Trading jumps on Trinidad & Tobago Exchange

Robust trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks trading climbing 110 percent with a 331 percent surge in the value over Wednesday, resulting in more stocks declining than gaining.
Fifteen securities traded down from 21 on Wednesday, with four stocks rising, seven declining and four remaining unchanged.
A total of 2,224,306 shares traded for $23,875,990 up sharply over the 1,060,359 units at $5,544,240 on Wednesday. An average of 148,287 units traded at $1,591,733 compared to 50,493 shares at $264,011 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 63,413 units at $500,555 in contrast to 45,973 units at $276,341 on the previous trading day. The average trade for June amounts to 55,705 units at $392,249.
The Composite Index shed 3.90 points to 1,377.59, the All T&T Index gained 4.48 points to close at 2,037.42 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 1.80 points to 94.02.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one ended with a bid higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended unchanged at $22, trading 50 shares, Clico Investment Fund rallied 38 cents to $28.98 in switching ownership of 68,356 stock units, Endeavour Holdings lost 50 cents to close at $7 in trading 95 units. First Citizens Group climbed 2 cents to $50.04 with the swapping of 391 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $5.01, with 1,935,981 stock units crossing the exchange, Guardian Media fell 6 cents in closing at $3.04 after exchanging 805 stocks. Massy Holdings finished at $5.10 with an exchange of 4,637 units, National Flour Mills dropped 5 cents to $1.70 in an exchange of 336 shares, NCB Financial Group declined 24 cents in ending at a 52 week,s low of $5.26 while exchanging 184 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings shed $1 to end at $141 in trading 50,289 stocks, Scotiabank declined $1.15 after finishing at $76.25 and exchanging 27,238 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 76 cents to close at $21.50 in trading 93,376 shares. Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent to $3.50, with 305 units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.85 with 35 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco increased $1 in closing at $23.50 in exchanging 42,228 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.