Trading picks up on TTSE – Friday

Market activity picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday with 12 securities trading from just 8 on Thursday. The market closed with 240,391 shares valued at $3,651,230 trading, compared to 218,720 shares valued at $2,790,805 on Thursday.
The market closed with the prices of 6 stocks rising, 1 declining and 5 remaining unchanged. At close, the Composite Index rose 1.48 points on Friday to 1,270.21, the All T&T Index closed with a rise of 0.09 points to 1,700.32, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.40 points to close at 113.37.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Thursday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains|Berger Paints ended trading with 20 cents gain and settled at $4.25, in exchanging 100 shares, JMMB Group finished 4 cents higher at $1.99, with 21,420 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group concluded trading with a gain of 3 cents to settle at $6.53, as 176,426 shares changed hands, Republic Financial Holdings added 1 cent to end at $101.51, with 15,356 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial rose 1 cent to $7.83, with 1,732 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 16 cents and settled at $27.27, in trading 1,900 shares.
Losses| Massy Holdings ended trading 25 cents lower at $47.25, with 5,000 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Ansa Mcal ended trading at $60, with 3,000 units, Clico Investments closed at $19.90, with 8,841 units, First Citizens settled at $32.11, trading 6,057 shares, One Caribbean Media concluded market activity at $12.48, with 59 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco completed trading 500 shares at $88.55.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.