
Republic Financial Holdings dominated trading on the TTSE on Thursday.
Activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange was the most robust it has been for several weeks on Thursday, with 18 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Wednesday. Advancing stocks climbed to 6 with 1 declining and 11 unchanged.
At the close, 623,687 shares traded, valued $14,619,055 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 185,605 units valued at $2,920,184. Republic Financial Holdings dominated trading with 68 percent of the value of securities traded while NCB Financial Group and Trinidad & Tobago NGL,, accounted for 11 percent and 9 percent respectively.
The Composite Index gained 1.02 points to 1,245.95, the All T&T Index advanced 2.35 points to 1,791.71 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.05 points to close at 94.05.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of the securities rising and the volume changing hands were Clico Investment added 10 cents, closing at $20.70 with 25,050 shares valued at $517,285, First Citizens advanced 25 cents to close at $32 with 13,991 shares valued at $447,173, Guardian Holdings gained 10 cents and ended at $16.39 in exchanging 7,566 shares. Prestige Holdings gained 5 cents trading 500 units, closing at $10.70, Republic Financial rose 9 cents to close at $102 with 97,510 shares valued at $9,938,129 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 25 cents higher to $23 with 58,033 shares valued at $1,333,816.
Losses| JMMB Group is the only security declining with a loss of 3 cents to $1.32 with 12,851 shares.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume trading unchanged at the close are Ansa McAL exchanging 1,293 units at $65.80, First Caribbean International Bank remaining at $8.02 with 23,151 shares while Massy Holdings traded 550 units at $48.92 and National Enterprises closed at $10.48 exchanging 434 units. National Flour Mills closed with 493 units at $2.04, NCB Financial Group exchanged 308,000 shares at $5.15 valuing $1,586,200, One Caribbean Media closed at $14.25 with 1,167 units, Sagicor Financial held firm at $8.20 with 5,978 shares. Scotia Investments traded 1,000 units at $2.25, Scotiabank exchanged 25 units at $58.02 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20 with 66,095 shares.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday resulted in 12 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Tuesday with the ratio of stocks rising and falling 1 to 1.
One Caribbean Media losing 25 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $14.25, with 40 units changing hands and Sagicor Financial with a loss of 1 cent, closed at $8.20 with 46,172 shares valued at $378,657.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are National Flour Mills lost 1 cent and closed at $2.04 with 1,000 shares and Sagicor Financial ending with a loss of 29 cents at $8.21 trading 141 units.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands were Guardian Holdings declined 15 cents to close at $16.40 with 258,304 shares valued at $4,274,711 and Massy Holdings lost 3 cents, closing at $48.92 with 3,009 shares.
JMMB Group fell 1 cent and closed at $1.30 with 104,216 shares and Republic Financial Holdings closed 2 cents lower to $101.90 with 1,537 shares.
Point Lisas closed 10 cents lower to $3.90 with 1,050 shares and Scotiabank closed at $58.02, losing 8 cents trading 30 shares.
Losses| Clico Investment slumped to a 52 weeks’ low of $20.59, having lost 1 cent to close at $20.50 with 63,948 shares valued at $1,314,018 changing hands and Republic Financial Holdings traded 1 cent lower to $101.90 with 1,246 shares.
JMMB Group with a loss of 1 cent to close at $1.30 with 1,930 shares and West Indian Tobacco with a loss of 2 cents, closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.47 with 490 shares.
closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.90 with 1,140 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $50.50, having lost 48 cents trading a mere 16 shares.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 4 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.70 with just 100 shares changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 49 cents to end at $22 with 31,945 shares valued at $702,790.