First Citizens Bank was the largest mover on Trinidad and Tobago Exchange when trading ended on Friday, with the price that dropped $3.93 on Thursday, recovering 50 cents with 200 units trading to end at $31.50. Elsewhere trading ended with 9 securities changing hands, down from 11 on Thursday.
Trading activity closed with 4 stocks rising while 3 declined and 2 remained unchanged as 522,024 shares valued at $1,246,175 changed hands, compared to 1,593,090 shares valued at $2,604,191 on Thursday as 2 stocks closed at new 52 weeks’ high.
The market closed with sharp movements in the indices. The the Composite Index advanced by 2.95 points to close at 1,167.20. The All T&T Index closed with a gain of 4.59 points to 1,802.05, down 7.52 percent for 2016 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.18 points to 71.03 points and is up 43.47 percent year to date.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 4 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of 84 cents with 413,232 units for a value of $ 339,850, switching ownership. Grace Kennedy contributed 1,420 shares and rose 3 cents in trading, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.60 and Trinidad Cement gained 20 cents with 81,777 shares valued at $326,537 changing hands to close at $4.
Losses| Guardian Holdings lost 1 cent in trading 1,447 shares, the price closed at $12.60, National Commercial Bank ended with 290 shares changing hands with the price closing with a loss of 2 cents at $2.58 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 3 cents in trading 16,200 shares with a value of $381,495 changing hands at $23.55.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed with 7,430 shares changing hands at $22.60 and Massy Holdings ended with 325 shares changing hands at $51.50.
First Citizens recovers some ground – Friday
Clico dominates trade on TTSE – Thursday
Trinidad and Tobago stock market ended Thursday with 13 securities trading of which 1 gained, 3 declined and 9 remained unchanged. Trading ended with increased volume and value as Clico Investment Fund dominated trading in dollar terms with the fund accounting for $6 million of the total amount traded.
Trading activity resulted in 306,294 shares valued at $6,838,267 changing hands, compared to 127,817 shares valued at $1,315,583 on Wednesday.
The market closed with modest movements in the indices, with the Composite Index declining by 0.23 points to close at 1,172.02. The All T&T Index closed with a loss of 0.13 points at 1,819.71 and the Cross Listed Index fell by 0.05 points to 69.91 points and is up 41.3 percent year to date.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Asna McAl traded 10,163 shares valued at $636,984 and gained 5 cents to end at $62.70.
Losses| First Citizens Bank traded 2,050 shares and lost 3 cents to close at $34.95, Massy Holdings ended with 200 shares changing hands at $51.99 after losing a cent and Republic Financial Holdings ended with 50 shares trading, with a loss of 2 cents at $110.98.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings ended with 1,200 shares changing hands to close at $14.65, Clico Investment Fund closed with 266,311 shares valued at $6,018,629 changing hands to end at $22.60, National Commercial Bank closed at $2.60 with 1,190 shares trading, National Enterprises closed with 100 shares changing hands to close at $10.16. Praetorian Property Mutual Fund with 444 units changing hands ended at $2.65, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 3,830 shares changing hands at $7.10. Scotia Investments closed with 20,379 shares changing hands to end at $1.80, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.65 with 227 units changing hands and Trinidad Cement had 100 shares changing hands to close at $3.50.
5 rise 3 fall on TTSE – Friday
FirstCaribbean traded at a new 52 weeks’ high on Friday.
The market closed with modest movements in the indices and ended with 5 stocks gaining, 3 declining and 6 remaining unchanged as 14 securities traded.
The Composite Index rose 6.44 points to close at 1,171.59, the All T&T Index gained 1.68 points to close at 1,819.56 and the Cross Listed Index grew by 1.53 points to 69.82 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 200,000 units for a value of $8,002,000 and gained 1 cent to end at $40.01, Firstcaribbean International Bank ended trading 5,000 shares and closed with a rise of 31 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.65. JMMB Group gained 2 cents to end with 100,000 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 73 cents, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund ended with 87,800 shares changing hands to close at $2.65 after rising 5 cents and Trinidad Cement had 7,300 shares changing hands and rose 25 cents to close at $3.50.
