Trading surges on Trinidad Stock Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a big 1,825 percent surge in the volume of stocks traded valued at 634 percent more than on Monday and resulting in 15 securities trading compared with 13 on Monday, ending with prices of five stocks rising, four declining and six remaining unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,774,044 stock units  for $8,676,263 versus 92,136 shares at $1,181,438 on Monday.
>An average of 118,270 shares were traded at $578,418 compared to 7,087 units at $90,880 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 23,748 shares at $169,048 compared with 18,210 stock units at $145,060 on the previous day and an average for January of 15,998 shares at $167,627.
The Composite Index advanced 1.45 points to close at 1,197.07, the All T&T Index advanced 0.10 points to end the day at 1,794.50, the SME Index remained unchanged at 77.71 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.40 points to close at 78.06.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $68.50 with investors trading 11,715 stock shares, Ansa McAl ended at $55, with 226 shares changing hands, FirstCaribbean International Bank lost 1 cent to end at $7.04 in trading 1,100 units. JMMB Group sank 5 cents in closing at $1.40, with 2,095 stocks crossing the market, Massy Holdings popped 5 cents to close at $4.37 with a transfer of 1,624,456 units, National Enterprises remained at $3.90, with 17,385 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills climbed 10 cents to close at $2.20 after 2,251 shares were traded, NCB Financial rose 40 cents to end at $3.50 in switching ownership of 100,400 stock units, One Caribbean Media skidded 19 cents to $3.21 as investors traded 178 shares. Point Lisas ended at $3.99 after a transfer of 10 units, Prestige Holdings remained at $10.30, with 143 stocks clearing the market, Republic Financial advanced 21 cents to end at $120.26 with investors trading 2,044 stock units. Scotiabank ended at $73.38 in an exchange of 35 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 10 cents to close at $9.05 with investors swapping 2,006 stock units and West Indian Tobacco gained 5 cents and ended at $9 with an exchange of 10,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.