Stocks ended with mixed results on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, following trading of a 231 percent jump in the volume of stocks with a marginally lower value than on Tuesday, resulting in 24 securities trading, up from 18 on Tuesday and ending with prices of seven rising, nine declining and eight ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 364,315 shares for $3,415,178 compared to 110,182 stock units at $3,511,004 on Tuesday.
An average of 15,180 shares were traded with an average of $142,299 compared with 6,121 stocks at $195,056 on Tuesday, with trading for the month to date averaging 16,042 stock units at $154,801 compared with 16,181 units at $156,814 on the previous day and an average for July of 11,986 shares at $187,557.
The Composite Index rallied 3.31 points to 1,021.52, the All T&T Index advanced 0.90 points to settle at 1,474.54, the SME Index inched 0.01 points higher to 96.44 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.83 points to finish at 75.16.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.45 with a transfer of 141 shares, Ansa McAl slipped $1.66 to close at a 52 week low of $40.84, with investors dealing in 3,239 units, Ansa Merchant Bank advanced 48 cents to finish at $38.98 in an exchange of 38,482 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $9 with the swapping of 46,230 stock units, First Citizens Group rose 8 cents in closing at $41.50 after an exchange of 858 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $3.70 with investors trading 1,025 shares. Guardian Holdings sank $1 to $16 with an exchange of 1,531 stocks, Guardian Media gained 9 cents to close at 75 cents, with 4,570 units crossing the market, JMMB Group ended at $1.07 as investors exchanged 110 stock units. L.J. Williams B share dipped 5 cents in closing at $1.20 in switching ownership of just one share, Massy Holdings popped 4 cents and ended at $3.95 with traders dealing in 20,120 stock units, Medcorp sank $3.73 to finish at $48.02 in an exchange of 104 units. National Enterprises increased 12 cents to $2.12 and closed after 10 stocks were traded, National Flour Mills shed 4 cents to close at $1.60 after an exchange of 1,584 units,
NCB Financial climbed 11 cents and ended at $1.93, with 200,000 shares clearing the market. One Caribbean Media lost 23 cents to end at a 52 week low of $2.26 after trading of 1,820 shares, Point Lisas ended at $4 after 657 stock units passed through the market, Prestige Holdings dipped 20 cents to finish at $13 with 1,200 shares changing hands. Republic Financial remained at $111 with investors trading 5,057 stocks, Scotiabank rallied 25 cents to finish at $50.45, with 2,150 units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 5 cents and ended at $3.60 after a transfer of 33,355 stock units. Trinidad Cement remained at $2 with an exchange of just one share, Unilever Caribbean ended at $14.01 in trading 70 stocks and West Indian Tobacco skidded 20 cents to a 52 week low of $4.41 after an exchange of 2,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated