Gains for Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange

Stocks ended with mostly gains on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, pushing the market indices higher at the close with the volume of stocks traded declining 24 percent valued 54 percent more than on Monday and resulting in 20 securities trading, up from 18 on Monday and ending with prices of eight stocks rising, seven declining and five ended firm including Republic Financial advanced $2 and First Citizens Group that popped 99 cents higher and partially offset by a 95 cents fall in Calypso Macro Investment Fund.
The market closed with an exchange of 104,706 shares for $1,978,307 versus 137,683 stocks at $1,287,956 on Monday.
An average of 5,235 shares were traded at $98,915 compared with 7,649 units at $71,553 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 7,125 shares at $92,057 compared with 7,465 units at $90,821 on the previous day and an average for May of 15,629 shares at $129,694.
The Composite Index climbed 5.47 points to finish at 1,122.20, the All T&T Index popped 7.01 points to close at 1,684.06, the SME Index remained unchanged at 86.99 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 0.53 points to lock up trading at 72.92.
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 slipped 25 cents in closing at $68.50 after exchanging 144 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $63 with a transfer of 635 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank climbed 25 cents and ended at $41.75 after an exchange of a mere 5 stocks. Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell 95 cents to close at $23.05 after a transfer of 610 stock units, First Citizens Group popped 99 cents to $43.25, with 5,473 shares changing hands, FirstCaribbean International Bank shed 3 cents to finish at $6.90 with traders dealing in 4,510 stocks. GraceKennedy ended at $3.80 in an exchange of 457 units, Guardian Holdings gained 1 cent to end at $15.61 after 2,480 stock units passed through the market, Guardian Media dipped 1 cent in closing at $1.79 after an exchange of 37 shares. JMMB Group lost 3 cents and ended at $1.25 with investors trading 4,745 stock units, Massy Holdings closed at $4.16 with 1,485 stocks clearing the market, National Enterprises rose 10 cents to $3.40 with an exchange of 11,843 units. NCB Financial remained at $2.78 after closing with 47,944 stocks changing hands, One Caribbean Media skidded 3 cents to $3.65 in trading 481 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $13, with 714 shares crossing the market. Republic Financial advanced $2 to close at $108 with investors transferring 10,324 stock units, Scotiabank rallied 99 cents to finish at $65.99 after 3,331 shares crossed the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 1 cent to end at $7 with investors swapping 5,435 units. Unilever Caribbean sank 2 cents in closing at $11.70 with 3,500 stocks crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco climbed 40 cents to $9.40 in switching ownership of 553 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.