Declines for TTSE stocks on Monday

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange had the first decline since trading resumed in 2020 but with an equal number of stock prices rising and falling.
Trading ended, with two stocks rising, two declining while elven closed with prices unchanged, leading the Composite Index slipping 0.65 points to 1,471.40. The All T&T Index shed 1.29 points to 1,870.53, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 145.26.
Trading ended with just 15 securities changing hands with 127,724 shares changing hands at $881,569 compared to 368,007 units at $5,109,209 from 16 securities changing hands on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of three stocks higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Gains| National Flour gained 1 cent and settled at $1.36, with 150 stock units trading and Republic Financial rose 99 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $132 with 765 units changing hands.
Losses| First Citizens shed 50 cents to end at $44.50, with investors exchanging 1,220 shares and West Indian Tobacco dropped 2 cents with 3,295 units crossing the exchange at $41.22.
Firm Trades| Angostini’s concluded trading with 2,020 units at $26, Angostura Holdings closed at $16.20, with 20 units crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl settled at $55.20, after exchanging 240 shares, Endeavour Holdings traded 40 shares at $12.50. First Caribbean International Bank settled at $8, with the trading of 3,270 units, Guardian Holdings completed trading of 1,580 shares at $22, Guardian Media closed at $7.50, with investors exchanging 10,000 units. NCB Financial ended at $10.86, with an exchange of 5,000 units, Scotiabank closed at $61, with investors exchanging 1,713 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed trading of 1,614 shares at $23.75 and Trinidad Cement settled at $2, with 96,837 stock units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

Gains continue for TTSE stocks

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continues to move higher in the two trading days in 2020 after closing 2019 with the first year of gains after five years of losses. Indicators are pointing to another year of growth for the market.
Trading ended, with three stocks rising, three declining while ten closed with prices unchanged, leading the Composite Index gaining 1.36 points to close at 1,472.05. The All T&T Index rose 2.71 points to 1,871.82, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 145.26 points.
Trading ended with just 16 securities changing hands as 368,007 shares traded at $5,109,209 compared to 187,409 units for $2,716,885 from 13 securities changing hands on Thursday. The market closed with three stocks hitting 52 weeks’ highs.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of three stocks higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens Bank gained 50 cents trading 1,948 shares at a 52 weeks’ high of $45, Massy Holdings rose 51 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $61.51, with 63,103 units changing hands and MPC Caribbean Energy rose by 8 cents and completed trading at a record high of $1.08, after exchanging 1,000 shares.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund closed with a loss of 25 cents and settled at $28.25, with 6,605 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 25 cents to close trading 2,096 shares at $243.75 and L.J Williams shed 14 cents to end at $1.55, with investors exchanging 50,000 stock units.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings concluded trading with 4,555 units at $16.20, First Caribbean International Bank ended at $8, with 12,700 stock units trading. Guardian Holdings closed at $22, with 415 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises 12,603 units at $5.76, National Flour ended at $1.35, in swapping of 200,417 shares. NCB Financial completed trading of 949 stock units at $10.86, investors exchanging 3,800 shares of Point Lisas at $3.55, Scotiabank closed activities at $61, with 3,500 units crossing the exchange. West Indian Tobacco settled at $41.24, with 1,153 stock units changing hands and Trinidad Cement ended at $2, with investors exchanging 3,163 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

All TTSE index jumps sharply on Monday

Massy traded at a 52 weeks’ high on Monday.

The All Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange index closed sharply higher on Monday, with sizable price changes for some stocks, including one trading at 52 weeks’ high.
Trading ended with 17 securities changing hands, against 16 on Friday, with just seven advancing, three declining while seven remained unchanged as 363,353 shares traded at $8,102,591, compared to 306,927 shares for $2,734,005 on Friday.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index added 2.01 points to end at 1,470.49. The All T&T Index jumped 28.04 points to 1,864.24, while the Cross Listed Index shed 3.32 points to close at 145.87.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of three stocks higher than their last selling prices and just one with a lower offer.
Gains| Ansa McAl jumped $5.19 to $55.19, with trading in 21,765 stock units, Guardian Holdings rose 50 cents and ended at $22, with 58,454 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings gained 30 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $60, with investors exchanging 17,836 shares. National Enterprises rose 21 cents to close at $5.76, after trading 101 stock units, National Flour added 1 cent and ended at $1.31, with 2,000 shares crossing the exchange. Scotiabank surged $1.10 to $61, after swapping 1,758 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 25 cents with 128,032 shares changing hands at $22.75.
Losses| JMMB Group dropped 6 cents to settle at $2.75, with 40,465 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial fell 5 cents and closed at $10.85, with 72,345 units changing hands and Republic Financial ended trading 5 cents lower at $131, after swapping 3,686 shares.
Firm Trades| Agostinis’ exchanged 300 shares at $24, Angostura Holdings ended at $16.20, with 990 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank traded 600 units at $8, First Citizens Bank completed trading at of just six stock units at $44.75. West Indian Tobacco settled at $42, with 3,155 units trading, Trinidad Cement concluded at $1.95, with 11,800 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean completed trading at $23, with the swapping of 60 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

