Most stocks changing hands remained unchanged at the end of Friday, but price movements of rising stocks were strong enough to overcome the strength of those declining and led to a rise in the main indices, after investors traded 59 percent fewer shares, carrying 79 percent lower value than on Thursday, at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
At the close, 19 securities traded compared to 18 on Thursday, with three rising, five declining, while 11 ended unchanged. The Composite Index popped 5.04 points to settle at 1,427.49, the All T&T Index spiked 9.76 points to 1,945.03 and the Cross-Listed Index remained unchanged at 122.45.
A total of 120,433 shares traded for $1,598,791, compared to 292,578 units at $7,698,212 on Thursday.
An average of 6,339 units traded at $84,147 versus 16,254 shares at $427,678 on Thursday. The average trade for the month to date amounts to 15,105 units at $206,055 versus 17,835 units at $244,027. The average trade for July amounts to 20,941 units at $221,079.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s dropped 45 cents to close at $24.55 in trading 1,755 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $16.48 after 300 stock units crossed the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund advanced 34 cents to $16.50, with an exchange of 1,476 shares, Clico Investment Fund dipped 2 cents to $26.80 after exchanging 456 stock units. First Citizens Bank ended at $50.10, trading 100 stock units. FirstCaribbean International Bank closed at $6.50 after exchanging 10 stock units, GraceKennedy slipped 5 cents to $6.30 in the swapping of 43,070 units, Guardian Holdings rallied 75 cents to $33.25 in trading 10,949 units. JMMB Group fell 3 cents to $2.08, with an exchange of 37,000 units, 
Massy Holdings closed at $81 while exchanging 6,266 stocks, National Enterprises settled at $3.90 after ownership of 4,020 shares was switched. National Flour Mills remained at $2.05, with an exchange of 2,413 stocks, One Caribbean Media ended at $4.15, with 2,625 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $138 after exchanging 10 shares. Scotiabank closed at $59, after trading at 1,107 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 2 cents to $17.72 while exchanging 2,886 stock units, Trinidad Cement fell 6 cents to $3.90, with 1,100 stocks changing hands, Unilever Caribbean settled at $16.35 with the swapping of 1,225 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32 with an exchange of 3,665 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Market activity ended on Thursday with the majority of stocks declining, overpowering those that advanced, with the volume of shares traded marginally different than on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market. 
Trading averaged 132,356 units at $1,500,551, compared to 137,862 shares at $2,230,311 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 138,207 units at $1,500,646, in contrast to 141,133units at $1,500,693 on Wednesday. July ended with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
NCB Financial shed $1 to $137.50 with an exchange of 34,163 units, Palace Amusement popped $22 to $1,062 after 7 stocks cleared the market, PanJam Investment dipped 95 cents to $63.05 with the swapping of 10,963 stock units. Proven Investments lost 34 cents to settle at $34.95 in switching ownership of 15,264 units, Pulse Investments dipped 26 cents to $3.75 in trading 261,984 stock units, Sagicor Group spiked 95 cents to end at $57.95 after exchanging 224,934 shares. Salada Foods lost 20 cents to close at $7.80 with 9,199 units clearing the market. Scotia Group declined $2.50 to $39.50 in trading 646,232 shares, Seprod fell $1 to $70 after an exchange of 3,401 stock units, Supreme Ventures shed 50 cents in closing at $20 with 76,037 stocks changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 52 cents to $14.28 with 75,437 stock units crossing the market.
Just 29 securities traded on Thursday, down a bit from the 35 stocks trading on Wednesday, at the close only price movements were lopsided with just six stocks rising, while 17 declined and six closed without a change as trading on the Junior Market ended for the week shortened by two separate holidays, one at the start and the other at the end. 
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Lasco Financial slipped 6 cents to $3.09 with investors swapping 48,336 units, Lasco Manufacturing lost 5 cents to close at $5.20 with an exchange of 71,700 stock units, Limners and Bards dropped 8 cents to $3.10, with 386,491 shares passing through the market. Main Event declined by 40 cents to $4.35 with 90,549 units traded, SSL Venture fell 16 cents to 71 cents, with a transfer of 30,000 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies shed $1.50 to close at $5.75 with 14,400 shares crossing the exchange.
