Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed with 9 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, only 2 declined and 3 traded firm with a total of 619,796 units, valued at $21,385,138.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.76 points to close at 1,160.25, the All T&T Index fell 0.08 points to close at 1,969.34 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.22 points to end at 46.08.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL closing with 300,000 shares changing hands for a value of $20,112,000, the price gained 2 cents to $64.04, National Commercial Bank gaining 3 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1.68 after trading 2,000 shares. Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 1,000 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent at $6.01 and West Indian Tobacco traded 514 shares to close 1 cents higher at $125.28.
Declines|The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Massy Holdings traded 2,362 shares to close with the loss of 1 cent at $64 and Trinidad Cement with a volume of 263,622 shares being traded for $725,128 but lost 2 cents to close at $2.75.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Firstcaribbean International Bank added 10,450 shares to closed unchanged at $5.03, First Citizens Bank traded 2,556 shares to close at $35.80 and Flavorite Foods contributed 37,292 shares with a value of $179,001,to close unchanged at $4.80.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Ansa Mcal TT$20M trade dominates
ANSA Merchant Bank profit up 70%
ANSA Merchant Bank and its subsidiaries reported a 70 percent increase in profit for the first quarter to March this year, compared to the first quarter of 2014. The quarter ended with consolidated operating profit of $53.8 million versus $31.6 million for the similar 2014 quarter and resulted in earnings of 50 cents per share, up from 26 cents in 2014. In 2014 the group reported earnings of $2.43 per share for the twelve months but should exceed that level in 2015.
The stock is listed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange and last traded at $38.91, with a PE of 16 based on 2014 results and less, based on what the latest numbers are suggesting, in terms of full year profit for 2015. Examination of the 2013 and 2014 results, show no clear pattern of consistency quarter over quarter for earnings, but the last quarter of the year appears to be one in which profit tends to exceed $1.20 per shares, accordingly, the 2015 earnings could be around $3 per share and if achieved would result in a PE of 13.
The Banking segment produced earnings before tax of $33 million for the first quarter representing a 5 percent increase over the first quarter of 2014. Mutual Funds performed better in the reported quarter compared to 2014 with a small profit of $949,000 versus an $8 million loss, in 2014. The general insurance business produced net earnings of $22.7 million in the quarter, a 47 percent increase over the prior year. The life insurance business experienced a loss in of $2.2 million but an improvement over the loss of $7.2 million in the similar quarter of 2014.
Revenues climbed 21.3 percent to reach $172 million while expenses rose by a more sedate 7.3 percent to hit $118.3 million and helping to push up the profits
The equity capital stood at $1.9 billion at the end of March and total assets of $6.7 billion. ANSA McAl a Trinidad Company owns 82.48 percent of ANSA Marchant Bank group.
15 stocks trade 3 advance on TTSE
IC Insider Buy Rated NFM closed at a new 52 weeks high on Monday
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.75 points to close at 1,160.37, the All T&T Index rose by just 0.52 points to close at 1,971.3 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.13 points to end at 45.84.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, National Flour traded 9,352 shares to close with a gain of 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.73. Point Lisas Port Development gained 8 cents to end at $3.77 with just 198 units changing hands, and West Indian Tobacco trading with 2,799 share with a value of $350,575 changing hands, added 3 cents to the price in closing at $125.25.
