Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with trading in 19 securities against 15 on Wednesday, with 8 advancing, 4 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index gained 3.03 points to 1,330.12. The All T&T Index rose 6.38 points to 1,773.09, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.06 points to close at 119.66.
Trading ended with 374,972 shares at a value of $1,581,389, compared to 341,753 shares traded on Wednesday, valued at $5,640,590.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, Ansa Mcal rose 70 cents and completed trading of just 17 units at $55.94, Ansa Merchant Bank added $1, in settling at $38, after exchanging a mere 25 shares, Calypso Macro Index Fund gained 49 cents trading 1,242 shares, to close at $15. Clico Investments added 3 cents to end at $22.53, with 10,467 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings increased 80 cents while trading 3,555 units at $18.80, Massy Holdings rose 5 cents to $54.05, after exchanging 89 shares. NCB Financial Group closed with a gain of 3 cents at $8.28, exchanging 125 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 1 cent and completed trading of 3,086 units at $29.41.
Stocks closing with losses| First Citizens fell 1 cent to $36.57, after exchanging 5,613 shares, JMMB Group shed 5 cents to $1.70, after trading 272,895 shares, National Enterprises lost 5 cents and ended at $7.20, with 5,000 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial ended trading 1 cent lower at $8.60, while exchanging 3,405 shares.
Stocks closing firm| Gaurdian Media closed at $14.80, after trading 675 shares, Grace Kennedy ended at $3.35, with 5,790 stock units changing hands, National Flour completed trading of 55,738 units at $1.75, One Caribbean Media ended at $10.30, after an exchange of 3,543 shares. Republic Financial Holdings settled at $120.12, after 1,264 shares crossed the exchange, Scotiabank ended at $62.50, with 1,255 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean ended at $26.30, after exchanging 1,188 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.