Market activity ended on Monday, with the market declining and resulted in the number and value of shares trading falling 74 percent below Friday’s levels, and ended with more stocks falling than rising at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
At the close, 19 traded up from 16 on Friday, with four stocks rising, six declining and nine ending unchanged. The Composite Index declined 5.87 points to settle at 1,383.01, the All T&T Index rose 1.06 points to settle at 1,882.13 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 1.86 points to settle at 118.96.
A total of, 636,349 shares traded for $6,954,185, from 2,464,269 units at $27,008,235 on Friday.
An average of units traded at $366,035 compared to 154,017 at $1,688,015 on Friday. The average trade for the month to date amounts to 76,054 units at $850,722 versus 90,757 units at $1,018,133. May ended with the average trade of 25,935 units at $406,593.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s finished trading 1,400 shares at $24.40, Angostura Holdings rose 5 cents to $15 after an exchange of 3,599 stocks, Clico Investment Fund declined $1.43 to $25.53 trading 16,620 stocks, Endeavour Holdings dipped 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.99 in exchanging 60 stock units. First Citizens Bank remained at $50.10 in an exchange of 660 shares. FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $6.49 in switching ownership of 2,700 units, Grace Kennedy popped 17 cents to close at $5.25 after trading 60,782 units, Guardian Holdings fell 5 cents to $35 in trading 24,893 shares. JMMB Group ended at $1.81, exchanging 102,354 units, Massy Holdings rose 24 cents to $70 after 10 shares changed hands, National Flour Mills stayed at $2.30 with an exchange of 200 units. NCB Financial Group climbed 27 cents to $8.49, with 364,948 units changing hands, One Caribbean Media fell 20 cents to $4.60, with 2,448 units clearing the market, Prestige Holdings settled at $6.55 after an exchange of 941 stocks. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $134.95, with 1,389 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank closed at $57 after an exchange of 11,350 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 16 cents to $17.33, with 2,066 stock units changing hands. Unilever Caribbean finished trading 9,429 shares at $16.33 and West Indian Tobacco dipped 1 cent to close at $32.19 in exchanging 30,500 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.