Witco was one of the stocks rising on Monday
$64, while trading 1,758 shares, National Commercial Bank added 10,587 shares to end at $1.65. National Enterprises traded 3,439 units to close at $17.30 followed by Republic Bank, contributing 11,120 shares with a value of $1,278,800, but remained at $115, while Sagicor Financial Corporation with 48,873 shares being traded for $293,235 ended at $6 and Unilever Caribbean with 495 shares trading, closed at $66.14.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed 2 stocks with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
4 stocks gains on TTSE Wednesday
Sagicor Financial gained 10 cents to end at $6
At the close of the market, the Composite Index advanced by 0.17 points to close at 1,154.45, the All T&T Index added just 0.14 points to close at 1,968.54 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.02 points to end at 44.63
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL that gained 1 cent in closing at $67.02 with 290 shares changing hands, Clico Investment Fund ended with 60,533 shares trading, valued at $1,368,305 but gained 5 cents to end at $22.60. Massy Holdings had 76,650 shares changing hands for a value of $4,871,107 to end 7 cents higher, at $63.55 and Sagicor Financial Corporation ended with 24,892 shares carrying a value of $147,693 to end with a 10 cents gain, at $6.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank trading 4,349 shares to close at $35.80, One Caribbean Media ended with just 50 shares changing hands at $22.30, Prestige Holdings closed with 1,050 share trading to end at $10. Republic Bank added 14,539 shares valued at $1,671,985 to close at $115, Scotiabank contributed 3,919 shares, to end at $62.51, Scotia Investments ended with 2,000 shares trading at $1.50 and Trinidad Cement ended up with 13,000 units at $2.80.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
National Flour at new high
IC Insider Buy Rated National Flour closed at a 52 weeks high on Tuesday of $1.70.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose by 0.14 points to close at 1,154.28, the All T&T Index gained 0.28 points to close at 1,968.40 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 44.61.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank trading 5,904 shares valued at $211,341 to close with a gain of 2 cents, at $35.80. National Flour Mills contributed 6,304 shares and closed with a gain of 6 cents at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1.70. The stock which has the IC Insider Buy Rated status reported a big jump in profit for the March quarter of $9 million compared with just $1.9 million in 2014. Scotiabank with a volume of 20,000 shares being traded for $1,250,200 closed at $62.51, to gain 1 cent and West Indian Tobacco closed with a gain of 2 cents at $125.22 with 2,950 units trading valued at $370,651.
Stocks declining| ANSA McAL traded 719 units, to end 1 cents down at $67.01.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Ansa Merchant Bank had 1,010 shares trading at the close at $38.91, Clico Investment Fund with 214,995 shares valued at $4,848,206 closed at $2.55, JMMB Group traded 142,721 shares at 55 cents, Massy Holdings trading 5,346 shares valued at
$339,144 and closed at $63.43. Republic Bank traded 1,413 shares with a value of $162,495 and closed at $115. Prestige holdings closed trading with 500 units at $10, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund 1,000 units at $3.10, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 868 shares to close unchanged at $5.90 and Trinidad Cement traded 5,000 units to close at $2.80.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1with a lower offer.
No stock fell on TTSE Wednesday
Guardian Gained in trading on Wednesday but the stock could benefit in the future from the take over of large blocks of shares.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.17 points to close at 1,153.41, the All T&T Index rose 0.34 points to close at 1,968.83 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 44.32.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Ansa Mcal trading 1,500 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent at $67.02, Guardian Holdings trading 1,180 shares closed with a gain of 7 cents to end at $14.26. Proven Investments and National Commercial Bank are slated to take a major stake in the ownership in Guardian that once was majority owned by Jamaica Mutual Life.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 715 units at $13.90, Clico Investment Fund closed at $2.55 with 1,300 units, First Citizens Bank trading 1,875 shares to close at $35.78, Guardian Media trading 912 shares at $19.76, JMMB Group contributing 185,655 shares at 50 cents. Massy Holdings traded just 6 shares to close at $63.43, National Enterprises
with 1,000 shares closed at $17.30, One Caribbean Media ended trading with 876 units at $22.30, Prestige Holdings had 662,100 units changing hands at $10 with a value of $6,621,000. Republic Bank had 2,650 shares trading with a value of $304,750 to close unchanged at $115, Scotiabank traded 5,600 units to close at $62.50 carrying a value of $350,000.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with the offer that is lower.
2 new funds that did not trade
Fortress Caribbean Property Fund Scc – Development Fund and the Fortress Caribbean Property Fund Scc – Value Fund were listed on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Thursday but they did not trade. Elsewhere the market closed with 12 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 2 declined and 6 traded with prices unchanged. A total of 290,627 units, valued at $6,013,857, traded.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.21 points to close at 1,151.34, the All T&T Index rose by 0.49 points to close at 1,966.05 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.01 points to end at 44.13.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank trading just 300 shares, closed with a gain of 1 cent, at $35.71, Guardian Holdings ending with 160,331 shares changing hands for a value of $2,268,684 closed at $14.15. National Flour Mills with 6,360 shares trading, advanced 10 cents, to end at $1.60 and Trinidad Cement added 9,104 shares to close at $2.75 after gaining 3 cents.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with a volume of 18,471 shares being traded for $256,747 fell 1 cent to close at $13.90 and Grace Kennedy with 428 shares to close down a cent at $3.59.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA Mcal contributing 162 shares as the price closed unchanged at $67.01, Clico Investment Fund trading 73,050 shares valued at $1,647,278 but the price remained at $22.55. Guardian Media closed with 6,743 units trading at $19.76, National Enterprises had 336 shares trading to end at $17.30, One Caribbean Media traded 1,300 shares at $22.30 and Republic Bank contributed 14,042 shares with a value of $1,614,829 at $115.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Republicbank falls big more coming
Republic Bank shares price declined sharply on Wednesday, continuing a negative trend since late 2014 as interest rates have moved up in Trinidad coupled flat results for the bank. The stock seems poised to fall some more as it closed with an offer at the last traded price with no bids in the market at the close.
