Grace Kennedy and Scotia Investments (SIJL) continue to trade in Trinidad at a huge premium to the prices in Jamaica on Monday although SIJL slipped at the end of trading. Trading activity ended on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday with 352,423 shares valued at $7,434,679 trading, with the market indices falling. The market ended with 10 active securities of which, 2 rose, 3 fell and 5 remained unchanged. One stock ended at 52 weeks’ low at the close.
The Composite Index lost 1.06 points to close at 1,165.96, the All T&T Index dropped 1.72 points to close at 1,890.87 and the Cross Listed Index declined 0.05 points to close at 58.45.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 9 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investments traded 40,000 shares valued at $900,700 to close at $22.51, Republic Financial Holdings closed with a gain of 2 cents to $112.18 with 7,210 shares valued at $808,818 changing hands.
Losses| ANSA McAL contributed 85,000 shares with a value of $5,418,750 but lost 23 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $63.75, Scotia Investments fell 10 cents to close at $1.90 while trading 17,822 shares and Unilever Caribbean fell by $1.81 with 2,114 shares trading to close at $66.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy closed with 200 shares changing hands at $5.01, JMMB Group traded 196,232 shares at 60 cents, National Commercial Bank had 200 shares changing hand to close at $2.45, Point Lisas traded 145 shares at $4 and Trinidad Cement traded 3,500 shares to end at $3.75.
Premium for Jamaican stocks remains – TTSE
March 7, 2016 by