Gains for Trinidad stocks

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 194 percent with a 270 percent greater value than on Monday resulting in 18 securities trading compared with 17 on Monday, with three stocks rising, three declining and 12 remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 230,503 shares for $3,407,511 compared to 78,482 stocks at $922,127 on Monday.
An average of 12,806 shares were traded at $189,306 compared with 4,617 shares at $54,243 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 14,850 shares at $261,541 versus 14,995 units at $266,681 on the previous day. The average trade for March amounts to 23,611 shares at $241,669.
The Composite Index popped 3.05 points to 1,299.96, the All T&T Index advanced 2.33 points to 1,963.22, the SME Index remained at 61.51 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.53 points to end at 82.60.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $64 as investors traded 4,696 shares, Angostura Holdings fell 5 cents to $23.95 in exchanging 20 stock units, Ansa Merchant Bank ended trading of 168 stocks at $43.53, First Citizens Group gained 50 cents after ending at $50 in an exchange of 7,901 units, GraceKennedy closed market activity at $4.10 with an exchange of 19,000 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $25.05, with 5,000 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group climbed 14 cents to close at $1.50, with 15,874 shares clearing the market, Massy Holdings remained at $4.65 in an exchange of 4,324 units, National Enterprises dipped 1 cent to end at $3.73 with a transfer of 66,723 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.43 with 175 units cross tinghe exchange, One Caribbean Media closed unchanged at $3.70 after exchanging 5 stock units, Prestige Holdings remained at $8 in trading 697 shares, Republic Financial ended at $135.50 as investors exchanged 1,281 shares, Scotiabank advanced 9 cents to $77.49 while 6,260 stocks passed through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 6 cents in closing at $18.70, with 1,420 units crossing the market, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.50 as 80 stock units changed hands, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.59 after investors traded 78,871 stock units and West Indian Tobacco had a switch in ownership of 18,008 units at $16.50.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.