Moderate gains for TTSE stocks – Friday

Trading levels trended up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday relative to Thursday’s activity. The market traded 12 securities compared to 9 on Thursday resulting in 3 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 5 unchanged. Two stocks ended at 52 weeks’ highs.
A total of 522,359 shares valued at $3,824,294 were exchanged compared to Thursday’s trades of 350,452 shares valued at $3,125,102.
The Composite Index advanced 1.46 points to 1,229.58, the All T & T Index gained 1.03 points to 1,823.62 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.26 points to 85.13.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens closed at $32.50, adding 1 cent with 75 units changing hands, National Commercial Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.60, gaining 1 cent with an exchange of 2,500 shares and Sagicor Financial advanced 11 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $9.11 with trades of 90,633 units valued at $824,779.
Losses| Grace Kennedy lost 1 cent to close at $2.67 with 24,000 shares being exchanged, Scotia Investments was down 2 cents to $2.21 with 61,521 units traded, Scotiabank closed at $58.74, a loss of 1 cent with 10,000 units changing hands, valued at $587,400 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading at $22, losing 51 cents with trades of 12,541 units.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment closed at $22.52, trading 44,422 shares valued at $1,000,033, JMMB Group traded 88,940 units at $1.20, Massy Holdings exchanged 667 shares and closed at $51.10, Trinidad Cement was unchanged at $4.15 after trading 187,000 shares valued at $776,457 and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $127 with 60 units changing hands.