The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading for the week on a positive note with all three market indices closing higher on Friday as well as the week, with four stocks rising at the close, two declining and nine remaining unchanged.
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.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading down from 16 on Thursday, with investors trading 66 percent more shares than on Thursday as 452,525 units changed hands at $4,111,682 compared to 273,269 shares for $4,126,089 on Thursday.
The average trade for the day was 30,168 units at $274,112 versus an average of 17,079 stock units for $257,881 for each security on Thursday. Trading for the month to date resulted in an average of 15,361 units crossing the market at $367,803, versus 14,500 shares at $373,250, to Thursday. July closed with an average of 12,712 shares for $166,390.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than its last selling price and one with a lower offer.
Stocks rising│ First Citizens Bank rose 10 cents to close at $46.10, in transferring 1,194 units, Guardian Holdings added 50 cents after trading 1,391 units to close at $20. JMMB Group ended at $1.76, with a gain of 1 cent after exchanging 296,275 shares and One Caribbean Media ended 9 cents higher at $5.24 after trading 2,000 units.
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.
Stocks trading firm│ Clico Investments exchanged 43,142 shares at $27.78, Endeavour Holdings ended at $12.45 trading 75 units, First Caribbean International Bank held firm at $7 after transferring 33,132 shares. Grace Kennedy closed with an exchange of 19,107 stock units at $3.50, NCB Financial Group was unchanged at $8, with 26,661 shares traded, Prestige Holdings saw the transfer of 1,070 units at $8.20. Republic Financial Holdings held at $141.50, with an exchange of 7,000 stock units, Scotiabank closed at $54.65, with 10,386 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco traded 1,972 units at $36.65.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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.
Trinidad Cement lost 9 cents to finish at $2.01, with 5,000 stock units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL dropped $1.99 to settle at $17, after exchanging 5,216 stock units.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with four stocks advancing, five declining and six stocks ended unchanged. The market activity ended with 273,047 shares valued at $4,226,887 changing hands, compared to 341,281 shares for $5,621,034 on Friday from 17 securities.
Prestige Holdings slid 15 cents to $8.20, with 50 units changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings dropped $1.28 to settle at $140, with trades of 17 units and Scotiabank slipped 10 cents exchanging 1,500 units to end at $54.65.
Stocks declining│ Ansa McAL lost 1 cent exchanging 2,850 shares to settle at $50, Guardian Holdings shed 15 cents to close at $19.20, in trading 718 units, JMMB Group slipped 4 cents to $1.90, with 169,173 shares crossing the market. NCB Financial Group ended 14 cents lower at $7.86 after transferring 25,000 stocks unit and West Indian Tobacco dropped $1.90 to close at $35 after exchanging 1,335 units.
The market closed with sixteen securities trading with three advancing, four declining and nine unchanged. The market ended, with 96,708 shares valued at $6,310,824 passing through the exchange compared to 78,331 shares for $1,467,537 on Wednesday from 13 securities.
First Caribbean International Bank lost 1 cent trading 5,295 units in closing at $6.99, One Caribbean Media ended 10 cents lower at $5.15, in exchanging 8,800 stock units and Scotiabank declined by 24 cents to $54.75, with 15,920 shares crossing the market.
Stocks declining│ Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent in an exchange of 777 stock units at $17 and West India Tobacco lost 15 cents and closed at $36.90 trading 95 shares.
National Flour ended 5 cents lower at $1.90, with 10,000 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank closed at $54.50, after falling by 40 cents trading 5,785 stock units.
The market closed with eleven securities trading with one advancing, six declining and four unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 106,336 shares valued at $2,270,419 compared to 237,902 shares for $12,141,404 on Friday from 10 securities.
Massy Holdings declined $1 to $59, with 2,270 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings slid 20 cents to $8, after transferring 8,069 stock units and Republic Financial Holdings lost 2 cents and closed at $141.25, in trading 4,015 stock units.