Scotiabank jumps $2.65 in Trinidad  


Scotiabank jumps $2.65 on a day of slow trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange at the close on Wednesday, with an 18 percent dip in the volume of stocks traded, at a 32 percent lower value than on Tuesday. Overall, trading took place in 22 securities compared with 20 on Tuesday and ending with prices of seven rising, seven declining and eight ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 321,204 shares worth $1,930,535 after sliding from 393,651 units at $2,849,208 on Tuesday.
An average of 14,600 shares were traded at $87,752 after falling from 19,683 stock units at $142,460 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 16,916 shares at $119,795, slightly less than 17,341 units at $125,671 on the previous day and more than an average of 12,077 shares at an average of $98,177 for October.
The Composite Index gained 5.13 points to end at 1,007.92, the All T&T Index popped 3.19 points to conclude trading at 1,424.00, the SME Index remained unchanged at 74.82 and the Cross-Listed Index climbed 1.03 points to close at 78.89.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of today’s trading session, Agostini lost 50 cents to close at $41.50 with 1,005 units clearing the market, Angostura Holdings dropped $3.24 and ended at $41.50 with investors swapping 1005 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $41.35 with 2,929 shares changing hands. Ansa Merchant Bank rose 51 cents to finish at $28.51 after an exchange of 9,000 stock units, AS Bryden remained at $1 with 13,309 shares crossing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 24 cents to close at $8.24 with a transfer of 130 units. First Citizens Group closed trading at $37.50 following an exchange of 11,202 stocks, GraceKennedy climbed 47 cents to $3.67 with 47 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings increased 45 cents to finish at $17.50 after trading of 216 shares. JMMB Group settled at 85 cents with 2,565 stock units passing through the market, L.J. Williams B share ended at 90 cents with investors trading 17,462 units, Massy Holdings remained at $3.25 after an exchange of 169,835 stocks. National Enterprises rallied 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $6.20, following trading of 310 shares, NCB Financial remained at $3.25 after a transfer of 10 stock units, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.50 with 63,000 stocks crossing the exchange. Point Lisas slipped 25 cents and closed at $7.25 with 100 shares changing hands, Republic Financial fell 24 cents to finish at $114.25 with a transfer of 1,019 stocks, Scotiabank jumped $2.65 to end at $51.50 with an exchange of just 50 shares, but the stock closed with 442 shares on the bid at $50.02 and only 4 on offer at $51.50, with a PE ratio of 15. Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded by 15 cents to close at $10 after the switching of ownership of 27,653 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 1 cent to close at $15.39 with investors trading 216 units, West Indian Tobacco declined by 14 cents to $3.70 in an exchange of 949 stocks and West Indian Traders shed 10 cents to end at $1.90 with investors swapping 50 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading bounces on T&T Stock Exchange  


Trading activity jumped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a bounce in the volume of stocks traded, with a 73 percent rise in volume after a 51 percent increase in value over Friday, following an exchange of 20 securities compared with 16 on Friday and ending with prices of six rising, eight declining and six ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 393,651 shares for $2,849,208, up from 227,176 stock units at $1,890,489 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 19,683 shares for $142,460, an increase from 14,199 units at $118,156 on Friday. Month to date, trading averaged of 17,341 shares at $125,671, which is closely aligned with 16,872 units at $122,304 on the previous day and more than an average of 12,077 shares at $98,177 for October.
The Composite Index climbed 6.41 points to conclude trading at 1,002.79, the All T&T Index rose 20.04 points to finish at 1,420.81, the SME Index rallied 0.20 points to close at 74.82 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 1.19 points to settle at 77.86.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini shed 30 cents to close at $42 with 866 stock units crossing the market, Angostura Holdings fell 2 cents to $10.38 in swapping 35 stock units, Ansa McAl ended at $41.35 with 242 shares being traded. Ansa Merchant Bank fell by 25 cents to finish at $28 after an exchange of 114 stock units, AS Bryden remained at $1 with investors trading 15,069 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank dropped 20 cents to close at $8 with an exchange of 81,148 stocks. CinemaOne remained at $2.28 with 100 units clearing the market, First Citizens Group declined by 5 cents, after closing at $37.50 as investors exchanged 1,758 stock units, Guardian Holdings settled at $17.05 in trading 191 shares. JMMB Group remained at 85 cents after an exchange of a mere one stock unit, L.J. Williams B share advanced 4 cents to finish at 90 cents with 645 units passing through the market, Massy Holdings fell 5 cents to $3.25 in an exchange of 196,653 stocks. National Enterprises popped 30 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $5.70 with 40,985 shares crossing the market, National Flour Mills increased 14 cents to $1.65 with a transfer of 28 stock units, Point Lisas climbed 25 cents to $7.50 with a transfer of 29 units. Republic Financial rose 59 cents to $114.49 after an exchange of 5,014 stocks, Scotiabank slipped $3.15 and ended at $48.85 with 1,556 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 17 cents to stop at $10.15 after a transfer of 41,761 stock units. Unilever Caribbean ended at $15.40 with 7,000 units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco slipped by 1 cent to close at $3.84 after trading 456 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading surged on T&T Stock Exchange


