Winners beat losers on Trinidad Exchange


The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with 3 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ high and one at a low, as the market ended with advancers edging out decliners on a day when the volume of stocks traded, rose 49 percent with an 87 percent lower value than Wednesday, resulting from 23 securities trading up from 20 on Wednesday and ending with prices of eight rising, six declining and nine ended firm.

The market closed with trading of 473,027 shares at $987,310 versus 316,799 stock units at $7,319,399 on Wednesday. At the close, an average of 20,566 shares were traded at $42,927 compared with 15,840 stock units at $365,970 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 20,380 shares at $185,712 compared with 20,306 units at $242,334 on the previous day and an average for November of 25,044 shares at $171,335.
The Composite Index popped 1.56 points to end at 1,074.42, the All T&T Index shed 0.20 points to close trading at 1,572.83, the SME Index increased 6.77 points to 94.78 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.48 points to end at 75.73.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s remained at $62.48 with just 85 shares changing hands, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.85 with investors trading 1,132 stocks, Ansa McAl gained 94 cents in closing at $64 in an exchange of a mere 5 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $40 with investors swapping 150 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund dipped 7 cents to $23.60 after an exchange of 500 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank popped 50 cents to end at $9 with a transfer of 194 stocks. Endeavour Holdings advanced 25 cents to $18.75, with 250 units passing through the market, First Citizens Group rose 30 cents to  $40.55 in switching ownership of 3,342 stocks, GraceKennedy fell 1 cent in closing at $3.70 after 904 shares passed through the market. Guardian Holdings remained at $13.75 in trading 310 units, Guardian Media slipped 8 cents to finish at $1.32 with 100 stocks crossing the exchange, JMMB Group remained at $1.07 with traders dealing in 415,093 stock units. Massy Holdings ended at $3.84 as investors exchanged 8,643 shares, National Enterprises climbed 10 cents to close at $2.80 with 18,212 stocks crossing the market, National Flour Mills remained at $1.70 with investors trading 10,500 units. NCB Financial increased 9 cents to $2.40 in an exchange of 30 stock units, One Caribbean Media rallied 18 cents and ended at $2.99 after closing with an exchange of 10 shares, Prestige Holdings sank 5 cents to finish at $11.20 with investors trading 2,015 stocks. Republic Financial dipped 4 cents and ended at $114.96 after an exchange of 1,299 units, Scotiabank ended at $55.95 with investors dealing in 689 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 5 cents to close at $4.70 with 8,484 shares clearing the market. Trinidad Cement shed 20 cents in closing at $2.10 with an exchange of 1,038 stocks and Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.25 after a transfer of 42 units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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