Only 33,000 shares trade Thursday on TTSE

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange dipped sharply on Thursday with very moderate volume and closed with 10 stocks changing hands compared to 13 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with 32,776 units valued at $570,141 changing hands, compared to 84,825 shares valued at $1,022,125 on Wednesday, with 2 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 3 unchanged.
The Composite Index declined 0.04 points to 1,205.28 points, the All T & T Index lost 0.01 point to 1,832.84 points with its year to date loss at 5.94 percent. The Cross Listed Index down 0.01 point to 77.20 points with year to date gains of 55.93 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 1 cent, closing trading at 89 cents with 939 shares changing hands and Trinidad Cement closed 2 cents higher at $4.10 with 4,094 shares being exchanged.
Losses| Clico Investments lost 1 cent to close at $22.60 with 10,000 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy was down 2 cents, closing trading at $2.69 with 890 shares changing owners. Scotiabank fell 87 cents to $58.78 with an exchange of only 239 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed trading at $21.50, losing 46 cents with 13,201 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 2 cents to close at $126.95 with a mere 100 shares switching owners.
Firm Trades | Ansa McAL closed at $66.50 with an exchange of 37 shares, National Commercial Bank, with 1,286 shares changing hands, closed at $2.87 and Point Lisas with 1,990 shares being traded, closed at $3.70.