Trading levels trended up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday relative to Thursday’s activity. The market traded 12 securities compared to 9 on Thursday resulting in 3 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 5 unchanged. Two stocks ended at 52 weeks’ highs.
A total of 522,359 shares valued at $3,824,294 were exchanged compared to Thursday’s trades of 350,452 shares valued at $3,125,102.
The Composite Index advanced 1.46 points to 1,229.58, the All T & T Index gained 1.03 points to 1,823.62 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.26 points to 85.13.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens closed at $32.50, adding 1 cent with 75 units changing hands, National Commercial Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.60, gaining 1 cent with an exchange of 2,500 shares and Sagicor Financial advanced 11 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $9.11 with trades of 90,633 units valued at $824,779.
Losses| Grace Kennedy lost 1 cent to close at $2.67 with 24,000 shares being exchanged, 
Scotia Investments was down 2 cents to $2.21 with 61,521 units traded, Scotiabank closed at $58.74, a loss of 1 cent with 10,000 units changing hands, valued at $587,400 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading at $22, losing 51 cents with trades of 12,541 units.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment closed at $22.52, trading 44,422 shares valued at $1,000,033, JMMB Group traded 88,940 units at $1.20, Massy Holdings exchanged 667 shares and closed at $51.10, Trinidad Cement was unchanged at $4.15 after trading 187,000 shares valued at $776,457 and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $127 with 60 units changing hands.
Moderate gains for TTSE stocks – Friday
Activity falls for Trinidad stocks
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday resulted in 9 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Wednesday leading to 5 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 2 unchanged.
A total of 350,452 shares valued at $3,125,102 were exchanged compared to Wednesday’s trades of 810,839 shares valued at $3,882,754.
The Composite Index gained 1.83 points to 1,228.12, the All T&T Index advanced 2.31 points to 1,822.59 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.18 points to 84.87.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment added 2 cents to close at $22.52 with 6,045 units traded, National Enterprises closed at $10.87, up 2 cents with 500 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial advanced 25 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $9, having exchanged 42,500 shares valued at $382,500, 
Scotiabank gained 5 cents after trading 10,000 units valued at $587,448 to close at $58.75 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 40 cents to $22.51 with trades of 12,540 units.
Losses| First Citizens closed at $32.49, down 1 cent with 511 units being exchanged and JMMB Group lost 1 cent to close at $1.20 with 161,846 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Guardian Holdings closed at $14 with 106,510 shares traded, valued at $1,491,141 and Trinidad Cement was unchanged at $4.15 after trading 10,000 shares.
Big Citizens Bank fall hits TTSE index
First Citizens dropped $1.50 in trading on TTSE on Wednesday.
Market activity resulted in 13 securities changing hands in contrast to 18 on Tuesday as 4 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 5 remained unchanged. A total of 810,839 shares valued at $3,882,754 were exchanged compared to Tuesday’s trades of 483,249 shares valued at $2,376,016.
The Composite Index declined 3.18 points to 1,226.29 points, the All T & T Index fell 7.41 points to 1,820.28 points and the Cross Listed Index inched 0.15 points higher to 84.69.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings advanced 25 cents to $14 trading 32,652 shares valued at $450,215, National Commercial Bank added 4 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.59 with 65,932 shares changing hands,
Sagicor Financial climbed 24 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.75, having exchanged 13,500 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.11 gaining 9 cents and 2,961 units changing owners.Losses| Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at $22.50 with an exchange of 68,150 shares valued at $1,533,377, JMMB Group slid 4 cents to $1.21 with trades of 524,328 valued at $636,873 and National Flour Mills closed at $2.67, down 3 cents with 150 shares switching owners.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $14.75 with 450 shares traded, Massy Holdings was unchanged at $51.10 with transactions of 8,959 shares valued at $457,728, Scotia Investments closed at $2.23 with an exchange of 77,000 units, Trinidad Cement held firm at $4.15 after trading 11,300 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $127 with a mere 7 units changing ownership.
Sharp drop trading Trinidad stocks
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday resulted in sharp decline in the number of active securities and declines in the two main indices.
The market closed with 10 securities changing hands in contrast to 16 on Friday with 1 stock advancing, 2 declining and 7 unchanged. A total of 174,656 units valued at $3,712,321 traded compared to Friday’s trades of 662,006 shares valued at $5,506,299.
The Composite Index declined 2.06 points to 1,223.02, the All T&T Index dropped 4.14 points to 1,830.07 while the Cross Listed Index gained a mere 0.01 point to 82.44.
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| National Enterprises gained 8 cents to close at $10.85 with 7,540 units being exchanged, to be the sole stock rising.
Losses| First Citizens sustained a fall of 93 cents, closing at $34 with trades of 27,147 valued at $922,998 and Republic Financial Holdings 
lost 9 cents to close at $108.19 with 6,719 units exchanged for a value of $726,929.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment was unchanged at $22.52 with only 245 shares traded, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.68 with a mere 10 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed at $13.31 with 5,600 units exchanged while Scotia Investments closed at $2.23 with 5,400 shares changing owners. Scotiabank held firm at $58.75, closing with 10,000 units traded at a value of $587,500, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $21, after trading 48,309 shares valued at $1,014,499 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.50 with 63,686 units transacted.
