Moderate price changes on TTSE

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange saw moderate price changes and accounted for 14 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 2 declined and 9 traded firm, with 273,809 stocks changing hands, with a value of $9,839,147.
The Composite Index lost 0.26 points to close at 1,165.02, the All T&T Index rose fell by just 0.53 points to close at 2,010.52 and the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 41.83.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are Ansa Merchant Bank that traded 21508 shares valued at $840,102 to close with a gain of 2 cents to end at $39.06, First Citizens gained 8 cents to close at $35.11 with 94 units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean gained 22 cents to end the day at $62.56 with 244 shares trading as the stock traded at a new 52 weeks high.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are Angostura Holdings with 50,094 shares changing hands for a value of $638,699, closed with a loss of 23 cents at 12.75 followed by Scotiabank declined further with a loss of 3 cents to close at $68.45 for anew 52 weeks low, with 1,000 units.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are Clico Investment Fund traded 111,940 shares valued at $2,426,776 remained at $21.70, while Grace Kennedy close at $3.45 with 610 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings traded 1,684 units to end at $14.40, Jamaica Money Market Brokers added 20,000 shares to close at 45 cent, Massy Group with 3,752 units closed at $69.50, Sagicor Financial Corporation with 1,114 shares closed at $6.52, Republic Bank with 45,219 shares traded for $5,518,979 to close at $122.05, Trinidad Cement traded 5,000 units to close at $1.95 and LJ Williams B shares traded 11,250 shares to close at 90 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.