Low keyed trading on the Trinidad Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded just marginally more than on Friday but with a value that was 66 percent less, resulting in trading in 16 securities compared with 17 on Friday, with five prices of stocks rising, six declining and five remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 93,675 shares for $1,425,280 versus 93,136 stock units at $4,187,061 on Friday.
An average of 5,855 units were traded at $89,080 compared to 5,479 shares at $246,298 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 8,803 shares at $136,070 compared with 9,645 units at $149,498 on the previous day. The average trade for October amounts to 15,711 shares at $151,451.
The Composite Index slipped 0.64 points to settle at 1,190.30, the All T&T Index shed 0.23 points to end at 1,812.85, the SME Index remained unchanged at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.15 points to 73.37.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s rallied $2.50 to close at $67.50, with 292 stock units crossing the market, Angostura Holdings increased by 1 cent to $20.51 while exchanging 1,530 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $54.05 with investors dealing in 1,794 stocks. Ansa Merchant Bank climbed 40 cents to end at $42.12 with four units changing hands, First Citizens Group fell 10 cents and ended at $49.25 after an exchange of 12,550 shares, Guardian Media ended at $2.20 after closing with 70 stock units being traded. Massy Holdings declined 2 cents to end at $4.57 with shareholders swapping 16,511 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $3.55 in an exchange of 1,107 units, National Flour Mills lost 1 cent to close at $1.52, with 6,612 stocks crossing the market. NCB Financial dipped 2 cents and ended at $2.82 in switching ownership of 60 units, Prestige Holdings rose 50 cents to $11.50 after an exchange of 850 shares, Republic Financial remained at $120 after 2,313 stock units passed through the market. Scotiabank advanced 1 cent in closing at $72.61 with investors exchanging 761 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed $1.35 to close at $12.60 after trading 8,325 units, Trinidad Cement remained at $2.90 with a transfer of 40,446 stocks and West Indian Tobacco skidded 28 cents to $10.02, with 450 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.