Sharp jump in funds entering Trinidad Exchange

The volume of stocks trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, declined but with a much higher value than Friday following a 37 percent slippage volume traded and a 191 percent surge in the value, resulting from trading in 20 securities compared with 22 on Friday, with prices of four stocks rising, seven declining and nine unchanged.
Investors exchanged 229,388 shares at $11,529,097 against 364,898 stock units at $3,961,337 on Friday.
Trading on Monday averaged 11,469 shares at $576,455 compared with 16,586 stocks at $180,061 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 45,355 units at $368,695  compared to 47,652 units at $354,609 on the previous trading day. The average trade for June ended at 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index rallied 11.23 points to 1,256.95, the All T&T Index rose 1.70 points to end at 1,906.28, the SME Index remained at 70.36 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 3.00 points to finish at 78.67.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68.50 with shareholders swapping 1,113 shares, Ansa McAl climbed $1 and ended at $54 as 23 stocks passed through the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $21.50 as investors exchanged 59 stock units, Endeavour Holdings remained at $13, with stakeholders exchanging 80 units. First Citizens Group ended at $49 after trading 101 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 with a transfer of 5,003 stocks, JMMB Group ended at $1.39 with investors trading 200 shares, L.J. Williams B share dropped 5 cents to close at $2.75, with 2,425 stock units crossing the market. Massy Holdings declined 3 cents to $4.95 in switching ownership of 14,000 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $4.14 with a transfer of 42,117 units, National Flour Mills rallied 3 cents to $1.63 while exchanging 300 stock units, NCB Financial popped 40 cents in closing at $3.50, with 45,000 shares crossing the market. One Caribbean Media shed 1 cent in ending at $3.82 and closed with 8,000 units changing hands, Point Lisas rose 49 cents to $3.79 in an exchange of 300 stock units, Prestige Holdings dipped 34 cents to end at $7.51, with 22,068 shares clearing the market, Republic Financial fell 45 cents to  $128.55 after exchanging 83,081 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $75.50 after an exchange of 146 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $18 after 744 stock units were traded, Unilever Caribbean fell $1.01 and ended at $11 with 4,128 stocks changing hands and West Indian Tobacco shed 20 cents to close at $11.30 after investors traded 500 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.