Trading jumps but 3 price change

Activity picked up considerably on Friday, on the Trinidad stock market, with 15 securities changing hands at the end of trading, compared to only 4 that traded on Thursday. In Friday’s trading two stocks advanced, one declined and 12 traded firm as 174,173 stock units changed hands, with a value of $6,753,205.
The Composite Index rose by just 0.27 points to close at 1,166.06, the All T&T Index inched up by a mere 0.02 points to close at 2,011.83 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a miniscule 0.07 points to end at 41.93.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close of trading are National Commercial Bank traded 8,617 shares with a value of $9,429 as the price was up 2 cents at $1.10, Unilever Caribbean with 546 shares, increased by 4 cents to end the day at $62.24 for a new 52 weeks high.
Declines| The only stock declining at the end of trading is Clico Investment Fund with 760 units valued at $16,340 and declined by 10 cents to end at $21.50.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading Angostura Holdings with 200 units to close at $12.75, Ansa Merchant Bank 160 shares to close at $39.03, Firstcaribbean International Bank with 2,000 shares to close at $5, First Citizens Bank with 143,105 shares changing hands for a value of $5,008,675, closing at $35, Guardian Holdings 868 shares to close at $4.30, National Enterprises with 1,414 shares closed at $18.76, National Flour Mills had 2000 shares changing hands to close at $1, Neal & Massy with 489 shares changed hands to close at $68.95, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development traded 242 units to close at $4.15, Sagicor Financial Corporation with 600 share closed at $6.69, Republic Bank had a volume of 10,672 shares traded for $1,291,312 to close at $121, while West Indian Tobacco added 2,500 shares valued at $294,997 to end at $118.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.