Trading activity slipped on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with 167,098 shares traded for $1,432,757, compared to 173,024 shares traded for $3,033,612, on Tuesday.
Market activity ended with 17 securities changing hands against 17 on Tuesday, at the close, 4 advanced, 5 declined and 8 remained unchanged. One stock closed at a 52 weeks’ high and one at a 52 weeks’ low.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index shed 3.31 points to close at 1,382.26. The All T&T Index dropped 7.66 points to end at 1,777.92 while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.16 points to close at 133.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended at 4 stocks with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Gains| Grace Kennedy concluded trading 5 cents and concluded at $3.30, after exchanging 3,200 shares, JMMB Group increased by 1 cent and settled at $2.50, with investors exchanging 113,700 shares. Point Lisas closed with a gain of 13 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.75 after exchanging 5,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco gained 2 cents and ended at $110.27 after exchanging 3,317 shares.
Losses| Angostura Holdings fell 21 cents and ended at $15.79, after exchanging 3,960 shares, National Enterprises closed with a loss of 30 cents at $6.20, with 500 units, Republic Financial gained 19 cents to close at $121.01, with 692 units crossing the exchange.
Scotiabank shed 48 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.51 in swapping 700 shares and Trinidad Cement dropped 3 cents trading 13,691 shares at $2.45.
Firm Trades| Calypso Macro Index Fund traded just 40 shares at $14, Clico Investments concluded at $24.20, with investors exchanging 19,735 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank settled at $36, with 100 stock units changing hands, First Citizens Bank settled at $40, with 368 stock units changing hands. Massy Holdings concluded at $55.05 with 245 units crossing the exchange, One Caribbean Media ended at $10.10, with investors exchanging 1,025 shares, Sagicor Financial completed trading of 779 units at $10.01 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 46 units to close at $28.25.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.


Trading activity picked up somewhat on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with 356,315 shares traded for $5,188,297, compared to just 97,986 shares traded for a mere $1,303,774, on Friday.
National Enterprises closed with a loss of 15 cents and ended trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.50, with 10,445 units crossing the exchange. Scotiabank ended with a loss of 1 cent trading 8,502 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.99 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 75 cents in trading of 3,019 units to close at $28.25.
One Caribbean Media declined 5 cents and closed at $10.10, with an exchange of 31,833 units and Republic Financial ended trading of 4,572 units with a lost 49 cents to close at $121.01.
Trading picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with 274,255 shares traded for $5,433,236, compared to 95,948 units with a value of $1,974,730, trading on Wednesday.
Clico Investment Fund declined 15 cents after exchanging 24,204 shares to close at $24 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost $1.05 trading 42,223 units to close at $27.
Trading activity picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday with 95,948 shares valued $1,974,730 trading, compared to 308,036 shares valued $6,367,532 on Tuesday.
Guardian Holdings lost 30 cents and settled at $18.10, trading 213 units, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent trading 1,050 stock units at $55.08, NCB Financial fell 15 cents and ended at $9.35, after exchanging 4,500 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed 2 cents down to settle at $110.25, with 75 units crossing the exchange.

Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 5 cents trading 7,283 units to close at $28 and West Indian Tobacco closed with a loss of 2 cents at $110.25, with 365 stock units trading.
National Flour closed 1 cent lower to at $1.70, with 433 stock units changing hands. One Caribbean Media shed 5 cents and settled at $10.10, with 4,275 units trading, Sagicor Financial closed with a loss of 1 cent at $10, after exchanging 106,521 shares, Scotiabank lost $2 to close at 52 weeks’ low of $60 in swapping of 960 shares and Unilever Caribbean dropped 30 cents and ended at $25 with 42,709 units changing hands.
National Enterprises lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.65, with 42 units changing hands, Republic Financial rose 2 cents and completed trading of 13,259 shares at $121 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents and ended at $28.05 trading 3,625 units.