The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Tuesday, with the market rising after investors exchanged 31 percent fewer shares with a 150 percent higher value than on Monday, resulting in more stocks falling than rising.
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.
The average trade on Tuesday amounted to 21,214 units at $853,118 versus an average of 28,882 stock units for $321,063 for each security. Month to date the average traded amounts to 12,082 units at $169,359 each compared with 11,535 shares at $128,385 of August closed with an average of 15,631 shares for $367,803.
The T&T Composite Index added 2.57 points to end at 1,317.47, the All T&T Index advanced by 1.78 points to 1,795.16, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.46 points to close at 113.41.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than their last selling price and two with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Grace Kennedy added 2 cents to close at $3.52, with 440 units crossing the market, NCB Financial Group advanced to $7.75, having gained 5 cents and transferring 5,505 stock units, Unilever Caribbean gained 3 cents to end at $17, in exchanging 21,423 shares and West Indian Tobacco rose 45 cents to $35.50 trading 905 units.
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.
Stocks trading firm│ First Caribbean International Bank exchanged 125 units at $7.07, First Citizens Bank ended at $46.10, trading 6,640 stock units, Guardian Holdings transferred 14,850 shares at $19.50. Massy Holdings closed at $58, with 1,200 units changing hands, MPC Caribbean traded 1,000 shares at US$1 and Scotiabank exchanged 210,100 shares at $55.50.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks declining│ First Citizens shed 10 cents, exchanging 1,860 units to settle at $46.10, Massy Holdings closed 6 cents lower at $58, in transferring 1,000 units, Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 5 cents to finish at $15.95, with 3,629 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco fell by 95 cents to $35.05, in trading 1,719 units.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL finished at $16, with a loss of 1 cent trading 49,574 shares and West Indian Tobacco shed 15 cents to settle at $36, in exchanging 8,395 stock units.
Stocks declining│ Calypso Macro Index Fund shed 25 cents to close at $14.25, in exchanging 250 units, Clico Investments lost 1 cent transferring 2,663 stock units to settle at $25.59, First Citizens Bank closed at $46.11, after losing 20 cents trading 675 units. JMMB Group ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.70, with a loss of 18 cents and 200,000 shares crossing the market and Massy Holdings fell by 64 cents to $58.05, with an exchange of 1,000 units.
The market closed with twelve securities trading with the prices of five stocks advancing, three declining and the prices of four remaining unchanged. Market activity resulted in just 41,196 shares valued at $701,796, passing through the exchange compared to 142,979 shares for $1,460,607 on Friday from 16 securities.
JMMB Group closed at $1.88, after gaining 10 cents in transferring 4,500 shares and National Flour gained 2 cents to settle at $1.82, with an exchange of 600 units.
The market closed with eleven securities trading with three stocks advancing, three declining and five unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 48,041 shares valued at $907,097 compared to 190,298 shares for $3,240,340 on Wednesday from 17 securities.
Massy Holdings finished 95 cents higher at $59, trading 6,307 stock units and West Indian Tobacco climbed $1.39 to $36.40, with 814 units changing hands.
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.
Massy Holdings shed 50 cents transferring 3,125 units to finish at $58.50, National Enterprises lost 4 cents to settle at $4.01, in exchanging 4,600 stock units. One Caribbean Media closed at $5.20, after slipping 4 cents trading 6,600 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $142.52, after shedding 8 cents and exchanging 16,154 stock units and Scotiabank fell 4 cents to $54.95, with 1,442 shares crossing the market.
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.
Massy Holdings ended 50 cents lower at $58.50, in transferring 373 units, National Enterprises lost 2 cents to settle at $4, with an exchange of 9,626 stock units. Prestige Holdings finished at $8, after losing 20 cents trading 1,352 units and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent exchanging 1,638 units to close at $36.99.