Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday improved with trading levels rising above the previous day’s low. Trading closed with 12 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Thursday.
One Caribbean Media dominated with 63 percent of the value of securities exchanged. There were 3 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 5 remained unchanged as 751,888 shares traded at a value of $8,886,453 compared to Thursday’s trades of 42,162 valued at $861,732. Two securities traded at 52 weeks’ high as two of the Jamaican listed companies moved higher and one security closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
The Composite Index advanced 2.48 points to 1,246.21, the All T&T Index declined by 0.57 points to 1,782.36 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.76 points to close at 95.42.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 1 stock with bid higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded price of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are JMMB Group closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.37, while gaining 2 cents with 10,000 shares, Massy Holdings traded $1.02 higher to $50.01 with 336 units changing hands and NCB Financial Group gained 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.25 with 82,705 shares valued at $434,201.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are Angostura Holdings with a loss of 10 cents, closing at $15 with 373 units, Clico Investment lost 1 cent, in ending at $21.50 with 24,383 shares valued at $524,417, One Caribbean Media traded 14 cents lower, closing at $14.10 with 400,040 shares valued at $5,640,568 and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $46.01, losing 1 cent trading 451 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are First Caribbean International closing at $8.10 with 43,344 shares valued at $351,509, Guardian Holdings traded 27,000 shares at $15.25 with a value of $411,750. National Flour Millsexchanged 101,744 shares at $2. Sagicor Financial closed at $8.15 with 10,210 shares changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGLexchanged 51,302 shares at $23.01 with a value of $1,180,459.
Trading picks up on TTSE – Friday
Trading levels sink low
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with 11 securities changing hands compared to 9 on Wednesday with 2 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 7 holding firm.
The market closed with 42,162 shares traded at a value of $861,732 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 151,676 units valued at $794,116.
The Composite Index dropped 0.94 points to 1,243.73, the All T&T Index declined 1.86 points to 1,782.93 and the Cross Listed Index closed unchanged at 94.66.
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| Guardian Holdings gained 24 cents, and closed at $15.25 while exchanging 410 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL added 1 cent, in ending at $23.01 with 21,912 shares valued at $503,978.
Losses| First Citizens lost 1 cent, and closed at $31.99 with 4,438 shares and Unilever Caribbean plunged to a 52 
weeks’ low of $46.02 after dropping $3.33 in trading only 461 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Clico Investment closing at $21.51 with 2,400 shares, JMMB Group traded 2,500 shares at $1.35, National Enterprises exchanged 100 units at $10.37, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.89 with 54 units. Sagicor Financial closed at $8.15 with 6,782 shares, Scotiabank remained at $58.02 with trades of 1,105 units and Trinidad Cement traded 2,000 shares at $4.21.
Trading drops on TTSE – Wednesday
Trading levels dropped sharply at the close on Wednesday on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange with 9 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Tuesday with 1 rising, 4 declining and 4 remaining unchanged as 151,676 shares traded at a value of $794,116 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 221,213 units valued at $3,516,269.
The Composite Index gained 0.09 points to 1,244.67, the All T&T Index declined 0.23 points to 1,784.79 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.06 points to close at 94.66.
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| Trinidad Cement was the sole security to gain as it traded 5,550 shares and added 1 cent in closing at $4.21.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are Clico Investment closing with a loss of 1 cent, at $21.51 with 5,300 shares, Angostura Holdings closed at $15.10, losing 5 cents trading 184 units, 
Scotiabank lost 3 cents, closing at $58.02 with 4,879 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 10 cents lower to $23 with 1,650 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Grace Kennedy closing at $2.90 in exchanging 27,014 shares, while National Flour Mills trading 99,091 shares at $2, NCB Financial Group holding firm at $5.16 with 3,000 units trading and Sagicor Financial that closed at $8.15 with 5,008 shares.
TTSE gains on Tuesday
Angostura Holdings traded the most shares on the TTSE on Tuesday.
All three Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange market indices rose on activity on the closed on Tuesday as advancing stocks just edged out falling stocks following 12 securities changing hands compared to 9 on Monday.
The Composite Index advanced 2.43 points to 1,244.58, the All T&T Index rose 1.81 points to 1,785.02 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.41 points to close at 94.60. At the close 4 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 5 remained unchanged.
Trading levels rose above the previous day’s with Angostura Holdings leading with 81 percent of the value of the securities exchanged as 221,213 shares traded at a value of $3,516,269 compared to Monday’s trades of 61,585 valued at $1,205,904.
