Gains for Trinidad & Tobago exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 46 percent with the value 75 percent lower than on Tuesday resulting in 17 securities trading compared with 17 on Tuesday, with six stocks rising, four declining and seven remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 221,615 shares for $1,483,596 versus 412,485 stock units at $6,011,700 on Tuesday. An average of 13,036 units were traded at $87,270 compared with 24,264 shares at $353,629 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 14,326 shares at $190,654 versus 14,971 units at $242,338 on the previous day. The average trade for April amounts to 17,776 shares at $261,442.
The Composite Index rallied 5.23 points to  1,328.78, the All T&T Index popped 9.92 points to 1,995.33, the SME Index remained unchanged at 61.51 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.03 points to 86.14.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa McAl advanced $4 to $53 after 100 shares were traded, Calypso Macro Investment Fund popped 50 cents to $21.50 in trading 125 units, First Citizens Group ended at $50 in an exchange of 6,042 shares. FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.25 with investors trading 435 stocks, GraceKennedy declined 8 cents in closing at $4.07, with 48,390 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group rose 5 cents to $1.50 after a transfer of 69,858 stock units. L.J. Williams B share popped 3 cents to $2.73 with a transfer of 5,000 stocks, Massy Holdings lost 13 cents to end at $4.86, with 28,962 units changing hands, National Enterprises gained 5 cents in closing at $3.70 with an exchange of 8,149 stocks. National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 in an exchange of 22,000 units, Point Lisas fell 2 cents to $4.28, with 10 shares crossing the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $8 after 61 stock units were traded. Republic Financial closed at $136 after exchanging 178 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $77.49 after an exchange of 505 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $20 after 15,425 shares passed through the market. Trinidad Cement slipped 1 cent to $3.49 as investors exchanged 10 stock units and Unilever Caribbean rallied 73 cents in closing at $16.98, with 16,365 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.