Trading surges on Trinidad Stock Exchange


Investors pumped funds through the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, by a substantially higher amount, by 694 percent, leading the volume traded up by a solid 290 percent, following a board based participation in an increased list of active stocks, resulting in trading of 28 securities compared with 21 on Monday and ending with prices of four stocks rising, 10 declining and 14 ended firm.

The market closed with trading of 503,889 shares for $11,563,334 after jumping from 129,199 stock units at $1,456,424 on Monday.
An average of 17,996 shares were traded at $412,976, rising from 6,152 units at $69,354 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 12,920 shares at $265,706 up from an average for November of 14,324 shares at $180,106.
The Composite Index advanced 2.85 points to finish at 943.97, the All T&T Index popped 6.44 points to 1,361.57, the SME Index declined 0.59 points to close at 95.71 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.15 points to settle at 69.56.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks, ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini ended at $62.40 with investors trading 160 shares, Angostura Holdings dipped 49 cents to $12.50 after an exchange of 4,434 stock units, Ansa McAl remained at $43.75 with investors dealing in 147 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $30, following an exchange of 10 stock units, AS Bryden fell 4 cents and ended at $1.96 with 1,110 units passing through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.30 as investors traded 112 shares. CinemaOne ended at $4.68 after 295 units crossed the market, Eric Solis Marketing remained at $3.99 with an exchange of 50 stocks, First Citizens Group dropped 74 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $34.26 with 1,465 stock units changing hands. GraceKennedy ended at $3.60 after an exchange of 646 shares, Guardian Holdings remained at $14.44 with 36,354 units cleabeing traded, Guardian Media ended at 68 cents after a transfer of 200 stocks. JMMB Group sank 5 cents to 75 cents with 119,828 stock units crossing the exchange, L.J. Williams B share shed 18 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1 with a transfer of 105 shares, Massy Holdings rose 11 cents in closing at $3.71 with investors swapping 121,980 units. Medcorp remained at $48 in an exchange of 5 stocks, National Enterprises sank 5 cents to close at $1.70 with 5,977 stock units crossing the market, National Flour Mills lost 1 cent to finish at $1.55 with investors trading 58,712 shares. NCB Financial ended at $1.93after traders switched ownership of 425 stock units, One Caribbean Media advanced 4 cents to $1.33, after the trading of 9,176 units, Point Lisas remained at $4 after an exchange of 14,549 stocks. Prestige Holdings popped 98 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $14 after trading of 181 shares, Republic Financial ended at $102 with dealings in 92,876 stocks, Scotiabank skidded 38 cents to finish at $44.85 with 6,926 units clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 5 cents and ended at $2.95 with investors trading 9,299 stock units, Trinidad Cement climbed 8 cents to $1.88 as market participants passed 2,700 shares through the exchange, Unilever Caribbean declined $1.11 to end at a 52 weeks low of $12.27 with investors trading 14,391 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.75 with an exchange of 1,776 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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