Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with modest moves after an exchange of 7 percent fewer shares than on Monday with the value falling 41 percent as the rising stocks edged out falling ones.
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The market closed with 14 securities trading, up from eleven on Monday and closing, with six stocks advancing, four declining and four remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 197,371 shares for $1,639,274 compared to 211,449 shares valued $2,768,849 on Monday.
The average trade for the day amounts to 14,098 units at $117,087 versus an average of 19,223 units at $251,714 for each security on Monday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 16,907 shares at $224,828 compared to 17,843 units at $260,742 on Monday. In contrast, September closed with an average of 12,021 shares for $174,137.
The T&T Composite Index rose 1.26 points to 1,319.24; the All T&T Index slipped 1.70 points to end at 1,789.18, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.58 points to close at 114.73.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids for three stocks higher than its last selling price and six with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ First Caribbean International Bank rose one cent to close at $7.08 after 28,275 stocks changed hands, Guardian Holdings gained 19 cents to close at $19.20, trading 1,000 shares, JMMB Group closed 4 cents higher at $1.79, in transferring 32,965 shares.
Massy Holdings rose 5 cents to end at $59.05, after trading just 22 stock units, NCB Financial Group gained 3 cents to close at $7.85 with the transfer of 2,234 units, National Flour ended at $1.85, with gains of 2 cents in exchanging 31,208 units.
Stocks declining│First Citizens Bank lost 10 cents to settle at $46, with 4,020 units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL shed 5 cents in transferring 8,500 shares, ending the day at $15.05. Scotiabank dived $1.50 in exchanging 6,535 units at $54.50 and Unilever Caribbean fell 3 cents to $16.97, trading 4,300 shares.
Stocks trading firm│ One Caribbean Media closed at $5, exchanging 39,300 shares. Point Lisas remained at $3.15, with 715 shares changing hands, Trinidad Cement traded 30,436 shares at $2 and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $35, with a transfer of 7,861 units.
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 four stocks advancing, six declining and six remaining unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 339,427 shares valued at $13,649,889 compared to 490,995 shares for $5,458,075 from 17 securities on Monday.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investments finished 35 cents lower at $25.15, with an exchange of 10,472 stock units, JMMB Group lost 1 cent trading 30,309 shares to settle at $1.70, One Caribbean Media slipped 10 cents to $5.10, after transferring 30,189 shares. Prestige Holdings lost 5 cents to end at $7.50, in exchanging 500 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $142, with a loss of 2 cents and 2,460 stock units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL dipped 5 cents to $15.90, in transferring 3,309 stock units.
The T&T Composite Index declined by 5.59 points to 1,318.36, The All T&T Index added 4.65 points to 1,801.51, while the Cross Listed Index fell by 2.18 points to close at 112.77.
Massy Holdings fell 31 cents to $58.69, after transferring 6,845 units, NCB Financial Group settled at $7.70, with a loss of 30 cents in an exchange of 500 units. One Caribbean Media shed 14 cents trading 2,000 units to finish at $5.06, Scotiabank closed 9 cents lower at $54.90, with 500 shares crossing the market and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 7 cents to close at $6.03, in exchanging 600 stock units.
The market closed with seventeen securities trading with four stocks advancing, eight declining and five unchanged. Trading resulted in 190,298 shares passing through the market valued at $3,240,340 compared to 134,360 shares for $3,706,470 on Tuesday from 12 securities.
National Flour slipped to $1.80, with a loss of 3 cents trading 1,400 shares, Point Lisas lost 10 cents, exchanging 1,272 units to settle at $3.15, Republic Financial Holdings shed 52 cents to close at $142, with 1,440 units changing hands. Unilever Caribbean was down 3 cents to $16.97, trading 688 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $35.01, with a loss of 99 cents, transferring 7,353 stock units.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investments shed 49 cents, exchanging 3,702 stock units to settle at $25, Guardian Holdings ended 10 cents lower at $19.50, with 3,605 stock units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco fell 99 cents to $36 trading 823 units.
The market closed with eleven securities trading with three stocks advancing, one declining and seven unchanged. Trading resulted in 135,995 shares valued at $1,331,885 changing hands, compared to 85,316 shares for $1,386,510 on Tuesday from 16 securities.
First Citizens Bank rose to $46.65, with gains of 40 cents trading 2,700 units and Scotiabank picked up 6 cents, exchanging 4,144 stock units to end at $54.75.
Stocks trading firm│ Angostura Holdings closed at $16.99, in trading 150 units, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 240 shares at $14, Clico Investments exchanged 2,094 stock units at $27. First Citizens Bank closed at $46.25, with 1,371 units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings remained at $19.50, in exchanging 7,315 stock units, Grace Kennedy traded 704 stocks at $3.49. Guardian Media was unchanged at $5, with 4,280 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group transferred 1,301 units at $1.84, Massy Holdings ended, with 1,760 units changing hands at $59. NCB Financial Group closed at $8, with 4,259 stock units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $37, trading 2,926 units.
First Citizens Bank ended at $46.25, having lost 25 cents transferring 2,619 units, Guardian Holdings closed 50 cents lower at $19.50, with 601 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings shed 50 cents to settle at $59, after a transfer of 52 stock units. One Caribbean Media lost 5 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.10, in exchanging 264 units, Scotiabank slipped 4 cents to $54.70, in trading 82 shares. Trinidad and Tobago NGL slid 59 cents to $16.16, with an exchange of 2,200 units and Unilever Caribbean finished at a 52 weeks’ low of $16.70, after losing 27 cents transferring 5,000 stock units.
Unilever Caribbean lost 3 cents to finish at $16.97, with 498 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco fell by $1.92 to $36.98, trading 1,620 units.
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.