Scotiabank surges on Trinidad Exchange

Scotiabank stock price surged in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, helping to lift the market indices above recent daily levels, with trading resulting in a 39 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded but valued 106 percent more than on Thursday as market activity ended in 17 securities trading as was the case on Thursday and ended with prices of three stocks rising, six declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 369,644 shares for $6,055,169 compared with 603,629 units at $2,944,390 on Thursday.
On Friday an average of 21,744 shares were traded at $356,186 compared to 35,508 units at $173,199 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 15,695 shares at $167,906 compared to 14,939 stock units at $144,372 on the previous day and an average for January of 15,998 shares at $167,627.
The Composite Index popped 12.09 points to wrap-up trading at 1,182.13, the All T&T Index increased 23.31 points to end the day at 1,771.71, the SME Index remained at 78.23 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.01 points to culminate at 77.15.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s shed 5 cents and ended at $67.95 with 282 shares clearing the market, Ansa McAl ended at $51.62 in exchanging 1,732 units, First Citizens Group lost 31 cents to end at $49.69, with 5,429 stock units crossing the market. FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 with an exchange of 582 stock units, GraceKennedy dipped by 19 cents to close at $3.90 with 350 shares being traded, Guardian Holdings sank 25 cents to end at $18.25 in trading 700 stock units. JMMB Group remained at $1.45, with 131,831 stocks passing through the market, Massy Holdings ended at $4.25 trading 53,435 units, National Enterprises ended at $3.90 with investors dealing in 102,898 stocks. National Flour Mills remained at $2.10 after exchanging 5,000 shares, NCB Financial popped 1 cent to $3.06 with investors trading 425 stock units, Prestige Holdings rallied 25 cents to close at $10.50, with 38 units crossing the exchange. Republic Financial dipped 1 cent and ended at $120 with traders dealing in 3,714 shares, Scotiabank surged $6.75 to close at $72.75, with 61,129 stocks passing through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 3 cents to $9.40 with investors trading 999 stocks. Trinidad Cement ended at $2.87 in switching ownership of 100 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $9 after a transfer of 1,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.