Trinidad Exchange slips on Monday

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 35 percent with the value down 57 percent compared to Friday resulting from trading in 21 securities compared with 22 on Friday, with four stocks rising, six declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 189,737 shares for $1,346,841 versus 294,003 stock units at $3,104,138 on Friday.
An average of 9,035 shares were traded at $64,135 compared with 13,364 shares at $141,097 on Friday. Trading month to date averaged 23,666 shares at $162,735 versus 25,283 units at $173,633 on the previous day. The average trade for April ended at 17,776 shares at $261,442.
The Composite Index shed 1.24 points to settle at 1,289.32, the All T&T Index shed 2.02 points to end at 1,955.17, the SME Index remained unchanged at 62.13 and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.06 points to end at 80.72.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s increased 50 cents in closing at $64.50, with 4,080 shares crossing the market, Ansa McAl rose 10 cents to $51 after investors exchanged 400 stock units, First Citizens Group ended at $49.76 with a transfer of 1,017 stocks, GraceKennedy dipped 3 cents to $3.95 with 36,930 units being traded. Guardian Holdings lost 95 cents to end at $21.05 in an exchange of 1,312 units, Guardian Media ended at $2.30 as investors traded 8,214 stocks, JMMB Group dipped 2 cents to $1.45 after shareholders traded 45,301 shares, L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.70 with 290 stock units changing hands. Massy Holdings remained at $5.10 in an exchange of 32,004 stock units, National Enterprises fell 4 cents to close at $3.70, with 2,829 units clearing the market, National Flour Mills declined 1 cent to close at $1.60 after 4,300 stocks changed hands, NCB Financial ended at $3.50 with investors transferring 8,250 shares, One Caribbean Media remained at $3.82 with an exchange of 13,015 stocks. Point Lisas remained at $3.27 after 1,429 shares were traded, Prestige Holdings ended at $7.90 with shareholders swapping 810 stock units, Republic Financial popped 2 cents to $134.02 in trading 241 units, Scotiabank remained at $77.49 after a transfer of 800 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $19 in switching ownership of 950 shares, Trinidad Cement shed 30 cents to close at $3.05, with 3,000 units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.99 after an exchange of 11,822 stocks and West Indian Tobacco climbed 99 cents to end at $15.99 while exchanging 12,743 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.