Activities picked up a bit on the Jamaica Stock Exchange primary market on Tuesday but left the market in a stalemate with an almost equal number of securities rising and falling as the market tries to claw its way higher ahead of the final month of 2019.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 432.09 points to close at 552,267.83, the JSE Index lost 548.28 points to 502,734.12 while the JSE Financial Index gained 0.16 points to close at 136.63.
The market closed with 40 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 15 stocks advancing, 14 declining and 11 stocks trading firm. Main market activity ended with 37 securities accounting for 34,952,276 units valued at $127,514,628, in contrast to 17,983,605 units valued at $109,287,271 on Monday from 38 securities.
Sagicor Select Funds dominated trading with 16 million shares for 46 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Windfarm with 13.2 million shares and 38 percent and QWI Investments with 1.7 million shares and 4.9 percent of total volume.
The market closed with an average of 944,656 units valued at an average of $3,446,341 for each security traded, in contrast to 473,523 units for an average of 2,875,981 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 660,717 units valued at $8,989,829 and previously, an average of 644,199 units valued at $9,331,109 for each security changing hands. The market closed out October with an average of 957,488 units valued at $13,947,047 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 15 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 9 with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 17.7, with the traditional market ending at 18.6 times 2019 current year’s earnings.
In the premier market, Barita Investments climbed $2 higher to $72 after trading 42,782 shares, Caribbean Cement lost $1 to settle at $79, after exchanging 5,766 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $3.60, in ending at $33 with 850 units traded. Eppley gained 50 cents to close at $15, in swapping 700 shares, Grace Kennedy rose by 50 cents to $62.50, while transferring 82,359 units, 
Jamaica Broilers lost $2 to close at $38, with an exchange of 32,186 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed $1.80 to finish at $26.80 after 807,402 shares changed hands. Mayberry Investments closed with a rise of $1.80 to $10, in transferring 92,283 stock units, 138 Student Living lost 40 cents, ending the day at $3.90 with 515,355 units changing hands. PanJam Investment climbed to $102.50, with gains of $1.40 in swapping 2,730 shares, Sagicor Group closed $1 higher to $66, with an exchange of 281,208 stock units, Seprod climbed $1.37 higher to $51.99, with 19,942 units traded and Wisynco Group lost 50 cents in ending at $23.50 with 66,497 shares crossing the market.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 482,671 units valued at US$154,386, with the market index declining 5.63 points to close at 208.55. Proven Investments gained 0.45 cents and closed at 32 US cents while trading 469,420 shares, JMMB Group 6% preference share closed at US$1.01, losing 1 US cent, with 13,070 units changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 14 US cents with an exchange of 181 units.
Junior Market trading drops index rise
Investors traded the same number of Junior Market securities on Tuesday as on Monday but with fewer units changing hands with a mere 779,323 units valued at $4,286,981 compared to 1,945,433 units valued at $5,415,942 on Monday.
At the close, the market index climbed by 29.38 points to close at 3,342.64, resulting from 9 securities rising and 14 declining while the prices of 8 remained unchanged and the market’s average PE standing at 14.6.
Trading ended with an average of 25,977 units for $142,899 in contrast to 64,848 units for an average of $180,531 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 115,963 shares at $551,261 and previously 121,529 shares at $576,521, for each security traded. In contrast, October closed with an average of 186,927 units valued at $788,734 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator with 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial lost $2 in trading of 4,000 units to close at $29, AMG Packaging ended with 2,601 shares changing hands, after rising 2 cents to end at $2.07, Blue Power declined 35 cents to $6.95, after transferring 17,787 shares. Caribbean Producers closed 2 cents higher at $4.72, trading 3,100 stock units, Derrimon Trading ended with 10,000 shares crossing the exchange, after rising 1 cent to end at $2.65. Dolphin Cove climbed $2.75 to settle at $11.75 with 6,226 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 15 cents in trading 55,195 units at $5.15, Everything Fresh exchanged 5,000 shares, after rising 35 cents to end at $1.45, Express Catering ended market activity in exchanging 19,700 shares to close at $5.70 after falling 70 cents. Fosrich declined 5 cents to settle at $4.70, with 6,000 shares crossing the exchange. Fontana lost 29 cents in trading of 216,393 units at $7.20, General Accident dipped 9 cents with 10,000 shares changing hands to close at $8, 
Indies Pharma slipped 16 cents in trading 12,809 stock units to close at $3.20, Jamaican Teas shed 25 cents with 15,300 units crossing the exchange at $5.95. Jetcon Corporation declined 10 cents in trading 3,210 units at $1.80, Knutsford Express saw 3,368 units transferred with a gain of 50 cents to end at $10.50, Lasco Distributors shed 10 cents in trading of 55,474 units at $3.30, Lasco Manufacturing lost 15 cents in 54,354 units changing hands at $5. Limners and Bards fell 5 cents in trading of 33,137 units at $2.70, Medical Disposables traded with 27,000 shares, after rising 80 cents to end at $8.80, Paramount Trading closed with a transfer of 26,842 units and gained 25 cents to end at $2 and SSL Venture lost 8 cents in trading 3,000 shares to close at $1.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Republic’s Monday’s gains reversed
Republic Bank
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange dropped sharply at the close on Tuesday as investors pushed back Republic Holdings down to $125 at the end along with others, including three that hit five years’ lows.
