Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with trading in 13 securities against 15 on Tuesday, with 5 advancing, 2 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index gained 0.31 points to end at 1,309.60. The All T&T Index rose 1.66 points to close at 1,710.07, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.15 points to close at 122.83.
Trading ended with 382,241 shares at a value of $9,662,035, compared to 255,808 shares on Tuesday valued at $2,783,173.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 2 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains | Agostini’s gained 10 cents to close at $23.30, after exchanging 337 shares, First Citizens finished trading 33,612 shares, with a rise of 10 cents to settle at $34.20, Massy Holdings rose 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $48.01, after exchanging 55,682 shares. Republic Financial Holdings ended trading of 3,071 shares, with a gain of 21 cents to $108.01 and West Indian Tobacco finished 6 cents higher at $95.56, with 20,000 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| Sagicor Financial closed with a loss of 1 cent at $9.99, after exchanging 8,500 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 11 cents and completed trading of 68,154 units at $29.50.
Stocks closing firm| Clico Investments ended at $20.16, with 7,412 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group closed at $1.75, after exchanging 20,164 shares, National Enterprises ended at $8, with 151,037 stock units changing hands. Prestige Holdings completed trading of 4,600 units at $7.35, Scotiabank ended at $63.64, with 625 stock units changing hands and Trinidad Cement settled at $2.50, after exchanging 9,047 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.