Declining stocks overpowered those rising market activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, following slightly fewer shares trading, but with a 31 percent higher value than on Friday.
Twenty two securities traded on Monday versus 21 on Friday, with three stocks rising, eight declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index fell 3.07 points to 1,452.86, the All T&T Index shed 8.17 points to end at 2,105.37 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.33 points to settle at 105.67.
Overall 491,545 shares traded for $5,591,208 compared to 497,249 units at $4,251,322 on Friday. An average of 22,343 units traded at $254,146 compared to 23,679 shares at $202 averaging 33,689 units at $405,256 versus 34,688 at $418,553. The average trade for February amounts to 47,858 units at $516,870.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and no stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s shed 5 cents in ending at $49.95 after trading 1,946 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $20, with 2,500 units crossing the market, Ansa McAl finished at $57 after exchanging 4,067 stocks. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended unchanged at $18 with the swapping of 1,752 stock units, CinemaOne ended at $3.95 after trading 200 units, Clico Investment Fund ended unchanged at $29.94, while 44,234 stocks changed hands. First Citizens Group declined $2.80 to close at $54.70 in switching ownership of 675 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank fell 6 cents to end at $6 trading 13,500 shares, GraceKennedy remained at $5.99 with an exchange of 2,311 stocks.
Guardian Holdings ended at $28.25 in exchanging 353 shares, JMMB Group dropped 10 cents to end at $2.25, with 79,707 units changing hands, L.J Williams B share slipped 10 cents to $2 with 284 stock units clearing the market. Massy Holdings remained at $6 after 184,173 stocks crossed the market, National Flour Mills finished at $1.84 after trading 1,000 units, NCB Financial Group rose 1 cent in closing at $6.02 in an exchange of 76,053 shares. Prestige Holdings fell 15 cents to end at $6.90 in trading 155 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings ended unchanged at $141.75 with 856 units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank rallied $2 to $80 in exchanging 3,719 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 15 cents to close at $20.65 with the swapping of 29,517 shares, Trinidad Cement shed 20 cents in closing at $3.50 with an exchange of 5,000 stocks, Unilever Caribbean lost 24 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low $15, with 687 stocks crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco finished at $24, with 38,856 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks prices down in Trinidad
March 21, 2022 by