Trading fell on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 64 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded valued 15 percent lower than on Monday and resulting in the trading of 22 securities up from 17 on Monday, ending with prices of four stocks rising, eight declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 216,912 shares for $3,237,041 compared to 595,733 stock units at $3,794,274 on Monday.
An average of 9,860 shares were traded at $147,138 compared to 35,043 units at $223,193 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 17,846 shares at $162,051 compared with 18,951 units at $164,115 on the previous day and an average for April of 17,642 shares at $178,724.
The Composite Index skidded 5.03 points to wrap up trading at 1,154.03, the All T&T Index slipped 9.66 points to 1,743.58, the SME Index remained at 78.90 and the Cross-Listed Index skidded 0.01 points to end the day at 73.22.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68.75 with traders dealing in 2,600 stocks, Angostura Holdings ended at $20 after 980 shares passed through the market. Ansa McAl remained at $57 in an exchange of 5,000 stock units, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $45, with 66 shares changing hands, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23 after 3,022 stock units were transferred. FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $6.93 with 999 stocks clearing the market, Guardian Holdings shed 50 cents to finish at $17 in trading 67,084 stock units, JMMB Group dipped 1 cent and ended at $1.34 after an exchange of 148 shares. L.J. Williams B share lost 6 cents in closing at $1.89 after 50 stocks were traded, Massy Holdings slipped 1 cent to $4.19 in switching ownership of 97,886 units, National Enterprises fell 5 cents to close at $3.65 after investors ended trading 10,127 stock units. National Flour Mills rallied 5 cents to $2 in an exchange of 299 shares, NCB Financial rose 20 cents in closing at $2.90 with investors swapping 8 stocks, One Caribbean Media ended at $3.70, with 1,044 units crossing the exchange.
Prestige Holdings remained at $13 with investors trading 7 stock units, Republic Financial ended at $118 with an exchange of 6,831 shares, Scotiabank sank 50 cents to $67, with 818 units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 1 cent to $7.96 after 7,057 stocks were exchanged, Trinidad Cement climbed 5 cents to close at $2.60 with investors transferring 25 stock units, Unilever Caribbean declined by 1 cent to $11.99 with investors dealing in 12,356 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $9 after a transfer of 110 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.