Prices change for stocks mostly rose at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Exchange on Tuesday with fewer shares changing hands at a lower value than Monday.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
The market closed with 16 securities trading, down from 8 on Monday, and ended with prices of eight rising, two declining and six ended unchanged. Trading resulted in 81,552 shares for $2,335,761 compared to 95,490 shares for $3,852,319 on Monday.
The average trade amounts to 5,097 units at $145,985 versus an average of 11,936 units at $481,540 for each security on Monday. Trading month to date averaged 14,066 shares at $223,672 compared to 14,609 shares at $228,381 on Monday. November closed with an average of 18,691 shares for $276,188.
The T&T Composite Index gained 4.15 points to end at 1,317.21, the All T&T Index climbed 7.24 points to 1,756.51, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.14 points to close at 118.70.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bid of one stock higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Angostura Holdings climbed $1.40 to $16.40 after trading 27 units, Calypso Macro Index Fund rose one cent to close at $14.01, with an exchange of 120 stock units, First Citizens Bank gained 2 cents in closing at $42.75 after 1,916 shares changed hands. Guardian Holdings rose 7 cents to $21 with 17,884 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial Group gained 2 cents trading 1,024 shares at $8.15, Scotiabank rose $1.65 to end at $56 after trading 13,512 units. Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents to $2.50 with an exchange of 1,100 shares and West Indian Tobacco increased by 5 cents to $35.40 after trading 5,707 shares.
Stocks declining| Agostinis’ lost one cent to end at $23.99, with 8,400 shares changing hands and Massy Holdings dropped $1 to $60 trading 4,768 units.
Stocks trading firm│ Clico Investment Fund closed at $25.25, with an exchange of 150 stock shares, National Flour ended trading of 20,000 shares at $2.10, One Caribbean Media closed at $4.82 with an exchange of 1,100 shares, Point Lisas ended at $3.15 with 2,500 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings traded 2,738 units at $134.99 and Unilever traded 576 stock units at $16.70.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
National Flour ended 17 cents lower at $2.08, with 775 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings lost 26 cents in an exchange of 9,032 stock shares to settle at $133.84, Scotiabank transferred 376 units at $54.34, after losing 1 cent and West Indian Tobacco was down 5 cents and closed at $35.35 with 265 stock units changing hands.
The market closed with six stocks advancing, five declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 205,282 shares for $6,797,836 up from 94,430 shares valued $2,398,390 on Monday.
JMMB Group lost 5 cents to finish at $1.85 after 39,200 shares changed hands and Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent to settle at $133.85, trading 13,654 stock units.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL declined by $2 to $14.50 in transferring 6,721 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 3 cents, exchanging 92 units to finish at $35.37.
The market closed, with five stocks rising, three declining and four remaining unchanged and ended with 49,633 shares changing hands for $833,139 compared to 86,128 shares for $2,084,034 on Thursday.
Stocks declining│ Grace Kennedy dipped 9 cents to $3.61 trading 13,779 shares, Massy Holdings, fell by $1 to $57, with an exchange of 100 units and One Caribbean Media lost 5 cents transferring 3,525 units to finish at $4.75.
Stocks declining|Clico Investment Fund shed 25 cents to close at $25, with a transfer of 5,720 stock units, First Citizens Bank dropped $2.88 to finish at $41.02, after exchanging 7,112 stock units, Guardian Holdings slipped 50 cents to $20.50, trading 5,508 stock units. Trinidad Cement lost 5 cents after exchanging 688 units to end at $2.30 and Unilever Caribbean dipped 10 cents to close at $16.60, with 133 units changing hands.
The market closed with 18 securities trading, up from eleven on Tuesday, and ended with five stocks advancing, two declining and eleven remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in an exchange of 57 percent fewer shares at 42 percent less value compared to Tuesday as 234,857 shares traded at $3,362,566 compared to 541,911 shares valued at $5,823,399 on Tuesday.
Stocks declining│First Citizens Bank lost 10 cents trading 239 units at $43.90 and JMMB Group ended 2 cents lower at $1.83, with 15,400 stock units crossing the market.
The market closed with 11 securities trading, the same as on Monday and resulted in 541,911 shares trading for $5,823,399 compared to 296,689 shares valued at $1,223,272 on Monday.
Stocks declining│Clico Investment Fund, the sole stock to decline, shed 25 cents exchanging 2,452 units to settle at $25.25.
Massy Holdings declined $2 to $57 after trading 75,000 shares, Trinidad and Tobago NGL slid 55 cents to $14.50 while exchanging 13,904 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended 28 cents lower at $33.22, with a mere 4 units changing hands.
Stocks declining│Calypso Macro Index Fund lost 5 cents exchanging 500 units to settle at $14, National Enterprises finished 20 cents lower at a 52 weeks’ low of $3, in trading 7,000 stock units and Republic Financial Holdings was down 2 cents in closing at $133.01, after transferring 265 units.