Falling prices had the upper hand in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday resulted in 3 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 7 holding firm as 14 securities changed hands, the same as on Monday, leading to a fall in all market indices.
Trading closed with 450,749 securities changing hands at a value of $7,406,212 compared to Monday’s trades of 1,204,518 valued at $18,120,647.
The Composite Index declined 1.20 points to 1,208.05, the All T&T Index lost 0.49 points to 1,790.45 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.26 points to close at 83.83.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 3 cents to close at $1.26, with an exchange of 14,445 shares, Massy Holdings closed at $50, gaining 1 cent, with trades of 19,677 units valued at $983,848 and Scotiabank closed at $58.03, with a rise of 2 cents trading 501 shares.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at $22.50 exchanging 52,200 shares valued at $1,174,548, First Caribbean International traded 10 cents lower to close at $7.60 exchanging 2,500 shares, Guardian Holdings lost 1 cent, to end at $16.09 with 2,159 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $51.25, with a loss of 75 cents trading 40,000 shares valued at $2,050,000.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 1,906 units at $20, Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 35,227 shares at $40 at a value of $1,409,080, Berger Paints closed at $4.05, with 550 units changing hands, National Enterprises traded 700 units at $10.50. NCB Financial Group closed at $4.05 exchanging 248,158 shares valued at $1,005,490, One Caribbean Media closed at $15.01, with 11,925 shares trading and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 20,801 units at $21.90 valued at $455,548.
Falling stocks dominate on TTSE – Tuesday
JSE majors in moderate fall – Tuesday
Main market stocks declined on the Jamaica Stock Exchange at the close on Tuesday and just barely taking a small bite out of the strong gains on Monday. At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index declined 335.47 points to close at 259,509.13, the JSE Market Index fell 305.65 points to 236,442.21 and the JSE US dollar market index dropped 5.99 points to close at 174.47.
At the close of trading, 23 securities changed hands in the main market with 2 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 10 stocks advancing and 9 declining. Three securities ended trading at a new closing high. The main market ended with 3,076,517 units valued at $75,479,037 changing hands compared to 2,897,944 units valued at $74,825,788 at the close on Monday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 2,038,184 units valued at US$473,952.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 133,762 units valued at $3,281,697 for each security traded compared to an average of 120,748 units valued at $3,117,741. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 127,255 units with an average value of $3,199,719 compared with an average of 120,748 units with an average value of $3,117,741 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for June ended at 218,951 units with an average value of $3,871,959.
In market activity, Berger Paints gained $1.50 to close at $16.50 while exchanging 7,536 shares, Cable and Wireless lost 1 cent and closed at $1.10, with 100,957 stock units switching owners, Caribbean Cement closed at $28, with 1,350 shares traded, Carreras traded $1.01 higher, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $90.01, with 1,725 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy gained $2 to close at $42 in trading 1,400 units. Jamaica Broilers lost 30 cents, closing at $17.70, with an exchange of 26,548 shares, Jamaica Producers closed at $15.70 with gains of 70 cents while trading of 28,804 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7.10, gaining 5 cents trading 18,990 shares, JMMB Group closed at $20 exchanging 2,648 units, Kingston Wharves lost 50 cents to close at $29.50 trading 90,917 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.60, with 1,112 shares changing hands. 
NCB Financial Group closed at $68.55, with a loss of $1.45 after exchanging 145,990 shares, PanJam Investment closed at $35.20, losing 31 cents with trades of 16,532 shares, Portland JSX lost 99 cents, with 1,052 units traded, Proven Investments added 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $24.01 in exchanged for 2,200,900 shares, Pulse Investments closed at a new high of $4.35, with gains of 60 cents and with 65,062 shares changing hands. Radio Jamaica traded 69,640 shares at $1.60, Sagicor Group closed at $33.10, with gains of 50 cents in trading 147,145 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund exchanged 1,000 units at $12.10. Scotia Group closed at $45, with a loss of 70 cents and an exchange of 42,725 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.77, and lost 1 cent with 50,318 shares changing hands. Proven Investments US ordinary shares, closed at 22 US cents, having lost 0.02 US cent trading 2,068,184 units, JMMB Group US 6% preference share gained 0.02 US cents to close at US$1.12 with trades of 15,718 units, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share lost 2 cents, closing at $1.11 with 51,966 units exchanged and JMMB 7.5% preference share closed at $1.85, with 2,200 units traded.