The Trinidad Stock Exchange ended trading with 8 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 3 declined and 1 traded firm with a total of 38,678 units, valued at $1,222,490. At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 1.43 points to close at 1,151.13, the All T&T Index rose fell by 2.85 points to close at 1,965.56 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 44.14.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank trading 5,316 shares valued at $189,781, closed with a gain of 1 cent to $35.70, Guardian Holdings trading 25,000 shares valued at $353,750 to close with a gain of 10 cents at $14.15. Scotiabank had just 80 units trading, to close with a gain of 1 cent at $62.34 and Trinidad Cement added 1,000 shares for 6 cents more to close at $2.72.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund with 1,587 shares trading, fell 1 cent to end at $$22.55. Republic Bank contributed 4,335 shares with a value of $498,525 while dropping 72 cents, to a new 52 weeks’ low of $115 and West Indian Tobacco suffered a loss of 86 cents, to close at $125.14, while 788 shares changed hands.
Firm Trades| ANSA McAL with 572 shares trading unchanged to ended at $67.01.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
6 stocks gained on TTSE
Witco closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $126 on Thursday
At the close of the market, the Composite Index advanced by 1.16 points to close at 1,151.48, the All T&T Index rose by 2.65 points to 1,966.58 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.05 points to end at 44.10.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL contributed 24,456 shares with a value of $1,638,801 to close at $67.02 up by 11 cents, First Citizens Bank traded 2,862 shares to close with a gain of 3 cents to $35.60, Massy Holdings traded 350 shares, gained 1 cents to end at $63.11. Scotiabank traded 1,450 shares to close with a gain of 15 cents at $62.30, Trinidad Cement added 23,621 shares to close with a gain of 5 cents at $2.55 and West Indian Tobacco traded 220 shares and gained 89 cents to end at $126 for a new 52 weeks high.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Grace Kennedy with a volume of 24,550 shares trading ended with a 5 cents loss at $3.55. Praetorian Property Mutual Fund suffered the day’s greatest loss, falling 38 cents to close at $3.10 while trading 8,000 shares and Republic Bank traded 2,502 shares with a value of $289,531 to close down 8 cents at $115.72, at new 52 weeks’ low.Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Guardian Holdings with 8,000 shares trading, closed at $14.05, National Flour Mills traded at $1.50 with 336,910 shares changing hands, for a value of $505,365. National Enterprises with 785 shares trading, closed at $17.30 and Prestige Holdings traded 21,943 shares with a value of $219,430 at $10.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
TTSE marking time
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended Thursday with 10 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, 1 declined and 7 traded firm with a total of 167,953 units, valued at $1,778,490.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.16 points to close at 1,151.48, the All T&T Index rose fell by just 0.33 points to close at 1,964.99 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 44.31.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Ansa Merchant Bank contributing 7,740 shares with a value of $301,473 closed at 4 cents up at $38.95 and First Citizens Bank traded 2,570 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent, $37.57.
Declines| National Enterprises was sole declining stock as it lost 3 cents to end the day at a 52 weeks’ low of $17.30.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA Mcal trading just 100 shares to close at $66.91, Clico Investment Fund with 42,588 shares valued at $958,654 ended at $22.50, Guardian Holdings contributed 1,131 shares with the price closing unchanged at $14.20. JMMB Group with 10,000 shares trading, ended at 43 cents, while Massy Holdings added 3,718 shares valued at $234,420 and ended at $763.05, National Flour Mills with 99,633 shares changing hands for a value of $149,450 and closed at $1.50, West Indian Tobacco trading 73 shares to close at $125.10.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
