Sharp drop in trading on Trinidad exchange

Trading dropped sharply on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with a 63 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded and a 61 percent decline in value compared with trading Tuesday, resulting in 20 securities trading compared with 18 on Tuesday, with four stocks rising, six declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 485,562 shares for $2,784,687, down from 1,303,270 stocks at $7,053,713 on Tuesday.
An average of 24,278 shares were traded for $139,234 compared with 72,404 stock units at $391,873 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averaged 22,304 shares at $233,668 compared with 22,178 units at $239,702 on the previous day. The average trade for May ended with 23,500 shares at $216,502.
The Composite Index lost 1.02 points to end at 1,218.42, the All T&T Index fell 1.68 points to end trading at 1,872.96, the SME Index rallied just 0.12 points to 69.32 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.04 points to settle at 72.49.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and five with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings ended at $23.10 as investors exchanged 8 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $51 after an exchange of 1,024 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $21.80 with shareholders swapping 22 units, CinemaOne rallied 10 cents in closing at $7.10 after a transfer of 40 stocks. Endeavour Holdings climbed 25 cents to 13, with 1,322 stocks clearing the market, First Citizens Group dipped 15 cents to $48.10 after 11,276 shares were traded, and FirstCaribbean International Bank fell 5 cents to $7 after 6,281 stocks were traded. GraceKennedy shed 6 cents to close at $3.39, with 6 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings remained at $16.75 with 1,193 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group remained at $1.40 with a transfer of 11,250 shares. Massy Holdings lost 2 cents to close at $4.86 with an exchange of 15,327 stocks, National Enterprises increased 9 cents in closing at $3.70 after 965 units passed through the market, NCB Financial ended at $2.70 while exchanging 406,105 units, Point Lisas advanced 5 cents to $3.30 in an exchange of 1,351 stocks. Prestige Holdings remained at $8, with investors trading 150 stock units, Republic Financial ended at $127.50, with 3,684 shares crossing the market, Scotiabank ended at $75.77 in trading 168 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 30 cents to $17.70, with investors trading 20,373 units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $12.24 after 2,779 stocks were exchanged and West Indian Tobacco declined 25 cents to close at $12 in an exchange of 2,238 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.