The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Tuesday, with the market rising after investors exchanged 31 percent fewer shares with a 150 percent higher value than on Monday, resulting in more stocks falling than rising.
The market closed with sixteen securities trading with the prices of four stocks advancing, six declining and six remaining unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 339,427 shares valued at $13,649,889 compared to 490,995 shares for $5,458,075 from 17 securities on Monday.
The average trade on Tuesday amounted to 21,214 units at $853,118 versus an average of 28,882 stock units for $321,063 for each security. Month to date the average traded amounts to 12,082 units at $169,359 each compared with 11,535 shares at $128,385 of August closed with an average of 15,631 shares for $367,803.
The T&T Composite Index added 2.57 points to end at 1,317.47, the All T&T Index advanced by 1.78 points to 1,795.16, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.46 points to close at 113.41.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than their last selling price and two with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Grace Kennedy added 2 cents to close at $3.52, with 440 units crossing the market, NCB Financial Group advanced to $7.75, having gained 5 cents and transferring 5,505 stock units, Unilever Caribbean gained 3 cents to end at $17, in exchanging 21,423 shares and West Indian Tobacco rose 45 cents to $35.50 trading 905 units.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investments finished 35 cents lower at $25.15, with an exchange of 10,472 stock units, JMMB Group lost 1 cent trading 30,309 shares to settle at $1.70, One Caribbean Media slipped 10 cents to $5.10, after transferring 30,189 shares. Prestige Holdings lost 5 cents to end at $7.50, in exchanging 500 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $142, with a loss of 2 cents and 2,460 stock units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL dipped 5 cents to $15.90, in transferring 3,309 stock units.
Stocks trading firm│ First Caribbean International Bank exchanged 125 units at $7.07, First Citizens Bank ended at $46.10, trading 6,640 stock units, Guardian Holdings transferred 14,850 shares at $19.50. Massy Holdings closed at $58, with 1,200 units changing hands, MPC Caribbean traded 1,000 shares at US$1 and Scotiabank exchanged 210,100 shares at $55.50.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
