Declining TTSE stocks edged out advancers

Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange rallied at the close of trading on Monday, following a mild decline in the volume of stocks traded with the value dropping 31 percent lower than on Friday and resulting in 22 active securities compared with 21 on Friday, with prices of seven stocks rising, nine declining and six remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 225,287 shares for $2,229,171 compared to 246,321 stock units at $3,238,280 on Friday.
An average of 10,240 shares were traded at $101,326 compared to 11,730 units at $154,204 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 8,834 shares at $110,169 compared with 8,291 units at $113,585 on the previous trading day. The average trade for July amounts to 36,525 shares at $302,493.
The Composite Index rallied 2.98 points to 1,257.12, the All T&T Index gained 1.66 points to close at 1,910.91, the SME Index ended unchanged at 70.47 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.62 points to end at 78.02.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings increased 5 cents to $22.55 after an exchange of 40 shares, Ansa McAl rose 50 cents and ended at $58.50 in exchanging 2 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment popped 25 cents to close at $22 in an exchange of 1,000 stock units, First Citizens Group advanced 75 cents to $50, with 8,720 units crossing the exchange. FirstCaribbean Bank ended at $7.04 as investors exchanged 286 stocks, GraceKennedy closed at $3.40 in trading 935 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $19 in swapping 15,613 stock units, Guardian Media ended at $2.20 in an exchange of 52 shares. JMMB Group slipped 1 cent to $1.33 after an exchange of 110,002 shares, L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.70 after trading 50 units, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent to end at $4.83 after a transfer of 19,133 stock units, National Enterprises fell 1 cent to close at $4.10, with 13,547 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial climbed 13 cents to $3.50, with 2,462 units crossing the market, One Caribbean Media rallied 5 cents in closing at $3.75 after 650 shares crossed the exchange, Point Lisas dipped 5 cents to $3.74 with investors swapping 600 stocks, Prestige Holdings shed 30 cents to end at $7.65 after 1,161 stock units passed through the market. Republic Financial dropped 50 cents to $127, with a transfer of 5,550 units, Scotiabank declined $1.19 in closing at $74 with an exchange of 3,708 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 1 cent to close at $17.69 with 228 shares clearing the market. Trinidad Cement ended at $3 with 36,913 stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean lost 49 cents to close at $11.70 with stakeholders exchanging 4,070 shares and West Indian Tobacco rose 3 cents to $11.36 with investors transferring 565 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.