NCB Financial Group gained 55 cents trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $9, after exchanging 38,200 shares on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday. The closing price equates to J$180 and compares with $145 the stock closed at in Kingston.
Market activity ended in 16 securities trading, compared to 18 on Tuesday, with 4 advancing, 5 declining and 7 remaining unchanged. At close of the market, the Composite Index jumped 13.65 points to 1,349.66. The All T&T Index fell 0.63 points to 1,772.03, while the Cross Listed Index rose 3.87 points to close at 125.22
Trading ended with 759,511 shares for $8,186,668 compared to 126,863 shares for $1,684,534 on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, First Citizens ended with a gain of 1 cent at $36.90, after exchanging 23,638 shares, Sagicor Financial finished trading 387,214 shares with 7 cents rise to settle at $8.70 and Trinidad Cement gained 3 cents and completed trading 10,510 shares at $2.60.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments fell 4 cents and ended at $22.35, with 8,123 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank closed with a loss of 5 cents and ended at $8.25, with an exchange of 3,500 units. Gaurdian Media shed 80 cents and settled at $14, after exchanging just 5 shares, Guardian Holdings lost 30 cents, in ending at $18.50, with 3,000 units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading 10 cents lower at $29.40, after exchanging 7,500 units.
Stocks closing firm| Ansa Mcal ended at $55.94, with a mere 13 units trading, Grace Kennedy closed at $3.35, with 42,000 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group settled at $1.65, after exchanging 107,012 shares, Massy Holdings settled at $55, after exchanging 19 shares. National Enterprises closed at $7, with 112,043 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings completed trading 16,434 shares at $120.11and Unilever Caribbean settled at $26.30, in exchanging 300 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.