Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange started in February, with the market indices slipping when the market closed on Tuesday, with slightly more stocks rising than falling after 100 percent more shares were exchanged, with 116 percent higher value than on Monday.
A total of 22 security traded down slightly from 24 on Monday, with eight stocks rising, seven declining and seven remaining unchanged.
FirstCaribbean International Bank and West Indian Tobacco both closed trading at 52 weeks’ low.
The Composite Index declined 4.56 points to 1,518.11, the All T&T Index fell 5.15 points to 2,126.53 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.55 points to settle at 121.53.
A total of 1,078,680 shares traded or $16,459,377 up from 539,621 units at $7,631,985 on Monday. An average of 49,031 units traded at $748,153 compared to 22,484 shares at $317,999 on Monday. The average trade for January amounted to 39,943 units at $369,498.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s rose 50 cents in ending at $45, with 2,327 shares crossing the market, Angostura Holdings remained at $19.99 while exchanging 1,100 stock units, Ansa McAl ended unchanged at $59 trading 73 units. CinemaOne fell 5 cents to end at $4 after an exchanging of 4,149 stocks, Clico Investment Fund increased 48 cents to $28.98 with the swapping of 2,285 stock units, First Citizens Group dropped 49 cents to $64 after finishing trading of 577 shares. FirstCaribbean International Bank shed 14 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $6 after the switching ownership of 1,000 units, GraceKennedy popped 9 cents to end at $6.20 trading 955,600 stocks, Guardian Holdings lost 15 cents to close at $29.85, with 69 stock units changing hands.
JMMB Group declined 1 cent to $2.34 with 5,319 stocks clearing the market, L.J. Williams B share gained 4 cents to end at $1.84 with an exchange of 1,621 shares, Massy Holdings finished at $106 in exchanging 9,524 units. National Flour Mills rallied 4 cents to $1.91 after exchanging 15 units, NCB Financial Group finished at $8 after 19,842 stocks crossed the market, One Caribbean Media remained at $4.10 in an exchange of 1,999 stock units. Point Lisas ended unchanged at $3.27 in trading 200 shares, Republic Financial Holdings advanced $1 to close at $143 after trading 62,644 stocks, Scotiabank popped 1 cent to $72.01 in switching ownership of 800 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 99 cents in closing at $19 after 2,001 stock units passed through the exchange, Trinidad Cement gained 1 cent to end at $3.75 while exchanging 7,000 shares, Unilever Caribbean ended unchanged at $16 after trading 129 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost $1.49 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $26.01 in an exchange of 406 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Slippage in Port of Spain
3 straight days of record highs for Junior Market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market ended trading on Monday at another new record closing high, with the market Index popping 55.08 points to settle at 3,751.02, to be up 9.4 percent for January after hitting a peak of 3,770.13 in the early morning session following new highs last week for the first time since late 2019.
A new record high for the JSE Junior Market.
All 43 listed securities traded compared to 42 on Friday and ended with 26 rising, 10 declining, while seven closed unchanged. AMG Packaging, Dolphin Cove, Fontana, Paramount Trading and Spur Tree Spices traded at 52 weeks’ highs during the day.
The volume of stocks trading rose 40 percent as the value climbed 55 percent higher than on Friday, with 13,836,620 shares traded for $53,925,461, up from 9,892,920 units at $34,889,559 on Friday. Recently listed Spur Tree Spices led trading with 3.89 million shares for 28.1 percent of total volume followed by Lumber Depot, 1.40 million units for 10.1 percent of the day’s trade and Everything Fresh with 974,543 units for 7 percent market share.
