Republic biggest trade on TTSE

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday with Republic Bank trading $5.8 million worth of shares to be the dominant trade for the day. Elsewhere, market activity concluded with 9 securities trading, with 2 stocks trading higher, 1 declining and 6 remaining unchanged as a total of 139,226 units traded, valued at $8,434,389.
At the close the Composite Index ending with a modest gain of 0.01 at 1,147.57, the All T&T Index rose 0.01 to 1,950.12 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 45.27.
Gains| Guardian Holdings with 2,884 shares changing hands and closed 1 cent higher at $13.12 and West Indian Tobacco closed trading with gain of 1 cent and 8,278 shares valued at $1,043,108 changing hands to end with at a new 52 weeks’ high of $126.01.
Losses| National Flour traded 15,000 shares at $1.98 for a 1 cent loss.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund with 600 shares changing hands, closed at $22.50, First Citizens Bank traded 11,624 shares valued at $406,842 to close at $35, Republic Bank had 52,060 shares with a value of $5,830,836, changing hands at $112. The stock closed looking vulnerable to fall, with a bid down at $105 while the offer is at $112. Scotiabank traded 16,070 shares, valued at $1,004,375 to end at $62.50, Scotia Investments traded 22,517 shares at $1.60 and Trinidad Cement had 10,193 shares changing hands to end at $3.15.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 8 stocks with offers that were lower.