West Indian Tobacco jumped sharply on Friday to end at 52 weeks’ high of $110 on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange and was the main driver in a big gain in the market index at the close.
Trading on to close in 18 securities against 17 on Thursday, with 6 advancing, 3 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index jumped 8.19 points to 1,346.38. The All T&T Index surged 19.19 points to 1,791.79, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.42 points to close at 121.54.
Trading ended with 96,767 shares for $1,897,291 compared to 237,591 shares for $2,918,550 on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none closed with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, Clico Investments concluded trading with 54,728 stock units and gained 14 cents to end at $22.49, Massy Holdings added 1 cent and ended at $55, after exchanging 72 shares, One Caribbean Media increased 3 cents and closed at $10.20, after exchanging 105 shares. Republic Financial Holdings concluded trading with a gain of $2.89 to settle at $123, after exchanging 125 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 10 cents and completed trading at $29.50, with 5,978 units and West Indian Tobacco jumped $12.50 ended at 52 weeks’ high of $110, with 250 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| Ansa McAl fell 62 cents and completed trading of 200 units, at $55.32, Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of 5 cents and ended at $3.30, with 2,000 stock units changing hands and National Flour shed 5 cents to close at $1.70, with an exchange of 10,000 units.
Stocks closing firm| Calypso Macro Index Fund closed trading of 375 shares at $15, First Citizens settled at $37, after exchanging 692 shares, Guardian Holdings completed trading 12,401 units at $18.50, JMMB Group ended at $1.70, after exchanging 1,120 shares, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.45, after trading 2,725 shares. Sagicor Financial exchanged 2,291 shares at $8.62, Scotiabank ended at $63, with 555 stock units changing hands,Trinidad Cement settled at $2.60, after exchanging 350 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed at $26.30, trading 2,800 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
