Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Wednesday 18 securities changing hands compared to 19 on Tuesday but the volume and value traded declined sharply below Tuesday’s levels.
At the close of the market, 3 stocks rose, 8 declined and 7 remained unchanged resulting in the Composite Index slipping 0.62 points to end at 1,408.76. The All T&T Index gained 0.46 points to 1,751.69, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.24 points to close at 144.50.
Trading ended with, as 79,629 shares changing hands at $1,539,070, compared to 418,052 shares changing hands at $12,253,099 on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks closing with the bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
Gains| First Citizens gained 5 cents to end at $40.25, with 1,055 units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank added 45 cents and ended at $59.25, with an exchange of 8,018 stock units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 750 units and gained 10 cents to close at $25.60.
Losses| Calypso Micro Index Fund traded 80 shares and closed at $15.75, Clico Investment Fund shed 10 cents and ended at $24, swapping of 11,279 shares, Guardian Holdings declined 10 cents and settled at $18.15, with 12,000 units crossing the exchange. 
Guardian Media ended trading of 1,718 shares after slipping 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.60, NCB Financial closed with a loss of 4 cents and ended at $10.55, with investors exchanging 10,000 stock units, Republic Financial closed 11 cents down and ended at $121.89, after exchanging 1,428 shares. Unilever Caribbean dropped 50 cents and ended at $24.50, in swapping 120 shares and West Indian Tobacco shed 2 cents and ended at $104, with 50 units crossing the exchange.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl settled at $55, after swapping of 399 shares, First Caribbean closed at $9.25, with an exchange of 507 units, LJ Williams completed trading at $1, with investors exchanging 8,000 shares, National Enterprises closed at $5.70, with 7,600 stock units changing hands. National Flour settled at $1.56, with 1,000 units trading, Sagicor Financial completed trading of 10,985 stock units at $10.50 and Trinidad Cement settled at $2.04, with 4,640 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
