Stocks pulled back in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, with a 59 percent fall in the volume of stocks exchanged valued at 104 percent more than on Friday, resulting in trading in eight securities as was the case on Friday and ended with prices of one rising, four declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 110,971 shares for US$24,393 compared to 267,704 units at US$11,973 on Friday.
Trading averaged 13,871 units at US$3,049 versus 33,463 shares at US$1,497 on Friday, compared with May with an average of 32,077 units for US$3,201.
The US Denominated Equities Index slipped 8.50 points to wrap up trading at 230.85.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.4. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 61 US cents as investors exchanged 199 stock units, Productive Business Solutions sank 20 cents to US$1.50, with 274 shares crossing the market, Proven Investments shed 0.09 of a cent to 12.99 US cents after an exchange of 51,853 units. 
Sterling Investments ended at 1.6 US cents with investors swapping 31,900 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.54 of one cent to close at 8.71 US cents in trading 9,999 shares and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.01 of a cent to end at 2.03 US cents with investors trading 11,068 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share ended at US$1.28, with 4,764 units crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% rose 27 cents to close at US$10.30 in trading 914 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks mostly fell on the JSE USD market
JSE Main Market gave up part of Friday’s gains
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday pulled back, some of the end of month gains on Friday but closed with the bulk of Friday’s gains in tack following a 47 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded at a 50 percent lower value than on Friday, with trading in 61 securities compared with 58 on Friday, with prices of 23 stocks rising, 21 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
The market closed after 12,947,498 shares were traded for $71,846,878 down from 24,210,650 stocks at $144,587,745 on Friday.
Trading averaged 212,254 shares at $1,177,818 compared with 417,425 stock units at $2,492,892 on Friday compared to May with an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.72 million shares for 36.5 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.36 million units for 18.3 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Real Estate Fund with 1.92 million units for 14.8 percent market share and JMMB 9.5% preference share with 1.18 million units for 9.1 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 859.63 points to conclude trading at 360,164.37, the JSE Main Index slipped 983.38 points to end the day at 321,414.32 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.05 points to end at 69.05.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden gained $5.38 to close at $36.93 in an exchange of 54 shares, Barita Investments lost 50 cents to close at $71.49 after 6,395 stocks passed through the market, Eppley popped 50 cents to $40 in swapping 5,757 shares. GraceKennedy increased $1.50 and ended at $75 with traders dealing in 12,007 stock units, Jamaica Broilers skidded $2 to end at $31.50 after a transfer of 216,300 shares, Jamaica Producers fell $1 to finish at $22 with investors trading 2,764 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 45 cents to $10.20, with 10,718 stocks crossing the market, JMMB Group sank 50 cents to finish at $25 with investors transferring 21,087 stock units, Pan Jamaica climbed 81 cents and ended at $51.50 with 39,732 shares clearing the market. Portland JSX rose 65 cents to close at $10.25 with a transfer of 556 stocks,
Proven Investments rallied 79 cents in closing at $21.29 with 7,301 units crossing the market, Stanley Motta declined 37 cents to end at $7.12 in an exchange of 11,330 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced 50 cents in closing at $11 after investors ended the trading of 162 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share popped $1.50 to $20 with an exchange of 354 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 7% shed $7.20 to close at $40.79 and closed with an exchange of 1,461 units and 138 Student Living preference share climbed $5 and ended at $190 as investors exchanged 27 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big drop for Junior Market
Trading pushed the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange sharply down on Monday and gave back most of Friday’s 77 points gains following the last minute bounce to close out May as the market closed with a 68 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, following a 64 percent lower value of funds entering the market than Friday with trading in 45 securities up from 39 on the previous trading day and ending with prices of 12 rising, 22 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 71.22 points to finish at 3,765.28.
The market ended trading of 4,783,133 shares for $11,166,537 down from 14,832,174 units at $31,162,735 on Friday.
Trading averaged 106,292 shares at $248,145 compared with 380,312 units at $799,044 on Friday down from May with an average of 451,257 units at $953,021.
