Activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange continued low keyed activity prices with trading in 14 securities on Tuesday but with First Citizens dominating with a trade of $5.5 million. All three market indices rose marginally as 4 stocks advanced, 3 declined, with the prices of 7 remaining unchanged. A total of 902,619 shares changed hands valued at $7,566,997.
The Composite Index ended with a gain of 1.26 points to 1,163.17 the All T&T Index fell 0.26 points to 1,942.04 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.31 to end at 50.64.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 10 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Grace Kennedy gained 2 cents and closed at $4.06 with 1,586 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings gained 6 cents to end at $13.42 with 359 shares traded. JMMB Group closed with 679,212 shares valued at $370,877 changing hands to gain 2 cents at $22.75 and National Commercial Bank closed with a gain of 5 cents at $2.25 while trading 43,208 shares.
Declines| Praetorian Property Mutual Fund contributed 4,000 shares and fell 9 cents to end at $3,for a 52 weeks’ low, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 100 shares changing hands and ended with a fall of 1 cent to $6.49 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL slipped 2 cents in trading to close at $21.47 with 90 units.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 1,000 units at $38.96, Clico Investment Fund traded 21,560 shares valued at $490,490 to close at $22.75, First Citizens had 156,227 units valued at $5,467,945 changing hands at $35, One Caribbean Media traded 2,185 shares at $22, Prestige Holdings contributed 1,803 shares to end at $10.17. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112 with 8,616 shares valued at $964,992 changing hands and Unilever Caribbean ended with 673 shares trading to close at $67.75.
Citizens trades big on TTSE – Tuesday
January 12, 2016 by