Gains for Trinidad Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 77 percent and the value 83 percent lower than on Thursday, resulting in trading of 19 securities compared with 18 on Thursday, with the prices of four stocks rising, seven declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 108,985 shares for $1,151,664 versus 472,886 stock units at $6,787,326 on Thursday.
An average of 5,736 shares were traded for $60,614 compared with 26,271 shares at $377,074 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 24,512 shares at $229,510 versus 25,484 units at $238,254 on the previous day. The average trade for April ended with 17,776 shares at $261,442.
The Composite Index climbed 2.65 points to 1,267.48, the All T&T Index rallied 4.88 points to finish at 1,927.58, the SME Index remained at 69.27 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 0.04 points to finish at 78.52.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s dropped 3 cents to close at $65.02 with a transfer of 397 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $23.10, with 41 stocks changing hands, Ansa McAl remained at $51 with an exchange of 23 stock units. Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $21.80 with investors transferring 416 units, First Citizens Group popped $2 to $50 after a transfer of 2,177 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank rallied 13 cents to end at $7.15 with investors trading 820 units. GraceKennedy gained $3.85 and ended at $3.85 in switching ownership of 20,727 stocks, Guardian Holdings climbed 5 cents to close at $20.55 with shareholders swapping 8,551 stock units, JMMB Group fell 1 cent in closing at $1.40 after exchanging 142 stocks. Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent to $5.09 after investors traded 18,229 units, National Enterprises ended at $3.75 in an exchange of 21,558 shares, NCB Financial lost 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.24 as 375 stock units were traded. One Caribbean Media ended at $3.82, with 1,032 shares clearing the market, Point Lisas shed 23 cents to close at $3.27, with 112 stock units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial declined $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $129 while exchanging 554 stocks. Scotiabank remained at $76.56 after an exchange of 14 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $19 in an exchange of 103 units, Unilever Caribbean advanced 9 cents to close at $15.25, with 17,984 stocks crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $13.75 and closed with 15,730 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.