Stocks sink into month end on Trinidad Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 70 percent, with a 52 percent higher value than on Wednesday and resulting in 19 securities trading compared with 21 on Wednesday, ending with prices of six stocks rising, seven declining and six remaining unchanged.
The market closed trading of 634,424 shares for $5,637,861 compared with 376,702 stock units at $3,712,245 on Wednesday.
An average of 33,391 shares were traded at $296,730 compared with 17,938 stock units at $176,774 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averaged 28,040 shares at $235,299 compared with 27,757 stock units at $233,047 on the previous day and an average for February of 21,839 shares at $159,828.
The Composite Index dipped 1.82 points to end at 1,197.97, the All T&T Index sank 5.71 points to 1,789.32, the SME Index remained at 77.95 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.33 points to conclude trading at 79.10.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $69 with an exchange of 287 stocks, Angostura Holdings skidded 40 cents to $20.10, with 810 units crossing the market, Ansa McAl sank $2.90 in closing at $54.10 in trading 1,730 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank climbed $1.96 and ended at $45.25 after an exchange of 904 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $22.75 with investors trading 78 shares, First Citizens Group fell 75 cents to $48.25 after 2,355 units crossed the market. FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 with investors dealing in 12,999 stocks, GraceKennedy popped 1 cent in closing at $4.08 in an exchange of 70,800 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $17 after investors traded 2,150 shares. JMMB Group rallied 6 cents and ended at $1.51 while exchanging 337,859 units, Massy Holdings increased 2 cents to $4.37 with traders dealing in 89,058 stocks, National Enterprises lost 7 cents in closing at $3.83 with an exchange of 25,112 stock units. National Flour Mills remained at $2.20 in switching ownership of 31 shares, Prestige Holdings dipped 25 cents to end at $12 as investors exchanged 10,200 stock units, Republic Financial ended at $120 after 27,022 stocks passed through the market. Scotiabank advanced $1.01 to $70.01 in an exchange of 60 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 35 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.60, with 5,642 stocks changing hands, Unilever Caribbean rose 65 cents to end at $11.77 with investors transferring 11,118 shares and West Indian Tobacco gained 2 cents in closing at $11.02 after exchanging 36,209 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.