TTSE continues to meander

Activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange continued with sideways movement of prices with trading in 15 securities on Friday. Two of the three market indices rose marginally as 4 stocks advanced and 4 declined, with the prices of 7 remaining unchanged. A total of 597,670 shares changed hands valued at $16,530,305.
The Composite Index ended with a gain of 1.32 points to 1,161.35 the All T&T Index fell 0.58 points to 1,942.33 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.44 to end at 50.10.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Guardian Holdings ended with 4,365 shares trading at $13.36 for a gain of 3 cents, National Commercial Bank closed with a gain of 7 cent at $2.19 while trading 161,378 shares with a value of $352,518. Republic Financial Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $112 with 54,335 shares changing hands with a value of $6,085,517 and Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 93,518 shares carrying a value of $589,786 changing hands and ended with a rise of 2 cents to $6.30.
Declines| National Enterprises closed trading with 847 shares changing hands for a decline of 3 cents at $15.97 and a new 52 weeks’ low, Scotiabank traded 7,510 shares changing hands valued at $464,773 with a 1 cent loss, to end at $61.89. Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended at $21.49 with 1,183 shares changing hands as the price fell 1 cent and Trinidad Cement ended with a loss of 5 cents at $3.93 as 13,004 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 1,000 units at $38.96, Clico Investment Fund traded 56,917 shares valued at $1,293,712 to close at $22.75, First Citizens traded 187,441 units with a value of $6,560,435 changing hands at $35. Grace Kennedy closed at $4.04 with 5,170 shares changing hands, National Flour with 691 shares trading closed at $2.60, One Caribbean Media traded 5,311 shares at $22 and Unilever Caribbean ended with 13,004 shares valued at $888,173 trading at $68.30.