Falling stocks fill Trinidad Exchange


The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Friday, with 21 securities changing compared to 20 on Thursday, with prices of four rising, eight declining and nine ending firm. Trading closed, with a 89 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, with the value 73 percent less than on Thursday.

The market closed with trading of 71,295 shares for $845,273, down from 632,473 stocks at $3,084,241 on Thursday.
An average of 3,395 shares were traded at $40,251 compared with 31,624 stock units at $154,212 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 12,743 shares at $212,873 compared with 13,283 units at $222,832 on the previous day and an average for June of 21,123 shares at $212,612.
The Composite Index dipped by 1.77 points to close at 1,006.22, the All T&T Index sank 5.23 points to 1,455.14, the SME Index remained at 96.08 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.27 points to close at 73.63.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini shed 50 cents to finish trading at $66.50 with an exchange of 1,474 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $38.35 after trading of 75 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank climbed 6 cents in closing at $8.76, after 1,102 shares crossed the market. CinemaOne remained at $4.68 with traders dealing in 10 stock units, First Citizens Group rose 10 cents to $42 in an exchange of 2,739 stock units, GraceKennedy ended trading of 533 stocks at $3.69. Guardian Holdings sank 2 cents to $16, with 870 shares crossing the market, Guardian Media popped 5 cents to end at 90 cents in switching ownership of 82 units, JMMB Group dipped 1 cent in closing at $1.06 with investors trading 3,400 stock units. L.J. Williams B share sank 12 cents to finish at $1.08, with 385 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings ended at $3.94, with 22,511 units crossing the exchange. National Enterprises remained at $2.10 after a transfer of 8,055 stocks. National Flour Mills gained 4 cents to $1.64, after 6,152 stock units passed through the market, NCB Financial ended at $1.93 in an exchange of 5,000 shares, Point Lisas remained at $3.75, with 70 units clearing the market. Prestige Holdings dipped 3 cents in closing at $13.20 after an exchange of 1,500 stocks, Republic Financial lost 25 cents to finish at $110.25 and closed with an exchange of 1,457 stock units, Scotiabank skidded 25 cents and ended at $50.25 with investors trading 4,624 shares. Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10 after an exchange of 104 stocks, Unilever Caribbean fell $1 to finish at $13 with investors dealing in 1,500 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.70 with a transfer of 9,652 stock units.

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

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