Trading drops on Trinidad Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 49 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded at a 26 percent lower value than on Monday, resulting in trading of 19 securities, up from 16 on Monday, with prices of six stocks rising, six declining and seven remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 79,915 shares for $1,248,213, down from 156,493 stock units at $1,679,903 on Monday.
An average of 4,206 units were traded at $65,695 compared to 9,781 shares at $104,994 on Monday, with trading for the month to date averaging 12,749 shares at $132,287 compared with 13,321 units at $136,742 on the previous day. The average trade for September amounts to 21,948 shares at $198,506.
The Composite Index dipped 4.88 points to settle at 1,177.46, the All T&T Index popped 2.36 points to close at 1,801.45, the SME Index remained unchanged at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 1.77 points to finish at 71.36.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s gained 11 cents and ended at $67.16 with shareholders swapping 263 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $22.95 after 13,705 stocks changed hands, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $42.12 with an exchange of 100 units. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $22.50 with investors transferring 1,200 stock units, First Citizens Group closed at $49 after a transfer of 3,321 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank finished trading at $6.99 with 1,198 shares clearing the market. GraceKennedy popped 3 cents to $3.23 with stakeholders exchanging 3,071 units, Guardian Holdings shed $1.35 to end at $18.65 after investors traded 125 stock units, JMMB Group slipped 1 cent to $1.49, with 4,292 stocks crossing the market. Massy Holdings advanced 4 cents to $4.59 with traders dealing in 30,790 stock units, National Enterprises rallied 5 cents and ended at $3.55 in an exchange of 9,263 units, NCB Financial dipped 30 cents to $2.55, with ten shares crossing the market. One Caribbean Media climbed 19 cents to end at $3.50 with a transfer of 10 stocks, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.25 after an exchange of 4,999 shares, Republic Financial declined 76 cents in closing at $118.74 in an exchange of 2,925 units. Scotiabank skidded 6 cents to end at $71.95 after exchanging 1,248 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.89 with investors dealing in 2,945 stocks, Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent to close at $2.90 in switching ownership of 200 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rose 49 cents and ended at $10 after investors exchanged 250 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.