Losses| Asna McAl traded 15,000 shares valued at $940,200 and lost 2 cents to end at $62.68,
Calypso Macro Index Fund dropped 1 cent while trading 20,000 units valued at $439,725 to end at 52 weeks’ low of $21.99 and Guardian Holdings traded 13,540 shares with the price closing at $12.60 after falling 2 cents.Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded just 70,556 shares valued at $1,220,619 to end at $17.30, Clico Investment Fund closed with 4,955 shares changing hands to end at $22.60, Massy Holdings ended with 7,668 shares with a value of $398,733 changing hands to end at $52. National Commercial Bank ended with 175,370 shares being traded for $457,800 with the price closing at $2.60, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.65 with 20,925 units changing hands and Unilever traded 10,775 shares valued at $646,500 at $60.
5 TTSE stocks rise 2 fell – Tuesday
JMMB Group traded at a new high of TT$0.70 on the TTSE on Tuesday.
The market closed with modest movements in the indices and ended with 5 stocks gaining, 2 declining and 6 remaining unchanged as 13 securities traded.
The Composite Index climbed 7.73 points to close at 1,163.74, the All T&T Index rose 1.19 points to close at 1,816.04 and the Cross Listed Index gained 1.95 to 68.15 points as JMMB Group and Firstcaribbean International Bank recorded gains.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Angostura Holdings ended with 40,000 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.55 after rising 5 cents, Firstcaribbean International Bank ended trading 2,000 shares and closed with a rise of 39 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.34. JMMB Group gained 5 cents to end with 183,910 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 70 cents, National Flour ended with 11,450 shares changing hands to close 2 cents higher at $2.58 and Trinidad Cement had 2,546 shares changing hands and rose 15 cents to close at $3.25
Losses| First Citizens Bank traded just 10 shares and lost 1 cent to end at $34.98 and
One Caribbean Media traded 10,000 shares and fell 14 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.55.Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded just 111 shares to end at $17.30, Asna McAl traded 200 shares to end at $62.70, Clico Investment Fund closed with 9,800 shares changing hands to end at $22.60, Republic Financial Holdings traded 9,280 units to end at $109.99. Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.65 with 19,104 units valued at $451,898 changing hands, Unilever traded just 10 shares at $60 and West Indian Tobacco traded 45,921 shares carrying a value of $5,835,163 to close at $127.07.
4 TTSE stocks fall 3 rose Monday
Trading activity remained extremely low on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market on Monday compared with the levels of trading on Friday. Only 45,867 shares valued at $599,742 changed hands, compared to 122,386 shares valued at $1,499,056 on Friday.
The market closed with modest movements in the indices and ended with 3 stocks gaining, 4 declining and 6 remaining unchanged as 13 securities traded.
The Composite Index declined 0.82 points to close at 1,156.01, the All T&T Index fell 2.28 points to close at 1,814.85 and the Cross Listed Index inched up 0.09 to 66.20 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with offers that were lower.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 1 cent to end with 17,208 shares changing hands to close at 65 cents, National Flour ended with 533 shares changing hands to close 1 cents higher at $2.56 and Scotia Investments had 4,639 shares changing hands and rose 5 cents to close at $1.80
Losses| First Citizens Bank traded 500 shares and lost 1 cent to end at $34.99, Guardian Holdings ended with a loss of 1 cent while trading 500 shares to close at $12.74,
Massy Holdings lost $1 cent in trading 17 units to end at $53 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL declined by 1 cent and closed at $23.65 with 20,768 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded just 12 shares to end at $17.30, Asna McAl traded 200 shares to end at $62.70, Clico Investment Fund closed with 875 shares changing hands to end at $22.60, Prestige Holdings with 150 units changing hands ended at $11. Scotiabank closed with 440 shares being traded at $57.99 and West Indian Tobacco traded 25 shares to close at $127.05.
