4 new lows for TTSE – Thursday

Trading ended for the third consecutive day with 4 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows as demand for stocks continue to be low on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange. The market closed with 13 active securities changing hands on Thursday with only 1 stock rising, 6 declining while 6 remained unchanged as selling pressure continues in the market.
Trading ended with 1,649,710 shares valued at $3,258,584 changing hands.
The Composite Index advanced by 0.81 points to close at 1,119.81, the All T&T Index fell 0.89 points to close at 1,786.12 and the Cross Listed Index rose by 0.35 points to 60.26.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Commercial Bank rose 5 cents to close with 136,865 shares for a value of $328,376, trading at $2.40.
Losses| First Citizens Bank traded 1,565 shares but fell 7 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ low of $33.03, Massy Holdings closed at 52 weeks’ low of $49.98 after losing 1 cent, to close with 15,150 shares changing hands. National Flour lost 10 cents to end at $2.20 as 451,652 shares valued at $993,596 changed hands, Republic Financial fell 1 cent to a 52 weeks’ low of $108.79 with a mere 14 units changing hands. Scotiabank had 40 shares trading at $54.96 after falling 1 cent for a 52 weeks’ low and Trinidad and Tobago NGL fell 1 cent in closing at $19.60 with 7,686 shares trading.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 12,587 units at $22.55, Guardian Holdings closed at $13 with 2,000 shares trading, Guardian Media closed at $19.75 with 500 shares traded. JMMB Group closed at 58 cents with 1,000,000 shares changing hands for a value of $580,000, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development traded 1,651 at $3.94 and Trinidad Cement ended with 20,000 units trading at $3.35.