Volume rises prices mixed on TTSE Friday

Trading surged on Friday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange after 479 percent more shares were exchanged worth 641 percent more than trades on Thursday and resulted in more stocks rising than falling at the close of the market.
Only 14 securities traded down from 18 on Thursday, with five rising, four falling and five remaining unchanged. The Composite Index fell 7.79 points to end at 1,496.28, the All T&T Index declined 5.14 points to 2,107.32 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 1.49 points to settle at 118.07.
A total of 1,122,765 shares traded for $10,499,447 up from 193,817 units at $1,416,976 on Thursday. An average of 80,198 units traded at $749,960 compared to 10,768 shares at $78,721 previously, with trading month to date averaging 49,377 units at $525,735 versus 48,057 units at $516,135 on the previous day. The average trade for January amounts to 39,943 units at $369,498.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Ansa McAl finished at $57.50 in switching ownership of 129 shares, Clico Investment Fund gained 50 cents to end at $30.50, with 64,002 units clearing the market, First Citizens Group declined 45 cents to close at $64 in exchanging 2,791 stocks. GraceKennedy dipped 7 cents to end at $6 in an exchange of 838,263 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $30 in trading 6,421 shares, JMMB Group ended unchanged at $2.30 after 166,128 stock units changed hands. L.J Williams B share remained at $1.95, with 6 stock units crossing the market, Massy Holdings popped 2 cents to end at $106 after 21,490 units passed through the exchange, NCB Financial Group lost 25 cents to close at $7.50 after trading 9,591 stocks. Point Lisas ended unchanged at $3.27 after an exchange of 2,200 shares, Republic Financial Holdings climbed $1.92 to $142, with 396 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank rallied 50 cents to $73, with 1,718 units changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 68 cents in closing at $20.78 with the swapping of 4,500 shares and West Indian Tobacco fell $1.93 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $24.01 after exchanging 5,130 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.