8 stocks rose & 2 fell on TTSE

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange was dominated by advancing stocks. Stocks of 15 securities changed hands of which 8 advanced, 2 declined and 5 traded firm, 433,166 stocks changed hands, with a value of $2,425,082.
The Composite Index rose 0.18 points, to close at 1,165.28, the All T&T Index rose fell just 0.16 points, to close at 2,011.05 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.07 points, to end at 41.83.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close, are Clico Investment Fund trading 14,297 shares valued at $309,934, the price advanced by 3 cents to end at $21.70, First Citizens Bank traded 1,120 shares, to close at $35.03 with a cent gain, Grace Kennedy with 250 shares gained a cent and closed at $3.45, Guardian Holdings gained 9 cents to end the day at $14.40, with 6,544 units changing hands. Massy Group gained a cent with 5,645 units traded, to end at $69.51, while Sagicor Financial Corporation added 13,242 shares valued at $86,338, to close 2 cents higher at $6.52, Scotia Investments with 3,500 shares, was up a cent in closing at $1.55 and Unilever Caribbean with 1,990, shares, gained 5 cents close at $62.35, a new 52 weeks high.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are Scotiabank that lost 17 cents, to close at $68.48, a new 52 weeks low, while trading 445 shares and LJ Williams 10 cents A had shares, had 25,000 units changing hands, to close with a loss of 3 cents at 26 cents.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are ANSA McAL with 100 shares, to close $66.30, Firstcaribbean International Bank with a volume of 43,968 shares traded for $220,240, closed at $5, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 2,000 units, closed at 45 cents, Republic Bank with 4,110 shares changing hands, closed at $122.05 and Trinidad Cement with 310,955 shares changing hands for a value of $606,362, closed at $1.95.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.