Market activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday and resulted in a moderate decline in trading versus the previous day and closed with an equal number of stocks rising and falling and resulting in a drop in the market indices.
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A total of 16 securities traded up from 15 on Tuesday, with three rising, three declining and ten ending unchanged.
The Composite Index shed 7.53 points to end at 1,423.57, the All T&T Index dropped 13.67 points to 2,043.12 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.13 points to settle at 106.51.
A total of 359,497 shares traded for $5,933,675 versus 423,805 units at $6,246,215 on Tuesday. An average of 22,469 units traded at $370,855 down from 28,254 shares at $416,414 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 46,622 units at $488,761 versus 48,355 units at $497,221. The average trade for March amounts to 36,197 units at $438,630.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s gained 20 cents to close at $46.20 while exchanging 630 shares, Angostura Holdings finished at $22, with 250 stocks changing hands, Ansa McAl dropped 50 cents in ending at $57 after trading 250 stock units. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $45 in an exchange of 303 units, Clico Investment Fund popped 75 cents in closing at $29.75 after trading 124,219 stocks, First Citizens Group finished at $52 in trading 858 stock units. GraceKennedy remained at $6 with 18,910 shares changing hands, 
JMMB Group lost 1 cent to end at $2.42 in switching ownership of 700 units, L.J. Williams B share finished at $1.97 after 100 shares were exchanged. Massy Holdings ended at $5.10 with the swapping of 106,910 stock units, NCB Financial Group rallied 8 cents in closing at $6.20 after trading 63,945 stocks, ended at $141 after 472 units cleared the market. Scotiabank finished at $80 with an exchange of 4,184 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 5 cents to close at $20.56, with 21,154 units crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16 in exchanging 9,817 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended unchanged at $23.95 after 6,795 shares changed hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Guardian Holdings dropped 39 cents to $27.01 after exchanging 5,471 shares, JMMB Group popped 1 cent to close at $2.43 after 1,500 stocks crossed the market, Massy Holdings shed 10 cents to end at $5 with an exchange of 76,594 units. National Enterprises remained at $3 with the swapping of 202,764 stocks, National Flour Mills increased 5 cents in ending at $1.60, with 100 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group ended unchanged at $6.10, with 11,565 shares crossing the market. Point Lisas remained at $3.50 in exchanging 16 units, Prestige Holdings popped 30 cents in closing at $7.10, with 65 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings finished at $141 after trading 5,002 stocks. Scotiabank ended unchanged at $80 in an exchange of 36 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $20.60 after trading 250 stock units, Trinidad Cement rose 2 cents to $3.52 in switching ownership of 181 stock units. Unilever Caribbean climbed 10 cents to close at $16 while exchanging 5,566 shares and West Indian Tobacco finished at $23.99 in exchanging 13,080 units.
Guardian Holdings increased 39 cents in closing at $27.40 crossing the market 20,198 shares, JMMB Group finished at $2.42 in exchanging 218 stock units, Massy Holdings shed 43 cents in ending at $5.10 after switching ownership of 194,049 units. National Enterprises ended unchanged at $3, with 18,581 stock units crossing the market, NCB Financial Group remained at $6.10 after exchanging 32,730 units, Point Lisas ended unchanged at $3.50 with 3,425 shares changing hands. Prestige Holdings finished at $6.80 as 383 stocks changed hands, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $141 in an exchange of 1,232 shares, Scotiabank finished at $80, with 3,526 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $20.60 in exchanging 28,236 units, Unilever Caribbean dropped 10 cents in closing at $15.90 after an exchange of 41,704 stocks and West Indian Tobacco finished at $23.99, with 4,429 shares changing hands.
Twenty two securities traded on Monday versus 21 on Friday, with three stocks rising, eight declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
Guardian Holdings ended at $28.25 in exchanging 353 shares, JMMB Group dropped 10 cents to end at $2.25, with 79,707 units changing hands, L.J Williams B share slipped 10 cents to $2 with 284 stock units clearing the market. Massy Holdings remained at $6 after 184,173 stocks crossed the market, National Flour Mills finished at $1.84 after trading 1,000 units, NCB Financial Group rose 1 cent in closing at $6.02 in an exchange of 76,053 shares. Prestige Holdings fell 15 cents to end at $6.90 in trading 155 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings ended unchanged at $141.75 with 856 units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank rallied $2 to $80 in exchanging 3,719 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 15 cents to close at $20.65 with the swapping of 29,517 shares, Trinidad Cement shed 20 cents in closing at $3.50 with an exchange of 5,000 stocks, Unilever Caribbean lost 24 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low $15, with 687 stocks crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco finished at $24, with 38,856 units changing hands.
A total of 19 securities traded compared to 16 on Friday, with four rising, three declining and 12 remaining unchanged. The Composite Index declined 15.38 points to 1,471.65, the All T&T Index fell 10.30 points to finish at 2,138.28 and the Cross-Listed Index dropped 2.91 points to settle at 106.19.
