Less money changed hands on Trinidad Exchange

Investors exchanged more shares on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 67 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded but at a 38 percent lower value than Wednesday resulting in trading in 18 securities compared with 17 on Wednesday, with prices of five rising, five declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 351,460 shares for $4,432,169 compared with 210,273 units at $7,118,445 on Wednesday.
An average of 19,526 shares were traded at $246,232 compared with 12,369 shares at $418,732 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averaged 27,991 shares at $261,665 versus 28,720 units at $262,991 on the previous day. The average trade for February was 51,996 shares at $458,520.
The Composite Index dipped 1.25 points to 1,333.67, the All T&T Index fell 1.71 points to 1,982.74, the SME Index remained at 61.52 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.11 points to 89.45.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s popped $1.49 in closing at $59.99, as 8 shares passed through the market, Angostura Holdings gained 30 cents to end at $24.80 in an exchange of 25 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $21.50, with 109 units crossing the market. First Citizens Group declined 11 cents to $50 in switching ownership of 20,955 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.15 in an exchange of 3,000 stock units, Guardian Holdings advanced 14 cents to close at $25.20 in trading 1,441 units. JMMB Group ended at $1.71 after exchanging 265 stocks, Massy Holdings rose 1 cent to $4.50 with the swapping of 172,966 shares, National Enterprises remained at $3.73 and closed with 33,000 stock units changing hands. National Flour Mills ended at $1.50 after an exchange of 200 units, NCB Financial fell 3 cents to end at $4.06 after 12,655 stocks changed hands, Prestige Holdings remained at $7.50 in trading 4,394 shares. Republic Financial ended at $138, with 1,671 stocks crossing the market, Scotiabank shed 9 cents after ending at $78.30 while exchanging 3,694 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 69 cents to $20.01 with investors transferring 59,853 units. Trinidad Cement increased 4 cents to $3.55 after 4,174 shares crossed the exchange, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14.80 with an exchange of 1,032 units and West Indian Tobacco lost $1.25 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $17 with a transfer of 32,018 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.