First Citizens Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high on TTSE on Tuesday.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with the two major market indices finishing higher than at the close on Monday, with an equal number of declining and advancing stocks.
The market closed with 18 securities changing hands, compared to 19 on Monday, with five gaining, five declining and the prices of nine remained unchanged. Two stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high and two at 52 weeks’ lows.
The T&T Composite Index advanced 1.99 points to close at 1,491.09. The All T&T Index gained 4.36 points to 1,887.25, while the Cross Listed Index lost just 0.06 points to close at 148.36. Trading resulted in an exchange of 248,341 shares, for a sum of $4,079,099 compared to 239,819 shares, amounting to $4,423,787 on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Gains| Angostura Holdings rose 13 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.30, with 20 units crossing the exchange, First Citizens added 40 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $46.50, with 6,250 stock units trading, Scotiabank increased 21 cents to $61.22, with 6,883 units changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 10 cents in trading 67,550 shares to close at $20.90 and West Indian Tobacco increased by 60 cents to close at $40.65, with an exchange of 12,184 units.
Losses| First Caribbean International Bank dropped 5 cents and ended at $7.85, with investors exchanging 9,656 shares, Guardian Holdings declined 4 cents and settled at $21.95, with 10,300 stock units changing hands. Guardian Media dropped 25 cents and settled at 52 weeks’ low of $6.75, with investors exchanging 4,414 shares, Massy Holdings ended trading 10 cents lower at $61.89, after a transfer of 1,055 shares and LJ Williams declined 19 cents and settled at $1.50, with 26,013 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl closed at $55.30, with an exchange of 40 units, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.95, with 85,517 units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group ended at $2.70, with investors exchanging 400 shares. NCB Financial ended at $11.30, with 38 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media settled at $8.25, with 1,340 units crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings ended at $8.90, with 5,000 stock units changing hands and Republic Financial completed trading 2,750 units at $137.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
