Market activity ended, with the market declining after investors traded 37 percent fewer shares on Tuesday than on Monday, resulting in more stocks falling than rising at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
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Trading ended with 20 securities changing hands similar to Monday and ended with five stocks rising, seven declining and eight remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index slipped 1.84 to 1,341.91, the All T&T Index lost 0.84 points to close at 1,794.69 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.39 points to 120.25.
At the close of the market, 236,729 shares traded, at $2,812,561 compared to 377,790 units at $3,630,602 on Monday.
An average of 11,836 units changed hands at $140,628 compared to 18,890 at $181,530 on Monday. An average of 11,842 units traded at $263,239 for the month to date versus 11,843 units at $286,157. The average trade for March was 12,610 units at $342,338.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s dropped $1.60 to close at $24.40 trading 20,558 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund gained 5 cents in closing at $14.30, with 120 stocks clearing the market, Clico Investment rose 37 cents to close at $25.40 while exchanging 24,305 stock units, Endeavour Holdings fell $1.20 to close at 52 weeks’ low of $9.30 in trading 400 stocks. First Citizens Bank rose 49 cents to $46.99, with 1,613 units changing hands, FirstCaribbean International Bank settled at $6.90 in exchanging 2,250 stocks. Grace Kennedy fell 10 cents to $4.80 in exchanging 3,000 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $26 after exchanging 16,725 shares, Guardian Media fell 24 cents to $3.01 trading 500 stocks.
JMMB Group fell 2 cents to $1.82, with 61,383 stock units changing hands, L.J Williams B share declined 5 cents to $1.40 in switching ownership of 22,803 stocks. Massy Holdings closed at $64, with 1,000 shares crossing the exchange. National Enterprises ended at $3, in trading 18,000 stock units, NCB Financial Group traded 32,678 stocks at $8.22. Prestige Holdings ended at $7.50 while trading 700 units. Scotiabank ended at $54.70 after exchanging 2,124 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 20 cents to $14.60 trading 1,920 stock units, Unilever Caribbean stayed at $16.33 in an exchange of 23,576 units and West Indian Tobacco carved out a gain of 7 cents in closing at $32.99 with an exchange of 574 units.
In the preference segment, L.J Williams advanced 19 cents to close at $3.79 with an exchange of 2,500 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Overall, 20 securities traded compared to 17 on Friday, with the prices of six rising, three declining and 11 remaining unchanged. The Composite Index rose 5.92 points to 1,343.75, the All T&T Index gained 8.94 points to close at 1,795.53, and the Cross-Listed Index climbed 0.39 points to settle at 120.64.
L.J Williams B share remained at $1.45 with the swapping of 1,000 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $64 with an exchange of 1,656 shares, National Enterprises ended at $3 with an exchange of 42,834 shares. Flour Mills ended at $2.25, with 250 stock units crossing the market, One Caribbean Media slipped 1 cent to $4.89 switching 40,900 shares, Point Lisas closed at $3 after 249 shares crossed the exchange. Prestige Holdings ended at $7.50, after finishing trading of 120 shares, Republic Financial Holdings rose $2 to $134 in an exchange of 523 stock units, Scotiabank carved out a gain of 70 cents to close at $54.70 and finished with an exchange of 783 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 5 cents to $14.80, trading 1,078 stocks, Trinidad Cement remained at $3, with 1,313 stocks crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco shed 7 cents in ending at $32.92, trading 310 shares.
JMMB Group lost 1 cent to close at $1.80 trading 121,687 units, Massy Holdings rose 50 cents to $64, with 1,172 units Changing hands, National Enterprises increased 1 cent to $3 after exchanging 1,496 shares. NCB Financial Group settled at $8.50, with 5,652 stock units crossing the exchange, One Caribbean Media ended at $4.90 with the swapping of 1,000 shares, Point Lisas closed at $3 in exchanging 1,000 stocks. Republic Financial Holdings stayed at $131.83, with 200 stocks crossing the market, Scotiabank remained at $54 in trading 4,612 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $14.75 with 6,987 shares changing hands.
