The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended activities on Friday with increased trading leading to an equal number of rising and declining stocks after investors traded 250 percent more shares than Thursday valued slightly lower.
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The market closed with seventeen securities trading with prices of five rising, five declining and seven stocks remaining unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 341,281 shares valued at $5,621,034 compared to 96,708 shares for $6,309,684 on Thursday from 16 securities.
The average trade on Friday amounted to 20,075 units at $330,649 versus an average of 6,044 stock units for $394,355 for each security. The average traded for the month to date is 13,790 shares at $339,563, versus an average of 13,197 units at $340,405. In contrast, July closed with an average of 12,712 shares for $166,390.
The T&T Composite Index declined by 9.02 points to 1,313.03. The All T&T Index dropped 10.02 points to 1,774.16, while the Cross Listed Index fell by 1.09 points to close at 115.10.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of one stock higher than its last selling price and five with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Clico Investments gained 28 cents to finish at $27.78, with an exchange of 37,253 shares, First Caribbean International picked up 1 cent trading 3,508 units and closed at $7, Massy Holdings climbed $1 to $60, after investors transferred 2,773 units. Republic Financial Holdings ended 3 cents higher at $141.28 in exchanging 14,000 stock units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended at $18.99, with gains of $2 trading 73,702 shares.
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.
Stocks trading firm│ Agostini’s traded 2,000 shares at $25, Angostura Holdings closed at $15.30 in the transfer of 1,406 units, CinemaOne exchanged 51 units at $4.40. First Citizens Bank remained at $46.10, with 6,652 stock units changing hands, National Flour traded 130 stock units at $1.90, Point Lisas ended at $3.10 trading 100 shares and Scotiabank remained at $54.75, with 681 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with sixteen securities trading with three advancing, four declining and nine unchanged. The market ended, with 96,708 shares valued at $6,310,824 passing through the exchange compared to 78,331 shares for $1,467,537 on Wednesday from 13 securities.
First Caribbean International Bank lost 1 cent trading 5,295 units in closing at $6.99, One Caribbean Media ended 10 cents lower at $5.15, in exchanging 8,800 stock units and Scotiabank declined by 24 cents to $54.75, with 15,920 shares crossing the market.
The T&T Composite Index shed 0.41 points to 1,315.90, the All T&T Index gained 0.69 points to 1,779.15, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.21 points to close at 115.20.
Stocks declining│ Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent in an exchange of 777 stock units at $17 and West India Tobacco lost 15 cents and closed at $36.90 trading 95 shares.
National Flour ended 5 cents lower at $1.90, with 10,000 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank closed at $54.50, after falling by 40 cents trading 5,785 stock units.
The market closed with eleven securities trading with one advancing, six declining and four unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 106,336 shares valued at $2,270,419 compared to 237,902 shares for $12,141,404 on Friday from 10 securities.
Massy Holdings declined $1 to $59, with 2,270 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings slid 20 cents to $8, after transferring 8,069 stock units and Republic Financial Holdings lost 2 cents and closed at $141.25, in trading 4,015 stock units.
Stocks declining│ First Citizens Bank shed 24 cents to settle at $46.75, with 32 units crossing the market, Grace Kennedy lost 5 cents exchanging 75,000 shares and ending at $3.60 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed 50 cents lower at $17 trading 30,410 shares.
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.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL shed 25 cents to finish at $17.25, after exchanging 13,573 shares and West Indian Tobacco suffered a loss of $3 to finish at $36, with a mere 10 units crossing the market.
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.
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.