Stocks ended with mostly gains on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, resulting in 22 securities trading up from 18 on Friday and ending with prices of 10 stocks rising, seven declining and five ending firm and closed with 550 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, valued 662 percent more than on Friday, with the market Indices slipping marginally at the close.
The market closed with trading of 982,432 shares for $6,238,336 compared to 151,074 stock units at $818,323 on Friday.
An average of 44,656 shares were traded at $283,561, up from 8,393 units at $45,462 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 23,829 shares at $150,666 well above the 10,737 units at $67,126 on the previous day and an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index fell 0.16 points to close at 1,044.56, the All T&T Index declined 2.29 points to end at 1,526.81, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.30 points to end at 73.97.
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, Agostini’s dipped 21 cents to finish at $67.04 with 147 shares clearing the market, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.80 with investors dealing in 37 stocks, Ansa McAl fell $2 to $48 with a transfer of 84 shares.
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.50 with 30 stocks changing hands, Calypso Macro Investment Fund shed 5 cents in closing at $24.90 after an exchange of 10 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank lost 3 cents to close at $8.10 with 887 stocks crossing the market. Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 after an exchanging of 133 stock units, First Citizens Group popped $1 to $43 with 381 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings rose 5 cents in closing at $16.75 after a transfer of 38,610 stock units. Guardian Media increased 4 cents to close at $1 with investors trading 40 shares, JMMB Group gained 5 cents and ended at $1.15 after closing with trading in 17,406 stock units, Massy Holdings skidded 5 cents to finish at $3.95 after an exchange of 850,633 stocks. National Enterprises rose 2 cents and ended at $2.45 as investors exchanged 19,253 units, National Flour Mills rallied 4 cents to $1.60 after 25 stocks passed through the market. NCB Financial remained at $2.39 with traders dealing in 5 units. One Caribbean Media ended at $2.69 with 984 shares crossing the market,