The spring break of falling stocks on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange seems over, with the advent of summer and sentiments showing good signs of improving market conditions. Prices remained fairly stable at the close of trading with only two stocks recording price changes. The market closed with 9 active securities changing hands, 1 of which gained, 1 declined while 7 remained unchanged, as 356,121 shares valued at $6,829,136 changed hands. The market ended with 1 stock closing at 52 weeks’ high.
The Composite Index declined by 0.03 points to close at 1,109.79, the All T&T Index fell 0.06 points to close at 1,760.06 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 61.11.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Flour ended with 66,951 shares changing hands and closed with a gain of 1 cent at $2.20.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco lost 6 cents in closing at $126.30 with only 522 units trading.
Firm Trades| First Citizens had 205,093 shares changing hands, for a value of $6,152,790 to close at $30, Massy Holdings closed trading with 2,036 shares at $48.16, National Commercial Bank traded 33,333 shares and closed at $2.45. Prestige Holdings traded 10 shares at $11.30, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 4,581 units valued at $962,010 to close at $21, Trinidad Cement traded 43,032 units at $3.50 and Unilever Caribbean closed with 563 shares trading at $64.82.
Spring blues over for TTSE stocks
June 2, 2016 by
