Sagicor Financial having jumped $1.05 to close at a at a 52 weeks’ high on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday it followed up on Thursday by climbing a further $1.20 to a new 52 weeks’ high of $9.25 but with limited trading volume.
NCB Financial was another stock to close at a 52 weeks’ high and ended trading at $7.10 or the equivalent of J$136, well below the close of $160 in Kingston.
At close of the market the Composite Index climbed 8.87 points to 1,255.27. The All T&T Index rose 5.04 points to 1,691.62, while the Cross Listed Index gained 1.75 points to close at 110.39.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with trading in 20 securities against 13 on Wednesday, with 9 advancing, 1 declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 971,081 shares at a value of $36,439,815, compared to 668,606 shares on Wednesday valued at $17,580,480.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 1 stock with the bid lower than the last selling price and 2 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Angostura Holdings concluded trading and rose 1 cent and ended at $15.80, with 168,000 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments added 20 cents and ended at $20.20, with 2,452 stock units trading, LJ Williams B share increased 5 cents and settled at 75 cents, after exchanging 230,000 shares, Massy Holdings gained $1 with an exchange 31,185 shares at $45, National Enterprises rose 45 cents and ended at $7.95, with 2,889 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group closed with a gain of 10 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.10, after exchanging 1,000 shares, Prestige Holdings gained 15 cents and completed trading at $7.50, with 1,345 units, Sagicor Financial rose $1.2o to end at 52 weeks’ high of $9.25, with 2,222 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished trading with a gain of 1 cent at $29.12, after exchanging 125,510 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Scotiabank was the sole stock closing lower at the end of trading as the price fell 8 cents and completed trading 91,940 units at $64.66.
Stocks trading firm|Ansa Mcal completed trading with 77,000 units at $55, Ansa Merchant Bank settled at $38.26, after exchanging 38,784 shares, First Citizens closed at $32.76, in exchanging 21,045 shares, Guardian Holdings completed trading 8,773 units at $18.01, JMMB Group concluded trading at $1.70, after exchanging 3,000 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $10.99, with 1,025 shares changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings concluded trading at $107, after exchanging 80,885 shares, Trinidad Cement closed at $2.62, trading 7,766 shares, Unilever Caribbean ended at $23, with 10 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco completed trading 76,250 units at $95.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.