Trading rises on the Trinidad Exchange

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange close on Tuesday with the volume of stocks traded rising 95 percent and the value 40 percent more than on Monday, with trading in 17 securities compared with 18 on Monday and ended with three stocks rising, six declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 1,401,663 shares for $8,125,616 versus 717,447 stock units at $5,819,948 on Monday.
An average of 82,451 units were traded at $477,977 compared with 39,858 shares at $323,30 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 44,313 shares at $513,646 up from 39,932 units at $517,743 on the previous day. The average trade for November amounts to 51,348 at $461,794.
The Composite Index dipped 2.85 points to 1,304.82, the All T&T Index fell 4.22 points to 1,963.99 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.19 points to 83.91.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s gained $1.50 to close at $45.50 with the swapping of 3,521 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $24 after 500 units crossed the market, Clico Investment Fund slipped 5 cents to $28.94, with 73,231 stock units changing hands. First Citizens Group dipped 85 cents in ending at $50.15, with 1,988 stocks clearing the market, GraceKennedy ended at $4.50 in trading 86,220 stocks, JMMB Group dropped 5 cents to $1.90 with an exchange of 3,131 stock units. Massy Holdings shed 1 cent in ending at $4.49 after exchanging 312,583 units, National Enterprises advanced 10 cents to end at $3.40 in an exchange of 783,199 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.55 after trading 9,000 stocks. NCB Financial remained at $4.56 in exchanging 18,291 units, Point Lisas remained at $3.25 with a transfer of 62,519 stock units, Prestige Holdings fell 5 cents in closing at $6.65, with 500 shares crossing the exchange. Scotiabank climbed 19 cents to $77 in switching ownership of 5,205 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $22 while exchanging 17,512 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.85 after an exchange of 12,500 units. Unilever Caribbean dipped 1 cent to end at $13 after a transfer of 508 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $22 after 11,255 stocks crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.