Trading picked up on the Trinidad stock market one day after it closed for holiday on Friday, with Guardian Holdings enjoying trading in 1.03 million units as 11 securities changed hands of which 2 advanced 3 declined and 6 traded firm with 1,115,666 stocks trading with a value of $17,271,690.
The Composite Index gained 0.86 points to close at 1,182.80, the All T&T Index eased by just 0.87 points to close at 2,029.06 and the Cross Listed Index inched up by a mere 0.34 points to end at 44.09.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are First Citizens Bank with a volume of 26,535 shares being traded for $1,008,561 to close and up by 5 cents at $38.05 and National Commercial Bank contributed 20,000 shares with a value of $21,000 and gained 5 cents to end the day at $1.05.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are Guardian Holdings with 1,027,600 shares changing hands for a value of $15,082,001 as the price lost 25 cents to close at $14.75, One Caribbean Media lost a cent in trading 520 units to close at $22.55 and Trinidad Cement with 1,000 units closed a cent lower at $1.99.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are ANSA McAL added 5,959 shares valued at $395,022 to close at $66.29, Ansa Merchant Bank with 1,000 shares at $38.62, Clico Investment Fund 26,000 shares valued at $562,900 as the price remained at $21.65, Grace Kennedy 900 shares at $3.45, Scotia Investments 4,976 at $1.60 and West Indian Tobacco 1,176 units at $118.03
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 8 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
[…] are, Grace Kennedy with 30,065 shares being traded for $113,044 to end at $3.76, with 6 cents gain, Guardian Holdings contributed 20,000 shares with a value of $270,000, while the price gained 10 cents to end at $13.50 […]