Guardian Holdings closed trading for the week at a new 52 weeks’ high of $26, rising 11.44 percent for the week, but the stock is trading well below a PE ratio of 10 times last year’s earnings, at a PE of just 7.5.
Market activity ended on Friday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, with the market rising after investors traded twice more shares, with the value jumping 360 percent over Thursday’s out turn.
Trading ended with 15 securities compared to 17 on Thursday, with prices of four stocks rising, four declining and seven remaining unchanged. The Composite Index gained 2.55 points to 1,345.06, the All T&T Index rose 4.35 points to 1,781.28 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.10 points to close at 122.96.
Overall, 288,454 shares traded for $6,768,866 up from 93,560 units at $1,472,577 on Thursday.
An average of 19,230 units traded at $451,258 compared to 5,504 at $86,622 on Thursday. An average of 13,594 units traded at $401,643 for the month to date versus 13,248 units at $398,606 on Thursday. The average trade for February amounted to 15,920 units for $307,754.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s fell 25 cents to $24.40 after trading 234,124 shares, Ansa Mcal ended at $53 with 775 shares being traded, Clico Investment Fund closed at $25.50 in switching ownership of 400 stock units, First Citizens Bank closed at $47.50, with 1,746 units changing hands. 
FirstCaribbean International Bank dropped 4 cents in closing at $6.95 with the swapping of 25 stocks, Grace Kennedy gained 49 cents in ending at $5 after exchanging 10,028 stock units, Guardian Holdings rose 75 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $26 in an exchange of 349 stock units. JMMB Group slipped 1 cent to $1.82, with 2,000 units crossing the market, National Enterprises dipped 1 cent to $3 after trading 2,000 stock units, National Flour Mills ended at $2.20 while exchanging 11,474 shares. NCB Financial Group ended at $8.50 in switching ownership of 1,350 shares, Prestige Holdings ended at $7.45 with an exchange of 1,012 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $132, after 671 stocks crossed the exchange. Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 8 cents to end at $15.10 after 1,000 stocks changed hands and West Indian Tobacco rose 5 cents to $33 in switching ownership of 21,500 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
