Rising & falling stocks shared TTSE spotlight

Trading resumed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, following a break on Thursday for the independence holiday with the market closing with a slightly higher volume of stocks trading than on Wednesday, with the value remaining steady, resulting in 19 securities trading compared with 20 on Wednesday and ended with five stocks rising, five declining and nine ending unchanged.
Investors exchanged 168,047 shares for $1,975,520 versus 157,416 stock units at $1,978,952 on Wednesday.
An average of 8,845 units were traded at $103,975 compared with 7,871 shares at $98,948 on Wednesday. The average trade for August was 14,526 shares at $195,195.
The Composite Index dropped 2.00 points to end at 1,218.39, the All T&T Index shed 0.62 points to end the week at 1,853.58, the SME Index remained unchanged at 66.57 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.49 points to close at 75.38.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s climbed 7 cents to $68, with 88 shares changing hands, Angostura Holdings increased 23 cents to $22.98 with a transfer of 1,520 units, Ansa McAl remained at $54 after 60 stocks were traded, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $44.50 with trading 10 units. Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell 1 cent to $22.49 with investors dealing in 600 units, First Citizens Group ended at $49 after exchanging 7,220 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank popped 1 cent to close at $7 after 626 stocks were traded, GraceKennedy rose 3 cents to $3.34 after an exchange of 189 shares. JMMB Group ended at $1.34 with an exchange of 2,001 units, L.J. Williams B share dropped 29 cents to close at $2.30 as investors traded 670 shares, Massy Holdings declined 1 cent to $4.54 while 82,031 stocks changed hands, National Enterprises remained at $3.61 closed after 30,040 stocks passed through the market. NCB Financial ended at $3.25 with 1,990 shares crossing the market, Prestige Holdings remained at $7.90 with investors exchanging 168 units, Republic Financial dipped 2 cents and ended at $125 after trading 4,740 stocks, Scotiabank rallied 75 cents to $73.75 after a transfer of 503 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $14.60, with investors trading 3,282 shares, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.90 with investors dealing in 30,654 stocks and West Indian Tobacco shed 20 cents to close at $10.80 with dealers transferring 1,655 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.