The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange market recorded gains on Friday following Thursday’s increases, even as declining ones outnumbered the number of stocks advancing.
The market closed with 18 securities changing hands, compared to 16 on Thursday, with two gaining, six declining with the prices of ten remaining unchanged. One stock closed at 52 weeks’ high and one at a low.
The T&T Composite Index gained 1.53 points on Friday to 1,495.18. The All T&T Index rose 4.63 points to 1,897.07, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.22 points to close at 148.12.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 180,282 shares, amounting to $5,149,858 compared to $102,489 shares, at $2,231,866 on Thursday. 
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa Mcal closed with an increase of 7 cents and completed trading 3,313 units at $55.37 and First Citizens Bank gained 21 cents and settled at $47.01, with investors exchanging 245 shares.
Losses| Guardian Holdings closed with a loss of 5 cents at $21.95, after trading 1,801 shares, JMMB Group dropped 4 cents and closed at $2.70, with investors exchanging 20,133 stock units. Republic Financial lost $3.46 and ended at $136.54, after exchanging 13,840 shares, Scotiabank ended trading with 9,739 units after falling 9 cents to $61.40. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 9 cents in trading 26,835 stock units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.81 and Unilever Caribbean fell 18 cents and ended at $22.05, with investors exchanging 222 shares.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment closed market activity at $28.48, with 39,485 units crossing the exchange, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading at $7.85, with 90 units crossing the exchange, Republic Holdings on the rise since late 2018 and is set to move much higher in 2020.
Republic Holdings on the rise since late 2018 and is set to move much higher in 2020.
Grace Kennedy closed at $3.95, with investors exchanging 2,250 shares. Massy Holdings swapped 711 shares at $62, National Flour ended at $1.45, with investors exchanging 2,750 shares. NCB Financial settled at $11.29, after trading 2,304 stock units, One Caribbean Media ended at $8, in exchanging 8,000 shares, Prestige Holdings settled at $9, with 1,943 shares crossing the exchange. L.J Williams settled at $1.55, with 36,310 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco settled at $40, with 10,311 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
