The majority of stocks traded with the prices remaining unchanged at the close of the market, on Monday, with 22 securities traded compared to 20 on Friday, leading to prices of four rising, six declining and 12 closing unchanged on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
At the close, the Composite Index declined 3.91 points to 1,384.21, the All T&T Index popped 6.56 points to 1,894.53 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 2.12 points to settle at 117.45.
Trading led to an exchange of 589,528 shares for $7,882,659 down from 595,272 units at $22,339,078 on Friday.
The average trade for the day is 26,797 shares for $354,666 down from 29,764 at $1,116,954 on Friday. The average month to date trade amounts to 49,999 units at $782,540 versus 53,379 units at $844,350. The average trade for May amounts to 25,935 units at $406,593.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s traded 3,275 shares at $24.50, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $41.50, with 990 stock units changing hands, Calypso Macro Investment Fund had an exchange of 100 shares at $16, Clico Investment Fund traded 48,969 stock units at $26.99. First Citizens Bank closed at $49.50 while trading 89 units. FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 1,512 stocks at $6.50, Grace Kennedy lost 20 cents to close at $5.05 with an exchange of 204,572 stock units, Guardian Holdings spiked $1.47 to $34.97 after trading 1,981 shares. JMMB Group dipped 1 cent to $1.80, with 16,822 stocks crossing the market, Massy Holdings popped $1.25 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $76 with an exchange of 20,435 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $3 in switching ownership of 46,020 units. National Flour Mills dropped 4 cents to $2.26, with 10,000 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial Group fell 26 cents to $8 in trading 159,250 units, One Caribbean Media settled at $4.65 while 6,027 units changed hands. Point Lisas ended at $3.10 in exchanging 2,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings traded 5,474 stock units to close at $135, Scotiabank ended at $57, with 13,301 shares changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 11 cents to $17.96 while exchanging 19,085 stock units, Trinidad Cement slipped 5 cents to $3.25, with 7,000 stock units clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.33, with 2,300 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco fell 4 cents to $32.15 with the swapping of 10,326 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.