Ansa McAl up $1.50, Scotia drops 50c on TTSE
The market closed with trading in 13 securities against 15 on Tuesday, with 6 advancing, 4 declining and 3 remaining unchanged.
Market activity ended with 259,145 shares trading with a big jump in value of $7,095,769 changing hands, compared to just 281,036 shares valued at $1,484,726, on Tuesday.
The Composite Index rose 3.05 points on Wednesday to 1,238.34, the All T&T Index gained 5.50 points to 1,732.30, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.07 points to close at 100.02.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows market sentiment to be closely matched between advancing and declining stocks as the market closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings gained 2 cents and ended at $15.75, with 162,249 stock units changing hands, Ansa McAl advanced $1.95 and completed trading at $59.95, with 11,563 units, Calypso Macro Index Fund declined 64 cents, trading 690 units to end at $15.14, JMMB Group added 5 cents and ended at $1.75, with 14,418 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings increased just 1 cent to $102.66, with 2,109 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 4 cents and completed trading at $29.25, exchanging 575 units.
Losses| Clico Investments lost 15 cents and completed trading at $20.25, with 12,522 units, Massy Holdings ended trading 20 cents lower at $47, with 4,914 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial concluded trading with a loss of 4 cents at $7.90, with 3,653 units and Scotiabank traded with a loss of 50 cents, settling at $65.50, after exchanging 591 shares.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank settled at $8.50, after exchanging 10,000 shares, First Citizens concluded trading at $34.91, after exchanging 4,343 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $88.50, with 31,518 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Ansa McAl up $3, Scotia drops $1.50 on TTSE
Ansa Mcal jumped $3 to fully recover from Monday’s loss to close at $58 while Scotiabank that jumped $3.25 on Monday gave back $1.50 in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Tuesday.
The market closed with trading in 15 securities against 18 on Monday, with 5 advancing, 8 declining and 2 remaining unchanged.
Market activity ended with 281,036 shares valued at $1,484,726, changing hands, compared to just 195,485 shares valued at $6,276,330 on Monday.
The Composite Index rose 1.16 points on Tuesday to 1,235.29, the All T&T Index gained 4.87 points to 1,726.80, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.36 points to close at 99.95.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market gathering strength as it closed with 7 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings increased 1 cent and concluded trading at $15.73, with 100 stock units changing hands, Ansa Mcal jumped $3 and ended back at $58 with 2,902 units, before the $3 fall on Monday, Clico Investments rose 15 cents and ended at $20.40, with 750 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 11 cents and ended at $29.21, with 13,270 units and Trinidad Cement gained 10 cents and completed trading at $3, after exchanging 111,534 shares.
Losses| Calypso Macro Index Fund declined 62 cents, trading 200 shares to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $14.50, First Citizens ended trading 9 cents lower and settled at $34.91, after exchanging 2,449 shares, Grace Kennedy concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents and ended at $2.90, with 2,400 units, JMMB Group traded with a loss of 5 cents, ending at $1.70, with 122,574 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings shares fell 30 cents and concluded trading at $47.20, with 1,209 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings closed with a loss of 13 cents and completed trading at $10.01, after exchanging 509 shares, Sagicor Financial shed 1 cent and ended at $7.94, with 73 units traded and Scotiabank gave up $1.50 of the $3.25 it gained on Monday and completed trading at $66, after exchanging 62 shares
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank completed trading at $8.50, after exchanging 11,695 shares and National Enterprises ended at $9.50, with 11,309 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. Daily Trading,
Scotia jumps $3.25 to 4 year high on TTSE
Scotiabank jumped $3.25 and ended at the high level since July 2014, at $67.50, after exchanging 414 shares in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange but the gain just prevented the main market index from declining.
The market closed with trading in 18 securities against 9 on Friday, with 5 advancing, 6 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
Market activity ended with 195,485 shares valued at $6,276,330, changing hands, compared to just 42,427 shares valued at $1,567,716 on Friday.
