The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange indices rose at the close of trading on Friday as Guardian Holding rose $1.02 to $18 following release of news that NCB Financial Group would be making a bid to acquire 22 percent more of the company’s shares and Republic Holdings jumped $3.30 to help push the market.
Market activities ended with 14 securities trading versus 21 on Thursday, with 7 advancing, 4 declining and 3 remaining unchanged. The market closed with one stock ending at 52 weeks’ low as 434,574 units valued at $3,501,297 traded, compared to 326,195 units valued at $6,427,017 changing hands on Thursday.
The Composite Index jumped 11.82 points on to 1,243.30. The All T&T Index gained 16.90 points to 1,700.81, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.90 points to close at 105.79.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 2 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Calypso Macro Index Fund rose 4 cents in trading 500 shares to close at $15.85, Grace Kennedy concluded trading 18 cents and ended at $3, with 2,678 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings concluded trading with a gain of $1.02 completed trading at $18, with 10,000 units, NCB Financial Group added 5 cents and settled at $6.55, after exchanging 6,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings concluded trading with a gain of $3.30 concluded at 
$107.06, after exchanging 6,083 shares, Scotiabank increased 11 cents and completed trading at $64.50, with 3,175 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 2 cents and settled at $29.43, after exchanging 17,033 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments ended trading 4 cents lower and ended at $20, with 45,383 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents and completed trading at $8, with 50,600 units, Sagicor Financial traded with a loss of 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.25, with 3,000 stock units changing hands and Trinidad Cement closed with a loss of 1 cent and concluded at $2.70, after exchanging 24,738 shares.
Stocks trading with no price change| First Citizens settled at $32.75, after exchanging 278 shares, JMMB Group concluded at $1.84, after exchanging 265,000 shares and Massy Holdings concluded at $46.80, after exchanging 106 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Guardian & Republic in big Friday push
Massy & Witco in sharp gains on TTSE
West Indian Tobacco climbs $3.90 on Friday.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday saw Massy Holding recovering $3 of recent losses and West Indian Tobacco climbing $3.90 as investors respond to improved results and a pending stock split.
Market activities ended with 12 securities trading versus 11 on Thursday, with 5 advancing, 3 declining and 4 remaining unchanged. The market closed with two stocks trading at 52 weeks’ low as 451,756 units valued at $6,455,226 traded, compared to 769,673 units valued at $3,207,315 changing hands on Thursday.
The Composite Index climbed 14.86 points to 1,244.65. The All T&T Index rose 11.99 points to 1,700.52, while the Cross Listed Index gained 2.44 points to close at 106.21.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Stocks to Watch include, a number of companies that are exhibiting bullish tendencies and may be moving higher in the days ahead, the group includes, NCB Financial, Republic Holdings, and West Indian Tobacco.
Stocks closing with gains| First Citizens closed with an increase of 1 cent to $32.66, after exchanging 3,162 shares, Guardian Holdings finished 26 cents higher and completed trading of 105,016 units at $16.91, Massy 
Holdings closed at $3 higher to $47, after exchanging 10,000 shares, NCB Financial Group rose 35 cents and settled at $6.50, after exchanging 50,140 shares and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading with a gain of $3.90 to close at $94, with 200 units.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 15 cents to end at $20, with 93,016 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises shed 7 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.44, in trading 175,000 stock units and Sagicor Financial lost 3 cents and ended at at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.42, with an exchange of 1,630 stock units.
Stocks trading with no price change| Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 643 shares to close at $15.81, Scotiabank completed trading at $64.50, with 360 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $29.50, after exchanging 12,399 shares and Unilever Caribbean ended at $24, with 190 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Mixed November start for TTSE stocks
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange sank lower on Thursday to just 16,715 shares changing hands with a value of $445,427, compared to 69,698 shares traded with a value of $1,598,906, changing hands on Wednesday.
Market activities ended with 15 securities trading against 11 on Wednesday, 5 advanced, 5 declined and 5 remained unchanged, with 2 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ low. The Composite Index rose 0.70 points to 1,227.61. The All T&T Index declined 1.90 points to 1,693.05, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.46 points to close at 102.52.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Stocks to Watch include, a number of companies that are exhibiting bullish tendencies and may be moving higher in the days ahead, the group includes, Ansa McAl, Grace Kennedy, Republic Holdings, Point Lisas and West Indian Tobacco.
