Trading climbs on the Trinidad Exchange

Trading picked up on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 17 percent with a value 32 percent more than on Tuesday, resulting in trading of 15 securities compared with 17 on Tuesday and ended, with four stocks rising, five declining and six ending unchanged.
Investors exchanged 100,900 shares at $5,220,667 versus 86,482 stocks at $3,946,282 on Tuesday.
An average of 6,727 shares were traded at $348,044 compared to 5,087 units at $232,134 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 12,627 shares at $179,925 compared to 13,101 units at $166,439 on the previous day. The average trade for July ended with 36,525 shares at $302,493.
The Composite Index rallied 1.35 points to 1,239.52, the All T&T Index climbed 3.57 points to end at 1,883.45, the SME Index remained at 70.47 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.14 points to settle at 77.04.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68 with an exchange of 50 shares, First Citizens Group ended at $49.77 with stakeholders trading 2,214 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7 after 860 units were traded, GraceKennedy shed 4 cents and ended at $3.35 after closing with an exchange of 36,027 stocks. Guardian Holdings dipped 1 cent to $19.50, with 77 stock units crossing the market, L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.59 after an exchange of 11 units, Massy Holdings lost 6 cents to close at $4.73 in switching ownership of 4,202 shares, National Enterprises gained 1 cent to end at $3.80, with 5,961 stocks changing hands. Prestige Holdings remained at $7.90 with a transfer of 1,374 stocks, Republic Financial rose 1 cent to end at $125.01 with investors exchanging 36,297 shares, Scotiabank ended at $74.50 while exchanging 2,259 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 80 cents in closing at $15, with 8,625 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad Cement shed 30 cents to close at $3.10 after 1,710 stocks passed through the market, Unilever Caribbean popped 1 cent to end at $11.99 after an exchange of 103 stocks and West Indian Tobacco popped 5 cents and ended at $11.30 in trading 1,130 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.