Trading drops on the Trinidad Exchange

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday, with a 66 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded valued at 32 percent less than on Monday resulting in 18 securities trading compared with 20 previously and ending with prices of four stocks rising, four declining and 10 remaining firm.
The market closed with trading of 149,149 shares for $1,486,315 down from 442,478 units at $2,184,391 on Monday.
Trading averaged 8,286 shares at $82,573 compared to 22,124 stocks at $109,220 on Monday, with trading for the month to date averaging 16,118 shares at $133,146 down from 16,513 units at $135,696 on the previous day and an average for April of 17,642 shares at $178,724.
The Composite Index dipped 3.47 points to conclude trading at 1,136.81, the All T&T Index lost 6.71 points to close at 1,716.25, the SME Index remained unchanged at 78.90 and the Cross-Listed Index ended at 72.32.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s rallied 3 cents and ended at $68.78 in an exchange of 3 stocks, Angostura Holdings popped $1.25 to $18.25 with investors transferring 13 units, Ansa McAl ended at $59 after an exchange of 1,122 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $42.50 with investors dealing in 924 stock units, First Citizens Group rallied 10 cents to finish at $44.60 after an exchange of 1,258 shares, L.J. Williams B share ended at $1.88 with investors trading a mere one stock unit. Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent to $4.19 after a transfer of 5,217 units, National Enterprises remained at $3.65, with 63,112 stock units crossing the exchange, National Flour Mills slipped 5 cents in ending at $2.25 in switching ownership of 695 shares. One Caribbean Media ended at $3.68 with 101 stock units clearing the market, Point Lisas remained at $3.50 in an exchange of 7 stocks, Prestige Holdings ended at $13 with traders dealing in 2,215 units. Republic Financial skidded $1.28 to a 52 weeks’ low of $115 as investors traded 2,716 shares, Scotiabank remained at $65.50 with a transfer of 3,562 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 10 cents to end at $7.60 and closed after 27,941 stocks were traded. Trinidad Cement remained at $2.56 with investors trading 19,447 stock units, Unilever Caribbean ended trading at $12 after 14,073 shares passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco lost 2 cents to finish at $10 with an exchange of 6,742 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.