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| The last price of securities rising traded and the volume changing hands are Clico Investment with a 1 cent gain, closing at $21.52 in exchanging 6,862 shares, Massy Holdings traded $1.01 higher to $50 with 210 units, NCB Financial Group closed at $5.16, after gaining 6 cents, with 10,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL settling at $23.10 in rising 10 cents in trading 987 units.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are Angostura Holdings that closed at $15.15, with a loss of 9 cents, exchanging 187,946 shares valued at $2,847,382, One Caribbean Media lost 1 cent, closing at $14.24 with 250 units and Republic Financial ended with a loss of 1 cent at $101.89 with 300 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are JMMB Group closing at $1.35 exchanging 2,600 shares. National Flour Mills traded 1,600 units at $2, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.15 trading 1,000 units, Scotiabank held firm at $58.05 trading 6,458 shares valued at $374,887 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20 with 3,000 shares.
Trading levels sink on Monday on TTSE
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Monday with 9 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Friday leading to 61,585 shares trading at a value of $1,205,904 compared to Friday’s trades of 83,803 units valued at $1,209,765.
The market closed with no stock advancing, 2 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index gained 0.55 points to 1,242.15, the All T&T Index rose 1.03 points to 1,783.21 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.01 point to close at 94.19.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| There were no securities advancing based on prices last traded.
Losses| At the close of trading, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.75, with a loss of 5 cents trading 10,000 shares and 
Scotiabank lost 1 cent, closing last at $58.05 with 66 units exchanged.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Angostura Holdings closed at $15.24 while exchanging 5,000 stock units, Clico Investment traded 6,001 shares at $21.51, First Citizens held firm at $32 with 1,372 units, National Flour Mills exchanged 600 units at $2. Republic Financial Holdings exchanged 134 units at $101.90, Sagicor Financial remained at $8.15 with trades of 3,565 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $23 with 34,847 shares valued at $801,513.
TTSE trading drops sharply – Friday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday with 11 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Thursday with just 83,803 shares traded at $1,209,765 compared to Wednesday’s 230,908 units valued at $2,243,148.
At the close, 6 stocks advanced, 1 declined and 4 were unchanged as the Composite Index advanced 3.33 points to 1,241.60 and is up marginally for September but up 2.65 percent for the year to date. The All T&T Index rose 0.56 points to 1,782.18 but is down from 1,791.21 at the start of the month to close the month 2.84 percent down from the start of 2-017. The Cross Listed Index gained 0.84 points to close at 94.18 leading to a gain for the month of 1.41 points and is up 20.48 percent for the year to date.
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| The last traded prices of the securities rising and volume changing hands are Clico Investment gained 1 cent to close at $21.51 trading 5,518 shares, First Citizens closed at $32, with gains of 25 cents exchanging 6,292 shares, Republic Financial Holdings gained 11 cents to $101.90 with 1,395 units and Sagicor Financial trading 14 cents higher at $8.15 with 1,667 units. 
Scotiabank rose 1 cent to $58.06 with 6,298 shares valued at $365,728 changing hands and Scotia Investments closed 5 cents higher at $2.30 exchanging 8,990 shares.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco lost 4 cents to settle at a 2 weeks’ low of $124.96 with 240 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| The securities remaining unchanged at last prices trades occurred and volume of changing hands in the market are First Caribbean International Bank that closed at $8.10 with 1,500 units, NCB Financial trading 45,387 shares at $5.10, Trinidad Cementexchanging 4,066 units at $4.20 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL that ended at $23 with 2,540 units.
7 stocks rose on TTSE on Thursday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with 13 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Wednesday as 7 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 3 were unchanged.
At the close, 230,908 shares traded at a value of $2,243,148 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 137,807 valued at $553,807.
The Composite Index rose 0.76 points to 1,238.27, the All T&T Index declined by 1.06 points to 1,781.62 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.35 points to close at 93.34.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded price of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are Clico Investment with gains of 9 cents, closed at $21.50 exchanging 2,761 units, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.10,with the price rising 8 cents with 34,616 shares being traded, Guardian Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $15.01 with 5,840 units changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded 10 cents higher to $5.10 with 5,797 units. Scotiabank with gains of 2 cents, closed at $58.05 with 4,500 units, Trinidad Cement closed 6 cents higher to $4.20 in exchange of 26,162 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $23, gaining 1 cent after trading 43,565 shares valued at $1,001,740.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands were First Citizens declined by 25 cents to settle at $31.75 with 2,300 units, Republic Financial Holdings traded at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.79, having lost 1 cent with 1,781 units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $49.35, with a loss of 4 cents while exchanging only 10 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading were Angostura Holdings closed at $15.24 with only 6 units trading, JMMB Group traded 100,458 shares at $1.35 and Sagicor Financial exchanged 3,112 units at $8.01.
