Eight stocks rose 7 fell on the Trinidad Exchange

Price movement was fluid in trading on Thursday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, resulting in activity in 19 securities compared with 18 on Wednesday and ending with prices of eight stocks rising, seven declining and four left unchanged including two that closed at 52 weeks’ lows after a 49 percent jump in the volume of stocks changing hands valued at 86 percent more than on Wednesday.
Trading closed with an exchange of 208,677 shares for $2,019,712 up from 140,346 stocks at $1,083,905 on Wednesday.
The average trade for the day was 10,983 shares at $106,301 compared with 7,797 stock units at $60,217 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 16,754 shares at $139,630 compared with 17,122 units at $141,755 on the previous day and an average for April of 17,642 shares at $178,724.
The Composite Index popped 7.60 points to close at 1,140.43, the All T&T Index climbed 6.21 points to finish at 1,721.54, the SME Index remained at 78.90, with the Cross-Listed Index advancing 1.27 points to conclude trading at 72.58.
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 15 cents in closing at $68.75 after 3,985 shares passed through the market, Angostura Holdings rallied 50 cents to $18.50 with traders dealing in 250 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $24 with 1,184 shares crossing the market. First Citizens Group fell 50 cents to $44.50 with a transfer of 3,780 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank rose 3 cents to finish at $6.93, with 900 shares crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy rallied 5 cents and ended at $3.95 after a transfer of 100 units. Guardian Holdings sank 40 cents to $16.50 after 241 stocks changed hands, JMMB Group dipped 8 cents to end at $1.20 in an exchange of 92,750 stock units, Massy Holdings increased 8 cents to close at $4.20 with investors swapping 6,295 shares. National Enterprises climbed 10 cents in closing at $3.65 in an exchange of 71,756 units, NCB Financial fell 1 cent to end at $2.69 and closed after 2,920 stocks were traded, One Caribbean Media slipped 15 cents to finish at $3.55 with an exchange of 1,815 stock units. Point Lisas remained at $3.50, with the trading of 25 shares, Prestige Holdings remained at $13 with investors trading 4,020 stock units, Republic Financial lost 50 cents in closing at $117 in switching ownership of 8,254 stock units. Scotiabank advanced 99 cents and ended at $66 with investors dealing in 10 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 5 cents to finish at $7.65 after an exchange of 72 shares, Unilever Caribbean dropped 25 cents to close at $11.75 with investors trading 258 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $9 after an exchange of 10,062 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.