57,662 shares, Palace Amusement closed at $1,000, trading 642 stock units, PanJam Investment jumped $11 to close at $43, with 68,720 units, Pulse Investments finished 4 cents higher at $1.79, with 6,000 shares. Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 8 cents at $1.01, trading 298,672 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 40 cents higher at $36.50, with 132,221 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 4 cents to end at $15.49, with 79,088 shares. Scotia Group jumped $3.14 to close at $53.99, with 14,505 shares trading, Seprod closed with a loss of 50 cents at $33, in the trading of 5,384 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $11.90, with 238,420 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 38 cents higher at $4.49, with 731,119 units changing hands, Wisynco Group settled 34 cents higher at $10.84, with 1,877,516 shares. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded 4 cents higher at $1.99, with 6,300 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed at $1.02, with 15,440 shares, Proven Investments jumped 74 cents to close at $5.89, with 14,939 units, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE in big Holy Thursday recovery.”

Sharp price changes hit JSE main market – Wednesday

Palace Amusement fell $300 to $1,300 on Wednesday.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market activity closed on Wednesday with sharp price changes in a number of the stocks, including a $300 fall in the price of Palace shares.
The main market closed with 26 securities changing hands and ended with 11 securities rising, 9 falling and 6 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,851.50 points to 320,861.99 and the JSE Index dropped 1,686.92 points to 292,341.55.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 5 cents higher at $9.50, with 9,750 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.16, with 41,885 units, Carreras finished at $10.90, with 595,645 shares, Caribbean Cement settled $1.44 higher at $39.94, with 17,731 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading 2 cents higher at $0.14, with 91,700 shares. Grace Kennedy traded $1.95 higher at $49.45, with 19,051 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 97 cents higher at $20, with 143,137 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 5 cents at $14.95, with 14,000 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 19 cents at $6.80, with 30,200 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 95 cents at $25.50, with 244,649 shares, Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of 50 cents at $38, with 573 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 20 cents higher at $6.40, with 113,221 shares, NCB Financial Group traded 1 cent higher at $98.71, with 75,906 shares. 1834 Investments finished trading 4 cents higher at $1.19, with 14,029 shares, Palace Amusement dropped $300 and closed at $1,000, with 250 stock units, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 4.98 cents at $37.12, with 113,088 units, Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 1 cent at $1.09, with 62,491 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $36.10, with 833,093 stock units, and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading at $15.45, with 8,592 shares. Scotia Group finished trading $50.85 higher at $50.85, with 345,681 shares, Seprod closed $1.50 higher at $33.50, with 1,000 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 45 cents higher at $11.95, with 524,028 stock units. Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 27 cents at $4.11, with 600,506 units, Wisynco Group settled 1 cent higher at $10.50, with 789,638 shares trading. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group closed at $1.02, with 224,002 shares, Proven Investments settled at $5.15, with 100,000 units, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE Investors slam cabinet changes – Wednesday.”

JSE shares grab 71% of main market trades- Tuesday

Shares in the Jamaica Stock Exchange accounted for 71% of trading on Tuesday.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange ordinary stock ended trading with 15,075,000 shares, changing hands accounted for 70.8 percent of the day’s volume of 21,289,061 units valued at $268,573,132, in main market activity on Tuesday.
The main market closed with 28 securities changing hands and ended with only 5 securities rising, 15 falling and 8 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index fell by 1,326.19 points to 322,713.49 and the JSE Index declined by 1,208.31 points to 294,028.47.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed at $9.45, with 3,003 shares, Berger Paints ended with a loss of $1.45 to $16.50, with 14,099 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 1 cent higher at $1.16, with 186,742 units, Carreras finished at $10.90, with 97,427 shares, Caribbean Cement lost $2.50 to close at $38.50, with 30,416 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading at 12 cents, with 8,000 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 50 cents at $47.50, with 27,863 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 22 cents at $19.03, with 36,071 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of 15 cents at $15, with 2,394,964 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 1 cent at $6.99, with 15,075,000 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading $1.75 higher at $26.45, with 62,418 shares, Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of $1.50 at $38.50, with 1,025,513 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $6.20, with 41,500 shares. NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of $1.15 at $98.70, with 400,433 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading at $1.15, with 10,580 shares, 138 Student Living ended at $5.50, with 1,500 shares, PanJam Investment ended 45 cents higher at $42.10, with 223,507 units, Radio Jamaica settled at $1.10, with 43,613 shares. Sagicor Group ended trading $36.25 higher at $36.25, with 284,764 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled 40 cents higher at $15.45, with 13,000 shares. Scotia Group finished trading at $52.90, with 259,811 shares, Seprod finished trading with a loss of $1.50 at $32, with 48,554 shares, Supreme Ventures ended with a loss of 49 cents at $11.50, with 142,310 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments concluded trading with a loss of 12 cents at $4.38, with 379,300 stock units. Wisynco Group finished with a loss of 1 cent at $10.49, with 285,911 units trading. In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% traded at $1.95, with 45,172 stock units, JMMB Group 7.5% closed with a loss of 8 cents at $1.02, with 147,000 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE Investors slam cabinet changes – Tuesday.”

