Stocks push Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange higher to start 2024

Trading opened the new year on a winning note on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, resulting in the main market indices rising moderately with a 48 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 73 percent lower value than on Friday with trading in 14 securities down from 20 on Friday, with prices of four stocks rising, six declining and four remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 152,582 shares for $705,361 versus 295,781 stock units at $2,657,158 on Friday.
An average of 10,899 units were traded at $50,383, down from 14,789 shares at $132,858 on Friday, with trading to December with an average of 17,065 shares at $239,371.
The Composite Index advanced 0.68 points to close trading at 1,214.78, the All T&T Index climbed 2.85 points to end at 1,813.98, the SME Index remained unchanged at 70.72 and the Cross-Listed Index sank 0.23 points to 80.28.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa McAl popped 90 cents to $55.90 with investors trading 33 stock units, Ansa Merchant Bank sank $2.50 to $43, with 88 shares crossing the market, First Citizens Group ended at $49.11 in switching ownership of 87 units. GraceKennedy shed 34 cents to close trading at $4.16, with 1,741 stocks clearing the market, Guardian Holdings slipped 40 cents to $18.60 after investors traded 2,022 units, JMMB Group gained 5 cents in closing at $1.40, with 28,118 stocks crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings remained at $4.45 after 35,265 shares changed hands, National Enterprises dropped 15 cents to end at $3.99 in an exchange of 60,155 stock units, NCB Financial rose 5 cents to close at $3.45 after 8,779 shares were exchanged. Prestige Holdings ended at $9.30 as investors exchanged 6,400 stocks, Republic Financial fell $1.34 to $121.50 in trading 27 units, Scotiabank ended at $69 after an exchange of 78 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 1 cent to end at $10.99 with investors dealing in 9,379 shares and Unilever Caribbean advanced 19 cents in closing at $11.48 with a transfer of 410 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.