Demand rises for Republic Financial Holdings
Bids increased sharply for Republic Financial Holdings on Monday, with 208,394 on the highest bid which was in line with the last traded price of $101.60 and carried over to Tuesday with bids for 35,032 units at $101.60.
The improved demand follows improved results to March for the banking group and IC Insider.com’s report over the week-end that the stock was poised to go higher. Trinidad Cement came in for increased demand, following a report by this publication that profits for the quarter to March was up over 2017. The stock has a bid to buy 4,615 share at $2.65 which is higher than the last traded price of $2.62. O Monday the bid was at $2.62 to buy 13,353 shares.
In other market activities on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, 13 securities changed hands against 15 on Monday, with 2 advancing, 2 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 186,598 shares with a value of $1,863,064 compared to 138,553 shares at a value of $4,411,178 on Monday.
Unilever Caribbean jumped $1.50
At close of the market the, Composite Index slipped 0.37 points on Tuesday to 1,230.11, the All T&T Index gained 0.93 points to 1,698.42, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.23 points to close at 102.52.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Republic Financial Holdings rose 2 cents and ended at $101.60, with 4,631 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean jumped $1.50 in concluding trading at $33.50, having exchanged 400 shares.
Losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 1 cent at $20.14, with 2,564 shares trading and JMMB Group share fell 1 cent and ended at $1.79, with 122,995 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant Bank settled trading at $40, after exchanging 10,944 shares, First Citizens closed at $32.55, in exchanging 500 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $47.40, with 51 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.80, after exchanging 6,790 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $12.40, with 50 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings settled at $10.01, after exchanging 209 shares, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.80, with 21,000 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading at $28, with 16,200 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $88.51, with 264 stock units changing hands. Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 16 securities against 12 on Thursday, with 5 advancing, 3 declining and 8 remaining unchanged. 
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Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with trading in 12 securities against 16 on Wednesday, with 4 advancing, 2 declining and 6 remaining unchanged. 
Gains| Grace Kennedy added 5 cents and concluded trading at $3.15, with 144,330 units, Guardian Holdings increased in price by 1 cent and ended at $15.01, after exchanging 2,140 shares, JMMB Group rose 4 cents and settled at $1.90, with 21,023 stock units changing hands and NCB Financial Group closed with a gain of 10 cents after completing trading at $5.50, with 24,504 shares.
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Firm Traded| Agostini’s concluded market activities at $21.06, after exchanging 425 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $15.72, with 5,355 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments completed trading at $20.16, with 438 units, First Caribbean International Bank settled at $8.90, after exchanging 455 shares, First Citizens ended at $32.55, exchanging 2,780 shares, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.10, with 169,784 units, Guardian Holdings settled at $15, after trading 2,375 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $47.40, with 224 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises completed trading at $9.65, with 2,100 units, National Flour settled at $1.75, after exchanging 800 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.58, with 475 stock units trading, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.80, with 86,136 units, Scotiabank settled at $62.51, after exchanging 6,005 shares, Trinidad Cement settled at $2.60, with 72,696 shares traded and West Indian Tobacco ended at $88.55, with 184 stock units changing hands.
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Gains| Sagicor Financial closed with a gain of 10 cents and concluded trading at $7.80, with 105,000 units and 
West Indian Tobacco stock price dropped $3.51 to end at $85 and was the main reason for a big dip in the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange index on Wednesday. 
Losses| Guardian Holdings closed with a loss of 30 cents and completed trading at $15, after exchanging 59,627 shares, Scotiabank lost 14 cents in closing at $62.51 with 148,531 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement lost 27 cents and ended trading at $2.60, with 1,600 stock units changing hands West Indian Tobacco concluded trading with a loss of $3.51 to close at $85, after exchanging a mere 150 shares.