Stocks listed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, reverted on Wednesday, to the recent pattern of falling prices after posting gains on Tuesday. At the close, the T&T Composite Index advanced 9.73 points to 1,267.40, while the All T&T Index dropped 7.32 points to end at 1,668.88 and the Cross Listed Index gained 3.68 points to close at 117.18.
The market closed with three stocks rising, four declining, while five stocks closed unchanged. Trading volume passing through the market was 122,510 shares valued at $2,132,461 compared to 128,175 shares for $6,531,309 on Tuesday.
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 five with lower offers.
Gainers│ Guardian Holdings added 4 cents to close at $18.10, with 1,113 units changing hands, NCB Financial jumped 50 cents to finish at $8, with 50,000 shares crossing the market. The stock rose ahead of the release of the 2020 second-quarter results due next week Thursday and Scotiabank closed 15 cents higher at $54.75, after trading 25 stock units.
Losers│ Massy Holdings fell by $1.49 to $48.50, in exchanging 23,720 shares, National Enterprises shed 35 cents trading 4,700 units and closed at a 52 weeks’ low if $4.15.
Republic Financial Holdings ended at $133, with a loss of 5 cents after swapping 98 stock units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed 9 cents lower at $16.90 after transferring 15,195 shares.
Firm Trades│ First Citizens Bank closed at $39, with an exchange of 5,096 units, JMMB Group transferred 20,800 shares at $2, Prestige Holdings traded 60 stock units at $7.50, Unilever Caribbean exchanged 1,506 units at $17.95 and West Indian Tobacco was unchanged at $30.90, with 197 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents to finish at $16.95, with 1,473 units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean ended 7 cents lower at a 52 weeks’ low of $17.95, after trading 494 stock units.
At the close, the T&T Composite Index declined 5.59 points to 1,257.09, the All T&T Index dropped 11.10 points to end at 1,675.05 while the Cross Listed Index remained at 113.50.
Republic Financial Holdings shed 50 cents in exchanging 241 units to close at $135 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $17, with a loss of 10 cents with 5,716 stock units changing hands.
The volume of stocks passing through the market climbed to 1,005,498 units valued at $14,272,854 from the trading 12 securities, compared to 109,579 shares for $7,714,973 from 14 securities on Thursday. The market closed with two stocks rising and one declining, while nine were unchanged with the T&T Composite Index gaining 2.20 points to end at 1,262.68. The All T&T Index rose advanced by 4.36 points to end at 1,686.15 while the Cross Listed Index remained at 113.50.
Losers│ Clico Investments shed 20 cents to finish at $24.90, after the transfer of 197 stock units.
At the close, the T&T Composite Index gained 0.03 points to 1,260.48. The All T&T Index rose 0.06 points to end at 1,681.79 while the Cross Listed Index was unchanged at 113.50.
Losers│ Angostura Holdings fell 46 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $14, with 1,000 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings lost 5 cents transferring 20,030 shares and closed at $17.95 and Scotiabank shed 10 cents to end at $54.60, with an exchange of 1,177 stock units.
The T&T Composite Index rose 3.27 points to 1,260.45. The All T&T Index dropped 10.43 points to end at 1,681.73 while the Cross Listed Index gained 2.34 points at 113.50.
Firm Trades│ Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $36.30, with an exchange of 30 units, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 370 units at $15.88, First Citizens transferred 806 stock units at $38.15, JMMB Group closed with a transfer 500 units at $2. Massy Holdings remained at $50, in an exchange of 1,733 stock units, National Flour closed at $1.20, with 10,700 shares crossing the market. Point Lisas swapped 130 units at $3.45, Republic Financial Holdings traded unchanged at $135, with 100 units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean traded 9,032 shares at $18.02.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 99 cents to $19.50, with 39,090 shares changing hands.
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.
