The slide on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued on Tuesday as trading ended with 484,267 shares valued at $851,140 changing hands. A total of 11 securities traded with 3 falling, 2 gaining while 6 remained unchanged. Two stocks closed at 52 weeks’ lows.
The market closed with the Composite Index advanced by 0.26 points to close at 1,129.59, the All T&T Index advanced by 1.03 points to close at 1,805.17 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.07 points at 60.31.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with offers that were lower. The market still reflects signs of weakness with about a third of the listings with no bids to buy.
Gains| ANSA McAl added 1,491 shares and gained 50 cents to end at $63 and National Enterprises closed with 20,111 shares changing hands at $9 after gaining 1 cent.
Losses| Massy Holdings had 259 shares changing hands with the price declining by 11 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $54.88.
One Caribbean Media traded 275 shares and fell 22 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.75 and Scotia Investments with 149,294 shares valued at $257,727 changing hands, closed at $1.60 for a drop of 21 cents.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s ended with 1,000 shares changing hands to close at $17.01, Firstcaribbean International Bank closed at $6.50 with 1,516 units changing hands, JMMB group traded 290,655 shares to close at 59 cents. Point Lisas traded 13,553 shares at $4.05, Sagicor Financial closed at $7.01 with 5,913 units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $20 with 200 units changing hands.
Modest gains for TSE stocks – Tuesday
No end in sight for TTSE slide
Massy trades at a new low on Wednesday
The market closed with the Composite Index declined by 5.30 points to close at 1,130.15, the All T&T Index fell by 10.53 points to close at 1,805.98 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 60.35.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that about a third of the listings have no bids to buy, a clear sign of a weakness.
Gains| Unilever Caribbean gained 1 cent to close at $66 with 48 shares trading and West Indian Tobacco traded 350 shares and gained 1 cent in ending at $126.28.
Losses| Agostini’s traded 1,000 shares at $17.02 with a fall of 2 cent in trading at $17.01, Clico Investments Fund ended with a volume of 23,885 shares valued at $538,607 to end with a gain of 1 cent at $22.55, Guardian Holdings ended trading 10,703 shares but declined by 15 cents to close at $13.80. Massy Holdings ended with 72,398 shares valued at $3,981,164 changing hands as the price dropped $1.01 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $54.98,
National Enterprises closed with 7,388 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ low of $9 after falling by 49 cents. Republic Financial Holdings dropped 1 cent to close at $111.99 with 150 shares changing hands and Scotiabank closed with 392 shares changing hands with a loss of 6 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $57.43.Firm Trades| Firstcaribbean International Bank closed at $6.50 with 114,000 units valued at $741,000 changing hands and National Commercial Bank traded 43,862 shares to end at $2.40.
TTSE ekes out gains on Wednesday
Grace traded at a new high on the TTSE on Wednesday.
The market closed with the Composite Index rising 0.21 points to close at 1,158.89, the All T&T Index gaining 0.09 points to close at 1,863.70 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.04 points to end at 60.26.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 9 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that about a third of the listings have no bids to buy.
Gains|, Grace Kennedy had 942 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.20 for a 5 cents gain, Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 5 cents to end trading with 28,795 shares with a value of $548,452 at $19.05 and Scotia Investments closed with a gain of 4 cents at $1.75 while trading 64,866 shares,
Losses| One Caribbean Media had 227 shares trading with a loss of 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.98, Republic Financial Holdings fell by 1 cent to close at $112.19 with 363 shares changing hands and Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 6,039 units at $6.99 after drifting by 1 cent.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 100 shares at $17.03, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 20,110 shares to close at $6.50, Guardian Holdings ended trading with 7,800 shares changing hands at $13.70. Guardian Media ended trading with 6,670 shares changing hands at $19.75, JMMB Group traded 10,000 shares at 58 cents, National Flour closed with 126,500 shares changing hands at $1.95 and West Indian Tobacco traded 10,560 units at $126.30 worth $1,333,728.
