Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange was moderate with 13 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, 3 declined and 8 traded firm with 144,693 stocks changing hands with a value of $5,351,417.
The Composite Index lost 0.56 points to close at 1,151.23, the All T&T Index fell by 1.14 points to close at 1,987.61 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 41.22.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are Trinidad Cement with 13,935 shares valued at $26,755 to close up a cent at $1.92 and West Indian Tobacco increased by a cent to end the day at $118.02 while trading 20,000 shares with a value of $2,360,400.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are ANSA McAl traded only 500 shares but lost a cent at $66.29. First Citizens suffered a loss of 19 cents to close at $35.80 while trading 4,827 shares and National Enterprises lost 4 cents in closing at $17.96 with 2,487 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are Clico Investment Fund with 42,658 shares valued at $938,476 remained at $22, Guardian Holdings with 4,756 units to close at $14.30, Guardian Media with 1,000 shares to close at $19.75, Massy Group with 23,786 shares traded for $1,629,341 and ended at $68.50, Point Lisas Industrial Port to end at $4.20 with 2.845 shares, Prestige Holdings with 500 units ended at $9.40, Scotiabank with only 46 shares to close at $63.49 and Scotia Investments with 27,353 shares changing hands for a value of $38,294 and closed at $1.40
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Only two up three down on TTSE
August 12, 2014 by