JSE majors make big gains again – Monday
Scotia Group accounted for 46 percent of the volume traded on Monday.
Big movement in a number of main market stocks of the Jamaica Stock Exchange drove the indices up sharply at the closed on Monday and adding to the big gains on Friday. The All Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,871.36 points to close at 259,844.60, the JSE Market Index climbed 1,705.02 points to 236,747.86 and the JSE US dollar market index lost 0.51 points to close at 180.46.
At the close of trading, 24 securities changed hands in the main market with 1 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 10 stocks advancing and 7 declining. Pulse Investments, fresh from a 6 for 1 stock split closed at a new 52 weeks’ high at the conclusion of trading. The main market ended with 2,897,944 units valued at $74,825,787.51 changing hands compared to 1,531,947 units valued at $26,473,230 at the close on Friday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 83,800 units valued at US$19,274.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 120,748 units valued at $3,117,741 for each security traded compared to an average of 66,606 units with an average value of $1,151,010 on Friday. The average volume and value for June ended at 218,951 units with an average value of $3,871,959.
In market activity, Barita Investments gained 50 cents to close at $7 trading 20,000 shares, Berger Paints traded $2.97 lower to close at $15 in exchanging 6,667 shares, Cable and Wireless lost 5 cents and closed at $1.11, with 43,470 stock units switching owners, Caribbean Cement closed at $28, with 21,600 shares traded. Carreras traded 8,560 shares at $89, Grace Kennedy closed at $40, but lost $1 trading 25,931 units, Jamaica Broilers gained 40 cents to close at $18, with 25,055 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers lost $1 and closed at $15 with 39,402 units trading. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7.05, gaining 5 cents and trading 21,349 shares, JMMB Group closed at $20, with gains of 3 cents while exchanging 22,733 units, Kingston Wharves gained 15 cents to close at $30, trading 23,419 shares, 
Mayberry Investments closed at $4.60, losing 50 cents with an exchange of 888 shares. NCB Financial Group closed at $70, after exchanging 107,711 shares, PanJam Investment closed at $34.89, with 36,102 shares changing hands, Portland JSX traded 1,002 units at $11, Pulse Investments closed at a new high of $3.75 after a 6 for 1 stock split, with 58,504 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group closed at $32.60, with a loss of 49 cents trading 19,778 shares, Sagicor Real Estate fund gained 10 cents to close at $12.10, with 8,519 shares changing owners. Scotia Group accounted for 46 percent of the volume traded in the market and the price jumped $2.70 to close at $45.70, with 1,337,205 shares having been traded, Seprod added $1.93 to close at $30 in exchanging 7,966 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.78, with a rise of 33 cents with 12,351 shares changing hands. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23 US cents, with an exchange of 83,800 units, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.13, with 996,000 units exchanged, JMMB 7.5% preference share closed at $1.85, with 26,358 units traded and Proven 8.25% preference share lost 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.10, with 27,294 units traded.
Stocks end Friday with big gains
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday with a big jump in the indices as the number of stocks rising climbed to 15 with just 7 declining out of a total of 26 securities trading in the US dollar and main markets. A number of stocks recorded big price movements by the close.
