4 stocks rose on TTSE – Wednesday

Trinidad and Tobago stock market ended Wednesday with 12 securities trading, up from 6 on Tuesday. At the close 4 stocks gained, 1 declined while 7 remained unchanged. Trading activity resulted in 207,405 shares valued at $1,352,970 changing hands, compared to 256,553 shares valued at $940,757 on Tuesday as one stock closed at new 52 weeks’ high.
The market closed with modest movements in the indices, with the Composite Index fell 0.30 points to close at 1,175.20. The All T&T Index closed with a decline of 2.74 points at 1,818.19, down 6.69 percent for 2016 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.29 points to 70.99 points and is up 43.39 percent year to date.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Firstcaribbean International Bank ended trading with 4,535 shares and closed with a rise of 6 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.81, Grace Kennedy contributed 6,901 shares and gained 1 cent in trading, to close at $2.57. National Enterprises closed with 800 shares changing hands at $10.20, after gaining by 4 cents and Republic Financial Holdings ended with 1,510 shares trading, with a rise of 1 cent to end at $110.99.
Losses| Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with a loss of 4 cents at $23.55 with 495 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 200 units to end at $40.01, Guardian Holdings traded 76,289 shares with the price closing at $12.60, JMMB Group closed at 80 cents with 115,440 units switching owners, Massy Holdings ended with 921 shares changing hands at $51.50. National Flour ended with 194 shares changing hands at $2.58, One Caribbean Media traded 70 shares at $20.40 and Scotiabank traded 50 shares and closed at $58.51.