Market activity on Wednesday ended with 12 securities trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange similar to the number trading on Tuesday, with 6 advancing, 4 declining and 2 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index fell 0.29 points on Wednesday to 1,330.19. The All T&T Index shed 2.29 points to 1,763.13, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.24 points to close at 121.09.
Trading resulted in 198,306 shares at a value of $8,014,634 changing hands, compared to 185,602 shares at a value of $2,280,449, on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, stocks ending trading with gains| Clico Investments finished 40 cents higher and completed trading of 36,243 stock units at $21.50, First Caribbean International Bank rose 1 cent to settle at $8.36, with an exchange of 7,826 units, Guardian Holdings added 25 cents and settled at $18.50, with 100 units changing hands. JMMB Group gained 2 cents to end at $1.78, after exchanging 30,000 shares, Sagicor Financial rose 25 cents and ended at $8.90, in exchanging 10,311 shares and Scotiabank closed with a gain of 6 cents and completed trading of 60,309 stock units at $63.58.
Stocks closing losses| First Citizens closed with a loss of 1 cent at $35.51, after exchanging 23,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings lost $1.24 to end at $118.76, in trading just 35 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 1 cent and settled at $30.05, with 8,341 units trading and West Indian Tobacco lost 3 cents and completed trading at $96, with 22,000 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing firm| Massy Holdings ended at $53, after exchanging 100 shares and Prestige Holdings settled at $7.55, with 41 units trading.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.