Limners and Bards led trading with 1.06 million shares for 22.2 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 867,867 units for 18.1 percent of the day’s trade and Caribbean Assurance Brokers with 494,204 units for 10.3 percent market share.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial declined $1.25 and ended at $19.75 as investors exchanged 1,274 stocks, Blue Power fell 40 cents to $3.05 with a transfer of 30,675 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 10 cents in closing at $3.73 after investors ended trading 494,204 shares. Caribbean Cream increased 35 cents to close at $4.35 in an exchange of 80,145 stock units, Dolphin Cove lost 85 cents to finish at $24 with 18,663 shares clearing the market, Express Catering dipped 19 cents to $3.81 in switching ownership of 229,621 stocks. Fontana popped 17 cents in closing at $8.10 after a transfer of 43,107 units, Fosrich sank 15 cents to $2.15 with 74,339 stock units crossing the exchange, Future Energy dropped 14 cents to close at $3.35, with investors dealing in 90,010 shares following the release of full year results, with 2024 profit coming out lower than the prior year. GWest Corporation rallied 10 cents to finish at 95 cents and closed with an exchange of 21,374 stocks, Honey Bun shed 10 cents and ended at $7.80 with 12,422 units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance rose 8 cents to end at $2.18 after 12 stock units passed through the market. 
ISP Finance climbed $1.99 in closing at $26 with investors swapping a mere 3 shares, JFP Ltd slipped 13 cents to $1.15 in an exchange of 275,993 stock units, Lasco Financial fell 17 cents to finish at $1.51, with 158,748 units changing hands. Limners and Bards gained 12 cents and ended at $1.50 with investors trading 1,063,181 stocks, Main Event dipped 40 cents to end at $12.60, with 26,210 shares crossing the market, Regency Petroleum sank 27 cents to close at $2.11 with traders dealing in 10,483 stocks. Spur Tree Spices advanced 9 cents to $2.36, with 282,420 units crossing the market, Stationery and Office Supplies skidded 7 cents in closing at $1.65 after an exchange of 6,974 stock units, Tropical Battery lost 11 cents and ended at $2.09 with investors transferring 59,741 shares and tTech slipped 35 cents to close at $2.14 after exchanging 3,334 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
All JSE markets fall to start the month
All three markets pulled back at the start of June on a negative note following a big jump to close out May on the Jamaica Stock Exchange that declined at the close of trading on Monday and ended with the number of stocks and the value changing hands falling well below trading on the previous trading day, resulting in prices of 30 shares rising and 44 declining.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 1,439.06 points to 334,355.64, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 859.63 points to end at 360,164.37, the JSE Main Index lost 983.38 points to end at 321,414.32. The Junior Market Index dived 71.22 points to finish at 3,765.28 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 8.50 points to cease trading at 230.85.
At the close of trading, 17,841,602 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 39,310,528 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $83.02 million, well below the $175.75 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 110,971 shares for US$24,393 compared to 267,704 units at US$11,973 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.72 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.36 million stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund with 1.92 million units and JMMB 9.5% preference share with 1.18 million units.
In the Junior Market, Limners and Bards led trading with 1.06 million shares followed by Dolla Financial with 867,867 units and Caribbean Assurance Brokers with 494,204 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share popped $1.50 to $20, Jamaica Public Service 7% shed $7.20 to close at $40.79 and 138 Student Living preference share climbed $5 and ended at $190.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 21.4 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.5 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
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Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
Falling stocks pull down Trinidad market
After closing on the last two days of May the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange opened on Monday, with falling stocks edging out those rising at the close of trading, with the volume of stocks traded rising 43 percent valued 37 percent more than on Wednesday with trading in 22 securities trading up from 18 on Wednesday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, nine declining and six remaining firm.
The market closed with trading of 139,847 shares at $1,423,656 up from 97,769 stock units at $1,040,061 on Wednesday.
An average of 6,357 shares were traded at $64,712 up from 5,432 units for $57,781 on Wednesday and an average for May of 15,629 shares at $129,694.
The Composite Index slipped 2.25 points to cease trading at 1,134.88, the All T&T Index fell 5.17 points to end the day at 1,713.32, the SME Index advanced 8.09 points to finish at 86.99 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.12 points to conclude trading at 72.20.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $68.78 with 715 stock units crossing the market, Angostura Holdings rallied 25 cents and ended at $18.50 with traders dealing in 314 shares, Ansa McAl rose 75 cents to $60 and closed after an exchange of 788 stocks. 
Ansa Merchant Bank dipped 99 cents to $41.51 in trading 100 units, Endeavour Holdings climbed $1.70 in closing at $16.70 after investors traded 2,256 shares, First Citizens Group sank 50 cents to $44.25 with 2,583 stock units passing through the market. FirstCaribbean International Bank slipped 43 cents to $6.50 in switching owners of 8,075 units, GraceKennedy popped 13 cents to finish at $3.88, with 1,000 stocks crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings fell $1.40 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $15.50 with investors dealing in 12,721 units. Guardian Media ended at $1.80 after an exchange of 10 stocks, JMMB Group gained 6 cents in closing at $1.28 with a transfer of 10 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $4.18 with investors swapping 46,353 stock units. National Enterprises remained at $3.65 in an exchange of 23,599 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $2.25 with 750 stock units crossing the market, One Caribbean Media declined 28 cents in closing at $3.40 as investors exchanged 5,936 stocks. 
