TTSE slips with modest trading – Thursday

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market ended on Thursday after Wednesday’s holiday, with two indices falling. Trading was characterized with modest volumes as only 8 securities traded accounting for only 374,975 shares valued at just $1,493,875 changing hands. The market closed with 1 stock rising, 5 declining and 2 remaining unchanged as two stocks traded at 52 weeks’ lows.
The Composite Index fell 1.34 points or to close at 1,138.38, the All T&T Index fell by 2.67 points to close at 1,791.56 and the Cross Listed Index was unchanged at 64.59 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 35,670 shares valued at $802,5757,210 changing hands at $22.5, after gaining 14 cents.
Losses| First Citizens fell 1 cent in trading 4,465 shares, to close at $34.50, Guardian Holdings traded 360 shares and declined 1 cent to a 52 weeks’ low of $12.74, One Caribbean Media lost 24 cents to close at $21 with 100 shares changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings ended with 115 shares to close at $107.15 with a loss of 1 cent to a 52 weeks’ low and Scotiabank contributed 5,900 shares with a value of $313,096 to close with a loss of 73 cents at $53.
Firm Trades| National Flour ended with 4,780 shares changing hands to close at $2.30 and JMMB Group closed with 323,585 shares changing hands, to end at 60 cents.