Market activity ended with the market declining on Wednesday, after investors traded 90 percent more shares than on Tuesday, resulting in the majority of stocks remaining unchanged, with rising and falling stocks sharing the rest at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Trading ended with 17 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Tuesday, with prices of three stocks rising, three declining and 11 ending unchanged. The Composite Index lost 3.53 points to 1,338.45, the All T&T Index fell 6.50 points to 1,789.44 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.05 points to settle at 119.94.
At the close, 162,840 shares traded for $2,224,361 versus 85,811 units at $2,813,565 on Tuesday.
An average of 9,579 units traded at $130,845 compared to 5,363 at $175,848 on Tuesday. An average of 10,249 units traded at $196,874 for the month to date versus 10,306 units at $202,515. The average trade for March amounted to 12,610 units at $342,338.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than its last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s settled at $24.40 after trading 500 shares, Angostura Holdings gained 4 cents to end at $15.49 in switching ownership of 52 shares, Clico Investment Fund gained 8 cents to close at $25.10 with 34,000 stocks crossing the exchange. First Citizens Bank closed at $46.41 with 196 stock units crossing the market, FirstCaribbean International Bank lost 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.74 in trading 1,000 units, 
Grace Kennedy settled at $5 after clearing the market with 1,000 units, Guardian Holdings shed 30 cents to close at $25.60 with 14,893 units crossing the market. JMMB Group ended at $1.82 in the transfer of 50,000 shares, Massy Holdings finished at $64 with the trading of 3,735 stock units, National Flour Mills rose 7 cents to $2.32 after trading 845 units. One Caribbean Media ended at $4.88 with 4,000 stocks changing hands, Point Lisas remained at $3 after exchanging 28,777 shares, Prestige Holdings closed at $7.50 in transferring 258 stocks. Republic Financial Holdings ended at $133 with the swapping of 500 units, Scotiabank closed at $54.65 in switching ownership of 3,163 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 48 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $14.01 with the swapping of 19,821 units and Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.32 in trading 100 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
