Losing Trinidad stocks bested winners

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange slipped on Monday, with declining stocks beating out those rising by nearly three to one, even as the volume of stocks traded jumped 235 percent with a 187 percent greater value than on Friday resulting in trading in 21 securities compared with 19 on Friday and ending with prices of three rising, eight declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 412,927 shares for $2,309,996 up from 123,443 stock units at $805,947 on Friday.
An average of 19,663 shares were traded at $110,000 compared to 6,497 units at $42,418 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 17,895 shares at $176,513 compared with 17,789 units at $180,504 on the previous day and an average for March of 28,236 shares at $236,496.
The Composite Index lost 3.64 points to 1,181.26, the All T&T Index slipped 2.04 points to end at 1,781.21, the SME Index remained unchanged at 77.71 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.75 points to settle at 75.47.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s advanced 49 cents to $69.50, with 1,053 shares crossing the exchange, Angostura Holdings ended at $22.95 after a transfer of 100 units, Ansa McAl popped 99 cents to $56 with investors trading 2,565 stock. First Citizens Group fell 14 cents to $48.16 with  1,829 stocks being traded, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $6.95 with investors dealing in 176 shares, Guardian Holdings remained at $18.05 in switching ownership of 2,700 units. JMMB Group ended at $1.40 with investors transferring 149 stocks, L.J. Williams B share increased 5 cents to end at $1.80 in an exchange of 5,000 units, Massy Holdings skidded 3 cents in closing at $4.32 with investors trading 6,400 shares. National Enterprises closed at $3.70 with an exchange of 39,544 units, National Flour Mills ended at $2.20 after 1,500 stocks passed through the market, NCB Financial sank 10 cents to close at $2.90 after an exchange of 239,164 stock units. One Caribbean Media remained at $3.70, with 804 shares crossing the market, Point Lisas ended at $3.90 with a transfer of a mere one stock unit, Prestige Holdings ended at $13 with investors swapping 3,862 units. Republic Financial slipped 7 cents and ended at $118.20 with 758 stocks clearing the market, Scotiabank lost 50 cents to close at $67 as investors traded 160 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 20 cents to finish at $8.30, with 5,308 shares passing through the market. Trinidad Cement ended at $2.55 with traders dealing in 20,596 stock units, Unilever Caribbean shed 5 cents to $11.15 in an exchange of 5,030 stocks and West Indian Tobacco dropped $1.15 in closing at $10, with 76,228 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.