Big jump for TTSE stocks

Big upward price movements in First Citizens Group, up $5.79 and Scotiabank with a rise of $5.06, with both closing at 52 weeks’ high and pushed the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange to a huge rise in the market indices on Tuesday in spite of big $7 decline in Republic Financial Holdings, as 18 securities traded up from 14 on Monday, with 10 rising, six declining and two ending unchanged.
The Composite Index surged 27.79 points to 1,475.80, the All T&T Index spiked 55.68 points to 2,043.72, with a rise of 15.3 percent for the year to date and the Cross-Listed Index declined 0.29 points to settle at 121.65.
A total of 501,655 shares traded, for $5,679,848 compared to 466,698 units at $7,138,167 on Monday.
An average of 27,870 units traded at $315,547 compared to 33,336 at $509,869 on Monday and the month to date averaging 17,295 units at $264,846 versus 16,120 units at $259,212. The average trade for October amounts to 23,649 units at $227,589.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s jumped 50 cents to $24.50 with an exchange of 200 shares, Angostura Holdings lost 6 cents in ending at $17.30, with 1,485 stock units crossing the market, Ansa McAl rallied 20 cents to $58 after 5,000 stocks changed hands. Clico Investment Fund rose $1.05 in closing at $28.56 after trading 16,486 units, First Citizens Group surged $5.79 to close at a record high of $56.99 while trading 5,157 stocks, GraceKennedy dropped 13 cents to end at $6.11 with the swapping of 20,352 shares. Guardian Holdings advanced 65 cents to $31.50 after exchanging 8,440 stock units, Guardian Media eked out a 1 cent rise to $3.03 after 1,673 units crossed the market, Massy Holdings declined $2 to end at $98, with 2,925 stocks clearing the market. National Enterprises popped 1 cent to $3.30, with 69,766 shares changing hands, National Flour Mills shed 6 cents in ending at $1.84 after an exchange of 285 stock units, NCB Financial Group inched 1 cent higher to $8 in switching ownership of 354,497 units. Republic Financial Holdings dropped $7 to $138, with 2,787 units changing hands, Scotiabank spiked $5.06 to a 52 weeks’ high of $68.06 in an exchange of 4,495 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 25 cents to close at $18.60 in exchanging 5,825 shares. Trinidad Cement ended at $3.85 trading 100 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.20 after trading 1,891 shares and West Indian Tobacco dropped $1 to close at $29, with 291 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.