Trading activity picked up somewhat on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with 356,315 shares traded for $5,188,297, compared to just 97,986 shares traded for a mere $1,303,774, on Friday.
Market activity ended with 17 securities changing hands against 15 on Friday, at the close, 3 advanced, 7 declined and 7 remained unchanged. Three stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ lows.
At close of the market, the Composite Index added 0.34 points to end at 1,385.44. The All T&T Index dropped 4.80 points to 1,784.94, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.77 points to close at 133.35.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended at 5 stocks with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International Bank traded 5,000 shares after rising 3 cents to close at $8.35, Grace Kennedy added 5 cents and completed trading at $3.25, with 41,695 stock units changing hands and NCB Financial rose 5 cents and ended at $9.40, with 130,229 stock units crossing the exchange.
Losses| Ansa Merchant Bank closed with a loss of 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $36, in swapping of a mere 3 shares, Guardian Holdings closed with a loss of 15 cents and settled at $18.25, with 48,096 stock units trading. JMMB Group closed 1 cent lower and completed trading of 6,650 stock units at $2.49, Massy Holdings fell 4 cents to $55.05, with 1,888 stock units changing hands, 
National Enterprises closed with a loss of 15 cents and ended trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.50, with 10,445 units crossing the exchange. Scotiabank ended with a loss of 1 cent trading 8,502 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.99 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 75 cents in trading of 3,019 units to close at $28.25.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Funds completed trading at $24.20, with 66,613 units crossing the exchange, First Citizens Bank ended at $40, in exchanging of 2,334 shares, National Flour settled at $1.70, after exchanging 5,580 shares. Prestige Holdings ended at $9.25, while swapping just 9 shares, Republic Financial completed trading of 1,307 units at $121.01, Sagicor Financial settled at $10, with 24,857 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean settled at $25, trading 88 units.
Prices of securities trading, are those at which the last trade took place.
