Trading picks up on Trinidad Stock Exchange

Market activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday and resulted in a 226 percent jump in the number of shares traded at a marginally higher value than on Wednesday as trading closed with more stocks declining than rising at the close of trading.
A total of 20 securities traded, up from 18 on Wednesday, with four stocks rising, eight declining and eight remaining unchanged and resulted in the Composite Index rallying 0.26 points to 1,438.19, the All T&T Index rising 5.57 points to 2,069.81 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.76 points to settle at 106.74.
A total of 2,923,663 shares were traded for $12,996,516 compared to 896,735 units at $12,132,467 on Wednesday. An average of 146,183 units traded at $649,826 compared to 49,819 shares at $674,026 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 74,607 units at $567,597 versus 56,713 units at $547,040. The average trade for March amounts to 36,197 units at $438,630.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended trading unchanged at $46.15 with an exchange of 125 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $19, with 153 stock units crossing the market, Clico Investment Fund finished at $29.50 in trading 34,385 stocks. First Citizens Group remained at $52 in exchanging 1,243 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank finished at $5.95 in an exchange of 55 stock units, and GraceKennedy ended at $6 after 776,054 stocks changed hands. Guardian Holdings declined 1 cent to $27.25 after an exchange of 2,441 units, Guardian Media lost 2 cents in closing at $3.10, with 2,604 shares changing hands, JMMB Group shed 10 cents to $2.40 after 1,880,345 shares crossed the market. Massy Holdings popped 24 cents to $5.74 after exchanging 101,262 units, National Enterprises fell 1 cent to close at $2.99 while trading 4,400 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.60 with the swapping of 6,316 stock units. NCB Financial Group jumped 64 cents in closing at $6.75 in trading 9,793 stock units, One Caribbean Media gained 13 cents to $4.13 in switching ownership of 4,525 shares, Republic Financial Holdings climbed $1 after ending at $142, with 2,552 stocks clearing the market. Scotiabank dropped 10 cents to $81 after exchanging 1,313 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 66 cents to $19.99, with 6,315 stocks crossing the exchange. Trinidad Cement declined 8 cents in closing at $3.52 in switching ownership of 600 shares. Unilever Caribbean ended unchanged at $16 in trading 89,091 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell 1 cent to $23.99 after exchanging 91 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.