Trading surged with a 612 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with a 206 percent increase in value compared to Monday over Tuesday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange. The market closed with an exchange of 22 securities, down from 25 on Monday, ending with four rising, seven declining and 11 ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 479,505 shares worth $3,386,041 after rising from only 67,371 stock units at $1,105,490 on Monday.
An average of 21,796 shares were traded at $153,911 versus a mere 2,695 units at $44,220 on Monday. Trading for the month to date closed with an average of 11,636 shares at $95,565 compared to an average of 12,077 shares during October of $98,177.
The Composite Index advanced 3.82 points to 1,002.34, the All T&T Index rallied 5.60 points to end at 1,406.38, the SME Index remained unchanged at 73.50 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.27 points to finish at 79.95.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of Tuesday’s trading session, Agostini shed $3.98 in closing at a 52 weeks low of $40 with a transfer of 951 units, Ansa McAl dropped $1 to end at $44 as investors exchanged 100 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank settled at $28.25 with 10 shares crossing the market. AS Bryden ended at $1.15 after trading 1,263 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at  $8.15, following trading of 122 stock units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $12.75 with investors swapping 3 units. First Citizens Group popped 50 cents to $37.50 in an exchange of 283 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $17 with 1,409 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Media remained at 75 cents in trading 85,020 shares. JMMB Group skidded by 2 cents to finish at 87 cents after a transfer of 119 units, Massy Holdings lost 2 cents and stopped at $3.28 in switching ownership of 107,116 stocks, Medcorp dropped by $3.75 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $40 after an exchange of 15 stock units. National Enterprises remained at $5.50 with investors dealing in 35,000 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.64 after an exchange of 2,920 stocks, NCB Financial increased 5 cents to close at $3.25 with 47,740 units changing hands. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.50 with an exchange of 72,000 stock units, Republic Financial climbed 49 cents to end at $114.49 with 12,483 shares passing through the market, Scotiabank rose 50 cents in closing at $49 in an exchange of 883 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10 with investors trading 57,257 stocks, Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent to $1.99 with 5,020 units clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean dipped 15 cents to$15.25 with 17,286 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $3.85 with investors trading 32,505 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

T&T Stock Exchange slips into new month


The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange opened trading on the first trading day of a new month on Monday with the volume of stocks traded declining 44 percent, but valued 42 percent more than Friday’s level, following trading in 25 securities trading compared with 20 on Friday and ending with prices of seven rising, six declining and 12 ending firm.

