The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed down on Tuesday with rising stocks edging out those falling, but the major market indices slipped at the end of trading.
The T&T Composite Index lost 5.92 points to close at 1,508.67. The All T&T Index dropped 8.86 points to 1,925.39, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of 0.40 points to end at 147.92.
The market ended with 14 securities changing hands with the prices of three gaining, two declining while nine remained unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 291,062 shares for $6,574,500, compared to 370,249 shares for $3,025,869, with 19 securities trading on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 4 cents and closed at $28.50, with 92,662 units crossing the exchange, Republic Holdings gained 26 cents and closed trading with 8,715 shares at $143.26. Scotiabank traded 10 units and gained 50 cents to end at $62.50, Trinidad & Tobago NGL added 10 cents transferring 93,042 shares to close at $20.99.
Losses| Guardian Holdings had 3,707 units crossing the exchange, with a fall of one cent, to close at $22 and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent and closed at $39.49 while trading 1,572 stock units.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank exchanged 1,000 units at $7.89, First Citizens Bank exchanged 1,817 stock units to settle at $50, JMMB Group ended at $2.70, with investors trading 58,351 stock units. Massy Holdings exchanged 1,085 shares to finish at $62.10. National Enterprises ended at $5.51 after swapping 7,060 stock units changing hands, National Flour exchanged 1,152 stock units at $1.49. NCB Financial exchanged 20,449 shares at $11.30 and Prestige Holdings traded 440 units to end at $8.99.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
