Mixed trading on Trinidad Exchange

Stocks ended with a close mixture of gains and losses that were almost evenly matched at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, resulting from trading in 19 securities up from 16 on Thursday and ending with prices of seven rising, eight declining and four ended firm, following a 69 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded at a 36 percent greater value than on Thursday.
Trading closed with of 98,850 shares for $2,451,133 compared to 318,285 stock units at $1,799,795 on Thursday.
An average of 5,203 shares were traded for $129,007 compared with 19,893 units at $112,487 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 7,430 shares at $94,552 compared with 8,001 units at $85,706 on the previous day and an average for May of 15,629 shares at $129,694.
The Composite Index gained 1.89 points to close trading at 1,114.69, the All T&T Index advanced 7.29 points to 1,677.75, the SME Index remained at 86.99 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.54 points to conclude trading at 71.69.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s climbed 53 cents in closing at $68.78 as investors exchanged 1,401 shares, Angostura Holdings popped 94 cents to $18 with a transfer of 339 stocks, Ansa McAl advanced $1.89 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $62.29 after investors ended trading 143 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank declined 2 cents to $41.50 with an exchange of 2,019 stocks, First Citizens Group fell 99 cents to $43, with 528 shares changing hands, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $6.93 with investors trading 1,286 stocks. GraceKennedy skidded 13 cents to $3.57, with 6,550 units passing through the exchange, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.60 with investors swapping 155 stock units, JMMB Group rose 3 cents and ended at $1.28 with 8,408 shares crossing the market. Massy Holdings slipped 7 cents to end at $4.05 after an exchange of 4,040 stocks, National Enterprises dipped 5 cents in closing at $3.45 after 23,533 units passed through the market, National Flour Mills ended at $2.25 and closed with an exchange of 21,940 stock units. Prestige Holdings rallied 25 cents to $13 in trading 1,125 shares, Republic Financial gained $2 to $108 after investors traded 9,460 stocks, Scotiabank lost 76 cents in closing at $65.24 with 15,258 units clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 6 cents to finish at $6.99 in an exchange of 240 units, Trinidad Cement closed at $2.60 with investors dealing in 60 shares, Unilever Caribbean slipped 2 cents to close at $11.70 after a transfer of 1,315 stocks and West Indian Tobacco shed 52 cents to $8.75 with 1,050 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.