Market activity ended on Tuesday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, with a surge in the volume and value of stocks changing hands with 396 percent more shares, with 162 percent higher value traded than on Monday which resulted in more stocks falling than those that gained at the close of trading.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
A total of 20 securities traded down from 22 on Monday, with four rising, nine declining and seven ending unchanged. The Composite Index popped 1.27 points to 1,449.05, the All T&T Index lost 6.38 points to end at 2,065.78 and the Cross-Listed Index climbed 1.32 points to settle at 110.49.
A total of 2,284,558 shares traded for $13,136,974 up from 460,821 units at $5,006,709 on Monday. An average of 14,228 units traded at $656,849 versus 20,946 shares at $227,578 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 58,715 units at $510,173 versus 32,280 units at $440,327. The average trade for March amounts to 36,197 units at $438,630.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a higher bid than their last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings lost 1 cent to end at $20.20 after trading 2,600 shares, Ansa McAl shed 10 cents in closing at $57.50 after exchanging 4,581 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell 45 cents in ending at $18.55 and trading 717 stocks. Clico Investment Fund dropped 60 cents to $29, with 99,390 units crossing the market, First Citizens Group declined $1 to close at $52 trading 913 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $5.95, with 1,538 units changing hands. GraceKennedy remained at $6 in an exchange of 403,353 stocks, Guardian Holdings climbed 1 cent in closing at $27.26 after exchanging 3,120 shares, Guardian Media declined 8 cents to end at $3.12 with the swapping of 8,053 units.
JMMB Group rallied 3 cents ending at $2.46 after 912,730 stocks crossed the market, Massy Holdings advanced 22 cents to end at $5.73, with 78,803 stock units crossing the exchange, National Enterprises ended unchanged at $3 with an exchange of 555,628 shares. NCB Financial Group rose 20 cents to $6.60 in switching ownership of 255 stock units, One Caribbean Media closed at $4.10 after trading 299 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings finished at $141 in trading 972 units. Scotiabank dropped $1.01 in closing at $78.99 with 1,426 shares clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 20 cents to close at $20.30 while exchanging 2,785 stocks, Trinidad Cement ended unchanged at $3.60 in trading 62,500 shares. Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.15 after exchanging 123,971 units and West Indian Tobacco fell $1.94 to $24 in switching ownership of 20,924 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.