Falling stocks over powered those rising six to one sending the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange market tumbling on Wednesday, following activities in 19 securities trading compared with 22 on Tuesday and ending with prices of one stock rising, six declining and 12 ended firm, with the volume of stocks traded rising 151 percent valued 120 percent more than on Tuesday.
The Composite Index sank 9.35 points to wrap up trading at 1,019.29, the All T&T Index skidded 17.94 points to settle at 1,489.68, the SME Index remained at 91.81 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.02 points to end at 72.23.
The market closed with trading of 284,086 shares for $1,971,424, up from 113,337 stock units at $895,971 on Tuesday.
An average of 14,952 shares were traded at $103,759, well above the 5,152 units at $40,726 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averaged 9,693 shares at $69,926, well below an average for June of 21,123 shares at $212,612.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini ended at $66, after 206 shares passed through the market, Ansa McAl skidded $1.50 to $40 in an exchange of 444 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $39 and closed with an exchange of just one share. Calypso Macro Investment Fund jumped $1.65 in closing at a 52 week high of $23.80 after an exchange of 840 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank lost 3 cents and ended at $8.27 with 15,596 units crossing the market, First Citizens Group dipped 5 cents to finish at $42 after an exchange of 1,300 shares. GraceKennedy ended at $3.80 with investors swapping 11,800 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $16.97 with an exchange of 302 stocks, JMMB Group ended at $1.07 after the trading of 610 units. Massy Holdings remained at $4.05 with 134,318 shares clearing the market, National Enterprises remained at $2.40 in trading 2,000 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $1.65 after a transfer of 25 units.
NCB Financial remained at $1.98 with investors trading 94,138 stocks, Prestige Holdings ended at $12.94 in switching owners for 234 shares, Republic Financial sank 1 cent and ended at $112 with traders dealing in 6,897 stock units. Scotiabank shed 85 cents to end at a 52 week low of $50.50 as investors exchanged 717 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3.65 following a transfer of 26 stocks, Trinidad Cement declined 15 cents to finish at a 52 week low of $2.05 with investors dealing in 5,000 units and Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 in an exchange of 9,632 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.