Trading plunges on the Trinidad exchange

Trading dropped on Wednesday, with 15 securities trading down from 18 on Tuesday and resulted in 74 percent fewer shares trading with a 79 percent drop in value compared to Tuesday, at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
At the close, the price of seven stocks gained, four declined and four closed unchanged. The Composite Index climbed 3.82 points to 1,439.25, the All T&T Index rose 5.79 points to 1,958.86 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.24 points to 123.78.
A total of 66,200 shares traded, for $1,422,591 compared to 256,006 units at $6,907,950 on Tuesday. An average of 4,413 units traded at $94,839 versus 14,223 at $383,775 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 6,835 units at $161,478 versus 7,195 units at $171,374. The average trade for October amounts to 23,649 units at $227,589.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa McAl declined 10 cents to $57.90 in an exchange of 3,152 shares. Clico Investment Fund increased 1 cent to end at $27.41, after trading 20,630 stock units, First Citizens Group popped 7 cents in closing at $51.07, with 340 stocks crossing the exchange. FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $6.50, after trading 1,070 units, GraceKennedy popped 5 cents to $6.25 in trading 234 stocks, Guardian Media dropped 13 cents to $3.02 in exchanging 13,262 shares. JMMB Group rose 2 cents to $2.24, with 2,242 units changing hands, Massy Holdings gained $1.50 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $93.50 in switching ownership of 1,090 stock units, National Flour Mills fell 15 cents to end at $1.90, with 1,316 shares clearing the market. NCB Financial Group remained at $8.05, after 6,619 units crossed the exchange, inched 1 cent higher to $4.76 after an exchange of 500 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings rallied $3, to $140 with the swapping of 479 stocks. Scotiabankremained at $63 with an exchange of 533 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $18.25 after exchanging 7,786 stocks and west Indian Tobacco shed 50 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $29.50 while exchanging 6,947 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.