Thursday, 6th June 2013 | Trading picked up in Thursdays trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange with the advance decline ratio being positive. Thirteen securities changed hands of which 6 advanced, 2 declined and 5 traded firm, well above Wednesday’s trading, when only 4 companies traded. Three stocks traded at 52 weeks high at the end of trading.

Trading on the main market amounted to 584,217 shares valued at $4,741,343. Trinidad Cement traded 440,126 shares for a value of $418,120.  Neal & Massy Holdings had a volume of 60,080 shares trading for $3,544,720. There was trading in 27,063 shares Sagicor Financial Corporation with a value of $170,512, while Guardian Media added 20,548 shares valued at $405,823.

Clico Investment Fund posted a volume of 33,186 shares valued at $704,072 while the price of the fund advanced by $0.17 to end at $21.22.

But by the end of trading, bids for 4 stocks were higher and 4 stocks had offers that were lower than the last selling price.

Wednesday, 5th June 2013 | As if to indicate that the increased trading activity on Tuesday was just a flash in the pan, investors seem to have sent a message that what happened then can’t be expected to continue.

As a result, the market pretty much gave back today what it gained in Tuesday’s increased trades. With the exception 316,443 shares of National Commercial Bank (NCB) which changed hands with a value of $379,732 there was little else to seriously brag about in market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock exchange which was tepid at best. At the end of the days trading there were no price changes of any of the mere 4 securities that traded.

Trading activity on the main market involved 325,148 shares, valued at $634,160. Apart from NCB which accounted for the vast majority of the volume that traded, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 6,781 shares valued at $42,788. Republic Bank contributed 1,924 shares with a value of $211,640. Also trading was 29,940 units of Clico Investment Fund at a value of $630,237.

At the end of trading 5 stocks bids were higher and 3 stocks had offers were lower than the last selling price.

Tuesday, 4th June 2013 | Activity picked up some what on the Trinidad & Tobago stock exchange at above levels seen for the past few days with 14 securities trading of which 7 advanced, 1 declined and 6 traded firm.

The main market enjoyed a volume of 569,147 shares crossing the floor valued at $13,928,256. The Mutual Fund Market posted a volume of 33,620 shares valued at $707,701.  Trinidad Cement traded 228,027 shares for a value of $217,616, ANSA McAL traded 185,290 shares for $12,455,194. Prestige Holdings accounted for 64,620 shares with a value of $604,197, while Jamaica Money Market Brokers added 54,057 shares valued at $30,793.

West Indian Tobacco Company climbed 89 cents to end the day at $111.00, an all-time high, but only had a mere 300 shares trading.

Although for the past few weeks there have been more advancing stocks to those that declined, market sentiments seem mixed as there is demand for some stocks but none for a number of them. This has been the case for weeks.

At the end of trading 4 stocks bids were higher and 4 stocks had offers lower than the last selling price.

Monday, 3rd June 2013 | Eight stocks traded on the Trinidad and Tobago exchange today, as four advanced and none declining in price by the end of trade. In another tepid trading session, 62,946 shares crossed the floor of the Exchange with a value of $897,156. Of the total amount traded, Angostura Holdings traded 46,840 shares with a value of $421,560 and NeaL & Massy traded 7,310 shares for $431,290.

In the mutual fund section Clico Investment Fund traded a volume of 10,400 shares valued at $218,920.

West Indian Tobacco traded at an all time high of $110.11 while gaining 5 cents with only 53 shares trading. At the end of trading, there were 5 stocks with bids higher and 5 stocks with offers that are lower than the last sale price.

Wednesday, 29th May 2013 | With a mere 217,710 units trading on the Trinidad & Tobago stock market, today marked another lackluster day of trading continuing the low levels of trades seen since last week. There was trading in 13 securities of which 2 advanced, 3 declined and 8 traded firm.

Only $981,839 was invested in shares on the market as Trinidad Cement dominated trading with 103,048 shares changing hands valued at $97,896. Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 66,132 shares for $417,371. There was minimal trading in the rest of the market with very moderate price changes.

The market is still characterized by the stocks that are in demand but there seems to be very little interest in selling. That is not surprising with interest rates so low in the twin island state. Government of Trinidad & Tobago Treasury bill rates are under 1 percent currently and long term rates less than 2 percent.

