Trading in Trinidad drops

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 29 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded declining, valued 44 percent less than Thursday and resulting in 21 securities trading compared with 18 on Thursday, with seven stocks rising, six declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 250,020 shares for $2,461,630 versus 351,460 stocks at $4,432,169 on Thursday.
An average of 11,906 shares were traded at $117,220 down from 19,526 stock units at $246,232 on Thursday. Trading month to date averaged 26,629 shares at $249,433 compared with 27,991 units at $261,665 on the previous day. The average trade for February amounts to 51,996 shares at $458,520.
The Composite Index shed 3.98 points to 1,329.69, the All T&T Index fell 4.69 points to 1,978.05, the SME Index remained at 61.52 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.45 points to 89.00.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings shed 1 cent to end at $24.79 and closed with an exchange of 82 shares, Ansa McAl gained 19 cents to close at $51, with 38 units changing hands, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $46 with the swapping of 15 stock units. Calypso Macro Investment Fund rallied $1.50 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $23 after an exchange of 100 stocks, First Citizens Group increased 5 cents to $50.05 with investors transferring 2,272 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7.15 in trading 520 shares. Guardian Holdings lost 14 cents in closing at $25.06, with 55 units clearing the market, Guardian Media advanced 5 cents to end at $2.20 in an exchange of 965 stock units, L.J. Williams B share declined 2 cents to $2.73 while exchanging 720 stocks. Massy Holdings remained at $4.50 in an exchange of 40,100 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $3.73 as investors exchanged 151,024 units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.50 as 1,712 shares passed through the market. NCB Financial dipped 6 cents after ending at $4 in switching ownership of 18,836 stock units, One Caribbean Media climbed 18 cents to close at $3.70, with 4,000 units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $7.50 trading 403 shares. Republic Financial remained at $138 after 7,696 stocks passed through the exchange, Scotiabank ended at $78.30 after a transfer of 1,379 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 67 cents to end at $20.68 after exchanging 132 shares. Trinidad Cement dipped 4 cents to $3.51 with an exchange of 100 units, Unilever Caribbean fell 1 cent to close at $14.79, with 9,562 stocks crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco rose 3 cents in closing at $17.03 with a transfer of 10,309 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.