Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange fell sharply on Thursday from Wednesday’s levels, with 15 active securities resulting in 822,366 units valued at $16,056,645 crossing the exchange.
On Wednesday 18 securities traded, leading to 3,772,753 units valued at $32,527,719. Market activity ended with the prices of 4 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index fell 3.85 points to 1,388.61. The All T&T Index lost 1.85 points to 1,762.26, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.81 points to close at 137.43.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks closing with the bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund rose 20 cents to close at $24.20, with an exchange of 448,960 units, Massy Holdings gained 1 cent to end at $54.95, with 1,484 units changing hands. Scotiabank Trinidad closed with an increase of 1 cent to close at $59.50, with 1,735 units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 14,654 units and rose 25 cents to close at $26.
Losses| Ansa Mcal fell 2 cents and completed trading with 695 units at $55.20, JMMB Group lost 10 cents and settled at $2.10, with 8,274 stock units changing hands,
National Enterprises dropped 13 cents and concluded trading of 10 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.02 and Unilever Caribbean declined 48 cents and ended at $24.50, after exchanging 7,354 shares.
Firm Trades| First Citizens Bank settled at $40.01, in swapping of 1,000 shares, Guardian Holdings completed trading at $18 with 96,600 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial completed trading at $10.10, after exchanging 172 shares, Republic Financial ended at $121.33, with 2,194 stock units changing hands. Sagicor Financial ended at $10.45, with an exchange of 238,658 units, Trinidad Cement completed trading of 425 stock units at $2.35 and West Indian Tobacco traded 151 units at $107.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
The volume and value of shares trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange surged sharply on Wednesday over Tuesday’s levels and ending with 3,772,753 units valued at $32,527,719 from 18 securities crossing the exchange.
crossing the exchange, Scotiabank closed with a loss of 1 cent and ended at $59.49, with 39,704 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed with a loss of 2 cents at $107, exchanging 257 stock units.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in 16 securities changing hands on Tuesday versus 15 on Monday, leading to modest changes in the market indices but increased volume.
changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent to end at $109, with investors exchanging mere 9 shares.
Sagicor Financial declined 15 cents and completed trading of 2,475 shares at $10.35 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 27,137 units and lost $1.50 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $25.50.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in 16 securities changing hands on Friday versus 10 on Thursday and leading to a modest change in the market indices.
Massy Holdings closed with a loss of 3 cents at $54.95, with 24 units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 27,137 units and lost 50 cents to close at $27.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in only 10 securities changing hands on Thursday versus 18 on Wednesday leading to modest changes in the market indices.
JMMB Group finished trading 26,000 shares and gained 3 cents to end at $2.15 and Sagicor Financial concluded trading of 33,089 shares after rising 10 cents in closing at $10.45.
First Citizens traded 5,981 shares at $40.01, Grace Kennedy settled at $3.55, with 44,425 stock units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings settled at $54.98, with 100,000 stocks trading. One Caribbean Media concluded exchanging 200 shares at $10.10, Point Lisas ended at $3.75, with 25 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank settled at $59.70, after exchanging 837 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 6,560 units to close at $27.90, LJ Williams B shares completed trading at $1, after swapping of 14,620 shares and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading at $110, with 954 units crossing the exchange.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in 16 securities changing hands on Tuesday versus 15 on Monday and a modest slippage in the market indices. 
Guardian Holdings shed 35 cents and ended at $18, with investors exchanging 47,512 units. Sagicor Financial lost 1 cent and ended at $10.10 in trading 68,808 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 500 units and fell 10 cents to close at $27.90.
JMMB Group shed 6 cents and ended at $2.19, with 243,487 units crossing the exchange, National Flour dropped 2 cents and completed trading of 600 shares at $1.67 and Unilever Caribbean declined 30 cents and settled at $25 in swapping of 7,842 shares.