18 stocks trade on TTSE – Tuesday

Trading picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with trading in 18 securities against 16 on Monday, leading to 308,275 shares valued $3,718,664, changing hands compared to 355,041 shares on Monday valued at $3,374,053.
Trading closed with 3 securities advancing, 4 declining and 11 remaining unchanged. The Composite Index slipped 0.16 points to 1,223.97, the All T&T Index lost 0.39 points to 1,721.03 and the Cross Listed Index put on 0.01 points to close at 97.61.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows market sentiment with 2 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments rose 20 cents and completed trading at $20.50, with 37,010 stock units changing hands, First Citizens added 1 cent and ended at $35.01, after exchanging 581 shares and Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent and completed trading at $7.80, with 5,000 stock units changing hands.
Losses| At the close, the price of Massy Holdings shares fell 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $46.95, after exchanging 2,341 shares, Point Lisas fell 1 cent and completed trading at $3.80, with 1,104 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings shed 3 cents and ended at $102.77, after exchanging 3,494 shares and Scotiabank lost 5 cents and settled at $65.05 as 3,996 units traded.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s ended at $21.10, after exchanging 10,000 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank concluded market activity at $40, after 349 shares traded, Guardian Holdings settled at $16.51, with 3,190 units, JMMB Group ended at $1.85, exchanging 3,500 shares, National Enterprises completed trading at $9.55, with 10,980 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.80, with just 100 units trading, NCB Financial Group concluded trading at $5.40, after exchanging 200,000 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $12, after 4,300 shares changed hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL completed trading at $29.75, with 19,618 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement settled at $2.95, with 512 units and Unilever Caribbean traded 2,200 shares at $29.23.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.