The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with 13 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Wednesday as 7 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 3 were unchanged.
At the close, 230,908 shares traded at a value of $2,243,148 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 137,807 valued at $553,807.
The Composite Index rose 0.76 points to 1,238.27, the All T&T Index declined by 1.06 points to 1,781.62 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.35 points to close at 93.34.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded price of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are Clico Investment with gains of 9 cents, closed at $21.50 exchanging 2,761 units, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.10,with the price rising 8 cents with 34,616 shares being traded, Guardian Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $15.01 with 5,840 units changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded 10 cents higher to $5.10 with 5,797 units. Scotiabank with gains of 2 cents, closed at $58.05 with 4,500 units, Trinidad Cement closed 6 cents higher to $4.20 in exchange of 26,162 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $23, gaining 1 cent after trading 43,565 shares valued at $1,001,740.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands were First Citizens declined by 25 cents to settle at $31.75 with 2,300 units, Republic Financial Holdings traded at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.79, having lost 1 cent with 1,781 units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $49.35, with a loss of 4 cents while exchanging only 10 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading were Angostura Holdings closed at $15.24 with only 6 units trading, JMMB Group traded 100,458 shares at $1.35 and Sagicor Financial exchanged 3,112 units at $8.01.
7 stocks rose on TTSE on Thursday
Subdued trading on TTSE – Tuesday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange was moderate on Wednesday with 11 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Tuesday accounting for 137,807 shares traded at a value of $553,807.
On Tuesday the market traded 145,278 shares valued at $1,233,773.
On Wednesday trading ended with 1 stock advancing, 2 declining and 8 holding firm as
the Composite Index fell 0.05 points to 1,237.51, the All T&T Index declined by 0.50 points to 1,782.68 and the Cross Listed Index inched 0.06 points higher to close at 92.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy was the sole stock gaining to close 4 cents higher at $2.90 trading 15,045 shares.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are Angostura Holdings with a loss 1 cent to settle at $15.24 with just 400 units and Trinidad Cement closing at $4.14, after losing 6 cents while exchanging 849 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are First Citizens that closed at $32 with 671 units, Guardian Holdings remaining at $15 with 4,875 shares, National Enterprises trading 409 units at $10.37,National Flour Mills ending at $2 in exchanging 100,000 shares. NCB Financial held firm at $5 trading 500 units, Readymix closed at $11 with 100 units trading, Sagicor Financial exchanged 13,158 shares at $8.01 andBourse Brazil Latin Fund US Dollar mutual shares traded 1,800 units at US$8.08.
TTSE stocks continue to be weak
Unilever products – Unilever Caribbean tumbled $1.11 to a 52 weeks’ low of $49.39 with 5,070 shares
Reflecting a general weakness in the performance of stocks listed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ,the market closed trading on Wednesday with more securities falling in price than those rising and with three falling to 52 weeks’ lows.
Trading ended with 17 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Tuesday but trading levels fell by more than half with market activity resulted in 142,022 shares traded for $2,320,841 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 367,871 units valued at $5,030,961.
The two major indices recorded declines for a 4 consecutive day as, 5 stocks advanced, 7 declined and 5 were unchanged, based on the last price each security traded for the day. The Composite Index declined 0.85 points to 1,242.56, the All T&T Index dropped 2.46 points to 1,787.85 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.11 points to close at 93.65.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are Angostura Holdings with gains of 10 cents, closed at $15.25 with 600 units, First Citizens rising 1 cent, to $32.01 with 1,000 units,NCB Financial that traded 4 cents higher to $5.15 with 266 units while Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 2 cents and closed at $23 with 7,037 shares and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.21, after adding 1 cent with 6,131 shares.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are Guardian Holdings that ended with a loss of 50 cents, closing at $15.50 with 2,281 shares, 
National Enterprises closed at $10.47, losing 1 cent in exchanging 10,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended with a loss of 1 cent at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.90 trading 3,633 shares valued at $370,227. Sagicor Financial declined 19 cents to close at $8 with 61,940 shares valued at $495,610, Scotiabank lost 2 cents, closing at $58 with 34 units, Unilever Caribbean tumbled $1.11 to a 52 weeks’ low of $49.39 with 5,070 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed 46 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $125 with 62 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Clico Investment exchanged 4,400 shares at $20.77, Massy Holdings closed at $49 with 10,780 shares valued at $528,220 and National Flour Mills traded 16,460 shares at $2. One Caribbean Media exchanged 11,980 shares at $14.25 nd Point Lisas remained at $4 with 348 units.
Trading activity eased on Friday
Trading levels dropped sharply on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday closed with 156,178 shares valued at $2,255,149 changing hands compared to Thursday’s 623,687 units valued at $14,619,055.