Prestige Holdings shed 25 cents and ended at $12.75 after investors traded 90 units, Republic Financial remained at $116 after a transfer of 1,556 stocks, Scotiabank increased 50 cents to finish at $66 after 2,447 units passed through the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 80 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.80 with an exchange of 16,946 shares, Trinidad Cement popped 1 cent to $2.57 with 497 stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean lost 36 cents to finish at $11.55 with investors trading 3,469 shares and West Indian Tobacco skidded 15 cents to end at $10.10 in an exchange of 9,632 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Carib Assurance jumps 32% in ICTOP10
Caribbean Assurance Brokers is this week’s star performer, jumping 32 percent to $3.83, following the announcement of a 428 percent hike in dividend to 14.11 cents from just 2.67 cents last year, with the company reporting earnings of 47 cents per share for 2023, including a $17 million charge for doubtful debt, amounting to 6.5 cents per share which was reversed in the first quarter to March this year, but that did not prevent the first quarter results from falling compared with 2023.
Other stocks with notable price movements are tTech with a 13 percent rise to $2.45 followed by AMG Packaging, which climbed 6 percent to $3.25, while Access Financial and Edufocal rose 5 percent to $21 and 84 cents respectively.
In the Main Market, Berger Paints popped 6 percent to close at $8.50, JMMB Group rose 4 percent to $25.50, Palace Amusement fell 7 percent to close at $1 and Key Insurance slipped 4 percent to $230.
Dropping from the ICTOP10 is AMG Packaging which Dolla Financial replaces in the Junior Market. There are no changes to the Main Market list.
The Junior Market ICTOP10, , followed by Access Financial, with an 11 percent rise to $20. Edufocal dropped 11 percent to 80 cents, while Caribbean Assurance Brokers is down 9 percent to close at $2.90 and Caribbean Cream fell 7 percent to $3.90.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.1, well below the market average of 14.2 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 6.8, just over half of the market, with an average of 13.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 296 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and providing better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve 207 percent over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 16 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market are priced at a PE of 15 to 96, with an average of 30 and 20 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 23 for the top half and 17 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 12 stocks, or 26 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 53, averaging 21, well above the market’s average. The average PE in the top half of the market is 18, possibly the lowest fair value measure for stocks.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. 
ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks will likely deliver the best returns on or around May 2025 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.
Trading picks up on Trinidad Stock Exchange
Stocks ended with an equal number of prices gaining as losing on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, following with 119 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded valued 118 percent more than on Thursday and resulting in 19 securities trading compared with 18 on Thursday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, seven declining and five ending firm.
Trading closed on Friday with 1,022,312 shares changing hands for $4,881,669 compared with 467,563 stocks at $2,243,608 on Thursday.
An average of 53,806 shares were traded at $256,930 compared with 25,976 stock units at $124,645 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 21,741 shares at $142,770 compared to 20,053 stock units at $136,761 on the previous day and an average for July of 12,380 shares at $139,960.
The Composite Index advanced 1.76 points to settle at 1,060.55, the All T&T Index gained 4.21 points to close trading at 1,595.38, the SME Index remained at 78.26 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.12 points to finish at 68.34.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s popped $2.50 to end at $68 and closed after an exchange of 726 stocks, Angostura Holdings ended at $17.75 with investors swapping 100 units, Ansa McAl sank 50 cents to finish at $63 with a transfer of 2,712 shares. 
Ansa Merchant Bank declined 50 cents and ended at $41 after an exchange of 4 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell 40 cents in closing at $23.60 with investors dealing in 1,653 shares, First Citizens Group dipped 30 cents to close at $44.50 in an exchange of 21,308 stock units. GraceKennedy gained 12 cents to $3.53 with traders dealing in 140,217 stocks, JMMB Group rose 10 cents to end at $1.10 after a transfer of 45 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $3.50 with investors trading 814,734 shares. National Enterprises remained at $3.07 with an exchange of 3,266 stocks, National Flour Mills lost 20 cents to finish at $1.60 with 5,631 units crossing the market, One Caribbean Media climbed 43 cents and ended at $3.53 in an exchange of 336 stock units. 