The market closed with trading in 67,371 shares valued $1,105,490 compared to 120,499 stock units at $777,222 on Friday.
An average of 2,695 shares were traded at $44,220 compared with 6,025 units at $38,861 on Friday and an average of 12,077 shares at $98,177 for October.
The Composite Index declined by 0.67 points to conclude trading at 998.52, the All T&T Index skidded 0.90 points to 1,400.78, the SME Index lost 0.11 points to finish at 73.50 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.06 points to wrap up trading at 79.68.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of Monday’s trading session, Agostini gained 3 cents to finish at $43.98 with a transfer of 1,078 units, Angostura Holdings popped 5 cents and ended at $10.40 as investors exchanged 10 stocks, Ansa McAl increased $2.99 to $45 after a transfer of 5,520 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank declined by 25 cents to close at $28.25, after trading of a mere 3 stock units, AS Bryden climbed 15 cents to finish at $1.15 after an exchange of 30 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.15, with the trading of 4,027 units. First Citizens Group ended at $37, with an exchange of 798 stock, GraceKennedy lost 2 cents and closed at $3.68, with 336 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings skidded 50 cents to end at $17, with investors dealing in 86 shares. JMMB Group remained at 89 cents in an exchange of 64 stocks, L.J. Williams B share ended at 86 cents, with investors trading 141 units, Massy Holdings remained at $3.30 after an exchange of 7,402 stock units. Medcorp rose 1 cent to finish at $43.75 with 100 shares passing through the market, National Enterprises rallied 10 cents to close at $5.50 after trading of 3,518 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $1.64 with 2,282 units changing hands. NCB Financial ended at $3.20 with investors trading 10 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $7.31 with 550 shares crossing the market, Prestige Holdings dropped $1.25 to finish at $11.05 in an exchange of 10 stocks. Republic Financial ended at $114 with 3,932 units clearing the market, Scotiabank fell 50 cents to $48.50 with a transfer of 7 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 5 cents in closing at $10 with 18,404 shares crossing the exchange. Trinidad Cement remained at $2 in switching ownership of 4,050 stock units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $15.40 with investors dealing in 985 stocks, West Indian Tobacco ended at $3.85 with 13,700 units passing through the market and West Indian Traders slipped 13 cents to stop at $2,328 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading slips on the T&T Stock Exchange


Trading activity fell on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded dropping 58 percent and the value falling by 34 percent compared to Wednesday, following trading in 25 securities, similar to Wednesday and ending with prices of seven rising, seven declining and 11 ended firm.

The market closed with trading of 242,403 shares worth $2,228,500 after tumbling from 583,508 stock units at $3,388,620 on Wednesday.
An average of 9,696 shares were traded at $89,140 after sliding from 23,340 stock units at $135,545 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 12,355 shares at $100,898 in alignment with 12,517 units at $101,613 on the previous day but lower than an average of 73,891 shares valued $397,305 for September.
The Composite Index slipped 6.58 points to 998.91, the All T&T Index dipped by 9.71 points to 1,404.22, the SME Index remained unchanged at 73.61 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.45 points to close at 79.27.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of Thursday’s trading, Agostini ended at $45 with 641 stock units changing hands, Angostura Holdings remained at $10.35 with a transfer of 390 shares, Ansa McAl dropped $2.99 to finish at $42.01 in an exchange of 46 units. Ansa Merchant Bank increased $3.49 to close at $28.50 after trading of 3 stocks, AS Bryden climbed 15 cents to end at $1.15 in an exchange of a mere one unit, CIBC Caribbean Bank popped 1 cent in closing at $8.15 with 981 stocks crossing the market. Endeavour Holdings advanced 5 cents to finish at $12.75 with an exchange of 11 shares, Eric Solis Marketing closed at $5.57 with 21 stock units crossing the market, First Citizens Group ended at $37.50 in switching ownership of 7,240 shares. GraceKennedy rose 5 cents to close at $3.75 with 38 stocks crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings skidded by 60 cents to end at $16.90 with investors trading 2,924 units, Guardian Media remained at 75 cents after a transfer of 51,000 stock units. JMMB Group ended at 81 cents in trading 403 shares, L.J. Williams B share gained 11 cents in closing at 86 cents with 3 units passing through the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.30 with investors trading 130,981 stocks. Medcorp fell 1 cent after closing at $43.74 with with 10 stock units clearing the market, National Enterprises remained at $5.55 with investors swapping 56 shares, National Flour Mills slipped 1 cent and ended at $1.64 after an exchange of 906 stock units. NCB Financial lost 5 cents to end at $3.20 with a transfer of 3,254 units, Point Lisas ended at $7.31 after an exchange of 754 stocks, Republic Financial shed $1 and ended at $113 with investors dealing in 9,600 units. Scotiabank rallied 95 cents to end at $49 as investors exchanged 600 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined by 15 cents, after closing at $10 with 12,603 stock units clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.40 after trading of 5,295 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $3.85 with 14,642 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Gains for Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange


The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Monday, with trading in 16 securities compared with 19 on Friday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, five declining and five ending firm. At the close of the market, the volume of stocks traded declined 49 percent, with the value 44 percent more than on Friday.

