TTSE volume rises market falls

Trading picked up Friday and resulted in 48 percent more shares, worth 55 percent more passing through the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange market than Thursday and ending with an equal number of stocks rising and falling at the close of trading.
Fifteen securities traded compared to 14 on Thursday, with four rising, four declining and seven remaining unchanged. The Composite Index dropped 4.43 points to 1,418.54, the All T&T Index lost 8.56 points to settle at 1,928.22 and the Cross-Listed Index remained at 122.37.
Trading amassed 127,973 shares valued at $3,782,974 compared to 86,732 stock units at $2,133,308 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 8,532 units at $252,198 versus 6,195 at $152,379 on Thursday and month to date averaging 29,347 units at $272,331 versus 30,503 units at $273,449. The average trade for September amounts to 36,606 units at $425,940.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings ended at $17.08, with an exchange of 506 shares, Ansa McAl advanced 37 cents to close at $57.50, trading 303 units, Clico Investment Fund traded 1,075 stocks at $26.79. First Citizens Group closed at $50.70, with 1,388 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings fell $1.88 to $30.12 with the swapping of 3,990 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $85, with 18,089 stock units changing hands. National Enterprises remained at $3.25 after 12,328 stocks crossed the market, NCB Financial Group traded 45,576 units at $8.15, Point Lisas remained at $3 in exchanging 10,000 stocks. Prestige Holdings dipped 1 cent to $7 after trading 1,200 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings shed 3 cents ending at $135.70, with 5,571 units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank spiked 90 cents to $62 after exchanging 4,259 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 29 cents in closing at $18.79 after trading 9,688 stocks, Trinidad Cement declined 15 cents to end at $4.05 with an exchange of 2,600 units and West Indian Tobacco climbed 35 cents to close at $30.95 in switching ownership of 11,400 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.