2 new funds that did not trade

Fortress Caribbean Property Fund Scc – Development Fund and the Fortress Caribbean Property Fund Scc – Value Fund were listed on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Thursday but they did not trade. Elsewhere the market closed with 12 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 2 declined and 6 traded with prices unchanged. A total of 290,627 units, valued at $6,013,857, traded.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.21 points to close at 1,151.34, the All T&T Index rose by 0.49 points to close at 1,966.05 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.01 points to end at 44.13.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank trading just 300 shares, closed with a gain of 1 cent, at $35.71, Guardian Holdings ending with 160,331 shares changing hands for a value of $2,268,684 closed at $14.15. National Flour Mills with 6,360 shares trading, advanced 10 cents, to end at $1.60 and Trinidad Cement added 9,104 shares to close at $2.75 after gaining 3 cents.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with a volume of 18,471 shares being traded for $256,747 fell 1 cent to close at $13.90 and Grace Kennedy with 428 shares to close down a cent at $3.59.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA Mcal contributing 162 shares as the price closed unchanged at $67.01, Clico Investment Fund trading 73,050 shares valued at $1,647,278 but the price remained at $22.55. Guardian Media closed with 6,743 units trading at $19.76, National Enterprises had 336 shares trading to end at $17.30, One Caribbean Media traded 1,300 shares at $22.30 and Republic Bank contributed 14,042 shares with a value of $1,614,829 at $115.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.