National Flour Mills remained at $1.84 trading 7,791 units, NCB Financial Group fell 44 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $6.01 in exchanging 39,765 stock units, One Caribbean Media ended unchanged at $4.15, with 2,648 stocks crossing the market. Point Lisas closed at $3.50 in an exchange of 2,000 stock units, Prestige Holdings lost 10 cents after ending at $7 after 4,465 shares crossed the market, Republic Financial Holdings gained $1 to end at $141 exchanging 282 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $74.99 trading 60 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished at $20.52 with the swapping of 3,836 stocks, Unilever Caribbean ended unchanged at $15.25 trading 8,500 shares and West Indian Tobacco advanced 65 cents after ending at $24, with 9,253 units crossing the market.
Only 13 securities traded compared to 16 on Thursday, with three rising, seven declining and three remaining unchanged as the Composite Index fell 9.06 points to1,468.93, the All T&T Index shed 5.40 points to end at 2,093.14 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 1.82 points to close at 112.26.
First Citizens Group fell 75 cents to close at $60.25 after 352 stocks changed hands, GraceKennedy fell 25 cents to $5.70, with 109,861 stock units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group declined 1 cent to $2.29 in trading 49,533 units. Massy Holdings ended unchanged at $106, with 44,299 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial Group lost 25 cents in closing at $7 after 65,907 shares passed through the exchange, Republic Financial Holdings slipped 7 cents to $140.01 with an exchange of 1,458 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $75 in switching ownership of 688 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 36 cents in ending at $20.86 after exchanging 5,173 stock units, Unilever Caribbean finished at $15.50 while exchanging 13,953 shares and West Indian Tobacco shed 40 cents in closing at $24.60 in trading 6,831 stocks.
JMMB Group declined 1 cent to close at $2.30, with 225,217 stock units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings ended at $106 after 25,983 shares passed through the market, National Enterprises finished at $3.25 in exchanging 1,000 units. National Flour Mills rallied 2 cents to $1.93 after 3,000 shares changed hands, NCB Financial Group closed at $8 with an exchange of 233,921 stock units, Point Lisas ended unchanged at $3.27 while exchanging 663,032 stocks. Prestige Holdings rose 5 cents to $7.05 in trading 8,529 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $140 after an exchange of 14,300 stocks, Scotiabank climbed 97 cents ending at $72.98 trading 4,012 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 25 cents to close at $21.75, with 5,311 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco shed 98 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $25.02 with the swapping of 1,050 units.
Guardian Media rose 5 cents to $3.15 after 780 stocks crossed the market, JMMB Group added 1 cent to close at $2.31 trading 10,000 stock units, L.J. Williams B share popped 11 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.95 after exchanging 4,663 units. Massy Holdings inched 1 cent higher to $106, with 39,238 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group remained at $8 in exchanging 139,819 stock units, Point Lisas finished at $3.27, with 3,605 stocks clearing the market. Republic Financial Holdings declined $3.50 to $140 trading 63,068 stocks, Scotiabank rallied 1 cent to end at $72.01 after exchanging 8,601 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased $1 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $22 with the swapping of 90,044 stock units. Trinidad Cement finished at $3.80 with 12,897 units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean popped 10 cents to $16 in trading 81 units and West Indian Tobacco ended unchanged at $26 after 36,306 stocks were traded.
JMMB Group declined 1 cent to $2.34 with 5,319 stocks clearing the market, L.J. Williams B share gained 4 cents to end at $1.84 with an exchange of 1,621 shares, Massy Holdings finished at $106 in exchanging 9,524 units. National Flour Mills rallied 4 cents to $1.91 after exchanging 15 units, NCB Financial Group finished at $8 after 19,842 stocks crossed the market, One Caribbean Media remained at $4.10 in an exchange of 1,999 stock units. Point Lisas ended unchanged at $3.27 in trading 200 shares, Republic Financial Holdings advanced $1 to close at $143 after trading 62,644 stocks, Scotiabank popped 1 cent to $72.01 in switching ownership of 800 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 99 cents in closing at $19 after 2,001 stock units passed through the exchange, Trinidad Cement gained 1 cent to end at $3.75 while exchanging 7,000 shares, Unilever Caribbean ended unchanged at $16 after trading 129 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost $1.49 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $26.01 in an exchange of 406 stocks.
L.J. Williams B share advanced 8 cents to $1.80 after the trading of 3,379 units, Massy Holdings ended at $106 in an exchange of 34,668 stock units, National Enterprises climbed 13 cents to end at $3.25 after exchanging 315 stocks. NCB Financial Group shed 1 cent to end at $8, with 300,855 shares clearing the market, One Caribbean Media shed 10 cents to $4.10 trading 5,001 units, Point Lisas remained at $3.27 after exchanging 152,249 stocks. Prestige Holdings popped 4 cents to close at $7.04 after 30 shares crossed the market, Republic Financial Holdings popped 66 cents to $142, with1,000 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank finished at $72 after clearing the market with 3,431 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $19.99 after trading 10,007 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16 with 1,589 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $27.50 in trading 1,595 units.