Trinidad stocks end 2021 up 17.6%

Market activity ended on Friday and the year 2021 with more stocks rising than declining at the close of trading, after trading moderately fewer shares than on Thursday, with the market indices slipping mildly at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange as the market was having its best performance since 2013.
A total of 17 securities traded, down from 19 on Thursday, with six rising, four declining and seven unchanged. The Composite Index declined 0.65 points to 1,496.93, ending the year up 13.14 percent, the All T&T Index lost 1.01 points to 2,084.81, with a yearly rise of 17.61 percent and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.04 points to settle at 121.63 for a modest rise of 3 percent. For the year 18 stocks rose and 10 declined. Massy Holdings with a 72 percent rise was the leading stock followed by GraceKennedy with a gain of 61 percent.
A total of 223,523 shares traded, for $5,677,342 compared to 303,294 units at $7,026,727 on Thursday. An average of 13,148 units traded at $333,961 compared to 15,963 at $369,828 previously, with trading month to date averaging 21,703 units at $306,736 versus 22,121 units at $305,406. The average trade for November amounts to 35,109 units at $290,897.
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 spiked $1 to a 52 weeks’ high of $33 after exchanging 38 shares, Angostura Holdings lost $2 to close at $18, with 20 stock units changing hands, First Citizens Group climbed 74 cents to end at $60 in an exchange of 2,973 units. FirstCaribbean International Bank fell 1 cent to $6.14 with 20,000 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy ended trading 110,117 shares at $6.18, Guardian Holdings ended unchanged at $30, with 1,000 stock units changing hands. JMMB Group remained at $2.30 trading 1,366 stocks, Massy Holdings shed $4.98 to close at $105 after an exchange of 21,069 units, National Enterprises rallied 9 cents to $3.40 after 765 shares crossed the market. National Flour Mills exchanged 692 stock units at $1.95, NCB Financial Group popped 10 cents to end at $8.10 with the swapping of 47,483 stocks, Prestige Holdings increased 20 cents in closing at $7.20 while exchanging 622 units. Republic Financial Holdings rose 3 cents to $140.05, with 14,199 stock units clearing the market, Scotiabank finished unchanged at $68.50 with an exchange of 402 units, Trinidad Cement slipped 10 cents to $3.58 in trading 450 shares. Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.20, with 1,929 stocks crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco ended at $28.50 in switching ownership of 398 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.