Trading on Thursday ended with just three stocks rising, eight declining and six ending unchanged following activity in 17 securities compared to 16 ended on Wednesday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, with the volume of stocks traded rising 100 percent with the value marginally more than on Wednesday.
Investors exchanged 181,247 shares for $1,483,387 versus 90,677 stock units at $1,457,104 on Wednesday.
An average of 10,662 units were traded at $87,258 compared to 5,667 shares at $91,069 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 15,448 shares at $137,952 compared with 16,038 units at $144,196 on the previous day. The average trade for September amounts to 21,948 shares at $198,506.
The Composite Index dipped 1.63 points to conclude trading at 1,209.89, the All T&T Index popped 0.37 points to 1,839.43, the SME Index dropped 3.43 points to settle at 76.56 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.53 points to close at 75.07.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings ended at $22.98, with 255 shares crossing the market, Ansa McAl remained at $57 after closing trading of 700 stocks, Endeavour Holdings fell $1.75 to end at $13.25 after an exchange of 226 units, First Citizens Group increased 10 cents and ended at $49.10 with a transfer of 890 stock units. FirstCaribbean International Bank declined 24 cents to $6.75 as investors exchanged 1,000 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $19 in switching ownership of 9,830 units, JMMB Group skidded 1 cent and ended at $1.40 with stakeholders exchanging 19,000 stock units, L.J. Williams B share shed 4 cents to close at $2.40 with an exchange of 93 shares. Massy Holdings slipped 4 cents in closing at $4.80 with 123,204 shares clearing the market, National Flour Mills remained at $1.60 in an exchange of 1,745 stocks, 
Point Lisas lost 43 cents to end at $3.07, with 1,000 units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings rallied 25 cents to $8.75 with traders dealing in 1,420 stock units. Republic Financial remained at $119.50, following 1,147 units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank ended at $72.50 with investors transferring 2,903 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 5 cents in closing at $12.95 in an exchange of 8,661 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rose 85 cents to end at $11.59 after trading of 6,921 stock units and West Indian Tobacco shed 1 cent to end at $10 while 2,252 stocks were exchanged.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Falling stocks hit rising ones on Trinidad Exchange
October 12, 2023 by
