
Angostura is one of 2 stocks to gain at the close of trading on Friday
Two stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows as a number of them try o find a bottom.
The Composite Index gained 1.30 points to close at 1,107.62, the All T&T Index advanced by 0.07 points to close at 1,758.47 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.34 points at 60.73.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower. The indicator has been showing improving market sentiments recently but it may not mean the end of declining stocks.
Gains| Angostura Holdings rose 40 cents in trading 11,779 units at $12.90 and National Commercial Bank traded 56,305 shares and gained 5 cents to end at $2.40.
Losses|$47.99 and Republic Financial Holdings lost 9 cents in trading 4,600 units valued at $496,340 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $107.90.Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 2,162 shares to close at $22.61, Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 245,765 shares with a value of $1,612,218 to end at $6.56, First Citizens Bank closed at $29.50 as 21,928 units valued at $646,874 changed hands, One Caribbean Media traded 34,852 shares valued at $741,999 and closed at $21.29. Praetorian Property Mutual Fund contributed 22,052 shares to end at $2.70 and Sagicor Financial closed with 100 units changing hands at $7.17.

Scotiabank closed with 55 shares changing hands with a loss of 4 cents, to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $53.91 and Unilever Caribbean lost 1 cent in trading 88 shares, to close to at a 52 week’ low of $64.94.
Gains| Grace Kennedy rose 5 cents and closed with 2,000 shares trading at $5.20, JMMB Group rose 5 cents to close at 52 weeks’ high of 65 cents, with 105,324 shares changing hands. Sagicor Financial closed with 32,000 units changing hands at $7.15, after rising 2 cents and Trinidad Cement traded at $3.50 with 600 units changing hands to gain 15 cents.
Trading ended with 4 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows and 1 at a 52 weeks’ high as demand for stocks remain low on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange. The market close with 15 active securities changing hands on Tuesday with only 2 stocks gaining, 7 declining while 6 remained unchanged as trading as selling pressure continues in the market.
Republic Financial fell to a 52 weeks’ low of $108.95 with a loss of 4 cents as 800 units changed hands and Scotiabank had 2,000 shares trading at $55 after falling $1.43 for a 52 weeks’ low.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 1 cent, to close at $19.53 with 1,500 shares trading and West Indian Tobacco rose 2 cents to close at $126.30 with 139 shares changing hands.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent, to close at $19.52 with 5,202 shares trading.
Praetorian Property Mutual Fund contributed 2,200 shares to end with a loss of 30 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.70 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 2 cents and closed at $21.01 with 107,538 shares traded for $2,258,416.
Unilever Caribbean fell $1 with 5,300 shares trading to end at 52 weeks’ low of $65.

