Massy trades at a new low
Trading ended with 1,626,064 shares valued at $5,597,508 changing hands. A total of 18 securities traded with 7 security falling, 4 gaining while 7 remained unchanged. A total of 5 stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
The market closed with the Composite Index falling 2.61 points to close at 1,160.51, the All T&T Index dropping 4.87 points to close at 1,866.68 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.05 points to close at 60.29.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 4 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 6 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that a third of the listings have no bids to buy.
Gains| JMMB Group traded 15,406 shares to close with a gain of 2 cents at 60 cents. National Flour closed with 19,525 shares changing hands with a gain of 10 cents at $1.95, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 84,981 shares changing hands with a value of $594,867 at $7 after rising 1 cent and Trinidad and Tobago NGL jumped 75 cents in trading 55,321 shares valued at $1,050,007 to close at $19.
Losses| Ansa McAl contributed 84 shares in closing with a loss of 7 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $63.68, Massy Holdings ended with 39 shares changing hands as the price dropped 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $57.79. Mora Ven Holdings traded for the first time had just 1 units changing hands but shed $1.09 to close at a new low of $17.70, National Enterprises closed with 10,080 shares changing hands at $12.50 after declining 50 cents, to close at a 52 weeks’ low. READYMIX traded just 1 share but dropped $1.09 to close at a new low of $17.70, after it failed to trade for several months, having exhibited weak demand, Scotiabank closed with 15 shares changing hands to end at $59.72 after slipping 2 cents and Scotia Investments closed with a loss of 20 cents at $1.80 while trading 112,064 shares.
Firm Trades| Berger Paint ended with 900 shares changing hands to close at $3.68, Clico Investments traded 16,150 shares to close at $22.55, Firstcaribbean International Bank closed with 4,042 units changing hands at $6.50. Grace Kennedy close with 500 units changing hands to close at $5.13, Guardian Media traded 100 shares to close at $19.75, National Commercial Bank had 1,280,044 shares valued at $ $3,072,106 changing hands to close at $2.40 and Trinidad Cement closed with a loss of 1 cent at $3.70 with 26,812 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank contributed 100 shares in closing at $38.95, Firstcaribbean International Bank closed with 68,782 units value at $447,083 changing hands at $6.50. Guardian Holdings traded 58,832 shares valued at $805,998 at $13.70, National Commercial Bank had 6,750,000 shares valued at $16,200,000 changing hands to close at $2.40. Point Lisas traded 100 shares at $4, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112.18 with 538 shares changing hands after it traded earlier at $112.24. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 215,435 shares changing hands valued $1,506,771 at $6.99, Scotiabank closed with 200 shares changing hands to end at $59.74, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 27,476 shares to close at $18.25.
Scotiabank closed with 523 shares changing hands after falling 1 cent, to end at $59.74, Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 66 cents in trading a mere 13,925 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $18.25 and Trinidad Cement traded 1,000 shares but fell 5 cents to $3.70.
Trading activity ended on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday with 330,345 shares valued at $5,414,285 changing hands. All three market indices declined, continuing a negative trend, in evidence for 2016. The market ended with 15 active securities of which, 4 rose, 4 fell and 7 remained unchanged. One stock ended at 52 weeks’ low at the close. 
Losses| ANSA McAL contributed 85,000 shares with a value of $5,418,750 but lost 23 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $63.75, Scotia Investments fell 10 cents to close at $1.90 while trading 17,822 shares and Unilever Caribbean fell by $1.81 with 2,114 shares trading to close at $66.
Scotiabank closed with 1,977 shares changing hands with a 1 cent loss to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.74, 
$889,930 changing hands at $13.70 after losing 25 cents, Massy Holdings traded 23,548 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $57.98 after slipping 2 cents and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 2 cents and closed at $18.98 with 7,698 units trading.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco traded 1,018 shares to close at $126.28 after slipping 1 cent.
Losses| Clico Investments lost 1 cents in trading 16,088 shares to close at $22.50, Massy Holdings ended with 1,860 shares changing hands as the price slipped $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $58. Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $112.14 with 1,570 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco traded 181 shares to close at $126.29 after slipping 1 cent.
changing hands with a fall of 8 cents at $6.72.