Market activity ended Friday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange and resulted in more stocks rising than falling after trading 94 percent fewer shares, with a 71 percent fall in value, compared to Thursday.
A total of 18 securities traded versus 19 on Thursday, with five rising, four declining and nine remaining unchanged. The Composite Index declined 2.05 points to 1,523.33, the All T&T Index fell 3.85 points to 2,133.96 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.02 points to settle at 121.92.
Some 358,635 shares traded for $5,091,172 compared to 5,990,305 units at $17,772,507 on Thursday. An average of 19,924 units traded at $282,843, down from 315,279 at $935,395 on Thursday. Ttrading month to date averages 63,857 units at $311,856 down from 68,831 units at $315,141. The average trade for December was 21,703 units at $306,768.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s gained 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $39, after 2,361 shares crossed the market, Angostura Holdings rallied 50 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $20.50 after trading 950 stock units, Ansa McAl ended unchanged at $59.99 with an exchange of 1,096 stocks. Clico Investment Fund remained at $30 in exchanging 7,188 units, First Citizens Group shed 75 cents to close at $66 with 1,347 stock units changing hands, FirstCaribbean International Bank slipped 1 cent in closing at $6.14, with 1,794 shares crossing the exchange.
GraceKennedy climbed 4 cents to $6.20, with 22,295 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings finished at $30 in switching ownership of 12,254 units, JMMB Group ended at $2.30 in an exchange of 13,700 stock units. Massy Holdings remained at $106 after exchanging 7,256 shares, National Enterprises rose 25 cents in closing at $3.75 while exchanging 250 stocks, NCB Financial Group ended unchanged at $8 trading 238,640 units. Prestige Holdings increased 5 cents to close at $7.05 in trading 535 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $140.25, with 800 stocks clearing the market, Scotiabank declined 25 cents to $70 with the swapping of 3,538 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended unchanged at $19.60 trading 14,953 shares, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16 after exchanging 8,652 stocks and West Indian Tobacco dropped 11 cents in closing at 52 weeks’ low of $28 while exchanging 20,026 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Slippage for Trinidad and Tobago stocks
Quiet bullishness overhangs Trinidad Stock Exchange
A quiet bullishness appears around the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange since late 2021 and continues into the new year with prices of selected stocks hitting 52 weeks’ high on a frequent basis, with market activity on Wednesday ending with two stocks trading at 52 weeks’ high and resulted in more stocks rising than falling at the close after trading 63 percent more shares, with 251 percent higher value than Tuesday.
As was the case on Tuesday, 17 securities changed hands, with eight rising, two declining and seven remaining unchanged. The Composite Index increased 2.29 points to close at 1,523.87, the All T&T Index climbed 3.42 points to 2,135.00 and, the Cross-Listed Index advanced 0.15 points to settle at 121.92.
A total of 227,809 shares traded, for $3,415,464 compared to 139,988 units at $972,176 on Tuesday. An average of 13,401 units traded at $200,910 compared to 8,235 at $57,187 on Tuesday and trading month to date averaging 35,384 units at $230,963 versus 38,423 units at $235,117. The average trade for December amounts to 21,703 units at $306,768.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s jumped $1.50 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $37.50 with the swapping of 18 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $59.50 after trading 2,048 stock units, Clico Investment Fund ended unchanged at $30 after an exchange of 400 units. Endeavour Holdings ended at $7.99, with 2,000 shares changing hands, First Citizens Group increased 1 cent in closing at $66.99, with an exchange of 1,512 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank rose 1 cent to close at $6.15 after a transfer of 5,500 shares.
GraceKennedy popped 5 cents to $6.20 after exchanging 10,065 stocks, Guardian Holdings remained at $30 while exchanging 10,592 units, Guardian Media gained 10 cents in ending at $3.15, with 300 shares traded. Massy Holdings declined 24 cents to end at $106.25, with 3,511 stock units crossing the market, National Enterprises fell 25 cents ending at $3.50 in an exchange of 13,495 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.95 after exchanging 23,032 stocks. NCB Financial Group finished trading 137,101 shares at $8, Republic Financial Holdings climbed 3 cents to close at $140.25, with 6,000 stocks clearing the market, Scotiabank advanced $4.95 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $74.95 after 1,976 stock units crossed the exchange. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 3 cents to close at $18.81 after exchanging 10,054 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $28.38 in switching ownership of 205 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Declining stocks dominate on Trinidad exchange
Declining stocks doubled those rising at the close of market activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday and resulted in a big drop in volume and value of stocks trading compared to Monday.
