The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Monday, with the market declining after investors swapped 56 percent fewer shares than on Friday, resulting in an equal number of stocks rising and falling.
The market closed with fourteen securities trading with three stocks advancing, three declining and eight remaining unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 38,763 shares valued at $1,040,330 compared to 87,618 shares for $1,437,480 on Friday from 10 securities.
The average trade on Monday amounted to 2,769 units at $74,309 versus an average of 8,762 stock units for $143,748 for each security. Trading for August closed with an average of 15,631 shares for $367,803.
The T&T Composite Index lost 0.84 points to 1,327.97. The All T&T Index shed 1.66 points to 1,798.99, while the Cross Listed Index remained at 115.76.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of six stocks higher than its last selling price and four with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ First Citizens Bank closed 55 cents higher at $46.65, in trading 1,000 units, National Enterprises gained 5 cents to finish at $4.05, with 139 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean ended at $17, with gains of 3 cents. With a transfer of 1,000 units.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investments shed 49 cents, exchanging 3,702 stock units to settle at $25, Guardian Holdings ended 10 cents lower at $19.50, with 3,605 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco fell 99 cents to $36 trading 823 units.
Stocks trading firm│ Agostini’s exchanged 10 units at $24.70, Angostura Holdings traded 849 stock units at $17, Ansa McAL closed at $53, with 103 units crossing the market. First Caribbean International ended at $7.05, exchanging 6,776 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $59 with a transfer of 267 units, National Flour Mills closed at $1.83 in trading 4,812 stock units. Scotiabank finished at $54.99, with 11,240 shares changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 4,437 stock units at $16.16.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 6 cents in transferring 14,302 stock units to close at $16.16.
Stocks declining│ First Citizens Bank shed 55 cents, exchanging 2,414 stock shares to settle at $46.10, NCB Financial Group lost 19 cents, ending at $7.81 with 22,305 stocks crossing the market, Republic Financial Holdings closed 40 cents lower at $142.60, with 372 units changing hands. Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent to finish at $2, in trading 3,400 stock units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL shed 30 cents, transferring 1,826 units to close at $16.10.
Massy Holdings ended 50 cents lower at $58.50, in transferring 373 units, National Enterprises lost 2 cents to settle at $4, with an exchange of 9,626 stock units. Prestige Holdings finished at $8, after losing 20 cents trading 1,352 units and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent exchanging 1,638 units to close at $36.99.
First Citizens Bank ended at $46.25, having lost 25 cents transferring 2,619 units, Guardian Holdings closed 50 cents lower at $19.50, with 601 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings shed 50 cents to settle at $59, after a transfer of 52 stock units. One Caribbean Media lost 5 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.10, in exchanging 264 units, Scotiabank slipped 4 cents to $54.70, in trading 82 shares. Trinidad and Tobago NGL slid 59 cents to $16.16, with an exchange of 2,200 units and Unilever Caribbean finished at a 52 weeks’ low of $16.70, after losing 27 cents transferring 5,000 stock units.
The market closed with thirteen securities trading with four stocks advancing, three declining and six unchanged. Trading resulted in 171,377 shares valued at $1,635,896 passing through the market compared to 101,727 shares for $1,242,094 on Wednesday from 14 securities.
Point Lisas closed 10 cents higher at $3.25, after exchanging 82,824 shares and Scotiabank inched 10 cents up to $54.74, with 11,828 stock units changing hands.
Massy Holdings closed at $59.50, having shed 50 cents trading 353 units and Scotiabank ended at $54.55, with a loss of 10 cents exchanging 526 units.
The T&T Composite Index gained 0.65 points to 1,324.11, The All T&T Index rose 1.09 points to 1,796.29, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.03 points to close at 115.08.
Stocks declining│ CinemaOne shed 20 cents transferring 150 units to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.20 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL finished 50 cents lower at $16.50 in trading 8,970 stock units.
The market closed with sixteen securities trading, with the prices of five stocks advancing, four declining and the prices of seven ended unchanged. The market activity resulted in 273,269 shares valued at $4,126,089 changing hands, compared to 38,812 shares for $1,612,168 from 12 securities on Wednesday.
JMMB Group closed at a 52 weeks low of $1.75, with a loss of 5 cents, in exchanging 51,435 shares and West Indian Tobacco finished at $36.65, after losing 5 cents trading 123 units.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investments ended 3 cents lower at $27.75, with a transfer of 211 units, Endeavour Holdings traded 25 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.45, after losing 15 cents and Grace Kennedy lost 5 cents exchanging 450 units to finish at $3.45.