Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 14 securities changing hands, 3 advanced, 3 declined and 8 traded firm with a total of 148,171 units, valued at $2,592,483.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.31 points to close at 1,150.45, the All T&T Index rose fell by just 0.61 points to close at 1,984.90 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 41.37.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA Mcal with 1,493 shares changed hands at 23 cents higher to $66.75, Guardian Holdings traded just 89 units at $13.26 to gain 1 cent and West Indian Tobacco landed 80 units at a cent higher than Tuesday to end at $122.11, for a new 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund lost 10 cents to close at $22.80 as 92,235 shares valued at $2,108,976 change hands, Scotiabank traded 724 shares to close at $62 and lost 2 cents and Trinidad Cement with 7,273 shares being traded ended at $2,25 for a 5 cents fall.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings that exchanged 4,419 shares at $16, Ansa Merchant Bank contributing 170 shares in trading to end at $38.90. Berger Paints Trinidad traded 100 units as the price closed unchanged at $3.65, First Citizens Bank traded 3,185 shares to close at $36, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 30,000 shares changing hands, closed at 40 cent. National Enterprises traded 250 shares at $17.34, One Caribbean Media traded 3,153 units to close at $23.95 and Sagicor Financial Corporation contributed 5,000 shares to close at $5.49.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
3 up 3 down on TTSE
4 advancing 1 declining but TTSE weakens
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed the week with 10 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, only 1 declined and 5 traded firm with a total of 113,898 units, valued at $1,646,886.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.39 points to close at 1,151.25, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.92 points to close at 1,984.88 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.02 points to end at 41.59.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Grace Kennedy closing with a 1 cent gain to $3.67 as 327 units changed hands, Guardian Holdings with 1,000 shares traded at $13.27 to close with a 1 cent gain. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 11,026 shares changing hands and increasing 1 cent to end at $5.50 and Scotiabank that traded shares 2,177 valued at to close with a gain of 1 cent to end at $61.01.
Declines| The only stock declining at the end of trading is, Ansa Merchant Bank added 2,646 shares valued at $102,929 falling 56 cents to close at $38.90.
Firm Trades| Stocks trading with prices unchanged at the close of the market are, Angostura Holdings contributing 750 shares, the price closed unchanged at $15.50. ANSA McAL with a volume of 5,000 shares traded for $332,600, to close at $66.52, Clico Investment Fund trading 22,650 shares valued at $531,143 to end at $23, One Caribbean Media with 2,328 shares ended at $23.95 and West Indian Tobacco contributed 2,694 shares with a value of $328,668 to close at $122.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator is showing only 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower, continuing a negative bias in the market.
5 stocks fell on Thursday on TTSE
WITCO closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $122 on Thursday
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.93 points to close at 1,151.64, the All T&T Index fell 1.85 points to close at 1,985.80 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 41.57.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Guardian Media with 63,036 shares trading for $1,245,591, gaining 1 cent, to end at $19.75. Prestige Holdings trading 1,000 shares and gained 1 cent to close at $9.61 and West Indian Tobacco added 4,780 shares valued at $583,160 while gaining 57 cents, to end at $122, a new 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund traded 16,275 shares valued at $381,991 and declined by 4 cents to $23.45. First Citizens Bank traded 1,318 shares and lost 1 cents to close at $36.49, conversely, Massy Holdings traded 75 shares and lost 6 cents at $67.97, National Enterprises with 1,000 shares traded at $17.34, closed with 3 cents decline and Republic Bank suffered a loss, of 68 cents to close at $118.90 while trading 2,160 units.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL contributing 5,336 shares with a value of $354,951, to close at $66.52. Firstcaribbean International Bank exchanged 1,000 shares at $5.02 each, Guardian Holdings traded 345 shares to end at $13.26. Jamaica Money Market Brokers ended with 78,766 shares changing hands, to close at 43 cents, followed by.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Is TTSE sensing economic problems?
At the close of trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Friday, there were more stocks being offered for sale below their last selling prices than those that had bids higher than the last prices, the gap is relatively wide, reflecting negative market sentiments. This is one of, if not the worst reading this data is showing, since its tracking by IC insider.com. Is this an indication that investors are starting to sense problems down the road for the Trinidad economy, with the price of oil and gas having collapsed?
At the market’s close, there were 16 securities that changed hands, 3 advanced, 2 declined and 11 traded firm, with a total of 123,245 units, valued at $2,890,199 trading. The Composite Index rose 0.49 points to close at 1,151.20, the All T&T Index rose by 0.98 points to close at 1,982.73 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 41.86.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, National Flour Mills ended with 2,960 units trading, at $1.20 for 1 cent gain, Scotiabank gained 25 cents to end the day at $62.25 as it traded 1,175 units, Unilever Caribbean traded only 100 shares but gained 6 cents to end at $64.57, a new 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank traded 2,346 shares to close with the loss of 1 cent at $37.64 and Massy Holdings with a volume of 5,902 shares being traded for $402,491 to close 3 cent lower at $68.18.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 200 shares closed at $14, ANSA Mcal closed at $66.51 after trading 1,060 units, Clico Investment Fund traded 30,072 shares valued at $706,435 and declined by 1 cent to end at $23.50.
Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 500 units at $5, Guardian Holdings trading 1,270 shares at $13.25. Guardian Media closed at $19.75 with 1,100 shares changing hands, Jamaica Money Market Brokers contributed 4,406 shares in trading at 44 cents. National Commercial Bank ended trading with just 1,000 shares at $1.17, One Caribbean Media with 67,669 shares changing hands for a value of $1,488,721 to close at $22, Point Lisas Industrial Port with 300 shares changing hands closed with at $3.75 while Scotia Investments added 3,185 shares at $1.45.
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 7 stocks with offers that were lower. These numbers contrast with 4 to 2 on Thursday.
3 stocks rose 2 declined on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 15 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 2 declined and 10 traded firm with a total of 367,199 units, valued at $4,261,164.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.01 points to close at 1,150.71, the All T&T Index rose by just 0.06 points to close at 1,981.75 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.01 points to end at 41.86.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Agostini’s in trading 100 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent, at $17.51. ANSA Mcal advancing 1 cent to end at $66.51 while trading 100 units and Ansa Merchant Bank that gained 1 cent to end at $39.46 with 100 shares changing hands, and ended at a new 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Flavorite Foods lost 30 cents to close at $4.50 with 1,000 shares changing hands and Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 7,935 shares valued at to close with a loss of 1 cent at $5.94, both shares closed at new 52 weeks’ lows.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund was the with 51,792 shares valued at $1,217,095 remained at $23.50, First Citizens Bank with 62,665 shares traded with a value of $2,302,969 ended at $36.75, Guardian Holdings traded 331 units to close at $13.25. Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 172,580 shares changing hands closed at 43 cents, National Commercial Bank contributed 21,037 shares at $1.17, National Flour Mills ended at $1.19 while trading 1,760 shares, One Caribbean Media added 9,999 shares valued at $219,978 to end at $22. Prestige Holdings with 1,300 shares traded ended at $9.56, Sagicor Financial Corporation 6.5% US$ preference share traded 35,000 units at US$1.10 and Scotiabank contributed 1,500 shares with the price closing, unchanged at $62.
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 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
1 Caribbean Media sheds $3
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 15 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 5 declined and 7 traded firm with a total of 913,172 units, valued at $7,801,572. One Caribbean Media suffered a loss of $3 with the price closing at $22.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 1.39 points to close at 1,150.72, the All T&T Index fell by 3.54 points to close at 1,981.69 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.10 points to end at 41.87.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close of the market are, Angostura Holdings that gained 50 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $14 while trading 10,000 shares. National Commercial Bank with 492,632 shares changing hands for a value of $576,379, gained 1 cent to $1.16 and National Flour Mills traded 22,000 shares to end with a gain of 1 cent at $1.19.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank with 161,505 shares traded valued at $5,935,596, but the price lost 28 cents to end at $36.75, Guardian Holdings with 13,950 shares traded at $13.25, closed down a cent, Jamaica Money Market Brokers contributed 113,632 shares to close a cent lower at 43 cents. Massy Holdings traded 5,120 shares valued at $349,235 to close with a loss of 1 cent, at $68.21 and One Caribbean Media lost $3 to close at $22 while trading 10,000 shares.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL contributing 1,382 shares and closed at $66.50, Clico Investment Fund posted 1,000 shares but remained at $23.50, Grace Kennedy traded 18,314 to end at $3.65, Guardian Media traded 957 shares at $19.75. Scotiabank finished with 170 shares changing hands at $62, Trinidad Cement added 33,820 shares valued at $84,542 and L.J. Williams B share, traded 29,050 units at $1.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Scotia ends at $62 on TTSE
In trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange, Scotiabank climbed to $62 to be the stock with the highest gain at the close. Trading resulted in 18 securities changing hands, at the close on Tuesday, of which 4 advanced, 4 declined and 10 traded firm, with a total of 385,169 units, valued at $8,973,527 trading.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 1.04 points to close at 1,152.11, the All T&T Index rose fell by 1.86 points to close at 1,985.23 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a 0.03 points to end at 41.77.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL traded 4,098 units at $66.50 while gaining 5 cents. Jamaica Money Market Brokers added 27,400 shares at 44 cents to gain a cent, National Flour with 11,495 shares advanced by 2 cents to end at $1.18 and Scotiabank jumped 48 to end the day at $62 with 3,264 shares changing hands.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank lost 4 cents in trading 20 shares and closed at $37.03. Massy Holdings with 95,095 shares traded for $6,487,335, closed at $68.22 with a 1 cent loss, National Enterprises had 773 shares changing hands at $17.42, down a cent and Readymix with 156 shares traded at a loss of 1 cent to close at $18.79.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Agostini’s exchanged 288 shares at $17.50 each, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 200 shares at $39.45, Clico Investment Fund traded 59,367 shares valued at $1,395,125, to close at $23.50, Guardian Holdings traded 8,008 shares to close at $13.25. Guardian Media closed with 652 units trading at $19.75. National Commercial Bank with 105,000 shares changing hands for a value of $120,800 and ended at $1.15, One Caribbean Media closed at $25 with 5,031 units trading, Point Lisas Industrial Port with 2,500 shares ended at $3.75, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 8,970 shares to close at $5.95 and Trinidad Cement contributed 52,852 shares with a value of $132,130 to close at $2.50.
