Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed higher on Monday after an equal number of stocks recorded gains and losses with the volume and value of shares traded remaining close to Friday’s levels.
The market closed with 15 securities trading, with five gaining, five declining as the prices of five closed unchanged, with Guardian Media ending at a 52 weeks’ low.
The T&T Composite Index gained 5.86 points to close at 1,486.22. The All T&T Index rose 2.54 points to 1,885.69, while the Cross Listed Index added 1.26 points to close at 147.23.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 290,064 shares, valued at $5,369,718, compared to 237,058 shares, valued at $5,808,030, from 16 securities on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of six stocks higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group increased 4 cents and settled at $2.70, after exchanging 76,185 shares, National Flour rose of 5 cents in trading with 3,445 units at $1.40, NCB Financial traded 59,818 units and rose 15 cents to end at $11.15. Scotiabank climbed $1settled at $62, with 12,529 stock units trading and West Indian Tobacco rose 20 cents to $41.20, with 850 units crossing the exchange.
Losses| Clico Investments fell 10 cents and ended at $28, with a transfer of 98,961 units, 
Angostura Holdings closed with a loss of 3 cents at $16.17, with an exchange of 1,250 units, Guardian Holdings fell 10 cents to end at $21.50, with 2,807 units crossing the exchange. Guardian Media closed 50 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $7, with 7,241 stock units changing hands while Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 189 shares and fell 5 cents to close at $23.40.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded just 42 units at $25, First Caribbean International Bank settled at $7.90, after transferring 1,000 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $62, with investors exchanging 11,591 shares, Point Lisas closed at $3.55, in swapping 11,692 shares and Trinidad Cement ended at $1.98, with investors exchanging 2,464 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
JMMB Group shed 5 cents after exchanging 206,915 stock units and ended at $2.65, Massy Holdings dropped 45 cents to $61.55, with 6,741 units changing hands. National Enterprises closed with a loss of 26 cents at $5.50, with investors exchanging 23,400 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed with a loss of 75 cents and ended at 52 weeks’ low of $22.25, with 500 units traded.
Guardian Holdings settled at $21.50, after exchanging 125 shares, National Enterprises ended at $5.76, with 2,000 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial ended trading at $11, with investors exchanging 14,226 shares. One Caribbean Media closed at $8.50, after exchanging 3,000 shares, Point Lisas settled at $3.55, with an exchange of 123,601 units, Prestige Holdings finished market activity at $8.90, with 3,058 units crossing the exchange. Republic Financial ended at $135, with the swapping of 350 units, West Indian Tobacco completed trading of 1,125 shares at $41 and Trinidad Cement concluded at $2, with 92,739 stock units changing hands.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continues to move higher in the two trading days in 2020 after closing 2019 with the first year of gains after five years of losses. Indicators are pointing to another year of growth for the market.
Financial fell 9 cents to close at $131.01, with investors exchanging 640 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost just 1 cent to finish at $41.24, with ten units changing hands.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed trading with mixed indices movement on Monday, as rising stocks outnumbered declining ones as trading picked up from Friday’s levels.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 25 cents trading 5,323 shares at $23.25 and Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents to end at $2, with 1,837 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Massy Holdings fell 5 cents and closed at $59.70, with just 15 units crossing the exchange, National Flour closed with a loss of 5 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.30, with investors exchanging 16,660 shares. NCB Financial dropped 45 cents and settled at $10.90, with 124,465 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank closed with a loss of 10 cents at $59.90, after swapping of 49 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl traded 40 shares to close at $52.50, Calypso Micro Index Fund exchanged 1.000 shares at $15.75, Endeavour Holdings traded 400 shares at $12.50, First Citizens Bank settled at $44.75, with 648 stock units changing hands. JMMB Group closed at $2.80, after exchanging 57,466 shares, National Enterprises ended at $5.55, with 700 units crossing the exchange. National Flour ended at $1.36, after exchanging 10,000 shares, Point Lisas closed at $3.55, after swapping 1,015 shares, Prestige Holdings settled at $8.40, with an exchange of 6,057 shares. Republic Financial concluded trading of 27,863 stock units at $131.00, West Indian Tobacco closed at $42.50, with investors exchanging 14,318 shares and Trinidad Cement completed trading of 7,500 stock units at $1.95.
