Market activity ended on Wednesday, with the market rising after trading of 264 percent shares than on Tuesday, resulting in more stocks rising than falling at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
A total of 20 securities traded, up from 17 on Tuesday, with six rising, four declining and 10 remaining unchanged. The Composite Index rose 5.01 points to 1,362.55, the All T&T Index increased 2.30 points to settle at 1,841.75 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 1.11 points to close at 119.09.
A total of 404,984 shares changed hands at $3,389,931 compared to 111,300 units at $2,813,902 on Tuesday. An average of 20,249 units traded at $169,497 up from 6,547 at $165,524 on Tuesday. An average of 17,215 units traded at $291,947 for the month to date compared to 16,870 units at $305,862. The average trade for April amounts to 11,472 units at $184,959.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $24.40 in switching ownership of 9,335 shares, Angostura Holdings rose 99 cents to $16.50, with 200 stocks units changing hands, Ansa Mcal declined 67 cents to $56.06 with an exchange of 872 units. Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $41, trading 2,000 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund rose 6 cents to $14.36 in an exchange of 500 stock units. Clico Investment Fund advanced 25 cents to $25.50, with 25,974 stocks crossing the market, Endeavour Holdings lost 50 cents to close at 52 weeks’ low of $8 trading 332 stock units. First Citizens Bank closed at $46.79 with an exchange of 8,171 stocks, Grace Kennedy dropped 10 cents to end at $5 in trading 15,416 stocks. Guardian Holdings closed at $32.95, with 25,745 shares crossing the exchange, Guardian Media rose 24 cents to $3.25, in swapping of 88,557 shares, JMMB Group gained 11 cents in closing at $1.81, after ownership of 206,015 units changed. Massy Holdings settled at $68.76 with the swapping of 1,178 stock units, National Flour Mills ended at $2.30 with 98 stocks crossing the market, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.21 with 9,000 shares changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $134.56 in trading 2 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $15 with an exchange of 3,221 stock units, Trinidad Cement increased 4 cents to end at $3.29 while exchanging 25 stock units. Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.30 after exchanging 5,338 stock units and West Indian Tobacco declined 4 cents in closing at $32.45 with the swapping of 3,005 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.