Investors pushed the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange to record a high close of market activity on Friday as they moved the prices of 10 stocks up allowed four to slip and left five unchanged as the volume of shares trading, dipped while the value rose 33 percent compared to Thursday as stocks of 19 companies traded.
The Composite Index rose 17.67 points to close at a record high of 1,530.37, the All T&T Index rallied 36.19 points to an all-time high of 2,145.09 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.30 points to settle at 122.30.
A total of 312,597 shares traded for $16,361,645 compared to 360,139 units at $12,296,385 on Thursday. An average of 16,452 units traded at $861,139 compared to 18,955 shares at $647,178 on the prior day, with trading month to date averaging 45,699 units at $360,304 versus 47,878 units at $322,987. The average trade for December ended at 21,703 units at $306,768.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s climbed $6 after ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $46 with an exchange of 19 shares, Angostura Holdings finished at $19.99 while exchanging 35 stocks, Clico Investment Fund rose 50 cents to $30, with 32,210 stock units changing hands. First Citizens Group popped $5.75 to end at $66, with 10,683 units clearing the market, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $6.14 trading 7,344 units, GraceKennedy increased by 2 cents in closing at $6.22 while exchanging 23,545 stocks. Guardian Holdings rallied 25 cents to close at $30.25 in exchanging 13,334 shares, Guardian Media lost 5 cents ending at $3.10 after 1,304 stock units crossed the exchange, L.J. Williams B share gained 4 cents to end at $1.84 trading 5,000 shares. Massy Holdings fell 25 cents to $106 as 122,818 stocks crossed the market, National Enterprises dropped 35 cents to close at $3.25 trading 61,793 stock units, National Flour Mills ended unchanged at $1.92 after 1,078 units changed hands. NCB Financial Group shed 4 cents in closing at $8.01 in switching ownership of 11,380 stocks, Prestige Holdings advanced 5 cents in ending at $7.05 in an exchange of 1,301 shares, Republic Financial Holdings popped $1.70 to $143 with the swapping of 25 units. Scotiabank gained $4.48 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $74.98 after exchanging 7,524 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed $1.35 to end at $20 in trading 10,654 stocks, Trinidad Cement ended unchanged at $3.76, with 2,000 stock units passing through the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $27.99 after 550 units changed hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Record high for Trinidad stocks
January 21, 2022 by