Trading activity rose with declining stocks bettering those gaining on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 15 percent with a 7 percent lower value than on Thursday, with 21 securities trading compared with 15 on Thursday and ending with prices of three stocks rising, six declining and 12 ended firm.
The market closed with 144,349 shares trading for $1,217,028 down from 170,647 stocks at $1,302,338 on Thursday. An average of 6,874 shares were traded with a value of $57,954 compared with 11,376 units at $86,823 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 16,637 shares at $143,172 below the 17,895 units at $154,151 on the previous day and an average for January of 17,669 shares at $153,409.
The Composite Index gained 0.04 points to close trading at 1,069.58, the All T&T Index rallied 0.08 points to finish at 1,577.03, the SME Index remained unchanged at 96.65 and the Cross-Listed Index ended at 73.70.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close on the last trading day of the week, Agostini’s dipped 30 cents to finish at $68.20 as investors exchanged 200 stock units, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.49 with 9 shares crossing the market, Ansa McAl ended at $59 with an exchange of 70 units. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.75 after 277 stocks crossed the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8 with investors trading 38 shares, First Citizens Group slipped 1 cent to end at $42 with 1,633 stock units changing hands. GraceKennedy remained at $3.73 with investors trading 3,000 units, Guardian Holdings lost 7 cents to close at $14.90 after 25,000 stock units were exchanged, Guardian Media ended at $1.11 after swapping 3,153 shares. JMMB Group ended at $1.04 with a transfer of 1,024 units, L.J. Williams B share fell 10 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of 65 cents with 41,600 stocks clearing the market, Massy Holdings increased 5 cents and ended at $3.95 in switching ownership of 9,971 stock units. National Enterprises remained at $2.69 with traders dealing in 2,127 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.67 with 300 stocks crossing the exchange,
NCB Financial had trading in 41,044 units at $2.39. One Caribbean Media popped 14 cents to close at $2.85 after a transfer of 864 stock units, Point Lisas ended at $3.28 with investors swapping 998 shares, Republic Financial remained at $113.85 in an exchange of 1,083 units. Scotiabank dropped 20 cents to at a 52 weeks’ low $55.80 with investors dealing in 7,394 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 2 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.66 in an exchange of 2,275 stock units and West Indian Tobacco gained 1 cent and ended at $5.53 after 2,289 shares passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.with a