The market closed following an exchange of 106,940 shares for $2,457,987 compared to 209,753 stocks at $1,711,888 on Friday.
An average of 6,684 shares were traded at $153,624 compared to 11,040 stock units at $90,099 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 12,913 shares at $104,688 compared with 13,297 units at $101,676 on the Friday and well below an average of 73,891 shares at $397,305 for September.
The four main market indices recorded gains at the close. Composite Index increased 2.87 points to settle at 990.65, the All T&T Index advanced 4.55 points to finish at 1,400.42, the SME Index gained 0.15 points to close at 73.56 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.15 points to conclude trading at 77.41.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with bids of five stocks closing higher than the last sale prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AS Bryden shed 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.12 after trading of 22,848 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8 after trading of  25,000 stocks, CinemaOne rose 22 cents to end at $1.72 with a transfer of 114 shares. Eric Solis Marketing rose 1 cent to finish at $4.85 after an exchange of 4,096 stock units, First Citizens Group dipped by 50 cents to end at $37.50 with investors trading 4,811 shares, GraceKennedy lost 4 cents in closing at $3.95 in an exchange of 622 units. Guardian Holdings gained 25 cents and ended at $16.60 with investors trading 40 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 4 cents and ended at $3.24, with 2,148 shares changing hands, National Enterprises ended at $5, with 4,965 shares clearing the market. National Flour Mills rose 2 cents after an exchange of 30 shares and ended at $1.63, Point Lisas advanced 6 cents and ended at $7.31, with 10 units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial ended trading at $114 in switching ownership of 15,985 stocks. Scotiabank remained at $48.02, with 100 shares crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 11 cents in closing at $9.81 after a transfer of 11,170 stocks, West Indian Tobacco fell 2 cents to end at $3.90, with 15,000 shares passed through the market and West Indian Traders remained at $2.10, with investors swapping only 1 stock unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.

Trading drops on the T&T Stock Exchange


Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Thursday, with a 63 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded and a 69 percent decline in value compared with the preceding day, following trading in 24 securities compared with 22 on Wednesday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, 11 declining and six ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 122,845 shares worth $577,191, compared to 329,695 stock units at $1,838,769 on Wednesday.
An average of 5,119 shares were traded, valued $24,050, down from 14,986 stock units at $83,580 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 13,475 shares at $102,588, lower than 14,399 units at $111,276 on the previous day with an average of 73,891 shares at $397,305 for September.
The Composite Index climbed 2.45 points to 990.04, the All T&T Index declined by 2.29 points to close trading at 1,400.70, the SME Index shed 0.66 points to settle at 73.41 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 1.08 points to 77.18.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini remained at $45, with 560 shares crossing the exchange, Angostura Holdings dipped 5 cents to end at $10.35 after a transfer of 5 units, Ansa McAl rose 99 cents in closing at $44.99, with investors swapping 4 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank lost $3.49 and ended at $25.01 in an exchange of 16 stock units, AS Bryden dipped by 13 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $1.15, with 21,234 shares crossing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 14 cents and ended at $8 after an exchange of 381 units. CinemaOne ended at $1.50, with 144 stocks clearing the market, Endeavour Holdings remained at $12.75 after an exchange of 5 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing declined by 1 cent in closing at $4.84 with investors dealing in 296 shares. First Citizens Group fell 75 cents to end at $38.25 after trading of 465 units, GraceKennedy slipped 9 cents and ended at $3.90, with 100 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.35, with 7,709 stock units crossing the market. JMMB Group climbed 2 cents to end at 75 cents in swapping owners of 2,000 shares, Massy Holdings declined by 5 cents and ended at$3 after trading 39,503 shares , National Enterprises slipped 1 cent to close at $4.74 in trading 335 units. National Flour Mills fell 1 cent to close at $1.61 after 3,161 stocks passed through the market, NCB Financial gained 18 cents in closing at $3 with an exchange of 43,666 units, One Caribbean Media rallied 17 cents to end at $1.67 in closing with an exchange of 10 shares. Republic Financial ended at $114 with investors trading 713 stocks, Scotiabank rallied 2 cents to finish at $48.02, with 233 stocks changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 14 cents and ended at $9.81 with investors trading 1,170 shares. Trinidad Cement declined by 30 cents to finish at $1.70 with a transfer of 17 units, Unilever Caribbean increased 20 cents to end at $15.35 in closing with an exchange of 165 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4 with investors trading 953 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.

