Republic Bank traded at 52 weeks high on Friday.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange indices closed lower on Friday, with an equal number of stocks rising as falling including two stocks trading at 52 weeks’ high and one at a 52 weeks’ low.
Trading ended with 16 securities changing hands, against 17 on Thursday, with just four advancing, four declining while eight remained unchanged as 306,927 shares traded for $2,734,005, compared to 334,319 shares for $2,569,200 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 3.47 points to close at 1,468.48. The All T&T Index fell by 2.26 points to 1,836.20, while the Cross Listed Index slipped 0.64 points to 149.19.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of seven stocks higher than their last selling prices and just one with a lower offer.
Gains| First Citizens Bank ended at $44.75, with the trading of 1,100 units, Grace Kennedy rose 2 cents to close at $4, with 28,325 stock units changing hands. Republic Financial rose 5 cents and completed trading at 52 weeks’ high of $131.05, with 700 units crossing the exchange and L.J Williams rose 19 cents and settled at 52 weeks’ high of $1.69, with 1,140 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Massy Holdings fell 5 cents and closed at $59.70, with just 15 units crossing the exchange, National Flour closed with a loss of 5 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.30, with investors exchanging 16,660 shares. NCB Financial dropped 45 cents and settled at $10.90, with 124,465 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank closed with a loss of 10 cents at $59.90, after swapping of 49 shares.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund ended at $27.25, with 6,637 units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings settled at $21.50, with 5,278 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group completed trading at $2.81, with investors exchanging 13,300 shares. National Enterprises settled at $5.55, with the trading of 99,834 units, One Caribbean Media settled at $8.50, after exchanging 4,473 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 4,132 shares at $22.50, West Indian Tobacco closed at $42, swapping 744 shares and Unilever Caribbean ended at $23, with 75 units traded.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
