Trading remains low on the Trinidad Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 408 percent, with a value that was marginally lower than on Wednesday resulting in 12 securities trading similarly to the number of stocks trading on Wednesday and ending with prices of three stocks rising, five declining and four remaining unchanged.
The market closed trading with 266,568 shares for $1,554,449 compared with 52,461 stock units at $1,671,563 on Wednesday.
An average of 22,214 shares were traded at $129,537 compared to 4,372 units at $139,297 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 13,455 shares at $162,367 compared to 12,125 units at $167,356 on the previous day, compared to an average for January of 15,998 shares at $167,627.
The Composite Index increased 2.31 points to end at 1,166.83, the All T&T Index rose 4.40 points to 1,752.12, the SME Index remained at 78.23 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.01 points to end at 75.66.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa McAl skidded $1.61 to end at $50.01 with an exchange of 32 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell 75 cents to $22.50 with 1,000 stock units clearing the market, First Citizens Group advanced 60 cents to close at $50 in trading 850 shares. FirstCaribbean International Bank slipped 1 cent to end at $7, with 54,350 stock units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group fell 5 cents in closing at $1.45 with investors dealing in 7,084 shares, Massy Holdings rose 1 cent to $4.40 with 3,388 units. trading National Enterprises ended at $3.75 in trading 187,889 stock units, Republic Financial dipped $1 to $120.50 after an exchange of 1,592 units, Scotiabank ended at $66.99 with investors swapping 1,473 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 22 cents and ended at $9.22 in an exchange of 4,866 stock units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.80 as 2,599 stocks passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco ended at $8.7 with investors transferring 1,445 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.