Decline for Trinidad & Tobago Exchange

Rising and declining stocks shared outcomes on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange equally on Tuesday, following a 60 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded and a 290 percent jump in value compared with Friday, resulting in 21 securities trading compared with 18 on Friday, with prices of seven stocks rising, seven declining and seven remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 538,556 shares for $11,455,215 compared to 335,666 stock units at $2,934,595 on Friday.
An average of 25,646 units were traded at $545,486 compared to 18,648 shares at $163,033 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 13,913 shares at $233,182 compared with 12,166 units at $186,668 previously traded. The average trade for October amounts to 15,711 shares at $151,451.
The Composite Index declined 4.65 points to end at 1,197.31, the All T&T Index skidded 15.43 points to 1,814.13, the SME Index remained unchanged at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.96 points to 75.21.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s popped $1 to end at $68.50 as investors exchanged 85 stocks, Angostura Holdings gained $1.74 in closing at $22.25 after a transfer of 24,010 units, Ansa McAl rose $2.95 to $57 with 131,104 shares crossing the market. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $43.50 after investors traded 7,100 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund climbed 89 cents to to $23.50 with a transfer of 22 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $15, with an exchange of 33 units. First Citizens Group ended at $49.25 with shareholders swapping 7,910 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7, with 700 stock units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings declined 45 cents to close at $18.65 with traders dealing in 28,748 shares. JMMB Group lost 6 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.35, with 17,960 stocks crossing the market, L.J. Williams B share increased 10 cents to $2.40 in an exchange of 1,200 units, Massy Holdings fell 6 cents to end at $4.43 with investors transferring 174,722 stock units. National Enterprises remained at $3.55 after investors  traded 4,000 shares, NCB Financial rallied 18 cents to close at $3.02 with 110,339 stocks clearing the market, Prestige Holdings skidded 5 cents to $11.45 in an exchange of 82 units. Republic Financial dropped $1.50 to a 52 weeks’ low of $124.50, with 7,600 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank shed 1 cent to end at $72.51 after investors exchanged 11,527 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $12.50 while exchanging 8,287 stock units. Trinidad Cement ended at $2.86 in trading 1,990 stocks, Unilever Caribbean advanced 49 cents to close at $11 with stakeholders exchanging 122 units and West Indian Tobacco dropped 41 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $9.60 in switching ownership of 1,015 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.