Republic & NGL dominate TTSE – Tuesday

Republic Financial and Trinidad and Tobago NGL dominated trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, accounting for $9.67 million of trades. The market closed with 11 active securities. The price of 2 stocks rose, with one at a new high, 1 fell and 8 remained unchanged.
At the close, activity ended with 323,414 shares changing hands valued at $10,848,081, the Composite Index ended with a fall of 0.11 points to 1,158.46, the All T&T Index declined 0.88 points to 1,948.54 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.19 points to end at 48.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 987 shares and closed at $5.01 with a 1 cent rise and Unilever Caribbean ended with 4,105 shares trading with a gain of 31 cents, for a new 52 weeks’ high of $68.49.
Declines| ANSA McAL contributed 333 shares but lost 29 cents in closing at $66.99.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments traded 19,280 shares valued at $438,620 to close at $22.75, Guardian Holdings held firm at $13.20 with 100 shares trading, JMMB Group traded 50,532 shares shares to close at 51 cents, One Caribbean Media traded 7,805 units to end at $22. Republic Financial Holdings, the new entity holding shares in Republic Bank, ended with 51,590 shares valued at $5,772,405 changing hands at $111.89. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 1,481 shares changing hands, to end at $6.05, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded at $21 with 185,398 shares for changing hands, valued at $3,893,358 and West Indian Tobacco ended with 1,803 shares trading to close at $126.25.