Tuesday, 18th March 2014 | Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in trading in 13 securities of which 3 advanced, 2 declined and 8 traded firm as 233,878 shares changed hands valued at $1,766,131.
The price movements had little impact on the indices as the Composite Index inched down 0.01 points to 1,182.16, the All T&T Index declined by 0.02 points to close at 2,009.50 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 46.54.
Gains | Clico Investment Fund traded 15,440 shares valued at $334,508, the price advanced by 2 cents to end at $21.67; First Citizens Bank contributed 13,135 shares with a value of $491,286 as the price climbed 35 cents to close at $37.35 and Unilever Caribbean had 3,026 units to close at $58.07, up 2 cents for a new 52 weeks’ high.
Firm trades | Angostura Holdings added 5,038 shares valued at $55,418 to close at $11; First Caribbean International Bank traded a volume of 85,245 shares for $490,156 while closing at $5.75; Guardian Holdings had 4,364 units closing at $14.47; Guardian Media 2,140 units closing at $19.75; Jamaica Money Market Brokers had 100,000 shares changing hands for a value of $45,000 to close at 45 cents; National Enterprises traded 900 shares and closed at $18.25; Neal & Massy 320 units closing $66.30 and Prestige Holdings with only 10 shares closed at $9.30.
Declines | ANSA McAL with 260 shares closed at $66.49, down a cent and Praetorian Property Mutual Fund declined by a cent to end at $3.40.
IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had only 2 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.