Republic Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange indices gained on Wednesday with just one rising and edged out by those declining.
The T&T Composite Index added 2.48 points to close at 1,511.15. The All T&T Index rose 2.42 points to 1,927.81, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of gained 0.35 points to end at 148.27.
The market ended with 11 securities changing hands with the prices of one gaining, three declining while seven remained unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 452,688 shares for $13,232,899, compared to 291,062 shares for $6,574,500, with 14 securities trading on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Gains| Republic Holdings gained 75 cents and closed trading with 4,490 shares at 52 weeks’ high of $144.26.
Losses|JMMB Group fell 2 cents to end at $2.68, with investors trading 44,649 stock units, Massy Holdings lost 10 cents and exchanged 2,415 shares to finish at $62 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 10 cents in transferring 11,955 shares to close at $20.89.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment closed at $28.50, with 313,709 units crossing the exchange, First Caribbean International Bank exchanged 14,245 units at $7.89, First Citizens Bank exchanged 43,777 stock units to settle at $50. NCB Financial exchanged 4,966 shares at $11.30 and Prestige Holdings traded 166 units to end at $8.99, Scotiabank traded 12,217 units to end at $62.50 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $39.49 while exchanging 99 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
The T&T Composite Index lost 5.92 points to close at 1,508.67. The All T&T Index dropped 8.86 points to 1,925.39, while the Cross Listed Index closed with a loss of 0.40 points to end at 147.92.
Trinidad Cement lost 7 cents to close at $1.85 after exchanging just one stock units and Unilever Caribbean lost 50 cents in trading 100 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.
The market ended with 14 securities changing hands versus 16 on Thursday and leading to the prices of four gaining, two declining and the prices of eight remaining unchanged.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 2 cents to close at $28.46, with 72,954 units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 1 cent transferring 3,980 shares to close at $20.89.
NCB Financial shed 5 cents and closed with 4,278 units crossing the exchange at $11.25, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 10 cents in transferred 31,746 shares to close at $20.90 and West Indian Tobacco fell 10 cents to close at $38.50 while trading 5,403 stock units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Grace Kennedy had 122 shares changing hands, to close at $3.95, National Enterprises closed trading with 100 shares at $5.50. National Enterprises swapped 100 units at $5.50, National Flour closed with 43,837 units crossing the exchange at $1.49, Point Lisas traded 194,174 shares to land at $3.75, Trinidad & Tobago NGL transferred 31,746 shares to close at $21. LJ Williams B share traded 6,144 units at $1.60 and Unilever Caribbean exchanged 1,686 shares and closed at $21.50 after hitting a 52 weeks intraday low of $21.10.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed down at the end of trading on Tuesday with the 16 securities changing hands up from 15 on Monday from lower volume and value.
Republic Financial, with the loss of 8 cents to close at 54 weeks’ high of $142.08, after exchanging 1,386 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL, traded 60,015 shares and added one cent to close at $21.
First Citzens’ stock closed with the bid at $51.50 to buy 3,430 shares but ended trading with no offers on the board at the close.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 36,818 shares and gained 7 cents to close at $20.47, Trinidad Cement exchanged 3,227 shares and rose 5 cents to close at $1.90. LJ Williams B share rose 5 cents and ended at $1.60, with investors swapped just 83 shares and West Indian Tobacco rose $2 and settled at $40, with 3,461 units changing hands.
Republic Holdings traded at $142 but closed with the bid at $145 and offered at $150 the PE ratio is just 12 based on 2020 forecasted earnings with 20 being the target. Both stocks appear to have low supply around current prices.
Losses| JMMB Group shed 4 cents and ended at $2.70, with investors exchanging 365,844 stock units, One Caribbean Media fell 5 cents in transferring 612 shares at $7.95, Scotiabank ended trading with 10 units after slipping 9 cents to $61.40. Trinidad & Tobago NGL had 12,474 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.40 after falling by 30 cents and West Indian Tobacco dropped $2 and settled at $38, with just 35 units changing hands.