First Citizens Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high on TTSE on Tuesday.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with the two major market indices finishing higher than at the close on Monday, with an equal number of declining and advancing stocks.
The market closed with 18 securities changing hands, compared to 19 on Monday, with five gaining, five declining and the prices of nine remained unchanged. Two stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high and two at 52 weeks’ lows.
The T&T Composite Index advanced 1.99 points to close at 1,491.09. The All T&T Index gained 4.36 points to 1,887.25, while the Cross Listed Index lost just 0.06 points to close at 148.36. Trading resulted in an exchange of 248,341 shares, for a sum of $4,079,099 compared to 239,819 shares, amounting to $4,423,787 on Monday.
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 none with a lower offer.
Gains| Angostura Holdings rose 13 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.30, with 20 units crossing the exchange, First Citizens added 40 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $46.50, with 6,250 stock units trading, Scotiabank increased 21 cents to $61.22, with 6,883 units changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 10 cents in trading 67,550 shares to close at $20.90 and West Indian Tobacco increased by 60 cents to close at $40.65, with an exchange of 12,184 units.
Losses| First Caribbean International Bank dropped 5 cents and ended at $7.85, with investors exchanging 9,656 shares, Guardian Holdings declined 4 cents and settled at $21.95, with 10,300 stock units changing hands. Guardian Media dropped 25 cents and settled at 52 weeks’ low of $6.75, with investors exchanging 4,414 shares, Massy Holdings ended trading 10 cents lower at $61.89, after a transfer of 1,055 shares and LJ Williams declined 19 cents and settled at $1.50, with 26,013 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl closed at $55.30, with an exchange of 40 units, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.95, with 85,517 units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group ended at $2.70, with investors exchanging 400 shares. NCB Financial ended at $11.30, with 38 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media settled at $8.25, with 1,340 units crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings ended at $8.90, with 5,000 stock units changing hands and Republic Financial completed trading 2,750 units at $137.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 20 cents in trading 93,576 shares and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.80, Trinidad Cement declined 3 cents to end at $1.95, with 32,656 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco dropped 60 cents and settled at $40.05, with 800 stock units crossing the exchange.
Massy Holdings rose 48 cents and ended at $61.99, with 9,025 units changing hands and Republic Financial added 49 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $136.50, after exchanging just 50 shares.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed down on Wednesday as no stock gained while First Caribbean International Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
National Enterprises closed with a gain of 20 cents and closed at $5.70, with a transfer of 10,000 units and Republic Financial gained 26 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $136.01, with 14,857 units changing hands.
Angostura Holdings closed with a loss of 3 cents at $16.17, with an exchange of 1,250 units, Guardian Holdings fell 10 cents to end at $21.50, with 2,807 units crossing the exchange. Guardian Media closed 50 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $7, with 7,241 stock units changing hands while Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 189 shares and fell 5 cents to close at $23.40.
Trading volume and value declined on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday compared to Tuesday’s levels and resulted in declines in the indices. 