National Flour dominates Trinidad trading

Trading jumped sharply on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a surge of 1,015 percent in the volume of stocks changing hands with the value rising just 8 percent more than on Monday as 8.5 million National Flour Mills shares were exchanged.
A total of 19 securities trading, down from 24 on Monday, with prices of 10 rising, three declining and six ended unchanged and resulting in gains for the overall market.
A total of 9,258,024 shares were traded for $21,560,069, up from 829,957 stock units at $20,056,906 on Monday. An average of 487,264 units were traded at $1,134,751 compared with 34,582 shares at $835,704 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 69,526 shares at $461,967 versus 24,171 units at $388,922 on the previous day. The average trade for October was 29,755 at $358,068.
The Composite Index climbed 8.35 points to 1,316.11, the All T&T Index popped 8.64 points to 1,973.87 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 1.12 points to close at 85.70.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s gained 10 cents in closing at $43.10 with investors transferring five shares, Ansa McAl rose $1.32 to end at $53.32 after exchanging 50 stocks, Clico Investment Fund fell 50 cents to $28 with an exchange of 72,949 units. Endeavour Holdings ended at $7.10 after a transfer of 29 stock units, First Citizens Group declined 9 cents to close at $50 after trading 2,233 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank climbed 5 cents to $5.05, with 10,000 stocks changing hands. Guardian Holdings dipped 1 cent to close at $25.75 in exchanging 9,090 shares, JMMB Group remained at $1.97 after 7,733 units passed through the exchange, L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.25 with a transfer of 11,000 stock units. Massy Holdings popped 1 cent to $4.40 in trading 484,057 shares, National Enterprises ended at $3.25 while investors exchanged 10,000 stocks, National Flour Mills advanced 3 cents to close at $1.60, with 8,495,792 units crossing the market. NCB Financial climbed 14 cents to $4.70, after an exchange of  10,000 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $3.70 with 29,468 units clearing the market, Point Lisas remained at $3.25 with trading of 30 stocks. Scotiabank popped $1.80 to end at $77.80 after 14,469 stock units crossed the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 7 cents in closing at $21.97 after exchanging 45,083 stock units, Trinidad Cement increased 32 cents to close at $3.92 as investors exchanged 11,014 units and West Indian Tobacco gained 34 cents in ending at $21.89 with investors exchanging 45,022 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.