Trinidad stocks mostly rise to close 2023

Trading activity climbed as prices mostly rose on the final trading day for 2023 on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 194 percent and the value 185 percent more than on Thursday resulting in the trading of 20 securities as was the case on Thursday, and ended with prices of 12 stocks rising, three declining and five remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 295,781 shares for $2,657,158 up from 100,718 stock units at $931,366 on Thursday.
An average of 14,789 units were traded at $132,858 compared to 5,036 shares at $46,568 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 17,065 shares at $239,371 compared with 17,254 units at $249,160 on the previous day. The average trade for November amounted to 19,241 shares at $227,402.
The Composite Index popped 6.16 points to conclude trading at 1,214.10, the All T&T Index rose 7.48 points to 1,811.13, the SME Index remained unchanged at 70.72 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.67 points to lock up trading at 80.51.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended trading for the year at $68.50, with 313 stock units crossing the market, Angostura Holdings gained $2.01 to close trading at $22 in an exchange of 3,495 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund rose 75 cents to end at $23.50 after 460 units passed through the market. First Citizens Group dipped 39 cents in closing at $49.11 in an exchange of 200 stocks, GraceKennedy rallied 34 cents to $4.50 with 44,851 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings popped 40 cents to $19 with investors dealing in 14,150 stocks. JMMB Group remained at $1.35 in switching ownership of 13,608 units, Massy Holdings rallied 5 cents to close at $4.45 in trading 93,266 stock units, National Enterprises slipped 1 cent to end at $4.14 after a transfer of 20,910 shares. National Flour Mills increased 20 cents in closing at $1.94 in trading 2,010 stock units, NCB Financial ended at $3.40, with 14 stocks, One Caribbean Media climbed 30 cents to end at $3.80 with traders dealing in 6,550 units. Point Lisas rose 18 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.74 as investors exchanged 25,633 stocks, Prestige Holdings ended at $9.30 after 50 shares were traded, Republic Financial remained at $122.84 after an exchange of 7,943 stock units. Scotiabank shed 95 cents to end at $69 with a transfer of 1,497 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 65 cents to $11 with 14,581 shares crossing the exchange, Trinidad Cement popped 30 cents to end at 3.30, with 39,696 stocks changing hands. Unilever Caribbean increased 9 cents and ended at $11.29 with investors transferring 6,220 units and West Indian Tobacco climbed 5 cents to end at $9 after an exchange of 334 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.