One Caribbean Media cornered around 54 percent of all the stocks traded on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The volume of stocks traded jumped 169 percent with a moderately higher value than on Tuesday. Traders swapped 22 securities, down from 24 on Tuesday, as trading ended with prices of four stocks rising, nine declining and nine ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 296,372 shares for $1,113,104 after rising from 110,331 stock units at $1,071,277 on Tuesday.
An average of 13,471 shares was traded for $50,596, up from 4,597 stock units at $44,637 on Tuesday. Trading month to date ended with an average of 12,543 shares at $65,811, compared to 12,089 units at $73,252 on the previous day and an average for January of 19,192 shares at $97,440.
The Composite Index rallied 7.45 points to 957.50, the All T&T Index shed 2.97 points to end at 1,388.37, the SME Index remained unchanged at 92.68 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 2.64 points to finish at 69.44.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini remained at $62 with 4 shares crossing the market, Angostura Holdings skidded 5 cents to $12.70 in an exchange of 26 units, Ansa McAl lost 20 cents and ended at $43.50 with 339 shares changing hands.
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $24.20, with a transfer of 206 stock units, AS Bryden fell 9 cents to end at $1.60 after an exchange of 1,988 shares, CIBC Caribbean declined 2 cents to end at $8.25, with trading in 315 shares. First Citizens Group added $1 to $40 in an exchange of 3,915 stocks, Guardian Holdings declined by 9 cents to close at $15.10 in trading of 4,635 units, JMMB Group slipped 1 cent to end at 79 cents with an exchange of a mere 2 stock units. Massy Holdings rose 2 cents in closing at $3.42 with 23,462 shares crossing the market, Medcorp ended at $47 with investors trading 52 stocks, National Enterprises climbed 5 cents to close at $2.40 with 16,515 units crossing the exchange. National Flour Mills remained at $1.48, following trading of 14,022 stock units, NCB Financial sank 18 cents to close at $1.97 after an exchange of 61,000 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.35 with investors dealing in 126,880 stocks. Point Lisas remained at $5 with 97 units clearing the market,
Prestige Holdings ended at $12.49 as investors traded 6 stock units, Republic Financial dropped 11 cents to finish at $105.89 with 1,744 shares passing through the market. Scotiabank increased 45 cents and ended at $48.50 with investors trading 1,901 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 19 cents to end at $4.80 after a transfer of 17,990 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.20 with trading in 650 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.61 after an exchange of 20,623 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.