Trading surges on Trinidad Exchange

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with a 301 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with a value 322 percent more than on Monday, resulting in 20 securities trading compared with 21 on Monday, with five stocks rising, nine declining and six remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 431,577 shares at $732,373 compared with 107,712 stock units at $3,087,484 on Monday.
Trading averaged 21,579 shares at $154,374 compared with shares at $34,875 on Monday. Trading month to date averaged 11,828 shares at $193,984 compared to 10,909 units at $197,721 on the previous day. The average trade for June ended with 23,515 shares at $224,325.
The Composite Index shed 1.80 points to close at 1,234.20, the All T&T Index fell 2.87 points to 1,883.68, the SME Index ended at 70.59 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.09 points to 75.46.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $68.50 after an exchange of 340 shares, Angostura Holdings dropped 50 cents and ended at $22.50, with stakeholders exchanging 87 units, Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $47 in switching ownership of 73 stocks. First Citizens Group climbed 6 cents in closing at $48.11 after an exchange of 2,188 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.05 with shareholders swapping 7,500 units, GraceKennedy dipped 3 cents to $3.40 after 86,068 shares passed through the market. Guardian Holdings shed 65 cents to end at $18, with 2,064 stocks crossing the exchange, Guardian Media ended at $2.20 while exchanging 576 stock units, JMMB Group lost 2 cents to close at $1.35 in swapping 10,887 stock units. L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.80 after a transfer of 10 units, Massy Holdings gained 3 cents to close at $4.98 with an exchange of 9,563 stocks, National Enterprises declined 1 cent in closing at $4.14 with 209,323 shares clearing the market. National Flour Mills popped 4 cents and ended at $1.64 after trading 1,512 units, NCB Financial remained at $3.10 as investors exchanged 24,726 shares, One Caribbean Media fell 1 cent to $3.80 with investors trading 1,843 stock units. Prestige Holdings declined 8 cents to $7.90 following 40,589 stocks passing through the market, Republic Financial gained 1 cent in closing at $127.01 in an exchange of 5,904 stocks, Scotiabank dropped 20 cents to $75.50, with 783 shares crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 36 cents and ended at $17.90, with 14,595 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean dipped 10 cents to close at $12 in trading 12,946 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.