June 2016 — Page 12

Mixed trading for TTSE stocks- Wednesday

NCB record gains on Wednesday on the TTSE

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday and again resulted in slightly more stocks declining than advancing. The market closed with 13 active securities changing hands, with 2 stocks rising, 3 declining while 8 remained unchanged, as 337,605 shares valued at $9,576,647 changed hands. The market ended with 1 stock closing at 52 weeks’ high.
The Composite Index rose 0.20 points to close at 1,109.82, the All T&T Index fell 1.11 points to close at 1,760.12 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.21 points to 61.11.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Commercial Bank rose by 3 cents in trading 1,000 shares and closed at $2.45 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 6 cents in trading 22,555 units valued at $473,500 to close at $21.
Losses| National Flour ended with 943 shares changing hands and closed with a fall of 1 cent to $2.19,

Scotiabank closed with 18,956 shares valued at $1,013,767 changing hands but fell by 32 cents, to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $53.48 and West Indian Tobacco lost 4 cents in closing at $126.36 with only 15 units trading.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 53,122 shares with a value of $1,203,213, to close at $22.65, First Citizens traded 196,645 shares with a value of $5,899,288 to close at $30, Guardian Holdings ended with 17,767 shares changing hands at $12.85, Massy Holdings closed trading with 14,573 shares valued at $701,835, to close at $48.16. Point Lisas traded 1,459 units at $3.80, Prestige Holdings traded 730 shares at $11.30, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $107.89 with 20 shares changing hands and Trinidad Cement traded 9,820 units at $3.50.

New records as JSE rises – Wednesday

Pan Jamaican Investment Trust traded for the first time since the stock split of 5 for 1 and hit $28 but has since traded at $26.10 for a 52 weeks’ high. The stock had a volume of 3.75 million units changing hands on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. Jamaica Producers traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $41.50, Honey Bun fresh from a 5 to 1 stock split is yet to trade and have no stock on offer.
Volumes increased for several stocks as increased demand was evident in early trading. Trading resulted in activity in 24 securities, accounting for a volume of 5,603,430 units as 11 stocks gained and 8 declined. The average number of shares traded amounts to 233,476 units compared to an average of 37,571 units on Tuesday.
After 75 minutes of trading in the early morning session, on Wednesday, the all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,230.28 points to 175,155.30, the JSE Market Index rose 1,100.07 points to 157,661.84, the JSE combined index climbed 1,062.66 points, to 168,198.37 and the junior market index rose 4.12 points to 2,139.88.