Stocks mostly fall on Trinidad Exchange

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange declined on Tuesday, with trading in 18 securities compared with 14 on Monday and ending with prices of three stocks rising, 10 declining and five remaining unchanged after an 84 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with a 3 percent lower value than on Monday with two stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows.
The market ended with 181,482 shares being traded for $1,218,143 compared to 98,867 stock units at $1,256,409 on Monday.
An average of 10,082 shares were traded at $67,675 compared to 7,062 units at $89,743 on Monday. Trading month to date, averages 13,513 shares at $172,383 down from 14,774 units at $210,849 on the previous day and an average for January of 15,998 shares at $167,627.
The Composite Index skidded 5.11 points to close at 1,163.51, the All T&T Index declined 11.82 points to 1,744.49, the SME Index remained unchanged at 78.23 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.29 points to conclude trading at 75.84.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings remained at $18.75 after 100 units passed through the market, Ansa McAl dipped 43 cents to $51.62, with 4,114 stocks changing hands, Calypso Macro Investment Fund lost 25 cents to close at $23.25 with investors trading 14 shares. First Citizens Group shed 75 cents in closing at $49.25, with 3,000 stocks clearing the market, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 with an exchange of 122 shares, GraceKennedy dipped 17 cents to $3.85 in an exchange of 2,245 stock units. Guardian Holdings sank 25 cents and ended at $17.75 after trading 180 units, JMMB Group popped 13 cents to close at $1.45 after exchanging 115,422 stocks, L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.20 with a transfer of 20 shares. Massy Holdings rallied 7 cents to end at $4.37, with 1,038 stocks crossing the exchange, National Enterprises ended at $3.75 after a transfer of 31,910 units, Prestige Holdings skidded 69 cents to $10 in switching ownership of 518 stock units. Republic Financial rose $1.59 and ended at $121.95 and closed after 2,613 shares were traded, Scotiabank fell $1.09 to end at $65.91 with an exchange of 950 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 45 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $9, with 14,294 stocks crossing the market. Trinidad Cement shed 13 cents to $2.87 in trading 400 units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.80 after 1,042 shares passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco lost 4 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.71 as investors exchanged 3,500 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.