Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, ended with lower volume exchanged but with slightly higher value than on Friday as stocks rising out-numbered those declining.
At the close of trading, the Composite Index eased down 0.01 points to 1,400.06. The All T&T Index shed 0.64 points to 1,778.89, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.09 points to close at 138.25.
Market activity ended with 10 securities changing hands against 12 on Friday, of which, 5 advanced, 3 declined and 2 remained unchanged. Trading ended with 131,685 shares at a value of $2,561,001 compared to 334,929 shares at a value of $2,398,327, on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund gained 4 cents and ended at $24.09, after exchanging 7,599 shares, Ansa McAl added 17 cents and completed trading of 25 shares at $55.38, Massy Holdings climbed 49 cents and concluded exchanging 22 shares at $54.98. Sagicor Financial rose 10 cents and ended at $10.10, with investors exchanging 11,031 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 29 cents in trading 2,320 units to close at $28.30.
Losses| First Citizens Bank fell 20 cents and settled at $39.75, with investors exchanging 5,000 shares, Guardian Holdings closed with a loss of 15 cents at $18.35, after exchanging 82,340 shares, and Scotiabank Trinidad lost 1 cent and ended at $59.74, with investors exchanging 218 shares.
Firm Trades| NCB Financial Group completed trading with 21,000 units crossing the exchange at $10.01 and Republic Financial concluded trading of 2,130 stock units at $121.33.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.