Trading activity dropped on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market on Thursday compared with the levels of trading on Wednesday. Only 89,457 shares valued at $1,653,454 changed hands, compared to 204,982 units valued at $2,918,765 on Wednesday.
The market closed with modest movements in the indices and ended with 3 stocks gaining, 1 declining and 6 remaining unchanged as 10 securities traded.
The Composite Index rose 0.84 points to close at 1,157.05, the All T&T Index gained 1.60 points to close at 1,818.55 and the Cross Listed Index inched up 0.01 to 65.98 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Commercial Bank ended with 32,432 shares changing hands to close at $2.60, with a gain of 2 cents, National Enterprises rose 14 cents and ended with 35,000 shares changing hands at $10.15 and West Indian Tobacco traded 5,000 shares to close a 52 weeks’ high of $127.05 after gaining 5 cents.
Losses| Ansa McAl lost 1 cent in trading 1,360 units to end at $62.70.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings jumped 45 cents with 149 shares, changing hands to close at $14.50, First Citizens Bank traded 44 shares to end at $35, Guardian Holdings ended with 808 shares to close at $12.80. Prestige Holdings traded 2,100 shares at $11, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 31,341 shares changing hands at $6.90, Scotiabank closed with 30 shares at $58 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.65 with 13,625 units changing hands.
Trading drops on TTSE – Thursday
September 29, 2016 by
