Gains for Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange

Trading fell on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 12 percent with the value 34 percent lower than on Thursday resulting in the trading of 18 securities compared with 17 on Thursday, with five stocks rising, six declining and seven remaining unchanged and led the market rise at the close.
Investors exchanged 271,697 shares for $1,777,480, down from 310,206 units at $2,673,557 on Thursday.
An average of 15,094 shares were traded at $98,749 down from 18,247 stocks at $157,268 on Thursday, with trading for the month to date averaging 16,460 shares at $276,444 versus 16,645 units at $300,499 on the previous day. The average trade for March amounts to 23,611 shares at $241,669.
The Composite Index gained 4.19 points to close at 1,307.94, the All T&T Index rallied 8.90 points to 1,963.73, the SME Index remained at 61.16 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.12 points to 84.84.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Angostura Holdings ended at $24.40 in switching ownership of 50 shares, Ansa McAl rose 2 cents to $51.02 after an exchange of 912 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund climbed 2 cents to $20.78 after 11 stock units passed through the market, First Citizens Group fell 5 cents to $49.95 and closed with an exchange of 2,625 stocks. FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7.35 with the swapping of 10,515 stock units, Guardian Holdings closed at $25.05, with 9,463 stocks crossing the exchange, JMMB Group dipped 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.60 while exchanging 4,367 shares, L.J. Williams B share dropped 25 cents to $2.50 after 4,581 units crossed the market. Massy Holdings ended at $4.55, with 114,795 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises gained 14 cents in closing at $3.74 after 99,912 stocks passed through the market, Point Lisas traded of 230 shares at $3.84, Prestige Holdings gained 99 cents to $8.49 in exchange of 178 units. Republic Financial shed 1 cent in closing at $137.98 with a transfer of 799 stocks, Scotiabank rallied 5 cents after ending at $77.95 as investors exchanged 200 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $19 after an exchange of 5,213 stock units, Trinidad Cement price held at $3.50 with an exchange of 11,321 units, Unilever Caribbean declined 5 cents to end at $15.55 after a transfer of 103 stocks and West Indian Tobacco lost 25 cents in ending at $16.25 with investors transferring 6,422 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.