Trading climbs, prices mostly fall on Trinidad Exchange

Trading ended with the volume and value of stocks passing through the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 158 percent and the value 41 percent more than the moderate level of trading on Wednesday, resulting in trading in 20 securities up from 16 on Wednesday and ended with prices of five stocks rising, nine declining and six remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 148,353 shares with $1,369,176 versus 57,419 stock units at $973,648 on Wednesday.
An average of 7,418 shares were traded at $68,459 compared to 3,589 shares at $60,853 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 39,680 units at $325,396 compared to 41,540 units at $340,205 on the previous day. The average trade for June amounts to 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index slipped 2.13 points to 1,252.11, the All T&T Index declined 2.81 points to 1,900.03, the SME Index rose 0.23 points to end at 70.59 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.20 points to conclude trading at 78.20.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68.50 after 3,667 shares passed through the market, Angostura Holdings declined 20 cents in closing at $23 after a transfer of just 4 stock units, Ansa Merchant Bank dropped 33 cents to close at $46.67, with 466 stocks crossing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund shed 10 cents to close at $21.70 with investors swapping 778 units. CinemaOne gained 20 cents to end at $7.50 with stakeholders trading 27 units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13 after 9 shares change hands, First Citizens Group rose 1 cent to $49.01 as investors exchanged 865 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank rose 2 cents in closing at $7.05 while 5,060 stock units were traded. JMMB Group remained at $1.39, with 3,515 stock units changing hands, L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.70 after exchanging 132 shares, Massy Holdings fell 1 cent and ended at $4.95, with 78,501 units crossing the exchange, National Enterprises lost 12 cents to end at $4 with shareholders swapping 19,536 stocks. National Flour Mills ended at $1.63 after exchanging 40 units, NCB Financial dipped 5 cents to $3.45, with 500 stocks crossing the market, Republic Financial lost 17 cents in closing at $127.83 with a transfer of 42 shares, Scotiabank declined 10 cents in ending at $75.30 after an exchange of 941 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 5 cents in closing at $18 in trading 10,785 shares, Trinidad Cement rallied 20 cents to close at $2.85 with 700 stocks clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean ended at $12.15 closed at 166 units and West Indian Tobacco dipped 3 cents to close at $11.37 in trading 22,619 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.