Moderate trading on Trinidad Exchange


Stocks traded in a narrow band on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the Composite Index rising a mere 0.01 points to 964.34, the All T&T Index declining by 0.18 points to 1,402.45, the SME Index remaining at 92.68 and the Cross-Listed Index rallying 0.03 points to close at 69.31.

Trading closed with the volume of stocks traded declining by 72 percent and the value, 34 percent lower than on Thursday, following trading in 21 securities, as was the case on Thursday and ending with prices of four stocks rising, seven declining and 10 ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 100,450 shares for $1,263,821, down from 361,522 stock units at $1,910,441 on Thursday.
An average of 4,783 shares were traded at $60,182, well below the 17,215 units at $90,973 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averaged 17,384 shares at $91,137, in line with 18,238 units at $93,234 on the previous day and an average for December of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending, with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini slipped 3 cents in closing at $62.07, with investors swapping 440 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $12.75, with 10 units clearing the market, Ansa McAl popped 20 cents to finish at $43.70 after the trading of 255 stocks. AS Bryden declined 10 cents and ended at $1.60 after a transfer of 3,148 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.28, with 110 stock units crossing the market, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.40 after an exchange of 7 shares. First Citizens Group remained at $40 with investors trading 828 units, GraceKennedy fell 2 cents to $3.45, with 8,258 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.24 in an exchange of 88 stock units. JMMB Group slipped 3 cents in closing at 81 cents with investors dealing in 4,650 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $3.55 in switching ownership of 24,849 stocks, National Enterprises slipped 15 cents to $2.01 and closed with an exchange of 1,368 units. National Flour Mills advanced 10 cents to $1.60 with 10,678 stock units being traded, NCB Financial remained at $1.92 after 50 shares passed through the market, Point Lisas shed 1 cent to finish at $5.14 with investors trading 110 stocks. Republic Financial rose 50 cents to close at $106, with 1,441 units crossing the market, Scotiabank ended at $48 with traders dealing in 16,190 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 62 cents in closing at $4.82 as investors traded 19,651 shares. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.74, after the trading of 20 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.29 with a transfer of 5 stocks and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks low of $2.60, with 8,294 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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