More gains for Trinidad stock market

Rising stocks dominated trading on Thursday at the close of the market, with more than half of the stocks traded rising on a day when the volume of stocks trading fell sharply by 94 percent, with a 70 percent lower value than on Wednesday, at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Sixteen securities traded on Thursday, down from 18 on Wednesday, with nine rising, three declining and four ending unchanged. The Composite Index advanced 13.21 points to end at 1,466.87, the All T&T Index jumped 24.35 points to 2,024.89, up 14 percent for the year and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.18 points to settle at 121.88.
A total of 33,092 shares traded for $1,165,264 compared to 574,580 units at $3,565,415 on Wednesday. An average of 2,068 units traded at $72,829 down from 31,921 at $198,079 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 18,628 units at $245,455 against 21,508 units at $275,477. The average trade for November amounts to 35,109 units at $290,897.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Angostura Holdings climbed 5 cents to end at $17.95, trading five shares, Ansa McAl remained at $59.50, with 2,313 stock units changing hands, Calypso Macro Investment Fund rose 5 cents to $16.65 while exchanging 400 stocks. Clico Investment Fund rallied $1 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $30 after trading 3,169 units, First Citizens Group advanced $3 to $58 in trading 1,514 stocks, GraceKennedy inched 8 cents higher to $6.10 in trading 463 stock units. Guardian Holdings popped 10 cents to $30.50 with the swapping of 4,445 shares, JMMB Group dipped 2 cents in closing at $2.28 with an exchange of 1,072 units, Massy Holdings popped $1.58 to $95.58 after exchanging 1,400 shares. National Flour Mills finished unchanged at $1.90 in switching ownership of 5,850 stocks, Prestige Holdings gained 4 cents to close at $7.05, with 500 stock units clearing the market, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $138 in exchanging 1,094 units. Scotiabank spiked $2.01 to $68 after trading 4,187 stocks, Trinidad Cement slipped 1 cent to $3.84 in an exchange of 1,423 units, Unilever Caribbean had an exchange of 3,088 shares at $16.20 and West Indian Tobacco fell 73 cents to $29, with 2,169 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.