Big fall for Trinidad Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded being marginally lower than on Wednesday, valued 22 percent lower and resulting in a big drop in the market value following the trading of 16 securities compared with 20 on Wednesday, with prices of three stocks rising, nine declining and four remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index fell 9.49 points to end at 1,205.61, the All T&T Index shed 18.44 points to settle at 1,803.79, the SME Index slipped 0.35 points to 78.23 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.01 points to 79.14.
The market closed with an exchange of 220,558 shares for $1,986,863 versus 221,446 stock units at $2,548,418 on Wednesday.
An average of 13,785 units were traded at $124,179 compared to 11,072 shares at $127,421 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 11,511 shares at $111,112 compared to 11,189 units at $109,266 on the previous day and with an average for December of 17,065 shares at $239,371.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68.50 and closed with an exchange of 266 units, Angostura Holdings dropped $2.69 in closing at $20.05 with 145 stocks being traded, CinemaOne shed 10 cents to $6.90 with investors transferring 100 shares. First Citizens Group declined 1 cent and ended at $50 with 15,918 stocks trading, FirstCaribbean International Bank fell 5 cents to close at $7 with investors swapping 10,000 shares, GraceKennedy skidded 6 cents to $4.11 with an exchange of 17,082 stock units. Guardian Holdings lost 25 cents in closing at $18 with investors trading 2,000 units, JMMB Group remained at $1.28 with a transfer of 19,207 stocks, Massy Holdings popped 1 cent and ended at $4.45 while exchanging 57,812 units. National Enterprises sank 10 cents to close at $3.55 with investors trading 20,771 stocks, National Flour Mills gained 10 cents to end at $1.99, with 42,102 shares changing hands, Point Lisas remained at $3.90 in trading 2,076 stock units. Prestige Holdings ended at $9.30 after an exchange of 2,011 shares, Republic Financial rose 18 cents and ended at $122.58 after 1,728 units passed through the market, Scotiabank dipped 1 cent to close at $69.98 with traders dealing in 469 stocks and Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell $1.28 to a 52 weeks’ low of $9.38 with 28,871 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.