First Citizens continues its recovery from recent lows and closed today at $37.01 while trading 32,496 shares valued at $1,197,770, two stocks closed at new 52 weeks high as National Enterprise closed at $18.75 and Republic Bank at $121.
The market opened the post Easter holiday period on a slightly positive note, with trading in 11 securities of which 4 advanced, 3 declined and 4 traded firm with 112,719 units trading with a value of $4,621,940. The Composite Index advanced by 3.15 points to close at 1,172.72, the All T&T Index advanced by 6.96 points to close at 2,000.16 and the Cross Listed Index inched down by 0.09 point, to end at 45.27.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens with a gain of 96 cents in closing with the last transaction at $37.01, Guardian Holdings with 464 shares to close at $13.18 up 4 cents, National Enterprise trading 1,250 units to close at $18.75, for a 34 cents gain and Republic Bank closed up by 66 cents at $121 while it trading 1,779 shares valued at $214,555.
Declines| Jamaica Money Market Brokers traded 23,265 shares valued at $11,910 and lost 3 cents to end at 50 cents, Neal & Massy traded 60 units at $66.34 for a fall of a cent and Unilever Caribbean closed with 45 shares at $58.35 for a decline of 15 cents.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are Ansa McAL with 43,034 shares valued at $2,859,609 and closed at $66.45, Clico Investment Fund which added 9,287 shares valued at $199,206 to close at $21.45, Scotiabank with 414 shares changing hands for a value of $70 and West Indian Tobacco with a volume of 625 shares valued at $73,750 to close at $118.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
First Citizens up 96 cents
April 22, 2014 by
