Rising prices were the most notable feature of the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange in trading on Monday and leading to minor gains in the Composite Index and the All T&T Index.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index moved 0.29 points higher to 1,407.39. The All T&T Index rose 0.57 points to 1,749.51, while the Cross Listed Index closed unchanged at 144.43.
Trading ended with 12 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Friday, with 5 advancing, one declining and 6 remaining unchanged as 309,818 shares changed hands at $14,030,851, compared to 282,910 shares changing hands at $5,955,009 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with one stock closing with the bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
Gains| First Citizens Bank closed with a gain of 10 cents in settling at $40.20, with 2,420 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings gained 2 cents and completed trading of 217,146 shares at $54.52. NCB Financial gained 4 cents after exchanging 2,300 units at $10.59, Republic Financial added 15 cents and closed at $122, in swapping 437 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 10,137 units and gained 49 cents to close at $25.50.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco shed 32 cents and concluded trading of 1,100 shares at $104.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed at $24, with 45,260 stock units trading, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading of 500 stock units at $9.25, Guardian Holdings closed at $18.25, with investors exchanging 25,333 shares. Sagicor Financial exchanged 3,512 shares to end at $10.20, Scotiabank settled at $59, after exchanging 858 shares and Trinidad Cement closed at $2.04, with 815 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Price changes on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange were more pronounced at the close of trading on Friday than in recent days, with three securities having price changes close to 50 cents each.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank ended at $9.25, with investors exchanging 200 shares, First Citizens Bank completed trading at $40.10, after exchanging 450 shares, Grace Kennedy settled at $3.30, with 52,468 units changing hands. LJ Williams B share closed at $1, with investors exchanging 3,000 shares, NCB Financial settled at $10.55, after trading 950 shares, Point Lisas ended at $3.60, with investors exchanging 1,200 shares. Republic Financial settled at $121.85, with 940 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Financial ended at $10.20, swapping 1,195 units and West Indian Tobacco settled at $104.32, after trading 45 units.
Price changes at the close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange were small leading to modest movement in the market indices on Wednesday.
National Enterprises shed 14 cents and settled at $5.76, with 2,848 units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco dipped 58 cents and completed trading of 42 units at $104.32.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed the first day of October on a positive note with 16 securities trading against 17 on Monday, resulting in 8 gaining, 1 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
Sagicor Financial closed with an increase of 5 cents to settle at $10.20, after trading 22,363 shares, Trinidad Cement rose 4 cents and settled at $2.04, with 4,000 units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL recovered 50 cents exchanging 6,900 units to close at $25.50.
Point Lisas declined 2 cents and closed at $3.60, with 20,845 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Financial fell 6 cents to $10.15, in swapping of 47,614 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 50 cents exchanging 200 units to close at $25.
Republic Financial dropped 11 cents and settled at $121.85, with 393 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Financial declined 4 cents and to $10.21, with 11,404 stock units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 80,307 units and lost 20 cents to close at $25.50.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with trading in 16 securities against 13 on Monday, with 5 advancing, 5 declining and 6 remaining unchanged, with the market indices moved marginally.
Point Lisas concluded trading with a loss of 7 cents ended at $3.62, with investors exchanging 14,350 shares, Republic Financial lost 4 cents and settled at $121.96, with 8,198 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 8,925 units and lost 20 cents to close at $25.70.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund shed 4 cents and ended at $24.11, with 30,830 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $9.25 with 300 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 6,640 units and lost 10 cents to close at $25.90 and West Indian Tobacco dropped 99 cents and concluded at $105, with 25 units.
JMMB Group shed 5 cents and completed trading of 45,000 units at $2.15 and Scotiabank ended with a loss of 15 cents to settle at $58.50, with the trading of 1,734 units.