Trading activity remains low on TTSE

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday resulted in 6 securities changing hands compared to 10 on Thursday. Market activity ended with only 1 stock that advanced, 3 declined and 2 held firm with 90,693 units being traded at a value of $416,211 compared to Thursday’s 32,776 shares valued at $570,141.
The Composite Index gained 0.48 points to 1,205.76, the All T & T Index advanced 0.96 point to 1,833.80 with its year to date loss at 5.89 percent. The Cross Listed Index remained at 77.20 points with year to date gains of 55.93 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Trinidad Cement advanced 15 cents to $4.25 with 19,065 shares changing hands just 25 cents short of the price offered by a Cemex’s subsidiary, to acquire majority shares in the company.
Losses| First Citizens Bank closed at $34.90, falling 1 cent with 1,250 shares changing owners, L.J. Williams was down 4 cents, closing trading at 52 weeks’ low of 67 cents with an exchange of 18,500 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 6 cents to close at $21.45 with 773 shares changing ownership.
Firm Trades | JMMB Group was unchanged at 89 cents with an exchange of 41,105 shares and Clico Investments with 10,000 shares being traded, closed at $22.60.