Prices on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed firmer on Friday than for some time now with the number of stocks having bids higher than the last selling overwhelming those with lower offers.
Trading closed with 13 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Thursday, resulting in 5 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 5 holding firm. Traded volume ended with 296,692 shares exchanged valued at $2,461,941 compared to Thursday’s 159,618 shares valued at $7,100,011.
The Composite Index advanced 0.37 points to 1,222.16, the All T&T Index gained 0.17 points to 1,799.30 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.08 points to close at 86.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens gained 10 cents to close at $32 exchanging 100 shares, Guardian Holdings added 5 cents, closing at $15.65, with trades of 35,423 shares valued at $554,370, JMMB Group closed at $1.27, with a 1 cent gain trading 88,412 shares, Point Lisas gained 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.88 exchanging 10,000 shares and Sagicor Financial closed at $9.08, gaining 3 cents with 10,000 shares changing hands.
Losses| Guardian Media traded 25 cents lower to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $18.40, exchanging 348 shares, 
NCB Financial Group lost 1 cent to close at $3.99 with trades of 100,000 shares valued at $399,000 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22, losing 30 cents with 2,000 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment traded 38,093 shares at $22.51 valued at $857,413, National Enterprises closed at $10.53 exchanging 9,000 shares and National Flour Mills closed at $2.48 with trades of 350 shares. Scotia Investments exchanged 925 shares at $2.70 and West Indian Tobacco traded 2,041 shares at $126.49.
Trinidad stocks close with firmer tone – Friday
Republic dominates trading on Thursday
Republic Financial Holdings had the largest value of trading on Thursday on the TTSE.
A moderate trading session ended on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with Republic Financial Holdings as the lead trade. Overall trading volume fell below that of Wednesday, with less than 200,000 shares changing hands.
With 12 securities changing hands compared to 15 on Wednesday, the market closed with 4 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 3 holding firm. A total of 159,618 shares were traded at a value of $7,100,011 compared to Wednesday’s 435,216 shares valued at $8,658,513.
The Composite Index fell 0.35 points to 1,221.79, the All T&T Index declined 0.40 points to 1,799.13 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.04 points to close at 86.42.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 1 cent to close at $1.26 with trades of 1,588 shares, Sagicor Financial added 1 cent, closing at $9.05, with an exchange of 15,810 shares, 
West Indian Tobacco traded 10 cents higher to close at $126.49, with only 23 shares exchanged and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.30, gaining 5 cents with 9,956 shares changing hands.
Losses| Massy Holdings closed at $51.45, losing 4 cents trading 670 shares, National Enterprises lost 2 cents to close at $10.53 with trades of 1,355 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.85, losing 6 cents exchanging 53,684 shares valued at $5,467,983. Scotiabank closed 6 cents lower to $58 trading 163 shares and Scotia Investments was down 5 cents, closing at $2.70 with an exchange of 51,642 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL traded 10,001 shares at $66.50 valued at $665,067, Clico Investment remained at $22.51 trading 7,067 shares and First Citizens exchanged 7,659 shares at $31.90.
Only 2 Trinidad stocks slip on Wednesday
Massy was one of the stocks with a dominant trade on Wednesday.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday resulted in 15 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Tuesday with Clico Investment and Massy Holdings controlling 70 percent of the trades.
At the close, 4 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 9 were unchanged as 435,216 shares traded at a value of $8,658,513 compared to Tuesday’s 325,975 shares valued at just $1,016,707.
The Composite Index slipped 0.60 points to 1,222.14, the All T&T Index declined 0.76 points to 1,799.53 and the Cross Listed Index eased 0.06 points to close at 86.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $15.60 with an exchange of 10,887 shares, National Enterprises gained 4 cents, closing at $10.55, with 3,807 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $9.04, with gains of 2 cents trading 14,880 shares and Praetorian Property Mutual Fund closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.03, gaining 3 cents exchanging 6,233 units.
Losses| First Citizens closed at $31.90, losing 10 cents with trades of 10,240 shares valued at $326,663 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 24 cents lower to close at $22.25 exchanging 26,500 shares valued at $590,937.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL traded 10,135 shares at $66.50 valued at $673,978, Clico Investment remained at $22.51 trading 186,843 shares valued at $4,205,891,Massy Holdings exchanged 36,090 shares valued at $1,858,274 at $51.49. National Flour Mills closed at $2.48, with an exchange of 795 units, NCB Financial Group closed trading at $4, with 105,653 shares changing hands, valued at $421,612, Prestige Holdings traded 11,401 shares at $11. Readymix closed at $11, with trades of 690 shares, Republic Financial Holdings exchanged 187 shares at $101.91 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20 exchanging 8,175 shares trading.
6 stocks fall on TTSE 3 rise
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday resulted in 12 securities changing hands, the same as on Monday.
The market closed with 3 stocks advancing, 6 declining and 3 unchanged as 325,975 shares traded at a value of $1,016,707 compared to Monday’s 101,230 shares valued at $1,806,077.