The Composite Index fell 7.36 points on Monday to 1,234.13, the All T&T Index gained 0.34 points to 1,721.93, while the Cross Listed Index shed 2.09 points to close at 100.31.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments closed with a gain of 3 cents to end at $20.25, with 4,170 units, First Citizens gained 10 cents and completed trading at $35, after exchanging 3,779 shares, Massy Holdings rose 30 cents and settled at $47.50, with 108,340 stock units changing hands, National Flour closed with an increase of 5 cents at $1.85, after exchanging 3,750 shares, Scotiabank concluded trading with a gain of $3.25 ended at a near four year record high of $67.50, after exchanging 414 shares.
Losses| Ansa Mcal share price fell $3 and concluded at trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $55, with 614 units, First Caribbean International Bank closed with a loss of 33 cents and ended at $8.50, after exchanging 2,895 shares, JMMB Group shed 10 cents and settled at $1.75, with 13,213 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media lost 1 cent and settled at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.34, with 3,192 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended trading 10 cents lower at $2.90, after exchanging 135 shares and Unilever Caribbean concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents and completed trading at $29.30, after exchanging 192 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant ended at $40, after exchanging 1,800 shares, Grace Kennedy concluded at trading at $3, with 15,929 units, NCB Financial Group completed trading at $5.49, after exchanging 3,886 shares, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $102.65, with 50 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial concluded at $7.95, with 16,569 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $29.10, with 15,985 units and West Indian Tobacco settled at $88.50, with 222 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Mixed trading on TTSE
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with 13 securities trading against 11 on Tuesday, with 2 advancing, 3 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Trading remained subdued, leading to lower volume and value of transactions on Wednesday as market activity ended with just 51,696 shares, valued at $689,794, compared to 72,809 shares valued at $827,426 on Tuesday.
The Composite Index rose 4.90 points on Wednesday to 1,241.42, the All T&T Index shed 0.67 points to 1,720.15, while the Cross Listed Index gained 1.45 points to close at 102.59.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 7 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| NCB Financial Group finished trading by rising 22 cents to $5.49, after exchanging 88 shares and Prestige Holdings concluded trading with a gain of 13 cents and settled at $10.14, after exchanging 300 shares.
Losses| First Citizens ended trading 9 cents lower and concluded at $34.90, after exchanging 2,894 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 2 cents and ended at $1.87, with 2,000 stock units changing hands and Massy Holdings traded with a loss of 34 cents and ended at $47.15, with 745 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant settled at $40, after exchanging 1,200 shares, Clico Investments completed trading at $20.20, with 12,718 units, Grace Kennedy closed at $3, with 21,000 units changing hands, One Caribbean Media ended at $12.35, with 12 stock units traded, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $102.66, with 170 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.95, with 5,637 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading at $29.06, with 1,810 units changing owners and Unilever Caribbean concluded market activity at $29.50 after exchanging 1,000 shares.
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Ansa Mcal crash to new low on TTSE
Ansa Mcal crashed to a new 52 weeks’ low of $58 when Trading ended on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday.
The market close with 12 securities changing hands versus 14 on Monday, leading to 4 advancing, 4 declining and 4 remaining unchanged as market activity fell sharply below Monday’s level. Trading ended with a mere 72,809 shares valued at just $827,426 being exchanged compared to Monday’s trading of 738,852 shares valued at $6,383,542.
The Composite Index fell 2.32 points on Tuesday to 1,236.52, the All T&T Index shed 4.46 points to 1,720.82, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.02 points to close at 101.14.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Massy Holdings rose 1 cent and completed trading at $47.49, with 205 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises added 14 cents and settled at $9.64, with 350 units, Republic Financial Holdings gained 1 cent and completed trading at $102.66, with 2,900 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 1 cent and settled at $29.06, with 3,600 shares trading.
Losses| Ansa Mcal closed with a loss of $1 and settled at 52 weeks’ low of $58 with 200 units traded, Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of 5 cents and settled at $3, with 23,000 units, Sagicor Financial shed 2 cents and settled at $7.95, with 21,144 units and Scotiabank lost 75 cents to close at $64.25, after exchanging 80 shares.
Firm Trades| Calypso Macro Index Fund closed trading with 990 shares at $16 Clico Investments settled at $20.20, with 6,340 units, LJ Williams B share ended at 70 cents, after exchanging 10,000 units and National Flour concluded trading at $1.80, after trading 4,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Flat profit for Ansa McAl
Trinidad’s conglomerate, Ansa McAl reported flat profits of $216 million before corporate tax for the quarter to March 2018, up marginally from the $214 million in 2017.
