Declining stocks dominated trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday as 11 securities changed hands compared to 12 on Friday resulting 8 falling 1 rising and 1 remaining unchanged.
At the close, 238,247 shares were exchanged at a value of $1,151,376 compared to Friday’s 67,974 units valued at $1,375,038.
Price movements were modest, leading to small movements in the market indices. At the close the Composite Index fell 0.92 points to 1,232.87, the All T&T Index declined 1.33 points to 1,810.21 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.07 points to 87.91.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| NCB Financial Group gained 1 cent to close at $3.79 with trades of 2,588 shares.
Losses| Angostura Holdings lost 5 cents, closing at $14.95 with 11,000 units changing hands,
Clico Investment traded 12,545 shares at $22.50 after falling 1 cent, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.90 with a loss of 8 cents trading 600 shares, JMMB Group traded 3 cents lower to close at $1.17 with an exchange of 157,500 shares, Massy Holdings was down 1 cent to $52.99 with trades of 281 units. Scotiabank closed 1 cent down to $58.99 exchanging 696 shares, Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent to close at $4.20 trading 47,572 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded at $21.12, after losing 38 cents with 4,173 shares exchanged and West Indian Tobacco closed at $127, with a 1 cent loss and 992 units changing owners.
Firm Trades| Republic Financial Holdings exchanged 300 shares at $101.99.
8 stocks fall & 1 gain on TTSE
Readymix jumps on takeover offer
TCL made an offer to buy out the minority shares in Reaymix at TT$11.
Trading closed with 12 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Wednesday, with the market having been closed on Thursday. The prices of 3 stocks gained 7 fell and 2 remained unchanged.
Trading volume fell to a low of 67,974 shares valued at $1,375,038 compared to Wednesday’s 90,080 shares valued at $621,874 as the prices of 3 stocks rose, 7 declined and 2 traded with the price unchanged.
The Composite Index fell 0.72 points to 1,233.79, the All T&T Index declined 1.09 points to 1,811.54 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.05 points to 87.98.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment rose 1 cent in exchanging 4,327 units at $22.51, Readymix gained 71 cents in trading 1,400 shares to close at a 52 weeks high of $11.51 after the parent company made an offer $11 for the minority shares and Trinidad Cement closed with 5,000 shares trading at $4.21 after rising by 4 cents.
Losses| Angostura Holdings lost 1 cent and closed at $15 with 10 shares traded, First Citizens closed with a loss of 35 cents to end at $31.65 trading 3,335 shares, Guardian Holdings lost 2 cents in trading 2,365 units at $15.98, JMMB Group fell 2 cents and exchanged 5,455 shares at $1.20, National Enterprises lost 6 cents to close at $10.82 trading 2,110 shares, Republic Financial Holdings dropped $3.49 in exchanging 17 shares to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.99 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped $1.21 to close at $21.50 with an exchange of 42,739 units valued at $918,889.Firm Trades| Massy closed at $53 with 100 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed at $127.01 with trading in 1,116 units.
Prices steady on TTSE
The last prices of stocks on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday without any change from the last traded price at the close on Tuesday. Based on the weighted average price movements, used in computing the market indices, the market recorded mostly falling values.
Trading levels fell to very low level with just 90,080 shares valued at $621,874 compared to Tuesday’s 178,508 units valued at $2,180,740 with 11 securities changing hands, the same as the day prior.
The Composite Index fell 5.36 points to 1,234.51, the All T&T Index declined by 11.56 points to 1,812.63 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.13 points to 88.03.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 12 with lower offers.
Firm Trades| Stocks changing hands on Wednesday with the last traded price unchanged are, Clico Investment closing at $22.50 with 4,158 units traded, JMMB Group at $1.22 with 43,325 units changing hands, National Enterprises closing at $10.88 with trades of 5,010 units. 
Point Lisas traded 6,117 shares at $3.65, after trading earlier at $3.75, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.75 trading 100 units, Republic Financial Holdings exchanged 500 shares to end at $105.48 but traded as low as $102. Sagicor Financial held firm at $9.01 with an exchange of 18,217 units, Scotiabank closed at $59.01 with 1,169 shares changing hands, Scotia Investments traded 115 shares at $2.30, but traded as high as $2.50, Trinidad Cement closed at $4.17 trading 7,629 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $22.71 with 3,740 units traded, after being as high as low as $21.50.
No price change to close Tuesday
All three market indices of the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange eased at the close on Tuesday as trading levels fell to 178,508 shares valued at $2,180,740 compared to Monday’s 303,967 shares valued at $3,867,966.
The market closed with the last price of all 11 securities trading ending unchanged, on Monday 17 stocks traded.
The Composite Index fell 1.06 points to 1,239.87, the All T&T Index declined 1.97 points to 1,824.19 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.02 points to 87.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 11 with lower offers.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings held firm at $15.01 with trades of 24,534 shares valued at $368,215, Ansa McAl traded 83 shares at $66.43, Clico Investment held firm at $22.50 with 52,500 units changing hands, valued at $1,181,253. 
