The Trinidad stock market continues to trade with no clear direction and Monday’s trading session was no exception with activity in 14 securities of which 3 advanced, 3 declined and 8 trading firm. A total of 277,748 stock units changed hands, with a value of $12,479,930.
The Composite Index eased 0.25 points to close at 1,178.41, the All T&T Index declined by 0.48 points to close at 2,011.88 and the Cross Listed Index remained flat 45.22.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Angostura Holdings trading 20,201 shares valued at $262,511 to close up a cent at $13, First Citizens Bank that traded 970 shares to close with a gain of 9 cents, to end at $38.11 and Point Lisas Industrial Port Development contributing 800 shares to the volume traded and closed at $3.71 for a one cent gain.
Declines| Agostini’s traded 565 shares and lost a cent to end at $17.69, Clico Investment Fund with 54,122 units, closed at $21.60, down 10 cents, National Flour Mills had 15,400 shares changing hands to close at $1.18, down 2 cents and Trinidad Cement price slipped 19 cents while trading 64,825 shares valued at $129,941, to close at $2.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Guardian Media while adding 608 shares to close at $19.75, National Commercial Bank with 13,525 shares to close at $1.15, National Enterprises with 696 shares changing hands and closed at $18.75, while Mora Ven Holdings that last traded on July 22 last year, finally traded today with 5,000 shares changing hands valued at $74,850 to close at $14.97, Republic Bank with 87,704 units for a value of $10,553,422, closed at $120.33, Sagicor Financial Corporation 16,452 shares valued at $115,164 to close at $7 and Scotiabank traded 1,880 units to close at $69.75.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 1 stock with the offer that was lower.
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Citizens climb continues
First Citizens Bank’s stock price continues to recover as the stock enjoyed another day of gains on Thursday on the Trinidad Stock Exchange with a 42 cents rise, as there was trading in 13 securities of which 7 advanced, 3 declined and 3 traded firm, with 457,650 units trading carrying a value of $8,255,609.
The Composite Index advanced by 0.27 points to close at 1,174.54, the All T&T Index gained 0.56 points to close at 2,003.95, while the Cross Listed Index remained flat at 45.25.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund that advanced by 5 cents to end at $21.45 as 30,366 shares valued at $651,315 were traded, First Citizens Bank that gained 42 cents to end the day at $37.46 as 17,775 units changed hands, valued at $616,970, Grace Kennedy added 25,194 shares valued at $90,479 as the price moved up 10 cents to $3.60, Neal & Massy traded 636 shares to close with a gain of 15 cents at $66.50, Prestige Holdings with 820 units, closed at $9.40 with an increase of 4 cents, Sagicor Financial Corporation with 15,685 units closed at $7.03 as the price gained 3 cents and West Indian Tobacco with 1,390 units to close with a one cent gain at $118.01.
Declines| Jamaica’s National Commercial Bank with 86,000 shares traded for $98,900, closed at $1.15, for the loss of a cent, Republic Bank suffered a loss of 27 cents to close at $120.33 and Scotiabank traded 2,409 shares valued at $168,052, to close at $69.75, as the price lost 24 cents.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL contributing 71,380 shares with a value of $4,743,201, to close at $66.45, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 187,776 shares changing hands for a value of $93,888, to close at 50 cents and National Flour Mills trading 6,479 shares, to close at $1.20.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Declines up over advances
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock market continues to trade cautiously with activity in 14 securities of which 4 advanced, 6 declined and 4 traded firm. A total of 157,674 shares traded, with a value of $3,285,469.
The Composite Index advanced by 1.55 points to close at 1,174.27, the All T&T Index advanced by 3.23 points to close at 2,003.39 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.02 to 45.25.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Angostura Holdings that traded 3,000 shares to close with a gain of 70 cents, to end at $11.70, First Citizens Bank with 2,642 units to close at $37.04, up 3 cents, Neal & Massy contributed 5,858 shares with a value of $388,672 and closed at $66.35 for a one cent gain and Unilever Caribbean with 60 units to end at $58.36, as the price inched up by a cent.
