The number of securities trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday jumped to 16 securities trading compared to 12 trading on Wednesday.
At close of the market, 6 securities gained, 4 declined and 6 remained unchanged. The Composite Index rose 0.44 points to 1,330.62. The All T&T Index shed 0.92 points to 1,762.21, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.25 points to close at 121.34.
Trading resulted in 179,300 shares at a value of $3,629,056 compared to 198,306 shares at $8,014,634 changing hands, on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, stocks ending trading with gains| First Citizens gained 9 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $35.60, after exchanging 3,133 shares, JMMB Group gained 2 cents to end at $1.80, after exchanging 42,902 shares, Sagicor Financial finished 10 cents higher at $9, after exchanging 6,444 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading 5,316 units after gaining 20 cents to close at $30.25, Unilever Caribbean added 5 cents to close at $26.10, after exchanging 12,564 shares and West Indian Tobacco increased 6 cents and settled at $96.06, with 100 stock units changing hands.Stocks closing losses| First Caribbean International Bank closed with a loss of 1 cent at $8.35, with 6,720 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed with a loss of 25 cents and ending at $18.25, with an exchange of 10,083 units. Republic Financial Holdings shed 1 cent and ended at $118.75, after trading 224 shares and Scotiabank lost 7 cents and settled at $63.51, with 12,949 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing firm| Agostini’s completed trading 50,000 shares at $23.30, Angostura Holdings settled at $15.80, with 100 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments closed at $21.50, in trading 27,312 stock units. Massy Holdings completed trading 1,053 shares at $53, National Enterprises settled at $7.79, with 200 stock units changing hands and Prestige Holdings concluded at $7.55, with an exchange of 200 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.