Sixty percent more funds were spent on stocks trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, leading to 129 percent more shares being exchanged than on Wednesday and the number of stocks rising surpassed those declining. Clico Investments accounting for 26 percent of the day’s volume and 45 percent of the value.
The market closed with 16 securities trading, up from thirteen on Wednesday, and closed with seven stocks advancing, four declining and five remaining unchanged, with all three indices rising. Trading resulted in 224,300 shares for $3,339,437 compared to 98,120 shares valued $2,086,202 on Wednesday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 14,019 units at $208,715 versus an average of 7,548 units at $160,477 for each security on Wednesday. For October to date, the average trade amounts to 15,616 shares at $261,652 compared to 15,718 units at $265,026 on Wednesday and exceeds September, with an average of 12,021 shares for $174,137.
The T&T Composite Index advanced by 4.57 points to 1,307.81. The All T&T Index climbed 6.29 points to 1,758.06, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.39 points to close at 115.91.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of one stock higher than its last selling price and five with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Clico Investments gained 5 cents to close at $25.25, exchanging 59,023 shares, valued at $1.49 million. First Citizens Bank climbed $1.53 to $44.53, in transferring 3,396 stock units, NCB Financial Group gained 5 cents and ended at $8, with 43,667 shares crossing the market. Scotiabank added 4 cents in trading 4,415 stock units to finish at $55.49, Trinidad and Tobago NGL rose 17 cents and closed at $15 while exchanging 650 units, 
Unilever Caribbean finished 5 cents higher at $17, after trading 50,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco rose 44 cents to $33.44, with 130 units changing hands.
Stocks declining│Ansa Merchant Bank shed 50 cents, transferring 100 units to close at $39.50, Calypso Macro Index Fund fell $1.82 to $14, in an exchange of 120 units, First Caribbean International ended at $7.04, with a loss of 1 cent trading 54 units and Grace Kennedy lost 1 cent to settle at $3.55, with 51,971 shares crossing the market.
Stocks trading firm│Agostini’s exchanged 350 units at $24.70, Ansa McAL ended at $50 trading 110 units, Massy Holdings held firm at $58, with a transfer of 220 units. National Flour closed at $2, with 9,481 stock units changing hands and One Caribbean Media held firm at $4.80, in transferring 613 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 1,470.6 points to 411,963.97, the JSE Main Index fell by 1,333.36 points to 375,927.95 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.65 points to settle at 98.35.
Trading ended with an average of 353,293 units changing hands at $1,932,013 for each security, in comparison to an average of 172,054 shares at $7,848,309 on Tuesday. The average trade for the month to date ended at 408,707 units at $4,938,590 for each security, in contrast to 411,824 units at $5,107,758. Trading month to date exceeds by a wide margin of September’s average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
Jamaica Broilers finished $1.49 higher to settle at $27.99, in trading 22,005 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 50 cents with an exchange of 11,437 units and closed at $18. JMMB Group shed 45 cents to end at $29.05, with 281,974 shares changing hands, Kingston Wharves fell $2.87 to settle at $44.63, after 3,940 units crossed the market, Margaritaville advanced by $5.56 to a 52 weeks’ high of $42.60, in exchanging 64 units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined by $20 to $148, with a transfer of 100 units, NCB Financial lost $1 in closing at $136, with investors swapping 23,951 stock units, Palace Amusement advanced by $339 to $1,489 in an exchange of just 3 units. Sagicor Group climbed $2.50 to $46.50, trading 13,607 shares, Salada Foods fell $1 to $28, in clearing the market with 1,000 units, Scotia Group lost 70 cents to close at $45.30, in trading 97,053 shares, Seprod rose 89 cents to end at $58, after clearing the market with 159,716 shares and Wisynco Group shed 79 cents to settle at $15.61, with 430,772 shares changing hands.
Trading ended with 34 securities changing hands compared to 38 on Tuesday and closed with the prices of 13 stocks rising, 12 declining and nine remaining unchanged.
Trading in September resulted in an average of 119,171 units at $249,355 trading.
ISP Finance declined $2.50 to $21, with investors swapping ownership of 212 units. Jamaican Teas lost 10 cents to settle at $4.87, in clearing the market with 27,227 stock units, Jetcon Corporation gained 13 cents in closing at 82 cents, trading 1,000 units, Lasco Financial lost 2 cents to close at $2.05 trading 143,268 shares. Limners and Bards shed 13 cents to finish at $2.47, with investors switching 58,980 shares, Lumber Depot fell 4 cents to $1.10, in exchanging 69,721 shares, Mailpac Group ended 2 cents higher at $1.98, in transferring 210,100 shares. Medical Disposables slipped 45 cents to $4.35, with an exchange of 11,210 units, Paramount Trading gained 20 cents in closing at $1.70, in trading 40,953 stock units, SSL Venture lost 4 cents to finish at 55 cents transferring 26,000 units and tTech shed 50 cents to end at $5, with an exchange of 9,600 units.
