Stocks mostly gained on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following a 497 percent surge in the volume of stocks traded costing 129 percent more than on Wednesday and resulting the trading of 14 securities down from 19 on Wednesday and ending with prices of five rising, two declining and seven ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 653,098 shares valued $3,828,080 compared to 109,466 stock units at $1,672,686 on Wednesday.
An average of 46,650 shares were traded at $273,434 compared with 5,761 stock units at $88,036 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 31,510 shares at $157,220 compared to 30,233 units at $147,418 on the previous day and an average for October of 39,057 shares at $305,306.
The Composite Index rose 2.45 points to 1,043.75, the All T&T Index increased 5.95 points to close at 1,571.47, the SME Index remained at 88.01 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.18 points to 67.05.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings ended at $15.50 with a transfer of just one stock unit, Ansa McAl remained at $59.71 with 200 units crossing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund increased 40 cents to end at $24 with investors trading 24 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $7.06 with 3,066 stock units changing hands, First Citizens Group popped 2 cents to finish at $40.43 with investors dealing in 1,246 shares, GraceKennedy skidded 10 cents to close at $3.59 after trading 70,841 stocks. Guardian Holdings ended at $13.60 with 1,332 units clearing the market,
JMMB Group lost 3 cents in finishing at $1.04 with investors trading 341,000 stocks, Massy Holdings gained 9 cents and ended at $3.89 in an exchange of only 329 shares. National Enterprises rose 4 cents in closing at $2.69 with 10,991 stock units being traded, NCB Financial ended at $2.15 after a transfer of 200,246 stock units, Prestige Holdings remained at $11.50 with 99 stocks passing through the exchange. Republic Financial ended at $113 with traders dealing in 22,988 units and Scotiabank climbed 2 cents to end at $57.04 after an exchange of 735 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.