Trading jumps on TTSE

Investors pumped 266 percent more money into the market than Friday and leading to a 50 percent pick up in the volume of stocks traded on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with trading in 19 securities compared with 20 on Friday and ended with prices of six rising, eight declining and five remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 275,828 shares for $8,396,880 up from 183,908 stock units at $2,293,268 on Friday.
An average of 14,517 shares were traded at $441,941 compared with 9,195 stocks at $114,663 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 42,716 shares at $459,141 versus 45,129 units at $460,613 on the previous day. The average trade for November amounts to 51,348 at $461,794.
The Composite Index rallied 8.22 points to 1,318.93 the All T&T Index climbed 10.42 points to 1,985.86 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.82 points to settle at 84.72.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s jumped $4 to close at $50 while exchanging 25 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $24 after trading 51 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell 5 cents to $20.50, with 348 units crossing the market. Clico Investment Fund declined $1 to end at $27 with the swapping of 51,817 stocks, First Citizens Group remained at $50.05 after an exchange of 400 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank increased 28 cents to end at $5.33 with a transfer of 2,500 units. GraceKennedy dipped 1 cent to $4.50 with an exchange of 155 stock units, Guardian Holdings dived $1.25 to close at $26.10 in an exchange of 1,000 shares, JMMB Group lost 4 cents in closing at $1.91 as investors exchanged 40,577 stock units, Massy Holdings slipped 4 cents in ending at $4.45 after 62,391 stocks passed through the market, National Enterprises ended at $3.26 in an exchange of 17,763 shares, National Flour Mills gained 5 cents in ending at $1.55, with 9,639 units crossing the market. Prestige Holdings advanced 75 cents to $6.65, with 187 stocks crossing the exchange, Republic Financial climbed $4.29 to close at $140 in switching ownership of 45,522 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $77 in trading one share. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 18 cents to $22.25 after 100 units changed hands, Trinidad Cement rose 2 cents to end at $3.90 after trading at 42,436 stocks, Unilever Caribbean ended at $13 and closed with an exchange of 866 stock units and West Indian Tobacco shed 1 cent in closing at $21.99, with 50 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.