Trading picked up on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 93 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with a 63 percent greater value than on Monday, resulting in 19 securities trading compared with 15 on Monday, with six stocks rising, five declining and eight remaining unchanged.
On Tuesday 153,665 shares were traded for $1,867,304 versus 79,447 stock units at $1,144,682 on Monday.
An average of 8,088 units were traded at $98,279 compared to 5,296 shares at $76,312 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 13,273 shares at $120,220 compared with 13,783 units at $122,380 on the previous day. The average trade for September amounts to 21,948 shares at $198,506.
The Composite Index skidded 5.84 points to settle at 1,196.36, the All T&T Index shed 9.73 points to end at 1,818.40, the SME Index gained 8.33 points to conclude trading at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.23 points to end at 74.30.
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At the close of the market, Agostini’s shed 10 cents to close at $67.40 with an exchange of 842 shares, Ansa McAl ended trading of 91 stock units at $57, Calypso Macro Investment Fund climbed 35 cents to end at $23.10 after 50 units were traded, Endeavour Holdings advanced $1.75 and ended at $15 after investors ended trading of 346 stocks. First Citizens Group popped 1 cent to close at $49.01 with a transfer of 1,920 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank increased 2 cents and ended at $6.99 with investors dealing in 4,791 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $3.40, with 145 stock units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings ended at $19 and closed with 13,256 units changing hands. Shareholders in JMMB Group swapped 6,723 stocks and ended at $1.41, L.J. Williams B share rose 1 cent in closing at $2.10 in switching ownership of 3,000 shares,
Massy Holdings remained at $4.70 with investors transferring 58,726 units, National Enterprises ended at $3.55 after 43,072 stock units passed through the market. NCB Financial declined 4 cents to end at $2.95 while exchanging 5,000 stocks, Prestige Holdings rallied 5 cents to $9.05, with 933 shares changing hands, Republic Financial ended at $118.50 in an exchange of 5,011 units, Scotiabank remained at $72 with 4,214 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 25 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.50, with 4,002 stock units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean dropped 1 cent to $11.57 as investors exchanged 243 stocks and West Indian Tobacco fell 5 cents in closing at $10, with 1,300 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Investors exchanged 130,502 shares for $898,029 versus 418,746 stock units at $4,821,091 on Thursday.
At the close, Agostini’s shed 50 cents and ended at $68 after an exchange of 688 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $22.98 in trading 21 units, Ansa Merchant Bank fell $1.75 to end at $42.50 in a swapping of 710 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment ended at $22.50 with investors switching owners of 4,368 stocks. Endeavour Holdings increased $1.95 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.95 after 50 stock units changed hands, First Citizens Group gained 5 cents in closing at $49.05 with an exchange of 1,125 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7 in the trading of 102 stocks, Massy Holdings lost 11 cents to close at $4.84 with shareholders swapping 28,909 units. National Enterprises popped 5 cents and ended at $3.60 with an exchange of 57,248 units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.52 after a transfer of 10,289 stock units, NCB Financial advanced 1 cent to close at $3 as investors exchanged 1,600 shares, 
Prestige Holdings ended at $8.50 with investors dealing in 52 stocks. Republic Financial dipped 1 cent to a 52 weeks’ low of $119.99 after an exchange of 183 units, Scotiabank remained at $72.50, with 161 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 1 cent to end at $13, 4,525 stocks with crossing the exchange. Unilever Caribbean declined 11 cents and ended at $11.66 after 931 shares passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco rallied 4 cents to end at $10.10 after 19,540 units changed hands.
Investors traded 542,264 shares for $7,313,998 compared with 463,089 units at $13,784,593 on Wednesday.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $69 while traders exchanged 4,529 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $23.10 in trading 2,548 stock units, Ansa McAl slipped 5 cents to $50.95 with 369 units clearing the market, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $49, with 3,126 stocks being traded. Endeavour Holdings declined 24 cents to close at $12.76 in an exchange of 240 shares, First Citizens Group advanced 50 cents to $48.50, with stakeholders exchanging 4,044 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.01 with investors trading 177 stocks. GraceKennedy remained at $3.37, with 195,288 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings dipped 50 cents in closing at $18.50 after trading 200 stock units, Massy Holdings dropped 5 cents to close at $4.85 after 9,820 shares were exchanged.
