Mixed trading for Trinidad Exchange

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed with mixed results on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 212 percent, with the value 44 percent lower than on Tuesday, resulting in 19 securities trading down from 22 on Tuesday, with the prices of five stocks rising, three declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 543,121 shares for $2,298,447 versus 174,158 stock units at $4,105,077 on Tuesday.
An average of 28,585 shares were traded at $120,971 compared with 7,916 shares at $186,594 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averages 31,307 shares at $243,224 versus 31,503 units at $251,989 on the previous day. The average trade for December ended with 42,745 shares at $474,822.
The Composite Index rallied 2.83 points to 1,331.67, the All T&T Index shed 4.71 points to 1,982.74, the SME Index ended unchanged at 57.12 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 1.53 points to settle at 88.89.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $54 and closed with an exchange of 2,452 shares, Angostura Holdings gained 35 cents in closing at $23.50 after an exchange of 83 stock units, Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $45 with 2,300 stocks changing hands. First Citizens Group ended at $50.01 as investors exchanged 1,729 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank climbed 20 cents to end at $6 with 250 stocks clearing the market, GraceKennedy increased 5 cents to close at $4.50 in an exchange of 500 shares. Guardian Holdings shed 25 cents ending at $27 with a transfer of 30 stock units, Guardian Media remained at $2.15 trading nine units, JMMB Group rose 15 cents to $2.15 after trading 59,815 units. L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.70 with an exchange of 730 shares, Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent to close at $4.49 as 11,683 stocks passed through the market, National Enterprises ended at $3.55 while trading 449,777 stock units. National Flour Mills ended at $1.51 with ten stocks crossing the market, Prestige Holdings remained at $6.75 after trading 1,545 shares, Republic Financial fell 55 cents to $137.45 after a transfer of 67 stock units. Scotiabank ended at $77.95 in switching ownership of 95 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 19 cents in ending at $21.44 after 5,800 units crossed the exchange, Trinidad Cement remained at $3.60 in exchanging 1,386 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $21 after 4,860 shares changed hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.