Wednesday, 11th December 2013 | Trading picked up on Wednesday with 19 securities trading of which 6 advanced, 3 declined and 10 traded firm as of 346,903 shares changed hands with a value of $7,443,799.
The Composite Index advanced by 3.50 points to close at 1,175.72, the All T&T Index advanced by 6.98 points to close at 1,974.46 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.01 points to close at 49.49.
The main securities to trade include Trinidad Cement with 136,065 shares at a value of $303,277 as the price closed down 3 cents to $2.23; Agostini’s with 64,000 shares trading for $1,149,640 to close at $17.80 down 19 cents; Angostura Holdings contributed 27,750 shares with a value of $353,813 but the price fell 25 cents to close at $12.75; First Citizens ended up at $ 36.07 after trading as high as $36.82, in the end the price closed up 3 cents with just 1,596 units changing hands; Sagicor Financial Corporation saw 4,501 units trading to close at $7.01 up a cent and Scotiabank added 25,282 shares valued at $1,833,186 to close up 40 cents at $72.50 for a new 52 weeks high and West Indian Tobacco closing up 3 cents to $120.04 after trading as high as $121.47.
Stocks trading unchanged during the day include, National Commercial Bank 18,180 units at $1.11; National Enterprises 14,321 shares at $17.60; Prestige Holdings 11,090 units at $9.45; Jamaica Money Market Brokers 10,000 units at 51 cents; ANSA McAL 5,793 shares and closed at $66.30 and Guardian Holdings 2,232 units at $13.50.
Clico Investment Fund only traded 817 shares valued at $17,713 with the price inching up by a cent to end at $21.68.
IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator bids for 3 stocks higher and only 2 stocks with an offer lower than their last selling price.
