Trading dropped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 77 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded valued at 24 percent less than on Thursday, resulting in the trading of 19 securities up from 18 on Thursday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, seven declining and seven ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 98,458 shares valued at$1,961,543 compared to 426,040 stock units at $2,568,765 on Thursday.
An average of 5,182 shares were traded at $103,239 compared with 23,669 stock units at $142,709 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 16,162 shares at $100,988 compared with 17,031 units at $100,808 on the previous day and an average for February of 22,005 shares at $200,032.
The Composite Index declined 0.13 points to conclude trading at 1,057.39, the All T&T Index rallied 2.78 points to conclude trading at 1,555.03, the SME Index remained unchanged at 83.50 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.45 points to close at 73.47.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close on the last day of the week, Agostini’s rose 5 cents to $68.05 with an exchange of 46 stocks, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.25 with 8,184 units crossing the market, Ansa McAl fell $1 to finish at $56 with investors swapping 98 shares.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $40 after an exchange of 770 stock units, First Citizens Group rose 16 cents to close at $41.56 with investors dealing in 7,016 shares, GraceKennedy sank 10 cents to end at $3.50 after the trading of 5,142 units. Guardian Holdings declined 1 cent in closing at $14.85 in switching ownership of 3,120 stocks, Guardian Media sank 10 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $1 with traders dealing in 166 stock units, JMMB Group dipped 1 cent and ended at $1.10 after 10 shares passed through the market. L.J. Williams B share ended at 81 cents with investors trading just 2 units, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $3.89 with 41,131 stocks changing hands, National Enterprises advanced 16 cents to end at $2.66 with a transfer of 70 stock units. NCB Financial remained at $2.35 after an exchange of 30 shares,
One Caribbean Media ended at $2.85 with investors trading 7,522 units, Prestige Holdings popped 1 cent and ended at $11.30 in an exchange of 2,928 stocks. Republic Financial slipped 85 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $112.05 with 6,225 stock units clearing the market, Scotiabank rallied 90 cents to close at $55 in trading 9,211 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $4.05 with an exchange of 6,613 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.44 after a transfer of 174 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.