Trading climbs on the Trinidad Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with a 37 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded valued at 44 percent more than on Tuesday resulting in 17 securities trading compared with 24 on Tuesday, ending with prices of three stocks rising, seven declining and seven remaining unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 672,249 shares for $8,903,188 compared with 490,895 stocks at $6,188,452 on Tuesday.
An average of 39,544 shares were traded at $523,717 up from 20,454 units at $257,852 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 16,541 shares at $223,265 compared with 13,917 units at $188,986 on the previous day and an average for February of 21,839 shares at $159,828.
The Composite Index sank 0.77 points to close at 1,187.70, the All T&T Index declined 2.10 points to finish at 1,772.10, the SME Index remained unchanged at 78.90 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.09 points to settle at 78.71.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s declined 75 cents to end at $67.50 after a transfer of 1,000 stocks, Angostura Holdings shed 50 cents to close $20 in trading 15,060 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank increased $1.75 to end at $45 after an exchange of 1,618 stock units. First Citizens Group ended at $49.50 after investors exchanged 78,011 units, FirstCaribbean International closed at $7.05 with an exchange of 250,000 stocks, GraceKennedy popped 3 cents to close at $3.95 with a transfer of 8,505 units. Guardian Holdings ended at $17.26 after 5,091 shares passed through the market, JMMB Group ended at $1.51 in an exchange of 143,020 stock units, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent to end at $4.29 with investors trading 130,659 shares. National Enterprises ended at $3.90 in an exchange of 7,005 stock units, National Flour Mills gained 10 cents to close at $2.10, with 15 stocks crossing the market, Prestige Holdings sank 65 cents to $10.50 in switching ownership of 6,895 units. Republic Financial fell $1.08 in closing at $119 after 11,873 stock units crossed the market, Scotiabank dipped 40 cents to close at $70 with an exchange of 4,715 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $9 in closing with an exchange of 2,245 shares. Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.17 with investors swapping 1,764 stock units and West Indian Tobacco skidded 15 cents to end at $9.35 after an exchange of 4,773 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.