Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange continues to remain below typical historical levels with slightly more volume passing through the market on Friday but with almost twice the value changing hands on Thursday.
The market closed with ten securities trading, up from seven on Thursday as ended, with the prices of three stocks advancing, three declining and four remaining unchanged. Stocks passing through the market amounted to 237,902 shares valued at $12,141,404 compared to 219,249 shares for $6,747,616 on Thursday.
The average trade on Friday amounted to 23,790 units at $1,214,140 versus an average of 31,321 stock units for $963,945 for each security. The average trade for the month to date, ended at 13,610 units at $361,535 for each security, in contrast to 12,716 units at $286,746, on the immediate previous trading day. July closed with an average of 12,712 shares for $166,390.
The T&T Composite Index shed 0.81 points to 1,318.68, The All T&T Index fell by 1.41 points to 1,784.36, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.03 points to close at 115.25.
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 five with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Angostura Holdings gained 5 cents trading 60 units and closed at $15.35, Republic Financial Holdings picked up 2 cents to end at $141.27, with an exchange of 76,659 shares and West Indian Tobacco finished $1.05 higher at $37.05, with 4,970 stock units changing hands.
Stocks declining│ First Citizens Bank shed 24 cents to settle at $46.75, with 32 units crossing the market, Grace Kennedy lost 5 cents exchanging 75,000 shares and ending at $3.60 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed 50 cents lower at $17 trading 30,410 shares.
Stocks trading firm│ Massy Holdings remained at $60, after transferring 2,297 stock units, National Flour traded 41,310 shares at $1.95, Scotiabank was unchanged at $54.90, with 50 units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean held firm at $17, in trading 7,114 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with seven securities trading with five stocks advancing, one declining and one unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 219,249 shares valued at $6,747,616 compared to 31,676 shares for $665,454 on Wednesday from 11 securities.
Stocks rising│ Clico Investments advanced by $1.28 to $27.78, with 39,728 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings closed $2 higher at $60, in trading 87,629 shares, NCB Financial Group picked up 1 cent to finish at $7.87, with 4,500 stock units crossing the market. Republic Financial Holdings exchanged 714 units at $141.25, having gained 25 cents and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended at $17.50 after rising 25 cents and trading 1,183 units.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL shed 25 cents to finish at $17.25, after exchanging 13,573 shares and West Indian Tobacco suffered a loss of $3 to finish at $36, with a mere 10 units crossing the market.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with one advancing, five declining and leaving nine unchanged. Trading resulted in 211,903 shares valued at $10,538,543 changing hands, compared to 70,293 shares for $1,363,080 on Monday from 11 securities.
JMMB Group settled at $1.90, with a loss of 3 cents trading 63,486 shares and Prestige Holdings shed 15 cents in exchanging 1,453 stock units and closing at $8.20.
JMMB Group slipped 7 cents to $1.93, trading 21,542 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings closed 23 cents lower to $141.27 in exchanging 10 shares and Scotiabank settled at $54.90, having lost 9 cents, with 1,000 stocks changing hands.
The market closed with twelve securities trading with three advancing, two declining and seven stocks remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 122,491 shares valued at $2,157,481 passing through the market, down from 131,310 stocks for $2,321,854 on Thursday from 17 securities.
Stocks rising│ Republic Financial Holdings gained 50 cents to close at $141.50, with 2,281 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended 10 cents higher at $2.10, in trading 50,000 shares and Unilever Caribbean had 5,000 stock units exchanged at $17, after picking up 10 cents.
The market closed with seventeen securities trading with three stocks advancing, two declining and twelve remained unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 131,310 shares valued at $2,321,854 compared to 198,535 shares valued at $3,608,553 on Wednesday from fifteen securities.
Stocks trading firm│ Agostini’s traded 62 shares at $25. Angostura Holdings exchanged 7,297 units at $15.30, Ansa McAl exchanged 3,310 stocks and closed at $50, Calypso Micro Index Fund traded 370 shares to close at $14. Clico Investments closed at $27.85, with a transfer of 36,232 shares, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $7 after transferring 2,000 stock units. Massy Holdings traded 2,316 units at $58, NCB Financial ended at $7.86, with 393 stock units crossing the market, One Caribbean Media exchanged 19,920 stock units at $5.25. Prestige Holdings closed at $8.35 in exchanging a mere five stocks and Republic Financial Holdings closed at $141 after an exchange of 356 shares and Unilever Caribbean traded 29,303 stocks to end at $16.90.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with the prices of six stocks advancing, three declining and six unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 198,535 shares valued at $3,608,553 compared to 346,932 shares for $2,070,714 on Tuesday from 14 securities.
West Indian Tobacco closed $4 higher at $39, in trading 36,652 shares.
Stocks declining│ First Caribbean International lost 5 cents trading 458 units to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.05 and First Citizens Bank closed at $47.99 after losing 36 cents and exchanging 15 units.
The market closed with twelve securities trading with two advancing, five declining and five remained unchanged. Trading accounted for 117,290 shares valued at $3,215,698 compared to 232,343 stocks for $5,720,884 from 13 securities on Friday.
Republic Financial Holdings dropped $3.50 to close at $136, in exchange for 130 units. Trinidad Cement shed 10 cents to settle at $2, with 500 units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean closed 5 cents lower at $16.90 after trading 738 units.