TTSE stocks suffered big losses

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange suffered notable declines on Friday after trading in 18 securities the same as Thursday and ended with four stocks rising, eight declining and six remaining unchanged, resulting in the volume of stocks traded declining 19 percent with the value of 63 percent lower than on Thursday.  
The Composite Index dropped 14.43 points and ended trading at 1,240.67, the All T&T Index fell 19.98 points to 1,891.25, the SME Index remained at 69.27 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 1.19 points to finish at 76.19.
Investors traded 218,165 shares for $2,569,756 compared to 268,376 stock units at $6,907,243 on Thursday.
An average of 12,120 units were traded at $142,764 compared with 14,910 shares at $383,736 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 13,515 shares at $263,247 compared to May with an average of 23,500 shares at $216,502.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s dropped $2.52 to $66.50 with investors trading 2,750 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $21.99 after 21 stocks were traded, First Citizens Group dipped 1 cent to $48.99 after 10,185 units changed hands, FirstCaribbean International Bank rose 1 cent to $7.01 after shareholders traded 59,980 stocks. GraceKennedy lost 6 cents in closing at $3.79, 100 stock units crossing the market, JMMB Group rose 2 cents to $1.40 as investors exchanged 217 shares, L.J. Williams B share added 5 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.80 with shareholders exchanging 13,900 stocks. Massy Holdings ended at $4.99 with a transfer of 49,266 units, National Enterprises remained at $3.55 after an exchange of 955 stock units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.50 with 20 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial dipped 20 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $3, with 6,051 shares crossing the exchange. One Caribbean Media shed 10 cents to end at $3.71 after 38,221 units passed through the market, Prestige Holdings popped 50 cents to $8.50 after it closed with 100 shares changing hands, Republic Financial fell $1.09 to $127.90 in switching ownership of 3,477 stock units, Scotiabank lost $1 to close at $76 with 1,580 units clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $18.25, with 4,882 stocks changing hands, Unilever Caribbean declined 14 cents to $15.30 with investors transferring 21,436 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $13 after 5,024 units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.