Profit after tax attributable to shareholders’ of the group, rose 4 percent to $138 million for the period. The results, although modestly higher than for 2017, marks stability compared to a big decline in the full years results for 2017 when they reported a decline from $691 to $544 million.
Improved profit was achieved from a 7.7 percent rise in revenue to $1.5 billion from $1.4 billion for the March 2017 quarter. Growth in revenues drove profit before finance cost up to $219 million from $216 million as profit margin remained at 15 percent in both periods. Finance cost rose from $9.9 million to $11.4 million, taxation was flat at $59 million in both periods.
Segment results show progress, except for Insurance and Financial Services that reported flat revenues and a 35 percent fall in profit and the Media business where revenues declined 3 percent but had a 33 percent rise in profit. Manufacturing, Packaging and Brewing increased revenues by 16 percent and profit by the same level
while Automotive trading and distribution enjoyed a mere 6 percent increase but that was enough to drive profit up by a strong 35 percent.
Earnings per share amounted to 79 cents, giving it a PE ratio around 18. Net book value per share is $39 while the stock trades at 1.5 book with the last price of $59.
Ansa is one of Trinidad’s major conglomerate, owning media houses, Carib Beer brewery, and now Berger Paints and other paint brand out of Trinidad to name a few of the entities it is involved in. At the end of March, shareholders equity stood at $6.86 billion.
Scotiabank gives back 75 cents on TTSE – Friday
Trading levels picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday in the exchange of 671,355 shares at a value of $5,503,531 compared to 668,999 shares valued $13,061,809 exchanged on the prior trading session.
Market activity, ended with 13 securities changing hands against 15 on Thursday leading to 1 advancing, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged. The Composite Index the Composite Index fell 2.62 points on Friday to 1,244.36, the All T&T Index lost 4.02 points to 1,728.15, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.16 points to close at 102.28.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Sagicor Financial closed with an increase of 2 cents at $8, with 46,051 units changing hands.
Losses| Ansa Mcal concluded trading with a loss of 95 cents and ended at $59, with 7 units, Clico Investments fell 5 cents to $20.15, with 52,977 units, First Caribbean International Bank shares shed 5 cents and completed trading at $8.85, after exchanging 121,586 shares and Scotiabank closed with a loss of 75 cents to end trading at $64.25, after exchanging 2,905 shares.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings concluded trading at $15.75, with 7,130 stock units changing hands, First Citizens settled at $35, after exchanging 2,409 shares, Grace Kennedy ended at $3.05, with 1,010 units, Massy Holdings closed trading at $47.50, with 2,987 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group settled at $5.50, after exchanging 431,248 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $29.01, with 2,895 units, Unilever Caribbean settled at $29.50, after exchanging 100 shares and West Indian Tobacco concluded the day’s activity at $88.50, with 50 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Scotiabank hits new high on TTSE – Thursday
Trading levels picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday in the exchange of 668,999 shares valued $13,061,809, compared to 449,674 units valued at just $3,940,185 previously traded.
Market activity, ended with 15 securities changing hands against 9 on Wednesday leading to 5 advancing, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, with Scotiabank trading at a new high of $65. The Composite Index the Composite Index rose 0.20 points on Thursday to 1,246.98, the All T&T Index gained 2.75 points to 1,732.17, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.33 points to close at 102.44.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 2 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa Mcal climbed 95 cents and ended at $59.95, with 30,282 units, First Caribbean International Bank closed with an increase of 2 cents at $8.90, after exchanging 40,960 shares, National Flour ended trading with a rise of 5 cents at $1.80, after exchanging 700 shares, Scotiabank jumped 75 cents higher to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $65, after exchanging 475 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 1 cent, concluding trading at $29.01, with a mere 300 units changing hands.
