Trading was moderate on Friday, with the market rising after trading levels plummeted with 81 percent fewer shares with 91 percent lower value than on Thursday. At the close, more stocks rose than declined on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Fifteen (15) stocks traded compared to 16 on Thursday, with two rising, four declining and nine remaining unchanged. The Composite Index rallied 5.51 points to 1,412.32, the All T&T Index rose 1.34 points to 1,914.68 and the Cross-Listed Index edged 1.40 points higher to 122.59.
Overall, 182,496 shares traded for $940,779 compared to 954,000 units at $10,067,673 on Thursday.
An average of 12,16 at $629,480 on Thursday. The average trade for the month to date amounts to 36,661 units at $355,240. The average trade for June amounts to 45,770 units at $724,497.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s dropped 45 cents to $24.55 in swapping 1,132 shares, Clico Investment Fund shed 10 cents to $26.90 after trading 631 stocks, First Citizens Bank ended at $50, with 150 stocks clearing the market, Grace Kennedy dipped 3 cents to $5.70 trading 495 units.
Guardian Holdings spiked 50 cents to $33.01 after 5,324 stocks crossed the exchange, Guardian Media remained at $3.25 after trading 45 stocks, JMMB Group exchanged 71,837 stock units at $2, Massy Holdings popped 10 cents to $80.10, with 1,662 shares clearing the market, National Enterprises remained at $3 after trading 88,687 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $2.25 in exchanging 4,647 shares. NCB Financial Group traded 300 stock units at $8.51, Scotiabank ended at $59.74 after trading 75 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $18 after 6,199 units crossed the market. Trinidad Cement traded 11 stock units at $3.30 and West Indian Tobacco fell 1 cent to $32.50 in trading 1,301 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
A total of 34 securities traded, down from 40 on Wednesday and ended with 18 rising, 12 declining and four, closing unchanged. Two stocks closed at 52 weeks; highs.
At the close of trading Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Limners and Bards rallied 9 cents to $3.39, with 39,371 shares clearing the market, Mailpac Group declined 20 cents to $3.70 in trading 507,840 stock units, Main Event fell 23 cents to $5.20 with the swapping of 12,470 stocks, SSL Venture added 3 cents to close at 66 cents, with 500 shares crossing the exchange and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 5 cents to close at $7.65 in exchanging 813 shares.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 632.10 points to 463,173.10, the JSE Main Index popped 987.23 points to end at 426,551.38 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.12 points to 105.19.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $1.05 to $81.95 with an exchange of 10,953 shares, Caribbean Cement declined $2.98 to $92 in switching ownership of 2,107 stock units. Carreras rallied 20 cents to $9.50 with a transfer of 242,839 stocks, Eppley shed 65 cents to $42, with 1,925 units clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund spiked $3.79 to $49.99 in exchanging 4,350 shares. First Rock Capital gained 29 cents to end at $15.99 with the swapping of 4,236 stock units, Grace Kennedy sprung $3 higher to $100 with 119,597 shares crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings dropped $8.01 to close at $690.99 with 8,181 stock units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers spiked 98 cents to $36 with the swapping of 4,092 shares, Jamaica Producers rose $1.10 to $24.60 after exchanging 40,153 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 25 cents to finish at $17.50 in switching ownership of 8,038 units. JMMB Group picked up 26 cents to end at $37.99 trading 51,048 stocks, Mayberry Investments shed 75 cents to close at $5.70 with the swapping of 28,827 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped $1.38 to $9.90 after 5,374 units crossed the market, 138 Student Living rallied 20 cents to $5.20 in exchanging 1,035 stock units, Palace Amusement spiked $50 to $1,500 in trading 200 units, Sagicor Group fell $2.15 to $55 with 143,472 shares changing hands, Salada Foods rallied $1.20 to $8.20 with 6,191 units clearing the market, Scotia Group fell $1.65 to $40 with an exchange of 14,205 stock units. 
