Prices mostly slipped in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday as more securities were active in trading than on Wednesday but with more lows being reached. The market closed with 17 active securities changing hands, with 3 stocks rising, 8 declining while 6 remaining unchanged, as 671,881 shares valued at $5,734,535 changed hands. The market ended with 5 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows.
The Composite Index declined by 1.95 points to close at 1,106.32, the All T&T Index declined by 4.54 points to close at 1,758.40 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.09 points at 60.39.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 125,000 shares with a value of $820,000 and gained 5 cents to end at $6.56, followed by Grace Kennedy with 31,603 units at $5.25, after rising 5 cents and Trinidad and Tobago NGL rose by 10 cents and traded 4,185 units to close at $20.10.
Losses| Angostura Holdings dropped 49 cents in trading 1,600 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.50, First Citizens Bank declined by 37 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $29.50 as 445 units changed hands, Guardian Holdings lost 1 cent and closed with 937 shares changing hands at $13. JMMB Group fell 5 cents and closed at 60 cents, with 271,023 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings lost 92 cents in trading 520 shares at a 52 weeks’ low of $48, Prestige Holdings had 1,363 shares trading and fell 8 cents to $11.30. Scotiabank closed with 55 shares changing hands with a loss of 4 cents, to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $53.91 and Unilever Caribbean lost 1 cent in trading 88 shares, to close to at a 52 week’ low of $64.94.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 88 shares valued at shares to close at $22.61, Guardian Media traded 1,475 shares with the price remaining at $19.75, One Caribbean Media traded 200,000 shares valued $4,258,000 and closed at $21.29. Praetorian Property Mutual Fund contributed 26,948 shares to end at $2.70, Sagicor Financial closed with 3,888 units changing hands at $7.17 and Trinidad Cement contributed 2,603 shares to close at $3.50.