The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange fell at the close of trading on Monday, with thirteen securities changing hands, down from 16 on Friday, and the market closed with the price of just one stock advancing, four declining and eight stocks ending unchanged.
The T&T Composite Index fell 5.25 points to 1,304.40. The All T&T Index dropped 8.44 points to 1,760.56, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.27 points to close at 114.63.
Market activity resulted in 280,383 units changing hands at $4,446,508 compared to just 36,842 shares for $1,128,696 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than its last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Gainers│ Ansa McAL gained 1 cent trading 135 units and closed at $50.01.
Losers│ JMMB Group lost 5 cents to end at $1.95, in exchanging 139,226 shares, Massy Holdings declined to $57, with a loss of $2.49 as investors transferred 37,515 stock units, Scotiabank shed 49 cents to finish at $54.50 after 5,250 units changed hands and Trinidad Cement closed 11 cents lower at $2.10 trading 21,361 stock units.
Firm Traders│ Angostura Holdings was unchanged at $14.90 trading 164 units, Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $37 exchanging 3,350 units, Clico Investments finished at $25 in exchanging nine units. First Citizens Bank remained at $45.71, with 454 units crossing the market, National Flour held firm at $1.90, with a transfer of 142 units, Republic Financial Holding ended at $139.50 with 2,619 units changing hands. Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 1,769 units at $17.50 and Unilever Caribbean held firm at $16.99 with investors exchanging 67,889 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market was closed on Friday, the Labour Day holiday, with the number of securities trading, rose to the highest level since March 17, when 21 securities traded and the fifth time for 2020 that 20 or more securities crossed the market in a single session, this year.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $18.01, with a loss of 97 cents with 4,623 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent transferring 1,300 units and closed at $35.49.
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed Thursday with modest market indices rising modestly in a moderate session with trading in just a third of the listings on the market.
First Caribbean International Bank rose 5 cents and settled at $7.20, with 1,200 units changing hands.
Firm Traders│ Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $37 trading 26 units, First Caribbean International exchanged 15,500 shares at $7.50, NCB Financial closed at $7.50 with 72,800 stock units changing hands. Scotiabank ended with 281 units crossing the exchange at $54.99, Trinidad and Tobago NGL held firm at $16 with 1,000 stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.99 after exchanging 1,000 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained unchanged at $31.20 with 1,892 stock units crossing the market.
Trinidad Cement fell 28 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $1.62.
First Caribbean International closed at $7.50, with an exchange of 13,621 shares, JMMB Group switched ownership of 935 units at $1.95, Republic Financial Holdings held firm at $132.65 after exchanging 6,162 stock units. Trinidad Cement closed at $1.90 trading 14,355 shares, Trinidad and Tobago NGL remained at $16.88, with 17,618 shares crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean was unchanged at $17.05 after transferring 946 units and West Indian Tobacco ended with an exchange of 9,333 stock units at $31.
The T&T Composite Index advanced 1.79 points to 1,268.45. The All T&T Index gained 1.56 points to 1,672.95, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.27 points to close at 116.90.
Prestige Holdings gains of 50 cents to end at $7.90, while transferring 300 units and Scotiabank picked up 19 cents to end at $54.19 and 1,000 units traded.
Firm Trades│ Ansa Merchant Bank traded 1,168 units and closed at $36.30, Clico Investments ended at $22.50, with an exchange of 102,745 shares, Endeavour Holdings held firm at $12.51, in transferring 75 units. First Citizens Bank traded 2,797 units at $39.40, Guardian Media swapped 957 units at $6.40, Massy Holdings closed at $50, with 118 units crossing the market. NCB Financial ended at $8, in exchanging 18,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings swapped a mere eight units at $132.65, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $16.90, in trading 583 units and Unilever Caribbean was unchanged at $17.05, after 1,271 units changed hands.
At the close of trading, the T&T Composite Index declined by 3.77 points to 1,267.35. The All T&T Index was down 4.60 points to 1,669.15, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.40 points to close at 117.13.
First Citizens Bank exchanged 374 units at $39.40. JMMB Group swapped 107,435 shares at $1.95, Prestige Holdings closed at $7.50, with 500 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings was unchanged at $132.65, after transferring 46,138 shares. Scotiabank exchanged 4,376 stock units at $54.75, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.90, in swapping 35 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished at $16.90, in trading 5,289 stock units, Unilever Caribbean closed at $17.05, with a transfer of 2,500 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $30.90, after an exchange of 194 units.
At the close, the T&T Composite Index declined 5.59 points to 1,257.09, the All T&T Index dropped 11.10 points to end at 1,675.05 while the Cross Listed Index remained at 113.50.
Republic Financial Holdings shed 50 cents in exchanging 241 units to close at $135 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $17, with a loss of 10 cents with 5,716 stock units changing hands.