The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange fell at the close of trading on Monday, with thirteen securities changing hands, down from 16 on Friday, and the market closed with the price of just one stock advancing, four declining and eight stocks ending unchanged.
The T&T Composite Index fell 5.25 points to 1,304.40. The All T&T Index dropped 8.44 points to 1,760.56, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.27 points to close at 114.63.
Market activity resulted in 280,383 units changing hands at $4,446,508 compared to just 36,842 shares for $1,128,696 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than its last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Gainers│ Ansa McAL gained 1 cent trading 135 units and closed at $50.01.
Losers│ JMMB Group lost 5 cents to end at $1.95, in exchanging 139,226 shares, Massy Holdings declined to $57, with a loss of $2.49 as investors transferred 37,515 stock units, Scotiabank shed 49 cents to finish at $54.50 after 5,250 units changed hands and Trinidad Cement closed 11 cents lower at $2.10 trading 21,361 stock units.
Firm Traders│ Angostura Holdings was unchanged at $14.90 trading 164 units, Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $37 exchanging 3,350 units, Clico Investments finished at $25 in exchanging nine units. First Citizens Bank remained at $45.71, with 454 units crossing the market, National Flour held firm at $1.90, with a transfer of 142 units, Republic Financial Holding ended at $139.50 with 2,619 units changing hands. Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 1,769 units at $17.50 and Unilever Caribbean held firm at $16.99 with investors exchanging 67,889 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in slippage in the volume and value of stocks crossing the exchange on Thursday compared to Wednesday, leading to a decline in the market index.
West Indian Tobacco finished 80 cents higher at $34.80, after swapping 3,705 units.
Clico Investments traded 1,600 units at $25.08, Grace Kennedy held firm at $3.10, with 33,590 shares crossing the market. National Enterprises remained at $4.65, after exchanging 500 units, National Flour closed with the trading of 1,444 units at $1.90, NCB Financial held firm at $7.85, with an exchange of 79,867 shares. Prestige Holdings closed at $8.20 after swapping 60 units, Republic Financial Holdings traded 2,378 units at $139.50 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended at $18 trading 398 units.
The market was closed on Friday, the Labour Day holiday, with the number of securities trading, rose to the highest level since March 17, when 21 securities traded and the fifth time for 2020 that 20 or more securities crossed the market in a single session, this year.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $18.01, with a loss of 97 cents with 4,623 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent transferring 1,300 units and closed at $35.49.
First Citizens Bank ended 47 cents lower at $45.50, trading 2,316 units. One Caribbean Media finished at $5.45, with a loss of 5 cents after swapping 12,438 stock units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended, with 815 units at $18.98, changing hands after losing 1 cent.
JMMB Group ended at $1.95, with 10,953 stock units crossing the market. National Flour remained at $1.90, after transferring 498 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $133, with 10,100 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged of 650 units at $18.99, Trinidad Cement traded 62,757 shares at $2 and Unilever Caribbean held firm at $16.99, with 850 units crossing the exchange.
Losers│ Guardian Media dropped 60 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $6, in transferring 1,132 units, Massy Holdings ended 10 cents lower at $57.50 trading 175 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent to finish at $18.99, after swapping 4,135 units.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost $1 to $19 while exchanging 10,463 stock units.
Firm Trades│ Agostini’s traded 407 units at $25, Angostura Holdings closed at $14.45 with 913 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings traded 10,855 stock units at $18.40. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy exchanged 100 units at $1, National Flour swapped 5,395 units at $1.90, NCB Financial remained at $7.55 with 15,087 stock units changing hands. One Caribbean Media traded 5,453 units at $5.50, Trinidad Cement exchanged 1,025 units at $1.95, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $19 trading 11,795 stock units and Unilever Caribbean swapped 8,262 stock units at $16.99.
The market closed with sixteen securities trading with the prices of three stocks advancing, two declining and eleven unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 133,055 shares valued at $5,361,018 compared to 143,429 shares for $2,691,521 on Wednesday from 17 securities.
and Unilever Caribbean lost 1 cent in transferring 250 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $16.98.