Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with trading in 18 securities against 18 on Monday, with 6 advancing, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged and ending in 3 closing at 52 weeks’ highs.
At close of the market, the Composite Index gained 0.89 points to 1,312.74. The All T&T Index added 1.83 points to 1,715.68, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.01 points to close at 122.91.
Trading ended with 253,953 shares at a value of $2,107,552, compared to 201,241 shares on Monday valued at $1,484,911.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 3 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| First Citizens finished 9 cents higher and settled at $34.32, after exchanging 380 shares, LJ Williams B share gained 3 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of 78 cents, after exchanging 10,638 shares, Massy Holdings added 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $48.50, after exchanging 1,100 shares. Republic Financial Holdings increased 35 cents and settled at $108.50, after exchanging 314 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 8 cents and completed trading of 5,112 units, at $30.16 and West Indian Tobacco closed with a gain of 25 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $96, with 3,123 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 1 cent at $20.19, with 14,631 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media fell 5 cents to end at $10.35, after exchanging 27,582 shares, Sagicor Financial shed 2 cents to close at $9.98, after exchanging 10,800 shares and Scotiabank lost 15 cents and ended at $63.50, with 4,301 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing firm | Ansa Mcal completed trading of 30 units at $55.24, First Caribbean International Bank exchanged 911 units, at $8.50, Grace Kennedy ended at $3.10, with 12,989 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group closed trading at $1.75, after exchanging 50,000 shares. National Flour completed trading with 60,500 units at $1.65, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.40, after exchanging 29,405 shares, Prestige Holdings completed trading with 8,809 units at $7.35 and Trinidad Cement settled at $2.50, after exchanging 13,328 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.