Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 17 securities changing hands against 17 on Wednesday. Prices of 5 stocks rose, 4 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with 216,609 units valued $3,950,131 changing hands, compared to 936,221 units valued $5,215,766 on Wednesday.
At close of the market, the Composite Index rose 1.58 points to 1,389.05. The All T&T Index fell 0.19 points to 1,798.22, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.46 points to close at 132.47.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 2 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Calypso Macro Index Fund rose 50 cents to close at $15 with 66 shares changing hands, JMMB Group finished trading 41,995 shares, resulting in a rise of 5 cents to end at $2.25, Sagicor Financial added 1 cent and settled at $10.01, with investors exchanging 19,200 shares. West Indian Tobacco closed with a gain of 1 cent and ended at $110.27, with 83 stock units trading and Unilever Caribbean traded 3,040 units and rose 5 cents to settle at $25.30.
Losses| Massy Holdings fell 58 cents to $54.50, after exchanging 6,400 shares, National Enterprises lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.65, with 42 units changing hands, Republic Financial rose 2 cents and completed trading of 13,259 shares at $121 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents and ended at $28.05 trading 3,625 units.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments closed at $24.15, with investors exchanging 3,263 shares, Ansa McAL ended at $55.18, after trading 7,524 units, CinemaOne settled at $9, with investors exchanging 111 shares, First Citizens Bank ended at $40.10, with 2,936 stock units trading. Grace Kennedy settled at $3.24, with the swapping of 30,900 shares, NCB Financial completed trading of 83,316 shares at $9.50, Point Lisas traded 710 shares to close at $3.45 and Scotiabank concluded with 250 stock units changing hands at $62.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.