Trinidad’s falling stocks edged advancers

A total of 14 securities traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday against 11 on Tuesday, with 2 stocks advancing, 3 declining as 9 remained unchanged.
Market activity ended with a mere 165,319 shares with a value of $2,450,124 compared to 168,640 units on Tuesday, valued at $1,925,602.
The market continued where it left off on Tuesday with the Composite Index rising 0.97 points to 1,273.69. The All T&T Index declined 0.14 points to 1,722.24, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.29 points higher to close at 110.61.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy concluded trading and rose 5 cents changing hands at $3.05 with 2,093 units trading and Sagicor Financial closed with an increase of 17 cents at $8 with 3,125 shares changing hands.
Losses| Angostura Holdings ended with a loss of 5 cents closing at 15 with 375 stock units, First Citizens closed with a loss of 2 cents close at $32 with 10,000 shares trading and Guardian Holdings finished with a loss of 3 cents close at $17 with 20,750 shares being exchanged.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments traded finished at $21 with 53,690 units trading valued at $1,127,490, First Caribbean finished trading close at $9.15 with 225 shares, JMMB Group settled at $1.65 with 46,851 shares, National Enterprise closed with 290 shares changing hands at $9.80, NCB Financial Group concluded trading at $6.55 with 9,950 units. Republic Financial had with 521 shares changing hands at $101.50, Scotiabank ended at $60.10 with 1,564 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished with 11,385 shares valued at $301,703 changing hands at $26.50 and Trinidad Cement settled at $3.75 with 4,500 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.