The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resumed trading on Wednesday after being closed on Monday and Tuesday with trading values rising above Friday’s levels. Trading closed with Republic Financial Holdings as the dominant trade with just over 68 percent of the total value traded.
The market closed with of 10 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Friday with 2 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 3 holding firm as 195,938 shares traded at a value of $9,062,326 compared to Friday’s trades of 143,801 valued at $2,818,683.
The Composite Index declined 0.91 points to 1,210.54, the All T&T Index dropped 0.72 points to 1,789.03 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.15 points to 84.71.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group closed at $1.26, gaining 3 cents with 10,000 shares changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 22 cents higher to close at $21.33, with an exchange of 13,946 units valued at $295,915. Losses| Grace Kennedy closed $2.70, with a loss of 10 cents exchanging 5,198 shares, Massy Holdings traded 40 cents lower, closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $50.10, with 37,320 shares changing hands valued at $1,868,488 and Prestige Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.75, losing 6 cents in trading 45,247 units valued at $486,406. Scotia Investments lost 3 cents, in closing at $2.45 with trades of 20,910 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126.35, with a loss of 3 cents exchanging 750 units.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment exchanged 1,424 shares at $22.51, First Citizens held firm at $31.65, with 342 shares trading and Republic Financial Holdings remained at $101.90, with 60,801 shares changing owners at a value of $6,195,622.
Republic takes 68% of trading
June 21, 2017 by