TTSE drops with no winners on Monday

Trading picked up on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with an 84 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded as the value jumped 111 percent more than on Friday resulting in 20 securities trading compared with 18 on Friday, but no stocks gained in price, while, 10 declined and 10 remained unchanged.
Investors exchanged just 144,767 shares for $2,003,188, up from 78,721 stock units at $949,405 on Friday.
An average of 7,238 units were traded at $100,159 compared with 4,373 shares at $52,745 on Friday. Trading month to date averaged 14,631 units at $164,176 compared with 16,350 shares at $179,066 on the previous day. The average trade for April amounts to 17,776 shares at $261,442.
The Composite Index shed 9.58 points to close at 1,320.00, the All T&T Index dropped 16.52 points to 1,975.52, the SME Index ended unchanged at 61.51 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.30 points to settle at 86.56.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s remained at $64, with 1,264 shares changing hands, Angostura Holdings ended at $23.50 while trading 12 stocks, Ansa McAl shed $1.90 to end at $51 after a transfer of 1,254 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund declined 50 cents to $21.50, with 4 units clearing the market. First Citizens Group ended unchanged at $49.76 as investors traded 954 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $7.25, with 1,199 units crossing the market, GraceKennedy dipped 8 cents to end at $4.06 after an exchange of 65,880 stocks, Guardian Holdings fell $1.40 in closing at $23.25 after investors swapped 200 shares. Guardian Media ended at $2.30 in an exchange of 43 units, JMMB Group dipped 2 cents to $1.47 in trading 2,508 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $5.09 with investors transferring 30,372 shares, National Enterprises slipped 1 cent to $3.73, with 14,963 stocks crossing the market. NCB Financial ended at $4.10 after 725 units passed through the market, One Caribbean Media remained at $3.70, with 10 stock units crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings remained at $8 with a transfer of 1,921 shares, Republic Financial lost $1 to end at $134 and closed after an exchange of 6,936 stocks. Scotiabank shed 19 cents in closing at $77.30 in an exchange of 1,174 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 87 cents and ended at $19 after 6,900 stocks changed hands, Unilever Caribbean fell 29 cents to close at $16.68 with an exchange of 1,470 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $16.50 in trading 6,978 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated