Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended with just one stock rising, 7 declining and 8 remaining unchanged as the volume and value of trades climbed over that on Thursday.
Trading ended with 16 securities changing hands, against 15 on Thursday with investors exchanging 582,066 shares for $13,484,840, compared to 244,479 shares for $4,262,247 on Thursday.
The Composite Index lost 2.99 points to end at 1,330.72. The All T&T Index declined 4.54 points to 1,771.10, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.19 points to close at 120.11.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Republic Financial Holdings rose 21 cents to $120, after exchanging 52,811 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| First Citizens fell 50 cents to settle at $36, after exchanging 6,687 shares, Massy Holdings closed with a loss of 10 cents and closed at $53.30, after exchanging 1,821 shares, NCB Financial Group shed 1 cent and settled at $8.24, with the trading of 200 shares. Sagicor Financial lost 15 cents in exchanging 55,520 shares to close at $8.65, Scotiabank ended trading at 51 cents lower at $63, with 1,452 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading with a loss of 77 cents at $29.50, with 130,367 units trading and Trinidad Cement fell 5 cents and settled at $2.60, after exchanging 13,319 shares.
Stocks closing firm| Angostura Holdings ended at $16, with 5 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments ended at $23, trading 75,283 stock units, Grace Kennedy ended at $3.30, with an exchange of 39,345 stock units, JMMB Group closed at $1.76, after exchanging 202,426 shares. One Caribbean Media concluded trading of 1,100 shares at $10.10, Point Lisas closed at $3.45, with 247 stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean ended at $26.30, after trading 1,311 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $98.75, with 172 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.