Seventeen securities traded, down from 21 on Monday, with five rising, 10 declining and two closing unchanged.
The Composite Index popped 0.95 points to 1,521.58, the All T&T Index rose 2.58 points to 2,131.58 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.11 points to settle at 121.77.
A total of 139,988 shares traded, for $972,176 in contrast with, 2,793,605 units at $10,485,578 on Monday. An average of 8,235 units traded at $57,187 versus 133,029 at $499,313 on Monday, and month to date averaging 38,423 units at $235,117 compared to 43,264 units at $263,655. The average trade for December ended 21,703 units at $306,768.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s spiked $1 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $36 after exchanging 56 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $59.50, with 239 units changing hands, Clico Investment Fund remained at $30 after exchanging 550 stock units. First Citizens Group slipped 1 cent to $66.98 while exchanging 14 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank shed 1 cent in ending at $6.14 with an exchange of 25,210 stock units, GraceKennedy fell 5 cents to $6.15 after trading 200 shares.
Guardian Holdings rose 25 cents to end at $30 in switching ownership of 98 units, JMMB Group gained 3 cents to close at $2.30, with 42,800 stocks changing hands, L.J Williams B share lost 4 cents to close at $1.80 in trading 964 shares. Massy Holdings declined 1 cent to $106.49 after trading 1,500 units, National Enterprises dipped 1 cent in closing at $3.75, with 42,816 stocks clearing the market, NCB Financial Group declined 1 cent in ending at $8 with the swapping of 10,000 stock units. Point Lisas climbed 47 cents to $3.62 in exchanging 500 stocks, Scotiabank rose $1 to close at $70, with 425 stock units crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost $1.21 to end at $18.78 with 210 shares changing hands. Unilever Caribbean shed 4 cents to land at $16.15 in an exchange of 13,600 units and West Indian Tobacco fell 12 cents to $28.38 after trading 806 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading picks up in Trinidad
Market activity picked up on Monday on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, resulting in 140 percent more shares trading, with a 156 percent higher value than Friday, as the market closed with falling stocks beating rising ones on a two to one ratio.
A total of 21 securities traded up from 12 on Friday, with four rising, eight declining and nine ending unchanged. The Composite Index gained 0.48 points to end at 1,520.63, the All T&T Index fell 0.89 points to close at 2,129.00 and the Cross-Listed Index added 0.27 points to settle at 121.88.
Overall, 2,793,605 shares traded, for $10,485,578 compared to 1,164,654 units at $4,097,849 on Friday. An average of 133,029 units traded at $499,313 up from 97,055 at $341,487 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 43,264 units at $263,655 versus 21,087 units at $205,435. The average trade for December amounts to 21,703 units at $306,768.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s gained $1 to end at $35, after 300 shares crossed the market, Angostura Holdings ended unchanged at $20, with 5,451 stock units changing hands, Ansa McAl remained at $59.50 in an exchange of 45 units. CinemaOne shed 5 cents to close at $4.20 in trading 250 stocks, Clico Investment Fund finished at $30 after exchanging 7,180 units, First Citizens Group dipped 1 cent in closing at $66.99 after an exchange of 200 stock units. FirstCaribbean International Bank closed at $6.15 in exchanging 3,000 stocks, GraceKennedy fell 4 cents to $6.20 in switching ownership of 931 shares, Guardian Holdings lost 25 cents to end at $29.75 trading 7,338 shares.
JMMB Group dropped 3 cents to close at $2.27 with the swapping of 2,435,193 units, Massy Holdings finished unchanged at $106.50 with an exchange of 4,819 stocks, National Enterprises advanced 35 cents to $3.76 trading 10,122 stock units. National Flour Mills ended unchanged at $1.95, with 5,385 stocks crossing the exchange, NCB Financial Group popped 1 cent to end at $8.01 after trading 274,066 shares, One Caribbean Media ended unchanged at $4.44 while exchanging 18,010 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings plunged $4.76 to $140.22, with 8,574 units clearing the market, Scotiabank dropped $1 to $69 after the trading of 1,563 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 1 cent in closing at $19.99 after exchanging 10,508 units. Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent to $3.75 trading 325 stock units, Unilever Caribbean finished unchanged at $16.19 in exchanging 245 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $28.50, with 100 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More declines for T&T stocks
Market activity ended on Thursday and resulted in a three-way split in the movement of stocks at the close of trading, rising after 228 percent more shares, passed through the market than Wednesday, at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Overall, 21 securities traded up from 15 on Wednesday, with seven each rising and falling and seven ended unchanged. The Composite Index shed 1.68 points to end at 1,518.95, the All T&T Index fell 3.05 points to 2,126.99 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.03 points to settle at 121.70.
