Clico Investments dominates TTSE

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, surged in monetary terms with Clico Investments trading 96 percent of the day’s volume traded and 84 percent of the value.
The market ended with 11 securities changing hands against 13 on Thursday as the volume traded fell sharply from Thursday’s level.
At the market close, 5 securities advanced, 2 declined and 4 remained unchanged with 170,404 shares with a value of $30,992,486 trading compared to 170,404 shares with a value of $1,308,158 on Thursday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index gained 1.39 points on Friday to 1,243.14, the All T&T Index rose 2.42 points to 1,711.78, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.04 points to close at 104.25.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 6 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Clico Investments concluded trading with a rise of 17 cents to settle at $20.17, with 1,445,462 units with a value of $29,114,196, First Citizens added 15 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $34.25, after exchanging 170 shares, Prestige Holdings increased 29 cents and concluded trading at $10.30, after exchanging 92 shares, Republic Financial Holdings rose 5 cents to $101.65, with 2,397 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 1 cent and settled at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $29.01, with 49,961 units changing hands.
Losses| Sagicor Financial shares fell 5 cents and settled at $7.75, with 1,303 units and Scotiabank share fell 1 cent and concluded trading at $63.23, after exchanging 1,595 shares.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant ended at $40, after exchanging 1,282 shares, Guardian Holdings concluded trading at $15.30, after exchanging 250 shares, Massy Holdings completed trading at $47.40, with 120 stock units changing hands and National Enterprises settled at $9.65, with 454 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.