Seprod gained 45 cents to finish at $72.90 with the swapping of 13,546 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 26 cents to $15.16 after trading 96,399 shares and Wisynco Group spiked 30 cents to $15.80 in switching ownership of 53,694 stocks.
The second half of the year started on a subdued note after trading volume fell 97 percent from Wednesday’s level, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Thursday with just two securities trading compared to five on Wednesday and ending with one rising and one closing unchanged.
Trading for June ended with an average of 87,444 units for US$6,162.
At the close, 16 stocks traded compared to 15 on Wednesday, with 10 rising, four declining and two remaining unchanged. The Composite Index rose 4.25 points to 1,406.81, but the All T&T Index dropped 14.85 points to 1,913.34, and The Cross-Listed Index popped 3.46 points to 121.19.
L.J Williams B share closed at $1.34, with 400 stocks crossing the market, Massy Holdings fell 50 cents to $80 in an exchange of 2,228 stock units, National Flour Mills popped 15 cents to $2.25 in trading 88,047 shares. NCB Financial Group spiked 51 cents to $8.51, with 71,450 shares changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings lost $4.89 to close at $135.10 in an exchange of 48 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 48 cents to $18 in trading 15,792 stock units. Trinidad Cement gained 3 cents in closing at $3.30 after exchanging 18 shares and West Indian Tobacco rose 51 cents to $32.51 after trading 71,881 stocks.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 5,655.18 points to 462,541.00, the JSE Main Index surged 6,000.74 points to end at 425,564.15 and the JSE Financial Index picked up 1.38 points to end at 105.07.
At the close, Barita Investments climbed $3 to $83 with 694,456 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement rallied 48 cents to $94.98 in transferring 5,540 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose by $1.20 to $46.20 with 88,039 shares crossing the market, First Rock Capital gained 20 cents to end at $15.70 with the swapping of 4,103 stock units. Guardian Holdings surged $49 to $699 in switching ownership of 58,775 units, Jamaica Broilers shed $1.01 in closing at $35.02 after trading 64,951 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 25 cents to close at $17.25 with 17,600 stocks clearing the market, JMMB Group dipped 27 cents to $37.73 with the swapping of 71,764 stock units, Kingston Wharves spiked $1 to $48 in exchanging 6,029 shares, Margaritaville jumped $1.10 to $14.70 with 11,171 units crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 57 cents to finish at $8.52 in trading 134,696 shares. NCB Financial declined $2 to $140 with a transfer of 30,450 units, Palace Amusement dropped $50 to $1,450 after exchanging 185 units, PanJam Investment rallied $4 to $69 in switching ownership of 26,674 stock units. 
Proven Investments spiked $1.21 to $35.61 after an exchange of 1,478 shares, Pulse Investments gained 26 cents to finish at $4.36 with 359,704 stocks changing hands, Salada Foods declined $1 to $7 in exchanging 104,473 shares. Scotia Group rose 65 cents to $41.65 in trading 10,367 units, Seprod declined $2.04 to close at $72.45 with a transfer of 4,354 shares. Supreme Ventures rose 85 cents to $20.80 with 17,957 units changing hands and Wisynco Group lost 25 cents to close at $15.50 with the swapping of 1,359,269 shares,
Trading averaged 177,816 units at $565,968 in contrast to 417,435 shares at $1,150,844 on Tuesday. The month to date trading averaged 225,705 units at $644,463, compared to 228,139 units at $648,452 on Tuesday. May closed with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
Limners and Bards popped 28 cents to $3.30 with an exchange of 275,726 stock units, Lumber Depot dipped 7 cents to $3.27, with 406,905 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables climbed 48 cents to $4.73 with 405,627 units passing through the market, Paramount Trading rose 11 cents to $1.26 with 376,855 stocks traded and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 40 cents to close at $7.60, with 3,622 shares crossing the exchange.
