3 new lows on TTSE – Thursday

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 3 new lows and one new 52 weeks’ high on a day of moderate trading. The market ended with 13 securities trading with, 3 securities gaining, 4 declining, while 6 remained unchanged, as 75,687 shares valued at $2,015,877 changed hands.
The Composite Index advanced by 0.32 points or to close at 1,127.79, the All T&T Index rose 0.64 points to close at 1,786.75 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 62.36.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower, including Republic Holdings and National Enterprises with lower offers than the last selling price.
Gains| Ansa Merchant Bank gained 50 cents in trading 500 shares to close at a 52 weeks high of $40, Massy Holdings rose 76 cents to close at $55.75 with 6,916 shares with a value of $381,100, changing hands and Prestige Holdings ended with 203 shares changing hands to close by 2 cents t0 $10.95.
Losses| Ansa McAl traded 2,500 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $62.43 after falling 4 cents, National Enterprises closed with a loss of 2 cents as 16,967 shares changed hands at $10.98. Praetorian Property Mutual Fund contributed 20,000 shares to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.50 after falling by 20 cents and Republic Financial Holdings ended with 5,600 shares valued at $600,600 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $107.25 with a loss of 14 cents.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings ended with 460 shares changing hands to end at $12.90, First Citizens Bank closed trading with 1,748 shares at $32.65, Guardian Holdings closed at $12.75 with 4,279 shares changing hands. National Flour ended with 3,300 shares changing hands to close at $2.30, Scotiabank closed at $53.85 with 6,342 shares valued at $341,517 traded and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $22.25 with 6,872 units changing hands.