Trading averaged 321,782 shares at $1,254,080 in contrast to 235,546 shares at $830,704 on Friday and the month to date averaging 319,395 units at $1,181,136, compared to 319,265 units at $1,177,146 on Friday. December closed with an average of 409,209 units at $1,318,877.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 16.7. The PE ratios stock in the chart below are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
At the close, Access Financial lost $2.49 after ending at $22.51 after trading as high as $25.33 in an exchange of 53,695 shares, following the release of the third quarter results to December, AMG Packaging climbed 31 cents to t $3.90 with an exchange of 438,075 units, Cargo Handlers advanced 15 cents to $7, with 10,100 stock units changing hands. Dolphin Cove popped $1.01 to end at a 52 record closing high of $27 with the swapping of 317,565 stocks, after hitting an intraday high of $29.60. Elite Diagnostic dropped 12 cents in closing at $3.61 in switching ownership of 76,366 stock units, Everything Fresh gained 10 cents to $1.20 in trading 974,543 units. Express Catering shed 25 cents to end at $4.80 with 262,034 shares crossing the exchange, Fontana rallied 69 cents to close at a record high of $8.79 after exchanging 236,604 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 10 cents in closing at $3.10, after 36,148 stocks crossed the market. ISP Finance rose $1 to $38 after trading 10 units, Jamaican Teas climbed 8 cents to $4.32 with 694,605 stock units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation gained 8 cents in closing at 94 cents after finishing trading 402,561 shares. 
Lasco Distributors popped 16 cents to $3.39 after exchanging 190,493 units, Lasco Financial declined 7 cents to end at $3, with 318,392 stock units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing increased 15 cents to close at $4.80 in exchanging 279,887 stocks. Limners and Bards rose 7 cents in ending at $3.40 while exchanging 785,560 shares, Lumber Depot advanced 20 cents in closing at $3.40 after trading 1,401,602 units, Mailpac Group rallied 12 cents to end at $3.40 in exchanging 737,880 stocks. Medical Disposables increased 28 cents to $7 after 500 stock units crossed the market, Spur Tree Spices advanced 13 cents to end at a record close of $2.89 with the swapping of 3,892,221 shares, after the stock price hit $3 during the trading session, SSL Venture fell 23 cents to end at $1.50 in an exchange of 115,858 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies gained 10 cents to close at $6 with an exchange of 100,667 stocks and tTech rallied 10 cents to $4.10 after trading 12,100 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main Market strolls into month end with gains
Market activity ended on Monday with the volume of shares falling sharply by 68 percent and the value 65 percent lower than on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks outpaced those declining and sending the main indices higher at the close to close off the first month of 2022, with overall gains of 1.5 percent.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 3,483.91 points to 445,492.59, the JSE Main Index gained 1,195.33 points to end at 401,660.14 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.27 points to 99.11.
Trading took place in 59 securities compared to 57 on Friday, with 28 rising, 22 declining and nine ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.4. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
Overall, 13,983,941 shares were exchanged for $192,500,816 versus 43,055,439 units at $551,820,655 on Friday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 37.3 percent of total volume after a transfer of 5.2 million shares followed by Caribbean Producers, 10 percent, with 1.4 million units, QWI Investments accounted for 9.4 percent with 1.32 million units, Wigton Windfarm controlled 8.9 percent after trading 1.24 million shares and Sagicor Select Financial Fund contributed 7.9 percent for an exchange of 1.1 million units.
Trading averages 237,016 units at $3,262,726, compared to 755,359 shares at $9,681,064 on Friday and month to date, an average of 235,328 units at $2,397,571, compared to 235,234 units at $2,349,866 on Friday. December closed with an average of 479,143 units at $6,686,322.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement rallied 50 cents to $72 with 24,367 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers advanced $2.90 to finish at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $22.90 with the swapping of 1,399,893 units, Eppley shed $1.30 to end at $35.20 trading 276 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $4.36 in closing at $37.84 with an exchange of 434 stock units, GraceKennedy fell $3.50 to $100 in switching ownership of 208,862 shares, Guardian Holdings dropped $10.01 to close at $539.99 in exchanging 469 units. Jamaica Producers rallied 49 cents to $23.49 with a transfer of 49,196 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose $1.17 in closing at $17.94 with the swapping of 110,303 stocks, JMMB Group shed 99 cents to end at $40 with 226,181 shares clearing the market. Kingston Properties lost 65 cents in ending at $8.85 with 1,628 stock units changing hands, Kingston Wharves advanced $1.60 to $41.60 in trading 1,829 stocks, Margaritaville popped $2.50 to $21 in switching ownership of 94 units. Massy Holdings dropped $257 in closing at $2,463 after an exchange of 24,441 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $14.87 to close at $114.87 with 100 stock units crossing the market, NCB Financial declined $3 to $130 in transferring 159,694 units. Proven Investments lost 45 cents to settle at $32 with the swapping of 26,315 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 40 cents in closing at $4.48 in an exchange of 696,349 stock units, Sagicor Group popped $4.74 to finish at $58.25 with 340,252 units changing hands. 