First Citizens closed at $32 with an exchange of 400 shares, JMMB Group held firm at $1.22 with 47,322 units exchanged while Massy Holdings at $53 traded 1,000 units. NCB Financial Group closed at $3.78 with trades of 11,858 shares, Sagicor Financial traded at $9.01 with an exchange of 38,829 units valued at $349,494, Scotiabank closed at $59.01 with 1,343 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.71 with 501 units traded and West Indian Tobacco ended at $127 with trades of 138 shares.
1 stock rise & 5 fall on TTSE
Witco had the largest trade on the TTSE on Friday.
The market closed with 12 active securities compared to 18 on Thursday with 1 stock advancing, 5 declining and 6 holding firm. A total of 104,081 shares changed hands at a value of $6,914,298 compared to Thursday’s 610,096 shares valued at $3,541,855.
The Composite Index lost 0.91 points to 1,242.08, the All T&T Index fell 1.37 points to 1,827.95 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.06 points to 87.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Scotiabank closed at $59.01 with a 1 cent gain trading 226 shares.
Losses| Clico Investment traded at $22.50, losing 1 cent with 11,701 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed at $16, with a loss of 5 cents exchanging 17,669 shares, NCB Financial Group lost 2 cents with trades of 1,717 shares to close at $3.78,
while Trinidad Cement was down 3 cents, closing at $4.17 with an exchange of 4,769 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed 79 cents lower to $22.71 trading 3,362 shares.Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings traded 1,000 units at $15.01, Guardian Media closed at $18.65 trading 3,224 units, JMMB Group held firm at $1.22 with 1,000 units changing owners, One Caribbean Media closed at $16.48 with an exchange of 1,505 shares. Sagicor Financial remained at $9.01 trading 10,200 units and West Indian Tobacco was unchanged at $127 trading 47,708 shares valued at $6,058,916.
Only 4 price changes on Wednesday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with 18 securities changing hands up from 13 on Tuesday, with 193,335 shares valued at $2,067,973 in contrast to Tuesday’s 103,351 shares valued at $982,037, leading to 2 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 14 holding firm.
The Composite Index fell 1.10 points to 1,241.82, the All T&T Index declined 1.69 points to 1,828.31 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.07 points to 87.87.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Point Lisas gained 15 cents to close at $3.65 trading 1,300 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 26 cents, closing at $22.90 with 7,461 shares changing hands.
Losses| NCB Financial Group lost 1 cent to close at $3.78 with an exchange of 7,984 shares and Republic Financial Holdings closed at $105.48, for a loss of 51 cents with trades of 1,000 units.
Firm Trades| Stock trading with the last traded price unchanged are, Agostini’s trading 350 units at $18.50,
Ansa Merchant Bank closing at $40 with 308 shares traded, Clico Investment that closed at $22.51 with an exchange of 13,800 shares valued at $310,652, First Citizens ended at $32 trading 184 units. Grace Kennedy traded 11,183 units at $2.66, Guardian Holdings was unchanged at $16.01 with 19,889 shares exchanged at a value of $318,429, JMMB Group held firm at $1.22 trading 78,729 units, Massy traded 1,800 shares at $53, National Enterprises closed at $10.88 with 8,931 shares changing owners. National Flour Mills traded 150 units at $2.64, Sagicor Financial held firm at $9.01 with an exchange of 30,000 units, Scotiabank exchanged 2,025 shares at $59, Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20 with trades of 5,307 units and West Indian Tobacco traded 2,934 shares valued at $372,618 at $127.
Volumes dip prices rise on TTSE
Trading activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday saw the volume and value of securities traded falling below Monday’s levels as the shares of less companies traded.
At the close, 13 securities changed hands compared to 16 on Monday with 5 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 5 unchanged. The number of securities traded was 103,351 valued at $982,037 in contrast to Monday’s 199,103 shares valued at $2,253,341.
The Composite Index dropped 0.64 points to 1,242.92, the All T&T Index gained 1.11 points to 1,830.00, with the 2017 loss to date virtually wiped out and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.33 points to 87.94.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| L.J. Williams B closed at 86 cents, gaining 6 cents trading 23,150 shares, National Enterprises gained 3 cents to close at $10.88 with just 100 units being exchanged, NCB Financial Group closed at $3.79, for gains of 4 cents with 11,000 shares changing hands. Trinidad Cement traded at $4.20, up 3 cents with an exchange of 20,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 2 cents to close at $22.64 with 2,945 shares traded.
