Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Thursday was again moderate, with 11 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 3 declined and 5 traded firm, with 177,879 stocks changing hands, with a value of $3,864,481.
The Composite Index rose 0.78 points to close at 1,150.53, the All T&T Index gained 1.43 points to close at 1,985.25 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.02 points, to end at 41.35.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens with 1,047 shares traded to close with a cent gain, at $35.54, Sagicor Financial gained 2 cents while trading 3,443 shares at $6.47 and Trinidad Cement gained 26 cents to end the day at $2.85 while trading 5,000 shares and is now a shade away for its 52 weeks high of $2.94 reached on August 30, last year.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Massy Holdings, contributing 27,118 shares with a value of $1,857,799 while losing 3 cents at $68.50, National Enterprises lost a cent, in trading 205 shares, to end at $17.78, Scotiabank traded only 15 shares and lost 10 cents, to close at $63.30, for another 52 weeks low. The stock remains weak at the end of trading, and seems likely to head lower, with little demand at current prices.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with a volume of 32,541 shares traded for $414,898, to close at $12.75, Clico Investment Fund with 26,824 shares valued at $590,128 at $22, Firstcaribbean International traded 5,500 shares at $5, Guardian Holdings with 63,892 shares changing hands, for a value of $878,613 to close at $13.75, while Scotia Investments added 12,294 shares, valued at $17,217 and closed at $1.40.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and one stock with the offer that is lower.
Moderate trading but TCL climbs again
August 21, 2014 by
