It was another day of falling prices on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday as the number of companies trading climbed to 21 from 17 on Monday. The market closed with no stock rising, seventeen declining while four remained unchanged, which is similar to trading on from last Wednesday when no more than two securities gained.
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.
The T&T Composite Index declined by 9.76 points to 1,460.77. The All T&T Index fell 5.31 points to end at 1,882.88, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a decline of 1.94 points at 140.67.
The volume of stocks passing through the market rose to 886,239 shares valued $18,028,177 compared to 553,555 shares valued $11,598,176 on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the two bids of stocks higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
Losers| Angostura Holdings lost 4 cents trading 14,714 units to end at $16.21, Clico Investment slid $1.40 to $26.50, while transferring 4,372 units, First Citizens Bank lost 6 cents and closed at $46.95, with 206,915 shares crossing the market. First Caribbean International shed 4 cents trading 1,293 to end at $7.85, Grace Kennedy lost 5 cents exchanging 1,860 stock units to end at $3.30, Guardian Holdings transferred 945 units at $21.60, after slipping 35 cents.
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.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s exchanged 1,342 stock units at $25.55, Ansa McAL traded 1,000 shares at $55.32, NCB Financial ended at $11, with 285,949 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco transferred 1,000 shares at $37.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
The market closed with just two stocks rising, eight declining while four remained unchanged, which similar to trading on from last Wednesday when no more than two securities gained. The T&T Composite Index declined by 13.49 points to 1,470.53. The All T&T Index fell 10.70 points to end at 1,888.19, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a decline of 2.22 points at 142.61.
National Enterprises traded 3,000 stock units and slipped 5 cents to close at $5.55, National Flour closed at $1.45 in exchange of 288 units and lost 2 cents. NCB Financial shed 35 cents trading 58,043 shares to end at $11, Republic Financial Holdings lost 3 cents and closed at $145.47, transferring 21,224 units and West Indian Tobacco fell $1 to $37, with 3,201 shares changing hands.
The market closed with two stocks rising, six declining while six remained unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market fell to 347,621 shares valued $8,785,947 compared to 488,591 shares for $11,813,231 on Thursday.
Massy Holdings fell $1.35 to $61.60 in transferring 50,437 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 20,993 stock units and shed 50 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $16.50.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 7,950 stock units and dropped $1.50 to end at the lowest price of $17 since the stock was listed, in 2015.
JMMB Group declined by 15 cents to $2.25 in trading 21,000 units.
Losers| Calypso Macro Index Fundshed 12 cents to end at $15.88 in transferring 200 units, Clico Investment lost 1 cent trading 407,500 units and closed at $28.60, Grace Kennedy shed 10 cents in trading 44,200 units to end at $3.75. JMMB Group lost 8 cents to end at $2.40, with 1,500 stock units crossing the market, National Enterprises declined by 14 cents to end $5.51 trading 200 units, One Caribbean Media fell 25 cents in exchanging 30,100 stock units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.50. Prestige Holdings slipped 22 cents to $9.03, with 100 units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 2,498 shares and fell $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $19.
The T&T Composite Index slipped 2.16 points to 1,501.13. The All T&T Index shed 3.49 points to end at 1,915.36, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a decline of 0.11 points at 147.23.
Losers| Angostura Holdings exchanged 65 shares and fell 15 cents to end at $16.20, First Citizens Bank dropped $1.35 as 17,947 stock units changed hands to settle at $46.80, JMMB Group shed 1 cent to end at $2.48, with 600 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 105,933 shares and fell 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20, Unilever Caribbean traded 36 stock units and slipped 50 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $20.50 and West Indian Tobacco lost $1 to close at $38 while trading 69 stock units.
The T&T Composite Index slipped 6.72 points to close at 1,503.29. The All T&T Index shed 9.37 points to end at 1,918.85, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a decline of 0.55 points to end at 147.34.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 11,677 shares and fell 15 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.10. Trinidad Cement lost 4 cents and closed trading of 36,438 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.81 and West Indian Tobacco lost 25 cents to close at $39 while trading 17,465 stock units.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 38,051 shares and fell 15 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.25.
Calypso Micro Index Fund traded 1,840 shares at $16, Clico Investment closed trading with 228,730 units at $28.60, Grace Kennedy traded 1,000 units to close at $3.85. Guardian Holdings traded 18,187 shares to end at $22.25, National Enterprises traded 765 shares to end at $5.51.,NCB Financial traded 5,081 shares at $11.35, Point Lisas traded 194,126 shares at $3.75. Prestige Holdings exchanged 275 at $8.99, Scotiabank traded 10,180 units to end at $62.50, One Caribbean Media close at $7.75 while exchanging 1,100 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $39 while trading 300 stock units.