Heavy trading in NCB on TTSE – Monday
NCB traded the most shares on TTSE on Monday.
The market closed with marginal movements in the indices and ended with 3 stocks gaining, 3 declining and 4 remaining unchanged as 10 securities traded.
Market activity resulted in 1,213,787 shares valued at $5,684,628 changing hands 193,372 shares valued at $8,465,016 on Friday.
The Composite Index fell 0.85 points to close at 1,154.99, the All T&T Index gained 0.02 points to close at 1,815.60 and the Cross Listed Index slipped 0.24 to 65.82 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Flour ended with 200 shares changing hands to close at $2.53, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 14,357 shares changing hands and gained 21 cents to $6.89 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL rose 3 cents closed at $23.55 with 4,100 units changing hands.
Losses| National Commercial Bank led trading with 853,222 shares changing hands for a value of $2,200,415 and lost 6 cents to close at $2.58, One Caribbean Media lost 1 cent and closed at 52 weeks’ low of $20.69 with 10,000 shares changing hands and Massy Holdings traded 40 shares and lost 3 cents to close at $54.70.Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 254,077 shares valued at $4,395,532, to end at $17.30 Clico Investment Fund traded 64,325 units valued at $1,453,745 to close at $22.60, Grace Kennedy ended with 1,060 shares and JMMB Group trading at $2.55 and ended with 12,406 shares changing hands at 61 cents.
Republic jumps $4 on TTSE – Friday
Republic Financial Holdings jumped sharply in Friday’s trading
Market activity resulted in 251,003 shares valued at $4,238,930 changing hands, well below the $22,225,458 traded on Thursday.
The Composite Index declined 0.02 points to close at 1,156.68, the All T&T Index fell 0.03 points to close at 1,818.36 and the Cross Listed Index ended unchanged at 65.90 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Angostura Holdings ended with 6,000 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high with a gain of 5 cents at $14.05, Republic Financial Holdings jumped $4 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $114, with 4,076 shares changing hands at a value of $448,814. Scotiabank gained 1 cent and closed with 13,737 shares changing hands with a value of $ $794,823 to end at $57.86 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL that closed at $23.52 with 3,674 units changing hands after rising 1 cent.
Losses| National Enterprises lost 1 cent to close with 765 shares changing hands at $10.45 and West Indian Tobacco traded 2,500 shares valued at $316,875 to close $126.75 after falling 25 cents.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 21,683 shares valued at $375,131, to end at $17.30, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 100 units to close at $40.01, Clico Investment Fund closed with 75,630 shares changing hands, valued at $1,708,505, to end at $22.60, First Citizens traded 1,106 units at $35. Grace Kennedy closed with 75,000 shares changing hands at $2.52, Guardian Media ended with 805 shares changing hands at $19.75, Massy Holdings ended with 50 shares changing hands, to end at $54.80, National Commercial Bank ended with 9,960 shares changing hands to close at $2.64, Point Lisas closed with 1,420 shares trading to close at $3.51, Prestige Holdings with 6,060 units changing hands ended at $10.83 and Trinidad Cement traded 18,142 shares to close at $3.12.
4 stocks rise 3 fall on TTSE on Tuesday
Trading activity on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market closed Tuesday with gains in the two of the market indices. Volume traded fell back below 350,000 units changing hands. At the close 10 securities changed hands, just 4 rose, 3 fell while 3 remained unchanged.
Market activity ended with 332,193 shares valued at $5,056,419 changing hands, up from the $3,107,756 traded on Monday. The Composite Index fell 0.42 points to close at 1,155.43, the All T&T Index fell 1.08 points to close at 1,816.06 and the Cross Listed Index ended with a gain of 0.03 points to 65.88.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Enterprises rose 10 cents and closed with just 200 shares changing hands at $10.50, Sagicor Financial Corporation rose 2 cents to close with 3,706 shares changing hands at $6.60. Scotiabank gained 3 cents and closed with 10,100 shares, valued at $581,902, changing hands at $57.63 and West Indian Tobacco traded 7,042 shares with a value of $894,334 to close at a 52 weeks high of $127.
