Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 37 percent with a 10 percent lower value than on Tuesday and resulting in 19 securities trading down from 22 on Tuesday, with prices of seven stocks rising, nine declining and three remaining unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 233,476 shares for $1,536,183 versus 372,516 stock units at $1,703,480 on Tuesday.
An average of 12,288 shares were traded at $80,852 compared with 16,933 units at $77,431 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 14,780 shares at $79,016 compared with an average for March of 28,236 shares at $236,496.
The Composite Index gained 3.90 points to culminate at 1,204.49, the All T&T Index increased 7.66 points to cease trading at 1,802.25, the SME Index fell 0.24 points to end at 77.71 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.02 points to cease trading at 79.05.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s fell 35 cents to end at $68.60 with 2,874 stock units crossing the market, Angostura Holdings remained at $20.11 after an exchange of 50 shares, Ansa McAl lost 89 cents and ended at $54.11 after 318 units passed through the market.
Endeavour Holdings dipped 5 cents in closing at $14.75 with traders dealing in 211 stocks, First Citizens Group sank 89 cents to $48.11 with trading of 1,837 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank shed 1 cent to end at $7.04 with investors trading 53,074 stocks. GraceKennedy increased 3 cents to close at $4.10 in switching ownership of 9,850 shares, Guardian Holdings climbed 51 cents to end at $17.77 with investors trading 2,173 stock units, JMMB Group ended at $1.51 with an exchange of 76,833 shares. Massy Holdings declined 1 cent and ended at $4.36 after investors ended trading 11,054 units, National Enterprises dropped 7 cents to $3.90 in an exchange of 42,330 stocks, National Flour Mills skidded 5 cents in closing at $2.15 with investors swapping 500 stock units.
Prestige Holdings rose 10 cents to end at $12.30 with a transfer of 1,040 shares, Republic Financial climbed 49 cents to $119.99, with 848 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank popped $1 and to $72 with investors dealing in 204 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $8.50 in an exchange of 12,715 units, Trinidad Cement popped 1 cent to $2.56 with 50 shares changing hands, Unilever Caribbean fell 5 cents in closing at $11.75 after a transfer of 12,515 stocks and West Indian Tobacco gained 75 cents to close at $12.50 while exchanging 5,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 26,696,028 shares at $155,976,938 from 11,767,625 units at $77,270,952 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2024.
Lasco Manufacturing rallied 53 cents to close at $5.78, with 38,241 shares crossing the exchange. Margaritaville gained $1.02 to end at $17 in trading 596 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose $2.24 to $82.24 after an exchange of 55 units, Pan Jamaica sank $1.50 and ended at $48.50 with investors trading 44,310 stocks. Proven Investments popped 45 cents in closing at $22.45 in switching ownership of 302 units, Scotia Group dropped $1.43 to $45.90 with traders dealing in 2,177 shares, Seprod shed $1.24 to close at $83.40 while exchanging 24,514 stock units and Supreme Ventures increased $1.49 to $24.49 after a transfer of 111,813 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 10,446,628 shares for $22,291,796 compared with 7,214,648 units at $16,008,489 on Tuesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Knutsford Express rallied 9 cents to end at $11.89 with traders dealing in just one share, Lasco Financial dropped 11 cents to close at $1.80 after closing with an exchange of 46,156 stocks, Lumber Depot sank 10 cents and ended at $2.70 with a transfer of 165,200 units. Mailpac Group dipped 13 cents to $2.02 after trading in 84,301 stock units, MFS Capital Partners lost 13 cents in closing at $1.65 with investors dealing in 912,316 shares, Spur Tree Spices skidded 51 cents to end at $2.40 in an exchange of 4,307,450 stock units and Tropical Battery increased 10 cents to $2.20 with investors trading 32,200 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 1,050.46 points to close at 339,633.63, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,899.54 points to finish trading at 365,600.06, the JSE Main Index shed 1,250.30 points to end at 326,412.67. The Junior Market Index climbed 21.25 points to finish at 3,835.08 and the JSE USD Market Index declined by 5.57 points to end the day at 240.85.
In the Junior Market, Spur Tree Spices led trading with 4.31 million shares followed by JFP Ltd with 990,360 units and MFS Capital Partners with 912,316 stock units.
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The market closed with an exchange of 304,275 shares for US$13,337 compared to 84,506 units at US$3,441 on Thursday.
Proven Investments fell 0.08 of a cent to 14.8 US cents while investors exchanged 2,670 shares, Sterling Investments popped 0.01 of a cent to close at 1.7 US cents after 2,500 units were traded. Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 1.58 cents in closing at 7.02 US cents after exchanging 62,162 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share lost 2.03 cents to end at 8.97 US cents with a transfer of 40,852 units and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.03 of a cent in closing at 2.23 US cents after an exchange of 194,681 stocks.
The market closed Friday with trading of 372,516 shares for $1,703,480 down from 634,424 stock units at $5,637,861 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank lost 15 cents and ended at $45.10 with an exchange of 500 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund dropped 15 cents to close at $22.60 with 5,000 shares being traded, First Citizens Group rallied 75 cents to close at $49, with an exchange of 197 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7.05 in an exchange of 10,090 stocks, GraceKennedy fell 1 cent and ended at $4.07 after 120,000 stock units passed through the market, Guardian Holdings rose 26 cents to close at $17.26 with traders dealing in 5,416 shares. JMMB Group ended at $1.51 in an exchange of 173,981 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $4.37 with investors transferring 29,893 stocks, National Enterprises climbed 14 cents and ended at $3.97 after 916 units crossed the market. National Flour Mills remained at $2.20 after an exchange of 3,000 shares, NCB Financial remained at $3.20, with 1,079 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media ended at $3.83 with an exchange of 643 units. 