At the close of the market, trading ended with five securities changing hands compared to six on Tuesday and closed with the price of two stocks rising, none declining and three remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital Investment rose 0.041 of a cent to settle at 7.42 US cents, with 4,000 units changing hands, Margaritaville closed at 15 US cents after exchanging 580 units. Proven Investments remained at 27.95 US cents after finishing with a transfer of 75,352 shares and Sterling Investments ended at 2.75 US cents, with 146 units crossing the market.
The market closed with 13 securities trading, up from twelve on Tuesday, and closed with one stock advancing, four declining and eight remaining unchanged. Trading ended, with 98,120 shares for $2,086,202 changing hands, compared to 505,169 shares valued $13,850,155 on Tuesday.
Grace Kennedy slipped 14 cents to $3.56, with a transfer of 334 units and NCB Financial Group closed 5 cents lower at $7.95, in trading 31,000 shares.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 1,747.97 points to 413,434.57, the Main Index climbed 1,741.93 points to 377,261.31 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.55 points to settle at 99.00.
The average trade for October to date ended at 411,824 units at $5,107,751 for each security, in contrast to 426,464 units at $4,940,417. Trading month to date exceeds by a wide margin, September’s average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 49 cents to settle at $17.50, crossing the market with 37,033 stock units, JMMB Group closed at $29.50, with a loss of 50 cents as investors swapped 33,784 stock units. Key Insurance lost 30 cents to close at $8 trading 32,081 stock units. Kingston Properties lost $1.12 to $6.35, exchanging 4,495 units, Kingston Wharves climbed $2.60 to $47.50, after transferring 20 units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy jumped $23 to $168, in exchanging two units, Palace Amusement dived $339 to end at $1,150, with 15 units changing hands, Pan Jam Investment fell $1 to $65, with investors swapping 47,299 shares. Portland JSX shed 95 cents to settle at $8.05, in trading 9,500 units. Seprod fell $2.89 to $57.11, trading 115,202 shares and Supreme Ventures gained 33 cents to close at $14.99, exchanging 171,217 shares.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Fontana fell 5 cents to close at $4.80 with 238,266 shares passing through the market, Fosrich lost 4 cents to end at $3.16 with 5,205 stocks traded, General Accident dropped 14 cents and exchanged 4,614,219 stock units to finish at $6. GWest Corporation fell 12 cents to 78 cents with 11,863 stocks changing hands, Honey Bun fell 1 cent to $4.73 after the trading of 33,925 stock units, iCreate declined by 3 cents to close at 67 cents with 25,200 stock units passing through the market. Indies Pharma increased by 7 cents to end at $2.82 with 55,824 stocks traded, ISP Finance jumped $5 to finish at $23.50 with an exchange of 241 shares, Jamaican Teas lost 2 cents to settle at $4.97 with 56,823 stock units changing hands. Jetcon Corporation dipped 11 cents to close at 69 cents with 493,155 units changing hands, Knutsford Express shed 60 cents to end at $6.30 with the transferring of 16,100 shares, Lasco Distributors rose 10 cents to finish at $3.15 with 99,650 units passing through the market. Lasco Financial dropped 2 cents to settle at $2.07 with 81,825 units traded, Limners and Bards declined by 6 cents to close at $2.60 with an exchange of 19,201 units, Lumber Depot climbed 10 cents, exchanging 640,674 stock units to end at $1.14. Mailpac Group slipped 2 cents to finish at $1.96 with 377,510 stocks changing hands, Medical Disposables lost 3 cents to settle at $4.80 with investors switching ownership of 5,487 stock units, Paramount Trading dropped 20 cents to close at $1.50 with 13,840 stock units passing through the market. Stationery and Office Supplies shed 48 cents to end at $4.50 in trading 52 stock units and Tropical Battery fell 5 cents to finish at $1.20 with 610,629 stock units crossing the exchange.
The JSE USD Equities Index rose 5.71 points to settle at 201.92, with the PE Ratio of the market averaging 13.6 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital Investment lost 1.99 US cents in closing at 7.01 US cents, with an exchange of 10,000 stock units, Margaritaville remained at 15 US cents trading 64 units, Proven Investments gained 4.44 US cents to settle at 27.95 US cents, after exchanging just 34 units. Sterling Investments gained eight-tenths of a cent and settled at 2.75 US cents, trading 355 units, Sygnus Credit Investments closed at 13.49 US cents, in a transfer of 123 units and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.01 of a cent to end at 0.98 of a US cent, after 749 stock units crossed the market.
Trading ended, with 505,169 shares for $13,850,155 passing through the market, compared to 59,653 shares at $587,579 on Monday from 12 securities changing hands, down from fifteen on Monday, leading to four stocks advancing, two declining and six remaining unchanged.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investments lost 10 cents trading 409,642 shares to end at $25.20 and Massy Holdings fell by $1 to $58, with a transfer of 36,539 shares.
Trading resulted in 59,653 shares for $587,579 compared to 49,373 shares for $239,933 on Friday. The market closed on Monday with 15 securities changing hands compared with just seven on Friday, resulting in four stocks advancing, four declining and only seven remaining unchanged.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 8,134 shares after falling 26 cents to end at $14.75 and West Indian Tobacco lost 44 cents to close at $33 with 1,110 stock units changing hands.
