The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange slipped at the close trading on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 17 percent and a 47 percent lower value than on Wednesday, resulting in 18 securities trading up from 14 on Wednesday, with four stocks rising, five declining and nine remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 542,264 shares for $7,313,998 compared with 463,089 units at $13,784,593 on Wednesday.
An average of 30,126 shares were traded at $406,333 compared with 33,078 shares at $984,614 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 17,324 shares at $221,099 compared to 16,363 units at $207,207 on the previous day. The average trade for May amounts to 23,500 shares at $216,502.
The Composite Index lost 2.16 points in closing at 1,224.58, the All T&T Index shed 4.17 points to end at 1,887.77, the SME Index slipped 1.14 points to 68.87 and the Cross-Listed Index ended unchanged at 72.05.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $69 while traders exchanged 4,529 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $23.10 in trading 2,548 stock units, Ansa McAl slipped 5 cents to $50.95 with 369 units clearing the market, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $49, with 3,126 stocks being traded. Endeavour Holdings declined 24 cents to close at $12.76 in an exchange of 240 shares, First Citizens Group advanced 50 cents to $48.50, with stakeholders exchanging 4,044 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.01 with investors trading 177 stocks. GraceKennedy remained at $3.37, with 195,288 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings dipped 50 cents in closing at $18.50 after trading 200 stock units, Massy Holdings dropped 5 cents to close at $4.85 after 9,820 shares were exchanged.
National Enterprises increased 1 cent to $3.45 with an exchange of 259,801 units, National Flour Mills shed 9 cents in closing at $1.55 with shareholders swapping 2,000 stocks, Prestige Holdings ended at $8, with 600 stock units crossing the market. Republic Financial popped 25 cents to $129 with a transfer of 35,516 units, Scotiabank ended at $76.29 after an exchange of 1,200 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $18 after a transfer of 1,605 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rose 92 cents to $12.32 and closed with 21,001 units being traded and West Indian Tobacco ended at $12.50, with 200 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.