Stocks ended lower on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 528 percent valued 45 percent more than on Friday, resulting from trading activities in 16 securities compared with 17 on Friday and ending with prices of four stocks rising, seven declining and five ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 1,353,415 shares for $10,610,218 compared to 215,622 stocks at $7,340,236 on Friday.
An average of 84,588 shares were traded at $663,139 compared with 12,684 stocks at $431,779 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 47,189 shares at $349,607 compared with 44,489 units at $326,805 on the previous day and an average for September of 19,319 stocks at $151,318.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of market activities, Agostini’s fell 25 cents to close at $62.25 with 857 shares changing hands, Ansa McAl declined $2.79 to $60 with investors dealing in 1,200 stocks, First Citizens Group gained 3 cents to end at $40.45 after a transfer of 3,867 shares. GraceKennedy sank 4 cents in closing at $3.65 with investors trading 6,254 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $13.25 in an exchange of 4,728 shares, JMMB Group dropped 6 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1 with 3,000 units crossing the market. Massy Holdings lost 5 cents to end at $3.50 in switching ownership of 1,149,580 stocks, National Enterprises slipped 1 cent to finish at $2.94 and closed after 7,816 stock units, changing hands, National Flour Mills remained at $1.70 in trading 11,661 shares.
NCB Financial sank 5 cents in closing at $2.25 after exchanging 60,000 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.50 in trading 96 stocks, Republic Financial remained at $111.92 as investors exchanged 50,088 stock units. Scotiabank rose 40 cents in closing at $56.40 with a transfer of 2,987 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $4.75 with investors swapping 300 units, Trinidad Cement climbed 13 cents to close at $2.85 with an exchange of 16,136 stocks and West Indian Tobacco popped 1 cent to end at $6.51, with 34,845 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.