Tuesday, 28th May 2013 | Market activity continues to be subdued in today’s trading on the T&T Stock Exchange with 14 securities trading with 2 advancing, 4 declining and 8 traded firm.

A volume of 460,713 shares crossed the floor of the exchange with a value of $9,072,623. Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 171,175 shares for a value of $1,079,945. There was trading in 146,740 Trinidad Cement valued at $140,420. ANSA McAL traded 100,000 shares with a value of $6,722,000.

All price movements were moderate, more importantly, the number of socks closing with bids above last selling price climbed to 9 from 5 on Monday. Two stocks that closed with higher bids than last sale are Scotia Bank and West Indian Tobacco, two stocks that having been rising for a few weeks.

Monday, 27 May, 2013 | Trading activity on the Trinidad & Tobago stock exchange picked up today with trading in 19 securities of which 7 advanced, 5 declined and 7 traded firm. The level of trading was also up on Friday’s trades as 267,068 shares crossed the floor of the Exchange valued at $815,557 in the main market, while Clico Investment Fund traded 9,161 shares valued at $192,839 in the mutual funds section.

Trinidad Cement traded 152,627 shares valued at $144,996, National Commercial Bank Jamaica saw trading in 77,176 shares valued at $92,611. Grace Kennedy slipped 10 cents to $3.80 while trading 10,000 shares with a value of $38,000, while Sagicor Financial Corporation saw 8,700 shares switching ownership valued at $55,245, but the stock fell $0.44 to close at $6.35. Scotiabank Trinidad & Tobago traded just 1,180 shares while increasing $0.11 to end the day at $69.60. The stock closed with the bid on the last selling price but there was no stock on offer at the close, which means that the price could be moving higher.

There were 5 stocks closing with bids above the last selling price while there were 4 with offers below the last selling price.

Friday, 24th May 2013 | Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday was even sparser than the day before as a mere 29,245 shares crossed the floor of the Exchange valued at $342,771 and in the mutual fund section just 699 units traded for $14,714. Trading took place in 12 securities of which 3 advanced, 3 declined and 6 traded firm.

Grace Kennedy stock which closed at $3.90 rose 17 cents and 10,000 shares changed hands valued $39,000, followed by National Enterprises, volume of 7,347 shares traded for $115,495. Guardian Holdings contributed 6,050 of the total volume carrying a value of $102,851, while loosing 50 cents to close at $17.

West Indian Tobacco and National Enterprise traded at 52 weeks high.

Trading was very light on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange today, with just 5 securities trading of which 2 advanced, 1 declined and 2 traded firm.

Activity on a very lackluster market resulted in 150,034 shares trading on the main market valued at $330,999. Trinidad Cement was the volume leader with 126,800 shares changing hands for a value of $122,524, followed by Angostura Holdings with 15,900 shares worth $143,100. Prestige Holdings accounted for 6,765 shares with a value of $63,253.

Clico Investment Fund traded 46,300 shares valued at $974,779. All shares price changes were modest ranging from minus 1 cent to a gain of 3 cents.

5 stocks were being offered at prices below their last selling price and 3 stocks had bids above their last selling price.

No aggression in trades | Market activity continues to meander along as traders nibble away at prices with very little changing from day to day. Wednesday’s trading session was no exception as price changes on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange were again moderate with the highest gain being 12 cents for Scotia Bank and the highest loss was 5 cents for Point Lisa Industrial Port Development.

There was trading in 16 securities of which 7 advanced, 4 declined and 5 traded firm. Main market volume was 665,031 shares valued at $6,596,902.44. Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation traded 349,209 shares for a value of $1,239,942, followed by Angostura Holdings with a volume of 207,100 shares traded for $1,863,900, while ANSA McAL added 30,446 shares valued at $2,046,580. Clico Investment Fund traded 6,860 shares for a value of $109,332.

An indication of market sentiment is to be found in the both the advance/decline ratio which has been positive for several trading days as well as in the number of stocks closing with bids above last selling price or the offer below the last selling price. At today’s close there were 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 4 with offers below. One stock traded at a new 52 weeks high.