Market activity picked up in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, with an exchange of 47 percent more securities compared to Monday after a 72 percent rise in value.
The market closed with 13 securities trading, up from eleven on Monday, and ended with three stocks rising, five declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading of 166,817 shares took place for $2,608,353 compared to 113,819 shares valued $1,515,896 on Monday.
The average trade amounts to 12,832 units at $200,643 versus 10,347 units at $137,809 for each security on Monday. December closed with an average of 14,490 units at $237,988.
The T&T Composite Index eked out a meager rise of 0.02 points to 1,315.86, the All T&T Index slipped 0.54 points to 1,765.01, while the Cross Listed Index edged 0.08 points higher to 117.15.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows the bids of four stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Ansa Merchant Bank advanced by $1.03 to $41 trading 17,000 shares, National Enterprises closed at $3.15, with gains of 2 cents after exchanging 9,954 units and Republic Financial Holdings picked up 1 cent to end at $135, in transferring 92 stock units.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investment Fund lost 1 cent transferring 4,807 units to end at $25.25, Grace Kennedy finished at $3.76, after losing 9 cents exchanging 51,720 shares, Guardian Holdings shed 37 cents to close at $20.63, with 349 units changing hands. JMMB Group lost 3 cents, trading 19,000 stock units at $1.95 and Point Lisas settled at $3.12, with a loss of 3 cents transferring 956 units.
Stocks trading firm│ First Citizens Bank closed at $42.73, in exchanging 200 shares, NCB Financial Group traded 15,610 stock units at $8.13, Trinidad and Tobago NGL held firm at $17 after a transfer of 11,902 units. Unilever Caribbean exchanged 2,787 units at $16.70 and West Indian Tobacco traded 32,440 shares at $35.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The T&T Composite Index shed 7.27 points to 1,315.84, the All T&T Index declined by 7.06 points to 1,765.55, while the Cross Listed Index shed 1.02 points to close at 117.07.
Trinidad Cement advanced to a 52 weeks’ high of $2.87, after gaining 37 cents and trading 63,700 shares and Unilever Caribbean rose 5 cents to $16.70, with 240 units changing hands.
Stocks declining│ Massy Holdings fell $4.01 to close at $60.99 trading 43 units and NCB Financial Group traded 51,024 shares and lost 2 cents in closing at $8.13.
Guardian Holdings slipped 10 cents to $20.90 with 213,870 units crossing the exchange, Grace Kennedy dipped 10 cents to $3.80 in trading 6,696 units and Unilever lost 5 cents trading 101,000 stock units at $16.65.
Stocks declining| Agostinis’ lost one cent to end at $23.99, with 8,400 shares changing hands and Massy Holdings dropped $1 to $60 trading 4,768 units.
Stocks rising │Clico Investment Fund rose 25 cents to close at $25.25, with an exchange of 1,100 stock units and Massy Holdings jumped $4 to $61, trading 35,201 units.
The market closed with just 12 securities trading, down from 15 on Wednesday, and ended with prices of four rising, three declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 120,806 shares for $4,605,847 compared to 163,394 shares for $3,043,696 on Wednesday.
Stocks declining│ First Caribbean International Bank lost one cent and closed at $7.04, in trading 1,230 shares, JMMB Group lost one cent to ended at $1.99, with 4,099 shares crossing the market and Massy Holdings fell $1 $57 trading just 5 units.
National Enterprises closed 27 cents lower at $3.13, with an exchange of 27,115 stock units, NCB Financial fell 37 cents to $8.13, with an exchange of 50,000 shares, Scotiabank lost 35 cents to close at $54 after trading 5,246 units and Trinidad Cement declined 15 cents to $2.45, with 1,000 units changing hands.
Stocks declining │Republic Financial Holdings, the sole declining stock, lost 4 cents trading 141 units to settle at $133.80.
National Flour ended 17 cents lower at $2.08, with 775 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings lost 26 cents in an exchange of 9,032 stock shares to settle at $133.84, Scotiabank transferred 376 units at $54.34, after losing 1 cent and West Indian Tobacco was down 5 cents and closed at $35.35 with 265 stock units changing hands.