The Trinidad and Tobago stock market closed on Wednesday with moderate gains in prices, resulting in the market indices inching forward as 11 securities traded of which 4 stocks gained, 1 declined and 6 remained unchanged.
The market closed with 74,998 shares valued at $877,624 changing hands. The Composite Index rose by 0.18 points to close at 1,149.78, the All T&T Index gained 0.34 points to close at 1,812.71 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 64.79.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Guardian Holdings traded 21,334 shares and gained 6 cents to close at $12.70, Prestige Holdings rose 5 cents with 125 units changing hands to end at $10.95, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 100 shares changing hands at $23.54 after gaining 5 cents and Trinidad cement gained 1 cent to end at $3.36 with 7,820 units trading.
Losses| First Citizens lost 25 cents in trading 744 shares to close at $35.
Firm Trades| Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 696 shares to end at $7.08, Massy Holdings traded 5,101 shares for a value of $289,380 changing hands at $56.73, National Enterprises traded 100 shares at $10.75. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 15,622 shares changing hands, to end at $7, Scotia Investments traded 25,000 shares to end unchanged at $1.70 and West Indian Tobacco had 856 shares changing hands at $126.28.
TTSE inched up on Wednesday
July 20, 2016 by