At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index advanced 1,704.13 points to 257,973.24, the JSE Market Index gained 1,552.66 points to 235,042.84 and the JSE US dollar market index fell 6.29 points to close at 180.97. Trading in the main market ended with 1,531,947 units valued at $26,473,230 changing hands compared to 797,671 units valued at $13,179,281 at the close on Thursday. The US dollar market, closed with 3 securities trading and accounted for 117,720 units valued at US$56,637.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
The main market ended trading with an average of 66,606 units valued at $1,151,010 for every security traded compared to an average of 37,984 units valued at $627,585 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 218,951 units with an average value of $3,871,959 compared with an average of 226,206 units with an average value of $4,001,529 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Berger Paints jumped $2.97 to close at $17.97 trading 3,109 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.16, with 37,558 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cement climbed $2.50 higher to close at $28 in the exchange of 24,200 shares, Carreras advanced $2.40 to close at $89, with 5,200 units trading, Grace Kennedy closed at $41, losing 50 cents with an exchange of 33,303 units, Jamaica Producers gained 5 cents to close at $16, with 14,263 units crossing the exchange platform. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7 and gained 10 cents trading 319,683 shares, JMMB Group closed at $19.97, after surging $1.47 while exchanging 274,716 units, Kingston Properties traded 182 units at $9.95, Kingston Wharves gained 95 cents to close at $29.85, trading of 101,472 shares, Mayberry Investments closed at $5.10, with a rise of 55 cents, exchanging 53,120 shares. NCB Financial Group closed at $70, with a loss of $1 after exchanging 45,412 shares, 138 Student Living closed at $4.50 trading 19,823 shares, PanJam Investment closed at $34.89, with trades of 17,800 shares. Pulse Investments lost 49 cents to close at $17.50 exchanging 69,754 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 10 cents to close at $1.60, with 7,769 units changing hands,
Sagicor Group closed at $33.09, with a loss of 1 cent exchanging 49,302 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded $1 higher to close at $12, with 29,966 shares changing owners, Scotia Group closed at $43, gaining 49 cents trading 61,260 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $38, with gains of $1.42 exchanging 30,000 units. Seprod added 7 cents to close at $28.07, with trades of 1,149 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.45, with a rise of 15 cents with 70,200 shares changing hands. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 24 US cents, with an exchange of 20,364 units, after rising by a fraction of a cent, Margaritaville Turks US ordinary shares lost 0.02 US cents to close at 32 US cents, trading 73,174 units, JMMB Group US 6% preference share traded 0.03 US cents lower, closing at US$1.10 with 24,182 units exchanged and Proven 8.25% preference share lost 2 cents to close at $5.15, with 262,706 units traded.
Grace takes 86% of TTSE trades
Grace Kennedy accounts for 86% of trades on the TTSE on Thursday.
Jamaica’s Grace Kennedy accounted for 86 percent of the volume and 38 percent of the value traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday. The market closed with a sharp rise in the level of activity compared with Wednesday’s with 19 securities trading, compared to 13 on Wednesday.
The market traded 1,447,071 units at a value of $8,814,925 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 201,265 units valued at $1,870,224. At the close, 4 stocks advanced, 6 declined and 9 were unchanged.
The Composite Index gained 0.11 points to 1,209.50, the All T&T Index added 0.08 points to 1,791.60 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.02 points to close at 84.07.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| NCB Financial Group gained 5 cents to close at $4.05 trading 2,575 shares, Scotiabank closed at $58.01, gaining 1 cent with 371 shares changing hands, Trinidad Cement gained 1 cent to close at $4.15 exchanging 32,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 50 cents higher, closing at $22.30 with 25,798 units changing hands at a value of $565,499.
