Winners edged out losers on Trinidad Exchange

After closing on Wednesday for Labour Day holiday, trading of stocks resumed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, ending with a 34 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, valued 64 percent less than on Tuesday and resulting in 22 securities trading compared with 22 on Tuesday and ending with prices of eight stocks rising, six declining and eight ended firm.
The market closed following trading of 173,435 shares for $1,122,853 compared to 261,840 stock units at $3,160,806 on Tuesday.
An average of 7,883 shares were traded at $51,039 compared with 11,902 units at $143,673 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 8,016 shares at $98,641 compared with 8,030 units at $103,424 on the previous day and an average for May of 15,629 shares at $129,694.
The Composite Index climbed 3.29 points to end at 1,132.22, the All T&T Index rose 4.49 points to culminate at 1,690.53, the SME Index remained unchanged at 86.99 and the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.28 points to finish at 74.86.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Agostini’s rose 53 cents to close at $68.78 in trading 55 stock units, Angostura Holdings ended at $18 after just 4 shares crossed the market, Ansa McAl slipped 29 cents to finish at $62 after an exchange of 45 units. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $41.50 and closed after an exchange of 2,072 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.05 with 1,467 units clearing the market, First Citizens Group rallied 45 cents to end at $42.70 after investors exchanged 3,291 shares. FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $6.94 after 2,002 stock units passed through the market, GraceKennedy slipped 1 cent in closing at $3.55 with 73,770 stocks crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings popped 6 cents to end at $15.75 with investors swapping 19,355 units. JMMB Group gained 2 cents and ended at $1.25 in switching ownership of 44,924 stocks, L.J. Williams B share ended at $1.86 with investors trading 15 shares, Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent to close at $4.05, with 20,350 stock units crossing the market. National Enterprises lost 3 cents to end at $3.32 with a transfer of 1,405 shares, National Flour Mills advanced 10 cents to $2.15, with 500 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media remained at $3.68 with traders dealing in 267 stocks. Point Lisas ended at $3.40 after a transfer of 428 units, Prestige Holdings declined 5 cents to end at $12.90 with investors dealing in 1,100 shares, Republic Financial increased $5.50 to close at $115.50 in an exchange of 741 stocks. Scotiabank popped 1 cent to $66 with investors transferring 284 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 7 cents in closing at $7 in an exchange of 160 stock units, Unilever Caribbean shed 1 cent and ended at $11.15 after an exchange of 1,180 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $10 in trading 20 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.