Fall resumes for TTSE – Wednesday

Prices mostly slipped in trading on Wednesday as more securities were active in trading than on Tuesday. The market closed with 12 active securities changing hands and ended with 1 stock rising, 5 declining while 6 remaining unchanged, as 335,706 shares valued at $4,550,845 changed hands. The market ended with 2 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows.
The Composite Index declined by 0.12 points to close at 1,108.37, the All T&T Index declined by 0.29 points to close at 1,762.94 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.01 points at 60.30.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 6 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Sagicor Financial closed with 4,293 units changing hands at $7.17 for a 2 cents gain.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund traded 13,336 shares valued at shares $301,610 to close with a loss of 4 cent to close at $22.61, First Citizens Bank fell 5 cents to a 52 week’ low of $29.85, with 6,415 shares changing hands. National Enterprises lost 1 cent in trading 5,000 units at $11.22, One Caribbean Media traded 68,500 shares valued $1,458,365 but declined by 1 cent to $21.29 and Unilever Caribbean lost 5 cents in trading 142 shares, to close to at a 52 week’ low of $64.95.
Firm Trades| Guardian Holdings closed with 140,400 shares changing hands for a value of $1,826,604 to end at $13.01. JMMB Group closed at 65 cents, with 5,358 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank traded 19,172 shares at $2.35, National Flour closed at $2.20 with 500 shares changing hands, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 22,590 units valued at $451,869 to close at $20 and Trinidad Cement contributed 50,000 shares with a value of $175,030 to close at $3.50.