Investors pumped in 1,051 more funds in the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday and pushed the volume of stocks traded up 90 percent more than on Thursday resulting in 15 securities trading compared with 19 on Thursday, with eight stocks rising, three declining and four remaining unchanged after an exchange of 865,694 shares for $38,589,934 up from 455,083 stock units at $3,353,828 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 57,713 units at $2,572,662 compared to 23,952 shares at $176,517 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 38,846 shares at $1,233,640.
The average trade for November amounts to 51,348 at $461,781.
The Composite Index dipped 2.03 points to end at 1,310.15, the All T&T Index declined 5.61 points to close at 1,972.38 and the Cross-Listed Index climbed 0.25 points to 84.19.
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 rallied 49 cents in closing at $43.50 after switching owners of 29 shares, Clico Investment Fund advanced 75 cents to close at $29.75 while exchanging 3,329 stocks, Endeavour Holdings increased $1 in ending at $8 with investors transferring 876 stock units. First Citizens Group dipped 5 cents to end at $50, with 762,269 units crossing the market, JMMB Group climbed 3 cents to $1.85 after a transfer of 2,672 stocks, Massy Holdings popped 8 cents to end at $4.75 with a transfer of 4,584 stock units. National Enterprises dipped 1 cent in ending at $3.24 with 1,500 units changing hands, National Flour Mills remained at $1.50, with 79,000 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial gained 14 cents in closing at $4.70 after trading 5,300 stocks. Prestige Holdings ended at $6.30 in an exchange of 14 shares, Republic Financial ended at $139 after an exchange of 75 units, Scotiabank dropped 2 cents to $77.48w ith the swapping of 1,198 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 29 cents to $21.24 in trading 4,728 units, Trinidad Cement popped 5 cents to close at $3.65 with an exchange of 100 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $22 with investors trading 20 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.