Stocks commenced the new year with slightly mixed results on the first day of trading for the new year on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, after the volume of stocks traded declined 89 percent with the value 90 percent lower than on Friday resulting in 11 securities trading down from 17 on Friday, with four stocks rising, two declining and five remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged just 82,534 shares for $683,762 down sharply from 757,469 stock units at $7,117,065 on Friday. An average of 7,503 units were traded at $62,160 compared to 44,557 shares at $418,651 on Friday. The average trade for December was 42,745 at $474,822.
The Composite Index rose 1.79 points to 1,333.94, the All T&T Index declined 5.75 points to 2,002.05 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 1.38 points to close at 86.64.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $50 in switching ownership of 100 shares, Angostura Holdings fell 30 cents in ending at $23.70 with a transfer of 75 stock units, First Citizens Group ended at $52 after 1,680 stocks crossed the market. GraceKennedy popped 2 cents to end at $4.51, with 16,017 units clearing the market, 
Massy Holdings ended at $4.50 with 18,580 stocks trading, National Enterprises added 20 cents to close at $3.60, with16,425 stock units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial rallied 18 cents to end at $4.74 after just one unit passed through the market, One Caribbean Media remained at $3.30 after an exchange of 15,000 shares, Scotiabank ended at $78.30 while exchanging 301 shares. Unilever Caribbean slipped 9 cents in closing at $12.80 after a transfer of 133 units and West Indian Tobacco rose $1 to close at $22 in exchanging 14,222 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks start the new year mixed on TTSE
January 3, 2023 by
