Trinidad Exchange starts October with losses

Market activity ended on Friday with more stocks rising than falling at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, but the market indices slipped after trading 1,174 percent more shares, with 275 percent higher value than Thursday.
At the close, 20 securities traded compared to 18 on Thursday, with seven rising, five declining and eight remaining unchanged. The Composite Index dipped 1.48 points to 1,429.21, the All T&T Index lost 2.86 points to end at 1,929.85 and the Cross-Listed Index ended at 125.23.
A total of 4,586,153 shares traded for $13,232,503 versus 359,958 units at $3,532,277 on Thursday. An average of 229,308 units traded at $661,625 compared to 19,998 at $196,238 on Thursday, with the average trade for September amounting to 36,606 units at $425,940.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $24.50, trading 79 shares, Angostura Holdings traded 233 stock units ended at $17.10, Ansa McAl declined 79 cents in closing at $57.01 after trading 347 stocks. Calypso Macro Investment Fund lost 30 cents to end at $16.20, with 600 units crossing the exchange, Clico Investment Fund edged 1 cent higher to $26.50 with an exchange of 4,172 units, Endeavour Holdings popped 5 cents to $7.05 in exchanging 167 shares. First Citizens Bank climbed 12 cents to $50.72 in an exchange of 340 stock units, GraceKennedy advanced 1 cent to $6.26 after exchanging 17,829 stocks, Guardian Holdings shed 5 cents to close at $32.80 with the swapping of 17,236 stock units. Guardian Media remained at $3.01 while trading 1,485,184 stocks, JMMB Group closed at $2.22 in switching ownership of 3,011,424 units, Massy Holding jumped 50 cents in closing at $83, with 2,523 shares clearing the market. National Enterprises fell 9 cents to $3.20, with 1,496 shares crossing the market, National Flour Mills ended at $1.90 after trading 5,000 stock units, Prestige Holdings remained at $7, with 150 stocks crossing the market. Republic Financial Holdings traded 204 units at $135.76, Scotiabank dropped $1.50 in closing at $60.50 after switching ownership of 2,955 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained unchanged at $17.40, with 2,500 stocks crossing the exchange. Trinidad Cement rose 4 cents to $4 with the swapping of 10,550 units and West Indian Tobacco gained 1 cent to close at $30.95 with 23,164 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.