A total of 347,461 shares traded, for $4,332,061 from 105,926 units at $3,856,740 Wednesday. An average of 16,546 units traded at $206,289 compared to 7,062 at $257,116 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averaged 8,599 units at $183,067 versus 5,390 units at $173,689. The average trade for December amounts to 21,703 shares at $306,768.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $34 while exchanging one share, Angostura Holdings gained $2 to $20 after trading at 73 units, investors exchange 6 stocks in Ansa McAl at $59.50. Ansa Merchant Bank finished unchanged at $43.10 in exchanging 2,477 stock units, Clico Investment Fund declined $1.37 to $30 as 8,610 stock units crossed the exchange, Endeavour Holdings popped 6 cents to $7.99 with the swapping of 1,855 shares. First Citizens Group fell $2.99 to $67 with an exchange of 1,919 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank finished unchanged at $6.15, with 23,130 units changing hands, GraceKennedy remained at $6.11 in an exchange of a mere one stock unit.
Guardian Holdings gained 25 cents in closing at $30.25 in switching ownership of 220 units, JMMB Group ended at $2.30 after exchanging 2,367 shares, Massy Holdings climbed $1 to $106.50, with an exchange of 5,565 stock units. National Enterprises inched 1 cent higher to $3.41 in trading 1,000 shares, National Flour Mills dipped 1 cent to $1.94 trading 1,000 stocks, NCB Financial Group ended unchanged at $8, with 286,718 stock units crossing the exchange. Republic Financial Holdings jumped $4.81 to $144.98 with 933 units changing hands, Scotiabank shed 50 cents in closing at $70.50, with 8,597 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost $1.40 to end at $18.60 in trading 155 stock units. Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent to close at $3.74, with 999 shares crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean declined 1 cent to $16.19 in an exchange of 1,800 units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 12 cents in closing at $28.50 in switching ownership of 35 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks cooled out on Trinidad exchange
Market activity ended Wednesday and resulted in more stocks rising than falling at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange after 37 percent more shares were traded, with 198 percent higher value than on Tuesday.
At the close, 15 securities traded down from 20 on Tuesday, with five rising, four declining and six ending unchanged. The Composite Index dropped 2.21 points to 1,520.63, the All T&T Index declined 2.25 points to 2,130.04 and the Cross-Listed Index dropped 0.30 points to settle at 121.73.
A total of 105,926 shares traded, for $3,856,740 up from 77,313 units at $1,292,574 on Tuesday, leading to an average of 7,062 units traded at $257,116 up from 3,866 at $64,629 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 5,390 units at $173,689 versus 4,712 units at $139,864. The average trade for December amounts to 21,703 units at $306,768.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s gained $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $34 after exchanging 100 shares, Ansa McAl rose 1 cent to close at $59.50 and trading 25,481 stocks, Ansa Merchant Bank finished unchanged at $43.10 after an exchange of 1,273 stock units.
Clico Investment Fund remained at $31.37 with 1,867 units clearing the market, GraceKennedy slipped 13 cents to close at $6.11 in trading 4,588 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $30 with 2,500 units changing hands. JMMB Group inched 1 cent higher to close at $2.30, with 1,150 stock units crossing the market, Massy Holdings dropped $1 to $105.50 in exchanging 5,715 stocks, NCB Financial Group ended at $8, with 31,234 units changing hands. One Caribbean Media shed 1 cent in closing at $4.44 after an exchange of 5 shares, Prestige Holdings remained at $7, with 100 stocks crossing the exchange, Republic Financial Holdings popped 1 cent to $140.17 with an exchange of 1,856 stock units. Scotiabank advanced 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $71 while exchanging 3,666 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished unchanged at $20 in switching ownership of 739 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 12 cents after closing at $28.38 with the swapping of 25,652 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for Trinidad Exchange to start 2022
Market activity was mixed on Monday after declining stocks edged out those rising after 57 percent fewer shares changed hands, with 32 percent lower value than on Friday, at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
At the close, 17 securities traded similar to Friday, with four rising, five declining and eight remaining unchanged. The Composite Index popped 1.41 points to 1,498.34, the All T&T Index rallied 0.40 points to end at 2,085.21 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 0.35 points to settle at 121.98.