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Trading drops on T&T Stock Exchange


Trading dropped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 17 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, valued 48 percent less than trading on Monday, resulting from an exchange of 22 securities compared with 21 on Monday. Trading ended with prices of five stocks rising, seven declining and 10 ending firm.

The market closed with trading in 204,083 shares worth $2,990,967, down from 245,750 stock units at $5,767,723 on Monday.
An average of 9,277 shares were traded for $135,953, well below 11,702 stock units at $274,653 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 14,332 shares at $114,397 compared with 14,975 units at $111,657 on the previous day and well below the average of 73,891 shares at an average of $397,305 for September.
The Composite Index dropped 6.24 points to close at 998.66, the All T&T Index shed 8.53 points to close trading at 1,412.10, the SME Index rallied 0.51 points to settle at 74.07 and the Cross-Listed Index declined by 0.53 points to end at 77.97.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Agostini ended at $48.01 with an exchange of 30 stocks, Angostura Holdings remained at $10.40, with 27 units crossing the market, Ansa McAl gained $2.74 to finish at $44 after an exchange of 25 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank popped $3.50 to end at $28.50 with investors dealing in just 1 stock unit, AS Bryden fell 3 cents to $1.27 following an exchange of 5,602 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank closed at $8, with trading of 941 stock units. CinemaOne ended at $1.76 in an exchange of 4 units, Eric Solis Marketing rallied 67 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $5.52 after trading of 286 stock units, First Citizens Group dipped $1 to close at $38 in an exchange of 1,668 shares. GraceKennedy remained at $4.10 in trading 23,537 stock units, Guardian Media ended at 75 cents with a transfer of 5 units, JMMB Group shed 12 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 73 cents, with 1,342 stocks crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings declined by 2 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.28 with investors trading 114,025 units, National Enterprises rose 5 cents and ended at $4.80, with 207 shares clearing the market, National Flour Mills lost 3 cents to end at $1.62 in switching ownership of 486 stocks. One Caribbean Media slipped 17 cents in closing at $1.50, after 1,869 stock units passed through the market, Prestige Holdings remained at $11 after a transfer of 130 shares, Republic Financial ended trading at $114, with 3,148 units changing hands. Scotiabank closed at $48 with an exchange of 41,791 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 10 cents to close at $10 in trading 4,164 stocks, Unilever Caribbean ended at $15.50, with 378 shares crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco climbed 5 cents to finish at $4 with investors trading 4,417 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.

