TTSE inch up with 3 stocks rising

Cross listed stocks on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange TTSE maintained their strong performance on Friday, despite lower share volume than on Thursday. The market closed with 10 securities changing hands compared with 14 on Thursday.
At the close, 3 stocks advanced, 1 declined and 6 traded unchanged as one stock closed at 52-week’s high. Trading activity closed with 300,540 shares changing hands with a value of $6,639,919, in contrast to Thursday’s volume of 1,008,039 with a value of $9,814,776.
The Composite Index advanced 0.20 points to 1,190.52 points, the All T & T Index gained 0.10 points to close at 1,803.93 points, down 7.42 percent year to date and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.05 points to close at 77.15 points and is up 55.83 percent for 2016.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens gained 1 cent to close at $33.01 with 250 shares changing hands, National Flour Mills advanced 6 cents to close at $2.56 with 92,443 shares changing hands and Sagicor Financial gained 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.50 with 800 shares changing hands.
Losses|Market activity resulted in JMMB Group slipping 1 cent, with 40,140 shares changing hands, closed at 90 cents.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings with 20,000 shares changing hands, closed at $15.50 with a value of $310,000, Clico Investment Fund closed at $22.60 with 30 shares changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.50 with 26,294 shares changing hands. Grace Kennedy closed at $2.74 with 5,994 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings closed at $50.99 with 113,284 shares changing hands with a value of $5,776,178 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL with 1,305 shares changing hands, closed at $22.64.