Proven Investments dominated trading in exchanging the largest block of shares, with just over one million units for 91 percent of the day’s volume, driving the volume traded to a 777 percent increase and the value jumping 942 percent over Wednesday’s level, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange USD market on Thursday.
At the close, First Rock Capital slipped 0.06 of a cent to 7.2 US cents in exchange of 4,024 shares, Proven Investments dropped 0.98 of a cent to 24 US cents with investors swapping ownership of the market topping 1,049,188 shares, Sterling Investments lost 0.08 of a cent to end at 2.07 US cents with 1,633 stock units passing through the market. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 1.3 cents to close at 14 US cents with 200 stocks changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 1 cent to 12 US cents with 3,143 units traded and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.02 of a cent to end at 0.80 US cents with 100,000 shares crossing the exchange.
Overall, 18 securities traded down from 22 on Wednesday, with six rising, three declining while nine closed unchanged. The Composite Index rose 0.96 points to 1,422.45, the All T and T Index gained 1.36 points to settle at 1,935.27 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.08 points to 122.45.
L.J Williams B share advanced 1 cent to $1.35 after exchanging 52 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed 50 cents to $81 in swapping 65,493 shares, National Enterprises settled at $3.90, with 3,000 stock units changing hands. National Flour Mills remained at $2.05 while exchanging 18,258 stock units, NCB Financial Group fell 2 cents to $7.99 after trading 44,603 units, Scotiabank remained at $59 in trading 2,768 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $17.70, with 115 stock units crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean popped 3 cents to close at $16.35, after 10,087 stock units changed hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $32, with an exchange of 590 units.
Trading averaged 120,533 units at $340,274 in contrast to 434,865 shares at $1,240,593 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 279,912 units at $796,774. July closed, with an average of 163,918 units at $481,755.
Lumber Depot rose 5 cents to $2.99 with 645,830 stock units traded and Main Event slipped 5 cents to $4.75 with 12,738 shares crossing the exchange, Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 37 cents to $7.25 after trading 23 socks and Tropical Battery popped 13 cents to $1.43 after an exchange of 45,654 units.
Tuesday’s rally was short-lived for the JSE USD market, with the market Index dropping 8.60 points to settle at 185.77 points on Wednesday, into negative territory for the year, after six securities changed hands versus seven on Tuesday and ended, with two stocks rising, one declining and three closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 170.16 points to 461,596.19, the JSE Main Index shed 189.24 points to end at 421,657.62 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.18 points to 103.56. 
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Sygnus Credit Investments popped 58 cents to $14.80 after exchanging 63,362 shares but after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $13.99 and Wisynco Group lost 22 cents to settle at $15.65 with 362,752 stocks crossing the market.
JMMB Group closed at $2.05 after exchanging 650 units. Massy Holdings rose 40 cents to $80.50 after the trading of 2,988 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed 8 cents to 98 US cents, with an exchange of 1,000 units. National Enterprises settled at $3.90 with an exchange of 20,616 units, NCB Financial Group popped 1 cent to $8.01 in switching ownership of 44,734 stocks. One Caribbean Media rallied 10 cents to $4.15 with the swapping of 1,000 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings spiked $2.50 to $138 in exchanging 3,033 stock units, Scotiabank closed at $59 after exchanging 1,508 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 25 cents to $17.70, with 620 shares crossing the market, Cement lost 4 cents to close at $3.96 in switching ownership of 1,003 stocks and West Indian Tobacco settled at $32, with 5,300 stock units changed hands.
for $44,661,348 compared to 2,153,858 units at $7,010,164 on Friday.
Lumber Depot fell 36 cents to $2.94 with a transfer of 9,623,115 stock units, Medical Disposables shed 49 cents to finish at $4.50 with 825 units changing hands, SSL Venture popped 11 cents to 87 cents, in switching ownership of 5,744 shares. Stationery and Office Supplies rallied $1.12 to $6.88 with 879 stock units traded and Tropical Battery lost 10 cents to close at $1.30 with 28,827 units crossing the exchange.
