The volume of stocks trading fell 29 percent on Tuesday from Monday level with 33 percent higher value as market activity ended resulting in more stocks rising than falling at the close of trading, declining after trading fewer shares, on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
At the close, 21 securities traded up from 14 on Monday, with eight rising, seven declining with six left unchanged. The Composite Index dropped 2.53 points to close at 1,456.99, the All and Index dipped 3.91 points to 2,010.28 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.15 points to settle at 121.21.
A total of 231,849 shares traded for $5,738,958 compared to 328,163 units at $5,940,475 on Monday. An average of 11,040 units traded at $273,284 compared to 23,440 at $424,320 on the prior day, with trading month to date averaging 24,373 units at $280,966 versus 26,373 units at $282,118. The average trade for November amounts to 35,109 units at $290,897.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Angostura Holdings lost 45 cents in closing at $17.50 after exchanging 1,929 shares, Ansa McAl climbed $1.50 to $59.50 after trading four units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund shed 3 cents to end at $16.65 in an exchange of 1,058 stocks. Clico Investment Fund rallied $2 to $29 in switching ownership of 16,567 stock units, First Citizens Group ended unchanged at $58 after clearing the market of 327 stock units, GraceKennedy remained at $6.10, with 4,130 units changing hands. Guardian Holdings finished unchanged at $30.50 while 2,955 stocks crossed the exchange, JMMB Group fell 3 cents to $2.22, with 32,146 shares crossing the market, L.J. Williams B share popped 9 cents to $1.60 in an exchange of 50,000 stocks. 
Massy Holdings closed at $95.58 after trading 22,227 units, National Enterprises spiked 6 cents to $3.25 while exchanging 35 stock units, National Flour Mills dipped 3 cents to $1.87 as 292 shares crossed the exchange. NCB Financial Group remained at $8 with the swapping of 5,000 stock units, One Caribbean Media gained 30 cents to close at $4.70 in trading 354 units, Prestige Holdings declined 19 cents in closing at $7.01 after trading 511 shares. Republic Financial Holdings increased 1 cent to $138.01 in exchanging 10,627 stocks, Scotiabank dropped $3 to $65 with an exchange of 1,624 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished at $19 while exchanging 55,624 units. Trinidad Cement lost 39 cents to close at $3.41 in trading 21,971 stocks, Unilever Caribbean advanced 15 cents to end at $16.35 in exchanging 4,294 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rose 30 cents to $28.50, with 174 stock units changing hands
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stock prices drop as trading dips in Trinidad
JSE majors slip on Monday
Market activity ended on Monday, with the volume of shares trading rising moderately and the value nose-diving 75 percent from Friday trades on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market leading to declining stocks beating out those rising.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,704.02 points to close at 432,000.32, the Main Index fell 1,466.39 points to 390,763.90 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.40 points to end at 95.65.
Trading ended with 50 securities compared to 48 on Friday, with 18 rising, 23 declining and nine ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.8. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
A total of 46,377,442 shares traded for $108,050,479 versus 40,219,894 units at $438,749,529 on Friday. QWI Investments led trading with 88.6 percent of total volume for an exchange of 41.1 million shares followed by JMMB Group with 2.4 percent for 1.1 million units and Transjamaican Highway with 2.1 percent after trading 952,806 units.
Trading averages 927,549 units at $2,161,010, compared to 837,914 shares at $9,140,615 on Friday and month to date, an average of 483,933 units at $4,995,646, compared to 427,920 units at $5,353,555 on Friday. 
November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints rose 44 cents to $13.20 in trading 1,347 shares, Eppley slipped 70 cents to $35 with the transfer of 1,807 stocks, First Rock Capital fell 59 cents to $10.01 in switching ownership of 12,970 units. GraceKennedy rallied 98 cents to $98.98, with 5,974 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings shed 95 cents in closing at $520.05 after trading 966 stocks, Jamaica Broilers gained 35 cents in closing at $31.40 after an exchange of 1,297 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 34 cents to $18.15 with 1,418 shares changing hands, JMMB Group slipped 28 cents to $38.11 in transferring 1,097,799 shares, Kingston Wharves rose 49 cents to $43.99 in an exchange of 3 units. Mayberry Investments advanced $1.50 to end at $9 with 11,530 stocks changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 57 cents to finish at $9.07 in switching ownership of 900 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell $1 to close at $100 trading 9 units. 
