Trading volume surged 128 percent valued 78 percent more than on Tuesday as market activity ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, resulting in more stocks rising than falling.
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Trading ended with 17 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Wednesday, with eight rising, five slipping and four ending unchanged. The Composite Index lost 0.57 points to settle at 1,323.35, the All T&T Index shed 5.36 points to settle at 1,755.91, and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.58 points to 120.49.
Investors traded 342,033 shares at $4,259,535 up from 149,928 units at $2,392,538 on Tuesday.
An average of 20,120 units traded at $250,561 up from 9,371 at $149,534 on Tuesday. An average of 18,144 units traded at $264,9994 for the month to date versus 17,967 units at $266,286. The average trade for January amounted to 13,836 units at $275,635.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s dropped 75 cents in closing at $23 after exchanging 250 shares, Angostura Holdings rose 2 cents to $15.02, with 326 units crossing the exchange, Clico Investment Fund added 1 cent to end at $25.51 with the swapping of 9,000 shares. Endeavour Holdings traded 50 stocks at $11.25, First Citizens Bank carved out a gain of 5 cents to close at $42.75 after an exchange of 946 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank gained 5 cents to $7.05 in ending trading of 18,340 stocks, Grace Kennedy closed at $3.90 with 71,670 stocks clearing the market, Guardian Holdings climbed 3 cents to $21.03 in switching ownership of 20 shares.
JMMB Group dropped 1 cent to $1.89 with 15,405 shares crossing the market, National Flour Mills lost 7 cents in ending at $2.36 in an exchange of 650 stocks, NCB Financial Group ended at $8.50 with the swapping of 31,136 units. Republic Financial Holdings fell 1 cent to $134.97, with 18,723 units changing hands, Scotiabank advanced 10 cents to $56.10 trading 2,018 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 4 cents to $15.54 trading 3,286 units. Trinidad Cement shed 40 cents to close at $3.35, as 170,000 stocks cleared the exchange, Unilever Caribbean advanced 9 cents to $16.49 with the swapping of 197 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $34.85 in exchanging 16 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
