Trading jumps on Trinidad Stock Exchange

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 133 percent, with 23.00 percent greater value than on Thursday, leading to 21 securities trading against 19 on Thursday, with eight stocks rising, four declining and nine ending unchanged.
The Composite Index fell 0.26 points to 1,378.42, the All T&T Index shed 6.36 points to 2,035.37 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.88 points to 94.55.
A total of 296,130 shares traded for $3,521,737 compared to 126,861 units at $2,857,983 on Thursday. An average of 14,101 units traded at $167,702 compared to 6,677 shares at $150,420 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 54,631 units at $464,252 versus 57,478 units at $485,080. The average trade for May amounts to 45,890 units at $370,328.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two ending with a bid higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s dropped 70 cents to end at $46.50 in trading 233 shares, CinemaOne gained 59 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.54, with 827 stocks clearing the market, Clico Investment Fund ended at $28.80 with the swapping of 130 units. First Citizens Group shed 1 cent to end at $50 in exchanging 1,033 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $5 in an exchange of 26,000 shares, GraceKennedy climbed 29 cents to $5.79 after exchanging 286 units. Guardian Holdings rallied 9 cents to $27.40, with 15,505 stocks crossing the market, JMMB Group finished at $2.30, trading 700 stock units, L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.08 after the trading of 7 shares. Massy Holdings lost 2 cents to close at $5.17 while exchanging 204,824 stock units, National Enterprises finished at $3.24, exchanging 35 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.75 after 500 stocks changed hands. One Caribbean Media advanced 5 cents to $4.15, with 357 stock units crossing the exchange, Point Lisas remained at $3.40 with 75 stocks changing hands, Prestige Holdings popped 24 cents to $6.95 with an exchange of 5 units. Republic Financial Holdings ended at $141 in switching ownership of 100 shares, Scotiabank rose $1 to $78 after an exchange of 16,420 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 65 cents to $21.50 with the swapping of 27,073 stock units. Trinidad Cement finished at $3.88 after exchanging 75 units, Unilever Caribbean rose $1.23 in closing at $13.98 with an exchange of 1,099 stocks and West Indian Tobacco fell 5 cents to close at $23.35 with 846 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.