At the close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange all three indices recorded modest gains as 5 stocks advanced, 1 declined and 12 were unchanged.
Market activity resulted in 18 securities changing hands compared to 17 on Wednesday, leading to 610,096 units valued at $3,541,855 changing ownership, compared to Wednesday’s 193,335 shares valued at $2,067,973.
The Composite Index rose 1.17 points to 1,242.99, the All T&T Index gained 1.01 points to 1,829.32 and the Cross Listed Index was up 0.18 points to 88.05.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Agostini’s added 1 cent to close at $18.51 with trades of 6,805 shares, Guardian Holdings closed at $16.05 with gains of 4 cents trading 5,405 units, NCB Financial Group gained 2 cents to close at $3.80 with an exchange of 95,364 shares valued at $362,282, Scotia Investments rose 5 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $2.30 with 83,320 units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 60 cents, closing at $23.50 with 6,794 shares traded.
Losses| National Flour Mills lost 4 cents to close at $2.60 exchanging 330,107 shares valued at $858,278.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings traded 1,500 units at $15.01,
Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $40 with 25,765 shares traded at a value of $1,030,608, Clico Investment closed at $22.51 with an exchange of 17,588 shares valued at $395,997 and First Caribbean International closed at $8.85 trading 1,200 units. JMMB Group held firm at $1.22 trading 21,959 units, Massy traded 200 shares at $53, One Caribbean Media closed at $16.48 trading 300 shares. Republic Financial Holdings exchanged just 20 units at $105.48, Sagicor Financial remained at $9.01 trading 10,000 units, Scotiabank closed at $59 with 2,616 shares changing hands, Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20 trading 1,103 units and West Indian Tobacco exchanged 50 shares at $127.
1 stock falls in a day for gains
Guardian Holdings leads TTSE
Guardian Holdings gained 21 cents to end trading at $16.01 with 94,330 units changing hands with a value of $1,509,520, ended as the dominant trade, on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday.
Market activity led to 16 securities trading compared to 9 on Friday with 6 advancing, 3 declining and 7 unchanged. The number of securities traded was 199,103 valued at $2,253,341 compared to Friday’s 181,011 shares valued at $1,947,353.
The Composite Index gained 1.08 points to 1,243.56, the All T&T Index rose 1.83 points to 1,828.89 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.04 points to 88.27.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $15.01 with trades of 160 shares, One Caribbean Media traded at $16.48, after gaining 8 cents with 3,400 shares changing hands. Sagicor Financial added 1 cent to close at $9.01 trading 2,000 units, Scotia Investments closed with gains of 5 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $2.25 exchanging 350 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 1 cent to close at $22.62 with 500 shares traded.
Losses| Agostini’s lost 2 cents to close at $18.50 with an exchange of 12,945 shares, Clico Investment lost 1 cent while closing at $22.51 trading 325 units and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.17, for a loss of 3 cents with 67,184 units changing owners.
Firm Trades| First Citizens traded 1,400 units at $32, First Caribbean International closed at $8.94 with trades of 1,090 units, Grace Kennedy exchanged 3,700 shares at $2.66 while JMMB Group was unchanged at $1.22 trading 8,120 units. Massy held firm at $53 with 55 units changing hands, Point Lisas closed at $3.65 with an exchange of 2,854 shares and Scotiabank closed at $59 with 690 units traded.
Trading drops for Trinidad stocks
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange dropped sharply on Tuesday with just 141,873 units trading at a value of $1,306,192 compared to Monday’s 534,824 shares valued at $2,812,325.
At the close of the market only 10 securities were active compared to 12 on Monday as 5 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 2 held firm.
The Composite Index lost 0.19 points to 1,240.37, the All T&T Index rose 0.69 points to 1,822.42 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.15 points to 88.28.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy added 1 cent to close at $2.66 with 49,230 units changing hands, JMMB Group gained 2 cents, closing at $1.22 with trades of 30,903 shares, One Caribbean Media closed 40 cents higher to $16.40 with an exchange of only 45 shares. Scotiabank closed at $58.79, gaining 3 cents trading 935 units 
and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.53, with gains of 2 cents while trading 2,462 units.
Losses| Clico Investments lost 2 cents to close at $22.50 trading 22,701 shares valued at $510,773, First Caribbean International Bank traded at $9, having lost 5 cents with 3,381 units trading and Guardian Holdings closed 39 cents lower to $15.11 with an exchange of 5,000 shares.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings remained unchanged at $15 with trades of 27,182 shares valued at $407,730 and Massy Holdings held firm at $53 trading 34 units.
6 stocks rise & 2 fall – Monday
Over 48 m units of First Citizens went on sale by the T&T govt at $32 per share today.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday saw 12 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Friday leading to moderate changes in the market indices.
The market closed with 6 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 4 unchanged resulting in 534,824 shares trading at a value of $2,812,325 compared to Friday’s 150,233 shares valued at $1,739,892.