TTSE stocks closed lower on Tuesday
Prestige Holdings brand – the stock traded at a high on Tuesday.
The market closed with the Composite Index falling 0.76 points to close at 1,158.68, the All T&T Index dropping 1.45 points to close at 1,863.61 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 60.22.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 9 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that about a third of the listings have no bids to buy.
Gains| Agostini’s traded 990 shares at $17.03 with a rise of 1 cent, Clico Investments traded 26,975 shares with a value of $1,571,937 to close with a gain of 18 cents at $22.73. Prestige Holdings with 126 units changing hands ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.16, to record a gain of 4 cents and Republic Financial Holdings gained by 2 cents to close at $112.20 with 9,094 shares changing hands, at a value of $1,020,269.
Losses| Massy Holdings ended with 8,024 shares with a value of $455,101 changing hands as the price dropped 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $56.70, Scotiabank closed with 6,420 shares valued at $381,867 changing hands with a loss of 24 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.48. Scotia Investments closed with a loss of 4 cents at $1.71 while trading 50,694 shares and Trinidad Cement lost 2 cents to close at $3.68 with 55,022 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank ended with 2,549 shares trading at $38.95, Berger Paints traded 100 shares at $3.68, Grace Kennedy closed with 39,625 units changing hands to close at $5.15.
Guardian Holdings ended trading with 22,850 shares valued at $312,955 changing hands at $13.70, National Commercial Bank had 51,688 shares changing hands to close at $2.40, National Flour closed with 6,270 shares changing hands at $1.95. Praetorian Property Mutual Fund contributed 12,000 shares and rose cents to end at $3, Sagicor Financial Corporation 6.5% US$1 preference share traded 70 units at US$1.10, Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended trading 22,359 shares with a value of $424,821 to close at $19 and West Indian Tobacco traded 18,309 units at $126.30 worth $2,312,427.
NCB 6.75m units on TTSE – Thursday
NCB traded over 6m shares on TTSE on Thursday.
The one stock that declined was enough to push the two main indices of the market down sharply. The market closed with the Composite Index falling 5.43 points to close at 1,163.12, the All T&T Index dropping 11.66 points to close at 1,871.55 and the Cross Listed Index advancing by 0.12 points to close at 60.34.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 2 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 8 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that nearly a third of the listings have no bids to buy.
Gains| Agostini’s traded 100 shares at $17.02 after rising of 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high, Berger Paint ended with a gain of 1 cent while trading 100 shares to close at to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.68, Clico Investments traded 12,231 shares to close with a 3 cent rise to $22.55. Grace Kennedy gained 14 cents with 3,033 units changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.15 or the equivalent of J$97 compared to $83 the stock traded at in Kingston. National Flour closed with 2,100 shares changing hands with a gain of 2 cents at $1.85, Prestige Holdings traded 6,564 shares as the price rose 12 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.12. Scotia Investments closed with a gain of 10 cents at $2 while trading 49,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco traded 130 shares to close at $126.30 after rising 2 cents.
Losses| National Enterprises closed with just 568 shares changing hands at $13 after dropping 99 cents, to close at a 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank contributed 100 shares in closing at $38.95, Firstcaribbean International Bank closed with 68,782 units value at $447,083 changing hands at $6.50. Guardian Holdings traded 58,832 shares valued at $805,998 at $13.70, National Commercial Bank had 6,750,000 shares valued at $16,200,000 changing hands to close at $2.40. Point Lisas traded 100 shares at $4, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112.18 with 538 shares changing hands after it traded earlier at $112.24. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 215,435 shares changing hands valued $1,506,771 at $6.99, Scotiabank closed with 200 shares changing hands to end at $59.74, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 27,476 shares to close at $18.25.
5 TTSE stocks fell 3 up – Wednesday
Sagicor Financial traded at a 52 weeks; high on Wednesday
Trading activity ended with 12 stocks active securities on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday of which, 3 rose, 5 fell and 4 remained unchanged with 2 ending at 52 weeks’ highs. A total of just 135,968 shares valued at $2,823,492 traded.
