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.
Trading ended with eleven securities changing hands with three advancing, one declining and seven remaining unchanged. Market activity resulted in 244,138 shares changing hands for $1,727,656 compared to 80,727 shares at $1,983,740 on Wednesday from nine securities.
The T&T Composite Index advanced by 2.61 points to 1,320.78. The All T&T Index closed, with a rise of 3.59 points to end at 1,790.91, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.22 points to close at 114.94.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than its last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Gainers│ Angostura Holdings picked up 5 cents to close at $14.50, in trading 1,000 units, First Citizens Bank gained 30 cents to end at $45.90 while exchanging 12,125 stock units and
First Caribbean International Bank rose 5 cents and settled at $7.20, with 1,200 units changing hands.
Losers│ Clico Investments slipped 22 cents to $25.28, after exchanging 1,391 units.
Firm Trades│ Ansa Merchant Bank traded 407 units at $37, Grace Kennedy swapped 43,349 shares at $3.10, JMMB Group exchanged 117,640 shares at $1.95. Massy Holdings closed at $59.95 in transferring 3,953 units, NCB Financial ended at $7.85, with an exchange of 62,820 shares, Trinidad and Tobago NGL held firm at $18.98, after trading 103 units and investors transferred 150 units of West Indian Tobacco at $35.50.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading levels fell sharply on the Trinidad and Tobago stock exchange on Wednesday with nine securities trading with two stocks advancing, three declining and four unchanged compared to 16 securities on Tuesday.
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.
The market closed with thirteen securities trading with two advancing, three declining and eight unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 570,976 shares valued at $1,744,334 compared to 100,174 shares for $1,354,857 on Wednesday from 13 securities.
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.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost $1 to $19 while exchanging 10,463 stock units.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with the price of five stocks advancing, two declining and eight remaining unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 500,739 shares valued at $16,561,837 compared to 82,589 shares for $1,488,088 on Monday from trading 16 securities.
Losers│ First Citizens declined by $1.50 to $44.50, after exchanging 12,321 units and Trinidad Cement lost 10 cents trading 10,625 units to end at $1.85.
Firm Trades│ Agostini’s traded 407 units at $25, Angostura Holdings closed at $14.45 with 913 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings traded 10,855 stock units at $18.40. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy exchanged 100 units at $1, National Flour swapped 5,395 units at $1.90, NCB Financial remained at $7.55 with 15,087 stock units changing hands. One Caribbean Media traded 5,453 units at $5.50, Trinidad Cement exchanged 1,025 units at $1.95, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $19 trading 11,795 stock units and Unilever Caribbean swapped 8,262 stock units at $16.99.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with the price of five stocks advancing, five declining and five remaining unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 456,002 shares valued at $4,814,067 compared to 133,055 shares for $5,361,018 on Thursday from 16 securities.
First Citizens Bank closed 30 cents lower at $46 trading 56 units, L.J Williams B share lost 8 cents with 500 units changing hands and ended at $1.40. Massy Holdings fell $2.60 to $55 while exchanging 2,301 units and West Indian Tobacco declined by 62 cents and settled at $37.38, trading 634 units.
The market closed with sixteen securities trading with the prices of three stocks advancing, two declining and eleven unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 133,055 shares valued at $5,361,018 compared to 143,429 shares for $2,691,521 on Wednesday from 17 securities.
and Unilever Caribbean lost 1 cent in transferring 250 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $16.98.