Another day of decline for Trinidad stocks


Stocks ended with mostly losses for a third day on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, resulting in 20 securities trading compared with 18 on Tuesday and ending with prices of five rising, nine falling and six ending firm.

Trading closed with 407,962 shares, with a 12 percent rise in value to $2,009,910 compared with 397,467 units at $1,786,614 on Tuesday.
An average of 20,398 shares was traded at $100,495 each, compared with 22,082 units at $99,256 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 37,609 shares with a value of $289,845 compared with 38,510 stock units at $299,758 on the previous day and an average for September of 37,104 shares at $224,976.
The Composite Index shed 4.48 points to finish at 959.80, the All T&T Index sank 8.61 points to 1,385.28, the SME Index remained at 97.70 and the Cross-Listed Index closed at 70.61, without change.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close on Wednesday, Agostini rose 50 cents and ended at $67, with 181 shares crossing the market, Angostura Holdings advanced 50 cents to $13 with investors trading 50 units, AS Bryden declined by 41 cents to end at $1.80, after 11,264 shares passed through the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.47, with 5 stocks changing hands, First Citizens Group lost 40 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $35.10, with investors trading 2,540 stock units, GraceKennedy popped 4 cents to close at $3.49 after an exchange of 2 shares. Guardian Holdings dropped 10 cents to $13.90 and closed with an exchange of 307 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 71 cents with a mere one unit crossing the market, JMMB Group ended at 89 cents in an exchange of 1,200 stock units. Massy Holdings slipped 6 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.50, after 288,218 shares cleared the market, National Enterprises slipped 2 cents and ended at $2.08 with investors swapping 47 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.60 with 106 units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial remained at $1.91 in trading 73,000 stocks, Point Lisas climbed 4 cents and ended at $4.09 after a transfer of 6,375 shares, Prestige Holdings fell 3 cents in closing at $13.57 with investors dealing in 211 stocks. Republic Financial dipped $1 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $105 after an exchange of 5,483 units, Scotiabank sank 40 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $48 trading after 119 stock units changed hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 4 cents to close at $3 with an exchange of 12,269 shares. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.95 with a transfer of 225 stock units and Unilever Caribbean shed 10 cents to end at $13.55 as investors exchanged 6,359 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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