Mixed trading on Trinidad Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with an 86 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded valued 78 percent less than on Monday and resulting in trading in 18 securities up from 11 on Monday and ending with prices of three stocks rising, three declining and 12 remaining unchanged.
The market closed trading on Tuesday with an exchange of 186,017 shares for $1,532,419, down from 1,358,627 stock units at $7,041,372 on Monday.
Trading averaged 10,334 shares at $85,134 compared to 123,512 units at $640,125 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 16,482 shares at $173,889 compared with 16,839 units at $179,044 on the previous day and an average for December of 17,065 shares at $239,371.
The Composite Index climbed 4.51 points to 1,194.56, the All T&T Index declined 3.93 points to conclude trading at 1,782.53, the SME Index remained unchanged at 78.23 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 1.90 points to 79.14.
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 remained at $68.50 after investors ended trading 236 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $56.80, with an exchange of 54 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.15 in trading 315 stocks. Endeavour Holdings remained at $14.75 after just 5 units crossed the exchange, First Citizens remained at $50 with investors dealing in 2,394 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 with an exchange of 53,074 shares. JMMB Group shed 10 cents to end at $1.30, with investors trading 26,680 stock units, L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.20 with an exchange of 1,000 units, Massy Holdings popped 1 cent to $4.45, with 19,513 shares crossing the market. National Enterprises remained at $3.75 as investors exchanged 39,203 stock units, NCB Financial popped 34 cents in closing at $3.35 after a transfer of 2,949 units, One Caribbean Media ended at $3.45, with 10,197 stocks traded. Republic Financial lost $1 to end at $119 after an exchange of 3,616 shares, Scotiabank remained at $69 with a transfer of 664 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10 after investors exchanged 3,459 stock units. Trinidad Cement dipped 3 cents to $3.25 in switching ownership of 3,000 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $11.93, with 370 shares crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco gained 23 cents in closing at $8.75 in an exchange of 19,288 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.