NCB Financial shed 90 cents to $119 with 14,714 stocks clearing the market, PanJam Investment declined $1.10 to $66.90 after an exchange of 31,304 units, Proven Investments gained 40 cents in ending at $33.90 in 16,308 shares switching owners. Sagicor Group spiked 40 cents to $52.40 in exchanging 7,501 stock units, Scotia Group shed $1.48 to close at $37 with the swapping of 135,945 stocks, Seprod popped 55 cents to end at $63.06 in transferring 19,824 shares. Stanley Motta fell 50 cents to $5 in trading 897 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 50 cents ending at $15 with 13,167 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD jumps 7% on Monday
Trading on Monday ended with the volume of shares changing hands declining after a fraction of shares exchanged on Friday, passed through the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in more stocks rising than falling and the market rose 7 percent for the day.
Seven securities traded, compared to five on Friday, with five rising, one declining and one ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index surged 14.55 points to end at 214.56, up 15 percent for the year to date.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.7. The PE ratio uses earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for each company with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 89,952 shares traded, for US$7,974 compared to 25,247,952 units at US$3,090,795 on Friday. Trading averaged 12,850 units at US$1,139, versus 5,049,590 shares at US$618,159 on Friday and month to date averages 680,705 shares at US$91,754 versus 800,576 units at US$108,018 on Friday. November ended with an average of 79,766 units for US$10,928.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and no stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville rose 1 cent to 11 US cents in switching ownership of 8,310 shares, 
Productive Business Solutions rose 17.25 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of US$1.334 with the swapping of 29 stocks, Proven Investments fell 0.5 of a cent to end at 22.5 US cents after exchanging 28,513 stock units. Sterling Investments ended at 2.1 US cents in an exchange of 3,000 units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share spiked 0.98 of a cent to close at 12.98 US cents after two shares changed hands shares and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.07 of a cent to 0.86 US cents with 50,000 units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share advanced 9.9 cents to end at US$1.999 after trading 98 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market rebounds to open week
Rising stocks outclassed declining ones leading to a spirited market rally as trading ended Monday, with the volume of stocks exchanged rising after investors transferred 31 percent more units, with the value rising by 14 percent from Friday levels on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
At the close, 35 securities traded down from 37 on Friday and ended with 19 rising, 12 declining and four unchanged. The Junior Market Index rallied 34.96 points to 3,372.98.
The PE Ratio averages 14.4. The PE ratio of each stock is shown in the chart below and is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending up to August 2022.
Trading ended with 4,900,401 shares changing hands for $16,065,065 from 3,742,069 units at $14,045,897 on Friday. Lumber Depot led trading with 2.05 million shares for 41.8 percent of total volume Consolidated Bakeries followed with 461,616 units for 9.4 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 421,466 units for 8.6 percent.
Trading averaged 140,011 shares at $459,002 up from 101,137 shares at $379,619 on Friday, with month to date, averaging 579,723 units at $1,713,227, compared to 634,687 units at $1,870,005 on Friday. November closed with an average of 160,358 units at $581,730.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven stocks with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging declined by 7 cents to finish at $2 with an exchange of 3,000 shares, Blue Power gained 24 cents to end at $3.54 with a transfer of 10 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 10 cents to settle at $2.70 with 12,213 stock units traded. Caribbean Cream fell 10 cents to $5.70 with investors switching ownership of 101,75 units, Caribbean Flavours rose 10 cents to $1.90 with 22,670 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic shed 50 cents to close at $2.50 with an exchange of 4,347 units. Express Catering dropped 15 cents to $5.60 with a transfer of 59,422 stock units, Fontana lost 6 cents to end at $7.19 with 26,788 stocks crossing the market, Fosrich jumped 46 cents to $8.95 with 65,724 units traded. General Accident climbed 35 cents to $6.75 with 17,428 stocks changing hands, Honey Bun advanced 40 cents to $9.42 with an exchange of 9,885 stock units, iCreate fell 6 cents to 75 cents with an exchange of 28,000 shares. Indies Pharma rose 5 cents to $3.05 with a transfer of 5,434 shares, Jamaican Teas advanced 9 cents to $3.84 with 255,894 stock units traded, Jetcon Corporation rallied 11 cents to $1.01 with investors switching ownership of 72,913 units. 
