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Trinidad & Tobago’s Scotiabank hits a 52 weeks’ high at the close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday but with limited volume. Market activity resulted in 9 securities being exchanged the same number as on Thursday.
At the close of the market, 5 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 2 were unchanged. Securities traded amounted to 181,011 at a value of $1,947,353 compared to Thursday’s 306,454 shares valued at $3,666,557.
The Composite Index gained 2.09 points to 1,242.48, the All T&T Index rose 3.83 points to 1,827.06 and the Cross Listed Index was up 0.05 points to 88.23.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 11 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 2 cents to close at $22.52 with 218 shares changing hands, First Citizens Bank closed 49 cents higher trading 100 units and closed at $32, the price at which the block of shares are being sold by the government. Guardian Holdings closed at $15.80 with gains of 30 cents and 20,000 units exchanged at a value of $311,650, 
JMMB Group gained 2 cents to close at $1.22 with 7,000 shares traded and Scotiabank closed with gains of 20 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $59 exchanging 218 units.
Losses| Ansa McAL lost 2 cents to close at $66.43 with an exchange of 3,300 shares and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20, a loss of 10 cents with 1,039 units traded.
Firm Trades| Sagicor Financial was unchanged at $9 with trades of 146,509 units valued at$1,318,581 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.61 trading 2,500 shares.
Trades in Clico Investments, amounting to 516,609 units valued at $11,673,878 propped up activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with only 31,380 units trading by 10 other stocks.
Losses| First Citizens Bank dropped 50 cents to close at $31.50 with 657 shares switching owners and First Caribbean International Bank lost 1 cent in closing at $8.99 with an exchange of 876 units.
The junior market ended trading with an average of 31,664 units for an average value of $174,791 traded, compared to 522,515 units for an average value of $2,610,647 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 151,408 units and $906,810. On the immediate preceding trading day the average volume and value for the month to date, were 168,514 units with an average value of $1,011,384. The average volume and value for February, ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459.
Knutsford Express traded 350 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $40.50, Lasco Distributors ended with 22,580 units trading at $6.85 after adding 5 cents, Lasco Financial fell 7 cents with 131,090 shares changing hands, to end at $4. Lasco Manufacturing closed with loss of 50 cents as 59,106 units changed hands at $4.50, Main Event had 126,775 shares changing hands, to close with a fall of 50 cents at $4.50, Medical Disposables fell 37 cents to close at $6.18 with 10,000 shares changing hands. tTech ended with 44,782 units changing hands, the price fell $1.95 to end at $6.05 and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 2,000 units changing hands at $2.10.
On the immediate preceding trading day, the average volume and value for the month to date, were 116,596 units with an average value of $773,309. The average volume and value for February, ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459.
KLE Group added 44 cents and ended trading 886 units, to close at $2.90, Lasco Distributors ended with 6,085 units trading at $6.70, Lasco Financial fell 16 cents with 148,000 shares changing hands, to end at $4.50. Lasco Manufacturing closed with loss of 20 cents as 182,496 units changed hands at $4.70, Main Event had 67,852 shares changing hands, to close with a gain of 10 cents at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $5.10, Medical Disposables rose 14 cents to close at $6.50 with 3,719 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading ended with 14,300 shares changing hands and lost 5 cents to $3.75 and tTech ended with 610 units changing hands as the price rose 40 cents to end at $6.50.
The average volume and value for February, ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459.
Lasco Distributors ended with 32,000 units trading with a fall of 30 cents at $6.50, Lasco Financial fell 10 cents with 62,563 shares changing hands, to end at $4.50. Lasco Manufacturing closed with gain of 9 cents as 32,106 units changed hands at $4.59, Main Event had 17,862 shares changing hands, to close with a gain of 15 cents at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $5, Medical Disposables lost 15 cents to close at $6.70 with 1,000 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading ended with 216,357 shares changing hands and rose 34 cents to $3.79, tTech ended with 95,774 units changing hands at $6.50, Eppley 9.5% preference share closed trading with 333,200 units changing hands at $6 and Eppley 8.25% preference share closed trading with 6,813,396 units at $6.
Trading ended on Thursday for the junior market, with the market index climbing 10.01 points to close at 3,099.03, with 3 stocks closing at new highs and one trading at an intraday high. 
Blue Power jumped sharply by $4.75 and closed with 1,200 units changing hands at $55, after trading at $57.60, CAC 2000 traded 16,800 shares at $7, Cargo Handlers added $2 in trading 3,810 shares to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $27 and closed after hitting $30 during the day. Caribbean Cream closed trading with 13,527 units to close at $8, after rising 73 cents. Caribbean Producers fell 30 cents in trading 21,533 units $3.75, Consolidated Bakeries ended trading 60,000 shares to close at $4, the stock could suffer a steep fall with the company reporting on Thursday, earnings of just 5 cents for the 2016 fiscal year, down from 13.5 cents at September last year. C2W Music lost 4 cents with 3,086 units changing hands to close at 35 cents, Dolphin Cove closed trading with 783 shares, to end at $18. General Accident closed with 30,747 shares to end at $3.50, Honey Bun had 11,800 shares changing hands and fell 35 cents, to end at $7.60, Iron Rock Insurance traded 10,000 shares to end at $3.30, Jamaican Teas ended trading 33,286 shares to close at $8.30. 
Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 21,065 shares being exchanged for gain of $2 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $15, KLE gained 20 cents and ended trading 200 units, to close at $2.90, Lasco Distributors ended with 72,448 units trading with a fall of 19 cents at $6.80. Lasco Financial rose 20 cents with 944,331 shares changing hands, to end at $4.60, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 1,448 units changing hands at $4.50, Main Event had 25,964 shares changing hands, to close at $4.85 after rising by 5 cents. Medical Disposables gained 35 cents to close at $6.85 with 3,024 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading ended with 71,815 shares changing hands and fell 34 cents to $3.79, Eppley 9.5% preference share closed trading with 7,700 units changing hands at $6 and Eppley 10% preference share closed trading with 550 units at $6.85.
The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 60,885 shares being exchanged for gain of $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $13, Key Insurance traded 2,415 units to close at $3.50, KLE shed 30 cents and ended trading 18,000 units, to close at $2.70, Lasco Distributors ended with 282,814 units trading with a rise of 48 cents at $6.99. Lasco Financial traded 26,850 shares changing hands, to end at $4.40, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 129,515 units changing hands at $4.50, Main Event had 48,813 shares changing hands, to close at $4.80. Medical Disposables gained 50 cents to close at $6.50 with 8,651 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading ended with 15,960 shares changing hands at $3.79 and tTech lost 31 cents and closed trading with 1,109 units changing hands at $6.50.
The junior market ended trading with an average of 94,482 units for an average value of $652,517 traded, compared to of 52,582 units for an average value of $304,893 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 238,297 units and $1,465,313 compared to 246,757 units and $1,513,124 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
Knutsford Express gained 6 cents and ended trading 5,000 units, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $35.06, Lasco Distributors ended with 120,070 units trading with a rise of 25 cents at $7. Lasco Financial traded 65,122 shares changing hands, to end with a rise of 22 cents at $4.62, Lasco Manufacturing rose 10 cents and closed with 357,945 units changing hands at $4.95, Main Event had 263,064 shares changing hands, to close at $4.71. Medical Disposables fell by $1 to close at $6 with 31,889 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading rose 9 cents and ended with 500 shares changing hands at $3.79 and tTech rose just 9 cents and closed trading with 2,778 units changing hands at $7.70.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging rose 99 cents to close at $25 with 3,000 units changing hands, C2W Music had 28,317 units changing hands to close at 39 cents, CAC 2000 closed at $7.50 with 7,500 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded 15,900 shares and gained 43 cents to end at $24.50. Caribbean Cream closed trading with 33,630 units at $8.40, after gaining by 25 cents. Caribbean Flavours rallied by 81 cents in trading 880 units to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.31, Consolidated Bakeries traded 60,141 shares to close at $4.05, Derrimon Trading rose 30 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.50 with 1,500 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove closed trading with 3,660 shares, to end at $20. General Accident closed with 81,000 shares while falling 25 cents to end at $3.85, Honey Bun gained 50 cents with 7,470 shares changing hands, to end at $7.50, Jamaican Teas gained 50 cents in trading 28,000 shares to close at $8.50. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with a 20 cents loss, with 287,475 shares being exchanged, to end at $11, Key Insurance traded 14,000 units, to close with a rise of 50 cents at $3.50, 
KLE Group gained 26 cents and ended with 2,000 units changing hands at $2.86. Knutsford Express ended trading with 3,172 units to close at $35, Lasco Distributors ended with 106,350 units trading with a loss of 30 cents at $7, Lasco Financial traded 49,354 shares changing hands, to end with a rise of 25 cents at $4.75, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 5,269,141 units changing hands at $4.95. Main Event gained just 1 cent while 181,750 shares changed hands to close at $4.81, Medical Disposables closed at $7 with 32,100 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading fell 30 cents and ended with 350,551 shares changing hands at $3.50. Sweet River traded just 200 shares at $3.50, tTech rose 41 cents and closed trading with 6,152 units changing hands at $7.61 and Eppley 8.25% preference share, ended with 230,332 units changing hands at $6 after falling by 1 cent.
The junior market hit a new record close at the end of trading on Tuesday, with a strong gain of 57.28 points to close at 3,101.51 as 19 securities changed hands.
An average of 53,783 units with an average value of $315,952 traded, compared to of 110,117 units with an average value of $656,133 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 258,010 units and $1,598,653 compared to 272,597 units and $1,690,274 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.