Trading picks up on Trinidad Stock Exchange

Stocks ended with an equal number of prices gaining as losing on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, following with 119 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded valued 118 percent more than on Thursday and resulting in 19 securities trading compared with 18 on Thursday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, seven declining and five ending firm.
Trading closed on Friday with 1,022,312 shares changing hands for $4,881,669 compared with 467,563 stocks at $2,243,608 on Thursday.
An average of 53,806 shares were traded at $256,930 compared with 25,976 stock units at $124,645 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 21,741 shares at $142,770 compared to 20,053 stock units at $136,761 on the previous day and an average for July of 12,380 shares at $139,960.
The Composite Index advanced 1.76 points to settle at 1,060.55, the All T&T Index gained 4.21 points to close trading at 1,595.38, the SME Index remained at 78.26 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.12 points to finish at 68.34.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s popped $2.50 to end at $68 and closed after an exchange of 726 stocks, Angostura Holdings ended at $17.75 with investors swapping 100 units, Ansa McAl sank 50 cents to finish at $63 with a transfer of 2,712 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank declined 50 cents and ended at $41 after an exchange of 4 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell 40 cents in closing at $23.60 with investors dealing in 1,653 shares, First Citizens Group dipped 30 cents to close at $44.50 in an exchange of 21,308 stock units. GraceKennedy gained 12 cents to $3.53 with traders dealing in 140,217 stocks, JMMB Group rose 10 cents to end at $1.10 after a transfer of 45 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $3.50 with investors trading 814,734 shares. National Enterprises remained at $3.07 with an exchange of 3,266 stocks, National Flour Mills lost 20 cents to finish at $1.60 with 5,631 units crossing the market, One Caribbean Media climbed 43 cents and ended at $3.53 in an exchange of 336 stock units. Prestige Holdings dropped 15 cents to $10.10 after 758 shares passed through the market, Republic Financial increased 25 cents in closing at $112.25, with 1,407 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank rallied $1 to finish at $56 in switching ownership of 593 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 20 cents and ended at $5.15 after an exchange of 21,458 units, Trinidad Cement shed 3 cents to end at $2.50 after the trading of 2,199 shares, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.76, with 200 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $6.50 with investors trading 4,965 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.