Only 2 stocks advanced, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged in market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Friday, as 12 securities traded against 14 on Thursday.
Trading volume remained low, resulting in more volume trading with 342,317 shares valued at $5,336,268 changing hands, compared to 293,550 shares valued at $2,488,584 on Thursday.
At close, the Composite Index lost 3.49 points on Friday to 1,260.41, the All T&T Index fell 0.11 points to 1,700.40, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.98 points to close at 110.65.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with only 1 stock ended with the bid lower than their last selling price and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Scotiabank gained 9 cents and ended at $62.65, after exchanging 173 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished trading with a rise of 46 cents and closed at $27.71, after 12,092 shares changed hands.
Losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 1 cent at $20.15, with 6,327 units, NCB Financial Group fell 15 cents and completed trading at $6.25, after exchanging 10,500 shares and One Caribbean Media lost 4 cents and settled at $12.44, with 1,900 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades| First Citizens completed trading at $32.70, after exchanging 4,561 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $3.15, with 5,910 units trading, Guardian Holdings ended at $16, exchanging 10,587 shares, Massy Holdings settled at $47, with 55,329 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises concluded market activity at $9.75, with 1,118 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.01, after trading 400 shares and Sagicor Financial concluded trading at $7.80, with 233,420 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
2 rise 3 fall on TTSE –Friday
Jamaican$ makes more gains – Thursday
The Jamaican dollar made further gains in the foreign exchange trading on Thursday against the US dollar, with the selling rate falling by 15 cents and the buying rate declining 16 cents.
The market closed with inflows of all currencies, ending at US$39.41 million, versus US$48.18 million on Wednesday and dealers sold US$40.18 million in contrast to US$47.92 million, previously.
In US dollar trading, dealers sold US$36.4 million at a rate of J$125.41 at the close, compared to US$44.87 million at a rate of J$125.56 on Wednesday. Purchases of the US currency by dealers, amounted to US$35.31 million at an average rate of $124.14, compared to US$43.69 million at an average rate of $124.30 on Wednesday.
At mid-day on Thursday dealers purchased US$11.12 million at an average rate of J$124.68 and sold US$10.58 million at an average of J$125.31. At mid-day on Wednesday dealers purchased US$14.8 million at an average rate of J$124.68 and sold US$12.06 million at an average of J$125.35.
The selling rate on Thursday, for the Canadian dollar rose to J$98.11 from J$97.79 at the close on Wednesday, the selling rate for the British Pound increased to J$176.37 from J$176.06 previously and the eurodropped against the Jamaican dollar to J$154.62 to buy the European common currency, versus the prior selling rate of J$156.59.
4 stocks rise on TTSE 2 fall – Thursday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended Thursday, with 14 securities trading, against 15 on Wednesday, with 4 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Trading volume remained low, resulting in 293,550 shares valued at $2,488,584 changing hands, compared to 186,626 shares valued at $3,719,226 on Wednesday.
At close, the Composite Index gained 0.84 points on Thursday to 1,263.90, the All T&T Index rose 1.95 points to 1,700.29, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.04 points to close at 111.63.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 1 stock with the bid lower than the last selling price and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments closed with an increase of 1 cent and completed trading at $20.16, with 24,533 units, First Citizens finished 19 cents higher and concluded at a 52 weeks’ high of $32.70, after exchanging 2,000 shares, JMMB Group rose 1 cent and ended at $1.86, with 39,000 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial added 4 cents and completed trading at $7.80, with 47,615 units.
Losses| Ansa McAl shares fell 5 cents and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.95, with 19 units changing hands and First Caribbean International Bank closed with a loss of 15 cents at $9.35, after exchanging 59,150 shares.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy ended trading at $3.15, with 99,926 units, Massy Holdings ended at $47, with 250 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.68, after exchanging 1,824 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.58, with 600 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank settled at $62.56, after exchanging 3,480 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading at $27.25, after exchanging 11,138 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.60, with 4,000 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco settled at $88.55, after exchanging just 15 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Gain for Jamaican$ slows- Wednesday
The Jamaican dollar made further gains in the foreign exchange trading on Wednesday but at a slower pace than for the past two trading days. The selling rate fell by just 5 cents on Tuesday but the buying rate rose 15 cents.
The market closed with inflows of all currencies, ending at US$48.18 million, versus US$54.67 million on Tuesday, but dealers sold US$47.92 million in contrast to US$59.04 million, previously.
In US dollar trading, dealers sold US$44.87 million at a rate of J$125.56 at the close, compared to US$50.99 million at a rate of J$125.61 on Tuesday. Purchases of the US currency by dealers, amounted to US$43.69 million at an average rate of $124.30, compared to US$47.67 million at an average of $124.15 on Tuesday.
At mid-day on Wednesday dealers purchased US$14.8 million at an average rate of J$124.68 and sold US$12.06 million at an average of J$125.35. At mid-day on Tuesday dealers purchased US$20.42 million at an average rate of J$124.99 and sold US$20.31 million at an average of J$125.70.
The selling rate on Wednesday, for the Canadian dollar fell to J$97.79 from J$98.02 at the close on Tuesday, the selling rate for the British Pound increased to J$176.06 from J$174.94 previously and the euroslipped against the Jamaican dollar to J$156.59 to buy the European common currency, versus the prior selling rate of J$157.59.