Trading ended with 15 securities changing hands, against 16 on Wednesday on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, on Thursday, leading to 5 stocks rising, 2 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
At the market’s close, Composite Index rose 1.85 points to 1,329.62. The All T&T Index gained 0.84 points to 1,763.33, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.40 points higher to close at 120.90.
At the close, investors exchanged 73,463 shares at $1,473,525, compared to 378,808 shares at $4,842,548 on Wednesday leaving, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy and Clico Investments to end trading at 52 weeks’ highs.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, stocks ending with gains| Clico Investments gained 25 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $23.25, with 41,000 stock units changing hands, First Citizens concluded trading 1,299 shares with a rise of 47 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $37. Grace Kennedy added 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.35, with 100 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial increased 30 cents to $8.80, after exchanging 6,000 shares and Unilever Caribbean rose 5 cents and ended at $26.30, after trading 735 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Republic Financial Holdings fell 33 cents and settled at $119.92, after exchanging 553 shares and Scotiabank lost 1 cent to end at $63, with 1,837 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing firm| Angostura Holdings ended at $16, with 10 stock units changing hands, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 220 shares to close at $15, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading of 7,208 units at $8.35, Guardian Holdings closed at $18.50, after exchanging 3,000 units. JMMB Group exchanged 270 shares at $1.76, National Enterprises ended at $6.80, with 551 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.25, after exchanging 10,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL completed trading with 680 units at $29.40.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.