Tuesday, 25th June 2013 | The West Indian Tobacco Company saw trading in 25,385 shares with a value of $2,940,376 as the stock raced to $116, an all-time high and gained $2 on a day when 167,869 shares traded in the main market valued at $7,325,249 and 5,504 mutual fund shares valued at $126,592 traded.

Trading took place in 11 securities of which 3 advanced, 1 declined and 7 traded firm. Another stock that reached a 52 weeks high was Unilver Caribbean which traded 705 shares and gained 93 cents on the day to close at $53.25.

The major trading of stocks took place for Neal & Massy Holdings, 57,303 shares for a value of $3,380,877, Angostura Holdings, 55,000 shares valued at $495,000 and Guardian Holdings, 13,848 shares valued at $221,568.

IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading, the IC bid-offer sentiment indicator shows that bids for 2 stocks were higher, with 4 stocks that had offers lower than their last selling price.

At the close, it would appear that both Witco and Unilver are poised for more gains ahead. Scotia Investment with a bid of 117,000 shares at $1.78, the last selling price, should move up in price as there is no stock on offer at the close today nor on Monday.

Monday, 24th June 2013 | Trading activity on the Trinidad Stock Exchange picked up a bit today with 9 stocks trading of which 3 increased in price, 2 declined and 4 held firm. Scotia Bank recording a new 52 weeks high when it closed up 29 cents to $70.01 having traded 80,052 shares with a value of $5,604,440. Jamaica Money Market Brokers traded 340,700 shares changing hands for a value of $174,320 at a price of 50 cents. Sagicor Financial Corporation, 180,115 shares valued at $1,129,553, Trinidad Cement contributed 40,500 shares at a value of $38,475.  Clico Investments with 402,842 shares at a value of $9,263,266.

The main market saw a volume of 649,936 shares trading valued at $844,178 in addition to 402,842 shares valued at $9,263,266 in the mutual fund market.

IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer market sentiment indicator shows that bids for 2 stocks were higher with 3 stocks that had offers lower than their last selling price.

Bourse Brazil Latin Fund (BBLF) listed 1,112,384 units on the Stock Exchange effective Tuesday, 11th June 2013 at a price of US$10.00. There was no trading for this fund in today’s trading.

Friday, 21st June 2013 | On another slow day on the Trinidad Stock exchange, just five stocks traded today with only one stock, Scotia Bank, recording a change in price by falling slightly 28 cents to close at $69.72. The main market saw a volume of 111,693 shares crossing the floor of the exchange valued at $844,178 in addition to 177,545 shares valued at $4,083,535 in the mutual fund market.

The main companies that traded on Friday were Guardian Holdings with a volume of 22,811 shares for $364,976, Sagicor Financial Corporation, 68,016 shares valued at $428,568.59 and Clico Investments with 177,545 shares at a value of $4 million.

IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer market sentiment indicator shows that bids for 5 stocks were higher with 4 stocks that had offers lower than their last selling price.

Thursday, 20th June 2013 | Clico Investment Fund enjoyed $0.50 increase to reach a new 52 weeks high at the end of trading at $23. A volume of 351,140 shares valued at $8,076,220 were traded for the fund.

Trading took place in 7 securities of which 2 advanced, none declined and 5 traded firm as the main market saw a volume of 128,971 shares crossing the floor of the exchange valued at $4,121,394 in addition to the mutual fund trading. Guardian Holdings traded 67,490 shares for a value of $1,079,840. Neal & Massy Holdings had a volume of 50,071 shares trading for $2,954,189. Grace Kennedy contributed 6,918 shares with a value of $28,018 and Angostura Holdings  added 2,732 shares valued at $24,588.

IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice market sentiment indicator shows that bids for 5 stocks were higher and 4 stocks had offers were lower than their last selling price.

