NCB closes at new high again

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended on Monday, with National Commercial Bank trading at a new 52 weeks’ high. Only 7 securities changed hands of which 3 advanced, 2 declined and 2 traded firm with a total of 497,545 units, valued at $6,754,070.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.76 points to close at 1,156.21, the All T&T Index fell 0.76 points to close at 1,974.25 and the Cross Listed Indexadvanced by 0.14 points to close at 44.34.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank trading 205 shares while gaining 1 cent, to end at $35.31. National Commercial Bank with 328,945 shares changing hands for a value of $513,154 as the price gained 1 cent to close at $1.56 and Trinidad Cement trading 114,185 shares at $2.60 valued at $296,860 as the price gained 10 cents.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Guardian Holdings lost 50 cents to close at $14.50 while trading 945 shares and Republic Bank in contributing 49,933 shares with a value of $5,891,595 closed at $117.99, down 1 cent.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Point Lisas Industrial Port adding 3,000 shares to end at $3.52 and Scotiabank traded 332 shares to close at $62.01.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.