2 TTSE listings trade at 52 weeks’ low – Tuesday

First Caribbean traded on TTSE at a 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with more stocks falling than rising as one stock closed at a 52 weeks’ high and two at 52 weeks’ lows.
At the end of trading 14 securities changed hands compared to 13 on Monday and ended with 3 rising, 5 falling and 6 closing with prices unchanged. Market activity resulted in 225,853 shares valued at $6,610,658 changing hands, compared to 123,223 shares valued at $2,237,281 on Monday.
At close, the Composite Index gained 0.78 points on Tuesday to 1,264.12, the All T&T Index shed 2.82 points to 1,698.98, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.18 points to close at 111.87.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Tuesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International Bank concluded trading with a gain of 5 cents and ended at 52 weeks’ high of $9.35, after exchanging 47,794 shares, Scotiabank added 1 cent and ended at $62.56, after trading 641 shares and Unilever Caribbean jumped $1.64 to $32, with an exchange of 530 units.
Losses| JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $1.85, with 69,753 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings traded with a loss of 10 cents and settled at $47.30, with 618 stock units trading, National Flour fell 3 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.70, after exchanging 8,250 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a loss of 25 cents and completed trading at $27.75, with 497 shares traded and Trinidad Cement shed 40 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.60, with 550 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments
concluded trading at $20.50, with 15 units, First Citizens closed at $32.50, after exchanging 3,067 shares, NCB Financial Group completed trading at $6.40, exchanging 75,577 shares, One Caribbean Media settled at $12.44, with 57 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings concluded market activity at $101.55, with 130 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial ended trading at $7.75 while exchanging 18,374 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Wisynco corners 79% of JSE main market – Monday

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Wisynco Group traded 15,104,462 units and accounted for 79.18 percent of the day’s volume of 19,076,584 units valued at $210,708,799, in main market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday.
The main market closed with 27 securities changing hands and ended with 8 securities rising, 8 falling and 11 trading firm. At the end, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,544.61 points to 324,039.68 and the JSE Index rose 1,407.32 points to 295,236.78.
In main market activity, Barita Investments closed 28 cents higher at $9.45, with 2,593 shares, Berger Paints ended at $17.95, with 1,100 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $1.15, with 84,826 units, Carreras finished at $10.90, with 186,565 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of $1 to close at $41, with 13,331 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading at 12 cents, with 1,013,952 shares, Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of $1.50 at $48, with 11,033 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of 75 cents at $19.25, with 14,298 units, Jamaica Producers closed at $15.15, with 13,306 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 2 cents higher at $7, with 60,400 shares, JMMB Group fell $1.30 cents to $24.70, with 154,141 shares, Kingston Wharves settled at $40, with 56,687 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 3 cents at $6.25, with 4,338 shares. NCB Financial Group traded 50 cents higher at $99.85, with 28,618 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading at $1.15, with 32,418 shares, PanJam Investment ended at $41.65, with 18,597 units, Pulse Investments finished 10 cents higher at $1.75, with 221,312 shares. Radio Jamaica settled 4 cents higher at $1.10, with 48,935 shares, Sagicor Group finished trading $36.05 higher at $36.05, with 633,364 shares changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund settled with a loss of 45 cents at $15.05, with 16,661 shares. Scotia Group traded with a loss of 42 cents at $53.05, with 175,666 units, Seprod finished trading at $33.50, with 4,692 shares, Supreme Ventures ended 49 cents higher at $11.99, with 500,720 shares. Victoria Mutual Investments concluded trading 10 cents higher at $4.50, with 659,569 stock units and Wisynco Group finished at $10.50, with 15,104,462 units. In the main market preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% gained 8 cents and closed at $1.10, with 5,000 shares and Proven Investments settled at $5.15, with 10,000 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Record run falters for JSE majors – Monday.”

Modest price changes on TTSE – Monday

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Monday with 13 securities trading against 17 on Friday, 2 gained, 3 fell and 8 remained with prices unchanged.
Market activity ended with 123,223 shares valued at $2,237,281 changed hands, compared to 198,944 shares valued at $3,013,557 on Friday. At close, the Composite Index gained 1.07 points to 1,264.90, the All T&T Index declined 2.05 points to 1,701.80, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.01 points to close at 111.69.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Friday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Agostini’s added 2 cents and concluded trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $21.06, after exchanging 1,200 shares and Guardian Holdings rose 1 cent to settle at $16.01, after trading 20,044 shares.
Losses| National Flour ended trading 7 cents lower and settled at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.73, after exchanging 500 shares, Sagicor Financial concluded trading with a loss of 6 cents at 52 weeks’ low of $7.75, with 9,818 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded with a loss of 98 cents and concluded trading at $28.00, after exchanging 40,455 shares.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments completed trading at $20.50, with 7,890 units, First Caribbean International Bank settled at $9.30, after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $9.31 in exchanging 39,491 shares, First Citizens concluded market activity at $32.50, after exchanging 1,725 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.86, with just 942 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group closed at $6.40, after exchanging 150 shares. One Caribbean Media ended at $12.44, with 73 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings traded 235 stock units and ended at $101.55 and West Indian Tobacco settled at $88.50, after exchanging 700 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.