Market activity on the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended after more stocks gained than declined on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks trading declining 39 percent, with 60 percent less value than on Tuesday and the market index shedding more than a half of Tuesday’s gains.
At the close, 19 securities traded compared to 18 on Tuesday, with six rising, five declining and eight ending unchanged. The Composite Index shed 17.45 points to 1,458.35, the All T&T Index dropped 32.60 points to close at 2,011.12 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.17 points to settle at 121.48.
Overall, 304,798 shares traded for $2,261,165 compared to 501,655 units at $5,679,848 on Tuesday. An average of 16,042 units traded at $119,114 compared to 27,870 a $315,547 on Tuesday, with the month to date averaging 17,176 units at $250,931 compared to 17,295 units at $264,846. The average trade for October amounts to 23,649 units at $227,589.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s closed at $24.50, trading 100 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $58 with 538 units changing hands, Clico Investment Fund fell $1.06 to $27.50 in an exchange of 1,400 stock units. Endeavour Holdings remained at $7.48 after trading 273 stock unitss, First Citizens Group gained 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $57 while exchanging 436 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank finished unchanged at $6.15 with an exchange of 291 units. GraceKennedy remained at $6.11 after 13,284 stocks crossed the market, Guardian Media climbed 12 cents to $3.15 after exchanging 2,427 stock units, JMMB Group popped 1 cent to $2.26, with 148,600 stocks crossing the market. Massy Holdings shed $4 to close at $94, with 2,025 units clearing the market, National Enterprises declined 5 cents to $3.25 after 53,646 shares changed hands, National Flour Mills rose 6 cents to close at $1.90, trading 530 stock units. Prestige Holdings lost 4 cents in ending at $7.01 with the swapping of 5,000 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings ended unchanged at $138, 201 stocks crossing the exchange, Scotiabank dropped 1 cent to end at $68.05 after exchanging 50 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished unchanged at $18.60 in switching ownership of 24,837 units, Trinidad Cement advanced 4 cents to close at $3.89 trading 3,799 stocks, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.20 with an exchange of 43,231 units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 98 cents in closing at $29.98 after exchanging 4,130 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.