Trinidad stocks in positive territory for 2023

Trading picked up on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, leading the market indices to rise and pushing the market into a positive position for the year to date after a 416 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded and a 121 percent increase in value over Monday, resulting in 20 securities trading up from 13 on Monday, with prices of ten stocks rising, five declining and five remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 357,597 shares for $1,924,794, down from 69,361 stock units at $869,380 on Monday. An average of 17,880 units were traded at $96,240 compared to 5,335 shares at $66,875 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 36,381 shares at $386,694 versus 41,382 units at $465,195 on the previous day. The average trade for December amounts to 42,745 at $474,822.
The Composite Index gained 5.72 points to close at 1,336.75, the All T&T Index rallied 6.68 points to 2,008.43 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.66 points to settle at 86.51.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Angostura Holdings remained at $23.50 with a transfer of 2,699 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank popped $1 to $45 while exchanging 33 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $21 with 183 units clearing the market. CinemaOne lost 20 cents in closing at $8 in switching ownership of 102 stocks, First Citizens Group dipped 1 cent to end at $50 in an exchange of 2,347 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank rallied 10 cents to $5.70 2,200 stocks changing hands. GraceKennedy climbed 9 cents to close at $4.44 in an exchange of 1,847 units, JMMB Group rose 5 cents to end at $2 after exchanging 19 shares, L.J. Williams B share advanced 5 cents to $2.75 with investors transferring 9,919 stock units. Massy Holdings remained at $4.70 with the swapping of 120,389 units, National Enterprises increased 19 cents in closing at $3.80 with 138,592 shares passing through the market, NCB Financial shed 1 cent to close at $4.51 in trading 34,000 stocks. One Caribbean Media ended at $3.30 as investors exchanged 1,003 shares, Prestige Holdings gained 28 cents ending at $6.99 after an exchange of 35,168 stocks, Republic Financial gained 50 cents to end at $138 in trading 231 stock units. Scotiabank advanced 68 cents to end at $78, with 193 units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 30 cents to $21.50 with an exchange of 5,322 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.90 after an exchange of 400 stock units. Unilever Caribbean popped 9 cents to close at $12.89 after a transfer of 1,291 stocks and West Indian Tobacco dipped 5 cents in closing at $21.95, with 1,659 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.