Market activity ended on Wednesday resulted in more securities trading but with 20 percent fewer shares carrying a slightly higher value than on Tuesday, resulting in an equal number of stocks rising and falling at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Twenty two (22) securities traded compared to 21 on Tuesday, with five rising, five declining and 12 closing unchanged. The Composite Index rose 1.14 points to 1,421.49, the All T&T Index popped 1.10 points to close at 1,933.91 and the Cross-Listed Index added 0.17 points to end at 122.37.
A total of 353,428 shares were traded for $3,625,335 compared to 441,934 units at $3,562,074 on Tuesday. An average of 16,065 units traded at $164,788 compared to 21,044 shares at $169,623 on Tuesday. The average trade month to date, amounts to 18,497 units at $167,150. The average trade for July ended at 20,941 units at $221,079.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s traded 848 stocks at $24.55, Angostura Holdings ended at $16.49 in exchanging 1,182 units, Ansa Mcal had an exchange of 20 shares at $59. Calypso Macro Investment Fund shed 6 cents to close at $16.16 trading 5 stock units, Clico Investment Fund closed at $27 after trading 14,500 units, Endeavour Holdings fell 93 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.01 with an exchange of 1,500 stocks First Citizens Bank fell 10 cents to $50.10 while exchanging 3,717 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $6.50 after 200 stocks changed hands, GraceKennedy ended at $6.30 in exchanging 243,414 units. Guardian Holdings traded 2,410 shares at $32.50, Guardian Media ended at $3.10 after 3,180 stock units crossed the market, JMMB Group closed at $2.05 after exchanging 650 units. Massy Holdings rose 40 cents to $80.50 after the trading of 2,988 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed 8 cents to 98 US cents, with an exchange of 1,000 units. National Enterprises settled at $3.90 with an exchange of 20,616 units, NCB Financial Group popped 1 cent to $8.01 in switching ownership of 44,734 stocks. One Caribbean Media rallied 10 cents to $4.15 with the swapping of 1,000 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings spiked $2.50 to $138 in exchanging 3,033 stock units, Scotiabank closed at $59 after exchanging 1,508 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 25 cents to $17.70, with 620 shares crossing the market, Cement lost 4 cents to close at $3.96 in switching ownership of 1,003 stocks and West Indian Tobacco settled at $32, with 5,300 stock units changed hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.