TTSE inches up on Friday

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, 13 securities changed hands, the same as on Thursday with higher volumes and values as the market ended with few price changes.
At the close, 2 stocks advanced, 11 remained unchanged firm and no losses were recorded. The volume of all trades ended with 419,775 shares at a value of $2,356,840 compared to Thursday’s trades of 199,781 valued at $1,904,796.
The Composite Index advanced 1.26 points to 1,219.94, the All T&T Index was unchanged at 1,792.92 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.35 points to 86.76 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| L.J. Williams B closed at 79 cents, gaining 1 cent with trades of 100 units and NCB Financial Group gained 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.20 while exchanging 8,000 shares, the stock ended with a bid of $4.21 to buy 50,000 units but with no offers to sell, at the close.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL closed at $66 with an exchange of 5,694 shares valued at $375,804, Clico Investment traded 914 shares at $21.50, First Citizens closed at $31.66, with 3,129 shares, Grace Kennedy exchanged 3,668 shares at $2.85. Guardian Holdings held firm at $16.50, with 2,500 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings closed at $49 trading 11,042 shares valued at $541,030, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $101.90, with 460 units trading. Sagicor Financial exchanged 300 units at $8.10, Scotiabank closed at $58 exchanging 1,111 shares, Scotia Investments traded 369,717 shares at $2.20 valued at $813,377 and Trinidad & Tobago NGLclosed at $23.50, with an exchange of 13,140 shares valued at $308,789.