Gains for Trinidad Stock Exchange

Trading ended with nine stocks rising, four declining and seven ended unchanged on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, following trading in 20  securities up from 17 on Thursday and ended with the market indices bouncing even with the volume of stocks traded declining 35 percent with the value 9 percent lower than on Thursday.
Investors exchanged 211,397 shares for $2,148,592 compared to 327,395 units at $2,368,865 on Thursday.
An average of 10,570 shares were traded at $107,430 down from 19,259 shares at $139,345 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 10,742 shares at $178,114 compared with 10,790 units at $197,748 on the previous day. The average trade for June ended with 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index rose 7.85 points to 1,234.94, the All T&T Index increased 10.70 points to 1,880.48, the SME Index gained 0.58 points to end at 70.71 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.67 points to 76.14.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68.50, with 223 shares crossing the market, Angostura Holdings climbed 10 cents and ended at $23.10 in switching ownership of 54 units, Ansa McAl rallied 30 cents to close at $51 after trading of 16,090 stock units, Ansa Merchant Bank dropped $1 to $47 with a transfer of 200 stocks. CinemaOne advanced 50 cents to $7.60 as investors exchanged 575 stocks, First Citizens Group remained at $48 in an exchange of 1,971 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7.20 after investors traded 68 shares, Guardian Holdings popped $1.30 to end at $18.65 with 100 stock units crossing the market. Massy Holdings dipped 3 cents to $4.85 with stakeholders exchanging 5,000 units, National Enterprises ended at $3.85 while 100,000 shares passed through the market, National Flour Mills remained at $1.64, with 1,107 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial ended at $3.10 with an exchange of 7,793 stocks. One Caribbean Media increased 10 cents to end at $3.75 with investors transferring 655 shares, Prestige Holdings ended at $8, with 70,060 stocks clearing the market, Republic Financial rose 9 cents to  $127.99 after a transfer of 310 stock units, Scotiabank declined 9 cents to $75.90 in trading 695 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 25 cents and ended at $18.25 in an exchange of 5,837 stock units. Trinidad Cement rose 11 cents to close at $2.62, with 410 units crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean fell 10 cents in closing at $12.10 with shareholders swapping 200 stocks and West Indian Tobacco advanced 60 cents to end at $11.60 in trading 49 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.