Trading dropped on the Trinidad Exchange

Trading dropped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with an 84 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded with the value 58 percent lower than on Tuesday resulting from trading in 23 securities up from 19 on Tuesday, with the prices of eight stocks rising, seven declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 373,347 shares for $3,390,454, down from 2,356,514 stock units at $8,168,022 on Tuesday.
An average of 16,232 shares were traded at $147,411 compared with 124,027 shares at $429,896 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 28,924 shares at $195,679 versus 31,259 units at $204,561 on the previous day. The average trade for April amounts to 17,776 shares at $261,442.
The Composite Index fell 4.67 points to 1,314.63, the All T&T Index shed 4.79 points to close at 1,970.01, the SME Index advanced 0.62 points to finish at 62.13 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.63 points to 85.84.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings ended at $23.10 after an exchange of 43,196 shares, Ansa McAl closed at $50.90 in an exchange of 42 units, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $46 as 100 stocks cleared the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $21.52 in an exchange of 131 units, Endeavour Holdings rallied 13 cents and ended at $11.15 with 5,000 shares clearing the market. First Citizens Group gained 2 cents in ending at $49.99, with 743 units crossing the exchange, FirstCaribbean International Bank shed 3 cents to end at $7.21, after an exchange of  2,101 units, GraceKennedy remained at $4.04 in an exchange of 100 stocks, Guardian Holdings slipped 17 cents to end at $23.42 with shareholders swapping 95 shares. JMMB Group fell 7 cents to $1.40 after trading 2,600 stock units, L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.74 with an exchange of 100 units, Massy Holdings climbed 8 cents to $5.13 after a transfer of 87,316 stocks, National Enterprises rose 1 cent and ended at $3.74 with a transfer of 125,000 stock units. National Flour Mills dipped 5 cents in closing at $1.45 in trading 300 units, NCB Financial slipped 10 cents to end at $4.10 in switching ownership of 60,101 stocks, One Caribbean Media gained 12 cents in closing at $3.82 after an exchange of 1,178 shares. Point Lisas popped 1 cent to end at $3.27 with investors transferring 108 stocks, Prestige Holdings remained at $8 and closed with trading of 443 stock units, Republic Financial rallied 24 cents to close at $134.24, with 556 shares crossing the market. Scotiabank shed 30 cents and ended at $77 as investors exchanged 5,745 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $19.01, with 371 stock units crossing the market, Trinidad Cement fell 14 cents to $3.35 in an exchange of 1,000 stocks and Unilever Caribbean shed 1 cent to end at $15.99 in an exchange of 37,021 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.