Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago market ended with 17 securities changing hands with the prices of five stocks rising, three declining and nine remaining unchanged, the primary market index dropped at the close, as declining stocks outnumbered rising ones.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index declined by 7.29 points to 1,311.84, the All T&T Index dropped 11.17 points to close at 1,771.78 and the Cross Listed Index shed 0.45 points to finish at 115.11.
The market closed with an exchange of 215,160 shares, accounting for $3,195,341 compared to 242,783 units at $2,867,044 on Wednesday.
An average of 12,656 units traded for the day at $187,973 in contrast to an average of 13,488 at $159,280 on Wednesday. An average of 13,332 units valued at $157,616 traded for the month to date, in contrast to 13,380 units at $155,439.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the Trinidad and Tobago market shows one stock ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Stocks Gaining| Clico Investment Fund rose 1 cent to settle at $25.01, with 80 stock units crossing the exchange, Grace Kennedy gained 5 cents ending at $3.45 after trading 3,000 stock units, Guardian Holdings carved out a gain of 4 cents to close at $19.70 after 109,701 units changed hands. Massy Holdings rose 10 cents in closing at $58 and exchanging 2,280 shares and Prestige Holdings added 4 cents to end at $8.25, with 309 units clearing the market.
Stocks declining| First Citizens Bank fell $2.90 to end at $46.10 with an exchange of 653 stock units, JMMB Group shed 3 cents to settle at $1.95, with 18,318 units crossing the market and NCB Financial Group lost 5 cents to end at $7.80 in an exchange of 846 units.
Firm trades| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.30 in an exchange of 2,313 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $14.50 trading 155 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $1.80, with 32,000 shares passing through the market. Republic Financial Holdings ended at $139.47 in exchanging 25 units. Scotiabank stayed at $54.75, with 50 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $17 with investors swapping 40,903 shares, Trinidad Cement traded 3,788 stock units and closed at $2.10. Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.90 with an exchange of 33 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $35 while exchanging 706 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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