The Composite Index added 0.33 points to 1,222.74, the All T&T Index lost 0.16 points to 1,800.29 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.11 points to close at 86.52.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment closed at $22.51, with a 1 cent gain trading 2,880 shares, JMMB Group gained 4 cents to close at $1.25, with 254,917 shares changing hands valued at $318,426 and Point Lisas closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.87, with gains of 11 cents with 300 shares trading.
Losses| Guardian Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $15.59, with trades of 4,066 shares, NCB Financial Group was down 1 cent, closing at $4 with an exchange of 20,052 shares, One Caribbean Media closed 4 cents lower to $16.80 trading 180 shares. Prestige Holdings closed at $11, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 536 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.91, after falling 9 cents with an exchange of 1,600 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.49, with a loss of 1 cent in exchanging 207 shares.
Firm Trades| Massy Holdings held firm at $51.49 trading 4,075 shares, Scotia Investments traded 37,152 shares at $2.75 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20 with of 10 shares.
2 stocks rise 3 fall on TTSE – Monday
Price movements at the close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday remained moderate, as 12 securities changed hands, compared to 16 on Friday. The results was for small changes in the market indices.
The market closed with 2 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 7 unchanged as 101,230 shares traded at a value of $1,806,077 in contrast to Friday’s 871,460 shares valued at $6,273,683.
The Composite Index added 0.15 points to 1,222.41, the All T&T Index lost 0.27 points to 1,800.45 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.08 points to close at 86.41.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| NCB Financial Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.01, with a 1 cent gain, while exchanging 10,000 shares and Scotiabank gained 6 cents to close at $58.06 trading 550 shares.
Losses| Grace Kennedy closed at $2.77, after falling 8 cents with an exchange of 5,550 shares, 
Sagicor Financial lost 8 cents to close at $9.02 exchanging 1,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed 10 cents lower to $126.40 with trades of 1,113 shares.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment traded 7,580 units at $22.50, First Citizens exchanged 186 units at $32, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.60 trading 23,481 units valued at $366,304 and Massy Holdings was unchanged at $51.49, with 291 shares changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.91 trading 6,024 units valued at $613,996, Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20 with trades of 34,212 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 11,243 shares at $22.50.
10 stocks split by gains & losses
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday resulted in 16 securities changing hands compared to 19 on Thursday with trading levels rising above the prior day .
At the close, 6 stocks advanced, 5 declined and 5 were unchanged as 871,460 shares traded at a value of $6,273,683 compared to Thursday’s 603,478 shares valued at $3,215,253.
The Composite Index added 0.53 points to 1,222.26, the All T&T Index rose 0.16 points to 1,800.72 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.12 points to close at 86.33.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens closed at $32, with a 1 cent gain trading 1,971 shares, Guardian Holdings closed 9 cents higher to $15.60 in exchanging 12,555 shares, JMMB Group gained 1 cent, closing at $1.21 with an exchange of 233,679 shares. Massy Holdings closed at $51.49, gaining 4 cents in trading 2,003 shares, National Enterprises closed at $10.51 with a 1 cent gain while swapping 193 shares and Sagicor Financial traded 10 cents higher to close at $9.10, with trades of 12,522 shares.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 2 cents to close at $22.50 trading 34,831 shares valued at $753,698, National Flour closed 2 cents lower to $2.48 exchanging 366 shares, 
One Caribbean Media closed at $16.84, losing 1 cent while trading 40,000 shares valued at $673,600 Republic Financial Holdings traded 9 cents lower to close at $101.91, trading 1,588 units and Scotiabank closed at $58, losing 16 cents with an exchange of 20,000 units valued at $1,161,146.
Firm Trades| L.J. Williams B share traded 100 units at 85 cents, NCB Financial Group exchanged 468,496 units at $4 valued at $1,873,884, Trinidad Cement held firm at $4.20 exchanging 7,033 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL was unchanged at $22.50, with an exchange of 35,968 shares valued at $809,280 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126.50 trading 155 units.
4 up 4 down on Thursday
Trading picked up all round on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday and resulted in a relatively large 19 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Wednesday. The market closed with 4 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 11 holding firm as 603,478 shares traded at a value of $3,215,253 compared to Wednesday’s 496,027 shares valued at $2,056,193.
The Composite Index added 0.90 points to 1,221.73, the All T&T Index lost 0.52 points to 1,800.56 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.32 points to close at 86.21.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| NCB Financial Group gained 10 cents to close at $4 with an exchange of 32,500 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $102, with a gain of 1 cent with 962 shares changing hands, Scotiabank advanced 10 cents to close at $58.16 with 2,482 units changing hands and Scotia Investments gained 5 cents and closed at $2.75 with 56,700 shares trading.