Losses| Ansa McAL lost 1 cent to close at $66.01, with an exchange of 5,215 shares valued at $344,269, Clico Investment closed at $22.50, losing 1 cent trading 9,465 shares, JMMB Group traded at $1.23, with a loss of 3 cents exchanging 23,880 shares. Point Lisas closed at $3.88, losing 12 cents with 15,000 units trading, Scotia Investments closed at $1.90, with a loss of 23 cents trading 8,600 shares and 
West Indian Tobacco lost 6 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.94, with 8,950 shares changing hands valued at $1,127,163.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 31,400 shares valued at $1,256,004, to close at $40, Berger Paints closed at $4.05, with 2,449 units changing hands, First Caribbean International exchanged 20,000 units at $7.70. Grace Kennedy traded 1,245,000 shares at $2.70, valued at $3,361,500, Guardian Holdings closed at $16.20, with an exchange of 1,243 units, Massy Holdings closed at $50, with an exchange of 55 shares. National Enterprises held firm at $10.49, with 288 units changing hands, One Caribbean Media remained at $15.01 with 200 units traded and Republic Financial Holdings remained at $101.90, with 14,582 shares changing hands at a value of $1,485,898.
JSE majors drop 3,000 pts in 2 days
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with the All Jamaica Composite Index shedding more than 3,000 points in two days and the JSE Market Index losing over 2,800 points over the same period as declining stocks dominated those rising, with one stock ending at an all-time high.
The All Jamaica Composite Index dropped 2,038.00 points to close at 256,269.11, the JSE Market Index declined 1,856.85 points to 233,490.18 and the JSE US dollar market index gained 4.14 points to close at 187.26.
At the close of trading, 21 securities changed hands in the main market with 2 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 7 stocks advancing and 11 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 797,671 units valued at $13,179,281 changing hands compared to 1,699,314 units valued at $60,267,634 at the close on Wednesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 211,725 units valued at US$49,744.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none closing lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 37,984 units valued at $627,585 for every security traded compared to an average of 77,242 units valued at $2,739,438 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 226,206 units with an average value of $4,001,529 compared with an average of 235,617 units with an average value of $4,170,226 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Berger Paints closed at $15, after gaining 70 cents and trading 23,799 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.16, with gains of 3 cents and 8,742 stock units changing ownership, Caribbean Cement traded $2.50 lower to close at $25.50 exchanging 14,000 shares,Carreras lost 20 cents to close at $86.60, with 12,614 units trading, Grace Kennedy gained $1.40 and closed at $41.50, with an exchange of 8,480 units, Jamaica Producers lost 5 cents to close at $15.95, with 2,674 units changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.90, after losing 9 cents and trading 11,700 shares, JMMB Group closed at $18.50, with 58,295 units changing owners, Kingston Properties traded 4,500 units at $9.95, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.55, after losing 20 cents with an exchange of 4,200 shares. NCB Financial Group closed at $71, gaining 1 cent after exchanging 54,489 shares, 1834 Investments closed 15 cents lower at $1.35 trading 33,400 shares, 
Palace Amusement gained $2, closing at an all-time high of $500, with an exchange of 586 shares, PanJam Investment closed at $34.89, gaining 2 cents with trades of 7,552 shares. Radio Jamaica lost 10 cents to close at $1.50 trading 40,900 units, Sagicor Group closed at $33.10, with a loss of 10 cents exchanging 32,601 shares, Sagicor Real Estate fund traded 50 cents lower to close at $11, with 5,380 shares changing hands, Scotia Group closed at $42.51, losing 1 cent in exchanging 18,762 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $36.58 trading 400 units while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.30, losing 15 cents with 450,810 shares changing owners. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23.99 US cents, gaining 0.01 US cent, with 203,725 units changing hands, Sterling Investments US ordinary shares traded 8,000 units at 0.11 US cents and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.13 exchanging 3,787 units.
JSE indices drop Wednesday
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with the number of stocks rising and falling being almost even. Trading volumes declined while the values increased compared to the prior day but the market indices closed lower.
The All Jamaica Composite Index fell 1,045.65 points to close at 258,307.11, the JSE Market Index declined 952.70 points to 235,347.03 and the JSE US dollar market index gained 1.72 points to close at 183.12.
