NCBFG trades at new high in Trinidad on Friday of TT$4.50.
NCB Financial Holdings closed at new high on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday and have almost closed the gaping gap in trading prices between Jamaica and Trinidad. At the close 11 securities traded compared to 13 on Thursday.
Trading activity increased over Thursday’s levels by more than 100 percent in dollars and volume. With trading dominated by Angostura Holdings with 42 percent of the trades followed by Clico Investment and Trinidad & Tobago NGL with 27 percent and 23 percent respectively.
The market closed with 4 stocks having advanced, 1 declined and 6 were unchanged as 419,313 shares traded at a value of $$7,180,253 compared to Thursday’s trades of 210,213 valued at $3,263,460.
The Composite Index advanced 5.60 points to 1,228.32, the All T&T Index gained 0.60 points to 1,792.35 and the Cross Listed Index added 1.45 points to 89.13 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers suggesting some softness in the market ahead of Monday’s opening.
Gains| Stocks closing with the prices rising based on the last sale and volumes changing hands were Clico Investment with a 1 cent gain to $21 with 93,269 shares valued at $1,949,712, First Caribbean International rising 3 cents to close at $8.05 with 20,117 shares, NCB Financial Group advanced 21 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $4.50 with 10,000 shares, as investors pushed the price to be more or less in line with the price it closed at in Kingston of J$90.95 and 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 20 cents higher to $23.45 with 70,233 shares valued at $1,647,548.
Losses| Prestige Holdings lost 1 cent, to last traded at $10.64 with 8,876 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Stocks trading with the last price remaining unchanged and the volumes changing hands are, Angostura Holdings ending at $15.01 with 200,000 shares valued at $3,002,000, Ansa Merchant Bank trading at $40 with 1,056 shares, First Citizens exchanging 1,800 shares at $31.67. Massy Holdings closed at $48.95 with 379 units, National Enterprises remained at $10.48 with 13,161 shares and Scotiabank closed with 422 units trading at $58.02.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.82, losing 1 cent with 20,500 shares valued at $2,579,315 trading.
Losses| Clico Investment closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $22.49, losing 1 cent but traded at a low of $2.44 before closing trading with 2,700 shares and Sagicor Financial lost 2 cents to close at $8.02, with 8,172 shares changing hands.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with 8 stock declining with very small changes and none rising. Trading closed with 191,141 securities changing hands at a value of $5,051,742 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 450,749 valued at $7,406,212. 
One Caribbean Media closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $15, losing 1 cent with 300 shares trading. Point Lisas traded at $3.87, with a loss of 1 cent and 51,000 shares switching owners, Prestige Holdings closed 4 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $10.70 trading 3,934 shares, Sagicor Financial lost 2 cents to close at $8.48, with an exchange of 5,211 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.89 with a loss of 1 cent and an exchange of 12,768 shares.
Falling prices had the upper hand in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday resulted in 3 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 7 holding firm as 14 securities changed hands, the same as on Monday, leading to a fall in all market indices. 
Losses| Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at $22.50 exchanging 52,200 shares valued at $1,174,548, First Caribbean International traded 10 cents lower to close at $7.60 exchanging 2,500 shares, Guardian Holdings lost 1 cent, to end at $16.09 with 2,159 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $51.25, with a loss of 75 cents trading 40,000 shares valued at $2,050,000.
West Indian Tobacco lost 6 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.94, with 8,950 shares changing hands valued at $1,127,163.
Ansa Merchant Bank traded 784 shares at $40, Clico Investment closed at $22.51, with 1,800 shares changing hands. First Caribbean International held firm at $7.70, with 4,000 shares traded, Grace Kennedy exchanged 20,388 shares at $2.80 while JMMB Group remained at $1.27, after trading 20,070 shares. Massy Holdings traded 5,010 units to hold at $50.50, National Flour Mills closed at $2.20, in exchanging 3,049 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with 101,997 shares changing hands valued at $10,393,494. Scotiabank exchanged 66,513 units at $58 valued at $3,857,754 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.15, with 54,203 shares traded.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with the market indices declining and with 14 securities changing hands, the same as on Tuesday but with higher volumes traded. 
NCB Financial Group closed at $3.96, with a loss of 9 cents trading 89,000 shares valued at $354,700 and Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent to close at $4.19, with 14,367 shares changing hands.
Massy Holdings closed at $51.10, with a loss of 35 cents trading 15,195 shares valued at $776,465 and Point Lisas closed at $4, losing 5 cents in exchanging 100 shares.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday was dominated by small trades and resulted in 12 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Wednesday. At the close 1 stock advanced, 3 declined and 8 were unchanged. 
Republic Financial Holdings traded 2 cents lower to close at $101.90, with an exchange of 1,100 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed at $52.60, losing 40 cents in trading 30 shares.