Knutsford Express jumped 47 cents to $7.97 with 564 stocks changing hands, Lasco Distributors climbed 43 cents to $3.44 with an exchange of 23,468 shares, Lasco Manufacturing advanced 10 cents to $4.85 with 2,682 units crossing the market. Limners and Bards rose 5 cents to $3.55 with 36,237 stocks traded, Main Event popped 10 cents to $3.91 with 34,661 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables jumped 55 cents to $6.55 with a transfer of 2,005 stocks and Paramount Trading gained 13 cents to close at $1.32 with 8,000 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trinidad stocks slipped back on Monday
Market activity dropped sharply on Monday after trading 76 percent less shares, with a 38 percent lower value than on Friday, at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, leading to an equal number of stocks rising and falling.
At the close the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator is flashing positive signals, with the bids of nine stocks ending higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Fourteen securities traded down from 18 on Friday, with five rising, five declining and four remained unchanged. The Composite Index shed 5.39 points to 1,459.52, the All T&T Index lost 10.94 points to end at 2,014.19 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.08 points to settle at 121.36.
A total of 328,163 shares traded for $5,940,475 compared to 1,352,281 units at $7,046,926 on Friday. An average of 23,440 units traded at $424,320 compared to 75,127 at $391,496 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 26,373 units at $282,118 versus 26,699 units at $266,318. The average trade for November amounts to 35,109 units at $290,897.
At the close, Ansa McAl declined $1.50 to $58 after trading 1,000 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank popped 10 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $43.10 in exchanging 1,394 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund rallied 3 cents to $16.68 in switching ownership of 400 stocks. 
Clico Investment Fund fell $2 to $27, with 70,891 stock units changing hands, First Citizens Group remained at $58 with the swapping of 697 units, GraceKennedy advanced 5 cents to close at $6.10, with 31,414 stock units clearing the market. Guardian Holdings shed 90 cents to $30.50 in trading 1,400 shares, Massy Holdings gained $1.58 in closing at $95.58 while exchanging 10,362 stocks, National Flour Mills ended unchanged at $1.90 in an exchange of 10,500 units. NCB Financial Group lost 1 cent in ending at $8 with an exchange of 92,250 shares, Republic Financial Holdings finished at $138 after 3,794 stocks crossed the market, Scotiabank ended at $68 in trading 1,600 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 55 cents to $19 after trading 52,461 units and Trinidad Cement dipped 4 cents to close at $3.80 in exchanging 50,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Honey Bun in General Accident exits ICTOP10
General Accident rose 7 percent to close at $6.40 and slipped out of the TOP 10 while Honey Bun jumped into the Junior Market top 10, while Main Market stocks were pretty steady with movements not exceeding 2 percent for the week in a week when Main Market indices closed the week higher than it started with the Junior Market slipping from the start of the week.
Notable TOP10 movers this week are; AMG Packaging rose 9 percent in closing at $2.07 from $1.90 at the previous week’s close and Lumber Depot rose 18 percent to $3.25. Medical Disposables lost 5 percent of its value to close the week at $6 and Caribbean Assurance Brokers dived 13 percent to $2.60.
The top three Main Market stocks remained unchanged at the close of the week, with Guardian Holdings still in the lead, followed by Caribbean Producers and JMMB Group, projected to gain between 213 to 253 percent, as was the case last week.
The Junior Market top three stocks changed a bit during the week, with AMG Packaging leading, followed by Caribbean Assurance Brokers, with Access Financial Services moving from second spot to third position. All three can gain between 167 and 238 versus 162 percent and 268 percent previously.
The average gains projected for the TOP 10 Junior Market stocks moved from 142 percent last week to 150 percent and Main Market stocks moved from 157 percent to this weeks’ 159 percent.
The Junior Market closed the week with an average PE of 14.1 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings and currently well below the target of 20 and the average of 17 at the end of March this year based on 2020 earnings. The TOP 10 stocks trade at a PE of a mere 8.1, with a 42 percent discount to that market’s average PE.
The Junior Market can gain 42 percent to March next year, based on an average PE of 20 and 21 percent based on an average PE of 17. Ten stocks representing 25 percent of all Junior Market stocks with positive earnings are trading at or above this level, down from seven last week, indicating that many others will rise towards the 17 mark in the weeks ahead.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market is 15.8, which is 20 percent less than the PE of 19 at the end of March and 27 percent below the target of 20 to March 2022. The Main Market TOP 10 average PE is 8, representing a 51 percent discount to the market and well below the potential of 20. A total of 17 stocks or 36 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.
