Market activity falls on TTSE

Market activity ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday and resulted in fewer stocks trading after the value plunged 41 percent lower than on Thursday and ended with more stocks declining rising than rising at the close.
Only 13 securities traded compared to 16 on Thursday, with three rising, seven declining and three remaining unchanged as the Composite Index fell 9.06 points to1,468.93, the All T&T Index shed 5.40 points to end at 2,093.14 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 1.82 points to close at 112.26.
A total of 298,579 shares traded for $6,689,858 compared to 328,500 units at $11,352,308 on Thursday. An average of 22,968 units traded at $514,604  compared to 20,531 shares at $709,519  n the previous day, with trading month to date averaging 19,230 units at $418,215 versus 18,277 units at $393,645. The average trade for February amounts to 47,858 units at $516,870.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s dropped 25 cents in closing at $50 after the trading of 450 shares, Angostura Holdings increased 25 cents to $20 with the swapping of 24 stock units, Clico Investment Fund rallied 96 cents to end at $30.47 in exchanging 50 units. First Citizens Group fell 75 cents to close at $60.25 after 352 stocks changed hands, GraceKennedy fell 25 cents to $5.70, with 109,861 stock units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group declined 1 cent to $2.29 in trading 49,533 units. Massy Holdings ended unchanged at $106, with 44,299 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial Group lost 25 cents in closing at $7 after 65,907 shares passed through the exchange, Republic Financial Holdings slipped 7 cents to $140.01 with an exchange of 1,458 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $75 in switching ownership of 688 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 36 cents in ending at $20.86 after exchanging 5,173 stock units, Unilever Caribbean finished at $15.50 while exchanging 13,953 shares and West Indian Tobacco shed 40 cents in closing at $24.60 in trading 6,831 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated