Market activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in trading 405 percent more shares, with 326 percent higher value on Tuesday Monday and ended with more stocks falling than rising at the close of trading.
Seventeen securities traded up from 15 on Monday, with four rising, seven declining and six remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index shed 3.94 points to 1,427.17, the All T&T Index fell 7.13 points to end at 1,935.50 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.08 points to settle at 123.78.
Overall, 115,767 shares traded for $1,845,111 compared to 22,914 units at $433,325 on Monday. An average of 6,810 units traded at $108,536 compared to 1,528 at $28,888 on Monday and month to date an average of 4,334 units at $71,201. The average trade for October was 23,649 units at $227,589.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s traded 95 shares at $24.50, Angostura Holdings advanced 10 cents in closing at $17.10 with an exchange of 23,000 stock units, Ansa McAl remained at $58 after 1,745 units cleared the market. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $41 in trading 9,548 stocks, Clico Investment Fund remained at $26.99, exchanging 11,788 stocks, First Citizens Group popped 24 cents to $51, with 2,088 stock units crossing the exchange. GraceKennedy fell 1 cent to $6.23 with the swapping of 440 shares, Guardian Holdings spiked 17 cents to end at $30.50, with 153 units changing hands, JMMB Group remained at $2.24 in an exchange of 300 units. Massy Holdings popped 95 cents to $86 after 255 shares changed hands, National Flour Mills shed 6 cents in closing at $1.90 in switching ownership of 12,469 stock units, NCB Financial Group lost 1 cent to close at $8.05 after exchanging 50,701 stocks. Republic Financial Holdings dropped 53 cents to $136.47 while exchanging 130 stocks, Scotiabank declined $1 to $62 after trading 500 shares, Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent to close trading of 2,040 units at $3.89. Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.20 in an exchange of 55 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 29 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $30.30 in trading 460 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.