Equal honours on Trinidad Stock Exchange

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed marginally higher on Friday after trading in 21 securities up from 20 on Thursday and ended with five stocks rising, five declining and 11 remaining unchanged with the volume of stocks traded declining 5 percent with a 42 percent lower value than on Thursday.
Investors traded 667,210 shares for $2,237,651 versus 700,226 stock units at $3,849,031 on Thursday.
An average of 31,772 shares were traded at $106,555 compared with 35,011 units at $192,452 on Thursday, with trading, month to date averaging 23,515 shares at $224,325 compared to 23,024 units at $231,331 on the previous day. The average trade for May was 23,500 shares at $216,502.
The Composite Index rose 0.71 points to settle at 1,216.36, the All T&T Index rose 1.35 points to 1,869.99, the SME Index ended firm at 70.13 and the Cross-Listed Index remained unchanged at 72.33.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68.50, with 800 shares clearing the market, Angostura Holdings declined 10 cents to close at $23 after an exchange of 800 stocks, Ansa McAl remained at $51 after an exchange of 970 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $21.80 as stakeholders exchanged 280 units. Endeavour Holdings ended at $13 with a transfer of 71 units, First Citizens Group closed at $48 in trading 1,000 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank increased 5 cents to $7.05 while exchanging 139 stock units, GraceKennedy advanced 1 cent in closing at $3.40 in an exchange of 99,136 shares. JMMB Group dipped 4 cents to end at $1.35 with shareholders swapping 23,025 stocks, Massy Holdings rallied 1 cent to close at $4.85 after investors traded 25,046 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.64, with 20 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial ended at $2.70 after an exchange of 445,460 units. One Caribbean Media dropped 10 cents in closing at $3.60 after 61,883 stocks switched ownership, Point Lisas remained at $3.30 after 10 units crossed the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $8, with investors trading 675 stocks, Republic Financial remained at $127.41, with 361 shares changing hands, Scotiabank rose 62 cents to end at $75.62 with an exchange of 195 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $18 with stakeholders trading 2,944 shares, Trinidad Cement fell 3 cents to $2.62 with investors trading 3,020 units, Unilever Caribbean lost 24 cents to close at $12 after a transfer of 700 stocks and West Indian Tobacco added 1 cent to end at $12.01 after 675 stocks passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.