Investors increased their interest in stocks on Monday, with the number of stocks trading spiking and the volume and the value of stocks traded popping 225 percent over Friday’s levels resulting in slightly more stocks rising than falling at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
At the close, 21 stocks traded up from 16 on Friday, with seven rising, six falling and eight ending unchanged. The Composite Index gained 5.09 points to close at 1,392.14, the All T&T Index increased 2.56 points to 1,910.04 and the Cross-Listed Index climbed 1.09 points to settle at 117.43.
Overall, 548,218 shares traded for $6,710,088 compared to 168,626 units at $2,065,096 on Friday.
An average of 26,106 units traded at $318,528, up from 10,539 at $129,068 on Friday. The average trade for the month to date is 46,357 units at $652,730 versus 48,115 units at $681,645. The average trade for May ended at 25,935 units at $406,593.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s traded 8,800 shares at $24.50, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $16 after exchanging 715 stocks, Clico Investment Fund settled at $26.99, with 15,123 stocks changing hands, Endeavour Holdings saw 329 shares trading at $7.97. First Citizens Bank rose 60 cents to $50 after 10,572 stocks crossed the exchange, FirstCaribbean International Bank declined 10 cents to $6.40 after exchanging 1,000 shares. Grace Kennedy dropped 16 cents to $5.35 in trading 12,927 stocks, Guardian Holdings shed 25 cents to end at $34.70 in switching ownership of 26,475 units, Guardian Media ended at $3.25 after exchanging 3,025 stock units. JMMB Group climbed 7 cents to $1.82 while exchanging 97,341 units, L.J Williams B share popped 4 cents to $1.34, with 16 units crossing the market, Massy Holdings dropped $1.25 to $80 after exchanging 17,061 units. 
MPC Carribean Clean Energy dropped 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 90 cents with an exchange of 3,218 stocks. National Enterprises ended at $3 with an exchange of 44,764 units, National Flour Mills rallied 5 cents to $2.30, with 221,631 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group gained 20 cents to $8, with 58,008 units crossing the market. Prestige Holdings fell 24 cents to $6.75, after exchanging 1,067 units, Republic Financial Holdings gained 10 cents in ending at $135.10 with 6,977 shares crossing the market, Scotiabank closed at $57 with the swapping of 14,071 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 35 cents to $18.50 with the swapping of 3,598 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32.15 while exchanging 1,500 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.