Republic Bank may have bottomed out & seems poised to rise.
On Friday the market ended with 11 securities changing hands of which 1 advanced, 4 declined, 6 traded firm, with a total of 642,830 units, valued at $1,697,215 changing hands. At the close, the Composite Index lost 0.43 points to close at 1,161.52, the All T&T Index fell 0.64 points to 1,969.75 and the Cross Listed Index declined by a mere 0.03 points to end at 46.36.
Gains| Unilever Caribbean traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $66.39 with just 315 units changing hands.
Declines| ANSA McAl with 700 shares changing hands fell 25 cents to end at $67.25, First Citizens Bank with 1,575 shares trading closed 1 cent lower at $35.75. Grace Kennedy traded 157,665 shares valued at $551,838 for a loss of 3 cents to end at $3.50 and One Caribbean Media had 1,101 units changing hands and lost 2 cents at $22.40.Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, CLICO Investment Fund with 8,200 units valued at $185,320 changing hands at $22.60, JMMB Group closing with 362,964 shares with a value of $165,037 to end at 45 cents. Massy Holdings trading 1,647 shares to close at $64.34, National Flour had 104,708 shares changing hands valued at $214,251, to end at $2.05, Republic Bank ended trading with 1,509 shares valued at $173,535 to close at $115. Republic closed with a bid to purchase 7,686 shares at $115 with an offer to sell 1,754 units at $116, an indication that the decline in price may now be over with some recovery may be on the way with the big trade on Thursday. Scotiabank traded 2,446 shares with a value of $152,264 to close at $62.25.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.