Fresh from the closure of the market for the Easter holiday break, the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange posted mostly gains at the close but with limited trading levels.
The T&T Composite Index gained 1.38 points to 1,257.18. The All T&T Index rose 2.75 points to end at 1,692.16 while the Cross Listed Index was unchanged at 111.16.
The market closed with six stocks rising and one declining, while five were unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market declined to 235,502 shares valued at $5,767,134 compared to 329,414 shares for $1,512,063 on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Gainers│ Clico Investments rose 58 cents to $25.30, trading 53,199 shares, First Citizens gained 15 cents transferring 1,514 stock units and closed at $38.15 and Guardian Holdings ended at $18, after picking up 5 cents and exchanging 6,506 units. National Flour gained 5 cents after swapping 92,283 shares to finish at $1.20, Scotiabank added 10 cents and closed at $54.60, trading 1,218 stock units and 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 99 cents to $19.50, with 39,090 shares changing hands.
Losers│ Calypso Macro Index Fund shed 12 cents to end at $15.88, with 130 stock units crossing the market.
Firm Trades│ JMMB Group ended the day at $2, with an exchange of 2,000 units, Massy Holdings remained at $50, in transferring 7,650 stock units, Prestige Holdings swapped 65 units at $7.90. Republic Financial Holdings traded unchanged at $135, with 18,717 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed at $30.90, with 13,130 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the day’s last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The T&T Composite Index declined by 3.97 points to 1,255.80. The All T&T Index gained 1.55 points to end at 1,689.41 while the Cross Listed Index lost 1.30 points to 111.16.
NCB Financial closed at $7.15, with a loss of 10 cents trading 530 stock units and Unilever Caribbean finished at a 52 weeks’ low of $18.02, after losing 23 cents in exchanging 1,703 shares.
The T&T Composite Index slipped 2.61 points to 1,259.77. The All T&T Index declined by 5.18 points to end at 1,687.86 while the Cross Listed Index remained at 112.46.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 49 cents swapping 3,000 units and closed at $18.51 and Unilever Caribbean fell by 65 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $18.25, with 2,298 stock units crossing the market.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange slipped at the close of trading on Tuesday to continue the slide that started early March as oil-dependent Trinidad & Tobago faces significant economic challenges with the price trading well under US$30 on the world market.
JMMB Group slipped 5 cents to $1.95, in exchanging 54,676 stock units, Prestige Holdings lost 16 cents trading 373 units and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.90. Republic Financial Holdings declined by $5.20 to $136.05, with 1,500 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank shed 24 cents transferring 1,119 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $54.75.
Republic Financial Holdings ended at $141.25, with a loss of 23 cents in exchanging 2,451 stock units. Scotiabank fell 1 cent with 5,660 units share changing hands to close at $54.99 and West Indian Tobacco declined by $2.85 to a 52 weeks’ low of $30.90, with 1,976 stock units crossing the market.
Firm Trades│ Clico Investments swapped 9,241 stock units at $21.50, Guardian Holdings traded 4,008 units at $17.93, Massy Holdings closed at $48, with 24,651 shares changing hands. NCB Financial had 224,118 shares transferred at $7.25, One Caribbean Media ended at $6.50 after exchanging 50 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $141.48, with 37,572 shares crossing the market. Scotiabank traded 16,699 units at $55, Trinidad Cement exchanged 839 stock units at $1.75 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $18.75, with a transfer of 16,529 stock units.
Republic Financial Holdings ended at $141.48, with a loss of 1 cent in swapping 650 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 25 cents to close at $18.75, after exchanging 27,043 units and Unilever Caribbean fell by 10 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $18.90, with 589 stock units crossing the market.
Stocks with the largest declines were, Massy Holdings, with a fall of $5, NCB Financial down $1.24, One Caribbean Media losing 45 cents, Scotiabank sliding $1.95 to $55 in swapping 81,671 shares and West Indian Tobacco declined by $3.81.
One Caribbean Media ended at 52 weeks’ low of $6.50, with a loss of 45 cents after exchanging 630 units. Scotiabank slid $1.95 to 52 weeks’ low of $55 in swapping 81,671 shares, Trinidad& Tobago NGL closed 26 cents lower to $19 exchanging 5,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco declined by $3.81 to a 52 weeks’ low of $30, with 3,000 stock units crossing the market.
Trading resumed on Tuesday after closing for the public holiday on Monday and ended on the last day of March with T&T Composite Index declining 11.85 points to 1,317.14. The All T&T Index dropped 8.50 points to end at 1,740.57 while the Cross Listed Index fell 2.08 points at 120.91.
Massy Holdings fell $4 to $50, with 163 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial ended at $8.50, after losing 49 cents after exchanging 2,889 units, Republic Financial lost 3 cents, in transferring 7,623 shares and closed at $141.49. Scotiabank shed 5 cents and ended at $56.95, with an exchange of 1,853 stock units and Trinidad& Tobago NGL closed 24 cents lower to $19.26 trading 92,282 shares.
National Flour ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.10, with a loss of 10 cents transferring 750 units and NCB Financial declined by $1.01 to $8.99, with 5,862 stock units changing hands.