Falling stocks dominate Trinidad & Tobago Exchange

Stocks mostly slipped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 99 percent at a 191 percent greater value than Monday, resulting in 20 securities trading compared with 16 on Monday, with six stocks rising, nine declining and five remaining unchanged.
Trading climbed to 257,799 shares for $4,379,273, up from 131,348 stock units at $1,504,412 on Monday. An average of 12,890 units were traded at $218,964 compared to 8,209 shares at $94,026 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 21,100 shares at $224,930 marginally less than 21,561 units at $225,265 on the previous day. The average trade for February amounts to 51,996 shares at $458,520.
The Composite Index fell 2.66 points to 1,326.99, the All T&T Index dipped 6.76 points to 1,982.36, the SME Index remained at 61.52 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.24 points to close at 87.57.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s dropped 98 cents to $58.51 after trading 100 shares, Ansa McAl traded 137 shares after the price slipped 25 cents to $54.50, Ansa merchant Bank traded 3,508 shares after falling $2.27 to close at $43.53, Calypso Macro Index Fund dropped $1.74 to close at $20.76 after investors traded 4,000 units. First Citizens Group ended at $50 with an exchange of 7,369 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank popped 5 cents to end at $7.25, with 303 stock units clearing the market. Guardian Holdings had an exchange of268 shares at $25.50, Guardian Media traded 525 shares and gained 10 cents to close at $2.30, Gracekennedy rose 2 cents in ending at $4.48 after an exchange of 1,100 units, JMMB Group slipped 1 cent to a 52 weeks’ low of $1.69 with a transfer of 26,208 shares, Massy Holdings fell 4 cents to $4.51 after an exchange of 100,652 stock units, National Enterprises had an exchange of 10,435 stocks in closing at $3.70 after slipping by 2 cents, National Flour traded 300 shares at $1.50. One Caribbean Media gained 1 cent to end at $3.56, with 19,789 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings shed 9 cents in ending at $7.40 in switching ownership of 321 shares. Republic Financial closed at $138 after 12,009 shares crossed the market, Scotiabank remained at $78 while exchanging just 2,043 stock units, investors in Trinidad and Tobago NGL swapped 53,774 with a rise of 4 cents to end at $$20.04, Unilever Caribbean rose 25 cents in ending at $14.75 while 4,255 stocks passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco fell 28 cents to end at $16.51 after trading 10,703 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.