Trinidad stock market climbed higher

Market activity ended on Tuesday after closing for the boxing day holiday, after trading 87 percent fewer shares, value 42 percent less than on Friday, on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange and resulted in slightly more stocks declining than rising at the close of trading.
Overall, 17 securities traded against 16 on Friday, with four rising, five declining and eight unchanged. The Composite Index inched 0.98 points higher to 1,485.29, the All T&T Index rose 2.71 points to 2,052.04 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.12 points to 121.67.
A total of 122,108 shares traded, for $4,034,922 versus 928,449 units at $7,232,895 on Friday. An average of 7,183 units traded at $237,348 compared to 58,028 at $452,056 on Friday, with the month to date averaging 21,998 units at $279,285 versus 22,846 units at $281,686. The average trade for November amounts to 35,109 units at $290,897.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s spiked $2.50 to a 52 weeks’ high of $32 as 31 shares crossed the market, CinemaOne finished at $4, with 600 units changing hands, Clico Investment Fund lost $1.60 to end at $28.50, after trading 1,090 stock units. Endeavour Holdings ended at $7.93 after exchanging two stocks, GraceKennedy shed 6 cents to $6.18 in 1,020 stock units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings fell 67 cents in closing at $30.33 after trading 55,007 stocks. JMMB Group closed at $2.26 after 215 shares changed hands, L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.84, with 200 units clearing the market, Massy Holdings climbed 40 cents to $105, with 19,060 shares changing hands. National Enterprises advanced 4 cents to close at $3.29 in exchanging 5,820 stocks, National Flour Mills finished at $1.90 in trading  1,710 stock units, NCB Financial Group ended at $8 with an exchange of 36,814 units. One Caribbean Media popped 35 cents to $4.80 after trading 10 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $7 after swapping of 100 stock units, Scotiabank had an exchange of 15 stocks at $68. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 9 cents in closing at $19.65 in exchanging 371 shares and West Indian Tobacco dropped 6 cents to end at $28.44, trading 43 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.