Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 219 percent, valued 241 percent more than on Tuesday resulting in 20 securities trading compared with 14 on Tuesday, with six stocks rising, six declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 221,446 shares for $2,548,418 up from 69,412 stock units at $746,479 on Tuesday.
An average of 11,072 units were traded at $127,421 compared to 4,958 shares at $53,320 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 11,189 shares at $109,266 compared to 11,214 units at $105,361 on the previous day and December with an average of 17,065 shares at $239,371.
The Composite Index gained 5.68 points to finish at 1,215.10, the All T&T Index rallied 11.40 points to 1,822.23, the SME Index remained unchanged at 78.58 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.06 points to 79.13.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $68.50 after an exchange of 10 stock units, Angostura Holdings rose 94 cents to $22.74 with investors dealing in 16,014 shares, Ansa McAl climbed $1.35 to end at $57.25 with 13,573 stocks clearing the market. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $43 with investors trading 200 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund skidded 93 cents to $22.57, with 300 stocks crossing the exchange, First Citizens Group popped 71 cents in closing at $50.01 after and exchange of 4,877 shares were . FirstCaribbean International Bank rallied 5 cents to $7.05 as investors exchanged 98 units, GraceKennedy fell 1 cent to end at $4.17, with 2,300 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings ended at $18.25 with an exchange of 67 shares. JMMB Group increased 2 cents and ended at $1.28 after closing with an exchange of 559 units, Massy Holdings slipped 1 cent to $4.44 after a transfer of 167,857 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $3.65 with traders dealing in 2,750 stock units. National Flour Mills ended at $1.89, with 874 shares crossing the market, Point Lisas remained at $3.90 in trading 214 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended at $9.30 after 282 units crossed the market. Republic Financial lost 10 cents to close at $122.40 in an exchange of 1,803 stocks, Scotiabank advanced 9 cents in closing at $69.99 with investors swapping 1,148 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 28 cents to end at $10.66 after an exchange of 1,137 stock units. Unilever Caribbean remained at $11.75 trading 1,000 units and West Indian Tobacco sank 10 cents to close at $8.90 after exchanging 6,383 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.