Trading rises on the Trinidad Exchange

Stocks ended trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with a sharp 300 percent jump in the volume of stocks changing hands following a 150 percent rise in value over Tuesday and resulted in 20 securities trading the same as on Tuesday and ending with prices of six rising, five declining and nine ending firm.
Trading closed with 418,912 shares with a value of $4,938,180 changing hands compared to 104,706 stocks at $1,978,307 on Tuesday.
An average of 20,946 shares were traded at $246,909 up from 5,235 units at $98,915 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 8,955 shares at $112,567 compared with 7,125 units at $92,057 on the previous day and an average for May of 15,629 shares at $129,694.
The Composite Index popped 0.40 points to close at 1,122.60, the All T&T Index climbed 1.30 points to wrap up trading at 1,685.36, the SME Index remained unchanged at 86.99 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.08 points to lock up trading at 72.84.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s sank 25 cents to $68.25 with 1,214 stocks clearing the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $18 after exchanging 30 units, Ansa McAl shed 71 cents to close at $62.29 in trading 78 shares. Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $23.05 after a transfer of 30 stock units, First Citizens ended at $43.25 after an exchange of 2,564 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank rose 4 cents to finish at $6.94, with 25,718 units crossing the market. GraceKennedy ended at $3.80 with an exchange of 413 stocks, Guardian Media remained at $1.79 after 91 stock units passed through the market, JMMB Group ended at $1.25 with a transfer of 6,961 shares. Massy Holdings fell 11 cents to end at $4.05 as investors exchanged 26,002 units, National Enterprises remained at $3.40 and closed after an exchange of 1,449 stocks, One Caribbean Media advanced 3 cents to finish at $3.68 in an exchange of 26,809 stock units. Point Lisas dipped 24 cents to $3.26 with traders dealing in just one share, Prestige Holdings ended at $13, with 1,226 units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial popped $1 in closing at $109 in switching ownership of 4,131 stocks. Scotiabank remained at $65.99 after an exchange of 2,258 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 35 cents and ended at $7.35 with investors swapping 1,670 shares, Trinidad Cement lost 3 cents to end at $2.57 in an exchange of 499 stocks. Unilever Caribbean climbed 10 cents in closing at $11.80 after trading 317,486 units and West Indian Tobacco gained 60 cents to end at $10 with investors transferring 282 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.