 

T&TSE 2019 performance shatters 2018

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange is ending the current year on a strong note with the three leading indices up on last year’s performance and seems set to close out 2019 much higher than the previous year.
Barring any reversals in fortunes in the last 13 trading days of the year, the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange should close the year higher than it is now. Some stocks point to that development, with prices set to break higher. These stocks include First Citizens Bank, Guardian Holdings, Republic Holdings, Massy Holdings, NCB Group and West Indian Tobacco.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at Five stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer and is flashing positive signals of the fortune of the market ahead.
Compared to a rise of just 2.85 percent in the Composite Index last year, the index is up by a much stronger 11.88 percent to Tuesday this week, with apparently, more gains ahead before the year ends. The All T&T Index is up 7.45 percent for the year to date and while that may not sound like much, but it is far better than the 1.36 percent decline the index suffered for the entire 2018.  Cross-listed stocks posted gains of 20.63 percent to date, bettering the 12.17 percent increase last year.
Trading ended Tuesday with 13 securities changing hands against 15 on Monday, with four rising, 2 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index added 0.06 points to end at 1,457.25. The All T&T Index rose 4.84 points to 1,832.28, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.65 points to close at 146.65 as three stocks closed at 52 weeks’ highs.
Investors traded 158,719 shares amounting to $1,971,657 compared to 369,862 shares amounting to $5,832,895 on Monday.
Gains| Guardian Holdings gained 50 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $21, with 1,706 units crossing the exchange, the stock traded as high as $21.15 before ending lower but had a bid to buy 5,912 shares at $21, with the offer at $22 to sell 1,449 shares. JMMB Group closed with an increase of 3 cents at $2.53, after exchanging 10,140 shares, NCB Financial gained 10 cents and settled at $11.40, with 8,868 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco climbed $1 to end at 52 weeks’ high of $42, after swapping 2,000 shares.
Losses| First Caribbean International Bank dropped 22 cents lower to $8, after exchanging 8,009 shares and First Citizens Bank closed with a loss of $1 at $43, with 650 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings ended at $16.20, with investors exchanging 100 shares, Calypso Micro Index Fund traded 2,000 shares and closed at $15.75, Clico Investment Fund concluded trading of 49,039 units at $25, Massy Holdings closed at $59.75, in exchanging a mere seven units. National Flour ended at $1.36, with investors exchanging 63,645 shares, Scotiabank settled at $60, with 520 units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 12,035 shares to close at $21.11.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

Witco $5 surge creates big index gains

West Indian Tobacco jumped $5.02 to a 52 weeks’ high of $40, with investors exchanging 700 shares, to record the first trade since the price adjusted for the three for one split last week. The move helped along with increases in eight other stocks to push the All T&T Index up by 1.56 percent for the day.
At the close of the market, bids to buy the stock rose to 23,980 units at $40 up from 20,465 units on Monday. The market closed with no shares offered for sale.
At the close of the market, the All T&T Index surged 27.88 points to 1,811.56, while the Cross Listed Index rose 1.18 points to close at 146.12 as prices of 9 stocks rose, 3 declined while 5 remained unchanged, leading the Composite Index to climb 18.33 points to 1,444.91.
In the overall market on Monday, investors traded 153,598 shares, amounting to $1,718,205 from an exchange of 17 securities, against 12 on Monday, resulting in trading in 65,975 shares amounting to $950,201.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at six stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Gains| Calypso Micro Index Fund rose 5 cents in trading 400 shares and closing at $15.80, Clico Investment Fund concluded trading 5 cents and concluded at $24.40, after exchanging 568 shares, Guardian Holdings added 50 cents to close at $19, with investors transferring 12,500 shares. National Enterprises closed with a gain of 5 cents at $5.55, with investors exchanging 205 shares, National Flour gained 4 cents and completed trading at $1.40, with 10,560 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial closed with an increase of 20 cents and concluded trading of 27,200 stock units at a record high of $11.20. Trinidad Cement rose 15 cents and completed trading with 51,619 units at $1.95 and LJ Williams rose 15 cents and ended at $1.35, with 5,000 stock units trading.
Losses| First Caribbean International Bank share fell 1 cent to $8.22, after exchanging 200 shares, First Citizens Bank lost 15 cents to end at $42.05, with 4,227 units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined by 15 cents and ended trading of 35,659 shares at $21.10.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded just 40 shares at $24, Angostura Holdings ended at $16.20, in swapping 2,615 units, Guardian Media settled at $7.80, with investors exchanging 1,567 shares, Massy Holdings completed trading of 120 units at $59.75 and Unilever Caribbean settled at $23.50, with 418 stock units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

