The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday traded 13 securities compared to 14 on Wednesday with the prices of 2 advancing, 5 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index gained 0.16 points to 1,222.72, the All T&T Index lost 0.58 points to 1,791.75 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.12 points to 87.68 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close, 210,213 shares traded at a value of $3,263,460 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 388,836 units valued at $2,901,484.
Gains| Stocks closing with the prices rising and volumes changing hands are Sagicor Financial climbing 30 cents to $8.50 with 24,507 shares and Praetorian Property Mutual closing 3 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.05, with 1,000 shares.
Losses| Stocks declining based on the last traded prices and volumes changing hands are Clico Investment with a loss of 1 cent, closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.99 with 1,050 shares, First Caribbean International with a loss of 3 cents, to $8.02 with 5,107 shares,
Republic Financial Holdings with a loss of 1 cent, closed at $101.90 with 1,340 shares. Scotiabank with a loss of 1 cent, to end at $58.02 with 24,775 shares valued at $1,437,558 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL with a loss of 15 cents to $23.25 with 4,270 shares.
Firm Trades| Stocks trading unchanged at the last traded prices and volumes changing hands are Ansa McAL closed at $66 with 3,721 shares, First Citizens closing at $31.67, with 3,273 shares, Guardian Holdings with 5,000 shares at $16.50,. JMMB Group closing at $1.20 with 59,660 shares, Massy Holdings closing with 280 units at $48.95 while National Enterprises closed at $10.48 with 76,230 shares valued at $798,890.
TTSE closed with mixed indices move
TTSE inches up on Friday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, 13 securities changed hands, the same as on Thursday with higher volumes and values as the market ended with few price changes.
At the close, 2 stocks advanced, 11 remained unchanged firm and no losses were recorded. The volume of all trades ended with 419,775 shares at a value of $2,356,840 compared to Thursday’s trades of 199,781 valued at $1,904,796.
The Composite Index advanced 1.26 points to 1,219.94, the All T&T Index was unchanged at 1,792.92 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.35 points to 86.76 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| L.J. Williams B closed at 79 cents, gaining 1 cent with trades of 100 units and NCB Financial Group gained 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.20 while exchanging 8,000 shares, the stock ended with a bid of $4.21 to buy 50,000 units but with no offers to sell, at the close.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL closed at $66 with an exchange of 5,694 shares valued at $375,804, Clico Investment traded 914 shares at $21.50, First Citizens closed at $31.66, with 3,129 shares, Grace Kennedy exchanged 3,668 shares at $2.85. Guardian Holdings held firm at $16.50, with 2,500 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings closed at $49 trading 11,042 shares valued at $541,030, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $101.90, with 460 units trading. Sagicor Financial exchanged 300 units at $8.10, Scotiabank closed at $58 exchanging 1,111 shares, Scotia Investments traded 369,717 shares at $2.20 valued at $813,377 and Trinidad & Tobago NGLclosed at $23.50, with an exchange of 13,140 shares valued at $308,789.
Ansa McAl controls 85% of trading
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday saw Ansa McAL controlling 85 percent of the market’s value of trading, following on the heels of its acquisition of more than 80 percent of Berger Paints Trinidad and announced its intention to advise of an offer to shareholders by August 23.
The market closed with 12 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Monday with 5 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 5 remaining unchanged. A total of 147,398 shares traded, valued at $6,520,927 compared to Monday’s trades of 632,284 units valued at $6,004,307.
The Composite Index advanced 0.92 points to 1,216.93, the All T&T Index added 0.01 point to 1,792.40 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.25 points to 86 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International Bank added 1 cent to close at $8.01 trading 1,000, First Citizens gained 1 cent, closing at $31.66 with 11,932 shares valued at $377,704 trading, NCB Financial Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.11, with gains of 3 cents in exchanging 3,983 shares. The banking group closed with the bid at $4.11 to purchase 84,567 shares and no stock being offered for sale.
Point Lisas gained 1 cent to close at $3.88 trading 6,016 shares and Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.91, with a 1 cent gain while exchanging 1,368 units.
Losses| Clico Investment traded 50 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $21.50 with the exchange of 1,372 shares and Massy Holdings lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $48.99, with 51 units.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL closed at $66, with an exchange of 83,950 shares valued at $5,540,700, Sagicor Financial traded 3,950 shares at $8.10, Scotiabank exchanged 38 units at $58. Trinidad Cement closed at $4.14, with 22,914 shares changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGLremained at $23.50, with trades of 10,824 shares.
Gains & losses even on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday resulted in 16 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Friday, with 3 stocks advancing, 3 stocks declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index climbed 6.11 points to 1,216.01, the All T&T Index gained 0.68 points to 1,792.39 and the Cross Listed Index rose 1.58 points to 85.95 points as 632,284 shares traded at a value of $6,004,307, compared to Friday’s trades of 352,038 valued at $6,187,818.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International advanced 33 cents to close at $8 exchanging 37,979 shares valued at $303,832, Guardian Holdings traded 20 cents higher, closing at $16.50 with 16,822 shares switching owners and Sagicor Financial closed at $8.10, with gains of 9 cents trading 3, 879 shares.
