The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading for the week on a positive note with all three market indices closing higher on Friday as well as the week, with four stocks rising at the close, two declining and nine remaining unchanged.
The T&T Composite Index gained 0.65 points to 1,324.11, The All T&T Index rose 1.09 points to 1,796.29, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.03 points to close at 115.08.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading down from 16 on Thursday, with investors trading 66 percent more shares than on Thursday as 452,525 units changed hands at $4,111,682 compared to 273,269 shares for $4,126,089 on Thursday.
The average trade for the day was 30,168 units at $274,112 versus an average of 17,079 stock units for $257,881 for each security on Thursday. Trading for the month to date resulted in an average of 15,361 units crossing the market at $367,803, versus 14,500 shares at $373,250, to Thursday. July closed with an average of 12,712 shares for $166,390.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than its last selling price and one with a lower offer.
Stocks rising│ First Citizens Bank rose 10 cents to close at $46.10, in transferring 1,194 units, Guardian Holdings added 50 cents after trading 1,391 units to close at $20. JMMB Group ended at $1.76, with a gain of 1 cent after exchanging 296,275 shares and One Caribbean Media ended 9 cents higher at $5.24 after trading 2,000 units.
Stocks declining│ CinemaOne shed 20 cents transferring 150 units to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.20 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL finished 50 cents lower at $16.50 in trading 8,970 stock units.
Stocks trading firm│ Clico Investments exchanged 43,142 shares at $27.78, Endeavour Holdings ended at $12.45 trading 75 units, First Caribbean International Bank held firm at $7 after transferring 33,132 shares. Grace Kennedy closed with an exchange of 19,107 stock units at $3.50, NCB Financial Group was unchanged at $8, with 26,661 shares traded, Prestige Holdings saw the transfer of 1,070 units at $8.20. Republic Financial Holdings held at $141.50, with an exchange of 7,000 stock units, Scotiabank closed at $54.65, with 10,386 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco traded 1,972 units at $36.65.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks declining│ Ansa McAL lost 1 cent exchanging 2,850 shares to settle at $50, Guardian Holdings shed 15 cents to close at $19.20, in trading 718 units, JMMB Group slipped 4 cents to $1.90, with 169,173 shares crossing the market. NCB Financial Group ended 14 cents lower at $7.86 after transferring 25,000 stocks unit and West Indian Tobacco dropped $1.90 to close at $35 after exchanging 1,335 units.
The market closed with seven securities trading with five stocks advancing, one declining and one unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 219,249 shares valued at $6,747,616 compared to 31,676 shares for $665,454 on Wednesday from 11 securities.
Stocks rising│ Clico Investments advanced by $1.28 to $27.78, with 39,728 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings closed $2 higher at $60, in trading 87,629 shares, NCB Financial Group picked up 1 cent to finish at $7.87, with 4,500 stock units crossing the market. Republic Financial Holdings exchanged 714 units at $141.25, having gained 25 cents and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended at $17.50 after rising 25 cents and trading 1,183 units.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with one advancing, five declining and leaving nine unchanged. Trading resulted in 211,903 shares valued at $10,538,543 changing hands, compared to 70,293 shares for $1,363,080 on Monday from 11 securities.
JMMB Group settled at $1.90, with a loss of 3 cents trading 63,486 shares and Prestige Holdings shed 15 cents in exchanging 1,453 stock units and closing at $8.20.
The market closed with eleven securities trading with one advancing, five declining and five remaining unchanged as the market closed with just 70,293 shares for $1,363,080 changing hands compared to 122,491 shares amounting to $2,157,481 on Friday from 12 securities.
JMMB Group slipped 7 cents to $1.93, trading 21,542 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings closed 23 cents lower to $141.27 in exchanging 10 shares and Scotiabank settled at $54.90, having lost 9 cents, with 1,000 stocks changing hands.
The market closed with twelve securities trading with three advancing, two declining and seven stocks remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 122,491 shares valued at $2,157,481 passing through the market, down from 131,310 stocks for $2,321,854 on Thursday from 17 securities.
Stocks rising│ Republic Financial Holdings gained 50 cents to close at $141.50, with 2,281 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended 10 cents higher at $2.10, in trading 50,000 shares and Unilever Caribbean had 5,000 stock units exchanged at $17, after picking up 10 cents.
West Indian Tobacco closed $4 higher at $39, in trading 36,652 shares.
NCB Financial lost 2 cents to finish at $7.86, with 109,650 shares crossing the market. One Caribbean Media closed 5 cents lower at $5.45 in exchanging one stock unit and West Indian Tobacco shed 15 cents, transferring 156 units and closed at $34.10.
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.
Firm Trades│ Agostini’s remained at $25 with trades of a mere five units, First Citizens Bank held firm at $45.71, in exchanging 2,816 shares, Guardian Holdings closed at $19.50, with 4,079 stock units crossing the market. JMMB Group was unchanged at $1.95 after investors transferred 500 units, Massy Holdings closed at $57, with an exchange of 5,976 stock units, NCB Financial traded 1,910 shares at $7.86. Trinidad Cement closed with an exchange of 418 units at $2.10, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.99, with 119,728 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended with trades of 1,006 units at $34.50.