The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange stocks gained with all three main indices rising on Thursday with three closing at a 52 weeks’ high, after the market closed on the previous two days, for the carnival celebration.
The T&T Composite Index rose 0.40 points to close at 1,517.22. The All T&T Index gained 1.18 points to end at 1,940.65, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of 0.05 points to end at 148.27.
The market ended with 13 securities changing hands with the prices of three gaining, one declining while nine remained unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 275,908 shares valued at $6,301,559, compared to 83,461 shares valued at $2,020,854, with 14 securities trading on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of six stocks higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Gains| First Citizens Bank gained 48 cents in exchanging 31 stock units to settle at $50.50, Guardian Holdings traded 129,148 shares and gained 48 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $23 and JMMB Group gained 1 cent to end at $2.69, with investors trading 84,823 stock units.
Losses| CinemaOne lost 75 cents in trading 1,500 units at $5.75.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 240 shares at $38.88, First Caribbean International Bank exchanged 5,500 units at $7.89, Grace Kennedy traded 1,600 units at $3.95, Massy Holdings exchanged 46,029 shares to finish at $62.62, NCB Financial had 326 shares changing hands at $11.30. Scotiabank traded 2,285 units to end at $62.50, Trinidad Cement had 1,300 units crossing the market at $1.85, Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 3,106 shares to close at $20.75 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $39.45 while trading just 20 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Losses| First Citizens Bank lost 98 cents in exchanging 130 stock units to settle at $50.02, JMMB Group shed 1 cent to end at $2.68, with investors trading 30,500 stock units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 5 cents in transferring 6,100 shares to close at $20.75.
The T&T Composite Index lost 5.40 points to close at 1,512.61. The All T&T Index declined by 8.21 points to 1,932.83, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of 0.35 points to end at 147.97.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 9 cents in transferring 1,873 shares to close at $20.80.
The T&T Composite Index added 6.86 points to close at 1,518.01. The All T&T Index rose 13.23 points to 1,941.04, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of gained 0.5 points to end at 148.27.
Losses|JMMB Group fell 2 cents to end at $2.68, with investors trading 44,649 stock units, Massy Holdings lost 10 cents and exchanged 2,415 shares to finish at $62 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 10 cents in transferring 11,955 shares to close at $20.89.
Trinidad Cement lost 7 cents to close at $1.85 after exchanging just one stock units and Unilever Caribbean lost 50 cents in trading 100 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.
The market ended with 14 securities changing hands versus 16 on Thursday and leading to the prices of four gaining, two declining and the prices of eight remaining unchanged.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 2 cents to close at $28.46, with 72,954 units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 1 cent transferring 3,980 shares to close at $20.89.
NCB Financial shed 5 cents and closed with 4,278 units crossing the exchange at $11.25, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 10 cents in transferred 31,746 shares to close at $20.90 and West Indian Tobacco fell 10 cents to close at $38.50 while trading 5,403 stock units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Grace Kennedy had 122 shares changing hands, to close at $3.95, National Enterprises closed trading with 100 shares at $5.50. National Enterprises swapped 100 units at $5.50, National Flour closed with 43,837 units crossing the exchange at $1.49, Point Lisas traded 194,174 shares to land at $3.75, Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 31,746 shares to close at $21. LJ Williams B share traded 6,144 units at $1.60 and Unilever Caribbean exchanged 1,686 shares and closed at $21.50 after hitting a 52 weeks intraday low of $21.10.