Gains no losses on Trinidad Exchange

Gains no losses on Trinidad ExchangeTrading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 163 percent with a value that was 1,924 percent more than on Tuesday, resulting in just 14 securities trading compared with 16 on Tuesday, with the prices seven stocks rising, none declining and seven remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 463,089 shares for $13,784,593 versus 175,780 stock units at $681,147 on Tuesday.
An average of 33,078 units were traded at $984,614 compared to 10,986 shares at $42,572 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 16,363 shares at $207,207 compared with 15,328 units at $159,048 on the previous day. The average trade for May amounts to 23,500 shares at 216,502.
The Composite Index popped 0.20 points to end at 1,226.74, the All T&T Index fell 1.44 points to 1,891.94, the SME Index remained unchanged at 70.01 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.27 points to end at 72.05.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Agostini’s ended trading at $69 after a transfer of 206 shares, Ansa McAl gained 5 cents to end at $51, with investors trading of 250,000 stock units, First Citizens Group closed at $48 in an exchange of 800 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.01 with stockholders trading 91 shares, GraceKennedy rose 9 cents to close at $3.37, with shareholders swapping 25,000 stocks, Guardian Holdings gained 5 cents to end at $19 and closed with 500 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings remained at $4.90 after an exchange of 33,312 units, National Enterprises climbed 4 cents to close at $3.44, with 149,344 stock units being traded, National Flour Mills remained at $1.64, with 609 stocks crossing the market, Prestige Holdings popped 4 cents to $8 after an exchange of 686 shares, Republic Financial rallied 35 cents to end at $128.75 in switching ownership of 658 stock units, Scotiabank advanced 4 cents and ended at $76.29 with investors transferring 1,502 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $18 with an exchange of 310 stocks and Unilever Caribbean remained at $11.40 while investors traded 71 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.