Winners finished trading almost 3 to 1 ahead of losers as the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, resulting from an exchange of 24 securities, up from 19 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 11 rising, four declining and nine ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 286,988 shares, for 494 percent more than 48,340 stock units on Tuesday, as the value of stocks traded jumped 668 percent to $4,763,860 after surging from $619,965 on Tuesday.
An average of 11,958 shares were traded at $198,494, up from 2,544 units at $32,630 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 8,186 shares at $109,388, after jumping from 6,677 units at $73,745 on the previous day, but falling from an average for March of 32,004 shares at $251,725.
The Composite Index gained 3.14 points to finish at 930.55, the All T&T Index rose 5.47 points to 1,336.04, the SME Index remained at 91.16 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.09 points to 69.53.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close of the trading, Agostini remained at $61.50 with investors swapping 14 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $10.89 with 138 units crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl remained at $37 with traders dealing in 68 shares.
Ansa Merchant Bank slipped $1.25 to end at $24.50 with 125 stock units passing through the market, AS Bryden popped 1 cent to $1.40 with a transfer of 75 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.40 with a mere one share clearing the market. Eric Solis Marketing rose by 1 cent to $3.91 after investors exchanged 67 stocks, First Citizens Group rose 25 cents to end at $34 following trading of 7,271 units, GraceKennedy climbed 3 cents to end at $3.38 after an exchange of 223 stock units. Guardian Holdings increased 10 cents to finish at $15.10 with 2,726 shares passing through the market, JMMB Group sank 2 cents and ended at 80 cents in trading 3 stock units, Massy Holdings gained 14 cents to close at $3.49 after a transfer of 149,969 stocks. Medcorp remained at $44 with investors trading 45 units, National Enterprises rallied 10 cents in closing at $3.68 with an exchange of 30 shares, National Flour Mills dropped 4 cents to finish at $1.45 with 12,080 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial ended at $2.26 with investors dealing in a mere one unit, Point Lisas remained at $7 in an exchange of 2,723 stock units,
Prestige Holdings increased 14 cents to end at $12.39 with investors trading 27,075 shares. Republic Financial climbed 93 cents in closing at $106.18 in switching ownership of 27,391 stocks, Scotiabank rose 35 cents to $45.50 as investors exchanged 6,154 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $8.04 with 50,306 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement shed 7 cents and ended at $1.63 in an exchange of 338 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14.40 after an exchange of 21 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 8 cents to end at $2.90 with investors swapping 144 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.