Winners edged losers on Trinidad Exchange


Winning stocks edged losers on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, following trading in 20 securities compared with 24 on Tuesday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, six declining and seven ending firm. The volume traded rose 133 percent, valued 29 percent more than on Tuesday.

The market closed with trading of 387,506 shares for $1,469,486, up from 166,437 stock units at $1,142,096 on Tuesday.
The market closed following an average of 19,375 shares trading at $73,474 compared with 6,935 units at $47,587 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 57,131 shares at $432,838, down from 60,024 units at $460,377 on the previous day and an average for November of 14,324 shares at $180,106.
The Composite Index popped 4.07 points to 938.72, the All T&T Index gained 7.93 points to finish at 1,354.17, the SME Index inched 0.19 points higher to 94.31 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.01 points to finish at 69.17.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini skidded 2 cents to close at $63.23 in trading 23 shares, Ansa McAl increased $1.25 to $43.75 after an exchange of 88 units, Ansa Merchant Bank sank $3 to end at a 52 weeks low of $26 with 2,331 stocks crossing the market. AS Bryden remained at $1.93 in switching ownership of 220 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose by 1 cent and ended at $8.28 after trading of 31 stock units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.45 with investors dealing in 15 shares. Eric Solis Marketing popped 25 cents and ended at $4 after a transfer of 101 units, First Citizens Group dipped 65 cents to $34.35 after 3,817 stock units passed through the exchange, GraceKennedy gained 2 cents to close at $3.50 with an exchange of 100 stock units. Guardian Holdings sank 2 cents to finish at $14.46, with 117 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings remained at $3.58 after an exchange of 68,041 units, National Enterprises rose 3 cents to $1.73 with investors trading 38,050 stocks. National Flour Mills advanced 5 cents to $1.61, with 100 stock units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial ended at $1.92 with traders dealing in 230,350 shares, Prestige Holdings remained at $13.15 in an exchange of 17 units. Republic Financial declined 45 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $103.55 with the swapping of 461 stock units, Scotiabank rallied $2.70 to finish at $47.90 in an exchange of 4,343 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $2.64, with 20,916 shares clearing the exchange. Unilever Caribbean shed 25 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $13.25 as investors exchanged 14,883 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.64 with 3,502 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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