Winning and losing stocks shared the spotlight equally at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, following an 83 percent fall in volume with the value diving 69 percent lower than on Tuesday resulting in the trading of 20 securities compared with 17 on Tuesday and ending with prices of seven rising, seven declining and six ended firm, with one stock closing at a 52 weeks’ high and two at 52 weeks’ lows.
Trading ended with an exchange of 85,398 shares valued at $703,528, down from 491,397 stock units at $2,301,373 on Tuesday.
An average of a mere 4,270 shares were traded at $35,176 from 28,906 units at $135,375 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 10,008 shares at $57,881 compared with 12,133 units at $66,292 on the previous day and an average for July of 12,380 shares at $139,960.
The Composite Index slipped 7.19 points to conclude trading at 1,095.12, the All T&T Index dropped 13.91 points to end at 1,634.09, the SME Index remained at 78.26 and the Cross-Listed Index at 72.56.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s skidded 22 cents and ended at $68.78 as investors exchanged 40 stock units, Angostura Holdings remained at $18.06 after 16 shares were traded, Ansa McAl jumped $3 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $63 after an exchange of 700 stocks. 
Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $24.22 with investors trading 11 units, First Citizens Bank closed at $43 with trading of 1,547 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank popped 4 cents to finish at $6.85, with 59 units crossing the market. GraceKennedy ended at $3.80 with an exchange of 60 shares, Guardian Holdings fell $1.25 to 52 weeks’ low of $14 with 558 stock units clearing the market, JMMB Group ended at $1.10 in switching ownership of 248 shares. Massy Holdings ended at $3.50 after an exchange of 29,077 stock units, National Enterprises advanced 3 cents in closing at $3.18 with investors trading 500 units, National Flour Mills dipped 1 cent to end at $2.04, with just 1 stock crossing the exchange. Point Lisas rose 5 cents in closing at $3.15 in trading 26 shares, Prestige Holdings sank 25 cents to $11.25 after a transfer of 58 stock units, Republic Financial rallied $1 to finish at $114 with investors dealing in 717 units. 
Scotiabank shed 2 cents and ended at $59.98 with a transfer of 165 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 35 cents to close at $6.75 with 730 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement popped 5 cents to end at $2.96 with traders dealing in 3,293 stocks. Unilever Caribbean slipped 1 cent in closing at $10.60 with 4,882 shares crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco declined 83 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.15 with investors swapping 42,710 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 411,077 shares for US$8,093 compared to 202,283 units at US$21,876 on Monday.
At the close, AS Bryden remained at 22.49 US cents in an exchange of 82 stock units, First Rock Real Estate USD share rallied 0.85 of one cent to 4.85 US cents with investors trading 2 shares, Margaritaville declined 0.3 of a cent in closing at 8.1 US cents, with 30 stocks crossing the market. Sterling Investments ended at 1.73 US cents with a transfer of 230 units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.07 of a cent to end at 2.08 US cents after the trading of 410,733 shares.
The market closed with 8,754,488 shares trading for $45,138,514 up from 6,572,450 units at $39,001,459 on Monday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Massy Holdings fell $1.10 and ended at $78.90 after it traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $11.88 with 18,777 units crossing the market, but traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $70.02,MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $19 to finish at $88 after a transfer of 99 stocks, NCB Financial lost $2 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $50 with investors trading 89,493 stock units, with the stock losing 23 percent of its value since the issue of shares to the public at $65 earlier in May. Pan Jamaica skidded $1.05 to $50 with 28,341 shares crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined 94 cents to close at $8.56 with a transfer of 1,841 units, Scotia Group shed $1 and ended at $44 after the trading of 51,058 stocks. Supreme Ventures fell 89 cents in closing at $21 after 482,711 stock units crossed the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost $1.97 to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.03 in an exchange of 309 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share climbed 58 cents to end at $6.99, with 31 stocks changing hands. Eppley 7.75% preference share declined 94 cents in closing at $20 with investors swapping 149 units and 138 Student Living preference share fell $31.50 to $178.50 with 8 stock units clearing the market.
The market closed with trading of 491,397 shares for $2,301,373 up from 112,401 stock units at $713,726 on Monday.
At the close, Angostura Holdings increased 56 cents to end at $18.06 with investors trading 9,990 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $60 in an exchange of 102 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $24.22, with 10 shares being traded. Endeavour Holdings jumped $2 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $17 with an exchange of 18 stock units, First Citizens Group slipped $1.10 to $43 after an exchange of 3,531 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank slipped 2 cents to finish at $6.81 after an exchange of 813 units. GraceKennedy rallied 20 cents to $3.80 with investors dealing in 65 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.25 with 60 stock units crossing the market, JMMB Group dipped 3 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.10 after the trading of 869 shares. 
Massy Holdings lost 5 cents and ended at $3.50 after an exchange of 466,090 units, Prestige Holdings rose 25 cents to close at $11.50 with investors swapping 20 stocks, Republic Financial advanced 40 cents to finish at $113 in switching ownership of 1,872 stock units. Scotiabank climbed $2 and ended at $60 after the trading of 1,146 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $6.40 with a transfer of 201 stock units, Trinidad Cement skidded 7 cents to finish at $2.91 as investors traded 5,597 stocks. Unilever Caribbean ended at $10.61 after a transfer of 993 units and West Indian Tobacco fell 2 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.98, with 20 stocks changing hands.