Investors exchanged 174,546 shares for $2,851,630 from an exchange of 12 securities against 15 on Monday, when 473,189 shares for $9,463,769 traded. The big news of the day is the three for one stock split of West Indian Tobacco stock and the closing bid at $40 compared with the adjusted last traded price of $34.98, suggesting a big boost to the market indices when next it trades.
At the close of the market, the prices of 4 stocks rose, 5 declined while 3 remained unchanged, leading the Composite Index to drop 8.60 points to end at 1,413.37. The All T&T Index dived 19.37 points to 1,763.32, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.32 points to close at 144.13.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 5 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund rose 25 cents and ended at $24.35, after exchanging 30,000 shares, JMMB Group rose 5 cents to close at $2.30, after trading 44,106 stock units. 
LJ Williams B shares gained 5 cents and ended at five years record high of $1.20, with 5,000 units crossing the exchange and Sagicor Financial gained 25 cents and ended at 52 weeks high of $11, with 12,034 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Ansa Merchant Bank fell 25 cents and settled at $35.50, after exchanging 50 shares, Guardian Holdings closed with a loss of 5 cents at $18.50, after trading 9,690 shares, National Enterprises shed 26 cents and ended at a 5 years’ low of $5.50, with 5,000 stock units crossing the exchange. Republic Financial dropped $4.50 to finish $125.50, with 650 units changing hands and Trinidad Cement ended trading of 4,089 shares and lost 10 cents to close at a five years’ low of $1.80.
Firm Trades| Massy Holdings completed trading of 7,776 units at $58, Point Lisas closed at $3.60, with 2,640 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading 53,511 shares to close at $21.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE main market rally
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market surged forward on Monday with the All Jamaican Composite Index rising 2,208.01 points to close at 552,699.92, while the JSE Index gained 1,955.43 points to 503,282.40 and the JSE Financial Index inched 0.11 points higher to 136.477
The market closed with 41 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with 12 stocks advancing, 17 declining and 12 stocks trading firm. Main market activity ended with 38 securities accounting for 17,983,605 units valued at $109,287,271, in contrast to 16,239,630 units valued at $138,772,724 on Friday from 35 securities.
Sagicor Select Funds dominated trading with 9.4 million shares for 52 percent of the day’s trade after hitting an intraday low of $1. Wigton Windfarm followed with 4.3 million shares for 24 percent main market volume after moving to an intraday record high of $1.15 and Jamaica Stock Exchange with 1.17 million shares and 6.5 percent. QWI Investments traded at an all-time low of $1.
The market closed with an average of 473,523 units valued at an average of $2,875,981 for each security traded, in contrast to 463,989 units for an average of 3,964,935 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 644,199 units valued at $9,331,109 and previously, an average of 655,062 units valued at $9,766,801 for each security changing hands. The market closed out October with an average of 957,488 units valued at $13,947,047 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 17.9 with the main market ending at 18.8 times 2019 current year’s earnings.
In main market activity, Caribbean Cement jumped $4.96 to close at $80, with 27,200 shares changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund closed $1.40 lower at $36.60, with the trading of 299 units, Eppley ended at $14.50 after falling $1.40 and swapping 1,535 stock units. Grace Kennedy slid $2 to end at $62, in trading 17,288 shares, Jamaica Broilers gained $2 to close at $40 with an exchange of 33,910 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped $5.38, settling at $25 after 1,172,512 shares crossed the exchange, JMMB Group rose 99 cents to end at $46.99, with exchanging 616,089 shares. 