Monday, 17th June 2013 | On another slow day of trading, 8 securities traded of which 3 advanced, 1 declined and 4 traded firm, as a mere 40,001 shares crossed the floor of the main exchange valued at $525,195. West Indian Tobacco closed at another record of $113 up 48 cents on the day as just 360 units traded. Clico Investment Fund enjoyed robust interest as investors traded 858,834 shares valued at $19,323,216, while the share advanced by $0.23 to end at $22.50. Sagicor Finance traded 31,762 shares in the main market at a value of $200,223, followed by Neal & Massy with 3,699 shares valued at $218,241.

IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer market sentiment indicator shows that bids for 3 stocks were higher, with 3 stocks that had offers that were lower than their last selling price. The Indicator points to continued moderate market gains ahead.

Friday, 14th Jun 2013 | Republic Bank of Trinidad may not have been the volume leader today but it more than made up by attracting more than $10 million of the $11 million traded for the day. West Indian Tobacco made a new high on the day, the only stock to reach a new high, trading as the stock moved up to $112.52 up 2 cents as 972 shares traded.

Main Market | The main market at the Trinidad & Tobago Stock exchange had a volume of 398,576 shares crossing the floor with a value of $11,072,781 much better than yesterday’s $1,652,262. Trinidad Cement was again the volume leader as was the case on Thursday with 281,871 shares changing hands for a value of $267,777. Republic Bank was the dominant traded stock, accounting for the bulk of the funds that were invested in the market as 94,140 shares traded for $10,355,400. Scotiabank traded 2,389 shares valued at $167,230 and closed at $70, up 29 cents for the day.

Clico Investment Fund gained 66 cents to end the day at $22.27; the fund saw trading in 170,598 shares valued at $3,799,892. In yesterdays trading, the stock gained 20 cents to end at $21.61.

Advances positive | The advance decline ratio remains positive with 5 stocks advancing and 1 declining, on a day 12 stocks traded.

IC sentiment indicator | At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer sentiment indicator is just mildly bullish with bids for 2 stocks higher and 3 stocks with offers lower than their last selling price.

Wednesday, 12th June 2013 | Three of the Jamaican companies that are listed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange were the dominant ones that traded today with all three being the market leaders in terms of the volume traded. In the main market where 243,011 shares traded, the three Jamaican companies accounted for more than 134,000 of them. Grace Kennedy also chipped in with 12,105 units.

Trading in the main market amounted to $2,609,669. Jamaica Money Market Brokers traded 50,000 shares for a value of $25,050 and lost 5 cents but there was a bid to buy 265,000 at a bid of 50 cents each, followed by National Commercial Bank Jamaica with a volume of 48,500 shares valued at $58,200. Scotia Investments Jamaica contributed 36,174 shares with a value of $64,390, there was a bid of 52,000 units at $1.78 while Guardian Holdings added 25,907 shares valued at $426,170 but the stock price fell $0.50 to close at $16.45 and the bid was at $16 for 4,765 shares while 22,229 was on offer at $16.85.

Clico Investment Fund traded 84,035 shares valued at $1,799,063 while gaining $0.16 to close at $21.41.

Overall 14 securities traded of which 4 advanced, 2 declined and 8 traded firm as three indices fell marginally.

At the end of the day, bids for 2 stocks were higher and 3 stocks had offers that were lower than their last selling price.

 Tuesday, 11th June 2013 | West Indian Tobacco Company (WITCO) continues to trade higher as the amount of stocks available to sell is limited at current price levels. As such, the stock closed at yet another all time high of $112.01 with only 100 shares trading. At the end of trading there were no stocks on offer and the bid was the same as the last selling price.

The market continued with low activity as 10 securities traded of which 3 advanced, 2 declined and 5 traded firm. At the close 4 stocks had bids that were higher and 4 had offers that were lower than their last selling price. 88,392 shares crossed the floor of the main exchange valued at $1,073,977. Clico Investment Fund posted a volume of 7,606 shares valued at $161,651.

Trinidad Cement had 48,754 shares changing hands for a value of $46,439. Angostura Holdings had a volume of 24,381 shares being traded for $218,920, National Enterprises 7,284 shares with a value of $115,597, while Republic Bank contributed 5,330 shares valued at $586,300.