At the close, 15 securities changed hands compared to 18 on Thursday with 3 rising in price, 4 declining and 8 trading unchanged. Market activity led to the Composite Index slipping 1.53 points to 1,244.52, the All T&T Index falling just by 0.38 points to 1,791.53 and the Cross Listed Index easing 0.37 points to close at 93.68.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of securities rising and the volume changing hands are Clico Investment gained 5 cents, rising to $20.75 with 27,450 shares valued at $569,260, Massy Holdings ending with gains of 8 cents and closed at $49 with 416 units and Point Lisas closing 10 cents higher to $4 with 1,000 units.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are First Citizens lost 4 cents, closing at $31.96 with 543 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings with a loss of 19 cents, closed at $16.20 with 165 units, NCB Financial Group closed at $5.10, losing 5 cents and trading 34,000 shares and Sagicor Financial ending with a loss of 1 cent, closed at $8.19 exchanging 12,203 shares.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Agostini’s exchanging 2,750 units at $20.52, Angostura Holdings trading 2,732 units at $15.15. JMMB Group closed at $1.32 exchanging 13,190 shares, Readymix closed at $11 with 368 units. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $102 trading 4,571 shares valued at $466,209, Scotiabank remained at $58.02 with 2,580 units, Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20 with 32,673 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL held firm at $23 with 21,537 stock units valued at $495,351.
4 all on TTSE – Wednesday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday resulted in 12 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Tuesday with the ratio of stocks rising and falling 1 to 1.
The market closed with 4 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 4 holding firm as 185,605 shares traded at a value of $2,920,184 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 369,044 valued at $3,923,576.
The Composite Index fell by 2.14 points to 1,244.93, the All T&T Index slipped 0.05 points to 1,789.36 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.58 points to close at 94.10.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are Clico Investment with gains of 5 cents, closed at $20.60 with 39,950 shares valued at $822,970, First Citizens closed at $31.75, gaining 6 cents with 1,353 units, JMMB Group added 3 cents exchanging 2,211 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.35 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 26 cents higher to $22.75 with 23,768 shares valued at $539,997.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are, Guardian Holdings dropping 11 cents to $16.29 with 7,663 shares, NCB Financial Group declining 10 cents to $5.15 trading 217 units, 
One Caribbean Media losing 25 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $14.25, with 40 units changing hands and Sagicor Financial with a loss of 1 cent, closed at $8.20 with 46,172 shares valued at $378,657.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are, Angostura Holdings exchanged 4,000 shares at $15.15, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.02 with 50,800 shares valued at $407,416, Massy Holdings traded 1,000 units at $48.92 and Scotiabank closed at $58.02 with 8,431 shares valued at $489,167.
NCB at record close again
NCBFG closed at a record $5.25 on the TTSE on Tuesday.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday resulted in 14 securities changing hands compared to 10 on Monday. NCB Financial Group starred with the price rising to new 52 weeks’ high of $5.25 after rising 10 cents, while exchanging 17,526 shares.
The market closed with 7 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 5 unchanged as 369,044 shares traded at a value of $3,923,575 compared to Monday’s trades of 418,931 valued at $6,332,339.
The Composite Index gained 1.93 points to 1,247.07, the All T&T Index declined 0.15 points to 1,789.41 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.55 points to close at 94.68.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are Clico Investment that gained 5 cents to close at $20.55 with 5,969 units, First Citizens with a 1 cent gain, closed at $31.69 with 1,994 shares, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.02, having gained 2 cents and trading 175,260 stock units valued at $1,405,585. JMMB Group with gains of 2 cents, ended at $1.32 with 4,000 shares. Republic Financial Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $101.91 with 9,809 stocks valued at $999,941 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed 24 cents higher to $22.49 with 19,205 shares valued at $430,648.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are National Flour Mills lost 1 cent and closed at $2.04 with 1,000 shares and Sagicor Financial ending with a loss of 29 cents at $8.21 trading 141 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading were Angostura Holdings closed at $15.15 with 15,492 shares, Guardian Holdings exchanged 3,826 units at $16.40, Point Lisas traded at $3.90 with 78,556 stock units valued at $306,368 changing hands, Scotiabank closed at $58.02 with 2,077 units and Scotia Investments remained at $2.25 with 34,189 shares.
TTSE inched upwards on Friday
Trading fell off on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday as 11 securities changed hands compared to 14 on Thursday with all three indices rising modestly. Guardian Holdings and Clico Investment led with 51 percent and 37 percent respectively of the value of securities exchanged.
At the close, 2 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 6 were unchanged as 459,886 units traded valued at $6,474,935 compared to Thursday’s trades of 478,341 valued at $14,743,320.
The Composite Index rose 0.26 points to 1,241.95, the All T&T Index gained 0.19 points to 1,789.05 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.05 points to close at 93.33.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings closed trading at $15.15 after the price rose 15 cents, with 594 shares changing hands and Massy Holdings gained 3 cents in closing at $8.95 trading 300 shares.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are Guardian Holdings with a loss of 5 cents, to close at $16.55 with 198,091 shares valued at $3,278,320. 