Losers beat risers 2 to 1 on T&T Exchange


Trading closed with a 2 to 1 thrashing of winners by losing stocks on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday.  The number of stocks traded declined by a sharp 80 percent, with the value rising 31 percent above trading on Friday, resulting from trading in 21 securities compared with 22 on Friday and ending with prices of four rising, against nine declining and eight ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 245,750 shares worth $5,767,723 compared with 1,235,508 stock units at $4,416,245 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 11,702 shares with an average value of $274,653 compared with 56,159 stock units at $200,738 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 14,975 shares at $111,657 compared to 15,428 units at $89,141 on the previous day and an average of 73,891 shares at $397,305 for September.
The Composite Index shed 2.79 points to end at 1,004.90, the All T&T Index fell 5.17 points to 1,420.63, the SME Index lost 0.24 points to close trading at 73.56 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.03 points to 78.50.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini popped 1 cent to end at $48.01 after an exchange of 9 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $10.40, with 7 units crossing the market, Ansa McAl fell $1.24 and ended at $41.26 with a transfer of 1,402 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $25, with 41 stock units crossing the market, AS Bryden lost 20 cents to finish at $1.30 with  trading of 36,046 shares, CinemaOne fell by 31 cents and closed at a 52 weeks low of $1.76 after trading of 548 stock units. Endeavour Holdings ended at $12.75 after trading o of 5,250 stocks, First Citizens Group shed 16 cents to finish at $39 with 567 stock units passing through the exchange, GraceKennedy declined by 5 cents to end at $4.10 with investors dealing in 3,623 shares. Guardian Holdings remained at $16.60, with 80 stocks changing hands, JMMB Group advanced 1 cent to end at 85 cents, with an exchange of 30 units, Massy Holdings dipped 5 cents in closing at $3.30 after trading of 116,132 stock units. National Enterprises rose 13 cents to close at $4.75 as investors exchanged 500 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.65 with 3,800 stocks clearing the market, NCB Financial remained at $3, with an exchange of 10,000 units. Republic Financial shed 50 cents to end trading of 31,013 stock units at $114, Scotiabank slipped $1 and ended at $48, following an exchange of 32,376 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 10 cents to end at $10.10, with investors swapping 2,178 units. Unilever Caribbean lost 5 cents to end at $15.50, following an exchange of 602 stocks, West Indian Tobacco remained at $3.95 with investors trading 1,524 stock units and West Indian Traders ended at $2.10 in an exchange of 22 shares.

Prices of securities traded are those for the last transaction.

Trading surged on the T&T Stock Exchange


Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange jumped sharply from Thursday’s low levels at the close on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded surging 1,010 percent and the market value jumping 313 percent compared with Thursday, following activity in 22 securities similar to Thursday and ending with four rising, 12 declining and six firm.

The market closed with trading of 1,235,508 shares for $4,416,245, after rising from just 111,288 stock units at $1,069,442 on Thursday.
An average of 56,159 shares were traded at $200,738 after climbing from just 5,059 units at $48,611 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages only 15,428 shares at $89,141, up from 8,534 units at $70,260 on the previous day and less than the average of 73,891 shares at an average of $397,305 for September.
The Composite Index fell 6.48 points to end trading at 1,007.69, the All T&T Index lost 10.33 points to finish at 1,425.80, the SME Index dropped 0.25 points to settle at 73.80 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.33 points to 78.53.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini dipped 48 cents to end at $48 as investors exchanged 115 units, Angostura Holdings remained at $10.40 with 55 stocks clearing the market, Ansa McAl fell $1.90 to $42.50 in an exchange of 250 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank slipped $3.50 and closed at $25 with 130 shares changing hands, AS Bryden rose 15 cents and ended at $1.50 after an exchange of a mere one share, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8 with 2,552 units crossing the market. CinemaOne fell 37 cents to $2.07 in an exchange of 747 stocks, Endeavour Holdings fell 75 cents to finish at $12.75 with 4,548 stocks crossing the market, First Citizens Group rallied by 91 cents and ended at $39.16 after trading of 229 shares. Guardian Holdings increased 10 cents to $16.60 in trading 512 units, Guardian Media dropped 10 cents in closing at 75 cents with a transfer of 114 stocks, JMMB Group shed 1 cent to close at 84 cents, with investors trading 105,537 stock units. Massy Holdings settled at $3.35 with 742,609 shares passing through the market, National Enterprises popped 6 cents and stopped at $4.62 with investors swapping 327,020 units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.65 with 600 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial declined 1 cent to end at $3 with investors dealing in 25,500 units, Point Lisas lost 19 cents to finish at $7.31 with just 2 stocks crossing the exchange, Republic Financial skidded 40 cents to close at $114.50 after a transfer of 21 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 2 cents to $10 with investors swapping 7,505 stock units, Trinidad Cement finished at $2 with a transfer of 16,033 units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.55 with an exchange of 434 stocks and West Indian Tobacco shed 5 cents to end at $3.95 in switching ownership of 994 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.