The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange more losses on Thursday but the total value of trading climbed with 280,282 shares valued at $10,304,944 changing hands. The market closed with a mere 6 securities trading, as weakness in the overall market continues. At the close, 2 stocks rose, 2 declined, while 2 remained unchanged.
Quotes for Republic Holdings, Massy Holdings and Scotiabank remain well below their last selling price and are likely to take a big bite out of the indices when next they trade.
The Composite Index declined by 0.27 points to close at 1,130.97, the All T&T Index fell 0.52 points to close at 1,807.81 and the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 60.32.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 8 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund rose by 1 cent in closing at $22.56 with 129,520 shares valued at $2,921,971 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL rose 2 cents to $19.53 and closed with 27,964 shares trading for a value of $545,720.
Losses| ANSA McAL closed with a loss of 3 cents while 106,653 shares changed hands for a value of $6,716,975 at $62.79, Guardian Holdings had 5,995 shares changing hands to end at $12.90 after losing 10 cents.
Firm Trades| National Commercial Bank had 10,000 units changing hands at $2.40 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126.28 as 150 units changed hands.
Just 6 stocks traded on TTSE – Thursday
April 21, 2016 by