Trading dips on TTSE on Tuesday

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange was flat on Tuesday, with more stocks declining than rising and the volume of stocks traded declined 48 percent, with a slightly higher value than on Monday which resulted in 13 securities trading down from 22 on Monday and ended with the prices of two stocks rising, seven declining and four remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 191,557 shares for $2,763,387 versus 370,618 stock units at $2,662,246 on Monday, resulting in an average of 14,735 units trading at $212,568 compared to 16,846 shares at $121,021 on Monday. The average trade for October amounts to 29,755 at $358,068.
The Composite Index shed 4.74 points to close at 1,310.77, the All T&T Index advanced 0.85 points to 1,966.43 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 1.50 points to settle at 85.28.
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, Angostura Holdings dipped 80 cents in closing at $24.15 as 68,297 shares passed through the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $22, with 20 stocks changing hands, CinemaOne remained at $5.98 after trading 100 stock units. Clico Investment Fund declined 4 cents to close at $29.86 in an exchange of 821 units, First Citizens Group remained at $50.10 with the swapping of 10,190 shares, Guardian Holdings dropped 7 cents to $25.13 with investors exchanging 1,787 units. Massy Holdings shed 1 cent to end at $4.49 with the swapping of 7,132 stocks, National Flour Mills popped 6 cents to $1.65 with an exchange of 250 shares, NCB Financial fell 4 cents to $4.56 with investors transferring 49,904 stocks. One Caribbean Media ended at $3.70 with a transfer of 105 units, Republic Financial advanced $2 to close at $135 in switching ownership of 353 shares, Trinidad Cement lost 2 cents to end at $3.48 in exchanging 50,370 stock units and West Indian Tobacco dipped 10 cents to $21.90 while exchanging 2,228 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.