Rising stocks drive Trinidad Exchange higher

Stocks rising at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange surged on Friday, after an exchange of 15 securities compared with 13 on Thursday, with prices of 10 stocks rising, two declining and three remaining unchanged following a 559 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded valued 1,051 percent more than at the close on Thursday and leading to a sizable bounce in the major market indices.
The market closed with an exchange of 183,039 shares for $4,394,938, up from just 27,758 units at $381,991 on Thursday.
An average of 12,203 shares were traded at $292,996 up from 2,135 units at $29,384 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 9,682 shares at $130,089 compared with 9,492 stock units at $117,871 on the previous day and  December with an average of 17,065 shares at $239,371.
The Composite Index popped 10.04 points to 1,207.89, the All T&T Index advanced 15.44 points to lock up trading at 1,816.43, the SME Index remained unchanged at 78.23 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.60 points to cease trading at 77.91.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s popped 1 cent and ended at $68.50 with investors trading 1,109 stock units, Angostura Holdings climbed $1.54 to $21.64 following the passage through the market of 5,936 shares, Ansa McAl rose $2.98 in closing at $59.98 after investors traded 20 units. Ansa Merchant Bank advanced 25 cents to close at $43.25, with 42,137 stocks crossing the market, First Citizens Group rallied 99 cents to $51 with investors dealing in 6,491 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 in switching ownership of 2,985 stocks. Guardian Holdings gained 15 cents and ended at $18.15 with traders dealing in 31,760 units, JMMB Group rallied 6 cents in closing at $1.37 while exchanging 3,185 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $4.44, with 68,185 shares crossing the market. National Enterprises dipped 5 cents to $3.75 with investors swapping 7,000 stocks, Republic Financial rose 50 cents to $122 with a transfer of 3,631 stocks, Scotiabank advanced 50 cents to $70 after 9,016 units passed through the exchange. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.11 with investors trading 1,463 stocks, Trinidad Cement shed 15 cents and ended at $3 in an exchange of 100 shares and Unilever Caribbean popped 20 cents to close at $11.95 after 21 stock units hanged hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.