Rising stocks dominated the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange at the close on Thursday, following trading in 15 securities, similar to Wednesday, resulting in the prices of seven stocks rising, three declining and five remaining unchanged after the volume of stocks traded declined by 89 percent with the value being 34 percent lower than on Wednesday.
Investors exchanged 109,751 shares for $1,918.588 versus 1,042,442 stock units at $2,896,299 on Wednesday. An average of 7,317 units were traded at $127,906 down from 69,496 shares at $193,087 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 38,561 shares at $284,221 versus 41,041 units at $296,627 on the previous day. The average trade for December amounts to 42,745 at $474,822.
The Composite Index increased 2.99 points to 1,328.05, the All T&T Index rallied 3.81 points to 1,991.61, the SME Index remained unchanged at 50.72 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.30 points to settle at 86.50.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa McAl ended at $50.50, with 3,380 shares crossing the exchange, Calypso Macro Investment Fund dropped 35 cents in closing at $20.15 as 1,574 units passed through the market, CinemaOne remained at $8 in an exchange of 100 stock units. First Citizens Group dipped 5 cents to $50 with 1,309 stocks crossing the market, Guardian Holdings ended at $27 with an exchange of 63 units, 
JMMB Group popped 5 cents in closing at $2, with 25,000 shares changing hands. Massy Holdings gained 10 cents in ending at $4.60 after switching ownership of 29,332 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $3.41 trading 470 stocks, Prestige Holdings increased 30 cents to close at $7 after an exchange of one stock unit. Republic Financial shed 50 cents to end at $137.50 with a transfer of 4,589 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $77.95 with 3,074 shares clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 39 cents to $21.64 after a transfer of 609 units. Trinidad Cement advanced 20 cents to close at $3.85 after one share was traded, Unilever Caribbean climbed 30 cents in closing at $13.15 in an exchange of 33,145 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rose 94 cents to end at $21.94 in trading 7,104 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Rally for Trinidad stocks
January 19, 2023 by
