Trading on Tuesday took on a strong bullish tone on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange and resulted in nearly three stocks rising for every one falling and sending the Composite Index climbing 24.50 points to a record 1,522.84, the All T&T Index soaring 47.08 points to record 2,132.29, while the Cross-Listed Index just inched up 0.05 points to settle at 122.03, after 20 percent fewer shares were traded with 67 percent lower value than Monday.
At the close, 20 securities traded up from 17 on Monday, with eight rising, three declining and nine remaining unchanged. At the close, three stocks ended at 52 weeks’ highs.
A total of 77,313 shares traded, for $1,292,574 down from 97,023 units at $3,882,396 on Monday. An average of 3,866 units traded at $64,629 compared to 5,707 shares at $228,376 on Monday and month to date an average of 4,712 units at $139,864. The average trade for December was 21,703 units at $306,768.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with higher bids than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s traded 4,839 shares at $33, Angostura Holdings ended at $18 with an exchange of 4,900 stocks, Ansa McAl remained at $59.49 25 stock units changing hands. Clico Investment Fund fell $3.63 to close at $31.37 after trading 388 units, First Citizens Group spiked $9.99 to an all-time high of $69.99, with 201 stocks crossing the exchange, FirstCaribbean International Bank rose 1 cent to $6.15, with 1,600 stock units crossing the market. Guardian Holdings finished at $30 after an exchange of 7,656 units, Guardian Media increased 1 cent to end at $3.05, with 1,000 shares clearing the market, JMMB Group remained at $2.29 with the swapping of 1,525 shares. Massy Holdings rallied $1.50 in ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $106.50 while exchanging 4,128 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $3.40 while trading 18,137 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.95 in switching ownership of 1,012 stocks. NCB Financial Group ended at $8 in exchanging 7,582 stock units, Prestige Holdings shed 20 cents at $7 as 4,000 units changed hands, Republic Financial Holdings gained 14 cents to end at $140.16 after exchanging 91 stocks. Scotiabank climbed $1.95 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $70.95, with 83 shares crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 50 cents in ending at $20 after an exchange of 29 shares, Trinidad Cement popped 1 cent to $3.75 trading 14,963 stock units. Unilever Caribbean finished unchanged at $16.20, with 2,900 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco rallied 25 cents in closing at $28.50 in an exchange of 2,254 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.