Trading picks up on T&TSE

Market activity ended on Thursday with the market declining after 34 percent more shares, with a value 135 percent higher traded than on Wednesday, resulting in rising stocks just edging out those declining on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Similar to trading on Wednesday 20, securities changed hands, with prices of six stocks rising, five declining and nine remaining unchanged. The Composite Index declined 2.23 points to 1,360.32, the All T&T Index lost 7.19 points to close at 1,834.56 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.43 points to settle at 119.52.
At the close, 543,273 shares changed hands at $7,979,074, compared to  404,984 units at $3,387,265 on Wednesday.
Trading  averaged 27,164 units at $398,954 up from 20,249 at $169,497 on Wednesday. An average of 18,136 units traded at $301,855 for the month to date versus 17,215 units at $291,947. The average trade for April amounted to 11,472 units at $184,959.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $24.40 after exchanging 16 shares, Angostura Holdings declined $1.50 to end at $15 in switching ownership of 53,024 units, Ansa Mcal rose 67 cents to end at $56.73 after exchanging 14,909 stocks. Clico Investment Fund shed 1 cent to end at $25.49, with 575 stock units clearing the market, First Citizens Bank ended at $46.79 with an exchange of 9,117 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank closed at $6.49 in trading of 27 stock units, Grace Kennedy ended at $5 in trading 6,511 shares. Guardian Holdings declined 95 cents to $32 after exchanging 80,206 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.81 in trading 34,935 stocks, Massy Holdings dipped 3 cents to $68.73, with 7,715 shares clearing the market. National Flour Mills settled at $2.30 trading 60,092 units, NCB Financial Group advanced 9 cents to $8.30 after an exchange of 52,375 stock units, One Caribbean Media advanced 38 cents to $4.88 after trading 17 stocks. Prestige Holdings rose 47 cents to $7 after exchanging 100 units, Republic Financial Holdings climbed 44 cents to $135, with 4,959 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank remained at $54.90 with the swapping of 1,960 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $15 in exchanging 43,921 shares, Trinidad Cement lost 4 cents in ending at $3.25 after trading 164,975 shares, Unilever Caribbean climbed 3 cents to $16.33 in trading 4,538 units and West Indian Tobacco closed at $32.45, with 3,301 stock units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.