Ansa McAL and Republic Financial Holdings saw their stock price fall sharply on Monday and contributing to a 13.22 points decline in the All T&T index even as the volume and value of securities changing hands in the market rose compared to last Thursday.
The market was closed on Friday, the Labour Day holiday, with the number of securities trading, rose to the highest level since March 17, when 21 securities traded and the fifth time for 2020 that 20 or more securities crossed the market in a single session, this year.
The market closed with twenty securities trading with three stocks advancing, six declining and eleven remained unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 575,772 shares valued at $5,468,225 compared to 244,138 shares for $1,727,656 on Thursday from 11 securities.
The T&T Composite Index fell by 6.50 points to 1,314.28. The All T&T Index dropped 13.22 points to 1,777.69, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.04 points to close at 114.98.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than its last selling price and none with lower offers.
Gainers│ Angostura Holdings gained 40 cents to close at $14.90, in exchanging 5,000 stock units, First Citizens Bank ended $2.08 higher at $47.98, with 8,204 units changing hands and First Caribbean International Bank added 5 cents after trading 55,550 shares to finish at $7.25.
Losers│ Ansa McAL dropped $4.40 to end at $50, with 407 units crossing the exchange, Clico Investments lost 8 cents and closed at $25.20 transferring 1,563 shares, Massy Holdings shed 45 cents exchanging 14 stock units to end at $59.50. Republic Financial Holdings slumped $5.50 to $139.50, after trading 2,096 shares, 
Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $18.01, with a loss of 97 cents with 4,623 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent transferring 1,300 units and closed at $35.49.
Firm Trades│ Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $37, after trading 5,410 stock units, Calypso Macro Index Fund ended the day at $15.88, with 356 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy held firm at $3.10, after transferring 124,450 shares. JMMB Group was unchanged at $1.95, having switched ownership of 102,064 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy exchanged 100 units at US$1, National Enterprises closed at $4.65 trading 5,525 stock units. National Flour closed with 105,200 shares changing hands at $1.90, NCB Financial remained at $7.85, with 19,095 stock units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings swapped 20 units at $8.20. Scotiabank closed at $54.99 after trading 17,745 stock units and Unilever Caribbean exchanged 117,050 shares at $16.99.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