6 stocks rise 6 fall on TTSE on Friday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday with an increased number of 16 securities changing hands compared to 15 on Thursday. A total of 6 stocks advanced, 4 were unchanged and 6 declined as 662,006 units were exchanged, for $5,506,299 compared to 482,036 shares valued at $3,773,912 on Thursday.
The Composite Index advanced 1.17 points to 1,225.08, the All T & T Index gained 0.28 points to 1,834.21 and the Cross Listed Index also gained 0.28 points to 82.43.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment closed 2 cents higher at $22.52, with 142,187 units traded at a value of $3,200,232, First Caribbean International gained 3 cents trading 31,963 units to close at a 52 weeks high of $8.53, Guardian Holdings exchanged 7,600 shares and gained 18 cents to end at $13.31. JMMB Group added 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $1.20 with an exchange of 364,378 units valued at $437,724, Scotia Investments closed at $2.23, gaining 2 cents with 76,418 shares changing hands and Scotiabank gained 5 cents, in closing at $58.75 with 1,000 shares traded.
Losses| Massy Holdings closed at $51.40, losing 2 cents with only 75 units changing owners, National Commercial Bank was down 7 cents to $3.28 trading 1,000 shares and Point Lisas lost 5 cents to close at $3.70 with an exchange of 530 units.
Republic Financial Holdings closed at $108.28, after falling 6 cents with 9,302 shares being exchanged at a value of $1,007,221, Trinidad Cement slid 5 cents to $4.50, with 18,402 shares traded and West Indian Tobacco exchanged 100 units to close at $127.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy closed at $2.68 with 100 shares traded, Prestige Holdings remained unchanged at $11 with 169 units changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.50 trading 2,582 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL held firm at $21 with an exchange of 6,200 units.
TCL fall pulls TTSE market index down
Trinidad Cement shares suffer big fall.
Market activity resulted in 15 securities traded, compared to 13 on Wednesday with 6 stocks advancing, 4 holding firm and 5 declining. The number of shares that changed hands amounted to 482,036 units valued at $3,773,912 compared to 95,386 shares valued at $2,016,084 on Wednesday.
At the close the Composite Index advanced 1.89 points to 1,223.91, thanks to gains in three Jamaican based stocks, the All T & T Index slid 3.19 points to 1,833.93 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.96 points to 82.15.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings added 1 cent to close trading at $14.72 with an exchange of 11,968 shares, JMMB Group rose 6 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $1.16 with 43,691 units being purchased, National Commercial Bank climbed 15 cents, closing at a 52 weeks high of $3.35 with 193,012 units traded, valued at $632,749. Scotia Investments closed at $2.21, gaining 1 cent with 1,100 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 9,694 units to close at $21, for a gain of 35 cents and West Indian Tobacco added 2 cents to close at $127.02 with 578 shares changing owners.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 8 cents, closing at $22.50 with trades of 86,187 shares valued at $1,939,787, Massy Holdings closed at $51.42, a loss of 2 cents with 578 units traded, Sagicor Financial closed down by 5 cents to $8.50 with 22,247 shares being exchanged. Scotiabank traded 331 units, closing at $58.70, after a loss of 5 cents and Trinidad Cement traded just 500 shares to close at $4.55, after losing 50 cents.Firm Trades| Ansa McAL was unchanged at $65.84 with 2,306 units changing hands, First Citizens exchanged a mere 42 shares to close at $34.93, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.68 with 109,095 shares traded and Guardian Holdings held firm at $13.13 with 707 units changing hands.
Trinidad Cement price drops sharply
Trinidad Cement shares suffer big fall.
The market closed with the All Composite and the All T&T indices sustaining losses. Trading activity resulted in 3 stocks advancing, 8 holding firm and 2 declining. A total of only 95,386 units were exchanged at a value of $2,016,084 compared to 757,514 shares valued at $7,647,257 on Tuesday.
The Composite Index lost 1.03 points to 1,222.02, the All T&T Index declined 2.20 points to 1,837.12 and the Cross Listed Index only added 0.02 points to 81.19.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 9 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy gained 4 cents to close at $2.68 with 35,738 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings added 3 cents, closing at $13.13 with an exchange of 477 shares and Sagicor Financial closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.55, an increase of 9 cents with 10,000 shares being traded.
Losses| Republic Financial Holdings closed at $108.34, a loss of 4 cents with trades of 1,744 shares and Trinidad Cement traded 4,000 shares to close at $5.05, after losing 45 cents.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL closed at $65.84 with 40 units changing hands, Clico Investment traded 18,224 shares valued at $411,481 and closed at $22.58, National Enterprises exchanged 100 shares holding firm at $10.77, National Flour Mills was unchanged at $2.70 with an exchange of 3,651 shares. Prestige Holdings closed at $11 with trades of 422 units, Scotiabank with an exchange of 20,100 units valued at $1,180,863, to close at $58.75, Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 470 shares and closed at $2.65 and L.J. Williams 8% preference share remained unchanged at $3.30 with 420 units, with ownership being switched.
