Numerous gains on Trinidad Exchange

Rising stocks dominated trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, following a 96 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded and a 555 percent surge in value compared with that on Tuesday, resulting in 22 securities trading compared with 20 on Tuesday, and ended with the prices of 13 stocks rising, one declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 844,243 shares for $4,798,090 compared to 431,577 stock units at $732,373 on Tuesday.
An average of 38,375 shares were traded at $218,095 versus 21,579 units at $154.374 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averaged 14,128 shares at $196,076 compared with 11,828 units at $193,984 on the previous day. The average trade for June amounts to 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index increased 3.85 points to end at 1,238.05, the All T&T Index advanced 6.85 points to 1,890.53, the SME Index lost 0.29 points to settle at 70.30 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 0.09 points to 75.55.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68.50 with shareholders swapping 700 shares, Angostura Holdings rallied $1 to $23.50 after an exchange of 5,622 units, Ansa McAl gained 99 cents and ended at $52 with investors transferring 5 stocks. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $47 in an exchange of 1,000 shares, CinemaOne shed 25 cents in closing at $7.25 as investors traded 47 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13 after 158 units cleared the market. First Citizens Group climbed 89 cents to $49 in switching ownership of 16,627 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 while exchanging 1,000 shares, GraceKennedy rose 3 cents to $3.43 after 518,532 shares crossed the market. Guardian Holdings popped 1 cent to close at $18.01, with 16,077 units crossing the exchange, L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.80 with a transfer of 5 units, Massy Holdings ended at $4.98 after 75,623 stocks changed hands. National Enterprises added 1 cent to $4.15 in an exchange of 113,691 shares, One Caribbean Media increased 2 cents and ended at $3.82 in trading 82,984 stocks, Point Lisas gained 5 cents to close at $3.35 after a transfer of 600 units. Prestige Holdings advanced 7 cents to $7.97, with 405 stock units crossing the market, Republic Financial popped 83 cents to end at $127.84 with an exchange of 2,811 shares, Scotiabank increased 10 cents to $75.60 after 1,136 units passed through the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 10 cents to close at $18 with 1,297 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement remained at $2.55, with an exchange of 2,274 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rose 19 cents to $12.19 after trading 473 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $11.50, with 3,176 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.