Interest rate hike hurting TTSE

The sharp rise in the central bank of Trinidad & Tobago since last year is taking a toll on prices of stocks listed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange.
In Monday’s trading 13 securities changed hands. One stock gained while the prices of 4 declined and 8 traded with prices unchanged as a total of 200,811 shares traded, valued at $3,000,646.
At the close, the Composite Index declined by 2.26 points to 1,143.52, the All T&T Index fell 4.49 points to 1,950.05 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 44.19.
Gains| Sagicor Financial Corporation closed 50 cents higher with 31,842 shares changing hands at $6, for a value of $191,052.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund traded 500 shares and closed with a fall of a cent at $22.50, Massy Holdings had 3,621 shares trading to end at $63.01, after shedding just 1 cent. Republic Bank suffered a loss of 99 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $113 with just 100 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco traded just 540 shares to closed with a loss of 64 cents to end at $123.36
Firm Trades|, Angostura Holdings with 500 shares changing hands, to close at $14, ANSA McAL contributed 31,525 shares with a value of $2,120,056 and closed at $67.25. Guardian Holdings added 21,596 shares valued at $278,588 to close at $12.90, JMMB Group traded 91,690 shares to close at 42 cents. National Commercial Bank traded 9,531 shares at $1.52, National Flour with 8,000 shares changing hands, closed at $2.20, One Caribbean Media traded 116 shares with the price closing at $22.31 and Prestige Holdings with 1,250 units changing hands ended at $9.89.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.