Pre Christmas rally for Trinidad Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 196 percent with the value 10 percent lower than on Thursday and resulting in the trading of 15 securities compared with 16 on Thursday, and ended with five stocks rising, three declining and seven remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 498,663 shares for $13,047,460 versus 168,184 stock units at $14,467,631 on Thursday.
An average of 33,244 units were traded at $869,831 compared to 10,512 shares at $904,227 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 17,478 shares at $265,945 compared with 16,568 units at $231,107 on the previous day, comparing favourably to the average trade for November of 19,241 shares at $227,402.
The Composite Index popped 5.08 points to end at 1,204.34, the All T&T Index advanced 6.49 points to end at 1,797.38, the SME Index dipped 0.23 points to close at 72.62 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.50 points to lock up trading at 79.74.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended trading at $68.50 with investors exchanging 4,813 stock units, Angostura Holdings rose $1.95 to finish at $21.94, with 23 shares clearing the market, Ansa McAl lost 6 cents to end trading at $54 with investors dealing in 77 units. CinemaOne fell 5 cents and ended at $7.20 after 243,152 stocks crossed the market, First Citizens Group popped 21 cents to close at $49.21 after investors closed trading with an exchange of 1,193 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 after a transfer of 201 stocks. Guardian Holdings rose 85 cents in closing at $18.25 with investors swapping 12,476 units, Massy Holdings rose 16 cents to end at $4.44 after an exchange of 78,561 stock units, National Enterprises remained at $4.15 with a transfer of 55,390 shares. NCB Financial ended at $3.40 as investors traded 7,123 stocks, Prestige Holdings ended at $9.25 after 141 units passed through the market, Republic Financial shed 16 cents and ended at $122.84 with investors transferring 75,553 stock units. Scotiabank rallied 1 cent to close at $69.99 after an exchange of 9,825 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.30 and closed trading with 4,560 stocks changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $9 with traders dealing in 5,575 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.