At the close of trading, 22 securities changed hands in the main market, with 1 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 7 stocks advancing and 8 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 1,699,314 units valued at $60,267,634 changing hands compared to 2,115,285 units valued at $50,230,238 at the close on Tuesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 5,145 units valued at US$1,201.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 77,242 units valued at a mere $2,739,438 for every security traded compared to an average of 88,137 units valued at $2,092,927 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 235,617 units valued at $4,170,226 compared with an average of 243,952 units with an average value of $4,245,530 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed at $6.50, with a loss of 50 cents exchanging 122,700 shares, Berger Paints closed at $14.30, after gaining $1.30 trading 3,468 shares, Carreras gained 30 cents to close at $86.80, with 10,436 units trading, Grace Kennedy dropped $1.90 to close at $40.10, with an exchange of 468,413 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $17.60, with a loss of 40 cents trading 11,000 shares, Jamaica Producers exchanged 4,742 units at $16. Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $6.99 trading 47,474 shares, JMMB Group closed at $18.50, with 32,333 units changing owners, Kingston Properties traded 5,000 units at $9.95, Kingston Wharves closed at $28.90, with trades of 1,370 shares. Mayberry Investments closed at $4.75, gaining 20 cents with an exchange of 52,105 shares, 
NCB Financial Group closed at $70.99, with a loss of 41 cents after exchanging 56,856 shares, 1834 Investments gained 5 cents to close at $1.50 trading 17,269 shares, PanJam Investment lost 2 cents to close at $34.87, with trades of 14,326 shares. Portland JSX advanced $2 to close at $11, with 62,072 shares changing hands, Pulse Investments closed at $17.99, with an exchange of 4,584 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 10 cents to close at $1.60 trading 17,627 units, Sagicor Group closed at $33.20, with a loss of $1.33, trading 3,921 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 50 cents to close at $11.50, with 3,450 shares changing hands. Scotia Group traded $2.98 lower to close at $42.52 exchanging 734,967 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $36.58 trading 10,100 units while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.45, losing 20 cents with 15,101 shares changing owners. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23 US cents, with 5,145 units changing hands.
Trading picks up on TTSE – Wednesday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange picked up over Tuesday’s levels and closed on Wednesday with 13 securities being exchanged compared to only 7 on Tuesday.
The market traded 201,265 securities at a value of $1,870,224 compared to Tuesday’s trades of only 68,846 valued at $1,366,738. At the end of market activity, the prices of 4 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 6 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index declined 2.14 points to 1,209.39, the All T&T Index gained 0.91 points to 1,791.52 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.71 points to close at 84.05.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa McAL gained 2 cents to close at $66.02 trading 500 shares, Clico Investment closed at $22.51, gaining 1 cent with an exchange of 46,000 shares valued at $1,035,460, National Flour Mills closed at $2.29, with gains of 9 cents exchanging 3,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 30 cents higher, closing at $21.80 with 7,842 units changing hands.
Losses| NCB Financial Group traded 6 cents lower to close at $4, with an exchange of 102,626 shares valued at $410,925, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.50, losing 39 cents trading 1,308 shares and Trinidad Cement exchanged 33,864 units at $4.14, with a loss of 1 cent.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International closed at $7.70 with 474 shares changing hands, JMMB Group remained at $1.26, with trades of 1,663 units, National Enterprises exchanged 215 units at $10.49, One Caribbean Media traded 3,088 shares at $15.01, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.75, with an exchange of 485 units and Readymix closed at $11 trading 200 shares.
Proven shareholders sending message
Investors in Proven Investments US ordinary shares a strong message to the management of the group by talking with their money. Last week, the company’s shares were sold at $20 and less in the Jamaican dollars on the main market of the stock exchange when the price in the US dollar market was near J$31.
