The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange started February positively on Thursday, with a 347 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded valued 387 percent more than on Wednesday and resulting in 18 securities trading compared with 16 on Wednesday, with the market activity ending with prices of three stocks rising, six declining and nine left unchanged.
The market closed trading with 433,286 shares for $3,060,037 up from 97,007 stock units at $628,109 on Wednesday.
Trading on Thursday averaged 24,071 shares for $170,002 compared with 6,063 units at $39,257 on Wednesday, up from an average for January of 15,998 shares at $167,627.
The Composite Index gained 0.63 points to close at 1,192.60, the All T&T Index rose 2.49 points to end trading at 1,781.02, the SME Index sat at 78.23 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.19 points to 78.80.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68.50 in switching owners of 11,687 shares, Angostura Holdings fell $2.74 to $18.75 with investor trading 435 shares, Ansa McAl closed at $56.80, after 30 stocks changed hands. Calypso Macro Investment Fund gained 82 cents in closing at $23.50 with investors trading 3 units, First Citizens Group popped 50 cents to $50.50, with 354 shares being traded, FirstCaribbean International Bank slipped 5 cents to $7 after 59,950 units were traded. GraceKennedy ended at $4.10, with 109,114 stocks passing through the market, Guardian Holdings ended at $18.25 with an exchange of 3,237 stock units, Massy Holdings closed at $4.40 after 69,977 shares passed through the market. National Enterprises remained at $3.75 as investors exchanged 131,594 units, National Flour Mills ended at $2 and closed with an exchange of 9,273 stocks, One Caribbean Media remained at $3.45 with investors transferring 24,500 stock units.
Point Lisas climbed 30 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $4 after an exchange of 49 shares, Republic Financial declined 18 cents to close at $119.50 with 2,204 stocks clearing the market, Scotiabank lost $1.50 and ended at $67 after transferring of of 517 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $10, with traders dealing in 10,130 stock units, Trinidad Cement dipped 10 cents to end at $3, with 200 shares crossing the exchange and Unilever Caribbean sank 2 cents in closing at $11.91 with investors dealing in 32 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.