NCB closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on the TTSE on Friday
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 3.05 points to close at 1,149.41, the All T&T Index fell by 0.12 points to close at 1,974.63 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.83 points to end at 42.47.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, National Commercial Bank increased 12 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.35 the equivalent of J$24.37 while it closed at $23.50 on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The stock closed with a bid of $1.35 to buy 171,500 shares with no stock on offer. In Jamaica there are only 4 offers totalling 109,000 units between $25.50 and $33.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund traded with 28,280 shares valued at $636,542 and declined by 4 cents to end at $22.50 and First Citizens Bank contributed 40,141 shares with a value of $1,423,400, and closed 3 cents down at $35.46.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Grace Kennedy traded 28,548 shares to close at $3.60, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with a volume of 82,734 shares at 43 cents, National Enterprises 173 shares to close at $17.40, National Flour Mills 1,500 shares traded at $1.55. One Caribbean Media had 12,224 shares changing hands at $23.95, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development traded 4,557 shares to close at $3.50, Republic Bank added 32,120 shares valued at $3,796,795 to close at $118.21, Sagicor Financial Corporation with 286,835 shares changing hands for a value of $1,462,909 at $5.10.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