Gains for 58% of TTSE traded stocks
Scotia Investments ended at a 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday on the TTSE.
Trading ended with 7 stocks advancing, 3 holding firm and 2 declining. A total of 757,514 units were exchanged at a value of $7,647,257 compared to 2,076,758 shares valued at $12,907,895 on Monday.
The Composite Index gained 0.75 points to 1,223.05, the All T&T Index declined 1.46 points to 1,839.32 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.40 points to 81.17.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings added 1 cent to close at $14.71 with 30,000 shares traded at a value of $441,300, Clico Investment gained 7 cents to close at $2.58 with 60,000 units exchanged valued at $1,355,000, Grace Kennedy closed trading at $2.64, gaining 4 cents with 567 units changing hands. Praetorian Property Fund added 9 cents, closing at $2.85 with 20,000 units switching owners. Sagicor Financial closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.46, rising 31 cents with 46,239 shares being transferred, valued at $391,197,
Scotia Investments traded 20,000 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.20, having gained 10 cents and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 13 cents to $20.65 with an exchange of 3,761 units.< Strong> Losses| Ansa McAL closed at $65.84, with a loss of 12 cents in exchanging 30,814 units valued at $2,028,672 and Massy Holdings traded 4,221 shares to close at $51.44, after losing 4 cents.
Firm Trades| Scotiabank held firm at $58.75 with 2,021 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement remained unchanged at $5.50 but 539,691 shares being traded having traded as low as $5.20 during the trading session and West Indian Tobacco closed trading at $127 with 200 units changing owners.
TCL trades 1.9m units at $5.50
TCL closed at $5.50 on Monday.
The odds are that the trade may well be done on behalf of the Mexican based company albeit at a higher price that their last official price of $5.07. TCL stock closed with the bid below the last traded price with 12,000 being offered at $5.45 and buying of 320,004 shares at $3.20.
On Monday, trading closed with 11 securities changing hands in contrast to 7 on Friday leading to 4 stocks advancing, 7 holding firm and none declining. Swollen by the cement trade, volume exchanged, climbed to 2,076,758 units at a value of $12,907,895 compared to only 182,914 shares valued at $736,886 on Friday.
The Composite Index advanced 2.44 points to 1,222.30 points, the All T & T Index climbed 2.84 points to 1,840.78 points and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.28 points to 80.77 points. The gains, disguises a broader weakness in the market which closed with much more weak offers than for some time in the recent past.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 12 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings gained 10 cents, closing at $13.10 with 425 shares traded, National Commercial Bank closed trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.20, gaining 4 cents with 52,000 shares being executed.
National Enterprises added 8 cents to close at $10.77 with 10,000 units changing hands and National Flour Mills rose 30 cents to $2.70 with an exchange of 5,000 shares.Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings exchanged 4,000 units and closed at $14.70, Clico Investment closed at $22.51 with 67,145 units valued at $1,514,808 changing hands, First Citizens was unchanged at $34.93 with a mere 54 shares changing hands. Prestige Holdings remained at $11 with 300 shares changing hands, Scotiabank traded as high as $58.80 but closed trading at $58.75 with 5,561 units changing owners, valued at $326,978 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL, with 5,423 stock units being executed, closed at $20.52.
TCL at $5.50 as investors spurn Cemex
Trinidad Cement closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Friday.
At the close there was a bid to buy 1,924,850 units at $5.50, with only 122,886 units on offer at $5.60. The closing prices are the clearest message that investors are not impressed with the final offer price of $5.07 by Cemex. The closing price on Friday is still lower than the $5.60 to $6.18, Ernst and Young placed on the stock.
The market traded a mere 7 securities in contrast to 12 on Thursday leading to 5 stocks advancing, 2 holding firm and none declining. There were 182,914 units exchanged at a value of $736,886 compared to 382,443 shares valued at $3,889,464 on Thursday.
Trading ended with all three indices climbing to their highest, since the start of 2017. The Composite Index advanced 2.87 points to 1,219.86 points, the All T&T Index rose 2.40 points to 1,837.94 points and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.45 points to 80.49 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 9 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment added 1 cent to close at $22.51 with an exchange of 1,000 shares, JMMB
Group closed trading at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $1.10, gaining 4 cents with 50,000 transactions being executed, the closing price equates to J$21 well above the J$15.31 it sold for in Jamaica on Friday. Sagicor Financial advanced 5 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $8.15 with 300 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL was up 2 cents to $20.52 with 1,000 shares traded.Firm Trades| National Flour Mills was unchanged at $2.40 with 40,879 shares changing hands and Scotiabank held firm at $58.75 with 939 units changing ownership.
