As was the case on Friday, trading ended with an exchange of 21 securities and ending with prices of nine stocks rising, eight declining and four ending firm, on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, following a 72 percent slump in the volume of stocks changing hands, at a 37 percent lower value than on Friday, with Trinidad and Tobago NGL cornering 68 percent of the shares traded.
The market closed with an exchange of 200,258 shares for $3,080,789, down from 707,050 stock units worth $4,871,825 on Friday.
An average of 9,536 shares were traded for $146,704, in falling from 33,669 units at $231,992 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 18,709 shares at $413,765, sliding from 20,191 stock units at $456,905 on the previous day and March with an average of 32,004 shares worth $251,725.
The Composite Index slipped 0.22 points to conclude trading at 934.24, the All T&T Index shed 0.42 points to 1,342.57, the SME Index remained at 91.16 and the Cross-Listed Index closed unchanged at 69.62.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $61.85 with 22 shares crossing the market, Angostura Holdings increased 37 cents to $10.87 with investors dealing in 3 units, AS Bryden climbed 10 cents to finish at $1.40 with 27 shares clearing the market.
First Citizens Group rose 20 cents and ended at $34.20 in an exchange of 1,779 stocks, Guardian Holdings rallied 3 cents in closing at $15.05 with 755 stock units being traded, Guardian Media closed at 68 cents with a transfer of 1,509 shares. JMMB Group slipped 2 cents in closing at 82 cents with just 5 stocks passing through the exchange, L.J. Williams B share dropped 5 cents to 95 cents with traders dealing in 3,000 units, Massy Holdings dipped 7 cents to close at $3.43 with 10,036 stock units changing hands. Medcorp sank $6.60 to end at $37.40 with investors swapping 75 shares, National Enterprises popped 1 cent to finish at $3.71 after an exchange of 9,758 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.48 with investors trading 2,142 stocks. One Caribbean Media advanced 24 cents to $1.44 after an exchange of 275 stock units, Point Lisas declined 25 cents and ended at $7after traders swapped 502 shares, Prestige Holdings sank $1.39 to finish at $11 in an exchange of 1,916 stocks.
Republic Financial gained $1.05 to close at $106.30 with investors trading 10,987 units, Scotiabank popped 31 cents in closing at $45.31 with 5,789 stock units crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 41 cents to end at $9.60 after a transfer of 136,352 shares. Trinidad Cement skidded 1 cent to close at a 52 week low of $1.62 as investors exchanged a mere one stock unit, Unilever Caribbean lost 47 cents and ended at $14 in switching ownership of 11,564 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.75 trading 3,761 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.