Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with dramatic price movements resulting in 25 securities changing hands, up from 22 on Friday and ending with prices of eight stocks rising, 15 declining and two ending firm. National Flour Mills accounted for 72 percent of the shares traded, following a 45 percent drop in volume and 61 percent decline in value compared with Friday.
The market closed with the trading of 284,760 shares for $1,440,966, after tumbling from 516,903 stock units for $3,661,170 on Friday.
An average of 11,390 shares were traded for $57,639, with a decline from 23,496 units at $166,417 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 20,908 shares at $135,951, down from 23,674 units at $158,668 on the previous day and an average for May of 18,019 shares at $397,491.
The Composite Index declined 7.33 points to 987.57, the All T&T Index shed 7.91 points to wrap up trading at 1,436.65, the SME Index popped 0.52 points to 88.24 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.95 points to close at 70.93.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini fell 5 cents to a 52 weeks low of $59.45 with 15 shares crossing the market, Angostura Holdings fell 1 cent to $10.60 with investors trading 1,058 units, Ansa Merchant Bank dropped 33 cents to $28.50 after a transfer of 495 shares.
AS Bryden shed 13 cents in closing at $1.67 with investors dealing in 5,304 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank declined by 4 cents to $7.75 with 59,556 stocks clearing the market, Endeavour Holdings rose 15 cents to $18.15 in trading 300 shares. Eric Solis Marketing lost 40 cents in closing at $3.80 after an exchange of 100 stocks, First Citizens Group rallied 46 cents to $37.96 with investors swapping 454 units, GraceKennedy dipped 11 cents to $3.39 with an exchange of 3,000 stock units. Guardian Holdings remained at $15.99 with 5,893 shares crossing the market, Guardian Media popped 3 cents to finish at 81 cents as investors exchanged 1,956 units, JMMB Group sank 4 cents to a 52 weeks low of 76 cents after a transfer of 1,623 stocks. Massy Holdings slipped 1 cent to $3.40 after investors swapped 4,260 stock units, Medcorp rallied $2.75 to $43.75 following trading of 22 shares, National Enterprises skidded 2 cents to $5.35 with 290 units changing hands. National Flour Mills sank 2 cents to close at $1.48 with 156,720 stocks crossing the exchange, NCB Financial advanced 5 cents to $2.55 with investors trading 11 stock units,
One Caribbean Media dipped 5 cents to finish at $1.95 in switching ownership of 3,303 shares. Point Lisas lost 10 cents and ended at $7 with 955 stocks crossing the market, Republic Financial increased 39 cents to $107.99 with a transfer of 2,193 units, Scotiabank declined 90 cents to close at $44.50 in a transfer of 4,008 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 2 cents to finish at $10.02 with an 1,785 shares traded, Unilever Caribbean fell 1 cent in closing at $14.99 with investors trading 2,268 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rose 1 cent to end at $2.80 in an exchange of 28,157 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.