The Composite Index rose 0.21 points to close at 1,160.40, the All T&T Index fell 0.16 points to close at 1,901.80 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.08 points to close at 55.43.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 7 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 9 with offers that were lower.
Gains| First Citizens rose 1 cent while trading 22,620 shares at $35, with a value of $791,618, Grace Kennedy had 2,100 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.71 for a 5 cents gain and Sagicor Financial Corporation with 7,259 shares changing hands, gained 4 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.70.
Losses| Clico Investments traded 16,470 shares to close at $22.50 with a loss of 1 cent, Guardian Holdings fell 15 cents to close at $13.95 with 1,130 shares changing hands, National Flour traded 50,000 shares and fell 1 cent to close at $1.79. 
Republic Financial Holdings lost 3 cents to close at $112.12 with 10,341 shares changing hands, at a value of $1,159,436 and West Indian Tobacco shed 5 cents to close at $112.30 with 458 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 500 shares at $17.01, Angostura Holdings ended with 358 shares changing hands at $13.60, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $19 with 12,384 units trading and Trinidad Cement traded 13,478 shares at $3.51.
3 new highs on TTSE – Wednesday
JMMB Group closed at new 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday
The Composite Index lost 1.12 points to close at 1,160.82, the All T&T Index fell 3.57 points to close at 1,905.25 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.18 points to close at 55.06
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 7 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 11 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Grace Kennedy had 784 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.65 for a 10 cents gain, JMMB Group had 910,000 units changing hands for a value of $536,000 and rose 3 cents in closing at 60 cents for a 52 weeks’ high. Point Lisas rose by just 1 cent and traded 8,373 units at $4.01, Prestige Holdings with 7,343 units changing hands ended at $10.61 to record a gain of 10 cents for a 52 weeks’ high.
Losses| ANSA McAl lost $1.01 with 4,410 shares changing hands to end at $64.99 for a 52 weeks’ low and Guardian Holdings lost 5 cents with 11,000 shares changing hands to close at $14.24.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments traded 7,065 shares to close at $22.56, Firstcaribbean International Bank with 100,000 shares traded having a value of $551,093, ended at $5.51, National Commercial Bank traded 4,683 shares to close at $2.40, One Caribbean Media contributed 28,500 shares with a value of $626,996. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112.10 with 6,538 shares changing hands, Scotia Investments contributed 20,000 shares at $1.72, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $19 with 5,404 units and Trinidad Cement with a volume of 1,000 shares being traded to end at $3.51.
10 stocks rose on TTSE Thursday
Scotia Investments closed at a new high on TTSE
The Composite Index fell 4.80 points to close at 1,156.93, the All T&T Index dropped by 14.60 points to close at 1,909.70 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.70 points to close at 53.39.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 3 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 8 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Agostini’s traded 146 shares with a rise of 1 cent at $17.01, Clico Investment Fund closed with 8,193 shares changing hands 1 cent higher at $22.52, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 100 shares to close with a rise of 8 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.20. Guardian Holdings gained 5 cents with 10,194 shares changing hands to close at $14.30, National Commercial Bank gained 4 cents in trading 1,000 shares to close at $2.40. Prestige Holdings gained 25 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $10.50, Republic Financial Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $112.03 with 9,291 shares changing hands at a value of $ 1,040,828. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 38,642 shares changing hands, to end with a rise of 2 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.52 and Scotia Investments rose 6 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.70 (J$32.30) with 128,711 shares changing hands. At the close, there is a bid to buy 171,540 shares at $1.70 with no stock on offer.
