Trading jumps on Trinidad Stock Exchange

The value of stocks trading surged 702 percent more than on Wednesday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, ahead of the long break for the Easter holidays, with the volume traded rising 310 percent, resulting in the trading of 22 securities compared with 18 on Wednesday, with seven stocks rising, 11 declining and four remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 379,106 shares for $17,979,303 versus 92,529 stock units at $2,243,065 on Wednesday. An average of 17,232 shares were traded at $817,241 compared with 5,141 stock units at $124,615 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 16,961 shares at $363,624, up from 16,862 units at $197,302 on the previous day. The average trade for March amounts to 23,611 shares at $241,669.
The Composite Index declined 4.87 points to 1,304.96, the All T&T Index shed 2.48 points to end at 1,966.84, the SME Index advanced 0.10 points to finish at 61.16 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 1.04 points to 83.51.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings climbed 36 cents to $24.41 in switching ownership of 1,250 shares, Ansa McAl advanced 1 cent in closing at $50.81 with a transfer of 300 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund increased 1 cent to $20.78 after closing with an exchange of 501 stock units. Endeavour Holdings rose 2 cents to end at $11.02 with the swapping of 380 stocks, First Citizens Group dipped 1 cent to $50 after exchanging 2,114 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank rallied 1 cent to $7.25 with investors transferring 32 stocks, GraceKennedy declined 45 cents to close at $4 in an exchange of 30,613 stock units. Guardian Holdings remained at $25.05 while swapping 1,684 units, JMMB Group lost 4 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.65 as investors traded 26,147 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $4.56 after an exchange of 126,278 stocks, National Enterprises dipped 1 cent in closing at $3.59, with 1,982 units crossing the exchange. National Flour Mills shed 10 cents to end at $1.30 as 525 stock units passed through the market, NCB Financial popped 4 cents to $3.55 after 2,000 stocks passed through the market, One Caribbean Media fell 1 cent to $3.82, with 6,350 units changing hands, Point Lisas gained 4 cents after ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.84 in trading 358 shares. Prestige Holdings finished at $7.49 after a transfer of 1,769 stock units, Republic Financial ended trading at $138, with 116,528 units crossing the market, Scotiabank dipped 10 cents to $77.75 with 1,533 shares passing through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 2 cents after ending at $19.98 with an exchange of 1,352 stock units. Trinidad Cement lost 2 cents to close at $3.51 in an exchange of 13,030 stocks, Unilever Caribbean dipped 4 cents in closing at $15.75 trading 43,890 stocks and West Indian Tobacco declined 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $16 closed at 490 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.