Stocks ended with mostly losses on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, resulting from a 93 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded with value surging 319 percent compared with trading on Thursday, following trading in 22 securities compared with 23 on Thursday and ending with prices of two rising, eight declining and 12 ending firm, leading to a fall in the market indices.
Trading ended with 910,931 shares changing hands at $7,381,383, up from 472,518 units at $1,763,518 on Thursday.
An average of 41,406 shares were traded for $335,517, well above the 20,544 stock units at $76,675 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 30,770 shares at $141,333, up from 30,151 units at $130,031 on the previous day and well above the average of 19,192 shares at $97,440 for January.
The Composite Index lost 5.32 points to close at 931.82, the All T&T Index declined 11.14 points to 1,341.34, the SME Index remained unchanged at 92.68 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.14 points to end at 69.07.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini ended at $62.07 in switching ownership of 39 shares, Angostura Holdings advanced 5 cents and ended at $11 with traders dealing in 53 units, Ansa McAl remained at $38 and closed after 16 stocks changed hands.
AS Bryden remained at $1.50 in an exchange of 103 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 10 cents to $8.30 with trading of 6,092 stock units, Endeavour Holdings lost 10 cents to end at $18.30 in trading 13 shares. First Citizens Group dipped 10 cents in closing at $38.40, with 306 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy slipped 5 cents to $3.30 after exchanging 5,571 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $14.75, with 155,347 stock units crossing the market. Guardian Media remained at 68 cents with investors dealing in 566 shares, JMMB Group ended at 80 cents in an exchange of 98,412 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $3.65 with investors trading 31,228 units. National Enterprises ended at $2.40 after a transfer of 359,167 stocks, National Flour Mills skidded 1 cent and ended at $1.49 with investors swapping 3,307 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $1.35 with a transfer of 100,000 stocks.
Point Lisas ended at $5.20 after 1,000 shares passed through the market, Prestige Holdings sank $1.72 in closing at a 52 weeks low of $10.77 with investors trading 3,370 stock units, Republic Financial slipped $2 to end at $103 after an exchange of 993 shares. Scotiabank fell 25 cents to $45.50, with 66,130 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $5.50 after investors traded 53,731 stocks, Unilever Caribbean declined 25 cents to end at $14 following trading of 25,471 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.50 with an exchange of 16 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.