Winning T&TSE stocks beat losers

Stocks ended trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 10 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with a 94 percent jump in value compared to Thursday, resulting in the trading of 14 securities compared with 13 on Thursday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, three declining and six ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 56,378 shares valued at $1,235,544 compared to 51,188 stock units at $638,179 on Thursday.
An average of 4,027 shares were traded at $88,253 compared with 3,938 units at $49,091 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 18,072 shares at $149,611 compared with 18,958 stock units at $155,480 on the previous day and with an average for August of 21,741 shares at $142,770.
The Composite Index slipped 0.98 points to 1,052.98, the All T&T Index fell 2.39 points to 1,575.71, the SME Index remained unchanged at 87.78 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 0.07 points to end the day at 69.08.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s ended at $64 in switching ownership of 294 stocks, Angostura Holdings popped 10 cents to close at $17.10 with investors swapping 47 units, Ansa McAl remained at $62.80 in an exchange of 300 shares. First Citizens Group popped 1 cent to close at $40.95 with 551 stock units clearing the market, JMMB Group fell 5 cents to end at $1.05 as investors exchanged 400 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $3.60, with 5,364 stock units crossing the market. National Enterprises ended at $3.05 after an exchange of 3,774 stock units, National Flour Mills increased 20 cents to $2 with investors dealing in 50 units, NCB Financial ended at $2.50 with 15,500 stocks passing through the exchange. Republic Financial ended at $112 with traders dealing in 8,880 units, Scotiabank climbed 50 cents and ended at $54.15 after an exchange of 153 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 40 cents to finish at $4.60 with investors trading 19,885 stocks. Unilever Caribbean rose $1.25 and ended at $11.50 after 63 shares crossed the market and West Indian Tobacco sank 50 cents to $7 in trading 1,117 units.