Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday picked up marginally as the Composite and All T&T Indices recorded positive gains. Trading levels remained low with only 7 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Thursday.
At the close 3 stock advanced, 2 declined and 3 remained unchanged as 133,162 shares traded with a value of $610,132, in contrast to Thursday’s volume of only 25,307 units, valued at $525,554.
The Composite Index advanced 1.21 points to 1,206.65 points, the All T & T Index gained 1.39 points to 1,829.28 points, reducing its year to date loss to 6.12 percent. The Cross Listed Index was up 0.13 points to 78.06 points with year to date gains of 57.67 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 9 with lower offers.
Gains| FirstCaribbean International Bank gained 1 cent to close at $8.50 with 3,554 shares 
changing hands, Guardian Holdings rebounded with gains of 36 cents, closing at $12.90 with 8,683 shares trading and Sagicor Financial added 11 cents to close at 52 weeks’ high of $7.61 as 32,363 shares switched owners.
Losses| Clico Investment slid 5 cents to close at $22.55 while 1,769 shares traded and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents, closing at $22.35 with 3,273 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| JMMB Group closed with the price unchanged at 90 cents with 66,132 shares switching owners and National Commercial Bank traded at $3 with 16,388 shares changing hands.
Trading picks up on Trinidad Exchange
December 2, 2016 by