Declines| Clico Investment Fund traded 10,610 shares valued at $227,056 and lost 5 cents to end at $21.40, Guardian Holdings traded 52,548 shares valued at $689,164, to close at $13.05, down 13 cents, Readymix (West Indies) traded 100 shares for the first time since it traded on January 28th this year and closed on Wednesday with $1.35 fall, to $19.65, for a new 52 weeks low, Sagicor Financial with 2,777 units at $7, closed down by 2 cents, Scotiabank 6,973 units valued at $488,041 closed with a 1 cent decline to at $69.99 and Trinidad Cement closed with 5,000 shares at $2.19, for a 1 cent loss.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Ansa Mcal which added 1,001 shares to close at $66.45, National Enterprises with a volume of 67,000 shares, valued at $1,256,250 and closed at $18.75, Grace Kennedy with only 100 shares changing hands to close at $3.50 while West Indian Tobacco traded just 5 shares and closed at $118.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
First Citizens up 96 cents
First Citizens continues its recovery from recent lows and closed today at $37.01 while trading 32,496 shares valued at $1,197,770, two stocks closed at new 52 weeks high as National Enterprise closed at $18.75 and Republic Bank at $121.
The market opened the post Easter holiday period on a slightly positive note, with trading in 11 securities of which 4 advanced, 3 declined and 4 traded firm with 112,719 units trading with a value of $4,621,940. The Composite Index advanced by 3.15 points to close at 1,172.72, the All T&T Index advanced by 6.96 points to close at 2,000.16 and the Cross Listed Index inched down by 0.09 point, to end at 45.27.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens with a gain of 96 cents in closing with the last transaction at $37.01, Guardian Holdings with 464 shares to close at $13.18 up 4 cents, National Enterprise trading 1,250 units to close at $18.75, for a 34 cents gain and Republic Bank closed up by 66 cents at $121 while it trading 1,779 shares valued at $214,555.
Declines| Jamaica Money Market Brokers traded 23,265 shares valued at $11,910 and lost 3 cents to end at 50 cents, Neal & Massy traded 60 units at $66.34 for a fall of a cent and Unilever Caribbean closed with 45 shares at $58.35 for a decline of 15 cents.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are Ansa McAL with 43,034 shares valued at $2,859,609 and closed at $66.45, Clico Investment Fund which added 9,287 shares valued at $199,206 to close at $21.45, Scotiabank with 414 shares changing hands for a value of $70 and West Indian Tobacco with a volume of 625 shares valued at $73,750 to close at $118.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
Citizens up & heading higher
First Citizens Bank closed higher for the 7 days straight, having fallen to a 2014 low of $34 in early April. At the end of trading Citizens had a bid at $36.06 which is above the closing price, to buy nearly 20,000 units with only 1.153 units on offer at $36.50.
The market continues to trade sideways with only a few stocks showing signs of continuity in price movements. Trading was in 11 securities of which 4 advanced, none declined and 7 traded firm, with 70,744 units trading, valued of $1,412,008. The Composite Index advanced 3.72 points to close at 1,169.57, the All T&T Index advanced by 7.41 points to close at 1,993.20 and the Cross Listed Index remained flat at 45.36.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank that closed at $36.05 while trading 2,038 shares to close with a gain of 24 cents, National Enterprises with 14,000 shares being traded for $259,660, to close at $18.55, up 27 cents, One Caribbean Media with 22,871 shares changing hands for a value of $465,653 to close at $20.36, up 10 cents for a new 52 weeks high and Republic Bank with only 810 shares, closed 27 cents higher at a new 52 weeks high of $120.60.
Declines| There were no stock recording a decline at the end of trading.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings contributing 7,318 shares with a value of $80,498, to close at $11, ANSA McAL with 335 units, to close at $66.45, Clico Investment Fund traded 17,428 shares valued at $373,831 remained at $21.45, Grace Kennedy added 5,000 shares valued at $17,500 to close at $3.50, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 763 shares at 53 cents, with a mere 5 units to end at $66.35 and West Indian Tobacco with 176 shares, closed at $118.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
First Citizens on recovery path up 76c
First Citizens bank lost altitude after peaking at $42.99 in early January, seems to be on the rebound having gained 56 cents on Tuesday and 76 cents on Wednesday, at the close of trading, the stock bid was at $35.82, a cent higher than the last traded price for a small volume. The rest of market continues to trade in a narrow band.