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Huge surge in trading on JSE USD market
Friday ended with a big bump in trading activity with an unusually large volume of shares changing hands after surging 5,301 percent higher than trades on Thursday, with a 10,412 percent higher value, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, versus six on Thursday with prices of two rising and two declining and one trading firm.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index skidded 4.71 points to end at 200.01.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.1. The PE ratio is computed based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for each company with their financial year ending up to August 2022.
The volume of shares traded surged to 25,247,952 for US$3,090,795, up from just 467,492 units at US$29,403 on Thursday. Trading averaged 5,049,590 shares at US$618,159, sharply up from 77,915 units at US$4,901 on Thursday and month to date an average of 800,576 units at US$108,292 versus 175,721 shares at US$33,311 on Thursday. November ended with an average of 79,766 units for US$10,928.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share rose 0.05 of a cent to end at 6.05 US cents in switching ownership of 10 million shares, Proven Investments traded 6,460,229 shares and lost 0.9 of a cent to close at 23 US cents. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share rose 0.75 of a cent in closing at 12 US cents with 5,008,385 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate USD share fell 0.9 of a cent to 13.1 US cents after trading 3,000,500 stock units and Transjamaican Highway ended at 0.79 US cents after an exchange of 778,838 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Week ends on a high for JSE Main Market
Trading of stocks surged sharply on Friday, with the number of shares changing hands rising 426 percent and the value jumping 600 percent higher than on Thursday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as declining stocks just exceeded those advancing, helping to push the market into a higher finish than a week ago.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,669.64 points to 433,704.34, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,283.57 points to 392,230.29 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.45 points to end at 96.05. Trading ended with 4 securities against 50 on Thursday, with 17 rising, 18 declining and 13 trading unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.8. PE ratios for the JSE Main and USD Market are based on earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Overall, 40,219,894 shares traded for $438,749,529 up from 7,647,957 units at $62,688,988 on Thursday. Caribbean Producers led trading with 77.9 percent of total volume after a transfer of 31.32 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm 6.9 percent for 2.76 million units, Wisynco Group 5 percent with 2.03 million units and Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 3.4 percent for 1.38 million shares changing hands.
Trading on Friday averaged 837,914 units at $9,140,615 versus 152,959 shares at $1,253,780 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 427,920 units at $5,353,555 compared to 371,370 units at $4,831,202 on Thursday. November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints dipped 44 cents to $12.76 with 1,009 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement popped 50 cents to close at $78.50 in exchanging 24,157 stocks, Caribbean Producers gained 35 cents in closing at $10.35 in swapping 31,319,726 units. First Rock Capital rose 55 cents to $10.60 in trading 19,942 stock units, GraceKennedy fell $1 to end at $98 with the swapping of 48,096 units, Guardian Holdings slipped $1 to $521 after exchanging 12 stock units. Jamaica Broilers advanced $1.05 to close at $31.05 with owners swapping 13,372 stocks, Jamaica Producers shed 40 cents in closing at $24 with 10,946 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped 40 cents to $18.49 with a transfer of 6,824 shares. 
Kingston Wharves popped 50 cents after ending at $43.50 with 4,479 stocks crossing the exchange, Mayberry Investments fell 99 cents to $7.50 in an exchange of 2,325 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 51 cents to settle at $8.50 with the swapping of 1,377,094 shares. Palace Amusement dropped $30 to end at $1,000 after trading 53 units, Sagicor Group shed $1 to close at $52 with an exchange of 64,397 stock units, Scotia Group rose 58 cents to $38.48 in transferring 42,472 shares. Seprod fell 69 cents in closing at $62.51 with 26,500 stocks changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 50 cents to end at $15.50 after trading 83,428 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market suffers losses on Friday
Trading closed on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 54 percent, with the value slipping 50 percent lower than on Thursday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
Market activity led to 37 securities trading versus 36 on Thursday and ended with 13 rising, 16 declining and eight unchanged. The Junior Market Index declined 14.88 points to close at 3,338.02. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 14.1. The PE ratio of each stock shown in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies whose financial year ends up to August 2022.
