Fall for Trinidad Stock Exchange

Market activity ended on Monday and resulted in more stocks rising than falling at the close of trading, after trading 181 percent more shares, with a 72 percent higher value than Friday, but ended with the market indices dropping at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
A total of 19 securities traded compared to 16 on Friday, with four rising, three declining and 12 remaining unchanged. The Composite Index declined 15.38 points to 1,471.65, the All T&T Index fell 10.30 points to finish at 2,138.28 and the Cross-Listed Index dropped 2.91 points to settle at 106.19.
Overall, 1,173,748 shares traded for $7,642,164 compared to 417,451 units at $4,444,008 on Friday. An average of 61,776 units traded at $402,219 compared to 26,091 shares at $277,751 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 36,753 units at $470,927 versus 33,583 units at $479,630 previously. The average trade for February amounts to 47,858 units at $516,870.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $50 in switching ownership of 270 shares, CinemaOne finished at $3.95 in trading 100 stocks, Clico Investment Fund ended unchanged at $29 after exchanging 7,991 stock units. FirstCaribbean International Bank increased 3 cents to close at $6.08 with an exchange of 2,000 units, GraceKennedy ended at $6, with 62,423 units clearing the market, Guardian Holdings finished at $29.54 after trading 10,882 stocks. JMMB Group popped 5 cents to close at $2.30, with 155,425 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings dropped 94 cents after ending at $6.01 while exchanging 853,063 stock units, National Enterprises remained at $2.95, with 2,994 shares crossing the exchange. National Flour Mills remained at $1.84 trading 7,791 units, NCB Financial Group fell 44 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $6.01 in exchanging 39,765 stock units, One Caribbean Media ended unchanged at $4.15, with 2,648 stocks crossing the market. Point Lisas closed at $3.50 in an exchange of 2,000 stock units, Prestige Holdings lost 10 cents after ending at $7 after 4,465 shares crossed the market, Republic Financial Holdings gained $1 to end at $141 exchanging 282 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $74.99 trading 60 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished at $20.52 with the swapping of 3,836 stocks, Unilever Caribbean ended unchanged at $15.25 trading 8,500 shares and West Indian Tobacco advanced 65 cents after ending at $24, with 9,253 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.