Market activity ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with an 80 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded after the value jumped 510 percent than Tuesday resulting in 18 securities trading down from 20 on Tuesday, with prices of six stocks rising, four declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 762,497 shares for $18,464,337 versus 423,395 stock units at $3,027,575 on Tuesday. An average of 42,361 units were traded at $1,025,796 compared to 21,170 shares at $151,379 on Tuesday, with average trading month to date of 22,671 shares at $323,854 versus 19,054 units at $194,606 on the previous day. The average trade for October amounts to 29,755 at $358,068.
The Composite Index popped 5.62 points to 1,304.89, the All T&T Index rose 10.87 points to 1,957.19 and the Cross-Listed Index remained unchanged at 84.95.
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 remained at $43 as investors exchanged 50 shares, Angostura Holdings rose 50 cents to end at $24 after an exchange of 879 stocks, Ansa McAl increased 60 cents to $53.60 in exchanging 60 units. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $22 with an exchange of 21 stock units, CinemaOne gained 53 cents to end at $6.51 while exchanging 12 shares, Clico Investment Fund rallied 49 cents to $28.99 after a transfer of 8,001 stocks.
First Citizens Group exchanged 8,538 stock units at $50.10, GraceKennedy ended at $4.90 with investors transferring 155 units, JMMB Group remained at $1.98 after tarding in 55 units. Massy Holdings declined 5 cents to end at $4.39, with 507,766 stocks crossing the market, One Caribbean Media ended at $3.70 and closed with trading in 390 stock units, Prestige Holdings popped 18 cents to close at $6.20 after 136 shares changed hands. Republic Financial dropped $3.60 to $134, with 251 shares crossing the market, Scotiabank lost 5 cents to end at $74 with 200,136 stock units clearing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 29 cents in closing at $21.95 in an exchange of 29,962 units. Trinidad Cement ended at $3.55 after trading 2,500 stocks, Unilever Caribbean remained at $12.90 after 3,075 units crossed the exchange and West Indian Tobacco fell 3 cents to $21.67 in switching ownership of 510 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated
