Trinidad Stock Exchange falls

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded just slipping with the value plunging 51 percent lower than on Wednesday, resulting from trading in 17 securities compared with 20 on Wednesday, with five stocks rising, six declining and six remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index shed 5.43 points to end at 1,303.75, the All T&T Index dropped 18.98 points to 1,954.83, the SME Index remained at 61.16 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 1.27 points to 84.96.
Investors exchanged 310,206 shares for $2,673,557, down from 314,184 units at $5,456,853 on Wednesday.
An average of 18,247 units were traded at $157,268 compared with 15,729 shares at $272,843 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 16,640 shares at $300,499 versus 16,404 units at $321,486 on the previous day. The average trade for March amounts to 23,611 shares at $241,669.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Ansa McAl advanced 19 cents after ending at $51 with investors transferring 500 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank after ending at $42.31 with an exchange of 1,140 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund declined 2 cents in closing at $20.76, with 200 stocks crossing the market, First Citizens Group remained at $50 after an exchange of 1,373 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank gained 5 cents to $7.35 as 5,000 shares changed hands, GraceKennedy rose 34 cents to close at $4.40 in an exchange of 100 stocks, Guardian Holdings dropped 94 cents to $25.05 while trading 9,882 units, Guardian Media shed 5 cents to $2.20, with 4,000 stock units clearing the market, Massy Holdings fell 9 cents to $4.55 after an exchange of 23,485 stock units, National Enterprises increased 1 cent to $3.60 with an exchange of 159,106 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.40 in trading 315 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $3.82 after 25,000 units crossed the market, Prestige Holdings rallied 10 cents to $7.50 with the swapping of 30,014 stocks, Republic Financial dipped 1 cent to $137.99 in switching ownership of 824 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $77.90 as 5,270 shares passed through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL close at $19, with investors trading 11,313 units and Unilever Caribbean lost 5 cents in closing at $15.60 with a transfer of 32,684 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.