Trading occurred in 14 securities of which 3 advanced, 5 declined and 6 traded firm, with 277,122 units trading, with a value of $2,906,268.
The Composite Index advanced by 0.89 points to close at 1,165.85, the All T&T Index advanced by 2.31 points to close at 1,985.79 and the Cross Listed Index eased by 0.07 points to 45.36.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank with 12,938 shares valued at $458,330 as the price increased by 76 cents to end the day at $35.82, Guardian Holdings contributed 2,105 shares and closed at $13.14 for 2 cents gain and Republic Bank exchanged 1,391 shares with a 2 cents gain, to close at $120.33, for another 52 weeks high.
Declines| Stocks loosing value at the end of trading, are ANSA Mcal that lost 4 cents, in trading 113 units to close at $66.45, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 10,000 shares, to close with a loss of a cent to 53 cents, One Caribbean Media with 24,200 shares for $492,675, as it closed at $20.26 for a 4 cents loss, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund declined by a cent to end at $3.40 while trading 25,060 shares valued at $85,254, Sagicor Financial Corporation with 160,410 shares changing hands for a value of $1,125,914, gave up 2 cents to land at $7.03.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing without a change in their prices, at the end of trading are Firstcaribbean International Bank contributing 20,000 shares with a value of $110,000 and closed at $5.50 while Guardian Media contributed 1,072 shares and closed at $19.75, Neal & Massy with 1,791 shares, closed at $66.35, Trinidad Cement with 7,401 shares changing hands closed at $2.20 and West Indian Tobacco 432 shares at $118.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and only 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
TTSE: Citizens jumps
Tuesday, 15th April 2014 | The Trinidad market traded with a slight upward bias as there was trading in 17 securities of which 5 advanced 3 declined and 9 traded firm with209,501 stocks trading with a value of $2,914,123.
The Composite Index advanced by 2.10 points to close at 1,164.95, the All T&T Index gained 3.94 points to close at 1,983.48 and the Cross Listed Index put on .03 points to end at 45.43.
Gains | Stocks increasing in price at the close are First Citizens Bank with 21,283 shares traded for $745,097 to close with a gain of 56 cents to end at $35.06. The stock has found support that has attracted buying interest and could be going higher once more. Guardian Holdings closed with a 2 cents gain to end at $13.12 as 2,000 shares traded; National Flour Mills 20,350 with a value of $24,420 to close with a 3 cents gain at $1.20; National Enterprises 400 shares to end at $18.28, up by 3 cents; One Caribbean Media with 912 units at $20.30 for 5 cents gain with another new 52 weeks high.
Declines | Agostini’s lost 5 cents to end at $17.70 with 300 shares; ANSA McAL traded 200 shares and fell a cent to close at $66.49 and Clico Investment Fund closed with 74,928 shares valued at $1,607,206 as the price declined by 5 cents to $21.45.
Firm Trades | Stocks closing without a change in their prices are Angostura Holdings 2,782 shares at $11; Grace Kennedy with 22,706 shares changing hands for a value of $79,472 to close at $3.50; Jamaica Money Market Brokers 15,165 shares valued at $8,189 to close at 54 cents; Neal & Massy 1,696 to close at $66.35; Praetorian Property Mutual Fund 4,000 units at $3.41; Sagicor Financial Corporation 13,883 shares to closed at $7.05; Scotia Investments 13,512 shares at $1.60; Trinidad Cement 14,788 shares at $2.20 and West Indian Tobacco 596 shares at $118.
IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Securities traded up but prices mixed
There was trading in 16 securities on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Wednesday, 4 advanced, 3 declined and 9 traded firm, as 157,712 shares traded with a value of $1,646,580.
Market activity lead to two new 52 weeks highs and moderate movements in the indices, with the Composite Index edging up 0.43 points to close at 1,169.87, the All T&T Index gaining 1.73 points, to close at 1,985.33 and the Cross Listed Index declining by 0.12 points to 46.49.
Gains| First Citizens Bank contributed 17,200 shares with a value of $596,996 and gained 70 cents, to close at $34.70, Praetorian Property Fund advanced by a cent to end at $3.41, as it traded 2,000 units, Republic Bank traded a mere 83 units, as the price moved up a cent, to close at $120.17 for a new 52 weeks high and Unilever Caribbean traded just 31 shares to close 2 cents higher at $58.22, a new 52 weeks high.
