The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Tuesday with the value traded jumping over $10 million after investors exchanged three times more shares than on Monday.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with one advancing, five declining and leaving nine unchanged. Trading resulted in 211,903 shares valued at $10,538,543 changing hands, compared to 70,293 shares for $1,363,080 on Monday from 11 securities.
The average trade on Tuesday amounted to 14,127 units at $702,570 versus an average of 6,390 stock units for $123,916 for each security. For the month to date trading accounted for an average of 12,487 shares at $263,291 and on Monday 12,183 units at $295,200. July closed with an average of 12,712 shares for $166,390.
The T&T Composite Index shed 0.79 points to 1,320.89. The All T&T Index lost 0.05 points to 1,787.23, while the Cross Listed Index was down 0.21 points to 115.47.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than its last selling price and five with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Trinidad and Tobago NGL added 5 cents, in ending at $17.50 with 145 units changing hands.
Stocks declining│ First Caribbean International Bank lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.99, after trading 160 units. First Citizens Bank finished at $46.99, with a loss of 1 cent in an exchange of 150 units, Guardian Media closed 25 cents lower to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5, in transferring 15 units.
JMMB Group settled at $1.90, with a loss of 3 cents trading 63,486 shares and Prestige Holdings shed 15 cents in exchanging 1,453 stock units and closing at $8.20.
Stocks trading firm│ Agostini’s traded 941 units at $24.50, Calypso Macro Index Fund was unchanged at $14, after transferring 120 units, CinemaOne exchanged 20 units at $4.40. Clico Investments held firm at $27.83, with 36,874 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings closed at $19.35 with trades of 9,246 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $58, in transferring 56,329 shares. Point Lisas ended at $3.10 after trading 400 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $141.27 exchanging 41,219 shares and Scotiabank traded 1,365 stock units at $54.90.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
