Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended the week with an increase in the level of market activity compared to Thursday, with investors exchanging 232,343 shares valued at $5,720,884 compared to 69,776 shares for $1,561,748 on Thursday.
The increased volume and value of stocks trading on Friday flowed from two fewer securities than Thursday, with thirteen securities trading on Friday. Trading ended, with two stocks advancing, three declining and eight remaining unchanged.
An average of 17,873 shares traded on Friday at $440,068. in contrast, an average of 4,652 at $104,117 changed hands on Thursday. For the month to date, the average trade was 12,712 units at $166,390versus 12,503 units at $155,307, up to Thursday.
The T&T Composite Index shed 2.32 points to end at 1,315.44, the All T&T Index dropped 4.60 points to 1,777.92, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 115.25.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than its last selling price and one with a lower offer.
Stocks Gaining│ Clico Investments closed 50 cents higher at $26, in exchanging 39,795 shares and National Flour gained 5 cents to finish at $1.90, with 11,000 stock units changing hands.
Stocks declining│Guardian Holdings lost 70 cents to closed at $19, after transferring 26,185 stock units, Massy Holdings slipped 2 cents trading 33,347 shares to end at $57.98 and Scotiabank was down 3 cents to $54.75, with 500 units crossing the market.
Stocks trading firm│ Angostura Holdings traded 370 units at $15.30, Ansa McAL closed at trading at $50, with an exchange of 200 units, Grace Kennedy transferred 95,150 shares at $3.50. Republic Financial Holdings was unchanged at $139.50, with trades of 13,076 stock units, Trinidad Cement closed with a transfer of 9,720 stock units at $2.10, Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished the week at $17.02, after exchanging 2,400 units on Friday. Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.95 trading 100 units and West Indian Tobacco ended the day’s trade at $35, with 500 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed, with 15 securities changing hand, five more than on Wednesday, and resulting in the prices of five stocks rising, one declining and nine remaining unchanged.
Stock declining| Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 23 cents and ended at $17.02 in exchanging 1,457 shares.
One Caribbean Media dipped 10 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.15, with 1,200 units crossing the exchange.
Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell 50 cents to close at $14 in trading 1,607 units.
Firm Traders| Clico Investment Fund ended at $25.01, with 5,046 units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings closed at $58, with 1,578 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises settled at $4.50 after trading 973 shares, Prestige Holdings settled at $8.25 with 250 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $139.47 in exchanging 69 stock units, Scotiabank ended at $54.75, with 2,675 shares passing through the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $17 while trading 11,062 units, Trinidad Cement settled at $2.10 in finishing with 6,710 units, clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco closed at $35 after just four units passing through the market.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index declined by 7.29 points to 1,311.84, the All T&T Index dropped 11.17 points to close at 1,771.78 and the Cross Listed Index shed 0.45 points to finish at 115.11.
Firm trades| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.30 in an exchange of 2,313 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $14.50 trading 155 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $1.80, with 32,000 shares passing through the market. Republic Financial Holdings ended at $139.47 in exchanging 25 units. Scotiabank stayed at $54.75, with 50 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $17 with investors swapping 40,903 shares, Trinidad Cement traded 3,788 stock units and closed at $2.10. Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.90 with an exchange of 33 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $35 while exchanging 706 stock units.
Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent in ending at $139.47 and cleared the market with 1,914 units and Scotiabank dropped by 5 cents ending at $54.90 after exchanging 20,237 shares.
Market activity ended 439,536 shares valued at $5,553,342 passing through the market, compared to 432,782 shares for $3,520,958 on Monday.
Scotiabank slid 35 cents to $54.60, with an exchange of 29 units and West Indian Tobacco closed at $34.10, with a loss of 40 cents and 621 units changing hands.
Fourteen securities traded on Thursday, with just one advancing, five declining and eight remained unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 168,366 shares valued at $1,257,424 compared to 125,817 shares for $1,972,975 on Wednesday from 18 securities.
Republic Financial Holdings shed 20 cents in a transfer of 52 units at $139.25 and West Indian Tobacco slipped 29 cents to $34.50, with an exchange of 5,100 units.
JMMB Group was unchanged at $1.95 with 26,106 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings ended at $57, after the trading of 4,795 units. National Enterprises traded 5,000 units at $4.65, One Caribbean Media closed at $5.50, with investors having exchanged 24,806 stock units, investors exchanged