Wednesday, 12th March 2014 | Buy rated Republic Bank traded 350 units as the price jumped $2.48 to end the day at $120.00 as trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange took place in 16 securities of which 5 advanced, 5 declined and 6 traded firm.
The indices movement was mixed with the Composite Index ended up by 4.00 points at 1,195.53, the All T&T Index gained 8.72 points to close at 2,010.33 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.10 points to close at 49.99. Trading took place resulting in 478,049 shares changing hands valued at $13,306,956.
National Flour Mills, Neal & Massy and republic closed at new 52 weeks high at the end of trading.
Gains | In addition to the gain by Republic Bank, National Flour Mills traded 50,000 units at $1.15, a new 52 weeks high, as the price moved up 4 cents; Neal & Massy 1,733 units at $66.32, up 2 cents; Prestige Holdings with 87,500 shares valued for $813,092 closing at $9.30 for a gain of a cent; Trinidad Cement 16,851 units at $2.26 for a 1 cent rise.
Firm Trades | Angostura Holdings traded 29,830 shares at $11; Grace Kennedy 1,300 units at $3.70; National Commercial Bank 10,100 units at $1.18; National Enterprises 2,160 shares at $18.25; Scotiabank contributed 66,341 shares with a value of $4,809,723 while closing at $72.50; West Indian Tobacco added 52,351 shares valued at $6,177,419 at $118.
Declines | Clico Investment Fund traded 21,370 shares valued at $462,702 but the price declined by a cent to end at $21.65; First Citizens lost 5 cents to close at $37.65 with 193 shares; Guardian Holdings 9,680 traded shares at $14.48, and the price was off by a cent; Jamaica Money Market Brokers had 99,490 shares changing hands for a value of $45,340 with the price falling 3 cents to close at 45 cents and Sagicor Financial Corporation lost a cent to close at $7.44 while trading 28,800 shares.
IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
