$12m chased 572,000 shares

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 13 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 4 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 572,088 units, valued at $11,808,513.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index fell by 2.28 points to close at 1,146.51, the All T&T Index lost 4.54 points to close at 1,975.50 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 41.58.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund traded 16,655 shares valued at $376,124 to advance by 1 cent to end at $22.51, Sagicor Financial Corporation added 1 cent with 12,201 shares changing hands, to end at $5.11 and West Indian Tobacco traded 1,000 shares at $125.02 to gain 2 cents for a new 52 weeks high.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Agostini’s with a volume of 200,000 shares trading for $3,470,000 but the price declined by 26 cents to $17.35, Angostura Holdings dropped 85 cents to close at $15.05 with 203,387 shares changing hands, for a value of $3,062,687. First Citizens Bank contributed 124,014 shares with a value of $4,402,497 to close with a loss of 23 cents to $35.50 and Massy Holdings trading 705 shares to close at 63.57, with a loss of 2 cents for a new 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| ANSA Mcal traded 1,400 shares at $66.86, Guardian Holdings contributed 2,480 shares and closed at $13, while National Enterprises added 2,307 shares to close at $17.40, Scotiabank traded 1,361 shares at $62.15, Scotia Investments had 1,900 units trading at 41.45 and Trinidad Cement with 4,678 shares changing hands at $2.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.