On a day of light trading activity, investors pushed trading in National Flour Mills to capture 22.6 percent of the volume of shares traded, followed by GraceKennedy with 18 percent on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The volume of stocks traded jumped 27 percent, with a 25 percent lower value than on Tuesday, following trading in 19 securities, down from 21 on Tuesday and ending with prices of five rising, six declining and eight ending firm.
Trading ended with an exchange of 474,094 shares worth $3,382,335 compared with 374,332 stock units at $4,500,452 on Tuesday.
Trading closed with an average of 24,952 shares being exchanged for $178,018 compared to 17,825 units with a value of $214,307 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 15,877 shares at $133,861, after a moderate rise from 15,168 units at $130,408 on the previous day and an average of 18,019 shares at $397,491 for May.
The Composite Index skidded 2.24 points to end at 987.31, the All T&T Index dipped 0.86 points to 1,436.03, the SME Index remained at 86.92 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.53 points to finish at 70.94.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the trading, Agostini ended at $59.45 with investors dealing in 166 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $10.80 after a transfer of 5 stocks, Ansa McAl shed $1 to finish at $49 after an exchange of 2 units.
CIBC Caribbean Bank fell 5 cents and ended at $7.65 with investors swapping 42,153 shares, First Citizens Group climbed 75 cents in closing at $38.50 in switching ownership of 1,601 stock units, GraceKennedy fell 10 cents to $3.40 with investors trading 85,420 stock units. Guardian Holdings increased 7 cents in closing at $15.82 with 50,002 stock units clearing the market, JMMB Group ended at 80 cents with a transfer of 4 stocks, Massy Holdings popped 5 cents to $3.40 with 32,909 units crossing the market. National Enterprises lost 15 cents and settled at $4.90 after a transfer of 23,770 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 after trading of 107,055 units, NCB Financial slipped 5 cents to $2.50 with 9,445 shares crossing the market. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.99 in trading 5 stock units,
Republic Financial dipped 50 cents to end at $107.50 with 2,834 shares passing through the market, Scotiabank gained 9 cents in closing at $45.50 with investors trading 4,695 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10 with 9,306 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement rose 2 cents to finish at $1.88 after an exchange of 11 stocks, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14.95 with investors trading 47,397 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.85 with 57,314 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of stocks trading are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.