Losses| Ansa Merchant Bank lost 2 cents to close at $40 trading 1,764 shares, First Caribbean International Bank closed 9 cents lower to $8.85, with trades of 7,939 units and Point Lisas closed at $3.50, for a loss of 15 cents with 8,369 units changing owners.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment closed at $22.51 with an exchange of 21,640 shares valued at $487,140, JMMB Group held firm at $1.22 trading 4,479 units, Massy Holdings traded 200 shares at $53, Sagicor Financial closed at $9.01 with 200 units traded and Scotiabank exchanged 1,565 shares at $59 after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $59.16.
Guardian Holdings leads TTSE
Guardian Holdings gained 21 cents to end trading at $16.01 with 94,330 units changing hands with a value of $1,509,520, ended as the dominant trade, on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday.
Market activity led to 16 securities trading compared to 9 on Friday with 6 advancing, 3 declining and 7 unchanged. The number of securities traded was 199,103 valued at $2,253,341 compared to Friday’s 181,011 shares valued at $1,947,353.
The Composite Index gained 1.08 points to 1,243.56, the All T&T Index rose 1.83 points to 1,828.89 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.04 points to 88.27.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $15.01 with trades of 160 shares, One Caribbean Media traded at $16.48, after gaining 8 cents with 3,400 shares changing hands. Sagicor Financial added 1 cent to close at $9.01 trading 2,000 units, Scotia Investments closed with gains of 5 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $2.25 exchanging 350 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 1 cent to close at $22.62 with 500 shares traded.
Losses| Agostini’s lost 2 cents to close at $18.50 with an exchange of 12,945 shares, Clico Investment lost 1 cent while closing at $22.51 trading 325 units and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.17, for a loss of 3 cents with 67,184 units changing owners.
Firm Trades| First Citizens traded 1,400 units at $32, First Caribbean International closed at $8.94 with trades of 1,090 units, Grace Kennedy exchanged 3,700 shares at $2.66 while JMMB Group was unchanged at $1.22 trading 8,120 units. Massy held firm at $53 with 55 units changing hands, Point Lisas closed at $3.65 with an exchange of 2,854 shares and Scotiabank closed at $59 with 690 units traded.
Scotiabank hits a high
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Trinidad & Tobago’s Scotiabank hits a 52 weeks’ high at the close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday but with limited volume. Market activity resulted in 9 securities being exchanged the same number as on Thursday.
At the close of the market, 5 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 2 were unchanged. Securities traded amounted to 181,011 at a value of $1,947,353 compared to Thursday’s 306,454 shares valued at $3,666,557.
The Composite Index gained 2.09 points to 1,242.48, the All T&T Index rose 3.83 points to 1,827.06 and the Cross Listed Index was up 0.05 points to 88.23.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 11 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 2 cents to close at $22.52 with 218 shares changing hands, First Citizens Bank closed 49 cents higher trading 100 units and closed at $32, the price at which the block of shares are being sold by the government. Guardian Holdings closed at $15.80 with gains of 30 cents and 20,000 units exchanged at a value of $311,650, 
JMMB Group gained 2 cents to close at $1.22 with 7,000 shares traded and Scotiabank closed with gains of 20 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $59 exchanging 218 units.
Losses| Ansa McAL lost 2 cents to close at $66.43 with an exchange of 3,300 shares and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20, a loss of 10 cents with 1,039 units traded.
Firm Trades| Sagicor Financial was unchanged at $9 with trades of 146,509 units valued at$1,318,581 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.61 trading 2,500 shares.
NCB Group trades at J$76 in Trinidad
NCB stock traded at a high of TT$4 on the TTSE on Thursday.
The stock traded as high as TT$4 or the equivalent of J$76 but closed slightly lower at the close. The group traded in Kingston at J$65.
Trading levels on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange fell on Thursday leading to an exchange of just 9 securities, compared to 11 on Wednesday. At the close 3 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 2 were unchanged. Securities traded amounted to 306,454 units at a value of $3,666,557 in contrast to Wednesday’s 547,969 shares valued at $12,402,664.
The Composite Index gained 0.51 points to 1,240.39, the All T&T Index rose 1.45 points to 1,823.23 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.06 points to 88.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| After several weeks closing with the demand for Agostini’s at a higher price than the last sale 2,658 units traded on Thursday with price gaining $1.02 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $18.52, after it last traded in November last year. First Citizens Bank gained 1 cent trading 8,205 shares and closed at $31.51, still below the price of $32, the government block of 48 million shares are being sold and Trinidad Cement added 10 cents, closing at $4.30, with an exchange of 8,598 units.
Losses| Clico Investment closed at $22.50 with a loss of 10 cents as 126,509 units changing hands at a value of $2,846,453, First Caribbean International Bank lost 5 cents, closing at $8.94 with an exchange of 1,000 units, JMMB Group was down 2 cents to $1.20 with trades of 65,295 shares and Republic Financial Holdings closed at $105.99, after losing just 1 cent with 188 units traded.Firm Trades| National Commercial Bank Financial Group traded 91,588 shares to close with the last sale at $3.75 valued at $346,562 and Sagicor Financial held firm at $9 with trades of 2,413 units.