Prestige Holdings rallied 20 cents to $12.20 with 78 stocks clearing the market, Republic Financial shed 50 cents to end at $119.50 after a transfer of 2,297 shares, Scotiabank advanced 99 cents in closing at $71 after an exchange of 77 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.50, with 1,838 units crossing the exchange, Trinidad Cement sank 21 cents and ended at $2.55 after investors ended trading 908 stock units, Unilever Caribbean popped 3 cents to $11.80 as investors exchanged 11,772 shares and West Indian Tobacco increased 73 cents in closing at $11.75 in trading 4,696 units.
The market closed with an 81 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded of 7,214,648 shares for $16,008,489, 84 percent lower than on Thursday’s 37,301,154 units at $98,792,252.
At the close, Access Financial increased 69 cents to end at $21.95 with investors trading 403 shares, Blue Power shed 25 cents to $2.80, with 26,771 stock units changing hands, CAC 2000 lost 68 cents to close at $3.82 with investors dealing in 1,200 stocks. Caribbean Flavours climbed 11 cents and ended at $1.70 in swapping 22,162 units, Consolidated Bakeries popped 15 cents in closing at $2.18, with 102 shares crossing the market, Dolphin Cove gained 65 cents to end at $19.40 in an exchange of 3,115 units. Elite Diagnostic dropped 9 cents to $1.59 with traders dealing in 28,332 stocks, Everything Fresh fell 10 cents in closing at $1.70 as investors exchanged 97,487 stock units, Express Catering skidded 18 cents and ended at $3.80 in trading 6,841 shares. Fontana sank 10 cents to close at $8.88 after 27,994 stock units passed through the market, Fosrich dipped 27 cents to $2.15 with an exchange of 279,618 units, Future Energy declined 15 cents to close at $3.50 with 362,773 stocks clearing the market.
Honey Bun lost 23 cents to end at $6.77 in an exchange of 6,393 shares, Iron Rock Insurance rose 21 cents to $2.35 with investors swapping just one stock, ISP Finance dropped $6.41 and ended at $24.50, with 934 units crossing the exchange. Jamaican Teas declined 25 cents to $2.50 after a transfer of 673,503 stock units, Knutsford Express sank 10 cents to close at $11.80 after 24,757 shares passed through the market, Limners and Bards skidded 32 cents and ended at $1.47 after an exchange of 1,282 stocks. Main Event advanced 71 cents to end at $14.29 with investors trading 51,903 units, Medical Disposables shed 20 cents in closing at $2.30 after an exchange of 3,500 stock units, Paramount Trading rallied 11 cents to $1.49 in trading 21,516 shares. Regency Petroleum dropped 11 cents in closing at $2.18, with 228,879 stocks crossing the market and Spur Tree Spices dipped 33 cents to end at $2.91 while exchanging 1,579,159 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 563.57 points to 340,684.10, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,084.66 points to 367,499.60, the JSE Main Index shed 135.73 points to lock up trading at 327,662.97. The Junior Market Index dropped 62.20 points to conclude trading at 3,813.83 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 1.39 points to end trading at 246.42.
In the Junior Market, Spur Tree Spices led trading with 1.58 million shares followed by JFP Ltd with 1.31 million stock units and Dolla Financial with 800,308 units.
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The market closed with an exchange of 84,506 shares for US$3,441 compared to 303,812 units at US$36,667 on Wednesday.
At the close, AS Bryden shed 0.39 of one cent to 22.01 US cents while exchanging one share, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 4.99 US cents with traders dealing in 50 stocks, Margaritaville remained at 10 US cents, with 25 shares crossing the market. Proven Investments dropped 0.11 of a cent and ended at 14.88 US cents after trading 3,233 stocks and Transjamaican Highway remained at 2.2 US cents with investors dealing in 80,197 shares.
The market closed after 15,645,101 shares were traded for $167,372,295 compared with 8,091,866 units at $89,053,515, on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. 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 2024.
JMMB Group gained $1.50 and ended at $26.50 with investors trading 105,451 shares, Kingston Properties popped 40 cents to $8.40 with 185,028 stock units clearing the market, Kingston Wharves advanced 40 cents and ended at $30.40 after an exchange of 4,749 units. Massy Holdings rose $1 in closing at $90 in trading 10 shares, Mayberry Group gained 40 cents to end at $7.60 after an exchange of 32,888 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 87 cents to close at $10.77 after 15,476 stocks passed through the market. NCB Financial increased 95 cents to $65.95 in an exchange of 277,782 stock units, Pan Jamaica skidded $1 and ended at $49 with 177,822 shares crossing the market, Sagicor Group rallied $1 to end at $41 while exchanging 1,083,084 stock units. Scotia Group rose 49 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $47.44 with traders dealing in 38,043 stocks, Seprod climbed 44 cents to close at $84.99 in an exchange of 55,720 units, 
Sygnus Real Estate Finance increased $1.65 to $12.66 with investors trading 9,204 shares and Wisynco Group popped 50 cents to end at $21, with 48,442 stock units crossing the market.
