
First Citizens rose 50 cents on TTSE on Monday
Trading activity closed with 3 stocks rising while 3 declined and 1 remained unchanged as 153,635 shares valued at $1,497,555 changed hands, compared to 522,024 shares valued at $1,246,175 on Friday as one stock closed at new 52 weeks’ high.
The market closed with sharp movements in the indices. The the Composite Index advanced by 1.25 points to close at 1,168.45 The All T&T Index closed with a gain of 2.73 points to 1,804.78, down 7.52 percent for 2016 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.04 points to 70.99 points and is up 43.47 percent year to date.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens gained 50 cents to close at $32 with 3,512 units trading, JMMB Group gained 3 closed at a 52 weeks’ high of 85 cents with 101,000 units, switching ownership and National Enterprises ended
with 2,000 shares changing hands with the price closing with a gain of 5 cents at $10.25.Losses| Clico Investment Fund closed with 42,110 shares valued at $951,273 changing hands with a loss of 1 cent at $22.59, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 855 units and lost 20 cents to close at $7 and West Indian Tobacco traded 2,500 shares to close $127 after shedding 5 cents.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy contributed 1,658 shares to close at $2.60.
First Citizens Bank was the largest mover on Trinidad and Tobago Exchange when trading ended on Friday, with the price that dropped $3.93 on Thursday, recovering 50 cents with 200 units trading to end at $31.50. Elsewhere trading ended with 9 securities changing hands, down from 11 on Thursday.
Losses| Guardian Holdings lost 1 cent in trading 1,447 shares, the price closed at $12.60, National Commercial Bank ended with 290 shares changing hands with the price closing with a loss of 2 cents at $2.58 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 3 cents in trading 16,200 shares with a value of $381,495 changing hands at $23.55.
One Caribbean Media lost 40 cents in trading 2,010 shares at a 52 weeks’ low of $20 and Unilever Caribbean fell 9 cents with 2,000 shares trading at $59.90.
Republic Financial Holdings ended with 1,510 shares trading, with a rise of 1 cent to end at $110.99.
Trinidad and Tobago stock market ended Thursday with 13 securities trading of which 1 gained, 3 declined and 9 remained unchanged. Trading ended with increased volume and value as Clico Investment Fund dominated trading in dollar terms with the fund accounting for $6 million of the total amount traded.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings ended with 1,200 shares changing hands to close at $14.65, Clico Investment Fund closed with 266,311 shares valued at $6,018,629 changing hands to end at $22.60, National Commercial Bank closed at $2.60 with 1,190 shares trading, National Enterprises closed with 100 shares changing hands to close at $10.16. Praetorian Property Mutual Fund with 444 units changing hands ended at $2.65, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 3,830 shares changing hands at $7.10. Scotia Investments closed with 20,379 shares changing hands to end at $1.80, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.65 with 227 units changing hands and Trinidad Cement had 100 shares changing hands to close at $3.50.
Losses| Guardian Holdings traded 3,290 shares with the price closing at $12.62 after falling 8 cents and Massy Holdings lost 3 cents and ended with 39,836 shares value of $2,071,472 changing hands to end at $52 and 60 and West Indian Tobacco traded 50 shares but lost 2 cents to close at $127.05.
Trading activity dropped on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market on Thursday compared with the levels of trading on Wednesday. Only 89,457 shares valued at $1,653,454 changed hands, compared to 204,982 units valued at $2,918,765 on Wednesday.
Losses| Ansa McAl lost 1 cent in trading 1,360 units to end at $62.70.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl traded 12,500 units with a value of $783,750 at $62.70, Clico Investment Fund traded 18,400 units valued at $415,840 to close at $22.60, Grace Kennedy ended with 9,008 shares trading at $2.55. Guardian Holdings ended with 6,799 shares changing hands at $12.80, , National Flour ended with 2,066 shares changing hands to close at $2.52, Prestige Holdings traded 2,110 shares at $11, Scotiabank closed with 7,802 shares valued at $452,516 to end at $58 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.52 with 14,934 units with a value of $351,236 changing hands.

Firm Trades| Ansa McAl traded 20,000 units to close at $62.70, Clico Investment Fund traded 1,500 units at $22.60, First Citizens Bank traded 2,639 shares to end at $35, Guardian Holdings ended with 5,233 shares changing hands at $12.80, JMMB Group ended with 62,308 shares changing hands at 61 cents. National Enterprises closed with 11,968 shares changing hands at $10, Scotiabank closed with 2,000 shares changing hands to end at $57.86, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.52 with 3,630 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco traded 4,160 shares to close at $126.75.
Losses| National Enterprises lost 45 cents to close with 5,000 shares changing hands at $10.