Gains for Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 48 percent with the value 74 percent less than the level of trading on Wednesday resulting in 12 securities trading compared with 17 on Wednesday and ended with three stocks rising, two declining and seven remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index dropped 3.79 points to close trading at 1,209.19, the All T&T Index shed 8.12 points to end at 1,828.72, the SME Index remained unchanged at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.12 points to 76.47.
Investors exchanged 216,737 shares for $917,842 down from 420,680 stock units at $3,553,733 on Wednesday.
An average of 18,061 units were traded at $76,487 compared to 24,746 shares at $209,043 on Wednesday, with trading for the month to date averaging 15,138 shares at $221,192 compared with 14,942 units at $230,891 on the previous day. The average trade for October amounts to 15,711 shares at $151,451.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa McAl remained at $57 with stakeholders trading 63 units, First Citizens Group ended at $49.25 with a transfer of 691 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7, with investors exchanging 20,305 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $18.65 after investors traded 4,163 stock units, JMMB Group advanced 6 cents in closing at $1.41, with 128,555 shares clearing the market, L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.40, with investors trading 10 stock units. Massy Holdings shed 5 cents to end at $4.35 with investors dealing in 27,000 units, National Enterprises ended at $3.55, with 20,590 stocks changing hands, Republic Financial rose $1 to close at $124 as investors exchanged 964 shares. Scotiabank gained 24 cents to end at $72.75 after 288 stock units ended up crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean dropped 49 cents in closing at $11 in an exchange of 13,900 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $9.60 with investors transferring 208 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.