Trading closed mixed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday with an exchange of 94 percent more shares than on Monday and an 82 percent uptick in the value as the primary market indices ended with a rise and fall.
The market closed with 10 securities trading, up from nine on Monday, and closed with two stocks advancing, three declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 67,001 shares passing through the market for $1,193,207 versus 34,472 shares valued $654,873 on Monday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 6.700 units at $119,321 versus an average of 3,830 units at $72,764 for each active security on Monday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 18,896 shares at $335,584. On Monday, an average of 20,036 units at $355,796 traded. In contrast, September closed with an average of 12,021 shares for $174,137.
The T&T Composite Index shed 0.98 points to end at 1,311.86. The All T&T Index added 0.55 points and finished at 1,769.06, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.35 points to close at 115.40.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than their last selling price and five with lower offers.
Stocks rising│First Citizens Bank gained 50 cents and closed at $45.50, with a transfer of 175 shares and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended 14 cents higher at $14.95, trading 5,393 stock units.
Stocks declining│NCB Financial Group lost 5 cents, exchanging 22,976 shares to settle at $7.95, National Enterprises finished at $3.95, after losing 5 cents in trading 169 units and Scotiabank shed 50 cents to close at $55, with 1,131 units crossing the market.
Stocks trading firm│Ansa McAL saw the transfer of 3,205 stock units at $50, Clico Investments closed at $25.21, in trading 3,450 stock units, Guardian Holdings held firm at $19, with an exchange of 28,000 shares. Massy Holdings closed at $59, with 1,182 units changing hands and Prestige Holdings ended at $7.50, with a transfer of 1,320 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with eighteen securities trading with the prices of four stocks advancing, six stocks declining, while eight closed unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 478,583 shares valued at $6,975,688 compared to 59,390 shares for $1,206,644 on Thursday from 13 securities.
JMMB Group lost 4 cents, with investors swapping 345,635 shares to settle at $ 1.70, One Caribbean Media shed 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5, after the transfer of 9,785 stock units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended 5 cents lower at $15.45, with 10,005 shares changing hands.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL finished at $16, with a loss of 1 cent trading 49,574 shares and West Indian Tobacco shed 15 cents to settle at $36, in exchanging 8,395 stock units.
The T&T Composite Index declined by 5.59 points to 1,318.36, The All T&T Index added 4.65 points to 1,801.51, while the Cross Listed Index fell by 2.18 points to close at 112.77.
Massy Holdings fell 31 cents to $58.69, after transferring 6,845 units, NCB Financial Group settled at $7.70, with a loss of 30 cents in an exchange of 500 units. One Caribbean Media shed 14 cents trading 2,000 units to finish at $5.06, Scotiabank closed 9 cents lower at $54.90, with 500 shares crossing the market and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 7 cents to close at $6.03, in exchanging 600 stock units.
Massy Holdings shed 50 cents transferring 3,125 units to finish at $58.50, National Enterprises lost 4 cents to settle at $4.01, in exchanging 4,600 stock units. One Caribbean Media closed at $5.20, after slipping 4 cents trading 6,600 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $142.52, after shedding 8 cents and exchanging 16,154 stock units and Scotiabank fell 4 cents to $54.95, with 1,442 shares crossing the market.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investments shed 49 cents, exchanging 3,702 stock units to settle at $25, Guardian Holdings ended 10 cents lower at $19.50, with 3,605 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco fell 99 cents to $36 trading 823 units.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 6 cents in transferring 14,302 stock units to close at $16.16.
Stocks declining│ First Citizens Bank shed 55 cents, exchanging 2,414 stock shares to settle at $46.10, NCB Financial Group lost 19 cents, ending at $7.81 with 22,305 stocks crossing the market, Republic Financial Holdings closed 40 cents lower at $142.60, with 372 units changing hands. Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent to finish at $2, in trading 3,400 stock units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL shed 30 cents, transferring 1,826 units to close at $16.10.
Massy Holdings ended 50 cents lower at $58.50, in transferring 373 units, National Enterprises lost 2 cents to settle at $4, with an exchange of 9,626 stock units. Prestige Holdings finished at $8, after losing 20 cents trading 1,352 units and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent exchanging 1,638 units to close at $36.99.
Stocks trading firm│ Angostura Holdings closed at $16.99, in trading 150 units, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 240 shares at $14, Clico Investments exchanged 2,094 stock units at $27. First Citizens Bank closed at $46.25, with 1,371 units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings remained at $19.50, in exchanging 7,315 stock units, Grace Kennedy traded 704 stocks at $3.49. Guardian Media was unchanged at $5, with 4,280 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group transferred 1,301 units at $1.84, Massy Holdings ended, with 1,760 units changing hands at $59. NCB Financial Group closed at $8, with 4,259 stock units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $37, trading 2,926 units.