Subdued trading on TTSE – Tuesday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange was moderate on Wednesday with 11 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Tuesday accounting for 137,807 shares traded at a value of $553,807.
On Tuesday the market traded 145,278 shares valued at $1,233,773.
On Wednesday trading ended with 1 stock advancing, 2 declining and 8 holding firm as
the Composite Index fell 0.05 points to 1,237.51, the All T&T Index declined by 0.50 points to 1,782.68 and the Cross Listed Index inched 0.06 points higher to close at 92.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy was the sole stock gaining to close 4 cents higher at $2.90 trading 15,045 shares.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are Angostura Holdings with a loss 1 cent to settle at $15.24 with just 400 units and Trinidad Cement closing at $4.14, after losing 6 cents while exchanging 849 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are First Citizens that closed at $32 with 671 units, Guardian Holdings remaining at $15 with 4,875 shares, National Enterprises trading 409 units at $10.37,National Flour Mills ending at $2 in exchanging 100,000 shares. NCB Financial held firm at $5 trading 500 units, Readymix closed at $11 with 100 units trading, Sagicor Financial exchanged 13,158 shares at $8.01 andBourse Brazil Latin Fund US Dollar mutual shares traded 1,800 units at US$8.08.
3 T&T stocks rise in moderate trading
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with 12 securities changing hands and resulted in 3 stocks advancing, 1 declining and 8 holding firm after the market was closed on Monday for public holiday.
Market activity ended with 145,278 shares traded at a value of $1,233,773 compared to 11 securities trading, resulting in 236,075 units valued at $4,854,889 on Friday changing hands.
The Composite Index gained 0.23 points to 1,237.56, the All T&T Index declined by 0.61 points to 1,783.18 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.15 points to close at 92.93.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with a mixed picture of the market as 5 stocks ended with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are Clico Investment that closed at $21.41, gaining 1 cent with 22,069 shares valued at $472,547, JMMB Group gaining 2 cents, closing at $1.35 with 900 units and 
Sagicor Financial closing at $8.01 and gaining 1 cent, exchanging 9,341 units.
Losses| Republic Financial Holdings is the sole stock to trade lower and ended with a loss of 10 cents, at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.80 with 967 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are First Citizens that exchanged 3,108 units at $32, Grace Kennedy settling at $2.86 with 3,639 units traded. At the same time Guardian Holdings closed at $15 with 5,221 shares, National Enterprises traded 2,609 units at $10.37, National Flour Mills closed at $2 with 144 units, NCB Financial Group remained at $5 trading 50,711 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $2.25 with 40,000 shares and Trinidad Cement exchanged 6,569 shares at $4.20.
Continued weakness on TTSE
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday with 11 securities changing hands compared to 15 on Thursday and all three market indices falling.
At the close, 4 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 3 were unchanged as 236,075 shares traded at a value of $4,854,889 compared to Thursday’s trades of 381,687 valued at $1,583,237. Ansa McAL accounted for $3,081,659 of the total traded on Friday.
The Composite Index declined by 2.22 points to 1,237.33, the All T&T Index lost 0.26 points to 1,783.79 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.57 points to close at 92.78.
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| The last traded prices of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are Ansa McAL advancing 21 cents, and closing at $65.80 with 46,839 shares. Clico Investment traded 63 cents higher to $21.40 with 3,000 units, Grace Kennedy with a gain of 1 cent, closed at $2.86 with 33,000 shares and JMMB Group ended gaining 3 cents to close at $1.33, in exchanging 15,195 shares.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are Massy Holdings with a loss of 1 cent to end at $48.99 with 920 units, National Enterprises closing at $10.37, after losing 10 cents while exchanging 3,045 units, NCB Financial Group lost 10 cents, in closing at $5 with 36,733 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.99, with a loss of 1 cent trading 4,502 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are First Caribbean International Bank trading 5,000 shares at $8.02, Guardian Holdings closing at $15 with 69,828 shares valued at $1,047,420 and Sagicor Financial at $8 with 18,013 shares changing hands.