Firm Trades| Stocks trading with unchanged closing prices, are Angostura Holdings with 16,470 shares valued at $181,170, to close at $11, Flavorite Foods with 33 units at $7, Grace Kennedy with 45,600 shares changing hands for a value of $159,600 and closed at $3.50, National Flour Mills 10,000 shares at $1.26, Neal & Massy 100 shares at $66.31, Prestige Holdings 500 units at $9.35, Scotiabank 138 shares at $71, Trinidad Cement 895 units at $2.06 and West Indian Tobacco 216 units at $118.
Declines| Clico Investment Fund traded 13,277 shares valued at $288,603 as the price declined by 15 cents, to end at $21.70, Jamaica Money Market Brokers traded 6,300 shares to close down 2 cents to 54 cents and Sagicor Financial Corporation with a volume of 44,667 shares traded for $312,669 as the price shed 3 cents, to end at $7.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Mixed TTSE market action
NatMarket activity was mixed in trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Tuesday with 11 securities changing hands, of which 3 advanced, 3 declined and 5 traded firm. The Composite Index declined by 1.84 points, to close at 1,169.44, the All T&T Index eased down by 3.60 points, to 1,983.60 and the Cross Listed Index inched down by 0.01 points to 46.61. A volume of 336,239 shares changed hands with a value of $2,294,276.
Gains| Prestige Holdings had 158,395 shares changing hands, for a value of $1,480,422 as the price gained 6 cents to end at $9.35, Republic Bank traded a mere 83 units as the price moved up 5 cents, to close at $120.16, for a new 52 weeks high and Scotia Investments closed with 14,984 shares for a 1 cent gain at $1.60.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s had 20 units changing hands, to close at $17.75, Flavorite Foods 25 units at $7, Guardian Holdings contributed 45,884 shares with a value of $619,434, to close at $13.50, National Enterprises had 1,000 units trading at the close, at $18.25 and National Flour Mills added 15,000 shares valued at $18,900 as it closed at $1.26.
Declines| First Citizens Bank fell 99 cents to close at $34, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 95,653 shares being traded for $53,566, closed down 3 cents to 56 cents, and Sagicor Financial traded 4,000 units to close at $7.03 as it lost 2 cents.
At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4
4 stocks at new highs on TTSE
Four stocks closed at new 52 weeks high, on the Trinidad Stock Exchange, on the final trading day of the week, as 5 stocks advanced and 2 declined.
Market activity resulted in the trading in 15 securities with 170,619 shares changing hands valued at $2,121,879. The Composite Index was down by 0.49 points to 1,171.28 while the All T&T Index fell by 0.98 points to close at 1,987.20 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 46.62.
Gains| Stocks advancing are Ansa Merchant Bank that contributed 1,280 shares at $38.49 by gaining 11 cents, One Caribbean Media 200 shares at $20 while gaining 25 cents to record a new 52 weeks high at the close, Republic Bank 6,854 shares at a new 52 weeks high of $120.11, with a gain of a cent, Unilever Caribbean 332 units to close at $58.20 for a 13 cents gain and LJ Williams B shares 11,650 units to close at 90 cents up 11 cents, both at new 52 weeks highs.
Firm Trades| Stocks trading unchanged are Clico Investment Fund 3,763 shares to end at $21.85, First Caribbean International Bank contributed 21,520 shares with a value of $123,740 and closed at $5.75, Grace Kennedy 20,000 units at $3.50, Jamaica Money Market Brokers saw 21,000 shares changing hands valued at $11,790 as the price closed at 59 cents. National Commercial Bank had 26,435 shares changing hands for a value of $30,665 as it closed $1.16, National Flour Mills traded 22,175 shares for $27,941 to close at $1.26, Neal & Massy traded 3,494 shares to close at $66.31 and Sagicor Financial Corporation 4,100 units to close at $7.05,
Declines| Stocks declining are First Citizens Bank traded 8,500 shares valued at $197,169 as the price slipped by a cent to end at $34.99, and Guardian Holdings 11,765 shares at 25 cents lower at $13.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bids that were higher than their last selling prices and only 1 stock with the offer that is lower.