Losses| Ansa McAl lost 70 cents and traded 4,601 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $62, Clico Investment Fund closed with 15,420 shares valued at $348,624 changing hands, and lost 4 cents to end at $22.60 and Guardian Holdings lost 21 cents and ended with 205,214 shares, for a value of $2,626,739 changing hands to end at $12.80.
Firm Trades| First Citizens traded 2,168 units at $35, Grace Kennedy ended with 33,000 shares trading at $2.52 and National Commercial Bank ended with 50,742 shares changing hands to close at $2.64.
5 stocks rise on TTSE on Monday
Angostura Holdings ended with 10,300 shares changing hands to close unchanged at $14.
Market activity ended with 98,192 shares valued at $3,107,756 changing hands, up from the $1,194,344 traded on Friday.
The Composite Index rose 0.04 points to close at 1,155.85, the All T&T Index rose 0.15 points to close at 1,817.14 and the Cross Listed Index ended flat at 65.85.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Grace Kennedy ended with 5,529 shares trading as the price gained 1 cent to $2.52, National Flour rose 1 cent and ended with 3,200 shares changing hands to close at $2.41, Prestige Holdings had 2,500 shares changing hands and rose 5 cents to end at $10.85. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 14,284 shares changing hands and gained 6 cents to $6.58, and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.70 with 16,541 units with a value of $392,462 trading, after rising 1 cent.
Losses| Ansa McAl lost 30 cents and traded 12 units at $62.70, Massy Holdings lost 4 cents and ended with 300 shares changing hands to end at $54.95 and National Commercial Bank ended with 3,160 shares changing hands to close at $2.64, with a gain of 10 cents.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings ended with 10,300 shares changing hands to close unchanged at $14, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 3,304 units to end at $40.01, Clico Investment Fund closed with 17,303 shares valued at $391,740 changing hands, to end at $22.64. First Citizens traded 4,222 units at $35, Republic Financial Holdings ended with 25 shares changing hands at $109.99, Scotiabank closed with 1,554 shares changing hands at $57.60, West Indian Tobacco traded 12,958 shares with a value of $1,636,855 to close $126.32 and L.J. Williams B share closed with 3,000 shares changing hands close at 72 cents after.
TTSE Unilever drops $4.50 – Wednesday
Unilever products fighting in a weakened T&T economy leading to a big drop in the stock price.
Market activity ended with 89,258 shares valued at $1,450,746 changing hands, down from the $2,665,520 traded on Tuesday.
The Composite Index declined 1.03 points to close at 1,156.61, the All T&T Index fell 2.04 points to close at 1,817.25 and the Cross Listed Index ended unchanged at 66.04.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Trinidad Cement closed at $3.10 with 15,500 shares changing hands to gain 5 cents.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund closed with 14,420 shares valued at $326,637 changing hands, to end 1 cent down at $22.65, Massy Holding lost 1 cent in trading 5,718 shares valued at $314,433 to close at $54.99 and Unilever Caribbean traded 2,643 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $58 after nosediving $4.50. Unilever’s stock has been under pressure from early 2015 after it suffered from problems in a new software package followed by a weakening domestic market that saw revenues coming under pressure. The latest results to June, shows slightly reduced revenues in the June quarter, compared to 2015, with 13.6 percent more after tax profit, after gross profit increased by percent.
At the present price and likelihood of earnings per share hitting $2 this year, the stock is priced close to 30 times this year’s earnings, well ahead of others in that market and could undergo more decline in the price as the market adjusts it to be more in line with its peers.Firm Trades| First Citizens traded 13,058 units with a value of $457,030 at $35, Grace Kennedy ended with 36,950 shares changing hands at $2.56, Scotiabank closed with 955 shares changing hands to end at $57.53 and West Indian Tobacco with 14 shares changing hands closed at $126.32.