Gains for Trinidad & Tobago Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising and valued 65 percent lower than on Wednesday following trading in 15 securities compared with 16 on Wednesday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, five declining and four unchanged, including Prestige Holdings that traded at a 52 weeks’ high.
The market closed on Thursday with an exchange of 221,819 shares for $1,746,903 compared with 213,794 units at $4,968,552 on Wednesday.
An average of 14,788 shares were exchanged for $116,460 compared with 13,362 stock units at $310,535 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averaged 12,663 shares at $137,059 compared with 12,201 units at $141,531 on the previous day and an average for February of 21,839 shares at $159,828.
The Composite Index popped 3.81 points to end the day at 1,190.10, the All T&T Index rallied 10.51 points to close at 1,782.84, the SME Index remained at 78.90 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.47 points to 77.79.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Calypso Macro Investment Fund skidded 48 cents to $22.52 with investors trading 4,095 stocks, First Citizens Bank rose 24 cents to $49.25 with an exchange of 4,374 units, FirstCaribbean Bank ended at $7.05 after swapping 1,733 shares. GraceKennedy lost 8 cents in closing at $3.90, with 19,028 stock units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group popped 11 cents to end at $1.51 with investors trading 115,855 shares, L.J Williams B share ended at $1.99 as 2,000 stock units passed through the market. Massy Holdings remained at $4.35 as investors traded 53,188 units, National Enterprises dipped 1 cent in closing at $3.89, with 1,224 stocks crossing the market, National Flour Mills rallied 10 cents and ended at $2.10 trading 4 shares. NCB Financial sank 9 cents to close at $3.11 with 801 stocks changing hands, Prestige Holdings increased 75 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.25 after an exchange of 18 units, Republic Financial added 1 cent to end at $120 in an exchange of 5,420 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $72 with investors swapping 2,496 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 5 cents to close at $9.05 after exchanging 10,112 stocks and West Indian Tobacco fell 15 cents and ended at $9.20 in switching ownership of 1,471 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each