Trinidad Exchange rise on low trades

Stocks ended trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 53 percent drop in the volume of stocks changing hands with an 11 percent increased value compared to Thursday resulting in 18 securities trading, down from 22 on Thursday and ending with prices of three rising, five declining and 10 ended firm.
The market closed with the trading of 82,212 shares for $1,241,568 compared to 173,435 stock units at $1,122,853 on Thursday.
An average of 4,567 shares were traded at $68,976 compared with 7,883 units at $51,039 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 7,777 shares at $96,579 compared with 8,016 units at $98,641 on the previous day and an average for May of 15,629 shares at $129,694.
The Composite Index popped 1.82 points to end trading at 1,134.04, the All T&T Index gained 2.34 points to close trading at 1,692.87, the SME Index remained at 86.99 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.18 points to end the day at 75.04.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of market activity, Angostura Holdings remained at $18, with 5 shares crossing the exchange, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $41.50 with investors dealing in 939 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund rose 95 cents to $24 with a transfer of 20 shares. First Citizens Group dipped 20 cents to $42.50 as investors traded 4,632 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank closed at $6.94 and closed with an exchange of 8,445 shares, GraceKennedy ended at $3.55 with an exchange of 481 stock units. Guardian Holdings fell 6 cents to $15.69 after an exchange of 3,871 stock units, Guardian Media ended at $1.79 with the swapping of 750 stocks, JMMB Group popped 3 cents to $1.28 after an exchange of 8,100 shares. Massy Holdings rallied 5 cents to close at $4.10 after 35,182 stocks crossed the market, National Enterprises skidded 2 cents to end at $3.30 in switching ownership of 10,469 units, NCB Financial lost 1 cent to close at $3.14 after a transfer of 510 stock units. One Caribbean Media remained at $3.68 with investors exchanging 554 shares, Point Lisas ended at $3.40 after an exchange of 291 stocks, Prestige Holdings closed trading at $12.90 with 445 units clearing the market. Republic Financial shed 51 cents to finish at $114.99 with traders dealing in 5,429 stocks, Scotiabank finished market activity in an exchange of 1,036 shares at $66 each and Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $7 after investors concluded trading of 1,053 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.