The Composite Index slid 0.72 points to 1,240.56, the All T&T Index gained 0.77 points to 1,821.73 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.30 points to 88.43.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments exchanged 1,788 units at $22.52, having gained 1 cent, Guardian Holdings closed 50 cents higher to $15.50 trading 17,838 shares, and National Enterprises rose 3 cents to close at $10.85 with 4,735 units changing hands. Scotia Investments added 1 cent, closing at $2.20 with an exchange of 194,600 shares valued at $429,620, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.51, with a 1 cent gain while 500 units traded and West Indian Tobacco closed 1 cent higher to $127 with trades of 128 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group lost 8 cents, closing at $1.20 with an exchange of 113,431 units and Trinidad 
Cement closed 3 cents lower to $4.17 with 25,113 shares changing owners.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings traded 10,000 units at $15, Massy Holdings closed at $53 with 1,721 units traded, Sagicor Financial held firm at $9 with an exchange of 164,450 shares valued at $1,480,050 and Scotiabank closed at $58.76 trading 520 shares.
First Citizens did not trade with the government putting 48 million shares on the market for sale at $32 each starting on Monday.
Unilever jump $1.25
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday saw 11 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Thursday. Unilever Caribbean reaped a $1.25 gain to rise to $58.25 trading 4,260 units.
The market closed with 3 stocks advancing, 5 unchanged and 3 declining as 157,407 shares were exchanged at a value of $3,220,448 compared to Thursday’s 337,591 shares valued at $2,989,250.
The Composite Index lost 0.19 points to 1,242.51, the All T&T Index dropped 0.37 points to 1,822.77 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 88.80 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments added 1 cent, closing at $22.51 trading 36,976 shares valued at $831,996, L.J. Williams B gained 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 80 cents with 10,000 units changing hands.
Losses| First Caribbean International Bank lost 1 cent to close at $9.15, with trades of 17,062 units, 
Grace Kennedy fell 1 cent to $2.63 trading 300 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.65, losing 35 cents with an exchange of 1,000 units.
Firm Trades| First Citizens Bank closed at $32.25 trading 2,353 units, Massy Holdings traded 25,000 shares at $53 valued at $1,325,092 and National Commercial Bank was unchanged at $3.70 with only 128 units traded. Sagicor Financial traded 60,161 shares with a value of $541,449 at $9 and Scotiabank closed at $58.75 trading 167 shares.
Republic drops $2.65 on Friday
Republic Financial Holdings dropded $2.65 on Friday on the TTSE.
Trading ended on Friday with 11 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Thursday. At the close 2 stocks advanced, 5 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
A total of 161,647 shares traded at a value of $2,116,016 in contrast to Thursday’s 388,620 shares valued at $8,599,471.
The Composite Index lost 5.25 points to 1,237.55, the All T&T Index declined 10.90 points to 1,815.39 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.07 points to 88.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 3 cents to close at $1.28 with an exchange of 17,064 shares and Scotiabank advanced 50 cents with trades of 3,598 units to close at $58 after trading at $58.75 during the trading session.
Losses| Grace Kennedy closed at $2.63, down 1 cent with 19,400 units changing hands, Guardian
Holdings lost 50 cents to close at $15 with trades of 19,040 shares, National Commercial Bank closed at $3.60, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 6,735 units. Republic Financial Holdings closed $2.65 lower to $106.35 with 6,050 units traded at a value of $631,713 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 60 cents to close at $22.65 with 3,250 units changing owners.Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15 trading 20,940 units valued at $314,110, National Flour Mills traded 39,500 shares at $2.70, Scotia Investments closed with trades of 23,350 units at $2.19 and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $127 trading 2,720 shares valued at $345,440.
4 stocks close at new high on TTSE
Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.75 on TTSE..
At the close, 6 stocks advanced, 5 held firm and 5 declined as 115,087 shares were traded at a value of $1,075,427 in contrast to Monday’s 1,192,408 shares valued at $3,543,220.
The Composite Index declined 3.11 points to 1,248.32, the All T&T Index fell sharply by 8.34 points to 1,822.26 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.30 points to 90.46 with year to date gains of 15.72 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 9 cents to close at $22.59 trading 10,276 shares, Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.75, rising 24 cents with an exchange of 6,881 shares, JMMB Group added 6 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.28 with 5,776 shares changing hands. Sagicor Financial advanced 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.40 with trades of 18,760 shares, Praetorian Property closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3 with gains of 15 cents and 2,000 units exchanged and Trinidad & Tobago NGL added 1 cent to close at $23.66 with 3,539 shares changing owners.
