Trading activity resulted in more securities changing hands than the day before on the Trinidad and Tobago Exchange on Friday, leading to 18 securities trading compared to 10 on Thursday with an exchange of 22 percent fewer shares and 20 percent lower value.
The market closed with five stocks advancing, four declining and nine remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 305,695 shares changing hands for $2,595,299 compared to 389,550 shares valued $3,244,441 on Thursday.
The average trade amounts to 16,983 units at $144,183 versus an average of 38,955 units at $324,444 on Thursday. Month to date averaged 16,047 shares at $243,504 compared to 15,950 units at $253,720 on Thursday. November closed with an average of 18,691 shares for $276,188.
The T&T Composite Index declined by 1.08 points to 1,317.51, the All T&T Index gained 1.90 points to end at 1,745.05, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.56 points to close at 120.36.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Angostura Holdings rose 50 cents to $15.50, in trading 184 shares, Clico Investment Fund gained 25 cents transferring 7,964 stock units to end at $25.25, National Enterprises added 34 cents to finish at $3.39, in exchanging a mere 3 units. National Flour closed 16 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.25, after an exchange of 76,700 shares and Republic Financial Holdings finished at $134.10, with gains of 60 cents trading 3,896 units.
Stocks declining│ First Caribbean International Bank slipped 1 cent to $7.04, in exchanging 439 shares, Grace Kennedy fell 24 cents to $3.61, trading 3,000 units, Guardian Holdings shed 33 cents to end at $20.60, with 957 stock units changing hands and Point Lisas lost 3 cents exchanging 1,650 stocks to close at $3.12.
Stocks trading firm│ Calypso Macro Index Fund exchanged 12,640 shares at $14, First Citizens Bank traded 6,112 units at $44, Guardian Media ended at $3.50, with a transfer of 22,621 stock units. JMMB Group closed at $2 after 120,000 shares crossed the market, Massy Holdings finished at $58, in transferring 170 units, NCB Financial Group traded 20,000 shares at $8.50. Scotiabank ended at $54.35, with an exchange of 6,898 units, Trinidad Cement closed at $2.35, with 1,000 units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL transferred 21,461 shares at $16.50.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 10 securities changing hands, the same as on Wednesday, and ended with five stocks advancing, four declining and one remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 389,550 shares for $3,244,441 compared to 33,817 shares valued $1,298,830 on Wednesday.
National Enterprises picked up 5 cents, transferring 117,000 stock units to finish at $3.05 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL rose $1.89 to $16.50, with 11,550 units changing hands.
The market closed with three stocks advancing, one declining and six remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in just 33,817 shares for $1,298,830 compared to 205,282 shares valued $6,797,836 on Tuesday.
Stocks declining│Trinidad and Tobago NGL, the sole stock declining, with a loss of 2 cents in ending at $14.61 after an exchange of 750 units.
JMMB Group lost 5 cents to finish at $1.85 after 39,200 shares changed hands and Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent to settle at $133.85, trading 13,654 stock units.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL declined by $2 to $14.50 in transferring 6,721 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 3 cents, exchanging 92 units to finish at $35.37.
The market closed, with five stocks rising, three declining and four remaining unchanged and ended with 49,633 shares changing hands for $833,139 compared to 86,128 shares for $2,084,034 on Thursday.
Stocks declining│ Grace Kennedy dipped 9 cents to $3.61 trading 13,779 shares, Massy Holdings, fell by $1 to $57, with an exchange of 100 units and One Caribbean Media lost 5 cents transferring 3,525 units to finish at $4.75.
Stocks declining|Clico Investment Fund shed 25 cents to close at $25, with a transfer of 5,720 stock units, First Citizens Bank dropped $2.88 to finish at $41.02, after exchanging 7,112 stock units, Guardian Holdings slipped 50 cents to $20.50, trading 5,508 stock units. Trinidad Cement lost 5 cents after exchanging 688 units to end at $2.30 and Unilever Caribbean dipped 10 cents to close at $16.60, with 133 units changing hands.
The market closed with 18 securities trading, up from eleven on Tuesday, and ended with five stocks advancing, two declining and eleven remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in an exchange of 57 percent fewer shares at 42 percent less value compared to Tuesday as 234,857 shares traded at $3,362,566 compared to 541,911 shares valued at $5,823,399 on Tuesday.
Stocks declining│First Citizens Bank lost 10 cents trading 239 units at $43.90 and JMMB Group ended 2 cents lower at $1.83, with 15,400 stock units crossing the market.
Stocks declining│Clico Investment Fund, the sole stock to decline, shed 25 cents exchanging 2,452 units to settle at $25.25.
Stocks declining│Calypso Macro Index Fund lost 5 cents exchanging 500 units to settle at $14, National Enterprises finished 20 cents lower at a 52 weeks’ low of $3, in trading 7,000 stock units and Republic Financial Holdings was down 2 cents in closing at $133.01, after transferring 265 units.