Point Lisas gained 78 cents and Scotiabank dropped $1.98 in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with activity in 23 securities up from 17 on Friday and ending with prices of eight stocks rising, five declining and 10 ended firm with the volume of stocks traded declining 84 percent, valued 71 percent less than on Friday.
The market closed with 133,047 shares being exchanged, worth $902,024, compared to 832,603 stocks at $3,149,610 on Friday.
An average of 5,785 shares were traded for $39,218, well below the 48,977 units at $185,271 on Friday, with trading month to date ending with an average of 29,938 shares at $171,646 compared with 32,292 units at $184,552 on the previous day and an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index dipped 7.43 points to end at 1,036.48, the All T&T Index slipped 2.04 points to end at 1,524.90, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 1.85 points to cease trading at 71.92.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s slipped 1 cent to finish at $67.03 with investors swapping 124 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.70 with an exchange of 54 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $46 with 35 shares clearing the market.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $39.50 in trading 10 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 5 cents to $8.20 after 7 stocks passed through the market, First Citizens Group ended at $43.50 in an exchange of 1,010 shares. GraceKennedy sank 10 cents in closing at $3.75 and ended with an exchange of 27,029 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.65 with 2,078 units crossing the exchange, Guardian Media shed 3 cents to close at 97 cents in switching ownership of 300 stock units. JMMB Group rallied 7 cents to end at $1.22 with investors dealing in 3 shares, Massy Holdings popped 7 cents to finish at $3.98 in an exchange of 10 stock units, National Enterprises remained at $2.44 with 22,591 stocks changing hands. National Flour Mills gained 6 cents to $1.70 in the trading of 14,224 units, NCB Financial remained at $2 with 21,387 stocks crossing the market, One Caribbean Media ended at $2.99 with a transfer of 16 units. Point Lisas increased 78 cents to finish at $4.24 as investors exchanged 100 shares,
Prestige Holdings dipped 1 cent to close at $10.60 with 350 stock units crossing the market, Republic Financial ended at $112 with traders dealing in 788 shares. Scotiabank sank $1.98 in closing at $52 after an exchange of 40 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.51 with investors trading 3,045 units, Trinidad Cement climbed 25 cents to finish at $2.40 after a transfer of 251 stock units. Unilever Caribbean advanced 11 cents and ended at $12.85 with investors trading 36,713 shares and West Indian Tobacco popped 1 cent to close at $5.16 after an exchange of 2,882 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.