Trading picked up on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 188 percent with the value 74 percent greater than on Thursday resulting in 19 securities trading, up from 13 on Thursday, with six stocks rising, six declining and seven remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 582,263 shares at $2,488,818 up from 202,362 stock units at $1,433,411 on Thursday, for an average of 30,645 units at $130,990 compared to 15,566 shares at $110,262 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 37,905 shares at $302,872 versus 38,999 units at $328,790 on the previous day. The average trade for December amounts to 42,745 at $474,822.
The Composite Index fell 3.99 points to 1,328.71, the All T&T Index dipped 7.93 points to 1,998.05 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.03 points to settle at 85.73.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with a bid higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s gained $1 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $54, with 408 shares clearing the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $23.50 after 60 stock units changed hands, Ansa McAl remained at $51 and closed with an exchange of 61 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 71 cents with investors swapping 145,000 stocks, First Citizens Group popped 1 cent to $50.01 with an exchange of 381 units, GraceKennedy rose 1 cent to $4.45, with 2,315 stocks crossing the market. Guardian Holdings ended at $27.50 with an exchange of 799 stock units, Guardian Media remained at $2.50, with two shares changing hands, Massy Holdings ended at $4.70 with investors trading 384,598 units. 
National Enterprises slipped 2 cents to $3.40 after an exchange of 25,003 stocks, National Flour Mills shed 1 cent to end at $1.50 as 2,000 stock units passed through the market, NCB Financial fell 24 cents in closing at $4.51 with a transfer of 1,000 shares. Point Lisas remained at $3.41 with the swapping of 830 units, Prestige Holdings dipped 30 cents to close at $6.70 trading 480 shares, Republic Financial rallied 50 cents to $138 in an exchange of 75 stock units. Scotiabank ended at $78 in trading 1,369 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 20 cents to close at $21.70 in switching ownership of 5,623 stock units, Trinidad Cement dipped 5 cents to end at $3.85 after 2,050 shares were traded and West Indian Tobacco declined 95 cents in closing at $21 in an exchange of 10,209 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading picks up on the Trinidad exchange
January 13, 2023 by
