The All Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange index closed up on Friday, as rising stocks outnumbered declining ones after the market resumed trading after the Christmas holidays break.
Trading ended with just 10 securities changing hands, against 12 on Tuesday, with three rising advancing, one declining while the prices of six closed unchanged, as 80,428 shares traded at $1,196,495, compared to 125,924 shares traded for $913,114 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index added 1.15 points to close at 1,481.51. The All T&T Index rose 3.48 points to end at 1,864.08, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.16 points to close at 148.92.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of six stocks higher than their last selling prices and just two with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa Merchant Bank gained 40 cents and closed at $35.90, with 16,776 units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings rose $1 and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $61, with 200 units changing hands and Prestige Holdings gained 75 cents and completed trading of 54 stock units at $9.25.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco fell 41 cents to settle at $41.60, with investors exchanging 39 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl ended at $55, with 544 stock units trading, First Citizens Bank closed at $44.75, after exchanging 1,360 shares, Guardian Holdings concluded trading of 1,109 shares at $21.50. JMMB Group closed at $2.75 with 45,527 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank completed trading at $61, after exchanging just 8 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL had 14,811 shares changing hands at $23.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.