Stocks climbed on Trinidad Exchange


Stocks ended with mostly wins on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, resulting from 21 securities trading, up from 19 on Friday and ending with prices of eight stocks rising, three declining and 10 ending firm. Trading ended with a 67 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, valued 65 percent lower than on Friday.

The market closed with trading of 511,318 shares worth $1,316,589 compared to 306,666 stock units at $3,755,364 on Friday.
An average of 24,348 shares were traded for $62,695 compared to 16,140 units at $197,651 on Friday. Trading month to date averaged 20,450 shares at $126,798 down from an average for December of 43,880 shares at $314,506.
The Composite Index increased 1.36 points to 952.02, the All T&T Index dipped 1.46 points to 1,377.71, the SME Index remained unchanged at 94.06 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.62 points to finish at 69.47.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows that no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and just one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Agostini ended at $62.85 with investors trading 36 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $12.75 in switching ownership of 25 stock units, Ansa McAl remained at $43.70 with traders dealing in a mere 4 shares. AS Bryden lost 1 cent and ended at $1.90 after an exchange of 14,711 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank popped 4 cents to end at $8.28, with 33 units crossing the market, First Citizens Group gained 1 cent to finish at $34.10 after a transfer of 2,950 shares. GraceKennedy ended at $3.47 after investors traded 937 units, Guardian Holdings climbed 34 cents to end at $15.29 after an exchange of 5 stocks, Guardian Media climbed 2 cents to end at 62 cents with a transfer of only one stock unit. JMMB Group ended at 86 cents, with 9,000 shares crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings increased 1 cent to $3.65 after trading of 4,772 stock units, National Enterprises rallied 24 cents to close at $2.24, with 25,956 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 with investors trading 107,171 units, NCB Financial advanced 1 cent in closing at $1.93 with an exchange of 51 stocks, Prestige Holdings remained at $13.98 following an exchange of 200 units. Republic Financial rose 49 cents and ended at $105.99 after the trading of 19 shares, Scotiabank ended at $47.99, with 209 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks low of $2.63 as investors exchanged 290,335 shares. Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent in closing at $1.94, with 505 units clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 in trading 149 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.64 as 54,249 stock units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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