Trading ended Tuesday, with 17 percent fewer shares, but with 78 percent more value than on Monday, and resulted in more stocks falling than rising at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange Market.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Some 20 securities traded up from 12 on Monday, with six rising, ten falling and four left unchanged. The Composite Index rose 1.31 points to 1,432.29, the All T&T Index gained 1.72 points to close at 1,939.19 and the Cross-Listed Index added 0.12 points to settle at 124.71.
A total of 77,295 shares traded for $3,432,431 compared to 93,325 units at $1,933,314 on Monday. Trading averaged 3,865 units at $171,622 versus 7,777 shares at $161,109 on Monday, and month to date, an average of 32,443 units at $259,628 versus 35,114 shares at $267,853. The average trade for September ended at 36,606 units at $425,940.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with higher bids than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s lost 25 cents to finish at $24.25 in trading 3,525 shares, Angostura Holdings fell $1.45 to $15.65, with 55 stock units crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl remained at $57.10, with 9,969 stocks changing hands. Ansa Merchant Bank remained unchanged at $41, with 4,000 units clearing the market, First Citizens Group increased 15 cents to $50.75 after trading 2,022 stock units, GraceKennedy rallied 4 cents to $6.30 after exchanging 150 stocks.
Guardian Holdings declined 60 cents to $32 in exchanging 6,150 units, JMMB Group remained at $2.24 in an exchange of 7,087 shares, L.J. Williams B share dropped 16 cents to $1.34 in swapping 320 stock units. Massy Holdings popped $1 to $84 in exchanging 25,195 stocks, National Enterprises shed 5 cents in closing at $3.25 with an exchange of 2,510 shares, National Flour Mills fell 11 cents to $1.94, after exchanging 952 units. NCB Financial Group remained at $8.15 in trading 250 units, One Caribbean Media dipped 11 cents to $4.75 with the swapping of 7,600 stock units, Prestige Holdings declined 34 cents to close at $7.01, with 80 stocks changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings gained 6 cents to $135.76 after trading 530 shares, Scotiabank popped 50 cents to $62 in switching ownership of 1,650 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 30 cents at $18.50 with the swapping of 150 shares. Trinidad Cement spiked 40 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.50, trading 3,500 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 16 cents to end at $30.75 after exchanging 1,600 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
