Thursday, 10th October 2013 | Market activity was not robust, but what it lacked in the level of trades was made up by the number of stocks with price changes as trading took place in 15 securities of which 5 advanced, 1 declined and 9 traded firm as 462,619 shares crossed the floor of the Trinidad Exchange valued at $1,645,623.
First Citizens Bank 5,072 units firm at $35; Grace Kennedy gained 21 cents to end the day at $4.01 with only 1,500 units; Guardian Holdings traded 11,508 units to close at $15.01; Jamaica Money Market Brokers recorded 179,544 shares changing hands for a value of $103,268 as the price close up 2 cents to 58 cents. National Commercial Bank with a volume of 166,695 shares traded for $196,700 with the stock gaining 2 cents to $1.18; Neal & Massy Holdings 10,183 $56.51; National Flour Mills 10,000 units firm at 91 cents; Point Lisas contributed 27,000 shares with a value of $102,710 to close unchanged at $3.80; while Sagicor Financial Corporation added 23,478 shares valued at $170,216 to close firm at $7.25; Scotia Investments traded 10,881 units firm at $1.95; Trinidad Cement traded 14,907 units unchanged at $2.15; Scotiabank declined by 15 cents to end the day at $70.10 on small volume.
Clico Investment Fund recorded a small volume of 725 shares valued at $15,537 as the price advanced by 12 cents to end at $21.43.
IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed the market in a sideways movement with bids for 5 stocks being higher and 3 stocks with offers lower than their last selling price.