NCB hits new high on TTSE

Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Exchange closed on Wednesday with 15 securities changing hands, up from 11 on Tuesday, 2 of which advanced, 5 declined and 8 traded unchanged.
At the close of trading market activity resulted in 2 stocks closing at 52-week high while trading closed with 795,747 shares changing hands with a value of $8,048,155, in contrast to Tuesday’s volume of 650,998 with a value of $6,697,034.
The Composite Index advanced 6.18 points to 1,188.30 points, the All T & T Index dropped 2.85 points to close at 1,800.14 points, 7.6 percent down year to date and the Cross Listed Index gained 2.08 points to close at 77.06 points, with the year to date gains rising to 55.65 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bid higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy gained 26 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $2.80 with 238,602 shares changing hands, valued at $666,729 and National Commercial Bank gained 25 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $2.90 with 192,307 shares changing hands with a value of $552,064.
< Strong> Losses| Guardian Holdings lost 44 cents to close at $12.56 with 1,875 shares changing hands, JMMB Group with 100,000 shares changing hands, lost 1 cent to close 90 cents. National Flour Mills dropped 6 cents to close at $2.50 with 1,125 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $7.40, down 1 cent with 13,220 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 5 cents to close at $126.90 with 28,905 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades | Angostura Holdings closed at $15.50 with 90,500 shares changing hands with a value of $1,402,750, Clico Investment Fund closed at $22.60 with 884 shares changing hands, First Citizens Bank with 1,175 shares changing hands, closed at $33, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.50 with 117,275 shares changing hands with a value of $996,737. Massy Holdings closed at $50.99 with 120 shares changing hands, Scotiabank traded 7,237 shares to close at $58.74, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.68 with 2,472 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean with 50 shares changing hands, closed at $59.87.