Trading picks up on TTSE – Tuesday

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended Tuesday with trading in 13 securities against 14 on Monday resulting in 103,895 shares valued at $1,779,885 changing hands.
In trading on Monday only 45,235 shares at a value of $1,152,743, changed hands. At the close of trading on Tuesday, just 2 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index gained 0.78 points on Tuesday to 1,236.41, the All T&T Index added 0.09 points to 1,726, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.20 points to close at 100.37.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows market sentiment to be closely matched between advancing and declining stocks as the market closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| National Enterprises ended trading after rising 5 cents and ended at $9.55, with 400 stock units changing hands and NCB Financial Group finished 4 cents higher at $5.49, after exchanging 680 shares.
Losses| Sagicor Financial fell 10 cents and ended at $7.85, with 32,155 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank lost 1 cent and completed trading at $65, with 1,050 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 9 cents and ended at $29.51, with 10,901 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s concluded trading at $21.10, after exchanging 4,402 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank settled at $40, trading 2,000 shares, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 1,780 shares at $16.50, Clico Investments ended at $20.28, with 15,965 stock units changing hands, First Citizens settled at $35, after exchanging 4,422 shares, Grace Kennedy ended at $3, with 5,000 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings completed trading at $16.99, with 25,000 units and Guardian Media 6% preference share settled at $65.06, after exchanging 140 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. Daily