Salada Foods gained 40 cents to close at $6.90 after 16,436 shares cleared the market, Scotia Group rose 94 cents to $35.50 in exchanging 35,368 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 71 cents to end at $15.13 in switching ownership of 152,529 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell $2.18 to $16.02 with the swapping of 1,605 stocks and Wisynco Group gained 35 cents to close at $17.85 with an exchange of 152,587 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% shed 78 cents in closing at $2.80 after trading 3,681 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share fell $20 to $100 in switching ownership of 5 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Surging volume for JSEUSD Market
Trading ended on Monday, with the volume of shares changing hands surging 1,210 percent with 416 percent higher than on Friday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in three stocks falling to one rising.
Four securities changed hands, down from eight on Friday with prices of one rising and three declining and resulting in the JSE US Denominated Equities Index losing 2.88 points to end at 198.93.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.5. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year up to August 2022.
Overall, 2,476,312 shares traded, for US$55,475 compared to 188,974 units at US$10,744 on Friday.
Trading averaged 619,078 units at US$13,869, compared to 23,622 shares at US$1,343 on Friday and month to date an average of 91,572 shares at US$7,142 versus 74,418 units at US$6,924 on Friday. December ended with an average of 439,975 units for US$68,382.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Productive Business Solution shed 1 cent to US$1 after 99 shares changed hands, Proven Investments lost 1.95 cents in closing at 21 US cents after exchanging 151,817 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share declined 0.95 of a cent after ending at 12 US cents crossing the exchange 12,542 units and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.12 of a cent to close at 0.95 of one US cents in switching ownership of 2,311,854 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks up 2% on Trinidad Stock Exchange
Stocks recorded gains of almost two percent in January at the close of market activity on Monday with more stocks falling than rising at the close of trading, after trading 31 percent fewer shares changed hands than on Friday, on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange as 24 securities traded up from 21 on Friday, with four rising, six declining and 14 remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index dipped 0.69 points to 1,522.67, the All T&T Index slipped 1.33 points to 2,131.68 and the Cross-Listed Index remained unchanged at 122.08.
A total of 539,621 shares traded for $7,631,985 up from 778,680 units at $8,157,581 on Friday. An average of 22,484 units traded at $317,999 up from 37,080 shares at $388,456 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 39,943 units at $369,498 versus 41,079 units at $372,826. The average trade for December amounts to 21,703 units at $306,768.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s fell 75 cents to $44.50 while exchanging one share, Angostura Holdings finished at $19.99 trading 2,001 stock units, Ansa McAl ended at $59 after exchanging 42 units. Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $16.75 with investors swapping 640 stocks, CinemaOne dropped 15 cents to close at $4.05, with 851 units crossing the exchange, Clico Investment Fund declined $1.50 to $28.50, with 7,961 stocks changing hands. First Citizens Group ended at $64.49 with an exchange of 24 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $6.14, with one share crossing the market, GraceKennedy lost 4 cents to $6.11 in switching ownership of 9,047 shares. Guardian Holdings finished at $30 after exchanging 439 stock units, Guardian Media remained at $3.10 after 1,914 stocks crossed the market, JMMB Group closed at $2.35 with the swapping of 2,581 units.
