Only 10 securities traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, compared to 15 on Tuesday, with 2 advancing, 1 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, leading to a rise in market indices.
The market closed, as 342,323 shares changed hands, at a value of $4,812,950, compared to Tuesday’s trades of 218,112 valued at $3,234,221. At the close, the Composite Index inched up 0.43 points to 1,206.72, the All T&T Index gained just 0.85 points to 1,790.04 and the Cross Listed Index closed at 83.52.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Massy Holdings recovered 49 of the 48 cents it lost on Tuesday to close at $49.99, in exchanging just 20 shares and NCB Financial Group closed at $4.06, rising 1 cent with 24,500 shares trading.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco lost 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.90, with an exchange of 13,136 units valued at $1,653,788.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International traded 203,000 shares at $7.60, valued at $1,542,800, First Citizens exchanged 24,979 shares at $31.64, valued at $790,127, JMMB Group closed at $1.25, with 410 units changing hands. National Enterprises held firm at $10.49, with 2,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90 while exchanging 3,152 shares valued at $321,189, Trinidad Cement remained at $4.14 trading 66,136 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.90 with 4,990 units switching owners.
Trinidad stocks record gains – Wednesday
July 12, 2017 by