The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended trading on Wednesday, with the market ending mixed, after investors traded 81 percent fewer shares than on Tuesday, resulting in more stocks falling than rising.
The T&T Composite Index shed 0.41 points to 1,315.90, the All T&T Index gained 0.69 points to 1,779.15, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.21 points to close at 115.20.
The market closed with thirteen securities trading with two advancing, six declining and seven unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 78,331 shares valued at $1,467,537 compared to 406,464 shares for $6,393,647 on Tuesday from 15 securities.
The average trade for the day amounted to 6,025 units at $112,887 versus an average of 25,404 stock units for $399,603 for each security. For the month to date trading resulted in an average of 13,895 shares at $335,134 each and the average was 14,572 shares for $354,268 on the prior day. July closed with an average of 12,712 shares for $166,390 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than its last selling price and three with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Agostini’s gained 5 cents to finish at $25, after trading 10 shares, Guardian Holdings added 1 cent and exchanged 47,676 stock units at $19.35, NCB Financial Group rose 15 cents to $8, after exchanging 200 shares and Scotiabank gained 49 and closed at $54.99, trading 2,379 stock units.
Stocks declining│ Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent in an exchange of 777 stock units at $17 and West India Tobacco lost 15 cents and closed at $36.90 trading 95 shares.
Stocks trading firm│ Calypso Micro Index Fund remained at $14 with trades of 700 shares, First Caribbean International Bank traded 16,709 shares at $7, First Citizens Bank settled at $46.10, trading 562 stock units, JMMB Group traded 5,000 units to close at $1.94. Massy Holdings held firm at $59, in transferring 3,573 shares. National Flour ended at $1.90, with 500 stock units changing hands and Republic Financial Holdings traded 150 units at $141.25.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.