Trading picks up on the Trinidad exchange

Market activity ended on Tuesday with 52 percent more shares trading, valued 117 percent higher than on Monday and resulted in more stocks rising in the market indices of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closing higher.
Trading ended, with 18 securities traded similar to Monday’s outturn. At the close stocks traded were split evenly at six each between those rising, declining and remaining unchanged. 
The Composite Index climbed 1.13 points to 1,435.43, the All T&T Index advanced 0.96 points to 1,953.07 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.18 points to settle at 123.54.
A total of 256,006 shares traded for $6,907,950 up from 168,766 units at $3,189,743 on Monday. An average of 14,223 units traded at $383,775 compared to 9,376 at $177,208 on Monday, with trading month to date  7,195 units at $171,374 versus 5,670 units at $125,310. The average trade for October amounts to 23,649 units at $227,589.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with higher bids than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings popped 25 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $17.35, trading 88 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $58 while exchanging 21,303 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell $1.20 to $16.55 in switching ownership of 80 stocks. Clico Investment Fund popped 41 cents to $27.40, with 102,468 units crossing the market, First Citizens Group remained at $51 with an exchange of 3,815 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded six stocks at $6.50. GraceKennedy popped 10 cents in closing at $6.20 after exchanging 1,305 units, Guardian Holdings declined 43 cents to $30.32 in an exchange of 58,661 stock units, Guardian Media dropped 6 cents to $3.15 after trading 10,000 shares. JMMB Group slipped 2 cents to $2.22, with 19,010 stock units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings climbed $2 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $92 with 21 stocks changing hands, National Enterprises remained at $3.29 in an exchange of 227 units. NCB Financial Group ended at $8.05 in trading 12,450 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings advanced 53 cents to $137 with an exchange of 1,483 shares, Scotiabank gained 10 cents in closing at $63, with 771 units clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents to close at $18.25 with the swapping of 23,204 stocks, Unilever Caribbean closed unchanged at $16.20 in switching ownership of 614 units and West Indian Tobacco declined 50 cents to $30 after 500 stock units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.