Prestige Holdings dropped 15 cents to $10.10 after 758 shares passed through the market, Republic Financial increased 25 cents in closing at $112.25, with 1,407 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank rallied $1 to finish at $56 in switching ownership of 593 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 20 cents and ended at $5.15 after an exchange of 21,458 units, Trinidad Cement shed 3 cents to end at $2.50 after the trading of 2,199 shares, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.76, with 200 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $6.50 with investors trading 4,965 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
428% dividend hike jolts stock price
Caribbean Assurance Brokers announced a 428 percent jump in dividends to 14.11 cents from just 2.67 cents paid last year. This year’s dividend is payable on September 16, with an ex-dividend date of August 15 and the announcement pushed the stock up 22 percent in a day and 73 percent for the year to date.
The dividend yields 4.8 percent based on Thursday’s closing price of $3.15 and four percent based on Friday’s closing of $3.83, almost twice the junior Market average of 2 percent.
The increase follows a jump in profits for 2023 to $123 million or 47 cents per share after a charge of $17 million or 6.5 cents per share for doubtful debt which was reversed in the first quarter to March this year with a profit of just $3 million after the credit impairment loss was revered and compares with a profit of $17 million in 2023. Net profit for 2022 was $78 million or 30 cents per share.
Also announcing dividend payment is Salada Foods with an interim dividend of 6.4 cents per stock unit, payable on July 4, 2024, with an ex-dividend date is June 14.
Stocks slipped on JSE USD Market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market slipped moderately on Friday, following a 143 percent rise in the volume of stocks that changed hands, with a 52 percent lower value compared with Thursday, resulting in trading in eight securities, compared to six on Thursday with prices of two rising, two declining and four ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 267,704 shares for US$11,973 compared to 110,239 units at US$24,984 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 33,463 units at US$1,497 versus 18,373 shares at US$4,164 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 32,077 shares at US$3,201 compared with 31,998 units at US$3,297 on the previous day and April that ended with an average of 35,401 units for US$2,453.
The US Denominated Equities Index lost 2.18 points to conclude trading at 239.35.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.6. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville ended at 10.01 US cents with 8 shares crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1.70 in trading 23 stocks, Proven Investments popped 0.01 of a cent to 13.08 US cents, with 4,654 shares crossing the exchange. 
Sterling Investments rose 0.09 of a cent to close at 1.6 US cents with investors transferring 328 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended trading at 8.8 US cents with an exchange of 5,500 shares and Transjamaican Highway declined by 0.06 of a cent in closing at 2.04 US cents with an exchange of 256,571 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share remained at US$1.28 with 71 stocks clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% shed 36 cents to end at US$10.03 with traders dealing in 549 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Month end rally for Main Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 76 percent and the value 9 percent more than on Thursday, with trading in 58 securities compared with 61 on Thursday, with prices of winning and losing stocks sharing 18 units each with22 ending unchanged.
The market closed after 24,210,650 shares were traded for $144,587,745 compared with 13,748,626 units at $132,263,247 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 417,425 shares at $2,492,892 compared to 225,387 units at $2,168,250 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110 compared with 333,219 units at $2,162,481 on the previous day and well below April with an average of 680,802 units at $3,619,595.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 11.63 million shares for 48.1 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Real Estate Fund with 2.88 million stocks for 11.9 percent of the day’s trade, Lasco Distributors ended with 1.82 million units for 7.5 percent of the trading, Carreras with 1.32 million units for 5.5 percent market share, Mayberry Group chipped in with 1.15 million shares for 4.7 percent of the market and General Accident with 1.06 million units for 4.4 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 4,067.85 points to close at 361,024.00, the JSE Main Index gained 2,430.29 points to wrap up trading at 322,397.70 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.98 points to culminate at 69.10.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden fell $5.40 to close at $31.55, with an exchange of 7,064 stock units, Caribbean Producers sank 39 cents to $8.50 after investors ended trading 52,134 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased 40 cents in closing at $39.40 with investors transferring 50 units. Jamaica Broilers climbed $2 to end at $33.50, with 252,605 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Producers rose 45 cents and ended at $23 as investors exchanged 920 units, Kingston Wharves gained $1 to finish at $27 in trading 5,254 shares. Lasco Manufacturing popped 33 cents and ended at $5.49 after closing with an exchange of 60,166 stocks, Mayberry Group advanced 35 cents to $8.10 with 1,145,498 stock units changing hands, 
Portland JSX rallied $1.17 in closing at $9.60 after 6,415 shares passed through the market. Proven Investments skidded 80 cents to close at $20.50 with investors trading 7,891 units, Sagicor Group popped $1.48 to finish at $41.98 in switching ownership of 109,544 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 35 cents to end at $8 with 2,878,446 stock units changing hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 50 cents in closing at $10.50 with investors dealing in 3,700 shares.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share shed $32 to close at $185 in an exchange of 27 units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share declined $90 and ended at $1110, with 100 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
