Stocks mostly gain on Trinidad Exchange

Rising stocks edged out those falling at the end of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday and resulted in gains in the market indices following a 7 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with the value surging 32 percent more than on Wednesday, resulting in the trading of 20 securities compared with 19 on Wednesday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, five declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 297,021 shares at $3,111,188 compared to 318,474 stocks at $2,362,255 on Wednesday.
The average trade on Thursday ended at 14,851 shares with $155,559 versus 16,762 stock units at $124,329 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 16,593 stock units at $218,711 compared to 16,725  units at $223,515 on the previous day. The average trade for October amounts to 15,711 shares at $151,451.
The Composite Index advanced 2.84 points to 1,197.26, the All T&T Index climbed 4.67 points to end the day at 1,814.89, the SME Index rallied 0.67 points to settle at 72.38 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.12 points to finish at 75.08.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $68.45 after 56 units passed through the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $22.15 after an exchange of 441 stocks, Ansa McAl remained at $57, with 50 shares clearing the market. Calypso Macro Investment Fund lost 70 cents in closing at $22.75 with shareholders exchanging 87 stock units, Endeavour Holdings advanced 14 cents and ended at $13.40, with 4 shares crossing the market, GraceKennedy rose 5 cents to $3.90 with an exchange of 5,500 units. Guardian Holdings declined 10 cents to close at $18.90 after 104 stocks changed hands, Guardian Media ended at $2.01 with 152 stock units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group ended at $1.41 with 1,000 shares changing hands. L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.26 with an exchange of 800 stocks, Massy Holdings rallied 10 cents to $4.50, with 167,488 units crossing the market, National Enterprises ended at $3.54 after a transfer of 256 stock units. National Flour Mills popped 20 cents to end at $1.72 in switching ownership of 259 shares, NCB Financial shed 48 cents to close at $2.85 with investors trading 90,500 units, One Caribbean Media fell 11 cents and ended at $3.41 in an exchange of 1,100 stocks. Republic Financial increased 50 cents to $120.50 with investors dealing in 15,222 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $71 after an exchange of 1,412 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 17 cents to $10.82 in trading 3,396 stock units. Unilever Caribbean gained 36 cents to end at $11.48 with stakeholders exchanging 39 stocks and West Indian Tobacco dipped 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $9.51 after investors ended trading 9,155 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.