L.J. Williams B share advanced 8 cents to $1.80 after the trading of 3,379 units, Massy Holdings ended at $106 in an exchange of 34,668 stock units, National Enterprises climbed 13 cents to end at $3.25 after exchanging 315 stocks. NCB Financial Group shed 1 cent to end at $8, with 300,855 shares clearing the market, One Caribbean Media shed 10 cents to $4.10 trading 5,001 units, Point Lisas remained at $3.27 after exchanging 152,249 stocks. Prestige Holdings popped 4 cents to close at $7.04 after 30 shares crossed the market, Republic Financial Holdings popped 66 cents to $142, with1,000 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank finished at $72 after clearing the market with 3,431 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $19.99 after trading 10,007 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16 with 1,589 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $27.50 in trading 1,595 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More fresh ICTOP10 listings
The markets were active this past week with the Junior Market closing at record highs on Thursday and Friday while the main market rose 2,750 points for the week, with former ICTOP10 listed Caribbean Producers hitting a record high of $20 at the close on Friday, up 19 percent from $16.74 last week and a stunning 614 since the start of 2021 as three TOP10 Main Market stocks enjoyed decent gains.
Access Financial fell from the Junior Market ICTOP10, with results for the nine months to December indicating that earnings for the full year will be in the $2 region rather than $2.60 that ICInsider.com previously projected, but it remains high on the 2022 TOP10. Elite Diagnostic traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.40 on Friday and ended at $3.73 with a gain of 7 percent in exiting the TOP10. 
Lumber Depot rose 10 percent to $3.20 and dropped out of the top listing. AMG Packaging rose 18 percent to end at $3.59, while Caribbean Assurance Brokers and Stationery & Office Supplies both gained 3 percent to remain in the TOP10. There are no new listings for the TOP10 Main Market for the week.
Guardian Holdings climbed 6 percent to close at $550, JMMB Group rose 8 percent to $40.99 and Sygnus Credit Investments jumped 10 percent to $15.84.
The sharp price movements in the Junior Market over the recent past weeks reduced the potential gains markedly, with the average increase projected for the TOP 10 Junior Market stocks now at 114 percent versus 119 percent last week and is now lower than the Main Market.
The top three stocks are Lasco Distributors followed by Caribbean Assurance Brokers and Lasco Financial to gain between 128 and 148 percent, compared to 131 and 150 percent, previously.
The potential gains for Main Market stocks moved from 139 percent to this weeks’ 131 percent, with the top three stocks being JMMB Group followed by Guardian Holdings and Sygnus Credit Investments all projected to gain between 155 and 193 percent from 151 and 254 percent last week.
After trading at a big discount to the Main Market for two years, the average PE for both the JSE primary markets has merged at 16.5 times 2021 earnings.
The Junior Market closed the week, with an average PE of 16.5 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings and is currently below the target of 20 and now very close to the average of 17 that was achieved at the end of March last year based on 2020 earnings. 
The TOP 10 stocks trade at a PE of a mere 9.4, with a 43 percent discount to that market’s average.
The Junior Market can gain 21 percent to March this year, based on an average PE of 20 that would take the index to 4,400 points. Twelve stocks representing 29 percent of all Junior Market stocks with positive earnings are trading at or above this level, averaging 25.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market is 16.5 just 15 percent less than the PE of 19 at the end of March and 21 percent below the target of 20 to March 2022. The Main Market TOP 10 average PE is 8.8 representing a 47 percent discount to the market and well below the potential of 20. A total of 14 stocks or 30 percent of the market trade at or above a PE of 19, with most over 20, for an average roundabout 25, suggesting that the accepted multiple is between 20 and 25 times the current year’s earnings.
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 March 2022 and 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 per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.
Strong gains for JSE Main Market
Market activity ended on Friday with the volume of shares trading surging 337 percent higher and the value jumping 158 percent more than on Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks equaled those declining and driving the market indices higher at the close.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,421.50 points to 442,008.68, the JSE Main Index climbed 3,294.94 points to close at 400,464.81 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.82 points to end at 98.84.
Trading ended with 57 securities up from 55 on Thursday, with 21 rising, 21 slipping and 15 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.6. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
A total of 43,055,479 shares traded for $551,820,655 up sharply from 9,854,246 units at $213,910,310 on Thursday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 36.2 percent of total volume for an exchange of 15.57 million shares followed by Stanley Motta, 23.5 percent, with 10.11 million units, JMMB Group contributed 15.3 percent for 6.57 million units, Transjamaican Highway, 5.4 percent after trading 2.33 million units, 
Radio Jamaica accounted for 4 percent with a transfer of 1.74 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund, 2.9 percent after 1.24 million units changing hands.