Kingston Wharves closed $1.53 lower to $57.25, with 2,600 units changing hands, Mayberry Investments lost 30 cents in transferring 28,450 shares to settle at $8.20, Mayberry Jamaica Equities closed $1.10 higher at $13.30 trading 207,200 units. 138 Student Living added 42 cents, ending the day at $4.30, transferring 626 shares, PanJam Investment lost 90 cents to close at $101.10 with 537 units trading. Proven Investments added 50 cents to $48, after exchanging 21,603 units, Pulse Investments rose to $4.55 with gains of 55 cents while trading 106,793 shares, Scotia Group tumbled to $52.95 with a fall of $2.05 in transferring 105,340 shares and Seprod closed 38 cents lower to $50.62, with 43,247 units changing hands.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 31,272,177 units valued at US$9,869,582, with the market index losing 1.70 points to close at 214.18. Proven Investments lost 0.45 US cents to close at 31.15 US cents in the trading 31,265,399 shares, JMMB Group 6% preference share closed at US$1.02 exchanging 1,700 units and Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 14 US cents with 1,778 units changing hands.
Mixed Junior Market trading – Monday
Trading activity on the Junior Market on Monday ended with 30 securities changing hands, against 26 26 on Friday but with an exchange of just 1,945,433 units valued at $5,415,942 compared to 5,092,867 units valued at $20,132,259 on Friday.
At the close, the market index declined by 15.14 points to close at 3,313.26, resulting from 17 securities rising and 9 declining while the prices of 3 remained unchanged and the market’s average PE standing at 14.5.
Trading ended with an average of 64,848 units for an average of $180,531 in contrast to 195,880 units for an average of $774,318 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 121,529 shares at $576,521 and previously 125,267 shares at $602,630, for each security traded. In contrast, October closed with an average of 186,927 units valued at $788,734 for each active security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator with 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging gained 5 cents to close at $2.05, in trading 1,874 stock units, 
Blue Power closed trading of 1,600 units and gained 10 cents to end at $7.30, Caribbean Flavours rose 70 cents higher to close at $13, with 2,298 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Producers closed with a loss of 5 cents at $4.70, in swapping of 109,552 shares, Consolidated Bakeries exchanged 35,000 units and gained 1 cent to end at $1.80, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 81,123 shares, after rising 31 cents to $5.30. Investors transferred 252,481 units of Everything Fresh moving the price up by 5 cents to end at $1.10, Express Catering gained 30 cents to end at $6.40, in trading 18,082 shares, Fosrich fell 5 cents with 18,900 units changing hands at $4.75, General Accident climbed 79 cents to end at $8.09, with 19,988 stock units trading. Honey Bun rose 5 cents and exchanged 882 shares at $6.50, iCreate gained 1 cent to end at 62 cents, after trading 281,304 shares, Indies Pharma shed 3 cents with 30,104 units crossing the exchange at $3.36, Iron Rock Insurance lost 3 cents in trading 93,990 units at $3.45. Jamaican Teas lost 3 cents trading 17,750 units at $6.20, 
Jetcon Corporation closed with a loss of 5 cents at $1.90, in swapping of 20,200 shares, Knutsford Express lost 85 cents in trading 3,643 stocks units to close at $10, Lasco Distributors dropped 49 cents in trading of 6,091 units at $3.40. Lasco Financial closed trading of 322,888 units and gained 35 cents to end at $4.50, Lasco Manufacturing fell 4 cents in trading of 45,901 units at $5.15, Limners and Bards climbed 3 cents and exchanged 63,595 shares at $2.75. Medical Disposables closed trading of 3,000 units and gained 55 cents to end at $8, Main Event climbed 40 cents in exchanging 200 shares at $6.50, Stationery and Office Supplies rose 13 cents to settle at $11.19 with 2,300 shares changing hands. SSL Venture gained 8 cents to close at $1.58, with 373,768 stock units trading and Ttech climbed 1 cent and exchanged 14,936 shares at $5.51.
In the junior market preference segment, CAC 2000 traded 1,763 units and gained 3 cents to end at $1.13.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Seven stocks push TTSE higher – Monday
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Trading picked upon Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday with investors shaking up several stocks leaving two to close at record highs and three at 52 week’s lows.
Investors exchanged 473,189 shares for $9,463,769, from an exchange of 15 securities against 10 on Friday, when only 88,426 shares changed hands for $2,654,241.
