Gains for Trinidad Exchange to close out week

Trading attracted more money on Friday but resulted in slightly less shares being exchanged on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, with the value of share trading jumped 68 percent over Thursday and resulted in 17 securities trading similar to Thursday, with just three stocks rising, eight declining and six remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 390,039 shares for $7,504,179 versus 396,877 stock units at $4,457,416 on Thursday. An average of 22,943 units were traded at $441,422 compared to 23,346 shares at $262,201 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 15,743 shares at $281,984 versus 15,184 units at $269,608 on the previous day. The average trade for March amounts to 23,611 shares at $241,669.
The Composite Index climbed 2.27 points to 1,304.60, the All T&T Index increased 7.73 points to end at 1,967.68, the SME Index remained unchanged at 61.51 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.50 points to close at 83.28.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s advanced $2 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $62 with an exchange of 300 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $51 with 40,640 units being traded, Calypso Macro Investment Fund lost 2 cents in closing at $20.76, with 400 stocks clearing the market, First Citizens Group dipped 24 cents to end at $49.50 after exchanging 3,283 stock units. GraceKennedy shed 19 cents to end at $4.20 with a transfer of 101,115 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $25.05 and closed with an exchange of 1,050 shares, Guardian Media remained at $2.20 while exchanging 500 stocks, L.J. Williams B share fell 10 cents to $2.40 in trading 10,000 stock units. Massy Holdings increased 9 cents in closing at $4.65 with the swapping of 18,274 stock units, National Enterprises dropped 1 cent after ending at $3.74 as investors exchanged 159,855 units, NCB Financial closed at $3.54, with 5,699 shares crossing the market, investors in Prestige Holdings exchanged 250 stocks at $8.50, Republic Financial climbed 50 cents to $135.50 after an exchange of 26,278 stocks. Scotiabank dipped 2 cents to close at $77.98 as 1,361 shares passed through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 24 cents after ending at $18.76, with 5,905 units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.60 in an exchange of 4,644 stock units and West Indian Tobacco shed 50 cents to close at $16 with investors transferring 10,485 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.