Demand rises for Republic Financial Holdings
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with trading in 15 securities against 16 on Friday, with 1 advancing, 3 declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 138,553 shares at a value of $4,411,178 compared to 833,223 shares at a value of $20,721,197 on Friday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index rose 0.27 points on Monday to 1,230.48, the All T&T Index gained 0.52 points to 1,697.49, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged to close at 102.75.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 10 cents and completed trading at $28, with 22,096 units changing hands.
Losses| NCB Financial Group shares fell 5 cents and concluded trading at $5.50, after exchanging 4,700 shares, 
Republic Financial Holdings share fell 1 cent and ended at $101.58, with 2,125 stock units changing hands, but had demand to buy 208,394 units at $101.60 at the close of trading, following good six months report and West Indian Tobacco shed 4 cents and ended at $88.51, with 114 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Ansa Mcal completed trading at $59.79, with 44,600 units, Ansa Merchant settled at $40, after exchanging 1,995 shares, Clico Investments completed trading at $20.15, with 19,111 units, First Citizens concluded trading at $32.55, after exchanging 2,410 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.80, with 500 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings ended at $47.40, with an exchange of 8 stock units, National Flour settled at $1.80, after exchanging 1,800 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $12.40, with 5,000 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas completed trading at $3.81, with 200 units, Prestige Holdings settled at $10.01, after exchanging 1,500 shares and Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.80, with 32,394 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