Losses| JMMB Group lost 8 cents to close at $1.20, with 326,521 units traded at a value of $391,825, Massy Holdings closed 4 cents lower to $51.45 exchanging 3,166 shares, Unilever Caribbean traded $3.50 lower to close at $53.50 with an exchange of 13 units and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126.50 after losing 50 cents trading 1,946 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL closed at $66.50 with trades of a mere 3 units, Calypso Macro Index Fund exchanged 2,325 shares at $21.50 and Clico Investment was unchanged at $22.52, with 2,346 shares changing owners. Grace Kennedy held firm at $2.76 with trades of 40,701 shares, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.51 with an exchange of 38,421 units valued at $595,910, L.J. Williams B share traded 6,000 units at 85 cents, National Flour Mills exchanged 11,000 units at $2.50. Readymix closed at $11 trading 3,147 units, Sagicor Financial closed at $9, with 44,009 units changing hands at a value of $397,427, Trinidad Cement held firm at $4.20 exchanging 5,100 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL was unchanged at $22.50, with an exchange of 26,136 shares valued at $588,052.
Quiet day for Trinidad stocks
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange remains in a consolidation mode with little movement in process and the indices. On Wednesday in 11 securities changed hands compared to 13 on Tuesday with Grace Kennedy as the dominant trade.
At the close, 1 stock advanced, 1 declined and 9 were unchanged as 496,027 shares were exchanged at a value of $2,056,193 compared to Tuesday’s 316,137 shares valued at $2,505,928.
The Composite Index gained 0.03 points to 1,220.83, the All T&T Index advanced 0.13 points to 1,801.08 and the Cross Listed Index slipped 0.01 points to close at 85.89.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Massy Holdings gained 4 cents to close at $51.49 exchanging 3,536 units.
Losses| Sagicor Financial lost 1 cent to close at $9, with 45,000 units traded at a value of $405,018.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment closed at $22.52 with trades of 800 units, First Citizens exchanged 700 shares at $31.99, Grace Kennedy was unchanged at $2.76, with 377,719 shares changing owners valued at $1,042,504. Guardian Holdings closed at $15.51 with an exchange of 2,575 units, JMMB Group traded at $1.28, with 23,979 units, National Enterprises exchanged 23,110 units at $10.50. NCB Financial Group closed at $3.90 trading 17,987 units, Prestige Holdings closed at $11.01, with 20 units changing hands and Trinidad Cement held firm at $4.20 exchanging 601 units.
Jamaican stocks only winners on TTSE
JMMB Group 1 of 2 jamaican stocks to advance on the TTSE.
A mere 316,137 shares valued at $2,505,928 traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, versus 1,141,204 shares valued at $11,232,310 on Monday.
The market closed with 13 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Monday with 2 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 6 holding firm.
The Composite Index declined 1.22 points to 1,220.80, the All T&T Index fell 0.12 points to 1,800.95 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.32 points to close at 85.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| GraceKennedy gained 6 cents to close at $2.76, with an exchange of 137,900 units valued at $380,604 and JMMB Group closed at $1.28, with gains of 3 cents while trading 21,000 shares.
Losses| First Citizens lost 1 cent to close at $31.99, with 300 units changing hands, National Flour Mills closed at $2.50, losing 2 cents trading 5,125 shares, 
NCB Financial Group closed 9 cents lower to $3.90, with an exchange of 60,000 shares, Readymix closed at $11, with a loss of 6 cents exchanging 1,437 units and Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $101.99, with 10 units traded.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International closed at $8 with 4,088 units being exchanged, One Caribbean Media closed at $16.85, with trades of 37,113 shares valued at $625,354 and Scotiabank held firm at $58.06 trading 4,540 shares. Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20 with 6,100 units changing owners, Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded at $22.50, with an exchange of 38,417 units valued at $864,348 and West Indian Tobacco exchanged 107 units at $127.
Sagicor dominates trading on TTSE
Sagicor dominated trading on the TTSE on Monday.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday saw increased volume over Friday’s level but with the value being lower. Sagicor Financial traded the largest volume of shares and 75 percent of the market value.
At the close, 4 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 8 were unchanged. A total of 1,141,204 shares were exchanged at a value of $11,232,310 compared to Friday’s 607,866 shares valued at $22,247,214.
The Composite Index fell 0.85 points to 1,222.02, the All T&T Index gained 0.16 points to 1,801.07 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.26 points to close at 86.22.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Agostini’s gained 1 cent to close at $18.51 trading 800 units, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.51, with gains of 7 cents exchanging 23,881 shares valued at $370,158, Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent to close at $9.01 with trades of 941,250 shares valued at $8,480,663 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.50, gaining 1 cent, with 62,639 units changing hands valued at $1,408,546.
Losses| Calypso Macro Index Fund lost 38 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.50, exchanging 300 units, Scotia Investments traded 5 cents lower to close at $2.70, with 93,463 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $40 with 856 units traded, Clico Investment closed at $22.52 with trades of 1,126 shares,First Caribbean International closed at $8, trading 1,000 shares, JMMB Group traded 1,000 shares at $1.25. National Flour Mills closed at $2.52, with an exchange of 1,000 shares, Prestige Holdings closed at $11.01 with 35 units changing owners, Scotiabank remained at $58.06 while trading 10,555 units valued at $612,823 and Trinidad Cement exchanged 3,299 units at $4.20.