 

Seven stocks push TTSE higher – Monday

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Trading picked upon Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday with investors shaking up several stocks leaving two to close at record highs and three at 52 week’s lows.
Investors exchanged 473,189 shares for $9,463,769, from an exchange of 15 securities against 10 on Friday, when only 88,426 shares changed hands for $2,654,241.
At the close of the market, the prices of 7 stocks rose, 5 declined while 3 remained unchanged, leading the Composite Index to gain 7.47 points to close at 1,421.97. The All T&T Index added 5.20 points to end at 1,782.69, while the Cross Listed Index rose 1.33 points to close at 143.81.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 4 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings added 5 cents and settled at $18.55 with investors exchanging 530 shares, JMMB Group traded 17,541 shares with the price rising 5 cents to close at $2.25. National Enterprises exchanged 133,200 units and rose 16 cents to end at NCB Financial closed at a record high of $11 after gaining 15 cents in trading just 110 units. Sagicor Financial rose 6 cents and closed at a 52 week’s high of $10.75, with investors exchanging 14,213 shares, Scotiabank gained 25 cents and completed trading at $59.75, with 1,474 units and West Indian Tobacco jumped $2.69 and settled at $104.99, with 12,981 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund dropped 16 cents and ended at $24.10, with 180,880 units passing through the market, First Caribbean International Bank declined 2 cents to settle at $8.23, after exchanging 100 shares, National Flour ended trading 1,456 stock units for 5 cents less to close at a 52 week’s low of $1.35. One Caribbean Media fell 6 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $9.90, with 2,001 units crossing the exchange and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $21 with a transfer of 99,298 shares.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings completed trading at $16.20, with investors exchanging 200 shares, First Citizens Bank swapped ownership of 470 units at $42 and Massy Holdings ended at $58, with 8,735 stock units trading.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

Increased volume on TTSE – Wednesday

Angostura Holdings hits a 52 weeks’ high in trading on Wednesday.

Trading on Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended with 1,505,311 shares changing hands at a value of $16,484,194, from exchanging 17 securities against 14 on Tuesday, when 515,411 shares changed hands at a value of $3,304,366.  
At the close of the market, the prices of 4 stocks rose, 4 declined while 9 remained unchanged, leading the Composite Index to lose 1.55 points to 1,411.72. The All T&T Index gained 2.20 points to 1,766.51, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.73 points to close at 143.24.  At the close, one stock closed at a 52 weeks’ low and two at 52 weeks’ high.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 7 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings finished trading with 18 cents and concluded at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.20, with 210 units, Clico Investment Fund closed with a gain of 1 cent and settled at $24.25, with 4,200 stock units trading, Scotiabank  rose 10 cents to end at $59.35 after exchanging 1,810 shares and LJ Williams closed with an increase of 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.15, after swapping of 5,000 shares.
Losses| First Citizens Bank fell 4 cents and completed trading at $41.96, after exchanging 3,143 shares, Massy Holdings shed 2 cents and closed at $58, with 140 units changing hands, National Enterprises dropped 4 cents and settled at $5.76, after exchanging 1,000 shares and National Flour declined 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’  of $1.40, after swapping of 2,000 shares.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy settled at $3.44, in trading 91,000 shares, Guardian Holdings closed at $18.50, with 128,008 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group settled at $2.35, with 123,935 units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial settled at $10.85 with 1,128,167 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas completed trading at $3.60, with investors exchanging 4,000 shares, Prestige Holdings settled at $8.40, after trading 20 shares. Republic Financial ended at $125.61, with 5,328 units crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $23 with an exchange of 6,550 shares and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading at $102.30, with 800 stock units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

