Election to benefit 2 TTSE’s stocks

Monday is general election day in Trinidad & Tobago and two stocks that will benefit from electioneering activities seemed to have come in for buying. Guardian Media and One Caribbean Media is expected to enjoy added income from increased advertising and circulation revenues as a result of the elections.
The Stock Exchange closed with 9 securities changing hands, the price of 1 stock rose, while none declined and 6 traded with price unchanged. A total of only 184,259 units traded, valued at $1,178,674.
At the close, the Composite Index fell 0.52 points to 1,144.67, the All T&T Index remained unchanged at 1,947.64 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.14 points to 44.82.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund closed with just 1,400 shares changing hands 1 cent higher at $22.55.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings ended with 15,100 shares valued at $211,400 changing hands at $14, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 704 units at $38.94, First Citizens Bank had only 2,000 shares changing hands to end at $35, Guardian Holdings added 16,981 shares with a value of $219,054 to close at $12.90. Guardian Media added 17,000 shares valued at $335,920, to close at $19.76, National Commercial Bank traded just 126,615 shares for a value of $203,382 to closed unchanged at $1.63, One Caribbean Media traded 2,959 shares with the price remaining at $22 and Prestige Holdings with 1,500 units changing hands ended unchanged at $9.89.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Scotiabank did not traded but closed with the bid at $62.49 with no stock offered for sale. The bank reported improved results to July with profits of $157 million in the July quarter up by 12 percent on the $140 million generated in 2014 and $417 million for the nine months against $390 million in 2014.