On Tuesday 550,000 shares were sold at J$24 in the JSE main market while 1.83 million units traded, with the stock closing at 23 US cents, 1 US cent less than the price of the right issue. The price has suffered a steep fall since the company released the full year results to March and got worse since the announcement of the rights.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with the market indices rising, even as advancing stocks were fewer than declining stocks. At the close, the All Jamaica Composite Index advanced 898.62 points to close at 259,352.76, the JSE Market Index gained 818.75 points to 236,299.73 but the JSE US dollar market index lost 5.93 points to close at 181.40.
At the close of trading, 24 securities changed hands in the main market of the exchange with 1 trading in the US dollar market, leading to 9 stocks advancing and 12 declining. Trading in the main market ended with 2,115,285 units valued at $50,230,238 changing hands compared to 1,709,564 units valued at $44,534,888 at the close on Monday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 1,828,601 units valued at US$421,790.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
The main market ended trading with an average of 88,137 units valued at $2,092,927 for every security traded compared to an average of 74,329 units valued at $1,781,396 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 243,952 units with an average value of $4,245,530 compared with an average of 252,609 units with an average value of $4,365,119 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
In market activity, Berger Paints closed at $13, losing $1.30 trading 7,842 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.13, with 23,303 stock units changing owners, Caribbean Cement traded $3 higher to close at $28 exchanging 26,007 shares, Carreras lost 30 cents to close at $86.50, with trades of 916 units, Grace Kennedy closed at $42, gaining $1 with an exchange of 11,922 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $18, with gains of 9 cents trading 120,579 shares, Jamaica Producers exchanged 17,174 units to close at $16. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 1 cent, closing at $6.99 trading 115,220 shares, JMMB Group gained $1.47 to close at $18.50, with 301,494 units changing owners and Kingston Wharves lost $1.10 to close at $28.90 trading 8,540 shares. Mayberry Investments closed at $4.55, losing 45 cents with trades of 5,600 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $70, with gains of $1.40 after exchanging 93,364 shares and PanJam Investment gained 79 cents to close at $34.89, with trades of 26,073 shares. Proven Investments traded $3 higher to close at $24 exchanging 550,000 shares, 
Pulse Investments closed at $17.99, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 500 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $34.53, gaining 43 cents trading 48,115 shares and Sagicor Real Estate fund lost 60 cents to close at $11, with 146,392 shares changing hands. Scotia Group closed at $45.50, with gains of $2.99 exchanging 324,221 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $36.58, with a loss of 42 cents trading 194 units, Seprod traded $2 lower to close at $28, with an exchange of 6,700 shares while Supreme Ventures closed at $7.65, gaining 24 cents with 86,000 shares changing owners. Proven Investments US ordinary shares closed at 23 US cents, losing 0.01 US cent with trades of 1,828,601 units, JMMB 7.5% preference share lost 5 cents to close at $1.85 exchanging 75,500 shares, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.13 trading 329 units and Proven Investments 8.25% preference share traded 119,300 units at $5.17.
No spike in TTSE trading after holiday
All three market indices closed higher at the end of trading, on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, after trading resumed following the closure on Monday for a public holiday. The market closed with only 7 securities being exchanged compared to 8 on Friday.
At the end of trading 68,846 securities traded valued at $1,366,738 in contrast to Friday’s trades of 507,698 units, valued at $10,611,513. Market activity led to 3 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 2 were unchanged. Clico Investment dominated with 86 percent of the market’s value.
The Composite Index gained 0.47 points to 1,211.53, the All T&T Index rose 0.55 points to 1,790.61 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.05 points to close at 84.76.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa McAL gained 1 cent to close at $66.01 exchanging 100 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.06, gaining 5 cents in trading 5,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 25 cents higher, closing at $21.50 with 6,575 units changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investment closed at $22.50, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 52,500 shares valued at $1,181,252 and Scotia Investments traded 32 cents lower to close at $2.13, with 2,300 units changing hands, with the price coming closer to the price of J$38 approximately TT$2 being offered by Scotia Group.
Firm Trades| First Citizens exchanged 311 shares at $31.65 and JMMB Group closed at $1.26, with 2,060 units trading.