 

Falling TTSE stocks outdo risers – Tuesday

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange after closing on Monday resumed on Tuesday with 15 securities trading against 18 on Friday, with 2 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 1.50 points to end at 1,409.35. The All T&T Index fell 0.36 points to 1,759.09, while the Cross Listed Index slipped 0.37 points to close at 143.61.
Trading ended with 195,765 shares valued $3,121,985, compared to 73,298 shares valued $1,836,526shares on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 5 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens Bank advanced by 1 cent and settled at $40.51, after exchanging 1,775 shares and Republic Financial rose 33 cents to close at $123.25, after exchanging 2,232 shares.
Losses| Angostura Holdings lost 3 cents and ended at $16.02, after exchanging 2,000 shares, First Caribbean International Bank lost 5 cents and concluded trading 1,907 shares at $9 completed. NCB Financial lost 1 cent and settled at $10.65, with 133,046 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank dropped 28 cents and settled at $59.47, after exchanging 2,191 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 2 cents in exchanging 3,566 units to close at $25.68.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund to finish at $24.10, with 24,132 units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings finished at $18.42 and ended with 8,839 units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings concluded trading with a gain of $55 completed trading at $55.00, with 4,232 units. National Enterprises ended at $5.70, with 500 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media ended at $10, with 800 units changing hands. Trinidad Cement closed at $2 completed trading of 9,700 shares, Unilever Caribbean to finish at $24.5 settled at $24.50, with 100 units and West Indian Tobacco closed at $105 with investors exchanging 745 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

TTSE stocks rise again – Tuesday

First Citizens closed at a 52 weeks’ high on TTSE on Tuesday.

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with trading in 15 securities against just 10 on Monday, with the prices of 7 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index added 2.24 points to end at 1,418.75. The All T&T Index gained 3.62 points to 1,762.66, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.11 points to close at 145.72.
Trading ended with 71,169 shares at a value of $2,062,260, compared to 138,960 shares at a value of $6,896,031 shares on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 2 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund gained 1 cent and completed trading with 4,817 units at $24.06, First Citizens Bank climbed 59 cents and ended at 52 weeks’ high of $40.99, with 219 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy gained 4 cents and with completed trading of 327 shares at $3.40. Guardian Holdings added 8 cents and settled at $18.50, with 16,597 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings rose 9 cents and settled at $55, after exchanging 8,055 shares. National Enterprises increased 10 cents and completed trading of 5,000 units at $5.70 and Unilever Caribbean rose 1 cent and ended at $24.51, after exchanging 166 shares.
Losses| Republic Financial fell 18 cents and ended at $122.82, in trading 1,994 units and Scotiabank closed with a loss of 28 cents at $59.47, with 9,847 shares crossing the exchange.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings settled at $16.05, with 11,472 units trading, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $35.75, with an exchange of 70 units, NCB Financial ended at $10.75, with 5,387 stock units changing hands. Sagicor Financial completed trading at $10.61, after exchanging 1,000 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $2, after trading 4,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 2,218 units to close at $25.85.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

3 TTSE stocks rise 2 fall – Monday

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with trading in 10 securities against 16 on Friday, with 3 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index added 2.24 points to end at 1,416.51. The All T&T Index gained 2.78 points to 1,759.04, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.23 points to close at 145.61.
Trading ended with 138,960 shares at a value of $6,896,031, compared to 129,696 shares at a value of $3,449,006 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 3 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens Bank rose 1 cent and settled at $40.40, after exchanging 1,500 shares, JMMB Group gained 4 cents and ended at $2.08, with 40 stock units changing hands and Republic Financial jumped $1 and settled at $123 with 1,719 units crossing the exchange.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund closed with a loss of 1 cent and concluded at $24.05, with 7,936 units, and Massy Holdings fell 1 cent to $54.91, after exchanging 110,000 shares.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings ended at $16.05, with the trading of 4,557 stock units, Calypso Micro Index Fund traded 2,400 shares and closed at $15.75, Sagicor Financial concluded trading of 5,000 units at $10.61. Scotiabank completed trading at $59.75, with 2,333 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 3,475 units to close at $25.85.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.