Trading jumped on Trinidad Exchange

Trading jumped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 337 percent surge in the volume of stocks traded valued at 222 percent more than on Monday, resulting in an exchange of 17 securities similar to market activity on Monday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, six declining and five ending firm including one that end at a 52 weeks’ high and two at end at a 52 weeks’ lows.
The market closed with trading of 491,397 shares for $2,301,373 up from 112,401 stock units at $713,726 on Monday.
An average of 28,906 shares were traded at $135,375 compared with 6,612 units at $41,984 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 12,133 shares at $66,292 compared with 4,426 units at $34,488 on the previous day and an average for July of 12,380 shares at $139,960.
The Composite Index advanced 1.32 points to settle at 1,102.31, the All T&T Index climbed 4.39 points to wrap up trading at 1,648.00, the SME Index remained unchanged at 78.26 and the Cross-Listed Index sank 0.27 points to lock up trading at 72.56.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings increased 56 cents to end at $18.06 with investors trading 9,990 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $60 in an exchange of 102 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $24.22, with 10 shares being traded. Endeavour Holdings jumped $2 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $17 with an exchange of 18 stock units, First Citizens Group slipped $1.10 to $43 after an exchange of 3,531 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank slipped 2 cents to finish at $6.81 after an exchange of 813 units. GraceKennedy rallied 20 cents to $3.80 with investors dealing in 65 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.25 with 60 stock units crossing the market, JMMB Group dipped 3 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.10 after the trading of 869 shares. Massy Holdings lost 5 cents and ended at $3.50 after an exchange of 466,090 units, Prestige Holdings rose 25 cents to close at $11.50 with investors swapping 20 stocks, Republic Financial advanced 40 cents to finish at $113 in switching ownership of 1,872 stock units. Scotiabank climbed $2 and ended at $60 after the trading of 1,146 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $6.40 with a transfer of 201 stock units, Trinidad Cement skidded 7 cents to finish at $2.91 as investors traded 5,597 stocks. Unilever Caribbean ended at $10.61 after a transfer of 993 units and West Indian Tobacco fell 2 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.98, with 20 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.