Gains for Trinidad & Tobago Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday with a 30 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded valued 458 percent more than on Monday and resulted in trading in 16 securities down from 19 on Monday and ended with prices of five rising, four declining and seven remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 111,347 shares for $8,182,275 versus 85,439 stock units at $1,465,235 on Monday.
An average of just 6,959 units were traded at $511,392 compared to a mere 4,497 shares at $77,118 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 5,622 shares at $275,651. The average trade for June amounts to 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index increased 0.48 points to 1,227.75, the All T&T Index climbed 4.20 points to end trading at 1,872.67, the SME Index remained unchanged at 70.13 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.49 points to finish at 75.23.
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 $68.50 with 282 shares clearing the market, Ansa McAl gained 30 cents in closing at $51 after switching ownership of 9,385 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $21.80 and closed at with 25 stocks changing hands, First Citizens Group ended at $48 with an exchange of 1,169 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank fell 5 cents to close at $7, with 1,029 stock units passing through the market, GraceKennedy shed 5 cents in closing at $3.40 after trading 2,000 units, Guardian Holdings rallied 5 cents to close at $17.30 with an exchange of 1,000 stocks, JMMB Group declined 5 cents to $1.35 after a transfer of 20,990 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $4.85 after 3,275 stocks crossed the market, National Enterprises advanced 10 cents to $3.85, with stakeholders exchanging 86 shares, Prestige Holdings remained at $8 in an exchange of 710 units, Republic Financial popped 65 cents to $128 after exchanging 55,910 stock units, Scotiabank lost 15 cents to close at $75.40, after 3,639 stock units passed through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $18 with shareholders swapping 830 shares, Unilever Caribbean increased 2 cents to end at $12.02, with 100 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $12 while exchanging 10,917 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.