A total of 3,742,069 shares traded for $14,045,897 down from 8,141,189 units at $28,315,428 on Thursday. Lumber Depot led trading with 870,161 shares for 23.3 percent of total volume, followed by Future Energy Source 719,694 units for 19.2 percent of the day’s trade and Honey Bun with 296,852 units for 7.9 percent market share.
Trading averaged 101,137 shares at $379,619 in contrast to 226,144 shares at $786,540 on Thursday and month to date, averaging 634,687 units at $1,870,005, compared to 715,927 units at $2,096,936 on Thursday. November closed with an average of 160,358 units at $581,730.
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, Access Financial shed 50 cents to end at $19.50 after an exchange of 7,434 shares, AMG Packaging rose 7 cents to $2.07, trading 20,000 stock units, Cargo Handlers increased 93 cents to $7.98 with an exchange of 6,139 stocks. Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 10 cents to close at $2.60 in trading 76,750 units, Caribbean Cream climbed 30 cents to $5.80 with 500 units changing hands, Caribbean Flavours lost 10 cents in closing at $1.80 after trading 26,852 stocks. Consolidated Bakeries fell 9 cents to $1.26 in switching ownership of 4,429 shares, Dolphin Cove rallied 5 cents to $13.50 119,898 stock units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic gained 15 cents to close at $3, with 16,329 stocks clearing the market. Everything Fresh popped 7 cents to end at $1, with 100,072 stock units crossing the market, General Accident dropped 20 cents to $6.40 with the swapping of 117,475 shares, Honey Bun shed 28 cents in closing at $9.02, with 296,852 units crossing the market. 
Jetcon Corporation dropped 10 cents to close at 90 cents after exchanging 134,036 stocks, KLE Group fell 33 cents to $1.97 after trading 16,100 shares, Knutsford Express lost 47 cents to $7.50 after trading 4,972 stock units. Limners and Bards advanced 8 cents to $3.50 while exchanging 38,896 units, Medical Disposables declined 45 cents to $6 in trading 10,000 stocks, Paramount Trading dropped 11 cents to close at $1.19 after trading 46,000 units. Stationery and Office Supplies lost 40 cents after ending at $5.60 with an exchange of 11,220 stock units and tTech spiked 48 cents to $4.50 in trading 2,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Volume of stocks trading surged on the TTSE
Trading jumped sharply on Friday resulted in more securities changing hands and the volume of stocks surging 3,986 percent, valued 501 percent more than on Thursday, to close out the week for the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange modestly higher than the start.
Eighteen securities traded compared to 16 on Thursday, with three rising, seven declining and eight unchanged. The Composite Index dropped 1.96 points to 1,464.91, the All T&T Index inched 0.24 points higher to 2,025.13 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.60 points to settle at 121.28.
A total of 1,352,281 shares traded for $7,046,926 compared to 33,092 units at $1,165,264 on Thursday. An average of 75,127 units traded at $391,496 against 2,068 shares at $72,829 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 26,699 units at $266,318 versus 18,628 units at $245,455. The average trade for November amounts to 35,109 units at $290,897.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Clico Investment Fund lost $1 to close at $29 after exchanging 21,979 shares, First Citizens Group ended at $58 after 1,580 units traded, FirstCaribbean International Bank dropped 6 cents in ending at $6.14, with 7,000 stocks changing hands. GraceKennedy fell 5 cents to $6.05 while exchanging 570,570 stock units, Guardian Holdings increased 90 cents to $31.40 in trading 6,138 stocks, JMMB Group shed 3 cents to end at $2.25 in trading 677,844 shares. 
Massy Holdings declined by $1.58 to $94, with 110 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises popped 1 cent to $3.19 in switching ownership of 50 units, National Flour Mills finished at $1.90 with an exchange of 200 stocks. NCB Financial Group remained at $8.01, with 30,184 shares crossing the exchange, Point Lisas closed at $3.15 after 450 units changed hands, Prestige Holdings rose 15 cents to $7.20 after 500 stock units crossed the market. Republic Financial Holdings traded 1,722 stocks at $138, Scotiabank remained at $68 in an exchange of 25 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 5 cents to end at $18.45, with 26,770 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad Cement remained at $3.84 after an exchange of 617 units, Unilever Caribbean finished unchanged at $16.20 with the swapping of 6,092 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 80 cents in closing at $28.20 after exchanging 450 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
