Volume sinks on TTSE – Friday

Trading activity on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market continued with exceedingly low volume at the close on Friday. A total of 9 securities changed hands, resulting in 16,416 shares valued at just $355,818 traded, 3 stocks rose, 1 declined and 5 remained unchanged, leading to declines in two of the market’s indices.
The Composite Index rose 0.75 points to close at 1,159.24, the All T&T Index advanced 1.81 points to close at 1,822.12 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.04 points to end at 66.09.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Ansa McAl traded 100 units at $40.01 after rising 1 cent, National Flour ended with 7,789 shares changing hands at $2.33 after rising 1 cent and Scotiabank closed with 3,489 shares changing hands and gained 50 cents to end at $57.50.
Losses| JMMB Group lost 1 cent with just 400 shares changing hands at 63 cents.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund ended at $22.66 with 273 shares valued at $384,667 trading, First Citizens traded 2,250 units at $35, Guardian Holdings with 753 shares changing hands ended at $13.57. Republic Financial Holdings ended with 62 shares changing hands at $109.98 and Tobago Trinidad and NGL had 1,300 shares changing hands, to close at $23.76.