Guardian Holdings lost 58 cents to end at $32.92, trading 11,626 stocks, JMMB Group rallied 5 cents to $1.95, with 42,986 stock units clearing the market, Massy Holdings rose 50 cents to $80.50 in switching ownership of 21,494 stock units. National Flour Mills remained at $2.10 after 10 shares crossed the market, NCB Financial Group inched 1 cent higher to $8 after exchanging 19,168 units, Prestige Holdings added 1 cent to close at $7 after trading 365 shares. Republic Financial Holdings surged $4.91 to $139.99 trading 10 stock units, Scotiabank popped $2.74 to $59.74 with an exchange of 10 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 22 cents to end at $17.52, trading 19,792 stock units. Trinidad Cement closed at $3.27 with the swapping of 3,910 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32, with 162 shares changing hands.
At the close, the Junior Market Index popped 3.07 points to 3,338.44, after moving as high as just over 3,398 points at the opening of the market. The PE Ratio used to compute the relative value of a stock averages 13 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of earnings for 2021-22 .
At the close, Access Financial dropped 96 cents to $20.54 in exchanging 1,162 shares, Blue Power rallied 32 cents to $3.72, with an exchange of 4,300 shares. CAC 2000 spiked $1.58 to $12.10 in trading 8 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 9 cents to close at $1.91, with 21,950 shares clearing the market, Caribbean Cream popped 9 cents to $5.47, with the swapping of 10,261 units. Caribbean Flavours advanced 5 cents to $2.19, trading 3,913 stock units, Caribbean Producers gained 25 cents to end at $4.35 with the swapping of 497,682 units, Derrimon Trading fell 5 cents to $2.50 in exchanging 10,296,266 units. Dolphin Cove dropped 40 cents to $8 after 1,215 units crossed the market, Elite Diagnostic slipped 15 cents to $3, trading 11,001 units, Express Catering dropped 25 cents to $6.10 in exchanging 154,986 shares. Fosrich spiked 41 cents to $8.41 after trading 1,406 units, Future Energy Source gained 17 cents in ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.34, with 1,165,828 shares crossing the exchange, General Accident surged 43 cents to $5.68 with an exchange of 2,785 shares. GWest Corporation gained 19 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.04 in an exchange of 59,289 units after the company posted audited accounts showing a small profit but with a large portion of income coming from revaluation gains on the investment property. Honey Bun dropped 15 cents to $6.85 after 67,279 units crossed the exchange, Indies Pharma rallied 30 cents to $3.55 in switching ownership of 17,910 units, Jamaican Teas fell 35 cents to $4.05 in trading 1,035,902 units, Jetcon Corporation shed 6 cents to $1.29 trading 2,500 shares. 
KLE Group slipped 12 cents to $1.23, in an exchange of 78,285 units, Knutsford Express surged $1.71 to $8.75 after an exchange of 6,342 shares, Lasco Distributors dropped 16 cents to $3.95, trading 83,468 stock units, Lasco Financial dipped 9 cents to $3.24 after exchanging 54,873 stock units. Mailpac Group rose 5 cents to $3.90 with the swapping of 609,404 stock units, Main Event rallied 23 cents to $5.43 in exchanging 33,206 stock units, SSL Venture dipped 5 cents to 60 cents with an exchange of 7,000 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 40 cents to $8 after an exchange of 600 stocks.
The JSE USD Equity Index fell 1.75 points to close at 193.78. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averaged 12 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
At the close, First Rock Capital fell 0.64 of a cent to finish at 7.36 US cents with an exchange of 2,907 shares, Margaritaville remained at 9.2 US cents with 4,100 stocks traded, Proven Investments rose 0.74 of a cent to 25.75 US cents with 1,625 stock units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.3 of a cent to end at 14.7 US cents with a transfer of 22,926 shares and Transjamaican Highway declined by 0.03 of a cent to close at 0.82 US cents with 483,011 units changing hands.
