Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 16 securities changing hands of which 7 advanced, 4 declined and 5 traded firm with a total of 331,788 units, valued at $4,120,839.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.60 points to close at 1,148.91, the All T&T Index rose 0.15 points to close at 1,966.49 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.14 points to end at 43.43.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank traded 761 shares to close with a gain of 2 cents to end at $36.74, Grace Kennedy contributed 55,912 shares with a value of $211,370, to close at $3.85, up by 10 cents, Guardian Holdings traded 22,500 units to close at $13.50, National Commercial Bank added 50,000 shares valued at $50,500 and closed at $1.01 to gain a cent, Sagicor Financial Corporation with a volume of 60,085 shares traded for $374,653 and closed at $6.25 in gaining 6 cents, Trinidad Cement with 95,656 shares changing hands for a value of $184,626 the price rose 8 cents to end the day at $1.94 and West Indian Tobacco traded 15,000 units valued at $1,773,900 to end 3 cents up, at $118.26
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Berger Paints traded 1,000 units closed at $3.61, down 4 cents National Enterprises lost, 5 cents to close at $17.55 when trading 1,044 shares, One Caribbean Media traded 2,991 units at 8 cents down to $25.12 and Scotiabank with just 200 shares ended down a cent at a new 52 weeks’ low at $58.49.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA Mcal 200 shares ended trading at $66.15, Clico Investment Fund with 6,932 shares valued at $152,851 to end at $22.05, Massy Holdings with 13,007 shares at $68.56, Prestige Holdings with 2,500 shares at $9.55 and L.J. Williams B 4,000 shares at 90 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.