Rising TTSE stocks dominate trading

Rising stocks took over from those declining on Tuesday at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, resulting in 17 securities trading down from 20 on Tuesday, with seven stocks, four declining and six ending unchanged, following a 195 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with a 305 percent greater value than on Tuesday.
Trading jumped on Wednesday, with 240,930 shares changing hands at $9,391,592, up from 81,720 stocks at $2,317,485 on Tuesday.
The average trade on Wednesday amounts to 14,172 shares at $552,447 up from 4,086 units at $116,095 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averages 11,499 shares at $182,817 compared with 11,330 units at $159,457 on the previous day. The average trade for July was 36,525 shares for $302,493.
The Composite Index popped 2.99 points to 1,226.00, the All T&T Index rose 6.91 points to 1,862.14, the SME Index climbed 5.95 points to close at 69.28 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.17 points to 76.31.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68 in trading 48 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $22.75 in trading 4,370 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $21.75 with an exchange of 1,096 stock units. Endeavour Holdings climbed $1.25 to $12.75 with investors dealing in 256 units, First Citizens Group ended at $49 after 21,084 shares were traded, GraceKennedy fell 5 cents to end at $3.30 after an exchange of 33,870 stock units, JMMB Group rose 2 cents to $1.34 after exchanging 2 stocks. L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.59 after 75 units crossed the market, Massy Holdings climbed 5 cents to $4.70 in trading 57,688 stocks, National Enterprises popped 2 cents in closing at $3.77, with 2,981 shares crossing the exchange. NCB Financial dropped 5 cents in closing at $3.30 with stakeholders exchanging 500 units,Prestige Holdings slipped 5 cents and ended at $7.85 with a transfer of 1,064 stocks, Republic Financial increased $1.15 to end at $126.15 as investors exchanged 55,107 stock units. Scotiabank gained $1.25 to close at $73.75 after a transfer of 733 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 35 cents to $15 as 49,354 units passed through the market, Unilever Caribbean dipped 17 cents in closing at $11.58 with 2,336 stocks crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco ended at $11.10 with investors transferring 10,366 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.