Stocks closed mixed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the Composite Index slipping and the All T& T Index rising. At the close, the volume of stocks traded declined 88 percent and the value, 85 percent lower than on Friday, following trading in 19 securities compared to 20 on Friday and ending with prices of six rising, six declining and seven ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 62,965 shares for $1,179,066 after tumbling from 542,431 stock units at $8,068,103 on Friday.
An average of 3,314 shares were traded at $62,056 compared with 27,122 units at $403,405 on Friday. Trading for the month to date ends with an average of 15,623 shares at $137,851 in sliding from 16,474 units at $143,087 on the previous trading day, up from an average of 14,083 shares valuing $118,753 for June.
The Composite Index declined 0.53 points to end at 1,018.18, the All T&T Index increased 0.21 points to finish at 1,456.98, the SME Index remained unchanged at 81.05 and the Cross-Listed Index skidded 0.19 points to conclude trading at 76.84.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings finished at $10.80 after 10 stocks were exchanged; Ansa McAl ended at $47, with trading of 2,280 units, AS Bryden rose 10 cents to $1.50 with trading of a mere one share. CIBC Caribbean Bank slipped by 4 cents to $7.56 with trading of 3,331 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing closed at $4 after an exchange of 142 shares, First Citizens Group fell 5 cents to $39.75 after the trading of 5,549 units. Guardian Holdings rallied 4 cents to $16.45 with a transfer of 375 stocks, JMMB Group remained at 85 cents with a transfer of one stock unit, L.J. Williams B share remained at 80 cents with 711 shares crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings increased 4 cents to $3.69 after a transfer of 3,426 units, National Enterprises ended trading of 12,444 stocks at $4.75 with passing through the market, National Flour Mills dipped 8 cents to finish at $1.52 with investors swapping 400 stock units.
One Caribbean Media lost 2 cents and slipped to $1.98 in an exchange of 2,625 shares, Point Lisas popped 25 cents to $7 with trading of 270 units, Prestige Holdings skidded $1.77 to end at $10.03 with an exchange of 3,306 stocks. Republic Financial gained $1 in closing at $110 with 3,136 stocks clearing the market, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with trading of 2,765 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 34 cents to $10.49 after an exchange of 21,893 stocks and Unilever Caribbean dropped 75 cents and ended at $14.45 with investors trading 300 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.