Trading rises prices fall on Trinidad Exchange

More stocks were traded on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday than the previous day with a 44 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded with the value climbing 38 percent over Wednesday resulting in 20 securities trading as was the case on Wednesday, with two stocks rising, eight declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 700,226 shares for $3,849,031 versus 485,562 stock units at $2,784,687 on Wednesday.
An average of 35,011 units were traded at $192,452, up from 24,278 shares at $139,234 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 23,024 stocks at $231,331 compared with 22,304 units at $233,668 on the previous day. The average trade for May ended at 23,500 shares at $216,502.
The Composite Index fell 2.77 points to close at 1,215.65, the All T&T Index dipped 4.32 points to end at 1,868.64, the SME Index increased 0.81 points to conclude trading at 70.13 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.16 points to end at 72.33.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s declined 50 cents and ended at $68.50 in an exchange of 950 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $23.10 in trading just one unit, Ansa McAl ended at $51 after an exchange of 150 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $21.80 after trading of 10 stocks. Endeavour Holdings ended at $13 after an exchange of 8 shares, First Citizens Group fell 10 cents to $48 in an exchange of 7,887 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7, with 3,584 stocks crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings increased 50 cents to $17.25 with a transfer of 63,756 stock units. JMMB Group lost 1 cent to end at $1.39 with investors trading 150 stocks, Massy Holdings shed 2 cents to close at $4.84 with 30,850 shares being traded, National Enterprises dipped 14 cents to $3.56, with 10,000 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial remained at $2.70 with an exchange of 554,540 units. One Caribbean Media dropped 12 cents to end at $3.70, with stakeholders exchanging 310 units, Point Lisas ended at $3.30 with 20 stock units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings remained at $8, with 3,586 stocks changing hands, Republic Financial lost 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $127.41, with 1,776 shares traded. Scotiabank dipped 77 cents to end at $75, with 140 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 30 cents to $18 as 8,659 stocks passed through the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $12.24 in switching ownership of 595 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $12 while exchanging 13,254 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.