The market closed with sixteen securities trading up from ten securities 10 with one advancing, two declining and thirteen unchanged. The volume of a mere 36,842 shares passed through the market at $1,128,696 compared to 59,276 shares for $1,839,024 changing hands on Thursday.
The T&T Composite Index rose 1.04 points to 1,309.65. The All T&T Index advanced by 4.57 points to 1,769.00, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.35 points to close at 114.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than the last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Gainers│ Massy Holdings closed $2.49 higher at $59.49, trading a mere ten units.
Losers│ NCB Financial lost 5 cents in the transfer of 3,000 units to end at $7.80 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL shed 50 cents to finish at $17.50, with an exchange of 2,025 units.
Firm Traders│ Agostini’s traded 79 units at $25, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.90 exchanging ten units, Ansa McAL ended with the swapping of 9,920 stock units at $50. Calypso Macro Index Fund traded just three shares at $15.88. Clico Investments exchanged 16,189 stock units at $25,
First Citizens Bank closed at $45.71, with 3,200 units changing hands, JMMB Group remained at $2, after transferring 130 units. National Enterprises traded 1,150 units at $4.65, National Flour closed at $1.90, with 50 units passing through the market, One Caribbean Media was unchanged at $5.45, with 799 units changing hands. Investors in Prestige Holdings transferred ten units at $8.20 each, Scotiabank held firm at $54.99, with 117 units crossing the market and Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.99 in trading 150 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in slippage in the volume and value of stocks crossing the exchange on Thursday compared to Wednesday, leading to a decline in the market index.
West Indian Tobacco finished 80 cents higher at $34.80, after swapping 3,705 units.
Clico Investments traded 1,600 units at $25.08, Grace Kennedy held firm at $3.10, with 33,590 shares crossing the market. National Enterprises remained at $4.65, after exchanging 500 units, National Flour closed with the trading of 1,444 units at $1.90, NCB Financial held firm at $7.85, with an exchange of 79,867 shares. Prestige Holdings closed at $8.20 after swapping 60 units, Republic Financial Holdings traded 2,378 units at $139.50 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended at $18 trading 398 units.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent to close at $18, with 2,560 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco finished $1.49 lower at $34, with an exchange of 3,660 units.
The market was closed on Friday, the Labour Day holiday, with the number of securities trading, rose to the highest level since March 17, when 21 securities traded and the fifth time for 2020 that 20 or more securities crossed the market in a single session, this year.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $18.01, with a loss of 97 cents with 4,623 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent transferring 1,300 units and closed at $35.49.
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed Thursday with modest market indices rising modestly in a moderate session with trading in just a third of the listings on the market.
First Caribbean International Bank rose 5 cents and settled at $7.20, with 1,200 units changing hands.
Losers│ Agostini’s slid 75 cents to $24.25, in transferring 16,110 stock units, Clico Investments ended at $25.50, with a loss of 50 cents trading 18,898 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 6 cents exchanging 778 units to settle at $35.50.
First Citizens Bank ended 47 cents lower at $45.50, trading 2,316 units. One Caribbean Media finished at $5.45, with a loss of 5 cents after swapping 12,438 stock units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended, with 815 units at $18.98, changing hands after losing 1 cent.
JMMB Group ended at $1.95, with 10,953 stock units crossing the market. National Flour remained at $1.90, after transferring 498 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $133, with 10,100 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged of 650 units at $18.99, Trinidad Cement traded 62,757 shares at $2 and Unilever Caribbean held firm at $16.99, with 850 units crossing the exchange.
Losers│ Guardian Media dropped 60 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $6, in transferring 1,132 units, Massy Holdings ended 10 cents lower at $57.50 trading 175 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent to finish at $18.99, after swapping 4,135 units.