Trading bounce for Trinidad stocks

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 25 percent with the value being 76 percent more than on Friday resulting in 19 securities trading compared with 20 on Friday, with prices of seven stocks rising, six declining and six remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 870,339 shares for $5,806,444 compared with 696,764 stock units at $3,294,068 on Friday.
Trading averaged 45,807 stocks at $305,602 compared to 34,838 shares at $164,703 on Friday. Trading month with date averages 44,738 shares at $253,573 compared to 44,405 units at $237,363 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 51,996 shares at $458,520.
The Composite Index popped 2.43 points to 1,329.52, the All T&T Index advanced 3.18 points to 1,995.74, the SME Index remained at 61.52 and the Cross Listed Index rallied 0.23 points to settle at 86.31.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $59.50 after investors transferred 7,225 shares, Angostura Holdings rallied $1 in closing at $25, with 5 units crossing the market, Ansa McAl advanced 5 cents to end at $50.80 after a transfer of 2,416 stock units. First Citizens Group shed 39 cents to close at $50.11 after the trading of 6,609 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank popped 29 cents to $6.60 as investors exchanged 620 stock units, GraceKennedy climbed 5 cents to $4.50 in an exchange of 4,026 stocks. Guardian Holdings dropped 5 cents to end at $25.41 after exchanging 2,437 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.75 as 3,000 units passed through the market, L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.75 after an exchange of 290 stock units. Massy Holdings remained at $4.64 after 68,881 shares were exchanged, National Enterprises declined 2 cents to $3.73 in switching ownership of 756,464 units, National Flour Mills gained 9 cents to end at $1.59, with 763 stocks crossing the market. NCB Financial dipped 5 cents in closing at $4.05 after 2,315 stock units passed through the exchange, Prestige Holdings increased 10 cents to close at $7.20 with an exchange of 65 shares, Republic Financial rose 50 cents to close at $138 with the swapping of 10,352 units. Scotiabank ended at $78.20 while 2,630 stocks changed hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $20.85 with a transfer of 63 stocks, Trinidad Cement lost 40 cents to close at $3.50 trading 500 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell 49 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $18.50, with 1,678 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.