The All Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange index closed down on Tuesday, but the Composite Index climbed to a new yearly high, ahead of the close of the market for the Christmas holidays.
Trading ended with 12 securities changing hands, against 17 on Monday, with just three rising advancing, three declining while six closed with unchanged prices, as 125,924 shares traded at $913,114, compared to 363,353 shares changing hands for $8,102,591 on Monday.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index added 9.87 points on to 1,480.36. The All T&T Index declined 3.64 points to 1,860.60 while the Cross Listed Index rose 3.21 points to close at 149.08.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of six stocks higher than their last selling prices and just two with lower offers.
Gains| NCB Financial gained 44 cents to close at $11.29, with 41 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 25 cents with 8,708 shares changing hands at $23 after trading at a low of $22 and West Indian Tobacco added 1 cent and settled at $42.01, with ten stock units changing hands.
Losses| Ansa McAl closed with a loss of 19 cents at $55, with 5,000 units, CinemaOne closed 30 cents lower at a new low of $6.50, with 3,353 stock units changing hands and Guardian Holdings declined 50 cents trading 951 shares at $21.50.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank traded 572 units at $8, First Citizens Bank completed trading of 1,382 shares at $44.75, JMMB Group closed at $2.75, after exchanging 102,762 shares. L.J Williams ended at $1.69, with 2,035 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media closed at $8.50, with investors trading 796 shares and Republic Financial settled at $131 in trading 314 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
