Modest loss for TSE stocks – Friday

The slide on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange eased on Friday as trading ended with 230,447 shares valued at $1,645,656 changing hands. Trading resulted in 1 stock closing at a 52 weeks’ low, a far better showing than Thursday’s 5 that hit new 52 weeks’ low. A total of 11 securities traded with 3 falling, 2 gaining while 6 remained unchanged.
The market closed with the Composite Index fell by 0.12 points to close at 1,133.04, the All T&T Index declined 0.04 points to close at 1,812.30 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.03 points at 60.27.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 5 with offers that were lower. The market still reflects signs of weakness with about a third of the listings with no bids to buy.
Gains| National Flour ended with 139,449 shares changing hands to close with a gain of 4 cents at $2.10 and West Indian Tobacco added 5,942 shares valued at $750,356 as the price gained 1 cent to close at $126.28.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund lost 1 cent to end at $22.55 with 6,059 shares changing hands, First Citizens had 860 shares changing hands with the price declining by 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $33.99 and Grace Kennedy traded with 4,411 shares changing hands with a loss of 5 cents to $5.15.
Firm Trades| ANSA McAl added 1,788 shares to end at $63, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 116 units at $38.95, JMMB group traded 2,505 shares to close at 59 cents, National Commercial Bank traded 49,160 shares at $2.40. Sagicor Financial closed at $7 with 17,407 units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $20.10 as 2,750 units traded.