Winning stocks edged decliners in Trinidad

Stocks ended with mostly gains on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 60 percent, with a 10 percent lower value than on Monday resulting in the trading of 16 securities compared with 18 on Monday and ending with prices of six rising, four declining and six ending firm.
The market closed with trading in 133,768 shares valued $1,155,421 versus 83,394 stocks at $1,287,405 on Monday.
An average of 8,361 shares were traded at $72,214 compared with 4,633 units at $71,523 on Monday, with an average trade for the month to date of 17,183 shares at $124,193 down from 17,828 units at $127,990 on the previous day compared to an average in July of 12,380 shares at $139,960 .
The Composite Index skidded 1.39 points to finish at 1,062.91, the All T&T Index dropped 4.39 points to conclude trading at 1,594.22, the SME Index remained unchanged at 78.26 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.26 points to end at 69.20.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of market activity, Agostini’s remained at $65.50 after an exchange of 267 stock units, Angostura Holdings ended at $17.25 with investors swapping 322 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund slipped 40 cents and ended at $23.60 after a transfer of 48 units. First Citizens Group increased $1 to end at $43.50 in switching ownership of 6,967 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $3.75 with investors dealing in 41,082 units, Guardian Holdings fell 50 cents to close at $12 with a transfer of 195 stocks. Massy Holdings popped 2 cents to $3.52, with 23,502 shares crossing the exchange, National Enterprises rose 10 cents to close at $3.14 with investors trading 73 stock units, NCB Financial ended at $2.56 with an exchange of 33,699 shares. Prestige Holdings skidded 51 cents to end at $10.98, with 13,455 stocks crossing the market, Republic Financial advanced 38 cents in closing at $112.38 with investors trading 2,431 stocks, Scotiabank sank $2.74 to finish at $55 in an exchange of 63 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $5.30 with traders dealing in 5,733 shares, Trinidad Cement popped 2 cents to $2.53 and closed after an exchange of 600 stock units, Unilever Caribbean rallied 1 cent in closing at $11.80 after trading of 2,000 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $6.49 with 3,331 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.