Market activity ended on Monday with trading in 17 securities with 9 advancing, 2 declining and 6 remaining unchanged, against trading 18 on Friday. At close of the market, the Composite Index gained 2.25 points on Monday to 1,348.63. The All T&T Index rose 3.01 points to 1,794.80, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.20 points to close at 121.74.
Trading ended with 814,537 shares at a value of $8,160,288, compared to 96,392 shares on Friday valued at $1,897,291.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, Ansa Mcal traded 1,594 units and rose 1 cent to $55.33, Clico Investments added 1 cent and ended at $22.50, with 40,557 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank rose 10 cents in trading of 789 units at $8.35. First Citizens rose 1 cent and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $37.01, after exchanging 150 shares, Grace Kennedy closed with a gain of 5 cents at $3.35, with 144,188 stock units changing hands, National Flour gained 5 cents and completed trading 10,927 units at $1.75. One Caribbean Media rose by 10 cents to close at $10.30, after exchanging 200 shares, Sagicor Financial closed with a gain of 18 cents to $8.80, after exchanging 562,548 shares and Scotiabank added 55 cents to end at $63.55, with 2,685 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses|Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 10 cents and completed trading of 31,692 units at $29.40 and West Indian Tobacco lost $3 and ended at $107, with 200 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing firm| Calypso Macro Index Fund closed trading of 265 shares at $15, JMMB Group closed at $1.70, after exchanging 1,735 shares, Massy Holdings exchanged 9,628 shares to end at $55. National Enterprises ended at $7, with 6,404 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.45, after exchanging 700 shares and Unilever Caribbean concluded trading at $26.30, after exchanging 275 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.