Rising stocks push Trinidad Exchange up

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 133 percent with the value 103 percent more than on Thursday resulting from trading in 21 securities compared with 16 on Thursday, with 12 stocks rising, one declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 246,321 shares for $3,238,280 compared to 105,583 stock units at $1,596,445 on Thursday.
An average of 11,730 shares were traded at $154,204 compared to 6,599 units at $99,778 on Thursday. Trading month to date averaged 8,291 shares at $113,585 compared with 6,286 units at $89,894 on the previous day. The average trade for July amounts to 36,525 shares at $302,493.
The Composite Index popped 11.70 points to 1,254.14, the All T&T Index jumped 22.43 points to 1,909.25 and the SME Index ended at 77.40.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and six with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s rose 50 cents to end at $68.50 with a transfer of 4,007 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $22.50 and closed with an exchange of 50 stocks, Ansa McAl increased $3 to close at $58, with 4,898 stock units crossing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund shed 5 cents to $21.75 in trading 2 units. Endeavour Holdings ended at $13 with shareholders swapping 5 stocks, First Citizens Group rallied 25 cents to close at $49.25 with an exchange of 4,582 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.04 after 844 stock units passed through the market, GraceKennedy remained at $3.40 with investors exchanging 115,710 units. Guardian Holdings remained at $19 after 15,001 shares changed hands, JMMB Group ended at $1.34 in trading 1,550 stock units, L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.70 after a transfer of 1,005 stocks, Massy Holdings gained 31 cents ended at $4.84 in an exchange of 36,361 units. National Enterprises popped 7 cents in closing at $4.11 while exchanging 9,600 shares, One Caribbean Media advanced 1 cent to $3.70 with 1,800 stocks clearing the market, Prestige Holdings climbed 35 cents to $7.95, with 1,666 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial ended at $127.50 after an exchange of 6,824 units. Scotiabank advanced 19 cents to end at $75.19, with 2,505 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 1 cent to $17.70 in switching ownership of 4,343 shares, Trinidad Cement increased 15 cents in closing at $3, with 3,166 units crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean climbed 64 cents and ended at $12.19 in an exchange of 27,381 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rose 8 cents in closing at $11.33 as investors exchanged 5,021 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.