Trading averages 755,359 units at $9,681,064 compared to 179,168 shares at $3,889,278 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 235,234 units at $2,349,866, compared to 205,968 units at $1,937,351 on the previous day. December closed with an average of 479,143 units at $6,686,322.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement gained 30 cents to settle at $71.50 after exchanging 10,695 shares, Caribbean Producers rallied $2.20 to close at a record high of $20 with 580,139 stocks clearing the market, Eppley advanced $1.50 after ending at $36.50 in exchanging 626 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $4.40 to $42.20 in switching ownership of 226 stock units, GraceKennedy rose $1 to end at $103.50 with 59,146 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings popped $17 to end at $550 in trading 3,657 stocks. Jamaica Producers gained 50 cents to close at $23 with 7,351 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group rallied $1.49 to $40.99 with the swapping of 6,570,142 units, Kingston Wharves declined $1.60 to $40 in an exchange of 6,701 stocks. 
Margaritaville dropped $4.50 in closing at $18.50 in transferring 538 units, Massy Holdings climbed $256.92 to close at $2,720 with an exchange of 35,938 stock units, Mayberry Investments lost 35 cents to $7.50 in trading 1,005 shares. Palace Amusement fell $5 in closing at $940 with 40 units changing hands, PanJam Investment fell $2.50 to end at $63 in switching ownership of 12,061 stocks, Proven Investments gained 45 cents after ending at $32.45 with the swapping of 27,723 shares and Sagicor Group lost 39 cents to finish at $53.51 in exchanging 1,043,597 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% gained 34 cents in closing at $3.58 with a transfer of 364 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Another record close for Junior Market Stocks
The JSE Junior Market Index at an all-time high.
Following a long run with the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market failing to take out the record 2019 high, the market ended for a second consecutive day at a new record closing high on Friday, with the Market Index gaining 26.21 points to finish the day at 3,695.94 after trading during the day at a high of 3,717.45 and ended with the volume of stocks traded, declining 31 percent and the value slipping 22 percent lower than on Thursday.
A total of 42 securities traded on Friday compared to 43 on Thursday and ended with 17 rising, 18 declining and seven closing unchanged. Five stocks hit 52 weeks highs during trading with four ended with a 52 weeks closing highs. The four ending with 52 weeks’ closing highs are Dolphin Cove, Fontana, Paramount Trading and Spur Tree Spices while Elite Diagnostic traded at an intraday high of $4.40 but closed much lower at the end.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 16.4. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 9,892,920 shares were traded for $34,889,559 compared to 14,330,907 units at $44,562,678 on Thursday, with Spur Tree Spices leading trading with 2.86 million shares for 28.9 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery, 1.29 million units with 13.1 percent of the day’s trade and Consolidated Bakeries with 835,948 units for 8.4 percent market share.
Trading averaged 235,546 shares at $830,704 in contrast to 333,277 shares at $1,036,341 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 319,265 units at $1,177,146, compared to 323,991 units at $1,196,703 on the previous day. December closed with an average of 409,209 units at $1,318,877.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial gained $1 to end at $25 after trading 15,121 shares, AMG Packaging rallied 27 cents to $3.59 in an exchange of 69,316 stocks, Cargo Handlers declined 15 cents in closing at $6.85, with 7,457 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Flavours popped 14 cents to $2.10, with 69,312 units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove advanced $3.39 to close at $25.99 after 320,349 stocks changed hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 27 cents to $3.73 in switching ownership of 109,106 stock units. Everything Fresh climbed 11 cents in ending at $1.10, with 323,809 units clearing the market, Fontana rose 25 cents to close at $8.10 after trading 144,018 shares, Fosrich increased 12 cents in closing at $14.95 with 40,024 units crossing the exchange. 
