Thursday, 21 November 2013 | Trading activity on the Trinidad Stock Exchange fell off with the number of company stocks traded being down and the level of trade per stock being small except in a few cases. Overall market activity resulted in trading of 9 securities of which 3 advanced, 2 declined and 4 traded firm. Trading took place only in the main market with 354,204 shares being exchanged, valued at $3,196,217.
FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 14,470 shares with a value of $97,673 as the price remained unchanged at $7.25; First Citizens Bank with a volume of 62,733 shares being traded for $2,258,999 closed firm at $36; while Jamaica Money Market Brokers had 270,000 shares changing hands for a value of $148,700 with the price closing at 55 cents off by 3 cents; Neal & Massy swapped 980 shares with the price increasing 10 cents to end the day at $59.11; Republic Bank added 5,220 shares valued at $600,613, the price was at $115.06 up 2 cents at the end of the day.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed that there were bids for 3 stocks higher and 5 stocks with offers lower than their last selling price.