Trading surged Monday on TTSE

Trading surged on Monday over Friday, with 93 percent more shares changing hands with a 216 percent higher value at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, resulting in more stocks falling than rising at the close.
A total of 24 securities traded compared to 21 on Friday, with five stocks rising, ten declining and nine remaining unchanged. The Composite Index popped 5.02 points to 1,455.02, the All T&T Index lost 2.15 points to end at 2,073.74 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 1.78 points to close at 111.03.
Overall 876,591 shares traded for $11,470,015 compared to 453,136 units at $3,627,650 on Friday. An average of 36,525 units traded at $477,917 compared to 21,578 shares at $172,745 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 60,624 units at $495,568 versus 65,404 units at $499,069. The average trade for March amounts to 36,197 units at $438,630.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with a bid higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s finished at $46.10, trading 6,667 shares, Angostura Holdings shed $1.70 to end at $20.30 after an exchange of 1,170 stock units, Ansa McAl remained at $57.50, with 340 units crossing the market. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended unchanged at $19 in an exchange of 6 stocks, Clico Investment Fund finished at $29.50 with 44,711 stock units changing hands, First Citizens Group dropped 99 cents to close at $51 after trading 3,100 stocks. FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $5.95, with ten shares crossing the market, GraceKennedy rose 70 cents to $6 with the swapping of 369,455 units, Guardian Holdings declined 39 cents to end at $27.01 in exchanging 46,984 stocks. JMMB Group popped 13 cents to $2.42 after exchanging 394 units, L.J. Williams B share lost 3 cents to close at $1.97 in trading 25 shares, Massy Holdings fell 14 cents to $5.60 in switching ownership of 10,081 stock units. National Enterprises finished at $2.99 while 9,260 stocks changed hands, National Flour Mills fell 5 cents to $1.55, with 35,545 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial Group shed 60 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.10, with 6,348 shares clearing the market. One Caribbean Media rallied 5 cents to $4.18 after trading 9,325 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $3.50 in trading 20 stocks, Prestige Holdings gained 20 cents to $7.10, with 46,010 shares changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings climbed 7 cents to end at $141.07 after exchanging 2,979 units, Scotiabank lost 50 cents to close at $80.50 after trading 400 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 12 cents to close at $20.50 with an exchange of 2,074 shares. Trinidad Cement dipped 2 cents to $3.50 in exchanging 36,000 stock units, Unilever Caribbean ended unchanged at $16 with an exchange of 111,825 units and West Indian Tobacco finished at $23.99, trading 133,862 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.