West Indian Tobacco was the dominant traded stock on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday accounting for $3,133,750 of the total transaction value for the day. Trading for the overall market ended with 14 securities trading on Thursday with 3 stocks gaining, 4 declining and 7 traded with the price unchanged. A total of only 229,574 shares traded, valued at $5,247,844 well down on Thursday’s $11,044,468.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.19 points to close at 1,155.36, the All T&T Index advanced by 0.38 points to 1,964.91 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.01 points to end at 45.36.
Gains| In trading, Firstcaribbean Bank closed with 587 shares trading at $5.01 for an increase of 1 cent, National Flour closed with a gain of 20 cents to end at $2 with 80,250 shares changing hands. The company posted higher profit for the six months to June of $20.57 million versus only $6.79 million in 2014 or earnings per share of 17 cents for the half year and Unilever Caribbean ended with 1,040 shares changing hands 1 cent higher at $66.68 for a new 52 weeks’ High.
Declines| Clico Investment Fund stock price lost 5 cents to $22.65 with 26,925 shares trading at a value of $610,073. JMMB Group with a loss of a cent, closed at 44 cents with 63,200 shares, Republic Bank ended with 6,938 shares valued at $797,801 changing hands at $114.99, after slipping 1 cent and West Indian Tobacco closed with 25,000 shares valued at $3,133,750 to close with a loss of 5 cents at $125.35.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 1,188 shares at $14, Ansa Merchant Bank traded just 56 shares unchanged at $38.95, Flavorite Foods trading 100 shares at $4.80, Guardian Holdings with 21,951 shares with a value of $285,363 changing hands, closed at $13, Massy Holdings traded 1,699 shares at $64.30 and One Caribbean Media traded 200 shares at $22.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.

West Indian Tobacco was the dominant traded stock on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday accounting for $3,133,750 of the total transaction value for the day. Trading for the overall market ended with 14 securities trading on Thursday with 3 stocks gaining, 4 declining and 7 traded with the price unchanged. A total of only 229,574 shares traded, valued at $5,247,844 well down on Thursday’s $11,044,468.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.19 points to close at 1,155.36, the All T&T Index advanced by 0.38 points to 1,964.91 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.01 points to end at 45.36.
Gains| In trading, Firstcaribbean Bank closed with 587 shares trading at $5.01 for an increase of 1 cent, National Flour closed with a gain of 20 cents to end at $2 with 80,250 shares changing hands. The company posted higher profit for the six months to June of $20.57 million versus only $6.79 million in 2014 or earnings per share of 17 cents for the half year and Unilever Caribbean ended with 1,040 shares changing hands 1 cent higher at $66.68 for a new 52 weeks’ High.
Declines| Clico Investment Fund stock price lost 5 cents to $22.65 with 26,925 shares trading at a value of $610,073. JMMB Group with a loss of a cent, closed at 44 cents with 63,200 shares, Republic Bank ended with 6,938 shares valued at $797,801 changing hands at $114.99, after slipping 1 cent and West Indian Tobacco closed with 25,000 shares valued at $3,133,750 to close with a loss of 5 cents at $125.35.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 1,188 shares at $14, Ansa Merchant Bank traded just 56 shares unchanged at $38.95, Flavorite Foods trading 100 shares at $4.80, Guardian Holdings with 21,951 shares with a value of $285,363 changing hands, closed at $13, Massy Holdings traded 1,699 shares at $64.30 and One Caribbean Media traded 200 shares at $22.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.