The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange suffered all-round declines on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded dropping 87 percent and the value 69 percent lower than on Friday, resulting in an exchange of 18 securities compared with 19 on Friday and ending with prices of just one stock rising, nine declining and eight ending firm.
Scotiabank jumped $1.23 on Monday
The market closed with trading of 132,053 shares for $1,429,879, down sharply from 1,018,368 stock units at $4,677,794 on Friday.
An average of 7,336 shares were traded at $79,438, well below the 53,598 units at $246,200 on Friday, with trading for the month to date averaging 27,572 shares at $159,045, being fairly steady with 28,685 units at $163,427 on the previous trading day and above an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index popped 1.11 points to 1,043.33, the All T&T Index advanced 2.15 points to end at 1,529.53, the SME Index fell 0.09 points to close at 91.76 and the Cross-Listed Index remained at 73.21.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of a day of reduced trading, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.80 with 55 shares crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl shed $1 to $45, with 578 units changing hands, Calypso Macro Investment Fund lost $1.55 to finish at $23.40 in an exchange of 500 shares. Endeavour Holdings slipped 2 cents to close at $17.98 with traders dealing in 100 stock units, First Citizens Group ended at $43.75 after an exchange of 2,629 stocks, GraceKennedy sank 14 cents to end at $3.75, with 33 units being traded. Guardian Holdings remained at $16.50 with investors trading 2,423 stocks, JMMB Group ended at $1.15, with 283 shares clearing the market, Massy Holdings ended at $4.05 in trading 32,687 stock units. National Enterprises dipped 1 cent and ended at $2.43 after an exchange of 11,420 shares, Point Lisas remained at $4.24 with investors trading 849 stock units, Prestige Holdings sank 20 cents to end at a 52 week low of $10.40, after an exchange of 12,405 units.
Republic Financial dipped 30 cents in closing at $112.20 after investors ended trading of 3,066 shares, Scotiabank advanced $1.23 to $54.98 with a transfer of 6,952 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.57 with investors swapping 31,479 stocks. Trinidad Cement fell 45 cents to finish at a 52 week low $2, with 15,997 units crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.15 in switching ownership of 2,481 stock units and West Indian Tobacco declined 5 cents to end at $5 with 8,116 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.