NCB Financial after trading for the first time since last week Friday, the stock price sank to $8.99 from $10 and contributed the most to the plunge 2.37 percent or more than 32 points in the T&T Composite Index to close at 1,328.99. The All T&T Index declined by 6.45 points to end at 1,749.07 while the Cross Listed Index fell 7.95 points at 122.99.
The TTSE composite Index dropping from 2020 high and now challenging the August 2019 levels before the 2019 second-half rally.
The market closed with six stocks rising and four declining, while seven remained unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market rose to 378,740 shares valued at $7,303,280 compared to 200,463 shares for $6,281,052 on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
Gainers│ Clico Investments rose 1 cent to end at $22, transferring 24,585 units, Grace Kennedy gained 5 cents trading 6,000 stock units and closed at $2.75, Guardian Holdings ended at $17.91, with a gain of 1 cent exchanging 494 units. JMMB Group closed 4 cents higher to $1.99, with 222,523 shares crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL added $1.50 after transferring 47,308 stock units and finished at $19.50 and West Indian Tobacco rose 2 cents to $33.68 in swapping 1,350 units.
Losers│ First Citizens Bank closed 50 cents lower exchanging 3,530 units to end at $38.50, Massy Holdings shed $1 to close at $54 trading 6,285 shares.
National Flour ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.10, with a loss of 10 cents transferring 750 units and NCB Financial declined by $1.01 to $8.99, with 5,862 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades│ First Caribbean International traded 715 units at $7.70, One Caribbean Media exchanged 130 stock units at $6.95, Point Lisas closed at $3.45, with 11,290 shares crossing the market. Prestige Holdings traded 4,500 stock units at $8.06, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $141.52, with 33,013 shares crossing the market, Scotiabank exchanged 1,655 units at $57 and Trinidad Cement ended at $1.75 with 2,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the day’s last transaction unless otherwise stated.
