NCB Financial hits new record

NCB Financial Group reached a new high of $5 (J$95.50) in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday with just 2,920 shares trading with a rise of 15 cents.
The stock closed with 6,830 units on the bid at $5. In overall market activity 14 securities changed hands compared to 12 on Thursday with 3 advancing, 2 declining and 9 holding firm. Trading volume rose over Thursday’s levels reaching 161,029 units at a value of $1,432,085 compared to Thursday’s trades of 102,642 valued at $2,263,862.
The Composite Index gained 1.37 points to 1,237.89, the All T&T Index declined 0.13 points to 1,791.70 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.39 points to 91.84 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of securities that rose and the volume changing hands are, First Citizens with a 1 cent gain, closed at $31.68 with 5,300 shares, NCB Financial Group rising 15 cents to $5, gaining with 2,920 shares and Trinidad Cement closing 6 cents higher to $4.20 with 30,000 shares.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are, JMMB Group with a loss of 2 cents to $1.23 with 5,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipping 24 cents to $23 with 12,056 shares.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Angostura Holdings closed at $15 with trades of 5,000 shares, Grace Kennedy remaining at $2.85 with 62,114 shares, Guardian Holdings ending at $16.50 with 25,359 shares valued at $418,437, National Enterprises trading 6,795 shares at $10.48. National Flour Mills closing at $2.10 with 1,000 shares, Point Lisas exchanged 3,955 shares at $3.88, Republic Financial Holdings that closed at $101.90 with 100 shares, Sagicor Financial unchanged at $8.30 with 236 shares and Scotiabank closed at $58.02 with 1,194 shares.