Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended May on a slightly positive note with the market index closing moderately higher on Friday but ending the months with a rise of nearly 65 points or 3.9 percent above April’s close.
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The T&T Composite Index advanced by 2.60 points to 1,289.18. The All T&T Index gained 0.16 points to 1,736.11, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.69 points to close at 113.85. The market closed year to the end of May, with a loss of 7 percent for Trinidad based companies and 21 percent for cross listed stocks.
The market closed with fourteen securities changing hands, resulting in prices of six stocks rising, two declining and six closing unchanged. Trading accounted for 1,393,703 shares valued at $4,290,531 compared to 858,534 shares for $5,695,210 on Thursday from 15 securities.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Gainers│ Clico Investments gained 49 cents to end at $25.50, exchanging 5,698 stock units, Grace Kennedy picked up 10 cents trading 32,115 shares and closed at $3.10, JMMB Group finished 5 cents higher at $1.95, with 15,052 stock units crossing the market. Point Lisas rose 15 cents to $3.45 in transferring 571 units, Scotiabank advanced 24 cents to $54.99, in swapping 2,178 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended 15 cents higher at $16.25, with an exchange of 6,082 stock units.
Losers│ Massy Holdings shed 99 cents to close at $57.99 as 33 units changed hands and One Caribbean Media finished at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.25, with a loss of 25 cents after exchanging 20,855 stock units.
Firm Trades│ Angostura Holdings closed at $14.40 trading 475 units, Guardian Holdings exchanged 1,000 units at $18.15, National Enterprises ended at $4.25, with a transfer 400 units. National Flour traded 1,130,409 shares at $2, NCB Financial swapped 172,897 shares at $7.50 and Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.99, with 5,938 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The T&T Composite Index added 1.32 points to 1,277.12. The All T&T Index gained 2.61 points to 1,714.20, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 113.56.
Firm Trades│ First Citizens ended the day at $44, in trading 1,125 units, L.J Williams B share held firm at $1.48, with an exchange of 7,500 stock units, National Flour transferred 44,584 shares at $1.70. One Caribbean Media traded 3,000 units at $5.50. Point Lisas swapped 281 units at $3.30, Scotiabank ended at $54.65 with a transfer of 300 units, Trinidad Cement held firm at $1.90, after trading 100,000 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.99, after swapping 1,290 units and West Indian Tobacco exchanged 2,777 units at $31.40.
At the close of the market, the T&T Composite Index gained 1.25 points to 1,275.80. The All T&T Index rose 0.50 points to 1,711.59, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.27 points to close at 113.56.
L.J Williams B remained at $1.48, with 21,845 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings held firm at $55 while transferring 47 units. NCB Financial held firm at $7.50, with 99,950 shares crossing the market, One Caribbean Media was unchanged at $5.50, after trading 2,850 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.90 in swapping 65,000 shares. Unilever Caribbean exchanged 591 units at $16.99 and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $31.40, with an exchange of 150 units.
Losers│ Clico Investments ended at $23.75, with a loss of 25 cents in transferring 114 units, L.J Williams B share shed 12 cents to settle at $1.50, in trading 2,000 units. One Caribbean Media lost 1 cent exchanging 100 units and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.99 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL finished 7 cents lower at $16.80, with 8,907 stock units crossing the market.
The T&T Composite Index rose 3.27 points to 1,260.45. The All T&T Index dropped 10.43 points to end at 1,681.73 while the Cross Listed Index gained 2.34 points at 113.50.
Firm Trades│ Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $36.30, with an exchange of 30 units, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 370 units at $15.88, First Citizens transferred 806 stock units at $38.15, JMMB Group closed with a transfer 500 units at $2. Massy Holdings remained at $50, in an exchange of 1,733 stock units, National Flour closed at $1.20, with 10,700 shares crossing the market. Point Lisas swapped 130 units at $3.45, Republic Financial Holdings traded unchanged at $135, with 100 units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean traded 9,032 shares at $18.02.
Trading resumed on Tuesday after closing for the public holiday on Monday and ended on the last day of March with T&T Composite Index declining 11.85 points to 1,317.14. The All T&T Index dropped 8.50 points to end at 1,740.57 while the Cross Listed Index fell 2.08 points at 120.91.
Massy Holdings fell $4 to $50, with 163 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial ended at $8.50, after losing 49 cents after exchanging 2,889 units, Republic Financial lost 3 cents, in transferring 7,623 shares and closed at $141.49. Scotiabank shed 5 cents and ended at $56.95, with an exchange of 1,853 stock units and Trinidad& Tobago NGL closed 24 cents lower to $19.26 trading 92,282 shares.
National Flour ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.10, with a loss of 10 cents transferring 750 units and NCB Financial declined by $1.01 to $8.99, with 5,862 stock units changing hands.
Massy Holdings declined by $1 to close at $57, with 199 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas lost 25 cents in trading 2,500 stock units to finish at $3.45. Republic Financial Holdings dropped $8, after transferring 12,000 units to finish at $136, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.75, after falling 20 cents exchanging 2,464 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent to close at $34.99, with 75,200 stock units crossing the market.
The T&T Composite Index declined by 18.88 points to 1,441.89. The All T&T Index fell 19.27 points to end at 1,863.61, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a decline of 2.52 points at 138.15.
NCB Financial lost 35 cents and closed at $10.65, with 91 units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings lost 30 cents exchanging 2,000 units to end at $8.20, Scotiabank dropped $1.20 to $61.25, in exchanging 2,182 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 69 cents trading 37,584 shares and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $15.50, West Indian Tobacco lost 5 cents exchanging 85 units to end at $36.95 and Unilever Caribbean fell 10 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $19, with 7,628 units crossing the market.
Four stocks closed at 52 weeks’ low as the market encountered five consecutive days of losses at the close market sentiments and closed with negative with stocks closing with a four to one bias towards declines as shown by the IC bid-offer Indicator. 
JMMB Group shed 8 cents exchanging 170,055 shares to close at $2.02, Massy Holdings declined by $1 to $59 in transferring 15,490 units and National Enterprises traded 27,269 stock units after falling 15 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.40. National Flour closed at $1.30 in exchanging 111,161 units and lost 15 cents, One Caribbean Media lost 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.15, with 200 units crossing the market, Point Lisas shed 30 cents exchanging 200 units to end at $3.45. Prestige Holdings declined by 50 cents to $8.50 trading 3,585 shares, Republic Financial Holdings lost 4 cents and closed at $145.43, transferring 18,703 units and Scotiabank fell 7 cents to $62.45, in exchanging 150 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 31 cents trading 16,736 shares and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $16.19 and Unilever Caribbean dropped to a 52 weeks’ low of $19.10, after falling $1.40 with 3,300 units crossing the market.