Losses| Massy Holdings traded 150 shares as the price ended 2 cents lower to close at new 52 weeks’ low of $59.50, National Enterprises dropped $1.17 to a 52 weeks low of $14.80 while trading 300 shares and Trinidad Cement lost 19 cents to end at $3.50 as 7,414 units changed hands.Firm Trades| Berger paints traded 75 units at $3.67, Grace Kennedy traded at $4.50 (J$84.60) with 100 units trading, Scotiabank closed with 30 shares changing hands to end at $59.99, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 43,900 units valued at $834,105 to close at $19 and Unilever Caribbean ended with 10 shares trading at $67.82.
5 TTSE stocks rose 3 fell – Monday
Activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange continued to reflect a negative tone with moderate trading with 16 securities being active on Monday. The market closed with 5 stocks gaining, 3 declining with the prices of 8 remaining unchanged while 2 securities closed at 52 weeks’ high and 1 at a 52 weeks’ low. A total of 214,069 shares changed hands valued at $1,814,892.
The Composite Index advanced by 0.27 points to 1,164.56, the All T&T Index lost 0.41 points to 1,937.75 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.02 points to close at 51.61.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with only 3 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Agostini’s traded 1,175 shares and gained 5 cents to end at $17, Guardian Holdings had 4,800 units changing hands and gained 11 cents to close at $14.11, National Commercial Bank traded 43,013 shares at $2.29 after rising 1 cent. Sagicor Financial Corporation gained 1 cent to end with 88,770 shares changing hands at $6.50 and West Indian Tobacco traded 1,000 units and rose 1 cent to close at $126.30.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund traded 12,890 shares but lost 1 cent to close at $22.73, Massy Holdings lost 6 cents to end with 10 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.94 and National Flour lost 3 cents to end with 100 shares changing hands at $2.38.
Firm Trades| First Citizens had 5,419 shares trading to end at $35, Grace Kennedy closed with 39,760 units trading, to close at $4.10, Guardian Media ended with 6,324 shares trading at $19.75, JMMB Group with 1,904 shares changing hands closed at 55 cents. One Caribbean Media traded 8,480 shares at $22, Prestige Holdings traded 3,244 units changing hands ended at $10.19, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112 as 9 shares changed hands and Unilever Caribbean ended with 1,000 shares changed hands at $67.80.
7 TTSE stocks gained 4 fell – Friday
Grace Kennedy closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.10 on Friday
Activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange continued to reflect a negative tone with moderate trading with 16 securities being active on Friday. The market closed with 7 stocks gaining, 4 declining with the prices of 5 remaining unchanged while 2 securities closed at 52 weeks’ high and 1 at a 52 weeks’ low. A total of 270,184 shares changed hands valued at $3,035,407.
The Composite Index advanced by 1.15 points to 1,164.29, the All T&T Index lost 0.94 points to 1,937.34 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.44 points to close at 51.59.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with only 2 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 8 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Angostura Holdings ended with a gain of 2 cents at $13.62 with 15,906 shares changing hands. Clico Investment Fund traded 26,327 shares valued at $598,502 but rose 1 cent to close at $22.74, First Citizens gained 1 cent with 5,419 shares trading to end at $35, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 112,824 shares for a value of $577,659 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.12 with a 10 cents rise. Grace Kennedy closed with 5,503 units trading, and rose 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.10, Point Lisas closed with 1,000 units changing hands to end at $4 to record a gain of 7 cents and Unilever Caribbean ended with a 5 cents rise as 2,200 shares changed hands at $67.80.
Losses| Guardian Holdings had 1,760 units changing hands and lost 1 cent to close at $14,
Sagicor Financial Corporation lost 1 cent to end with 3,555 shares changing hands at $6.49.Scotia Investments contributed 31 shares but gained of 6 cents to close at $1.58 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with loss of 41 cents as 3,410 units traded at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.84.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 1,100 shares at $16.95, JMMB Group with 3,126 shares changing hands, closed at 55 cents, National Commercial Bank traded 79,067 shares at $2.29. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112 as 8,556 shares valued at $958,272 changed hands, this stock is in demand with bids at $112 to buy 218,309 units and L.J. Williams 8% preference traded 500 units at $3.30.