Stocks lost ground on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, resulting in trading of 20 securities on Tuesday as was the case on Monday and ended with prices of four stocks rising, 10 declining and six ended firm, with the volume of stocks traded rising 26 percent valued 9 percent more than on Monday.
The market closed with trading of 233,671 shares for $2,596,957, up from 185,649 units at $2,381,059 on Monday.
An average of 11,684 shares were traded at $129,848, just above the 9,282 units trading at $119,053 on Monday, Trading month to date ended with an average of 12,325 shares at $108,746, well in line with 12,449 units at $104,645 on the previous day and below the average for June of 21,123 shares at $212,612.
The Composite Index skidded 4.74 points to 1,019.45, the All T&T Index dipped 10.17 points to wrap up trading at 1,489.19, the SME Index remained unchanged at 96.37 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.15 points to finish at 72.35.
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 remained at $66.50 with a transfer of 1,428 shares, Angostura Holdings declined 55 cents in closing at $14.25 after an exchange of 526 stock units, Ansa McAl shed $1.50 and ended at $42 with investors trading 1,286 shares. Calypso Macro Investment fell 38 cents to close at $23.42 in switching owners of 200 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank gained 5 cents to close at $8.30 with traders dealing in 200 units, First Citizens Group ended at $41.80 after 15,900 shares passed through the market. GraceKennedy dipped 1 cent and ended at $3.75 in trading 3,903 stock units, Guardian Holdings popped 10 cents to $16.95 after an exchange of 81 units, Guardian Media remained at 97 cents with investors trading 3 stocks. JMMB Group fell 1 cent to end at $1.07, with 5,706 units crossing the market, Massy Holdings skidded 2 cents to close at $3.93 with investors dealing in 107,359 stocks, National Enterprises fell 5 cents to finish at $2.25, with 42,865 shares passing through the market.
Point Lisas dropped 40 cents and ended at $3.60 with investors swapping 1,050 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $12.95, with 1,657 shares crossing the exchange. Republic Financial lost 7 cents to close at $111.93 after a transfer of 6,732 units. Scotiabank gained 5 cents to end at $51.35 as investors exchanged 4,356 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.60 with 5,800 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad Cement slipped 15 cents to finish at $2.05 in an exchange of 5,000 shares. Unilever Caribbean rose 44 cents to $14.45 after trading of 5,549 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.70 with an exchange of 24,070 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.