Trading surges on Trinidad Stock Exchange 

Rising stocks lifted the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange moderately higher on Friday, following a 1,049 percent surge in the volume of stocks traded carrying 636 percent more value than Thursday and resulting in 19 securities trading up from 15 on Thursday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, 10 declining and three ended firm.
The market closed with the trading of 2,120,707 shares at $7,980,496 up from 184,649 stock units at $1,083,931 on Thursday.
An average of 111,616 shares were traded at $420,026 up from 11,550 stocks at $67,785 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 50,394 shares at $386,417 compared to 23,962 units at $386,417 on Thursday and an average of 19,319 shares at $151,318 in September.
The Composite Index advanced 1.42 points to 1,050.83, the All T&T Index climbed 3.33 points to settle at 1,577.53, the SME Index remained unchanged at 88.01 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.09 points to end the day at 68.18.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s slipped $1 to end at $62.75 in trading 80 stocks, Angostura Holdings sank 50 cents in closing at $16.50 with 224 units crossing the market, Ansa McAl gave back all the gains on Thursday with the price dropping $2.60 to $60 with investors dealing in 10 shares. Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell 62 cents and ended at $23.60 with a transfer of 54 stock units, First Citizens Group ended at $40.40 as investors exchanged 740 shares, GraceKennedy gained 5 cents to finish at $3.70 after a transfer of 200 units. Guardian Holdings remained at $14.05 with investors swapping 1,687 stocks, JMMB Group skidded 4 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.01 with 30,000 stock units clearing the market, Massy Holdings popped 17 cents and ended at $3.75 after an exchange of 2,047,264 shares. National Enterprises slipped 4 cents to end at $2.96 with 98 stock units crossing the market, National Flour Mills lost 20 cents in closing at $1.80 with traders dealing in 3,407 units, One Caribbean Media gained 5 cents to close at $3.15 with 33,800 stocks crossing the exchange. Prestige Holdings remained at $10.50 after 23 units changed hands, Republic Financial dipped 2 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $111.90 after 905 stocks passed through the market, Scotiabank declined 60 cents to end at $56.40 in an exchange of 663 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 29 cents to close at $4.71 with investors trading 299 stocks, Trinidad Cement climbed 25 cents and ended at $2.80 after an exchange of 1,188 shares, Unilever Caribbean rose 80 cents to finish at $11.20 after trading 32 stock units and West Indian Tobacco advanced 85 cents and ended at $7.40 with an exchange of 33 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.