Losses| Ansa Merchant Bank lost 8 cents to close at $40.02 with an exchange of 347 units, One Caribbean Media closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $17, dropping $2.45 with a mere 185 units changing hands, Republic
Financial Holdings closed 25 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $103 with an exchange 1,548 shares. Scotia Investments lost 4 cents trading 59,817 units to close at $2.15 and Scotiabank declined $1.25 to $57.50 with 177 shares changing hands.Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15 with trades of 57 shares, Grace Kennedy traded unchanged at $2.63 with an exchange of 1,243 shares, Massy Holdings held firm at $53 trading 1,808 units. National Commercial Bank was unchanged at $3.97 with 2,418 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed trading at $127 with an exchange of 255 shares.
Trinidad stocks look to be firming
Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.51.
Volume trading ended at 1,192,408 shares valued at $3,543,220 in contrast to Friday’s 195,248 units valued at $3,655,973.
The Composite Index gained 0.66 points to 1,251.43, the All T&T Index rose 0.93 points to 1,830.60 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.05 points to 90.16 with year to date gains of 15.34 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens gained 1 cent, closing at $32.50 with an exchange of 1,512 shares, First Caribbean International Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.05 with gains of 4 cents while trading 13,848 units, Guardian Holdings ended trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.51, climbing 51 cents with 22,631 shares changing hands valued at $373,435. JMMB Group gained 2 cents to close at $1.22 trading 838,419 units valued at $1,019,343, Prestige Holdings added 1 cent to close at $11 with an exchange of 447 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 40 cents to $23.65 with 5,956 shares changing owners.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at $22.50 with 11,575 units traded, National Commercial Bank closed at $3.97, losing 3 cents with 101,500 units changing hands valued at $403,000, Point Lisas closed 5 cents lower to $3.65 with an exchange 500 shares.
Republic Financial Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $103.25, losing 75 cents trading 249 shares and Scotia Investments was down 1 cent trading 103,650 units to end at $2.19Firm Trades| Ansa McAL closed at $66.45 trading 2,000 units, Grace Kennedy traded 70,100 shares at $2.63 while Massy Holdings exchanged 2,377 units to end at $53. Sagicor Financial closed at $9.30 with an exchange of 11,479 units and Scotiabank held firm at $58.75 with 6,165 shares changing hands valued at $362,194, but closed with the offer at $58.70 to sell 930 units.
Slippage for Trinidad stocks
Republic Financial Holdings dropped $1.99 to $104 on Friday on the TTSE.
Market activity closed with 3 stocks advancing, 7 unchanged and 4 declining in an exchange of 195,248 shares valued at $3,655,973 compared to Thursday’s 371,489 shares valued at $2,456,056.
The Composite Index lost 2.06 points to end at 1,250.77, the All T&T Index declined 4.41 points to 1,829.67 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.04 points to 90.11 with year to date gains of 15.27 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 1 cent to close at $22.51 trading 106,440 shares valued at $2,395,964, Trinidad Cement closed at $4.40, gaining 23 cents with 16,000 units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 25 cents to $23.25 with an exchange of 4,961 shares.
Losses| One Caribbean Media lost 4 cents to close at a new 52 weeks’ low of $19.45 with 250 units traded and Republic Financial Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $104, losing $1.99 trading a mere 100 shares.Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15 trading 20,948 units valued at $314,220, First Citizens remained at $32.49 with trades of 486 shares, First Caribbean International Bank traded 5,257 shares at $9.01, Massy Holdings exchanged 5,844 units at $53 valued at $309,732. National Commercial Bank was unchanged at $4 with 2,000 units changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $9.30 with an exchange of 31,795 units and Scotiabank closed at $58.75 with 1,167 shares changing hands.
More gains for Trinidad stocks
Trading volume on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday remained low even as 12 securities changed hands compared to 9 on Monday.
At the close, 2 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 8 were unchanged, leading to 150,265 shares changing hands at a value of $957,723 compared to Monday’s 41,128 shares valued at $800,553.
The Composite Index gained 0.22 points to 1,249.65, the All T&T Index rose 0.84 points to 1,832.90 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.05 points to 89.36.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment closed at $22.56, a gain of 1 cent with an exchange of 6,110 units and Guardian Holdings closed 20 cents higher to a 52 weeks’ high of $15.30 with 3,500 shares changing hands.
Losses| JMMB Group lost 1 cent to close at $1.19 trading 5,500 units 
and Scotia Investments closed 1 cent lower to $2.20 with 7,755 shares changing owners.
Firm Trades| Angostura Closed at $15 trading 127 shares, Ansa McAL held firm at $66.45 with 70 units traded, First Citizens was unchanged at $32.50 with 23 units traded and Grace Kennedy closed at $2.63 with 773 shares changing hands. National Commercial Bank traded 81,454 units valued at $325,816 and closed at $4, Point Lisas closed at $3.70 with an exchange of 2,840 units, Sagicor Financial held firm at $9.30 trading 42,001 shares and Scotiabank closed at $58.70 with 112 units changing owners.
