Steady trading on Trinidad market

Trading maintained Tuesday’s robustness on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded marginally lower than Tuesday’s, with a 14 percent higher value,  resulting from activity in 24 securities up from 18 on Tuesday, with 11 stocks rising, nine declining and four remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 1,394,876 shares for $7,662,436 versus 1,400,887 stock units at $8,927,824 on Tuesday.
An average of 58,120 units were exchanged at $319,268 down from 77,827 shares at $495,990 on Tuesday. The average trade for February amounts to 51,996 shares at $458,520.
The Composite Index closed unchanged at 1,325.48, the All T&T Index declined 3.21 points to 1,996.29, the SME Index remained at 61.52 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.48 points to end at 85.06.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s dipped 24 cents to $59.75 with investors trading 1,808 shares, Angostura Holdings declined 24 cents in closing at $23.50 in an exchange of 2,258 stocks, Ansa McAl remained at $50.75 after a transfer of 9 stock units. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $45 with 250 units clearing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund shed 99 cents in ending at $20.51 as investors exchanged 200 units, CinemaOne remained at $7.90 and closed with 1,000 shares changing hands. First Citizens Group rallied 40 cents to close at $50.50, with 2,084 stocks crossing the exchange, FirstCaribbean International Bank climbed 8 cents to $6.30 after an exchange of 9,416 stocks, GraceKennedy gained 4 cents to end at $4.44 with an exchange of 1,727 shares. Guardian Holdings popped $1.47 in ending at $26.99 after investors traded 3,088 stocks, JMMB Group fell 5 cents ending at $1.75, with 32,500 stock units changing hands, L.J. Williams B share rose 20 cents to end at $2.75, with 100 units crossing the market. Massy Holdings dropped 31 cents in closing at $4.64 in switching ownership of 105,804 shares, National Enterprises lost 30 cents to close at $3.60 after 1,095,000 stock units crossed the market, National Flour Mills ended at $1.50 with a transfer of 12,088 units. NCB Financial increased 5 cents to $4.10 in trading 2,500 stocks, One Caribbean Media advanced 22 cents in closing at $3.50 following an exchange of 5,000 stock units, Point Lisas popped 2 cents to close at $3.60 while exchanging 1,711 units. Prestige Holdings climbed 10 cents to $7 as 6,509 shares passed through the market, Republic Financial rose $1 to $138 after exchanging 11,372 stocks, Scotiabank shed 10 cents to end at $78.10 with the swapping of 171 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 15 cents to close at $20.85 trading 2,521 units, Trinidad Cement rallied 38 cents after ending at $3.90 with the swapping of 62,582 stocks and West Indian Tobacco lost 90 cents in closing at $19 in an exchange of 35,178 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.