Trading was steady on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with an almost equal number of stocks rising and falling, leaving the market indices with modest changes.
The T&T Composite Index slipped 0.13 points to close at 1,510.01. The All T&T Index added 1.72 points to end at 1,928.22, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a decline of 0.27 points to end at 147.48.
The market ended with three stocks gaining, four declining while nine remained unchanged.
Trading resulted in 16 securities changing hands with an exchange of 318,961 shares valued $14,710,897, compared to 484,954 shares for $9,602,347, with 17 securities trading on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Gainers| Angostura Holdings traded 1,083 shares and rose 5 cents to close at $16.35, Guardian Holdings exchanged 22,175 stock units and rose 4 cents to end at $22.29. National Enterprises gained 14 cents to end at $5.65 with 2,600 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco gained 25 cents and closed at $39.25 while trading 25,030 stock units.
Losers| Endeavour Holdings lost 5 cents after trading 5,600 shares to land at an all-time low of $12.60, JMMB Group shed 5 cents to end at $2.60, with 4,093 stock units crossing the market and
Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 38,051 shares and fell 15 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.25.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl exchanged just 100 shares at $55.55, Calypso Micro Index Fund traded 1,100 shares at $16, Clico Investment closed trading with 34,440 units at $28.60, First Citizens Bank exchanged 996 stock units to settle at $49. National Flour traded 7,087 shares to end at $1.45, NCB Financial exchanged 400 shares at $11.35, Prestige Holdings exchanged 546 at $8.99, Scotiabank had 181,110 units changing hands to end at $62.50 and Republic Financial Holdings traded 150 shares to close at $145.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
The T&T Composite Index slipped 3.32 points to close at 1,510.14. The All T&T Index dropped 9.81 points to end at 1,926.50, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a rise of 0.44 points to end at 148.16.
Calypso Micro Index Fund traded 1,840 shares at $16, Clico Investment closed trading with 228,730 units at $28.60, Grace Kennedy traded 1,000 units to close at $3.85. Guardian Holdings traded 18,187 shares to end at $22.25, National Enterprises traded 765 shares to end at $5.51.,NCB Financial traded 5,081 shares at $11.35, Point Lisas traded 194,126 shares at $3.75. Prestige Holdings exchanged 275 at $8.99, Scotiabank traded 10,180 units to end at $62.50, One Caribbean Media close at $7.75 while exchanging 1,100 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $39 while trading 300 stock units.
JMMB Group shed 2 cents to end at $2.68, with investors trading 255,000 stock units. National Flour transferred 3,342 shares and fell 4 cents to end at $1.45, Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 2,303 shares and fell 25 cents to close at $20.50 and West Indian Tobacco lost 45 cents and closed at $39 while trading 99 stock units.
The T&T Composite Index slipped 1.42 points to close at 1,516.20. The All T&T Index gained 0.91 points to end at 1,941.56, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of 0.52 points to end at 147.75.
JMMB Group gained 1 cent to end at $2.70, with investors trading 1,756,480 stock units and Republic Financial Holdings traded 811 shares and gained 26 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $145.01.
The T&T Composite Index rose 0.40 points to close at 1,517.22. The All T&T Index gained 1.18 points to end at 1,940.65, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of 0.05 points to end at 148.27.
Losses| CinemaOne lost 75 cents in trading 1,500 units at $5.75.
Losses| First Citizens Bank lost 98 cents in exchanging 130 stock units to settle at $50.02, JMMB Group shed 1 cent to end at $2.68, with investors trading 30,500 stock units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 5 cents in transferring 6,100 shares to close at $20.75.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 9 cents in transferring 1,873 shares to close at $20.80.
The T&T Composite Index added 6.86 points to close at 1,518.01. The All T&T Index rose 13.23 points to 1,941.04, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of gained 0.5 points to end at 148.27.

Losses|JMMB Group fell 2 cents to end at $2.68, with investors trading 44,649 stock units, Massy Holdings lost 10 cents and exchanged 2,415 shares to finish at $62 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 10 cents in transferring 11,955 shares to close at $20.89.