JMMB Group fell 1 cent and closed at $1.30 with 104,216 shares and Republic Financial Holdings closed 2 cents lower to $101.90 with 1,537 shares.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close are Clico Investment closing at $20.50 with 118,036 shares valued at $2,418,889, First Citizens trading 5,105 units at $31.68. National Enterprises closed at $10.48 with 10,010 shares, Sagicor Financial remained at $8.50 with 21,429 shares, Trinidad Cement traded just 68 shares at $4.20 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 500 shares at $22.01.
Trading sinks on TTSE – Tuesday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday ended with 7 securities changing hands compared to 8 on Monday with market volume falling lower than the depressed level on Monday.
At the close, 2 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 2 were unchanged as 58,067 shares traded at a value of $755,391 compared to Monday’s trades of 84,002 valued at $566,877.
The Composite Index declined 0.12 points to 1,241.59, the All T&T Index fell 0.57 points to 1,791.21 but the Cross Listed Index added 0.05 points to 92.93 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of securities gaining and the volume changing hands are Guardian Holdings inching up 1 cent, to close at $16.51 with 1,410 shares and JMMB Group with a 1 cent gain, to $1.27 with 18,490 shares.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and volume changing hands are First Citizens falling 1 cent to $31.67 with 1,513 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL trading 40 cents lower to $22.50 with 1,943 shares.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities closing unchanged and the volume changing hands are, Angostura Holdings closed at $15 with 1,000 shares, Clico Investments closing at $20.75 with 25,875 shares valued at $536,648 and Sagicor Financial that remained at $8.30 with 7,836 shares.
NCB Financial hits new record
NCB Financial Group reached a new high of $5 (J$95.50) in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday with just 2,920 shares trading with a rise of 15 cents.
The stock closed with 6,830 units on the bid at $5. In overall market activity 14 securities changed hands compared to 12 on Thursday with 3 advancing, 2 declining and 9 holding firm. Trading volume rose over Thursday’s levels reaching 161,029 units at a value of $1,432,085 compared to Thursday’s trades of 102,642 valued at $2,263,862.
The Composite Index gained 1.37 points to 1,237.89, the All T&T Index declined 0.13 points to 1,791.70 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.39 points to 91.84 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of securities that rose and the volume changing hands are, First Citizens with a 1 cent gain, closed at $31.68 with 5,300 shares, NCB Financial Group rising 15 cents to $5, gaining with 2,920 shares and Trinidad Cement closing 6 cents higher to $4.20 with 30,000 shares.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are, JMMB Group with a loss of 2 cents to $1.23 with 5,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipping 24 cents to $23 with 12,056 shares.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Angostura Holdings closed at $15 with trades of 5,000 shares, Grace Kennedy remaining at $2.85 with 62,114 shares, Guardian Holdings ending at $16.50 with 25,359 shares valued at $418,437, National Enterprises trading 6,795 shares at $10.48. National Flour Mills closing at $2.10 with 1,000 shares, Point Lisas exchanged 3,955 shares at $3.88, Republic Financial Holdings that closed at $101.90 with 100 shares, Sagicor Financial unchanged at $8.30 with 236 shares and Scotiabank closed at $58.02 with 1,194 shares.
2 Jamaican stocks rise 2 Trini fall
NCB at new record close on the TTSE on Monday.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday resulted in 13 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Friday with the quantity of shares trading rising but with a lower value than on Friday.
The market closed with 2 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 9 holding firm as 538,622 shares traded at a value of $3,830,623 compared to Friday’s trades of 419,313 valued at $7,180,253.
The Composite Index gained 0.33 points to 1,228.65, the All T&T Index declined 0.10 points to 1,792.25 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.10 points to 89.23 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Two Jamaican based companies closed trading with the last traded price being higher than at the close on Friday. NCB Financial Group added 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.51 with 3,500 units and Scotia Investments exchanged 123,646 shares with a rise of 5 cents to $2.25.
Losses| Stocks trading, with the last prices falling and volumes changing hands were Angostura Holdings with a loss of 1 cent at $15 with 125,000 shares valued at $1,875,249 and National Flour Mills losing 3 cents to end at $2.10 with 12,192 shares.
Firm Trades| Stocks changing hands with the price of the last trade remaining unchanged are Clico Investment with 22,925 units valued at $481,448 at $21, First Citizens exchanging 763 shares at $31.67,Grace Kennedy traded 120,456 shares at $2.85. JMMB Group closing at $1.20 with 100,000 shares, Massy Holdings had just 37 units changing hands at $48.95, Republic Financial Holdings swapped 500 units at $101.90, Scotiabank closed with an exchange of 1,800 shares at $58.02, Trinidad Cement remained at $4.14 trading 7,311 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 20,492 shares at $23.45 valued at $480,537.