At the close of the market, the prices of 7 stocks rose, 5 declined while 3 remained unchanged, leading the Composite Index to gain 7.47 points to close at 1,421.97. The All T&T Index added 5.20 points to end at 1,782.69, while the Cross Listed Index rose 1.33 points to close at 143.81.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 4 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings added 5 cents and settled at $18.55 with investors exchanging 530 shares, JMMB Group traded 17,541 shares with the price rising 5 cents to close at $2.25. National Enterprises exchanged 133,200 units and rose 16 cents to end at NCB Financial closed at a record high of $11 after gaining 15 cents in trading just 110 units. Sagicor Financial rose 6 cents and closed at a 52 week’s high of $10.75, with investors exchanging 14,213 shares, Scotiabank gained 25 cents and completed trading at $59.75, with 1,474 units and West Indian Tobacco jumped $2.69 and settled at $104.99, with 12,981 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund dropped 16 cents and ended at $24.10, with 180,880 units passing through the market, First Caribbean International Bank declined 2 cents to settle at $8.23, after exchanging 100 shares, National Flour ended trading 1,456 stock units for 5 cents less to close at a 52 week’s low of $1.35. One Caribbean Media fell 6 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $9.90, with 2,001 units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $21 with a transfer of 99,298 shares.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings completed trading at $16.20, with investors exchanging 200 shares, First Citizens Bank swapped ownership of 470 units at $42 and Massy Holdings ended at $58, with 8,735 stock units trading.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
Greater stability for IC TOP 10
NCB Financial is back in IC TOP10
The past week saw the initial public offers for Mailpac Group and Lumber Depot coming to the market with both being fully subscribed.
There were just two changes to the IC TOP 10 list of stocks at the end of the week. NCB Financial makes it back into the TOP 10 at the expense of JMMB Group that rose in price to $46 while the Junior Market TOP 10 welcomed Dolphin Cove while saying goodbye to Fontana.
The top three Junior Market stocks, is now led by CAC 2000 with projected gains of 200 percent, followed by MailPac Group with 180 percent and Main Event, with potential gains of 179 percent.
Radio Jamaica remains the lead stock with projected gains of 170 percent, followed by Pulse Investments in the number two spot with projected growth of 127 and Berger Paints with likely gains of 116 percent and percent is next.
The main market, closed the week with the overall PE of 18.8 and the Junior Market at 13.8, based on the current year’s earnings. The PE ratio for Junior Market Top 10 stocks averages 7.8 with the main market PE at 10.4.
The TOP 10 stocks now trade at a discount of 43 percent to the average for Junior Market stocks and main market stocks trade at a discount of 45 percent to the overall market.
IC TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns to March next year. Projected earnings, along with the PE ratio for each company’s current fiscal year are used in determining potential gains with the likely gains ranked in descending order with highest-ranked being the most attractive. Potential values will change as stock prices fluctuate and will result in movements of the selection in and out of the lists for most weeks. Earnings per share are revised on an ongoing basis as new information is received that can result in changes in and out of the list.
This report is compiled by persons who may have an interest in the securities commented on.
Junior Market volume jumps sharply
Lasco Distributors traded 4 million shares on Friday
Trading activity on the Junior Market on Friday jumped sharply to 5,092,867 units valued at $20,132,259 on Friday as 26 securities changed hands, compared to 713,482 units valued at $2,556,745, from 28 companies on Thursday.
At the close, the market index rose by 14.52 points to close at 3,328.40. Trading resulted in 13 securities rising and 7 declining while the prices of 6 remained unchanged and the market’s PE stood at 14.4.
Trading ended with an average of 195,880 units for an average of $774,318 in contrast to 25,482 units for an average of $91,312 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 125,267 shares at $602,630 and previously 120,987 shares at $592,225, for each security traded. In contrast, October closed with an average of 186,927 units valued at $788,734 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator with 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained $2 to end at $31, in trading 6,070 shares, Blue Power closed 24 cents higher at $7.20, with an exchange of 1,350 stock units, Caribbean Cream ended with 3,000 shares crossing the exchange after rising 1 cent to end at $4.07. Caribbean Producers climbed 5 cents and exchanged 53,040 shares at $4.75, Consolidated Bakeries closed trading of 1,732 units and gained 29 cents to end at $1.79. Dolphin Cove dropped $1.50 to end at $9 in the swapping of 36,500 shares, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 70,800 shares, after rising 14 cents to end at $4.99, Everything Fresh ended with 74,964 shares changing hands, after rising 1 cent to end at $1.05. Express Catering fell 5 cents to end at $6.10 with 13,467 stock units trading, Fontana closed 19 cents higher at $7.49, while 141,899 stock units changed hands, 
General Accident had 1,300 units crossing the exchange and gained 20 cents to end at $7.30, Honey Bun shed 5 cents in trading of 10,000 units at $6.45. Indies Pharma exchanged 19,802 units and gained 4 cents to end at $3.39, Iron Rock Insurance fell 2 cents in trading of 128,140 units at $3.48, Jamaican Teas declined by 7 cents with an exchange of 183,943 units to close at $6.23, Lasco Distributors lost 2 cents to settle at $3.89 while trading 4,004,247 shares. Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 1 cent at $5.19 with 59,007 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables closed 70 cents higher at $7.45, in trading 1,000 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies traded 2,000 stock units and gained 6 cents to end at $11.06 and SSL Venture climbed 20 cents and exchanged 23,600 shares at $1.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE majors searching for direction
The JSE market indices declined marginally for the third consecutive day on Friday even as more stock rose than fall as investors continue to search for a longer-term direction for stocks.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 528.54 points to close at 550,491.91, while the JSE Index lost 478.93 points to 501,326.97 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.19 points to close at 136.36.
