The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange suffered further decline at the close on Wednesday with the three main market indices falling as just 2 stocks rose.
The market closed with 13 securities trading, leading to 2 advancing, 5 declining and 6 remaining unchanged as 228,214 shares valued $4,565,216 changed hands, compared to 331,800 shares valued $5,963,334 from 14 securities trading on Wednesday.
At close of the market, the Composite Index shed 0.89 points on Thursday to 1,357.83. The All T&T Index fell 1.28 points to 1,798.00, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.07 points to close at 123.85.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with higher bids than their last selling and one with a lower offer.
strong>Stocks ending with gains| First Caribbean International Bank rose 3 cents and completed trading at $8.38, after exchanging 31,290 shares and Sagicor Financial closed with a gain of 40 cents to end at $9.95, trading 54,954 units.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments ended trading 5 cents lower at $24.45, with 1,592 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings lost 5 cents and completed trading 1,000 shares at $18.40, JMMB Group closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2, with 20,000 stock units changing hands. NCB Financial Group fell 1 cent to close at $8.44, after exchanging 4,490 stock units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 20 cents and settled at $28.80, with 100,234 shares changing hands.
Stocks closing firm| Calypso Macro Index Fund concluded at $15.30, with 50 stock units changing hands, First Citizens settled at $39.30, after exchanging 300 shares, Massy Holdings closed at $54.95 trading 11,430 stock units. Prestige Holdings settled at $9.50, in exchanging 201 shares, Scotiabank completed trading of 958 shares at $62.59 and Unilever Caribbean ended at $25.30, with 1,715 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.