Cool month end close for Trinidad market

Stocks ended September on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange with the indices slightly down on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 32 percent and valued 110 percent more than on Friday resulting from trading in 18 securities compared with 20 on Friday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, three declining and nine ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 187,997 shares valued at $1,267,593 compared to 142,962 stock units at $604,605 on Friday.
An average of 10, 444 shares were traded at $70,422 compared with 7,158 stocks at $30,230 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 19,319 shares at $151,318 compared with 19,851 units at $156,172 on the previous trading day and an average of 21,741 shares for $142,770 for August.
The Composite Index dipped 0.30 points to settle at 1,052.80, the All T&T Index skidded 0.57 points to end at 1,578.87, the SME Index increased 0.06 points to finish at 87.95 and the Cross-Listed Index remained at 68.55.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $64 after an exchange of 51 units, Angostura Holdings remained at $17 after 10 stocks cleared the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund increased 62 cents to finish at $24.22 in an exchange of 59 shares. Endeavour Holdings remained at $17 with traders dealing in 150 stock units, Eric Solis traded at a new high since listing earlier this month, with shares changing hands after rising 5 cents to $4.10, First Citizens Group popped 6 cents to end at $40.56 after 2,951 shares being traded, GraceKennedy ended at $3.60 after a transfer of 67 stock units. Guardian Holdings ended at $14.55 in trading 250 units, JMMB Group remained at $1.02 after 30,225 stocks passed through the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.59 as investors exchanged 28,696 units. National Enterprises climbed 6 cents and ended at $3.06 with 700 shares crossing the market, National Flour Mills closed at $1.80 with a transfer of 1,900 stocks, Prestige Holdings finished the day at $10.50 with 31,436 stocks changing hands. Republic Financial rose 8 cents to end at $111.98 with investors trading 379 shares, Scotiabank lost $1 to finish at $55 with 1,216 stock units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 15 cents and ended at $4.76 with investors dealing in 15,739 units. Unilever Caribbean declined $1.25 to close at $10.25 after 800 stocks changed hands and West Indian Tobacco slipped 1 cent to end at $6.50 with an exchange of 73,368 units.