The market closed with 38 securities changing hands in the main and US dollar markets with the prices of 15 stocks advancing, 11 declining and prices of 12 stocks trading unchanged. Main market activity ended with 35 securities accounting for 16,239,630 units valued at $138,772,724, in contrast to 36,435,491 units valued at $481,608,400 on Thursday from 36 securities.
Sagicor Select Funds dominated trading with 8 million shares for 49.5 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Windfarm with 4.3 million shares for 26.3 percent of total volume and QWI Investments with 919,163 shares with 5.7 percent of total volume.
The market closed with an average of 463,989 units valued at an average of $3,964,935 for each security traded, in contrast to 1,012,097 units for an average of $13,378,011 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 655,062 units valued at $9,766,801 and previously, an average of 666,940 units valued at $10,151,395 for each security changing hands. The market closed October with an average of 957,488 units valued at $13,947,047 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 17.3 with the primary market ending at 18.8 times 2019 current year’s earnings.
In main market activity, Berger Paints closed 70 cents higher to $16.70, with 17,737 shares traded, Carreras gained 50 cents to settle at $8.55, with 47,337 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy lost 30 cents to end at $64, in swapping 17,728 shares. Jamaica Producers closed $1 higher to $24 trading 101,198 shares, JMMB Group rose $1.05 to $46 exchanging 616,089 shares, Kingston Wharves climbed $1.53 to $58.78, with 315 units traded, Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed at $12.20, after losing 80 cents trading 198,974 units. 
NCB Financial Group dropped $5 to close at $205, in exchanging 49,914 units, 138 Student Living gained 38 cents, ending the day at $3.88, in transferring 43,183 shares. Proven Investments climbed 50 cents to $47.50, after trading 17,142 units, Scotia Group lost 55 cents to settle at $55, in swapping 82,307 shares, Stanley Motta closed 30 cents lower to $5.15, with 27,800 units exchanged and Sygnus Credit Investments gained 30 cents trading 100 units, ending the day’s trade at $22.30.
Trading in the US dollar market closed with 16,990 units valued at US$8,483 with the market index adding 0.34 points to close at 215.88. Proven Investments closed 1 US cents higher to 32 US cents trading 14,185 shares, JMMB Group 6% preference share settled at US$1.02 exchanging 1,700 units and JMMB Group 5.75% preference share ended the day’s trade at US$2 with 1,150 units changing hands.
Main TTSE indices rise on Friday
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Trading fell sharply on Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, just 88,426 shares changing hands for $2,654,241, from an exchange of 10 securities against 11 on Thursday, when 497,052 shares changed hands for $5,397,435.
At the close of the market, the prices of 3 stocks rose, 3 declined while 4 remained unchanged, leading the Composite Index to rise 5.35 points to end at 1,414.50. The All T&T Index rose 13.07 points to 1,777.49, while the Cross Listed Index slipped 0.34 points to close at 142.48.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 7 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens Bank rose 6 cents and ended at $42, with 1,036 stock units trading, Republic Financial concluded trading with a gain of $4.39 to close at 52 weeks’ high of $130, with 16,000 stock units trading and Scotiabank rose 15 cents and ended at $59.50, after exchanging 228 shares.
Losses| Calypso Micro Index Fund lost 15 cents in trading 400 shares to close at $15.75, National Enterprises fell 16 cents to close at $5.60, after exchanging 17,026 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.50 with an exchange of 5,020 shares.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund settled at $24.26, swapping of 4,236 shares, Guardian Holdings closed at $18.50, with 2,213 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial ended at $10.69, in swapping 1,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco completed trading at $102.30, after exchanging 500 shares
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
