Sagicor Financial closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Thursday on the TTSE.
Trading activity closed with 1,008,039 shares changing hands with a value of $9,814,776, in contrast to Wednesday’s volume of 795,747 with a value of $8,048,155.
The Composite Index advanced 2.02 points to 1,190.32 points, the All T & T Index gained 3.69 points to close at 1,803.83 points, 7.42 percent down year to date and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.04 points to close at 77.10 points and is up 55.73 percent for 2016.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bid higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 1 cent to close at 91 cent with 78,977 shares changing hands, National Enterprises advanced 4 cents on favourable quarterly results to close at $10.55 with 454,545 shares changing hands with a value of $4,795,450. Republic Financial Holdings with 90 shares changing hands closed at $109, up by $1.02 and Sagicor Financial gained 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.45 with 147,487 shares changing hands, valued at $1,098,778.
< Strong> Losses|Grace Kennedy lost 6 cents to close at $2.74 with 3,400 shares changing hands, Scotiabank lost 1 cent to close at $58.73 with 3,100 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, with a loss of 4 cents, closed at $22.64 with 1,935 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades | Angostura Holdings with 66,534 shares changing hands, closed at $15.50 with a value of $1,031,290, Clico Investment Fund closed at $22.60 with 1,532 shares changing hands, First Citizens Bank with 893 shares changing hands, closed at $33, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.50 with 106,858 shares changing hands with a value of $908,293. Massy Holdings closed at $50.99 with 538 shares changing hands, Prestige Holdings closed at $11 with 142,073 shares changing hands with a value of $1,562,803 and West Indian Tobacco with 77 shares changing hands, closed at $126.90.
Sagicor Financial closed at $7.40, down 1 cent with 13,220 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 5 cents to close at $126.90 with 28,905 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades | Clico Investment Fund closed at $22.60 with 210,000 shares changing hands with a value of $4,746,000, First Citizens Bank with 1,020 changing hands, closed at $33, FirstCaribbean International Bank closed at $8.50 with 12,000 shares changing hands and year to date gains of 70 percent. Guardian Holdings closed at $13 with 110 shares changing hands, JMMB Group with 309,136 shares changing hands, closed at 91 cents and year to date gains of 65 percent, National Commercial Bank closed at $2.65 with 11,218 shares changing hands and Point Lisas with 1,500 shares changing hands, closed at $3.70.
Firm Trades | Ansa McAl closed at $62 with 2,000 shares changing hands, Ansa Merchant Bank ended with 46 shares changing hands at $40.01, Clico Investment Fund closed at $22.60 with just 45 shares changing hands with a value of $896,994, First Citizens traded 201,792 shares valued at $6,659,136 to close at $33. First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.50 with 95,736 shares with a value of $813,754 changing hands, JMMB Group closed at 91 cents with 1,841 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings closed at $50.99 with 1,310 shares trading, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed at $7.20 with 7,995 shares changing hands and Scotiabank closed at $58.74 with 423 shares changing hands.
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Exchange closed on Thursday with 10 securities changing hands, up from 9 on Wednesday, 4 of which advanced, 2 declined and 4 traded unchanged on a day when 2 stocks ended at 52-week highs. 
Guardian Holdings gained 5 cents to close at $12.55 with 1,200 shares changing hands and Sagicor Financial Corporation closed at $7.20 after rising 5 cents with 36,282 shares changing hands.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Exchange closed the moderate trading session on Monday with 8 securities trading, down from 10 securities changing hands on Friday. One stock advanced, 2 declined and 5 held firm.
Losses| Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $108.78 with 450 shares traded and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 24 cents, closing at $22.75 with 500 shares.
Firm Trades | Agostini’s closed with 43 shares changing hands at $17.40, Clico Investment Fund ended with 107,800 shares changed hands at $22.60, First Caribbean International Bank traded 1,394 shares to close at $8.10, 
Losses| Calypso Macro Index Fund lost 2 cents to close at 52 weeks’ low of $21.97 after trading 492 shares, National Enterprises traded 15,000 shares and Republic Financial Holdings and 68 shares and both lost 1 cents each to close at $10.40 and $108.99 respectively.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund closed with 15,250 shares changing hands to end at $22.59, for a 1 cent fall, Grace Kennedy contributed 109,000 shares to close at $2.55 after falling 5 cents. Prestige Holdings had 26,560 shares changing hands but lost 10 cents and closed at $11 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL fell 11 cents, to close at $23 with 3,749 units changing hands.
Losses| Grace Kennedy contributed 111,498 shares to close at $2.60 after falling 4 cents, Massy Holdings ended with 22 shares changing hands at $51.42 after losing 1 cent, Republic Financial Holdings dropped $1 and ended with 41 shares changing hands at $109. Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23 with 2,000 units trading, after falling 54 cents and Trinidad Cement lost 3 cents in trading 2,010 units at $3.95.