Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with more stocks falling than rising as one stock closed at a 52 weeks’ high and two at 52 weeks’ lows.
At the end of trading 14 securities changed hands compared to 13 on Monday and ended with 3 rising, 5 falling and 6 closing with prices unchanged. Market activity resulted in 225,853 shares valued at $6,610,658 changing hands, compared to 123,223 shares valued at $2,237,281 on Monday.
At close, the Composite Index gained 0.78 points on Tuesday to 1,264.12, the All T&T Index shed 2.82 points to 1,698.98, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.18 points to close at 111.87.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Tuesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International Bank concluded trading with a gain of 5 cents and ended at 52 weeks’ high of $9.35, after exchanging 47,794 shares, Scotiabank added 1 cent and ended at $62.56, after trading 641 shares and Unilever Caribbean jumped $1.64 to $32, with an exchange of 530 units.
Losses| JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $1.85, with 69,753 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings traded with a loss of 10 cents and settled at $47.30, with 618 stock units trading, National Flour fell 3 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.70, after exchanging 8,250 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a loss of 25 cents and completed trading at $27.75, with 497 shares traded and Trinidad Cement shed 40 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.60, with 550 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments concluded trading at $20.50, with 15 units, First Citizens closed at $32.50, after exchanging 3,067 shares, NCB Financial Group completed trading at $6.40, exchanging 75,577 shares, One Caribbean Media settled at $12.44, with 57 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings concluded market activity at $101.55, with 130 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial ended trading at $7.75 while exchanging 18,374 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
2 TTSE listings trade at 52 weeks’ low – Tuesday
March 27, 2018 by