The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange indices all fell on Wednesday with National Enterprises leading the declines with a fall of 44 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $8 while heavily weighted First Caribbean International Bank shed 8 cents, to weigh heavily on the market.
Market activities ended with 21 securities trading versus 19 on Wednesday, with 9 advancing, 9 declining and 3 remaining unchanged. The market closed with two stocks ending at 52 weeks’ low as 326,195 units valued at $6,427,017 traded, compared to 119,782 units valued at $2,475,785 changing hands on Wednesday.
The Composite Index dropped 5.68 points to 1,231.48. The All T&T Index declined 25.10 points to 1,689.91, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.43 points to close at 105.62.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 4 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Angostura Holdings closed with a gain of 5 cents at $15.75, with 28,543 stock units changing hands, Ansa Mcal gained 1 cent and ended at $55.01, with 800 units trading, Ansa Merchant finished trading with a gain of 1 cent at $38.26, after exchanging 500 shares, First Citizens closed with an increase of 10 cents and completed trading at $32.75, after exchanging 1,698 stock units, Grace Kennedy closed with a rise of 1 cent to $2.82, with 3,000 stock units changing hands. JMMB Group finished 7 cents higher and settled at $1.84, after exchanging 80,000 shares, LJ Williams B share gained 5 cents and completed trading at $0.75, after exchanging 30,000 stock units, Prestige Holdings added 1 cent and ended at $7.31, with 1,000 units changing hands and Trinidad Cement gained 1 cent and settled at $2.71, after exchanging 3,000 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments shed 11 cents and concluded trading at $20.04, with 20,370 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank lost 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.05, exchanging 1,135 units, Guardian Holdings ended trading 2 cents lower at $16.98, with 1,200 units, Massy Holdings concluded trading with a loss of 3 cents and settled at $46.80, after exchanging 1,621 shares, National Enterprises traded with a loss of 44 cents and ended at $8, with 1,000 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media closed with a loss of 1 cent and settled at $11.99, trading 2,843 shares, Sagicor Financial closed with a loss of 9 cents and ended at $7.30, with 26,820 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank shed 11 cents and ended at $64.39, trading 70,468 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 8 cents and completed trading at $29.41, after exchanging 2,640 shares.
Stocks trading with no price change| Guardian Media settled at $15, after exchanging 957 shares, National Flour ended at $1.68, with 6,500 units and NCB Financial Group completed trading at $6.50, after exchanging 42,100 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
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November 15, 2018 by