Steady trading in Trinidad

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining moderately with a 15 percent lower value than on Thursday resulting in 16 securities trading down from 20 on Thursday and ending with prices of two stocks rising, four declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 149,549 shares with a value of $2,042,881 compared with 153,211 stock units at $2,400,195 on Thursday.
An average of 9,347 shares were traded at $127,680 compared to 7,661 units at $120,010 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 14,811 shares at $166,980 compared t0 15,418 units at $171,347 on the previous day and an average for March of 28,236 shares at $236,496.
The Composite Index slipped 0.15 points to end at 1,218.03, the All T&T Index declined 0.29 points to end trading at 1,835.73, the SME Index remained at 77.71 and the Cross-Listed Index ended unchanged at 77.96.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s fell 36 cents to $68.63 in switching ownership of 5,000 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $57, with 30 units clearing the market, First Citizens Group slipped 9 cents and ended at $48.10 in trading 4,543 shares. FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7.01 after an exchange of 400 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $19 with investors transferring 10,470 shares, JMMB Group remained at $1.50 in an exchange of 1,147 stock units. Massy Holdings popped 1 cent in closing at $4.37, with 36,150 units changing hands, National Enterprises remained at $3.88 in an exchange of 749 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $2.20 after 38,408 units crossed the market. NCB Financial ended at $3.15 after a transfer of 30,000 shares, Prestige Holdings remained at $14, with 1,415 stock units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial remained at $119 with investors trading 5,985 stocks. Scotiabank dipped 10 cents to $70 after exchanging 1,374 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 3 cents to close at $8.50 with investors dealing in 9,050 stocks, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.71 after 3,000 units passed through the market and Unilever Caribbean lost 22 cents in closing at $12.50 with investors swapping 1,828 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.