The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading for the week on a positive note with all three market indices closing higher on Friday as well as the week, with four stocks rising at the close, two declining and nine remaining unchanged.
The T&T Composite Index gained 0.65 points to 1,324.11, The All T&T Index rose 1.09 points to 1,796.29, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.03 points to close at 115.08.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading down from 16 on Thursday, with investors trading 66 percent more shares than on Thursday as 452,525 units changed hands at $4,111,682 compared to 273,269 shares for $4,126,089 on Thursday.
The average trade for the day was 30,168 units at $274,112 versus an average of 17,079 stock units for $257,881 for each security on Thursday. Trading for the month to date resulted in an average of 15,361 units crossing the market at $367,803, versus 14,500 shares at $373,250, to Thursday. July closed with an average of 12,712 shares for $166,390.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than its last selling price and one with a lower offer.
Stocks rising│ First Citizens Bank rose 10 cents to close at $46.10, in transferring 1,194 units, Guardian Holdings added 50 cents after trading 1,391 units to close at $20. JMMB Group ended at $1.76, with a gain of 1 cent after exchanging 296,275 shares and One Caribbean Media ended 9 cents higher at $5.24 after trading 2,000 units.
Stocks declining│ CinemaOne shed 20 cents transferring 150 units to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.20 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL finished 50 cents lower at $16.50 in trading 8,970 stock units.
Stocks trading firm│ Clico Investments exchanged 43,142 shares at $27.78, Endeavour Holdings ended at $12.45 trading 75 units, First Caribbean International Bank held firm at $7 after transferring 33,132 shares. Grace Kennedy closed with an exchange of 19,107 stock units at $3.50, NCB Financial Group was unchanged at $8, with 26,661 shares traded, Prestige Holdings saw the transfer of 1,070 units at $8.20. Republic Financial Holdings held at $141.50, with an exchange of 7,000 stock units, Scotiabank closed at $54.65, with 10,386 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco traded 1,972 units at $36.65.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
