Mixed trading on Trinidad Exchange

Stocks ended trading on Monday with losses topping gains on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, resulting in an exchange of 10 securities compared with 17 on Friday and ending with prices of three rising, five declining and two ending firm with the volume of stocks traded declining by 17 percent valued 66 percent lower than on Friday.
The market closed with trading of 183,705 shares for $2,168,475 compared to 220,060 stock units at $6,419,504 on Friday.
An average of 18,371 shares were traded at $216,848 down from 12,945 units at $377,618 on Friday, with trading month to date ending with an average of 41,686 shares at $321,905 down from with 42,460 stocks at $325,395 on the previous day and an average for September of 19,319 shares at $151,318.
The Composite Index fell 4.74 points to 1,035.90, the All T&T Index gained 2.34 points to wrap up trading at 1,558.39, the SME Index remained unchanged at 88.01 and the Cross-Listed Index sank 1.72 points to 66.74.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, First Citizens Group shed 7 cents to close at $40.40 with 2,275 stocks passing through the market, Guardian Holdings climbed 25 cents to end at $13.50 after an exchange of 733 units, Massy Holdings ended at $3.56 with investors trading 10,831 shares. National Enterprises dipped 5 cents in closing at $2.80 in an exchange of 38,217 stock units, National Flour Mills slipped 10 cents to finish at $1.70 after closing with 4,348 shares changing hands, NCB Financial fell 35 cents and ended at $2.15 after trading 23,305 stocks. Prestige Holdings remained at $10.50 after an exchange of 90,707 units, Republic Financial increased 4 cents to end at $111.99 with investors swapping 7,658 stocks, Scotiabank popped $1.45 and ended at $57.80 in switching ownership of 1,300 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.70, with 4,331 stock units clearing the market.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated .