Trading activity jumped sharply over that on Tuesday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday, with a 724 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded and with 169 percent more value than on Tuesday, resulting in 19 securities trading compared with 20 on Tuesday, and ended with prices of three stocks rising, three declining and 13 remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 1,302,645 shares for $4,753,061 compared to 158,060 stock units at $1,769,524 on Tuesday.
An average of 68,560 shares were traded at $250,161 compared to 7,903 units at $88,476 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averaged 16,051 shares at $175,980 compared with 9,736 units at $167,069 on the prior day. The average trade for May was 23,500 shares at $216,502.
The Composite Index slipped 1.70 points to 1,231.63, the All T&T Index popped 0.71 points to end at 1,901.41, the SME Index remained at 70.01 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.60 points to finish at 72.05.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $68.80 after 707 shares passed through the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $23.10 with 2,589 stocks crossing the market, Ansa McAl rallied 43 cents to $50.98 after trading 1,338 units. Endeavour Holdings concluded trading of 100 shares at $13, FirstCaribbean International Bank closed at $7.01 after investors exchanged 2,255 shares, First Citizens Group ended at $48.90 after 328 units were traded. Guardian Holdings declined $1.07 in closing at $19 after 5,891 stock units were traded, JMMB Group remained at $1.35 as investors traded 3,349 stocks, Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent to close at $4.96, with 30,986 shares clearing the market. National Enterprises ended at $3.45 and closed with an exchange of 70,261 stock units, NCB Financial shed 10 cents and ended at $2.70 with investors transferring 1,107,813 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $3.70 with a transfer of 16,000 stocks.
Investors traded 1,000 shares of Point Lisas at $3.25, Republic Financial rallied 27 cents to $129.20 with 2,814 units changing hands, Scotiabank ended at $76.50 in switching ownership of 5,055 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $17.88 with stakeholders swapping 5,329 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.50 after a transfer of 45,744 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $11.50 with 605 shares crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco popped 23 cents to $12.48 in trading 481 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