Just 97,023 shares traded, for $3,882,396 down from 223,523 units at $5,677,342 on Friday. An average of 5,707 shares traded at $228,376 versus 13,148 at $333,961 on Friday. The average trade for December ended at 21,703 units for an average of $306,768.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings remained at $18 in an exchange of 5,080 shares, Ansa McAl traded 3,955 stock at $59.49, Ansa Merchant Bank finished at $43.10, with 38 units crossing the market. GraceKennedy climbed 6 cents to $6.24, with 1,053 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings remained at $30 in switching ownership of 32,007 stock units, JMMB Group slipped 1 cent to close at $2.29 with an exchange of 100 shares. Massy Holdings ended unchanged at $105 while exchanging 14,093 units, National Enterprises traded 8 shares at $3.40, National Flour Mills finished trading 100 stock units at $1.95.
NCB Financial Group fell 10 cents to $8 after 25,939 stocks changed hands, One Caribbean Media popped 10 cents to $4.45 in exchanging 3,885 shares, Republic Financial Holdings lost 3 cents in closing at $140.02 after trading 5,444 units. Scotiabank increased 50 cents to close at $69 after exchanging 500 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 50 cents to end at $20.50, with 110 stocks changing hands, Trinidad Cement rallied 16 cents to $3.74 after exchanging 1,985 stock units. Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.20 swapping of 100 shares and West Indian Tobacco shed 25 cents to end at $28.25, with 2,626 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, 19 securities traded compared to 17 on Wednesday, with four rising, eight declining and seven remaining unchanged. The Composite Index popped 1.51 points to a record close of 1,525.38, the All T&T Index popped 2.81 points to end at a record high of 2,137.81 and the Cross-Listed Index inched 0.02 points higher to 121.94.
FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $6.1 after 31,662 stock units crossed the market, GraceKennedy shed 4 cents to close at $6.16 in exchanging 102,614 stocks, Guardian Media finished unchanged at $3.15 while trading 100,000 shares. JMMB Group ended at $2.30 in switching ownership of 4,783,185 stock units, Massy Holdings lost 25 cents to close at $106 with an exchange of 1,431 units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.95, with 5,768 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial Group finished trading 99,013 stock units at $8, One Caribbean Media dropped 24 cents in ending at $4.20 after 4,968 units changed hands, Point Lisas fell 37 cents to $3.25 after exchanging 770,759 shares. Scotiabank dropped $4.70 to close at $70.25 with the swapping of 567 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 79 cents in closing at $19.60 in an exchange of 11,097 stocks, Unilever Caribbean lost 15 cents to end at $16 after exchanging 19,017 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell 27 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $28.11 trading 9,955 units.
Massy Holdings rallied $1.50 in ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $106.50 while exchanging 4,128 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $3.40 while trading 18,137 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.95 in switching ownership of 1,012 stocks. NCB Financial Group ended at $8 in exchanging 7,582 stock units, Prestige Holdings shed 20 cents at $7 as 4,000 units changed hands, Republic Financial Holdings gained 14 cents to end at $140.16 after exchanging 91 stocks. Scotiabank climbed $1.95 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $70.95, with 83 shares crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 50 cents in ending at $20 after an exchange of 29 shares, Trinidad Cement popped 1 cent to $3.75 trading 14,963 stock units. Unilever Caribbean finished unchanged at $16.20, with 2,900 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco rallied 25 cents in closing at $28.50 in an exchange of 2,254 stocks.
The index hit a record high on November 16, this year bettering the previous record of 2,032.53 points reached on January 3, 2014. Since then the market hit record highs on each of the seven trading days from December 21. The rally was driven by 10 stocks with
First Citizens Group gained 76 cents to end at $59.26 after trading 216 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank rallied 2 cents in closing at $6.15 after 13 stock units changed hands, GraceKennedy popped 13 cents to end at $6.18 in exchanging 63 shares. JMMB Group rose 6 cents to $2.30 with an exchange of 26,788 units, Massy Holdings climbed $3.98 ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $109.98 in exchanging 150 stocks, National Enterprises rose 1 cent in closing at $3.31, with 100 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills popped 5 cents to close at $1.95 in trading 6,530 units, NCB Financial Group ended unchanged at $8 in an exchange of 12,339 shares, One Caribbean Media fell 34 cents to $4.35 after exchanging 68,732 stock units. Prestige Holdings remained at $7 with an exchange of 4,996 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings finished at $140.02, with 27,048 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank gained 50 cents to end at $68.50 with the swapping of 71 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $21 after 90,454 shares changed hands, Trinidad Cement lost 8 cents to close at $3.68 in switching ownership of 42,500 units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.20 after trading 29 stocks and West Indian Tobacco rallied 6 cents to $28.50 with 1,426 shares clearing the market.