Honey Bun gained 34 cents to end at $9.59 in exchanging 14,708 shares, Iron Rock Insurance dropped 20 cents in closing at $3.10, trading 16,484 stock units, ISP Finance climbed $1.51 to close at $37 with an exchange of 231 stocks. Lasco Financial fell 18 cents to end at $3.07 while exchanging 9,377 stock units, Medical Disposables shed 57 cents after ending at $6.72 with the swapping of 109,016 shares, Spur Tree Spices increased 33 cents to $2.76 in an exchange of 2,862,464 stocks. SSL Venture lost 17 cents to close at $1.73 after exchanging 156,015 units, Stationery and Office Supplies shed 10 cents to end at $5.90 exchanging 21,937 stock units and tTech dropped 20 cents after ending at $4 in trading 800 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Steady trading on JSE USD Market
Trading on Friday ended with the volume of shares changing hands being marginally more with a sharper drop in value than on Thursday, at close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, after eight securities changed hands, compared to seven on Thursday with two rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rose 1.74 points to end at 201.81.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.4. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year up to August 2022.
A total of 188,974 shares traded for US$10,744 compared to 185,440 units at US$13,723 on Thursday. Trading averaged 23,622 units at US$1,343, compared to 26,491 shares at US$1,960 on Thursday with the month to date averaging 74,418 shares at US$6,924 versus 77,951 units at US$7,312 on the previous day. December ended with an average of 439,975 units for US$68,382.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share increased 0.01 of one cent in closing at 7 US cents in an exchange of 63,061 shares, Margaritaville lost 0.01 of a cent to end at 12 US cents with an exchange of 1,700 units, 
Productive Business Solutions shed 9 cents to US$1.01, with 531 stocks crossing the market. Proven Investments rallied 0.2 of a cent to close at 22.95 US cents after trading 16,075 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share ended unchanged at 12.95 US cents, with 2,332 stock units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.83 US cents after exchanging 104,700 units.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share finished at US$1.999 after exchanging 125 stocks and JMMB Group 6% dropped 13 cents in ending at US$1.02 after trading 450 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stock values inched higher on T&TSE
Market activity ended on Friday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange with 96 percent more stocks trading, with 42 percent lower value than on Thursday after rising stocks were just edged out by those that fell.
Twenty one securities traded, up from 18 on Thursday, with seven rising, eight declining and six unchanged. The Composite Index inched by 0.04 points to 1,523.36, the All T&T Index rose 5.63 points to 2,133.01 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.83 points to settle at 122.08.
A total of 778,680 shares traded for $8,157,581 compared to 396,731 units at $14,048,777 on Thursday. An average of 37,080 units traded at $388,456 compared to 22,041 shares at $780,488 on the previous day, with trading month to date averaging 41,079 units at $372,826 versus 41,320 units at $371,883. The average trade for December amounts to 21,703 units at $306,768.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with a bid higher than their last selling prices and three stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s advanced 25 cents in closing at $45.25 after an exchange of 152 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $19.99, with 5,148 stock units crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl rose $2 to close at $59 with the swapping of 550 units. Calypso Macro Investment Fund dropped $2.25 in ending at $16.75 with an exchange of 120 stocks, Clico Investment Fund finished at $30 while exchanging 9,923 shares, First Citizens Group shed 26 cents to $64.49 with 323 stocks changing hands. FirstCaribbean International Bank ended unchanged at $6.14 in trading 5,614 stock units, GraceKennedy lost 1 cent ending at $6.15 in switching ownership of 7,482 units, JMMB Group declined 12 cents to close at $2.35 after exchanging 254,390 shares.
Massy Holdings popped 1 cent to end at $106 after trading 33,076 units, National Enterprises fell 13 cents to close at $3.12 after exchanging 700 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.87 after 62,410 stock units changed hands. NCB Financial Group popped 1 cent higher in closing at $8.01, with 289,219 stock units crossing the market, Point Lisas rallied 2 cents to end at $3.27 trading 80,200 stocks, Prestige Holdings fell 5 cents to $7, with 10,000 shares changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings gained 4 cents in closing at $141.34 after trading 2,786 units, Scotiabank ended at $72 with 2,112 units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished at $19.99, with 3,030 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement declined 6 cents to end at $3.74 after 7,426 shares crossed the exchange, Unilever Caribbean increased 25 cents to $16 with 20 stocks changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 48 cents in closing at $27.50 after trading 3,999 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