National Enterprises increased 1 cent to $3.45 with an exchange of 259,801 units, National Flour Mills shed 9 cents in closing at $1.55 with shareholders swapping 2,000 stocks, Prestige Holdings ended at $8, with 600 stock units crossing the market. Republic Financial popped 25 cents to $129 with a transfer of 35,516 units, Scotiabank ended at $76.29 after an exchange of 1,200 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $18 after a transfer of 1,605 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rose 92 cents to $12.32 and closed with 21,001 units being traded and West Indian Tobacco ended at $12.50, with 200 shares changing hands.
Investors exchanged just 126,288 shares for $2,365,917 down from 427,294 stock units at $3,122,309 on Tuesday. An average of 7,016 units were traded at $131,440 compared to 20,347 shares at $148,681 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averaged 51,348 shares at $461,778 versus 53,426 units at $477,266 on the previous day. The average trade for October amounts to 29,755 at $358,068.
FirstCaribbean International Bank lost 29 cents to close at $5.11 after an exchange of 2,980 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $25.81 after trading of 7,423 stocks, JMMB Group shed 9 cents in closing at $1.81, with 47,851 stocks crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings ended at $4.65 with the swapping of 148 units, National Flour Mills dipped 9 cents to close at $1.50 as 23,254 shares passed through the market, NCB Financial remained at $4.56 after a transfer of 357 stock units. Point Lisas ended at $3.25 as investors exchanged six shares, Prestige Holdings remained at $6.25 after switching ownership of 1,039 units, Republic Financial ended at $139, with 111 stocks crossing the market. Scotiabank ended at $77 with 778 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 1 cent to end at $21.24 after exchanging 193 units and Unilever Caribbean increased 62 cents to close at $13.80, with 1,300 stock units crossing the market.
Investors exchanged 478,325 shares for $5,985,979, down from 932,857 stocks at $14,247,158 on Monday.
GraceKennedy ended at $4.75 after an exchange of 3,587 shares, Guardian Holdings advanced 16 cents to close at $25.86 with the swapping of 4,500 stocks, Massy Holdings remained at $4.45 and closed after 267,249 stocks changed hands. National Flour Mills remained at $1.51, with 8,800 units crossing the market, NCB Financial ended at $4.56 as investors exchanged 49,490 stock units, Point Lisas ended at $3.19 with a transfer of 3,000 shares. Republic Financial remained at $136 in an exchange of 163 shares, Scotiabank rose 10 cents to close at $77.90 as 12,733 stocks were swapped by investors, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 40 cents to close at $22.40 with 49,318 units clearing the market. Trinidad Cement ended at $3.60 after exchanging 1,900 stock units, Unilever Caribbean climbed 77 cents in ending at $13.79 and trading 2,150 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $22, with 330 shares crossing the market.
A total of 795,951 shares were traded for $5,635,377, compared to 494,611 shares at $6,758,165 on Tuesday. An average of 44,220 units traded at $313,077 compared to 24,731 shares at $337,908 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 22,885 shares at $297,089 versus 21,012 units at $295,685 September closed with an average of 45,817 shares at $463,533.
Massy Holdings advanced 5 cents in closing at $4.50 with the swapping of 438,021 units, National Enterprises dipped 12 cents to $3.16 in switching ownership of 13,317 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.59, with 31,050 stock units changing hands. Prestige Holdings lost 5 cents to end at $6.65 while exchanging 275 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $140, with investors exchanging 300 stocks, Scotiabank fell 10 cents to $77.90 after trading 301 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 15 cents to $22.25 as 5,052 stock units passed through the market, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.50 after exchanging 358 units and West Indian Tobacco shed 5 cents in ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $22.20 with a transfer of 95 stocks.
National Flour Mills advanced 15 cents to $2.45, in switching ownership of 27,000 shares. NCB Financial Group picked up 5 cents to close at $8.30, with an exchange of 1,989 stocks, One Caribbean Media settled at $4.85, after a transfer of 5,295 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings fell $3.25 to $136.75, in trading 1,000 shares. Scotiabank shed 50 cents after ending at $57.50, with 6,781 stock units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 39 cents to $15.50, with the swapping of 304 shares, Trinidad Cement gained 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.40, in exchanging 770 shares. Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.70 after clearing the market with 15,169 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $35.35, in trading 22,367 shares.
