Declining stocks crushed advancers at the close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, on Wednesday, ending seven days of unbroken positive movement for the market and ending with one stock trading at 52 weeks’ high and one a 52 weeks’ low.
Trading ended with 18 securities changing hands, against 14 on Tuesday, with just three advancing, seven declining while eight remained unchanged as 917,251 shares were exchanged for $8,126,649, compared to 424,712 units for $5,733,529 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 11.47 points to end at 1,470.86. The All T&T Index shed 13.25 points to 1,838.31, while the Cross Listed Index declined 1.32 points to close at 149.55.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with the bids of five stocks higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund gained 25 cents and ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $27.25, with 69,180 stock units trading, First Citizens Bank rose 25 cents and settled at $44.75, with 2,685 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 50 cents trading 24,646 shares to close at $22.50.
Losses| Ansa McAl closed with a loss of 5 cents and completed trading of 100 shares at $50, Grace Kennedy lost 2 cents and settled at $3.98 while swapping of 250 shares, Guardian Holdings declined 50 cents to close $21.50, with 64 stock units changing hands. 
Massy Holdings closed 40 cents down and ended at $59.30, after exchanging 39 shares, One Caribbean Media shed 50 cents and concluded trading of 31,575 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.50. Scotiabank dropped 15 cents to close at $59.85, with 39 stock units trading and Unilever Caribbean declined by 9 cents and completed trading of 500 units at $23.40.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank settled at $35.50, with 28 units crossing the exchange, Endeavour Holdings traded 3,160 shares at $12.50, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading at $8, with 486,000 units, JMMB Group ended at $2.80, with 244,378 units crossing the exchange. National Flour exchanged 240 units at $1.36, NCB Financial closed at $11.50, with 52,035 units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial settled at $131, with 319 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco settled at $42.50, with 2,013 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
