The All Trinidad and Tobago market index got hit by a sharp fall in share prices of Massy Holdings and West Indian Tobacco (Witco) on Wednesday, based on the average price changes of the stocks, with the exchange having Massy falling $6.77 and Witco $2.48.
The T&T Composite Index fell 11.88 points to 1,283.32. The All T&T Index tumbled 23.58 points to 1,728.37, while the Cross Listed Index remained at 113.31.
The market closed with seventeen securities trading with three advancing, four declining and ten remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 143,429 shares valued at $2,691,521 passing through the market, compared to 401,112 shares for $3,079,911 on Tuesday from 16 securities.
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 three with lower offers.
Gainers│ Angostura Holdings rose 5 cents to close at $14.45 after exchanging 62,687 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings climbed $1.40 to $135, in trading 504 shares and West Indian Tobacco gains of $3 at the last traded price of $38, with 24,297 units changing hands.
Losers│ Clico Investments lost 5 cents trading 101 shares to settle at $25.45, Massy Holdings got hit with a loss of $7.98 in exchanging 3,125 units to close at $50.01, National Flour shed 10 cents to end at $1.90, after swapping 50 stock units and Point Lisas closed 10 cents lower at $3.35, with 132 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades│ Agostini’s transferred 80 units at $25, First Caribbean International remained at $7.30 with an exchange of 80 shares, Guardian Holdings held firm at $18.15 with 9,089 stock units crossing the market. MPC Caribbean Energy traded 195 shares at US$1, National Enterprises traded 5,177 units at $4.25, NCB Financial ended at $7.55 with a transfer of 3,100 shares, One Caribbean Media was unchanged at $5.25, after swapping 6,818 stock units. Scotiabank exchanged 1,472 units at $54.99, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $16.50 with 24,962 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean traded 1,560 stock units at $16.99.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Firm Traders│ Clico Investments swapped 8,593 shares at $25.50, First Caribbean International Bank traded 5,016 stock units at $7.30, Guardian Holdings closed at $18.15 with 50,100 units changing hands. JMMB Group transferred 4,510 shares at $1.95, National Flour was unchanged at $2, after trading 282,500 units, One Caribbean Media held firm at $5.25, with an exchange of 7,000 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings ended with 3,910 units crossing the market at $133.60 and Unilever Caribbean transferred 21,255 shares at $16.99.
The market closed with thirteen securities changing hands of which two gained, three declined and the price of eight remained unchanged, while one stock traded at 52 weeks’ low. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 188,712 shares valued at $990,863 compared to 1,393,703 shares for $4,290,531 on Friday from 14 securities.
Firm Traders│ Angostura Holdings was unchanged at $14.40 trading 5,855 stock units, Guardian Holdings exchanging 4,400 units and remained at $18.15, JMMB Group had 25,689 shares crossing the exchange at $1.95. Investors transferred 26,623 shares of National Enterprises at $4.25, National Flour traded 96,568 shares at $2, One Caribbean Media closed at $5.25, with 5,000 stock units changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $16.25, with a transfer of 14,350 stock units and Unilever Caribbean exchanged 6,221 stock units at $16.99.
Massy Holdings fell $1.02 to $58.98, with a transfer of 2,207 units and Scotiabank closed at $54.75, with a loss of 24 cents in exchanging 500 units.
The market closed with seventeen securities trading with two rising, five declining and eleven holding firm. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 1,221,907 shares valued at $1, $7,269,983 compared to 188,658 shares for $1,302,922 on Tuesday.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy closed 10 cents lower at $1, with 930,714 shares crossing the market and Trinidad Cement lost 5 cents to finish at $1.90 in transferring 28,596 stock units.
Firm Traders│ Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $37 trading 26 units, First Caribbean International exchanged 15,500 shares at $7.50, NCB Financial closed at $7.50 with 72,800 stock units changing hands. Scotiabank ended with 281 units crossing the exchange at $54.99, Trinidad and Tobago NGL held firm at $16 with 1,000 stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.99 after exchanging 1,000 stock units and West Indian Tobacco remained unchanged at $31.20 with 1,892 stock units crossing the market.
The T&T Composite Index climbed 5.97 points to 1,283.09, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.27 points to close at 113.29 as the prices of stocks held firm. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 259,251 shares valued at $1,913,388 compared to 209,683 shares for $2,262,736 on Thursday.
Firm Trades│ Clico Investments exchanged 773 units at $25.30, First Citizens Bank traded 5,850 units at $44, Massy Holdings ended at $63, in swapping 448 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $5.50, with 1,100 units changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings transferred 135 units at $132.72, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $16 trading 1,800 units, Trinidad Cement held firm at $1.90, with an exchange of 18,050 units and Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.99, after swapping 36,167 stock units.
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.
JMMB Group held firm at $1.95, with an exchange of 4,265 units. Massy Holdings traded 64,170 shares and remained unchanged at $55, NCB Financial closed at $7.50, with 105,195 shares changing hands, One Caribbean Media exchanged 2,703 units at $5.50. Republic Financial Holdings remained at $132.55, with 1,757 units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean traded 78,599 shares at $16.99 and West Indian Tobacco ended at $31.40 after exchanging 435 units.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 8,896 stock units at $16, after shedding 49 cents and Unilever Caribbean lost 1 cent to finish at $16.99, with an exchange of 56,231 shares.