Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 50 percent with the value modestly more than on Wednesday, resulting from trading in 22 securities compared with 17 on Wednesday, with prices of five stocks rising, seven declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 171,202 shares for $2,189,051 versus 342,162 stock units at $2,112,627 on Wednesday.
An average of 7,782 shares were traded at $99,502 compared to 20,127 shares at $124,272 on Wednesday. Ttrading month to date averaged 10,511 shares at $141,867 compared with 10,909 units at $148,041 on the previous day. The average trade for June was 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index fell 1.28 points to 1,234.46, the All T&T Index slipped 4.95 points to close at 1,876.77, the SME Index added 0.58 points to end at 70.59 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.37 points to finish at 76.56.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s lost 50 cents in closing at $68 after an exchange of 85 shares, Angostura Holdings dipped 40 cents to end at $23, with 187 units changing hands, Ansa McAl ended at $51.01 after an exchange of 204 stocks, CinemaOne declined 20 cents in closing at $7.50, with 450 stock units clearing the market. 
Endeavour Holdings climbed 25 cents and ended at $13 after 1,405 shares passed through the market, First Citizens Group ended at $48.05 after trading 1,693 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.25 as 65 stock units were traded, GraceKennedy ended at $3.43 after an exchange of 60,311 units. Guardian Holdings shed 65 cents to end at $18, with 1,700 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group closed at $1.35 in switching ownership of 19,015 stock units, Massy Holdings increased 5 cents to end at $4.90 after an exchange of 44,299 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $4, with 7,699 units crossing the exchange. National Flour Mills popped 11 cents to close at $1.63 after 26 stock units changed hands, 
NCB Financial ended at $3.10 in an exchange of 15,800 units, One Caribbean Media advanced 6 cents to $3.81 with a transfer of one stock unit, Prestige Holdings ended at $8, with investors trading 303 shares. Republic Financial dropped 55 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $127, with 10,958 units crossing the market, Scotiabank fell 4 cents to close at $75.95 with investors transferring 5 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $17.90 after a transfer of 4,252 stocks. Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent and ended at $2.55 with shareholders swapping 615 stocks, Unilever Caribbean dropped 22 cents to $12.03 in an exchange of 799 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $11.25 in trading 1,330 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Falling stocks edged out risers on Trinidad Exchange
July 13, 2023 by
