Trading activity remained low on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market on Friday compared with the levels of trading on Thursday. Only 122,386 shares valued at $1,499,056 changed hands, compared to 89,457 shares valued at $1,653,454 on Thursday.
The market closed with modest movements in the indices and ended with 2 stocks gaining, 4 declining and 3 remaining unchanged as 9 securities traded.
The Composite Index declined 0.22 points to close at 1,156.83, the All T&T Index fell 1.42 points to close at 1,817.13 and the Cross Listed Index inched up 0.13 to 66.11 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with offers that were lower.
Gains| JMMB Group rose 3 cents to end with 97,370 shares changing hands to close at 64 cents and Trinidad and Tobago NGL rose 1 cent and closed at $23.66 with 3,851 units changing hands.
Losses| Guardian Holdings ended with a loss of 5 cents while trading 2,000 shares to close at $12.75, Massy Holdings lost 68 cents in trading 210 units to end at $54. LJ Williams B share lost 1 cent in trading 1,200 units to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 71 cents and Scotiabank closed with 500 shares at $57.99 after falling by a cent.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed with 4,120 shares changing hands to end at $22.60, First Citizens Bank traded 5,247 shares to end at $35 and West Indian Tobacco traded 7,888 shares to close at $127.05.
4 TTSE stocks fall 2 rose Friday
September 30, 2016 by