Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in a sharp jump in the number of securities changing hands on Wednesday but with reduced volume compared to Tuesday’s market activity.
The T&T Composite Index rose 3.27 points to 1,260.45. The All T&T Index dropped 10.43 points to end at 1,681.73 while the Cross Listed Index gained 2.34 points at 113.50.
The market closed with the prices of three stocks rising, six declining, while nine remained unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market declined to 82,289 shares valued at $1,775,994 compared to 235,502 shares for $5,767,134 on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Gainers│ NCB Financial gained 35 cents trading 187 units and closed at $7.50, Scotiabank TT rose 10 cents, in swapping 143 units and Trinidad Cement ended at $1.90, rising 10 cents after exchanging 3,00 stock units.
Losers│ Ansa McAL shed 38 cents exchanging 3,715 stock units and closed at $54.45, Clico Investments lost 20 cents and ended at $25.10, in swapping 14,283 shares. Grace Kennedy lost 3 cents to finish at $2.87, with 250 units crossing the market, National Enterprises fell by 40 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $4.50, after transferring 4,300 stock units. Prestige Holdings ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.50, with a loss of 40 cents with 130 units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined by $2.50 to $17 in trading 10,638 shares.
Firm Trades│ Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $36.30, with an exchange of 30 units, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 370 units at $15.88, First Citizens transferred 806 stock units at $38.15, JMMB Group closed with a transfer 500 units at $2. Massy Holdings remained at $50, in an exchange of 1,733 stock units, National Flour closed at $1.20, with 10,700 shares crossing the market. Point Lisas swapped 130 units at $3.45, Republic Financial Holdings traded unchanged at $135, with 100 units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean traded 9,032 shares at $18.02.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading resumed on Tuesday after closing for the public holiday on Monday and ended on the last day of March with T&T Composite Index declining 11.85 points to 1,317.14. The All T&T Index dropped 8.50 points to end at 1,740.57 while the Cross Listed Index fell 2.08 points at 120.91.
Massy Holdings fell $4 to $50, with 163 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial ended at $8.50, after losing 49 cents after exchanging 2,889 units, Republic Financial lost 3 cents, in transferring 7,623 shares and closed at $141.49. Scotiabank shed 5 cents and ended at $56.95, with an exchange of 1,853 stock units and Trinidad& Tobago NGL closed 24 cents lower to $19.26 trading 92,282 shares.
The decline in the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange continued unabated into Thursday as declining stocks dominated rising ones leading to the T&T Composite Index falling 2.54 points to 1,361.21 and the All T&T Index slipping 5.87 points to 1,755.62 as the Cross Listed Index inched 0.11 points higher at 130.94.
One Caribbean Media ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.95, after losing 5 cents in exchanging 1,018 units, Republic Financial Holdings shed 20 cents to end at $141.52 with 17,778 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco declined by $1.09 to $33.66, in swapping 4,323 stock units.
The market closed with three stocks closing at 52 weeks’ low after four stocks recorded gains, seven declined, while four remained unchanged. The total volume of shares passing through the market climbed to 1,141,627 units valued at $5,923,432 compared to 656,107 shares for $10,311,421 on Tuesday.
Massy Holdings declined by 50 cents to close at $56.50, with 518 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank ended at $57 exchanging 754 units, after losing $1. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 24 cents to close at $17.01, with 2,750 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco lost 24 cents to end at $34.75, trading 139 units.
Massy Holdings declined by $1 to close at $57, with 199 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas lost 25 cents in trading 2,500 stock units to finish at $3.45. Republic Financial Holdings dropped $8, after transferring 12,000 units to finish at $136, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.75, after falling 20 cents exchanging 2,464 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent to close at $34.99, with 75,200 stock units crossing the market.
At the close, NCB Financial is set to suffer a significant fall, with the stock closing with the offer to sell 133,050 units at $9 compared to the last sale price of $10 or nearly JS$200. There were no bids placed to buy the stock at the close.
JMMB Group closed at $1.90, after falling 10 cents in exchanging 160,383 units, Massy Holdings shed $1 to end at $58, with 2,330 stock units changing hands, National Enterprise lost 25 cents trading 500 stock units to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $5. National Flour slipped to a 52 weeks’ low of a $1.20, after falling 2 cents and transferring 1,950 units, One Caribbean Media traded 300 stock units at a 52 weeks’ low of $7, with a decline of 15 cents. Prestige Holdings declined by 50 cents to end at $8, transferring 2,941 units. Scotiabank fell by $1.50 to end at $58 trading 11,246 stock units and West Indian Tobacco declined by $1.50 to close at $35, with 29,510 stock units crossing the market.
Republic Financial declined by $1.43 to $144 with a transfer of 10,596 units and West Indian Tobacco fell by 25 cents to end at $36.50 trading 165 stock units.
The T&T Composite Index slipped 3.32 points to close at 1,510.14. The All T&T Index dropped 9.81 points to end at 1,926.50, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a rise of 0.44 points to end at 148.16.
Calypso Micro Index Fund traded 1,840 shares at $16, Clico Investment closed trading with 228,730 units at $28.60, Grace Kennedy traded 1,000 units to close at $3.85. Guardian Holdings traded 18,187 shares to end at $22.25, National Enterprises traded 765 shares to end at $5.51.,NCB Financial traded 5,081 shares at $11.35, Point Lisas traded 194,126 shares at $3.75. Prestige Holdings exchanged 275 at $8.99, Scotiabank traded 10,180 units to end at $62.50, One Caribbean Media close at $7.75 while exchanging 1,100 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $39 while trading 300 stock units.
JMMB Group shed 2 cents to end at $2.68, with investors trading 255,000 stock units. National Flour transferred 3,342 shares and fell 4 cents to end at $1.45, Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 2,303 shares and fell 25 cents to close at $20.50 and West Indian Tobacco lost 45 cents and closed at $39 while trading 99 stock units.
The T&T Composite Index rose 0.40 points to close at 1,517.22. The All T&T Index gained 1.18 points to end at 1,940.65, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of 0.05 points to end at 148.27.
Losses| CinemaOne lost 75 cents in trading 1,500 units at $5.75.