Big jump in funds entering Trinidad Exchange

Traders pumped 117 percent more money into the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, than they did on Tuesday but traded 29 percent less shares trading in 15 securities compared with 19 on Tuesday, with three stocks rising, eight declining and four unchanged.
Investors traded 501,834 shares for $13,032,564 compared with 702,526 stock units at $5,994,421 on Tuesday.
An average of 33,456 units were exchanged for $868,838 compared with 36,975 shares at $315,496 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 41,960 shares at $344,847 versus 43,248 units at $265,454 on the previous day. The average trade for February was  51,996 shares at $458,520.
The Composite Index advanced 1.09 points to 1,325.89, the All T&T Index lost 1.46 points to end at 1,982.94, the SME Index was unchanged at 61.52 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.53 points to close at 87.17.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $59.99 with a transfer of 51 shares, Angostura Holdings climbed 44 cents in closing at $23.55 after trading 1,842 stocks, Ansa McAl lost 19 cents to close at $50.81 after investors exchanged 371 stock units. First Citizens Group dropped 39 cents to $50.11 with investors transferring 1,182 units, Guardian Holdings declined $1 to $26 after a transfer of 388,474 units, JMMB Group gained 10 cents in closing at $1.85 in switching ownership of 688 shares. Massy Holdings advanced 10 cents to end at $4.60 with 48,474 stocks changing hands, National Enterprises dipped 3 cents to $3.71 in an exchange of 6,651 stock units, NCB Financial ended at $4.10 and closed with 555 units being traded. Point Lisas remained at $3.60, with 50 stock units crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings ended at $7.50 after 13,415 stocks changed hands, Republic Financial shed $1.01 in closing at $136.99 after 10,144 shares passed through the market. Scotiabank fell 9 cents to $78.11 as investors exchanged 8,681 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 15 cents in ending at $20.75, with 3,100 shares crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco declined 49 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $18 with 18,156 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.