Trading rises but TTSE falls

Trading ended Wednesday, with a 60 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded following a 91 percent hike in the value compared to trading on Tuesday at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday and resulting in 19 securities trading similar to Tuesday, as market activity ended with seven stocks rising, six declining and six remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 318,474 shares for $2,362,255 versus 199,128 stock units at $1,237,033 on Tuesday.
An average of 16,762 units were traded at $124,329 compared to 10,480 shares at $65,107 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 16,725 shares at $223,515 compared with 16,722 units at $231,238 on the previous day. The average trade for October amounts to 15,711 shares at $151,451.
The Composite Index shed 9.56 points to lock up trading at 1,194.42, the All T&T Index fell 5.01 points to 1,810.22, the SME Index remained unchanged at 71.71 and the Cross-Listed Index dropped 2.02 points to conclude trading at 74.96.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings skidded 1 cent to $22.15 with investors dealing in 45 stock units, Ansa McAl ended at $57, with 6,204 shares crossing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund increased 70 cents in closing at $23.45 while investors exchanged 14 units. First Citizens Group popped 15 cents to close at $49.25 with a transfer of 6,704 stocks, GraceKennedy advanced 20 cents and ended at $3.85, with 37,933 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings rose 35 cents to $19 with a transfer of 39,854 stocks. Guardian Media fell 19 cents in closing at $2.01, with 1,089 units changing hands, JMMB Group remained at $1.41 with an exchange of 15,007 stock units, L.J. Williams B share gained 1 cent to end at $2.26, with 1,000 shares clearing the market. Massy Holdings ended at $4.40 after investors traded 24,463 stock units, National Enterprises remained at $3.54 after an exchange of 14,238 stocks, National Flour Mills declined 18 cents to end at $1.52 after 52,140 units passed through the market. NCB Financial rallied 13 cents to $3.33 with traders dealing in 104,298 stocks, Prestige Holdings lost 8 cents to close at $11.30, with 1,834 units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial dipped $2.50 and ended at $120 in swapping 780 shares. Scotiabank ended at $71 and closed with an exchange of 551 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 35 cents in closing at $10.65 in an exchange of 4,351 shares, Trinidad Cement remained at $2.86 with shareholders swapping 7,954 units and Unilever Caribbean climbed 12 cents to close at $11.12 in an exchange of 15 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.