Stocks mostly fall on TTSE

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed trading on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 10 percent, with 135 percent greater value than on Monday following trading in 16 securities as was the case on Monday, with two stocks rising, eight declining and six remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index declined 1.85 points to 1,376.63, the All T&T Index declined 3.17 points to end at 2,036.35 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.06 points to 93.89.
A total of 356,338 shares were exchanged for $3,485,909 in contrast to versus 323,490 units at $1,480,256 on Monday. An average of 22,271 units traded at $217,869 compared to 20,218 shares at $92,516 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 45,353 units at $251,840 versus 49,969 units at $258,634 on the previous trading day. The average trade for July amounts to 28,304 units at $283,023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings rallied $1.50 in closing at $26.50 while exchanging 500 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank shed 88 cents to close at $42.12 in trading 127 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell 21 cents in ending at $20 and closed with 96 units changing hands. Clico Investment Fund dropped 7 cents to $28.51 with an exchange of 60,932 stock units, First Citizens Group remained at $49.85, with 180 stock units crossing the market, JMMB Group lost 4 cents in closing at $2.31, with 2,969 units changing hands. Massy Holdings declined 1 cent to $4.89 with 24,433 shares clearing the market, National Enterprises ended at $3.24 after exchanging 207,136 stocks, One Caribbean Media finished at $4.05 after trading 5,000 stocks. Prestige Holdings climbed 27 cents to close at $6.99, with 900 units crossing the market, Republic Financial Holdings finished at $141 after 564 shares passed through the exchange, Scotiabank ended at $76.68 after an exchange of 827 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 9 cents in closing at $21.90 after trading 6,422 shares, Trinidad Cement declined 30 cents to $3.51 with the swapping of 3,490 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dropped 75 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $12.61 in an exchange of 38,096 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $23.45 in switching ownership of 4,666 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.