Rising stocks inched up on Trinidad Exchange

Rising stocks edged out declining ones at the end of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, resulting from trading in 20 securities compared with 19 on Thursday and ending with prices of seven rising, five declining and eight remaining unchanged, following a 32 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded and ending with a marginal fall in value compared to trading on Thursday.
Trading ended with 141,778 shares changing hands for $1,996,526 down from 208,677 stocks at $2,019,712 on Thursday.
An average of 7,089 shares were exchanged at $99,826 compared with 10,983 stock units at $106,301 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 16,180 shares at $137,269 in line with 16,754 units at $139,630 on the previous day and an average of 17,642 shares at $178,724for April .
The Composite Index rose 3.10 points to 1,143.53, the All T&T Index increased 8.10 points to conclude trading at 1,729.64, the SME Index remained at 78.90 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.32 points to conclude trading at 72.26.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s rose 3 cents to $68.78 after investors traded 16 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $18.50 after two units changed hands, Ansa McAl popped $1 to close at $59, with 19,841 shares crossing the market. Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $42.50 after a transfer of 5 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund sank 97 cents to end at $23.03 with traders dealing in 450 shares, First Citizens Group rallied 25 cents to finish at $44.75 in an exchange of 5,582 units. FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $6.93 with investors swapping 3,151 units, GraceKennedy declined 20 cents to $3.75, with 3,361 stocks crossing the exchange, JMMB Group ended at $1.20 in trading 400 shares. Massy Holdings remained at $4.20, with 5,368 stocks crossing the market, National Enterprises ended at $3.65 as investors exchanged 48,079 units, NCB Financial rose 1 cent to $2.70, with 47,430 stock units changing hands. Point Lisas remained at $3.50 with investors transferring 5 shares, Prestige Holdings shed 5 cents to finish at $12.95 after an exchange of 127 stocks, Republic Financial ended at $117 with a transfer of 1,050 units. Scotiabank climbed 50 cents to end at $66.50 after 430 stocks passed through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 15 cents in closing at $7.50 with investors dealing in 5,304 shares, Trinidad Cement fell 4 cents to end at $2.56, with 170 stock units clearing the market. Unilever Caribbean advanced 25 cents to $12 in switching ownership of 5 stocks and West Indian Tobacco gained $1 and ended at $10 with investors trading 1,002 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.