The stock market indices rose on the Trinidad and Tobago Exchange on Monday after the market reopened from the break for the Christmas holiday, with Massy holdings jumping sharply by $4 as fewer securities and shares changed hands than Thursday.
The market closed with just 8 securities trading, down from 12 on Thursday, and ended with prices of two rising, one declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 95,490 shares for $3,852,319 compared to 120,806 shares for $4,605,847 on Thursday.
The average trade amounts to 11,936 units at $481,540 versus an average of 10,067 units at $383,821 for each security on Thursday. Trading month to date averaged 14,609 shares at $228,381 compared to 14,693 shares at $235,145 on Thursday. November closed with an average of 18,691 shares for $276,188.
The T&T Composite Index gained 5.38 points to end at 1,313.06, the All T&T Index climbed 11.07 points to 1,749.27, while the Cross Listed Index dipped 0.05 points to close at 118.56.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of six stocks higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Stocks rising │Clico Investment Fund rose 25 cents to close at $25.25, with an exchange of 1,100 stock units and Massy Holdings jumped $4 to $61, trading 35,201 units.
Stocks declining│JMMB Group lost one cent to end at $1.98, with 1,000 shares changing hands.
Stocks trading firm │National Enterprises ended trading of 1,839 shares at $3.13, Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended at $17, with a transfer of 34,200 shares, Point Lisas ended at $3.15 with 2,000 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings traded 50 units at $134.99 and Scotiabank ended at $54.35 after trading 20,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with just 12 securities trading, down from 15 on Wednesday, and ended with prices of four rising, three declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 120,806 shares for $4,605,847 compared to 163,394 shares for $3,043,696 on Wednesday.
Stocks declining│ First Caribbean International Bank lost one cent and closed at $7.04, in trading 1,230 shares, JMMB Group lost one cent to ended at $1.99, with 4,099 shares crossing the market and Massy Holdings fell $1 $57 trading just 5 units.
National Enterprises closed 27 cents lower at $3.13, with an exchange of 27,115 stock units, NCB Financial fell 37 cents to $8.13, with an exchange of 50,000 shares, Scotiabank lost 35 cents to close at $54 after trading 5,246 units and Trinidad Cement declined 15 cents to $2.45, with 1,000 units changing hands.
Stocks declining │Republic Financial Holdings, the sole declining stock, lost 4 cents trading 141 units to settle at $133.80.
National Flour ended 17 cents lower at $2.08, with 775 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings lost 26 cents in an exchange of 9,032 stock shares to settle at $133.84, Scotiabank transferred 376 units at $54.34, after losing 1 cent and West Indian Tobacco was down 5 cents and closed at $35.35 with 265 stock units changing hands.
The market closed with five stocks advancing, four declining and nine remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 305,695 shares changing hands for $2,595,299 compared to 389,550 shares valued $3,244,441 on Thursday.
Stocks declining│ First Caribbean International Bank slipped 1 cent to $7.04, in exchanging 439 shares, Grace Kennedy fell 24 cents to $3.61, trading 3,000 units, Guardian Holdings shed 33 cents to end at $20.60, with 957 stock units changing hands and Point Lisas lost 3 cents exchanging 1,650 stocks to close at $3.12.
National Enterprises picked up 5 cents, transferring 117,000 stock units to finish at $3.05 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL rose $1.89 to $16.50, with 11,550 units changing hands.
The market closed with three stocks advancing, one declining and six remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in just 33,817 shares for $1,298,830 compared to 205,282 shares valued $6,797,836 on Tuesday.
Stocks declining│Trinidad and Tobago NGL, the sole stock declining, with a loss of 2 cents in ending at $14.61 after an exchange of 750 units.
JMMB Group lost 5 cents to finish at $1.85 after 39,200 shares changed hands and Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent to settle at $133.85, trading 13,654 stock units.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL declined by $2 to $14.50 in transferring 6,721 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 3 cents, exchanging 92 units to finish at $35.37.