The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed higher at the close on Friday with the three main market indices rising, with 6 stocks advancing and 5 declining.
Five stocks remained unchanged as market activity ended with 16 securities trading from 17 securities trading on Tuesday, with the market closed on Wednesday and Thursday, as 158,996 shares valued $3,056,868 changed hands, compared to 201,914 shares valued $3,914,187.
At close of the market, the Composite Index jumped 15.88 points on Friday to 1,374.31. The All T&T Index gained 1.63 points to 1,802.66, while the Cross Listed Index rose 4.17 points to close at 127.77.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with one stock with a higher bid than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with gains| First Caribbean International Bank added 17 cents and ended at $8.37, with 5,000 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings rose 10 cents and ended at $18.30, with an exchange of 20,000 stock units, JMMB Group rose 2 cents to $2.05, in trading 10,000 stock units. NCB Financial Group climbed 55 cents to settle at 52 weeks’ high of $9, with 7,361 units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial Holdings rose 12 cents to settle at $121.12, with 566 units trading and Sagicor Financial gained 15 cents to close at $9.80, with investors exchanging 33,016 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments lost 5 cents to end at $24.35, with 6,226 units changing hands, First Citizens lost 25 cents in completing trading of 140 shares, at $39.75, Grace Kennedy concluded trading of 7,980 shares and lost 10 cents to close at $3.15. National Enterprises lost 2 cents and ended at $6.66, with an exchange of 2,027 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 2 cents to close at $29, after exchanging 57,540 shares.
Stocks closing firm| Massy Holdings settled at $55, trading 370 units, National Flour completed trading 2,000 units at $1.70, One Caribbean Media ended at $10.20, with investors exchanging 238 shares, Scotiabank ended at $62.50, with 4,532 stock units crossing the exchange and Trinidad Cement ended trading 2,000 shares and settled at $2.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.