Market activity ended, with a sharp drop in volume and value of stocks trading on Friday, with the market declining moderately after 90 percent fewer shares traded, with 96 percent less value than on Thursday. At the close, slightly more stocks rose than fell on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
At the close, 17 traded compared to 18 on Thursday, with four stocks rising, three falling and 10 remaining unchanged. The Composite Index fell 1.44 points to 1,420.83, the All T&T Index lost 1.21 points to settle at 1,927.45 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.24 points to 123.14.
A total of 50,340 shares traded for $988,918 compared to 526,607 units at $23,241,270 on Thursday. An average of 2,961 units traded at $58,172 compared to 29,256 at $1,291,182 on Thursday. Month to date trading averages 29,118 units at $393,290 versus 33,477 units at $449,143. The average trade for June amounts to 45,770 units at $724,497.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s settled at $24.55 in trading 1,000 shares, Ansa Mcal closed at $57, with 2,000 units crossing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund settled at $16.50 in trading 2,224 units. Clico Investment Fund fell 10 cents to $26.80 while exchanging 1,354 units. Endeavour Holdings climbed 44 cents to $7.94 trading 85 stock units, First Citizens Bank settled at $50.30 with an exchange of 289 units. FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $6.50 with the swapping of 1,603 units, Grace Kennedy settled at $5.99 in switching ownership of 937 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $34 after 16,789 units crossed the market. JMMB Group declined 5 cents to $2 in an exchange of 1,271 units, L.J Williams B share, settled at $1.34, with 320 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas rose 5 cents to $3.15, with 25 stock units clearing the market. Prestige Holdings popped 1 cent to $7 after 20,598 units crossed the market, Scotiabank dipped 1 cent to $59.74 in an exchange of 50 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 1 cent to $18.21 in an exchange of 620 stocks. Trinidad Cement ended at $3.30, with 175 shares crossing the exchange and Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.25 trading 1,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.