Trading picked up on in Trinidad

Trading picked up on the second trading day of the new year on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 182 percent with the value 413 percent more than on Tuesday resulting in 14 securities trading as was the case on Tuesday, with seven stocks rising, four declining and three remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 429,773 shares for $3,618,133 compared with 152,582 stock at $705,361 on Tuesday.
An average of 30,698 shares were traded at $258,438 up from 10,899 shares at $50,383 on Tuesday and trading for the month to date averages 20,798 shares at $154,404 compared to December with an average of 17,065 shares at $239,371.
The Composite Index fell 0.93 points to finish at 1,213.85, the All T&T Index fell 2.13 points to finish at 1,811.85, the SME Index remained at 70.72 and the Cross-Listed Index rallied 0.05 points to 80.33.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68.50, with 14,463 stock units crossing the exchange, First Citizens Group popped 9 cents to $49.20 with investors dealing in 368 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank advanced 4 cents in closing at $7.05 after 2,446 units passed through the market. Guardian Holdings rose 40 cents to end at $19 as investors exchanged 2,850 stocks, Guardian Media shed 19 cents to close at $2.01, with 891 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings remained at $4.45 and closed with an exchange of 137,450 stock units. National Enterprises lost 9 cents in closing at $3.90 after investors exchanged 254,123 units, Point Lisas dropped 4 cents to close at $3.70 with investors swapping 700 stocks, Prestige Holdings remained at $9.30 after a transfer of 1,437 units. Republic Financial climbed $1.34 to end at $122.84, with 6,107 stocks crossing the market, Scotiabank increased 60 cents in closing at $69.60 with investors trading 1,063 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 1 cent to $11 with an exchange of 5,946 stock units. Unilever Caribbean gained 51 cents to close at $11.99 with 24 shares clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco fell 10 cents and ended at $8.90 with traders dealing in 1,905 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.