The market closed with trading of 18,591,727 shares for $31,607,835 compared with 8,495,035 stock units at $15,844,991 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Lumber Depot fell 5 cents and ended at $2.85 after an exchange of 161,838 units. Main Event skidded $1.38 to finish at $11.03 with investors trading 6,086 shares, Omni Industries sank 14 cents to close at a record closing low of 86 cents after a transfer of 2,904,506 stocks, with the price hitting an intraday low of 71 cents, ONE on ONE Educational slipped 5 cents to end at $1.02, with 7,379,660 stock units crossing the market. Regency Petroleum dipped 10 cents to $2.39 in an exchange of 126,603 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 7 cents to finish at $1.65, with 98,509 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 202,283 shares for US$21,876 compared to 315,594 units at US$28,050 on Friday.
Proven Investments remained at 11 US cents, with 48,182 stock units changing hands, Sterling Investments ended at 1.73 US cents with investors swapping 760 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.1 of a cent to finish at 6.5 US cents, with 70,316 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.01 of a cent and ended at 2.01 US cents in switching ownership of 67,370 units.
The market closed with trading of 112,401 shares for $713,726 up from 51,364 stocks at $562,482 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s ended at $69, after 21 units were traded, Angostura Holdings finished at $17.50 after an exchange of 51 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank sank $1 and ended at $41.50 in trading 1,571 shares. First Citizens Group gained 10 cents in ending at $44.10 after an exchange of 622 stocks, GraceKennedy ended at $3.60 with investors trading 6,143 shares, JMMB Group remained at $1.13 in switching ownership of 2 stock units. Massy Holdings dropped 3 cents to $3.55 with investors dealing in 87,285 stocks, National Enterprises lost 3 cents to end at $3.15 in an exchange of 7,107 units, NCB Financial remained at $3 with investors trading 481 shares. One Caribbean Media ended at $3.66 with an exchange of 200 stock units, 
Prestige Holdings dipped 25 cents to close at $11.25 with 823 stock units clearing the market, Republic Financial ended at $112.60 with traders dealing in 1,035 units. Scotiabank sank $2.01 to close at $58, with 1,615 shares passing through the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $6.40, with 500 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement skidded 1 cent in closing at $2.98 as investors exchanged 50 units. Unilever Caribbean popped 1 cent to end at $10.61, following 175 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco fell 4 cents and ended at $8 in an exchange of 4,720 shares.
The market closed with 6,572,450 shares trading for just $39,001,459 down from 78,787,930 stock units at $1,038,285,105 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.8. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Kingston Properties fell 65 cents to finish at $9 in an exchange of 4,900 stocks, Margaritaville skidded 39 cents to end at $14.50 with investors trading 251 units, Mayberry Group shed 49 cents in closing at $8 after an exchange of 30,005 stock units. NCB Financial popped $1 to $52 in trading 80,240 shares, Pan Jamaica increased 80 cents to finish at $51.05 and closed with an exchange of just 2 stock units, Sagicor Group slipped $1 and ended at $40 in switching ownership of 80,070 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund climbed $1.35 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.50 with just 5 stocks crossing the market, Scotia Group gained $1.30 in closing at $45 in an exchange of 4,867 units and Seprod lost $1 to end at $83 clearing the market with 8,219 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share rose $2.79 to $19.80 with investors dealing in 34 shares, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $1.34 to finish at $47.34, with 60 stock units crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $2.98 and ended at $107.99 with investors swapping juts 1 share.
The market closed with trading of 8,495,035 shares for $15,844,991 compared with 13,080,235 units at $24,542,488 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial popped 10 cents in closing at $22 after an exchange of a mere 74 shares, CAC 2000 fell 22 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.98, with 23,636 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers climbed 50 cents to finish at $11.99 after trading at an intraday low of $10.18, after investors traded 1,300 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 11 cents and ended at $3.84 after a transfer of 389,703 stock units, Caribbean Cream gained 26 cents to end at $3.32 with investors swapping just 625 shares, Derrimon Trading sank 5 cents to close at $2.05 with an exchange of 16,194 units. Dolphin Cove declined $1.09 to $21 with 59,924 stocks crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic lost 8 cents and ended at $1.50 with a transfer of 1,908 stock units, Express Catering dropped 48 cents to finish at $3.52 and closed with an exchange of 62,019 shares. Future Energy shed 9 cents to close at $3.39 in an exchange of 69,651 units, Honey Bun increased 7 cents in closing at $8.65 with investors trading 6,675 stocks, iCreate rallied 7 cents to end at 54 cents, with 31,484 stock units crossing the market. 
Image Plus sank 13 cents in closing at $1.71 with investors trading 104,862 shares, Indies Pharma dipped 11 cents to $2.68 with 3,358 stocks clearing the market, Jamaican Teas slipped 29 cents to close at $2.25 with traders dealing in 1,139,138 stock units. Limners and Bards advanced 20 cents to end at $1.55 as investors exchanged 70,899 stock units, Main Event rose 42 cents to finish at $12.41, with trading of 36,869 shares, MFS Capital Partners climbed 19 cents and ended at 79 cents in an exchange of 25,326 units. Omni Industries skidded 10 cents to $1 but traded at an intraday low of 85 cents before rebounding ahead of the close of trading and ended after 1,867,899 stocks passed through the market, Regency Petroleum lost 11 cents to finish at $2.49 in switching ownership of 12,542 stock units and tTech shed 75 cents and ended at $2.05 after an exchange of 17,693 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 315,594 shares for US$28,050 compared to 161,765 units at US$5,665 on Wednesday.
Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 0.4 of a cent to close at 6.6 US cents with 1,003 shares clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.08 of a cent to finish at 2.02 US cents in an exchange of 306,147 stock units.
