Declining stocks dominated trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on the first trading day of March, as rising stocks were hard to find on Monday.
Trading ended with two stocks closing at a 52 weeks’ high and one at a 52 weeks’ low as volume climbed above Friday’s levels.
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The T&T Composite Index slipped 2.74 points to close at 1,513.46. The All T&T Index lost 5.25 points to end at 1,936.31, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of 0.03 points to end at 147.72.
The market ended with 18 securities changing hands with the prices of three gaining, eight declining while seven remained unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 675,573 shares valued $8,580,075, compared to 2,170,370 shares valued $10,749,522, with 16 securities trading on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of three stocks higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment rose 4 cents in trading 73,349 units at 52 weeks’ high of $28.60, NCB Financial rose by 10 cents after 218,998 shares crossed the exchange at $11.35 and LJ Williams B share, exchanged 3,375 units in adding 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.65.
Losses| Angostura Holdings traded 3,917 shares and lost 1 cent to close at $16.35, Ansa Merchant Bank lost 88 cents in closing at $38 after 4,962 units changed hands, First Citizens Bank exchanged 10,842 stock units and lost 50 cents to settle at $50. Guardian Holdings traded 30,764 shares and lost 25 cents to end at $22.25, 
JMMB Group shed 2 cents to end at $2.68, with investors trading 255,000 stock units. National Flour transferred 3,342 shares and fell 4 cents to end at $1.45, Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 2,303 shares and fell 25 cents to close at $20.50 and West Indian Tobacco lost 45 cents and closed at $39 while trading 99 stock units.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank exchanged 380 units at $7.89, Grace Kennedy traded 46,719 units to close at $3.85, Point Lisas traded 760 shares at $3.75. Prestige Holdings exchanged 275 at $8.99, Scotiabank traded 14,785 units to end at $62.50, One Caribbean Media close at $7.75 while exchanging 1,100 shares and Republic Financial Holdings traded 4,603 shares at $145.01.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
The T&T Composite Index added 6.86 points to close at 1,518.01. The All T&T Index rose 13.23 points to 1,941.04, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of gained 0.5 points to end at 148.27.
Losses|JMMB Group fell 2 cents to end at $2.68, with investors trading 44,649 stock units, Massy Holdings lost 10 cents and exchanged 2,415 shares to finish at $62 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 10 cents in transferring 11,955 shares to close at $20.89.
The T&T Composite Index lost 5.92 points to close at 1,508.67. The All T&T Index dropped 8.86 points to 1,925.39, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of 0.40 points to end at 147.92.
Trinidad Cement lost 7 cents to close at $1.85 after exchanging just one stock units and Unilever Caribbean lost 50 cents in trading 100 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed higher at the end of trading on Wednesday with the 17 securities changing hands up from 16 on Tuesday, with four securities closing at 52 weeks’ high and one at a 52 weeks’ low.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Grace Kennedy had 122 shares changing hands, to close at $3.95, National Enterprises closed trading with 100 shares at $5.50. National Enterprises swapped 100 units at $5.50, National Flour closed with 43,837 units crossing the exchange at $1.49, Point Lisas traded 194,174 shares to land at $3.75, Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 31,746 shares to close at $21. LJ Williams B share traded 6,144 units at $1.60 and Unilever Caribbean exchanged 1,686 shares and closed at $21.50 after hitting a 52 weeks intraday low of $21.10.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed down at the end of trading on Tuesday with the 16 securities changing hands up from 15 on Monday from lower volume and value.
Republic Financial, with the loss of 8 cents to close at 54 weeks’ high of $142.08, after exchanging 1,386 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL, traded 60,015 shares and added one cent to close at $21.
Republic Holdings traded at $142 but closed with the bid at $145 and offered at $150 the PE ratio is just 12 based on 2020 forecasted earnings with 20 being the target. Both stocks appear to have low supply around current prices.
Losses| JMMB Group shed 4 cents and ended at $2.70, with investors exchanging 365,844 stock units, One Caribbean Media fell 5 cents in transferring 612 shares at $7.95, Scotiabank ended trading with 10 units after slipping 9 cents to $61.40. Trinidad & Tobago NGL had 12,474 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.40 after falling by 30 cents and West Indian Tobacco dropped $2 and settled at $38, with just 35 units changing hands.
One Caribbean Media added 5 cents in transferring 1,000 shares at $8 and Scotiabank ended trading with 18,091 units after rising 27 cents to $61.49.