Mixed performance for Trinidad Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 51 percent with the value falling sharply from that on Friday by 69 percent, resulting from trading in 19securities compared with 16 on Friday and ended with five stocks rising, five declining and nine remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 172,277 shares at $1,265,327 versus 113,918 stock units at $4,051,898 on Friday.
An average of 9,067 units were traded at $66,596 compared to 7,120 shares at $253,244 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 14,484 shares at $157,734 compared to 15,437 units at $173,767 on the previous trading day. The average trade for November amounts to 19,241 shares at $227,402.
The Composite Index increased 0.66 points to close trading at 1,179.27, the All T&T Index rose 4.27 points to 1,777.70, the SME Index remained unchanged at 71.95 and the Cross-Listed Index skidded 0.45 points to settle at 75.42.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s rose 5 cents to $68.50, with 87 stock units changing hands, Angostura Holdings ended at $19.97 with investors dealing in 113 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $22.76 after an exchange of 85 stocks. First Citizens Group gained 25 cents and ended at $49.25 in switching ownership of 100 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7 with shareholders swapping 1,000 shares, GraceKennedy dipped 2 cents in closing at $4 in trading 66,213 stock units. Guardian Holdings ended at $18 with 1,080 stocks clearing the market, JMMB Group lost 7 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.22 with an exchange of 11,500 units, L.J. Williams B share declined 2 cents and ended at $2.24 after closing with an exchange of one stock unit. Massy Holdings shed 4 cents to close at $4.40 with a transfer of 27,990 shares, National Enterprises ended at $3.55 as investors exchanged 5,539 units, National Flour Mills popped 6 cents to end at $1.78 after a transfer of 100 stock units. One Caribbean Media advanced 1 cent in closing at $3.80 after 200 shares crossed the exchange, Prestige Holdings remained at $9.30 with investors transferring 505 stock units, Republic Financial increased 90 cents to close at $122 in an exchange of 419 stock units. Scotiabank ended at $69.93 after 2,462 shares were traded, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.50 after an exchange of 48,500 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $11.48, with 1,410 units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco dropped 23 cents to end at $9.28 with stakeholders exchanging 4,973 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.