Falling stocks dominate trading on TTSE

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with a 20 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded with a 23 percent lower value than on Friday, resulting in 20 securities trading up frTom 18 on Friday, and closed with prices of four stocks rising, ten declining and six remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 102,180 shares for $1,347,229 versus 127,604 stock units at $1,742,276 on Friday.
An average of 5,109 shares were traded at $67,361 compared with 7,089 units at $96,793 on Friday. Trading month to date averaged 36,525 shares at $302,493 down from 38,157 units at $314,708 on the previous trading day. The average trade for June amounts to 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index dipped 2.24 points to 1,247.87, the All T&T Index shed 2.42 points to close at 1,893.73, the SME Index remained unchanged at 70.47 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.29 points to end at 77.91.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings remained at $22.50, with 852 shares clearing the market, Ansa McAl added $1 and ended at $55 with shareholders swapping 225 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund popped 10 cents to close at $21.80 with a transfer of 1,769 stock units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13 in trading 190 units. First Citizens Group slipped 1 cent to $49 after an exchange of 3,898 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank dipped 1 cent to $7.04 in switching ownership of 20 shares, Guardian Holdings rose 34 cents to close at $19 after 5,471 units passed through the market, JMMB Group dipped 4 cents to end at $1.35 in an exchange of 18,300 stocks. L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.70, with 100 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings shed 10 cents in closing at $4.85 after an exchange of 664 shares, National Enterprises advanced 11 cents to $4.11 as investors exchanged 10,606 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.63, with 10,088 units crossing the market. NCB Financial ended at $3.45, with investors trading 637 stock units, One Caribbean Media fell 3 cents to close at $3.71 after a transfer of 819 units, Prestige Holdings declined 35 cents to $7.60 with an exchange of 99 stocks, Republic Financial shed 25 cents to end at $127.50 after investors ended exchanging 1,267 shares. Scotiabank declined 30 cents to $75.19, with 797 units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $17.90 with an exchange of 22,398 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 9 cents to $12.10 with investors transferring 334 stocks and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent to close at $11.24, with stakeholders exchanging 23,646 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.