Trinidad stocks spike market higher

Market activity moved all three market indices higher at the close of trading Wednesday, but the investors traded 78 percent fewer shares with a value that is 14 percent greater than on Tuesday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange after the market closed, with more stocks declining than rising.
Trading ended with 15 securities changing hands down from 17 on Tuesday, with the prices of three stocks rising, five declining and seven closing unchanged. The Composite Index popped 3.92 points to 1,428.52, the All T&T Index inched 0.42 points higher to close at 1,931.54 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 1.07 points to settle at 124.70.
The market closed with an exchange of 115,604 shares, accounting for $4,110,494 compared to 521,865 units at $3,591,687 on Tuesday. An average of 7,707 units traded for the day at $274,033 from an average of 30,698 at $211,276 on Tuesday. An average of 18,017 units valued at $233,743 traded for the month to date, in contrast to 18,750 units at $230,879. The average volume and value for the previous month were 20,941 units at $221,079.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the Trinidad and Tobago market shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s traded 4,235 shares at $24.40, Angostura Holdings swapped 806 shares at $16.48, Ansa Merchant Bank shed 50 cents to close at $41 with an exchange of 1,926 units, Calypso Micro Index Fund lost a cents to close at $16.49 tin trading 50 shares. Clico Investment Fund dropped $1.99 to $25.51 in exchanging 11,200 shares, First Citizens Bank rose 20 cents to $50.20 trading 9,673 units. Guardian Holdings popped 40 cents to $33 in trading 5,225 units, JMMB Group traded 900 shares at $2.22, Massy Holdings closed at $82 with an exchange of 28,826 units, NCB Financial Group rallied 41 cents to $8.40 trading 48,313 shares, Republic Financial Holdings traded 700 shares but slipped 6 cents to $135.51. Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $17.90 after exchanging 1.388 units, Scotiabank traded 449 shares at $58.80, Unilever Caribbean lost 2 cents to close at $16.40, with 300 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed at $32 in trading 1,613 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.