L.J Williams B share gained 4 cents to close at $1.45 in exchanging 12,432 stocks, Massy Holdings rose 10 cents to $64 after trading 1,155 shares, National Enterprises settled at $2.95 and finished trading 16,940 stock units. National Flour Mills settled at $2.15 with the swapping of 837 stocks, One Caribbean Media advanced 15 cents to $4.75, with 111,688 units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $7.50 with an exchange of 699 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings traded 172 units at $131.83, Scotiabank lost 71 cents to close at $54 with 629 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 23 cents to end at $14.76, trading 5,052 stock units. Unilever Caribbean rose 10 cents to $16.20 after an exchange of 81 stocks and West Indian Tobacco carved out a gain of 50 cents to end at $33, with 40,043 stocks crossing the exchange.
JMMB Group ended at $1.83 in a swap of 3,273 units, Massy Holdings ended at $63 trading 4,654 stock units, National Enterprises dropped 10 cents to close at $3 in an exchange of 19,500 shares. National Flour Mills ended at $2.20, with 5,693 stocks crossing the market, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.50 trading 105,430 stocks, One Caribbean Media lost 20 cents to close at $4.50 after exchanging 7,000 stocks. Scotiabank declined 30 cents to close at $55.50 while exchanging 6,632 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $15 trading 12,594 stock units, Unilever Caribbean lost 2 cents in ending at $16.28 trading 90 shares and West Indian Tobacco increased 85 cents to $33 while exchanging 50 shares.
Grace Kennedy finished 6 cents lower at $3.70, with 7,420 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed at $20.89, with a loss of 1 cent trading 95 units, Massy Holdings slipped 38 cents to $60.61, after a transfer of 54 units. Trinidad Cement lost 10 cents trading 20,000 shares at $3 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL fell by $1.10 to $15.90 after 6,177 stock units crossed the exchange.
The market closed with 14 securities trading, up from twelve on Friday, and ended with four stocks advancing, six declining and four remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 382,748 shares for $1,536,872.54 compared to 172,050 shares valued $3,148,874 on Friday.
First Citizens Bank fell 25 cents to $43.25, trading 2,694 stock units. JMMB Group lost 3 cents to close at $1.72, with an exchange of 340,668 shares, National Enterprises lost 1 cent to finish at $3.39 and exchanging 1,000 units and Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.79, after losing 1 cent trading 100 shares.
The market closed with 14 securities trading, up from 20 on Tuesday, and closed with five stocks advancing, seven declining and two remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 177,082 shares for $4,263,329 compared to 101,236 shares valued $958,604 on Tuesday.
Stocks declining│ Ansa McAL declined by $3.99 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $45, in an exchange of 465 units, Clico Investments shed 2 cents after trading 99,676 shares to finish at $25, First Caribbean International Bank lost 1 cent transferring 5,996 stock units to end at $7.04. Republic Financial Holdings shed 9 cents to settle at $140.90 trading 150 units, Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended at $14.61, with a loss of 14 cents exchanging 2,872 units, Unilever Caribbean closed 20 cents lower at $16.80, in transferring 3,360 stock units and West Indian Tobacco settled at $33.42, after losing 1 cent and trading 2,991 units.
The number of securities trading surged to 20, from just nine on Monday, and closed with two stocks advancing, seven declining and eleven remaining unchanged. The T&T Composite Index declined by 6.22 points to 1,295.90, the All T&T Index dropped 10.47 points to 1,737.96, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.26 points to close at 115.41.
Republic Financial Holdings fell 50 cents to $140.99, with an exchange of 1,150 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed 25 cents lower at $14.75, with 7,326 stock units changing hands.
Stocks declining│Endeavour Holdings shed 1 cent to settle at an all-time low of $12.39, in exchanging 250 units, First Citizens Bank lost 3 cents trading 3,362 stock units to close at $44.50, JMMB Group lost 5 cents and ended at $1.75, with 800 units crossing the exchange and National Enterprises lost 2 cents transferring 10,833 shares at $3.90.
