Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with trading in 16 securities against 12 on Monday, with 5 advancing, 7 declining and 4 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index lost 6.83 points to close at 1,387.06. The All T&T Index declined by 0.20 points to 1,799.20, while the Cross Listed Index fell 1.86 points to close at 131.79.
Trading ended with 251,890 shares at a value of $3,382,496, compared to 34,512 shares on Monday valued at $363,771.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 3 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Stock closing with Gains| Guardian Holdings rose 10 cents and ended trading 21,243 shares at $18.50, Massy Holdings gained 5 cents to close at $55.05, with investors exchanging 773 shares, National Flour added 3 cents and ended at $1.72, in the swapping of 22,652 shares. Republic Financial Holdings added 1 cent and completed trading 224 units at $121.01 and Unilever Caribbean rose 25 cents and settled at $25.25, with 5,000 units changing hands.
Stock closing with Losses| Ansa Mcal ended trading 7,610 units, but lost 16 cents to settle at $55.02, Clico Investments fell 15 cents and settled at $24, with 40,459 stock units trading, Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of 2 cents at $3.23, with 4,350 units crossing the exchange. JMMB Group fell 4 cents and completed trading 20,000 stock units at $2.05, NCB Financial Group shed 49 cents and ended at $9.50, with 101,060 units changing hands, Scotiabank dropped 2 cents and closed at $62.25, with investors exchanging 238 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 19 cents and ended at $28.31, with 3,875 units trading.
Firm Traded| One Caribbean Media settled at $10.10, with 5,108 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $10, with exchange of 13,714 stock units, Trinidad Cement completed trading of 5,401 stock units at $2.50 and West Indian Tobacco ended at $110.25, with 183 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.