Rising prices ahead on TTSE

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 14 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 1 declined and 9 traded firm with a total of 157,147 units, valued at $1,903,518.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index inched up 0.03 points to close at 1,143.20, the All T&T Index rose 0.05 points to close at 1,968.06 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 41.69.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Ansa Merchant Bank that gained a cent in closing at $39.42 while trading 185 shares. First Citizens Bank traded 3,373 shares, to close with a gain of 1 cent at $36.76, Massy Holdings traded 16,941 shares valued at $1,159,616, gained 3 cents to close at $68.48. and Praetorian Property Mutual Fund traded 50,000 shares valued at $175,000 and advanced by 10 cents, to end at $3.50.
Declines| The stock declining at the end of trading is, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development declined 2 cents to end the day at $4 and traded just 100 units.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings contributed 10,823 shares with a value of $138,101 and closed at $12.76. Agostini’s with 402 shares ended at $17.33, Flavorite Foods traded 100 units at $4.90, Jamaica Money Market Brokers added 7,823 shares to close at 45 cents, National Commercial Bank with 50,000 shares changing hands, closed at $1.10. National Enterprises ended with 2,000 shares trading at $17.47, One Caribbean Media traded 4,900 units at $25.10, Prestige Holdings had 500 shares traded at $9.56 and Sagicor Financial Corporation 6.5% preference shares traded 10,000 units at US$1.10.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and only 1 stock with the offer that was lower, this is the second day of such strong signal, an indication that prices should be rising in the session ahead.