Republic’s big drop on TTSE

Republic Bank dropped sharply by $1.83 to close at $116 for a 52 weeks low having peaked at $122 last year June and is now down 8 percent. Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 15 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 5 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 326,310 units, valued at $7,639,063.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 2.77 points to close at 1,151.80, the All T&T Index dropped 6.01 points to 1,966.89 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.07 points to 44.15.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund trading 40,600 shares valued at $915,530, advanced 1 cent, to end at $22.55, First Citizens Bank trading 5,607 shares valued at $199,038 to close with a gain of 4 cents, at $35.50. Sagicor Financial Corporation trading 33,255 shares valued for $198,831, closing with a gain of 20 cents at $6 and Unilever Caribbean had just one stock trading to close with a gain of 1 cent, at a new 52 weeks’ high of $66.03.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Scotia Investments with 8,088 shares value lost 2 cents to end at $1.53, Guardian Holdings with a mere 12 shares to close down 2 cents at $14.48. National Commercial Bank with 5,000 shares, declined 1 cent to close at $1.50, Republic Bank lost ground but contributed 25,527 shares, with a value of $2,961,132 to trading and Trinidad Cement with only 43 shares changing hands, fell 1 cent to $2.55.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Agostini’s with 188,070 shares valued at $3,249,850 to end at $17.28, Flavorite Foods added 14,072 shares and closed at $4.80. Guardian Media with 805 shares changing hands, ended at $19.76, National Flour Mills trading 5,000 shares at $1.55, National Enterprises had only 130 shares trading to end at $17.35 while Prestige Holdings in trading 100 shares finished at $10.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and just 1 with a lower offer.