Losses|Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of 3 cents to end at $3.05, with 251,894 units, Sagicor Financial shed 1 cent and concluded trading at $7.98, with 124,277 units and Unilever Caribbean dropped $2.50 to close at $29.50, after exchanging 52,944 shares.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant ended at $40, after exchanging 1,010 shares, Calypso Macro Fund closed at $18 trading 28 units, First Citizens completed trading at $35, after exchanging 265 shares, Massy Holdings settled at $47.50, with 150,000 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group completed trading at $5.50, after exchanging 10,500 shares, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $102.63, with 2,884 stock units changing hands and Trinidad Cement ended at $3, after exchanging 2,483 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Big gains on Thursday push TTSE
Strong gains in Guardian Holdings, Republic Financial Holdings and NCB Financial helped to push the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange market indices up on Thursday as trading level rose sharply.
The movement in Guardian and NCB shares followed a report that the NCB and disgruntled minority shareholders of Guardian were to meet to have discussions in an attempt to resolve concerns about the pricing of the offer. Republic gains follows strong March quarter results and pent up demand for the stock.
The market ended trading in 15 securities against 16 on Tuesday, with 7 advancing, 3 declining and 6 remaining unchanged. Market activity resulted in 1,076,127 shares valued at $20,874,283 compared to 335,799 shares at a value of $3,449,592 changing hands, on Wednesday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index the Composite Index jumped 8.29 points on Thursday to 1,234.99, the All T&T Index rose 5.67 points to 1,722.28, while the Cross Listed Index gained 1.50 points to close at 100.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 2 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy closed with a gain of 5 cents and settled at $3.05, with 301,234 units traded, Guardian Holdings gained 70 cents and concluded trading t $16, after exchanging 372,650 shares, Guardian Media finished trading with a gain of 1 cent and ended at $65.06, after exchanging just 6 shares, JMMB Group finished trading after an increase by 1 cent and completed trading at $1.73, with 149,834 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group rose 20 cents and ended at $5.25, after exchanging 49,276 shares, Republic Financial Holdings finished 79 cents higher and completed trading at $102.50, with 1,209 stock units changing hands and Trinidad Cement rose 24 cents to $2.99, after exchanging 90 shares.
Losses| Ansa Mcal shed 23 cents and settled at 52 weeks’ low of $59, with 143 units, National Flour lost 5 cents, ending at $1.75, after exchanging 400 shares and Unilever Caribbean dropped $1.75 and ended at $32.25, after trading 1,810 shares.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant concluded market activity at $40, after exchanging 500 shares, Clico Investments settled at $20.20, with 3,678 units, First Caribbean International Bank ended trading at $8.89, after exchanging 1,250 shares, Point Lisas settled at $3.81, with 1,283 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $29, with 65,343 units and West Indian Tobacco completed trading at $88.50, with 127,421 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place and are in TTSE dollars.
One stock pulled down TTSE – Wednesday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with trading in 16 securities against 15 on Tuesday, with 3 advancing, 1 declining and 12 remaining unchanged.
The market ended with 335,799 shares at a value of $3,449,592 compared to 331,441 shares valued at $1,920,957 changing hands on Tuesday. Sagicor Financial dominated trading with 249,178 units hat accounted for 74 percent of the day’s volume.
At close of the market the, Composite Index the Composite Index fell 5.15 points on Wednesday to 1,226.70, the All T&T Index fell 1.60 points to 1,716.61, while the Cross Listed Index fell 1.20 points to close at 99.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 2 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings closed with a increase of 5 cents and settled at $15.30, after exchanging 13,626 shares, JMMB Group ended trading with 2 cents and ended at $1.72, with 3,444 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial finished 6 cents higher and completed trading at $7.86, with 249,178 units.
Losses| Ansa Mcal traded a mere 8 units with a loss of 56 cents to cloae at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.23.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.75, with 25 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments completed trading at $20.20, with 53,275 units, First Caribbean International Bank settled at $8.89, after exchanging 300 shares, First Citizens ended at $35, after exchanging 809 shares, LJ Williams B Share closed at 70 cents, after exchanging 3,304 shares, National Enterprises completed trading at $9.65, with 5,000 units, National Flour settled at $1.80, after exchanging 800 shares, NCB Financial Group concluded trading at $5.05, after exchanging 1,170 shares, Point Lisas completed trading at $3.81, with 100 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading at $29, with 3,475 units, Trinidad Cement settled at $2.75, after exchanging 1,200 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $88.50, with 85 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.