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.
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.