Trading on Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday remained moderate with just 82,986 units valued $1,124,484 changing hands, compared to 272,153 units valued $1,852,312 on Monday.
Market activity ended with 16 securities trading against 15 on Monday, with 6 advancing, 4 declining and 6 remaining unchanged. At the close the Composite Index gained 6.77 points on Tuesday to 1,228.57, the All T&T Index lost 0.10 points to 1,710.29 and the Cross Listed Index rose 1.89 points to close at 100.38.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows market sentiment with 4 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International Bank rose 15 cents and completed trading at $8.25, with 7,000 units, Grace Kennedy closed with a gain of 10 cents and ended at $2.90, with 24,800 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group gained 9 cents and concluded trading at $1.84, after exchanging just 48 shares, NCB Financial Group rose 5 cents and settled at $5.65, after exchanging 10,200 shares, Republic Financial Holdings gained just 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $102.82, after exchanging 80 shares and Sagicor Financial ended trading after rising 19 cents and ended at $7.69, with 100 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investments fell 2 cents and ended at $19.97, with 415 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings closed with a loss of 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $46.90, after exchanging 2,208 shares, National Enterprises shed 1 cent and ended at $9.50, exchanging 500 stock units and Scotiabank lost 3 cents and completed trading at $65.02, trading 6,688 units.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s closed trading at $21.11, after exchanging 588 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $15.75, with 10 stock units changing hands, Ansa Merchant settled at $40, after exchanging 956 shares, First Citizens settled at $35, after exchanging 2,000 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $29.74, exchanging 6,528 shares and Trinidad Cement concluded trading at $2.95, after exchanging 20,865 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
TTSE in moderate trading Tuesday
More records for JSE main market
Mayberry Jamaican Equities traded for the first time after a successful IPO at $9.82 and NCB Financial traded at $102, for a gain of $1.48 to help to main market to new record high in early trading on Tuesday.
The Mayberry Jamaican Equities trade was for 1,000 units and resulted in a gain of $2.26 or 29.89 percent gain on the IPO price of $7.56. NCB traded just 35,991 shares.
With just 45 minutes of trading elapsing, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 1,476.90 points to a record high of 342,356.79 and the JSE Index gained 1,345.62 points to close at 311,925.68. The Junior market was down by 17.75 points to 3,088.81.
TTSE stock market up again – Monday
Trading on Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday resulted in all market indices rising following gains on Friday.
At the close the Composite Index gained 1.75 points on Monday to 1,221.80, the All T&T Index rose 1.09 points to 1,710.39 and the Cross Listed Index ended 0.33 points up, to close at 98.49.
Market activity ended with 15 securities trading against 15 on Friday, with 6 advancing, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged. Trading ended with 272,153 units valued $1,852,312, compared to 181,685 units valued $8,803,482 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows market sentiment with 6 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings rose 1 cent and ended at $15.75, with 200 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments added 5 cents and ended at $19.99, with 8,450 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises gained 1 cent and ended at $9.51, with 1,000 units changing hands, NCB Financial Group rose 10 cents to $5.60, after exchanging 35,000 shares,
Scotiabank closed with a gain of 3 cents at $65.05, with 4,222 units and Trinidad Cement gained 5 cents and concluded trading at $2.95, after exchanging 150,100 shares.
Losses| First Citizens closed with a loss of 1 cent at $35, after exchanging 3,382 shares, JMMB Group fell 9 cents and concluded trading at $1.75, after exchanging 53,740 shares and Unilever Caribbean shed 2 cents, ending at $29.20, with 500 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Ansa Mcal completed trading 3,500 units at $55, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 2,000 shares at $16, Guardian Holdings concluded trading at $16.60, with 439 units, Massy Holdings ended at $46.95, after exchanging 1,100 shares, Republic Financial Holdings exchanging 100 shares at $102.81, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.50, with 623 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $29.74, after exchanging 7,797 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
JSE trades at record high
The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market, trades at a new intraday high in the morning session on Monday and could be heading for another record close, if prices hold up substantially at the the end of trading.
Just before Mid-day the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,552.05 points to 341,987.04 and the ;JSE Index rose 1,414.10 points to 311,588.81. the new record follows the record reached on last Friday. When the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed a strong 2,697.06 points to 341,378.20 and the JSE Index surged 2,457.33 points to 311,034.08 as NCB Financial jumped over $3 and ended the day at $100.01 following release of the group’s nine months results.
Currently, the Junior Market trades down, 15.08 points to 3,078.02.
NCB jumps out Indies in IC TOP 10
The main market of Jamaica Stock Market ended at a record close on Friday with NCB Financial jumping $3.01 to $100.01 as Jamaica’s largest financial group dropped out of the IC Insider.com’ Top 10 main market stock list.
NCB price jumped on Friday, as investors responded positively to the group’s June results and was replaced by Carreras at 9th position. NCB remains an excellent stock to hold for long term growth and increased dividends. In the Junior market Caribbean Producers rose to $5.80 and Medical Disposables to $5.51 to ease out of the top listing and were replaced by recent Initial Public Offer, Indies Pharma at number 9 and Jetcon at 10.
The PE ratio for Junior Market Top stocks averages 7.4 compared to an average PE for the overall market of 12, based on 2018 estimated earnings and the main market PE stands at 7.8 for the top stocks, compared to a market average of 13, a good indicator of the level of undervaluation of these stocks.
The TOP 10 stocks now trade at an average discount of 37 percent to the average for the Junior Market Top stocks but it’s a third of what the average PE for the year is likely to be of 20 times earnings and main market stocks traded at a discount of 40 percent to the market.
TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns within a 12 months period. Stocks are selected based on projected earnings for each company’s current fiscal year. Based on an assumed PE for each, the likely gains are determined and then ranked, with the stocks with the highest potential gains ranked first followed by the rest, in descending order. Potential values will change as stock prices fluctuate and will result in movements of the selection in and out of the lists for most weeks. Earnings per share are revised on an ongoing basis based on new information received that can result in changes in and out of the list as well.
TTSE stock market gains – Friday
Trading on Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday resulted in all market indices rising as 2 stocks rose but one closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
At the close the Composite Index gained 2.07 points to 1,220.05, the All T&T Index rose 0.33 points to 1,709.30 and the Cross Listed Index ended 0.53 points up, to close at 98.16.
Market activity ended with 15 securities trading against 14 on Thursday, with just 2 advancing, 1 declining and 12 remaining unchanged. Trading ended with 181,685 units valued $8,803,482, compared to 149,502 units valued $7,746,067 on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows market sentiment with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens rose 10 cents and concluded at $35.01, after exchanging 23,669 shares and NCB Financial Group gained 10 cents to close at $5.50, after exchanging 10,500 shares.
Losses| Sagicor Financial fell 20 cents and ended at 52 weeks’ low of $7.50 trading 12,813 stock units. The stock closed with 268,950 units on offer at $7.70 with buying at $7.50 for 22,638 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant ended at $40, after exchanging 100 shares, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 1,600 units at $16, Clico Investments completed trading at $19.94, with 6,510 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings settled at $16.60, with 11,483 units, Massy Holdings ended at $46.95, after exchanging 1,000 shares, National Enterprises completed trading at $9.50, with 1,405 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media ended at $12.10, after exchanging 22 shares, Point Lisas completed trading 5,000 stock units at $3.70, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $102.81, after trading 10,546 shares, Scotiabank settled at $65.02, with 96,962 units crossed the exchange system, Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded at $29.74, after exchanging 54 shares and Unilever Caribbean completed trading at $29.22, with 121 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.