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 was lower.
TTSE starts week quietly
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended on Monday with 12 securities changing hands of which 1 advanced, 1 declined and 10 traded firm with a total of 274,838 units, valued at $2,171,817.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.06 points to close at 1,151.07, the All T&T Index gained 0.11 points to close at 1,983.37 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 41.74.
Gains| The only stock to gain in price at the close, is ANSA McAL as it traded 1,200 shares and increased by 5 cents to end at $66.45.
Declines| Massy Holdings was the sole stock declining at the end of trading, with 3,430 shares to close at $68.23, after declining by 3 cents.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Ansa Merchant Bank with 1,823 shares closed at $39.45, Clico Investment Fund with 51,494 shares valued at $1,209,543 to end at $23.50, Firstcaribbean International Bank contributed 4,870 shares to close at $5, First Citizens Bank traded 2,171 shares at $37.07. Flavorite Foods traded 615 units to close at $4.80 while Guardian Holdings traded 4,515 shares at $13.25, National Commercial Bank with 110,500 shares changing hands for a value of $127,095, closed at $1.16, followed by National Enterprises with 3,080 shares at $17.42. Point Lisas Industrial Port Development with 312 shares, ended at $3.75 and Trinidad Cement with a volume of 90,828 shares traded for $227,070 to close at $2.50.
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.
5 stocks gained on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange started the week with 16 securities changing hands of which 5 advanced, 2 declined and 9 traded firm as a total of 178,776 units, valued at $1,420,739 traded.
At the close of the market, the Composite Indexrose 0.13 points to close at 1,145.01, the All T&T Index advanced by 0.09 points to close at 1,978.63 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.02 points to end at 40.76.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL with 920 shares changing hands and closed with a gain of a cent, at $66.40, Clico Investment Fund had 5,429 shares valued at $124,917 trading, and advanced by 1 cent to end at $23.01. First Citizens Bank added 4,194 shares valued at $155,275 to close at $37.03 with a gain of 1 cent, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 73,000 shares changing hands, gained 2 cents to end at 44 cents and Scotiabank gained 3 cents to end the day at $60.54 after trading 673 shares.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, One Caribbean Media which had 1,000 shares traded, 1 cent down at $25.05 and Republic Bank traded 114 shares and ended at $119.74 after shedding just 1 cent.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings trading 1,998 shares to close at $13.26, Firstcaribbean International Bank with 200 shares ended at $4.75, Guardian Holdings with 55,793 shares traded for $739,257, closed at $13.25. Massy Holdings traded 143 shares to close at $68, National Commercial Bank traded only 3,000 shares to close at $1.16, National Flour Mills traded 1,000 units at $1.15, Prestige Holdings traded 215 shares at $9.56, Sagicor Financial Corporation contributed 31,032 shares with a value of $184,640 but closed at $5.95 and Trinidad Cement traded 65 shares, to close at $2.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Scotia in demand on TTSE
Scotiabank profit rose for 2014, helping to push demand for the stock which rose in Wednesdays trading.
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended, with 9 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, 2 declined and 5 traded firm, with a total of 54,521 units, valued at$1,397,330.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.09 points to close at 1,143.97, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.18 points to close at 1,976.75 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 40.73.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Ansa Merchant Bank that traded 287 shares and gained 1 cent to end at $39.45, for a new 52 weeks’ high and National Flour Mills gained 1 cent to end the day at $1.16 with 6,000 shares changing hands.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund traded 25,215 shares valued at $580,021 but declined by 1 cent to end at $23 and National Enterprises with 2,000 shares traded at $17.49 to close down a cent.Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL with 5,695 shares trading valued at $378,091 and closed at $66.39. First Citizens Bank contributed 5,467 shares with a value of $202,280 and ended at $37, Guardian Holdings traded 3,007 shares at $13.25, Massy Holdings traded 2,033 shares to close at $68, while National Commercial Bank added 4,817 shares to the total of stocks traded and closed at $1.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed 5 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.