Losses| National Flour Mills lost 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.10, with an exchange of 1,500 shares, 
Scotiabank fell 2 cents to $58 exchanging 147 units and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $51, losing 15 cents with 28 units.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15.01 trading 40,342 shares valued at $605,535, Ansa McAL exchanged 94 units at $66, First Citizens traded 1,576 shares at $31.65, Grace Kennedy remained at $2.85 trading 148,644 shares valued at $423,635, JMMB Group closed at $1.18, with 210,970 shares changing hands. Massy Holdings held firm at $49, with 18,491 shares valued at $905,876, National Enterprises exchanged 41 units at $10.48, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.63 trading 313 shares, Scotia Investments traded 20,000 shares at $2.20 and Trinidad & Tobago NGLremained at $23.50, with 131,458 shares changing hands at a value of $3,089,450.
TTSE falls moderately as 6 stocks dip
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 15 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Wednesday while the price of 1 stock advanced, 6 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
The market closed with firm with 776,854 shares traded at a value of $4,314,342 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 302,425 valued at $1,384,509.
The Composite Index declined 0.50 points to 1,210.10, the All T&T Index fell 0.72 points to 1,791.71 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.04 points to 84.22 points.
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| Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent to close at $8.01 exchanging 20,364 shares.
Losses| Ansa McAL lost 1 cent to close at $66 trading only 5 units, Guardian Media was down 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $18.34 with 500 units changing hands, JMMB Group closed at $1.19, losing 1 cent with 447,060 shares valued at $533,595. National Flour Mills lost 2 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.13, with 1,000 shares switching owners, Prestige Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.63, 
with a loss of 1 cent trading 305 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 20 cents lower to $23.50 in exchanging 124,297 shares valued at $2,922,069.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment traded 5,655 shares at $22.25, First Citizens exchanged 3,272 shares at $31.65, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.85 trading 31,557 shares. Guardian Holdings held firm at $16.30 in exchanging 1,726 shares, Massy Holdings was unchanged at $49, with 30 units trading, National Enterprises traded 159 units at $10.48. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90 trading 200 units and Scotia Investments closed at $2.20, with an exchange of 140,724 shares valued at $309,593.
TTSE fairly stable trading
Guardian Holding one of two stocks rising on Wednesday.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resumed on Wednesday after closing on Tuesday for a public holiday, resulted in 14 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Monday.
Market activity closed with 2 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 10 remaining unchanged as 302,425 shares traded valued at $1,384,509 compared to Monday’s trades of 439,332 valued at $8,004,289.
The Composite Index gained 0.20 points to 1,210.60, the All T&T Index rose 0.40 points to 1,792.43 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 84.26 points.
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| Ansa McAL gained 1 cent to close at $66.01, with 115 units traded and Guardian Holdings closed at $16.30, after gaining 9 cents with 5,000 trading shares.
Losses| Clico Investment closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $22.25, with a loss of 14 cents in exchanging 2,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.50 trading 163 units.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings traded 21,000 shares at $15.01 valued at $315,210, First Citizens held firm at $31.65 with an exchange of 3,136 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.85 trading 66,535 shares. JMMB Group exchanged 25,000 shares at $1.20, Massy Holdings was unchanged at $49, with just 150 units traded, One Caribbean Media traded 255 units at $14.95 and Sagicor Financial closed at $8.01 trading 5,596 shares. Scotiabank exchanged 2,225 shares at $58.02, Scotia Investments closed at $2.20, with an exchange of 153,445 shares valued at $337,579 and Trinidad Cement traded 17,805 shares at $4.14.
Trading picks up as 3 stocks rise 3 fall
Trading volume on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday rose from the abysmally low level on Monday but the value traded increased, resulting from 13 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Monday.
At the close, 3 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 7 held firm as 221,508 shares were exchanged at a value of $4,523,594 compared to Monday’s trading of 63,288 valued at $3,292,849.
The Composite Index gained 0.92 points to 1,208.65, the All T&T Index advanced 1.07 points to 1,791.24 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.11 points to 83.89.
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| Grace Kennedy gained 1 cent to close at $2.80 in exchanging 31,635 shares, NCB Financial Group added 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.08 trading 2,800 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL jumped 57 cents to $22.50, with 12,202 shares changing hands.
