Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange market activity on Friday ended with the All T&T Index dropping 17.50 points as Republic Financial Holdings traded as low as $100 and ended with an average fall in price of $5.43 to inflict serious one day damage to the index.
At close of the market, the Composite Index declined 0.87 points to 1,292.45, the All T&T Index lost 17.50 points to 1,675.41, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged to close at 122.97.
Trading ended with 13 securities changing hands, the same as on Thursday. Market activity led to 4 securities advancing, 3 declining and 6 remaining unchanged on a day when the volume a value of trading increased above Thursday’s levels. Trading ended with 113,059 shares at a value of $1,694,615 compared to 56,112 shares at a value of $1,242,837 on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stock with bids higher than the last selling price and 4 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| First Citizens gained 15 cents and settled at $33.15, after exchanging 564 shares, National Flour increased by 1 cent and completed trading 34,395 units at $1.65, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended with a gain 3 cents and settled at $29.24, after exchanging 1,474 shares and West Indian Tobacco finished 33 cents higher and completed trading 3,206 units at $95.40.
Stocks closing with Losses| Mora Ven Holdings traded 3,000 shares after falling 48 cents to end at a closing 52 weeks’ low of $12, Republic Financial Holdings shares fell 6 cents and ended at $107, after trading as low as $101 in exchanging 540 shares and Scotiabank closed with a loss of 25 cents and completed trading 165 units at $64.41.
Stocks closing firm| Clico Investments ended at $20.20, with 54,175 stock units changing hands, Grace Kennedy ended at $3.05, with 262 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings completed trading 2,333 units, at $17, JMMB Group closed at $1.77, after exchanging 9,700 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $10.50, after exchanging 1,935 shares and Prestige Holdings completed trading of 4,310 units at $7.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.