Mixed day of trading on Trinidad Exchange

Stocks ended with mixed trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, following a 192 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with a 65 percent higher value than on Tuesday resulting in activity in 17 securities up from 13 on Tuesday and ending with prices of four stocks rising, six declining and seven ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 343,559 shares valued $2,089,584 compared to 117,520 stock units at $1,266,739 on Tuesday.
An average of 19,087 shares were traded at $116,088 compared with 9,394 units at $90,481 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 15,142 shares at $170,143 compared with 14,535 units at $178,459 on the previous day and an average for August of 21,741 shares at $142,770.
The Composite Index rose 2.96 points to conclude trading at 1,068.09, the All T&T Index slipped 1.52 points to end at 1,601.73, the SME Index remained at 87.78 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 1.08 points to 69.56.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $65 as investors traded just 1 stock, Angostura Holdings fell 38 cents to $17.12 after 248 shares passed through the market, Ansa McAl remained at $62.80 with investors swapping 270 units. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $41.50 after a transfer of 240 stocks, First Citizens Group slipped 5 cents to $42.95 with investors trading 80 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $6.90 with 156 shares crossing the exchange. GraceKennedy climbed 24 cents to $3.65 with investors dealing in 3,090 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $14 with 388 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings popped 10 cents in closing at $3.60 with traders dealing in 310,877 shares. National Enterprises fell 1 cent to finish at $3.01 in an exchange of 11 stocks, National Flour Mills gained 1 cent and ended at $1.80 with an exchange of 7,300 units, Prestige Holdings dipped 6 cents to close at $11.44 with an exchange of just one stock unit. Republic Financial ended at $112 with 3,506 shares crossing the market, Scotiabank rose 1 cent to end at $53.55 after an exchange of 8,935 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 25 cents to clos at ae 52 weeks’ low of $4.75 with investors trading 1,942 stock units. Trinidad Cement ended trading at $2.50 in switching ownership of 5,499 stocks and Unilever Caribbean lost 10 cents and ended at $11.40 with 1,000 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.