Winning Trinidad stocks ruled supreme

Winning stocks ruled supreme at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following a 142 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, valued 101 percent more than Wednesday’s trades and resulting in activity in 18 securities compared with 19 on Wednesday and ending with prices of nine stocks rising, three declining and six remaining unchanged and sending the primary market indices higher.
The Composite Index rallied 7.74 points to wrap up trading at 1,212.23, the All T&T Index popped 14.96 points to finish at 1,817.21, the SME Index remained unchanged at 77.71 and the Cross-Listed Index remained unchanged at 79.05.
The market closed trading with an exchange of 564,243 shares for $3,090,685 up from 233,476 stock units at $1,536,183 on Wednesday.
An average of 31,347 shares were traded at $171,705 compared to 12,288 units at $80,852 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 19,834 stock units at $107,287 compared with 14,780 units at $78,998 on the previous day and an average for March of 28,236 shares at $236,496.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s advanced 40 cents to close at $69 after a transfer of 1,449 stocks, Ansa McAl rose $2.89 to $57 after 1,447 units were traded, Calypso Macro Investment Fund climbed 40 cents and ended at $23 in an exchange of 21 shares. First Citizens Group ended at $48.11 with 4,383 stock units changing hands, FirstCaribbean International Bank closed at $7.04 in an exchange of 10,303 shares, Guardian Holdings increased 23 cents to $18 after an exchange of 20,104 units. JMMB Group ended at $1.51 with 191,281 stocks crossing the market, Massy Holdings remained at $4.36 while exchanging 100,909 stock units, National Enterprises remained at $3.90 with traders dealing in 65,001 shares. National Flour Mills popped 5 cents to end at $2.20 in switching ownership of 14,404 units, NCB Financial popped 1 cent to $3.21 with investors trading just one stock, One Caribbean Media ended at $3.83 in an exchange of 101,650 stock units. Prestige Holdings gained 20 cents to close at $12.50 with investors swapping 18,380 shares, Republic Financial fell 49 cents to $119.50 with an exchange of 1,954 stock units, Scotiabank skidded 50 cents to end at $71.50 and closed with an exchange of 251 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 5 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $8.45 in trading 3,122 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rose 25 cents in closing at $12 after an exchange of 29,283 units and West Indian Tobacco climbed $1.50 and ended at $14, with 300 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.