Losses| Massy Holdings closed at $49.96, with a 1 cent loss trading 1,765 shares, Scotiabank lost 2 cents, trading 268 units and
West Indian Tobacco closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.79, losing 3 cents with 12,825 shares changing hands at a value of $1,613,257.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL closed at $66, with an exchange of 467 shares, Clico Investment traded 66,126 shares at $22.39 valued at $1,478,393, First Citizens exchanged 3,683 shares at $31.65, JMMB Group remained at $1.20 with 78,707 shares traded. National Enterprises closed at $10.49 with 937 units switching owners, Republic Financial Holdings held firm at $101.90, trading 6,625 units valued at $675,088 and Sagicor Financial exchanged 3,468 shares at $8.
Falling stock prices dominate TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday resulted in 14 securities changing hands compared to 8 on Wednesday and closed with 1 stock advancing, 5 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with 657,514 shares traded at a value of $3,235,396 compared to 178,897 valued at $3,598,053 on Wednesday.
The Composite Index declined 0.43 points to 1,207.44, the All T&T Index dropped 0.14 points to 1,789.90 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.10 point to 83.74.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.81, with a 1 cent gain in exchanging 11,721 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group traded at $1.24, losing 1 cent exchanging 510,115 shares valued at $629,145, Massy Holdings was down 2 cents to $49.98 with 500 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings closed 6 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $10.64 trading 4,000 shares. 
Sagicor Financial lost 2 cents in an exchange of 4,056 shares to close at $8 and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $51.15, losing 10 cents with trades of 26,115 shares valued at $1,335,559.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings exchanged 935 units at $15.01, Ansa McAL remained at $66 trading 3,000 shares, Clico Investment closed at $22.40, with trades of 2,194 shares, First Caribbean International held firm at $7.62 exchanging 5,400 shares. First Citizens traded 10,766 shares at $31.65 valued at $340,744, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.76, with an exchange of 60,000 shares, National Enterprises closed at $10.49 trading 4,698 shares and NCB Financial Group exchanged 14,014 shares at $4.07.
6 stocks record gains 1 falters on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday resulted in 12 securities changing hands compared to 10 on Wednesday and closed with advancing stocks outnumbering declining ones, 6 to 1.
The market closed with 213,496 shares having changed hands at a value of $3,295,884 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 342,323 valued at $4,812,950 resulting in 6 stocks advancing, 1 declining and 5 holding firm and leading to a rise in all the market indices.
The Composite Index advanced 0.74 points to 1,207.46, the All T&T Index gained 0.09 points to 1,790.13 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.19 to 83.71.
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| Clico Investment gained 1 cent to close at $22.50 exchanging 24,444 shares valued at $549,990, First Citizens closed at $31.65, gaining 1 cent with 37,034 shares valued at $1,180,048 changing hands, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.75, with gains of 4 cents and 10,910 shares traded. 
Guardian Holdings added 3 cents, rising to $16.12 with 10,460 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.07, with a 1 cent gain and 65,988 shares traded and Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent, ending at $8.01 with an exchange of 1,334 shares.
Losses| Scotiabank lost 2 cents to close at $58.01 trading 716 units.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL traded 3,074 shares at $66, JMMB Group closed at $1.25, with 23,800 units changing hands,Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with trades of 6,527 shares valued at $665,089. Trinidad Cement remained at $4.14 trading 27,293 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.90 with 1,646 units changing hands.
Weak sentiments for Trinidad stocks
Investors’ sentiment in the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange remains weak, with just 2 stocks advancing, 6 falling and 7 remaining unchanged, at the close of trading on Tuesday. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer Indicator confirms the weakness, with just 1 stock with a bid that is higher than the last selling price and 8 with lower offers, at the end of trading.
Market activity resulted in 15 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Monday, leading the Composite Index to decline by 0.50 points to 1,206.29, the All T&T Index falling by 1.12 points to 1,789.19 and the Cross Listed Index rising 0.02 points to 83.52, as the shares of Jamaican, Scotia Investments gained 2 cents and ended at $2.07, trading 10,000 shares, to be one of two stocks rising. Trinidadian, Angostura Holdings was the other stock to rise, with an increase of 1 cent and 5,000 shares trading at $15.01.
A total of 218,112 shares changed hands at a value of $3,234,221 compared to Monday, with 103,284 units valued at $1,450,577.
Losses|Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at 22.49, with an exchange of 50,697 units valued at $1,140,668, First Citizens closed at $31.64, losing 1 cent with 20,000 shares trading, valued at $682,800, Massy Holdings traded 48 cents lower to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $49.50 in exchanging 4,007 units. 
Enterprises was down 1 cent, closing at $10.49, with 8,000 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $8, with a loss of 1 cent trading 85,520 shares valued at $684,246 and Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent to close at $4.14, with an exchange of 11,358 shares.
Firm Trades|Ansa McAL exchanged 500 units at $66, Grace Kennedytraded 6,000 units at $2.71. Guardian Holdings held firm at $16.09, with 9,960 shares changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with 316 shares changing hands, Scotiabank traded 1,034 units at $58.03. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $21.90 exchanging 1,720 units while Praetorian Property closed at $3.02, with 4,000 shares changing owners.