Thursday, 22 August 2013 | In a very slow trading day when only 74,710 shares traded with a value of $1.8 million. Trinidad Cement was higher by 5 cents to close at $2.00, a new 52 weeks high. The stock traded 10,822 shares with a value of $21,693 on a day when just 1 stock gained in price and 2 declined as only 7 stocks traded.
Other stocks that were active in Thursday’s trading included Republic Bank, which had a volume of 2,537 shares valued at $279,095, West Indian Tobacco 1,277 shares with a value of $149,472.85, Scotiabank Trinidad 1,245 shares valued at $87,133. National Enterprises declined by 24 cents to close at $15.76 but with only 344 units trading. Clico Investment Fund, posted a volume of 57,448 shares valued at $1,223,642.
IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows that bids for 6 stocks were higher with 3 stocks having offers lower than their last selling price. This is slightly better than Wednesday’s close when it was 4 to 2.