Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 18 securities changing hands against 13 on Wednesday, with 4 advancing, 4 declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index gained 0.63 points to end at 1,310.23. The All T&T Index rose 0.51 points to 1,710.58, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.10 points higher to close at 122.93.
Trading ended with 414,470 shares at a value of $4,718,365, compared to 382,241 shares at a value of $9,662,035 on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
Stocks closing with gains | First Citizens gained 2 cents and ended at $34.22, after exchanging 9,092 shares, Sagicor Financial rose 1 cent and ended at $10, after trading 80,900 shares. Trinidad Cement closed with a gain of 5 cents at $2.55, with 1,091 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco gained 19 cents and completed trading of 10 stock units at $95.75.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments fell 2 cents and completed trading with 33,175 stock units at $20.14, Massy Holdings share fell 1 cent and ended at $48, after exchanging 277 shares. NCB Financial Group shed 5 cents to end at $8.40, after exchanging 183,268 shares and Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent in closing at $108, after exchanging 692 shares.
Stocks closing firm | Agostini’s ended at $23.30, after exchanging 10 shares, Grace Kennedy completed at $3.10, with 400 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings settled at $18, with the trading of 84 units, JMMB Group ended at $1.75, after exchanging 11,759 shares, LJ Williams B Share closed at 70 cents, after exchanging 13,200 shares. National Enterprises completed trading at $8, with 10 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.65, with 38,557 units trading, Point Lisas completed trading 1,245 stock units at $3.45, Prestige Holdings settled at $7.35, trading 200 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $29.50, with 40,500 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.