Energy and financial stocks push TTSE

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday, with the market indices rising following a $1 jump in the price of Trinidad & Tobago NGL and a 99 cents rise in First Citizens Group after the volume of stocks traded climbed 123 percent and the value rose 31 percent over Friday, following the exchange of 18 securities trading compared with 17 on Friday, with three stocks rising, five declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 717,447 shares for $5,819,948 versus 321,588 units at $4,455,199 on Friday.
An average of 39,858 stock units were traded at $323,330 up from 18,917 shares at $262,071 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 39,932 shares at $517,743 marginally down from 39,942 units at $544,662 on the previous trading day. The average trade for November amounts to 51,348 at $461,794.
The Composite Index increased 6.10 points to 1,307.67, the All T&T Index advanced 4.12 points to 1,968.21 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 1.15 points to settle at 84.10.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows prices of five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Ansa McAl remained at $51.35 after 33 shares passed through the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund declined 5 cents to $21.50 with a transfer of 18,145 stock units, Clico Investment Fund fell 1 cent to $28.99, with 69,742 units changing hands. Endeavour Holdings ended at $8.30 in trading 400 stocks, First Citizens Group climbed 99 cents to $51, with 2,412 units crossing the market, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $5.15 with an exchange of 500 shares. GraceKennedy advanced 38 cents to end at $4.50, with 5,017 stock units clearing the market, Guardian Media dipped 5 cents in closing at $2.94 with the swapping of 30 stocks, Massy Holdings remained at $4.50, 121,549 stock units crossing the exchange. National Enterprises closed at $3.30 after an exchange of 428,582 stocks, NCB Financial ended at $4.56 in switching ownership of 2,951 units, Point Lisas ended at $3.25 and finished with 5,000 shares being swapped. Republic Financial remained at $135.71 with investors transferring 111 units, Scotiabank dipped 19 cents to $76.81 in an exchange of 4,335 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped $1 in ending at $22 while exchanging 11,584 stocks. Trinidad Cement ended at $3.85 in exchanging 5,000 stock units, Unilever Caribbean lost 17 cents in closing at $13.01, with 30,801 units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $22 after an exchange of 11,255 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.