More slippage for Trinidad stocks Thursday

Declining stocks dominated stock rising on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange when trading ended on Thursday after the volume of stocks trading dived 70 percent, with 68 percent less value than on Wednesday.
A total of 18 securities were traded compared to 17 on Wednesday, with two stocks rising, seven declining and nine remaining unchanged. The Composite Index declined 1.30 points to 1,504.07, the All T&T Index dropped 6.53 points to close at 2,112.46 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.60 points to settle at 119.56.
A total of 193,817 shares traded for $1,416,976 compared to 639,746 units at $4,424,096 on Wednesday. An average of 10,768 units traded at $78,721 compared to 37,632 shares at $260,241 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 48,057 units at $516,135 versus 50,229 units at $541,615, previously traded. The average trade for January amounts to 39,943 units at $369,498.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $46 while exchanging 1,402 shares, Angostura Holdings rose 1 cent to close at $19.75, with 3,254 stock units crossing the market, Ansa McAl declined 50 cents to $57.50 in an exchange of 340 stocks. Clico Investment Fund lost $1 to end at $30 with the swapping of 2,019 units, First Citizens Group ended unchanged at $64.45 with an exchange of 160 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank finished at $6.12 in trading 34,801 stock units. GraceKennedy ended unchanged at $6.07 after trading 336 stocks, JMMB Group remained at $2.30 after 84,169 shares crossed the exchange, Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent to end at $105.98, with 1,343 stock units changing hands. National Enterprises finished at $3.25, with 40 stocks clearing the market, National Flour Mills finished at $1.95 after an exchange of two shares, NCB Financial Group remained at $7.75 after exchanging five units. Prestige Holdings ended unchanged at $7.10 in switching ownership of one stock unit, Republic Financial Holdings fell $1.92 to close at $140.08 in exchanging 84 stocks, Scotiabank popped 49 cents to $72.50 trading 200 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 85 cents to close at $20.10, with 21,229 units crossing the market, Trinidad Cement fell 10 cents to end at $3.70 after exchanging 43,150 stock units and Unilever Caribbean declined 55 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $15.20 in trading 1,282 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.