Trading picked upon the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday as 350,805 shares changed hands at $6,029,917, compared to mere 11,704 shares, accounting for just $161,623 Tuesday.
The market closed, with eight securities changing hands, five less than on Tuesday, and resulting in the prices of three stocks rising, none declining and five remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index added 5.99 points to settle at 1,317.12, the All T&T Index climbed 11.89 points to close at 1,781.57 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 115.21.
The market closed, with an average of 43,851 units on Wednesday at $753,740, in contrast to an average of 900 at $12,464 on Tuesday. An average of 12,888 units traded at $157,816 for the month to date versus 12,056 units at $141,818.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the Trinidad and Tobago market shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Stocks gaining| Clico Investment Fund gained 49 cents to end at $25.50 exchanging 42,144 stocks, First Citizens Bank climbed $2.30 to settle at $48.80 trading 63 shares and Guardian Holdings rose 50 cents in closing at $19.70 in trading 210,000 units.
Stocks trading Firm| JMMB Group traded 75,800 shares to end at $1.95, Massy Holdings settled at $58, after 3,453 units changed hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ending at $17.25 in exchanging 10,383 shares. Trinidad Cement traded 2,500 shares at $2.10 and Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.90, in trading 2,030 units, while West Indian Tobacco closed at $35 trading 2,030 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