Stocks closing with gains| First citizens ended trading with a rise of 4 cents and settled at $32.69, after exchanging 257 shares, JMMB Group finished trading 7 cents higher to $1.70, after exchanging 1,000 shares, National Flour rose 4 cents and completed trading of 1,000 units, at $1.69, Scotiabank added 1 cent to end at $64.75, with 1,000 units and West Indian Tobacco gained 7 cents and completed trading of 1,200 units at $90.10.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments shares fell 15 cents and ended at $20, with 5,080 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank closed with a loss of 5 cents and completed trading at $8.45, 
with 1,163 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings shed 15 cents and completed trading at $16.75, after exchanging 40 units, National Enterprises lost 2 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.50, with 600 stock units changing hands and One Caribbean Media ended trading with a loss of $1.03 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $11, after exchanging 900 shares.
Stocks trading with no price change| Agostini’s concluded at $23.40, after exchanging 575 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $15.70, with 150 stock units changing hands, Ansa Mcal completed trading at $55.50, with 700 units, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 800 shares to close at $15.81 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $29.41, after exchanging 2,250 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
3 stocks closed at 52 weeks’ low on TTSE
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange remained at low levels on Tuesday as 132,451 shares traded with a value of $2,138,171, compared to 142,297 shares valued $2,046,355, changing hands on Monday as 3 stocks closed at 52 weeks’ low.
Market activities ended with 11 securities trading against 14 on Monday, 1 advanced, 4 declined and 6 remained unchanged with the Composite Index falling 3.55 points to 1,226.76. The All T&T Index fell 5.76 points to 1,694.65, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.17 points to close at 102.06.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 4 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Stocks to Watch include, a number of companies that are exhibiting bullish tendencies and may be moving higher in the days ahead, the group includes, Agostini’s, Ansa McAl, Grace Kennedy, Republic Holdings, Point Lisas and West Indian Tobacco.
Stocks closing with gains| Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 9 cents and completed exchanging 16,141 shares at $29.50.
Stocks closing with losses| Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 200 shares and lost 2 cents to close at $15.81, Guardian Media traded with a loss of 70 cents and settled at a 52 week’s Low of $15, after exchanging 100 shares, 
National Enterprises fell 44 cents to a 52 week’s Low of $8.52, with 100 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial closed with a loss of 25 cents and ended at a 52 week’s Low of $7.45, trading 87,571.
Stocks trading with no price change| Clico Investments ended at $20.15, with 3,745 stock units changing hands, First Citizens completed trading at $32.70, after exchanging 20,050 shares, Massy Holdings settled at $46.92, trading just 6 shares, National Flour ended at $1.69, with 583 units trading, NCB Financial Group completed trading at $6, after exchanging 1,050 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $90, exchanging 2,905 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Fluid price movements on TTSE on Friday
Stocks mostly rose in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the price of 6 security rising, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
The market ended trading of 276,756 shares at a value of $7,002,384 compared to 143,335 shares at a value of $2,574,472 changing hands on Thursday and ended with 18 securities changing hands, similar to the number trading on Thursday.
Trading closed, with the Composite Index declining 1.51 points to 1,233.15, the All T&T Index rose 1.10 points to 1,700.08, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.57 points to close at 103.06.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers. The market closed with a number of stocks exhibiting a posture for moving higher in the days ahead, the group are, Agostini’s, Ansa McAl, Republic Holdings, Point Lisas, Trinidad and Tobago NGL and West Indian Tobacco with a 3 for 1 stock split to come to make the stock more attractive for investors to trade.
Watch Witco stock in coming days
Stocks closing with gains| Clico Investments gained 35 cents and ended at $20.35, with 525 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings added 2 cents and completed trading of 500 units at $16.92, National Enterprises increased 4 cents and ended at $9.01, with 770 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings rose 5 cents and ended trading at $106, after exchanging 48,007 shares, Scotiabank closed with a gain of 5 cents in trading 3,700 units at $64.85 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 10 cents and settled at $29.50, exchanging 1,000 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| First Caribbean International Bank traded with a loss of 10 cents at $8.40, 
trading 7,500 units, First Citizens fell 7 cents and settled at $32.68, after exchanging 4,135 shares, Prestige Holdings closed with a loss of 4 cents and completed trading 2,663 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.50 and Sagicor Financial shed 14 cents and ended at $7.55 with 70,472 stock units changing hands.
Stocks trading with no price change| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.75, with 500 stock units changing hands, Ansa Merchant settled at $38.25, after exchanging 3,000 shares, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 800 shares to close at $15.81, JMMB Group ended at $1.63, after exchanging 7,500 shares, National Flour completed trading at $1.70, with 15,928 units changing hands, NCB Financial Group settled at $6.15, after exchanging 108,531 shares, Trinidad Cement concluded at $2.70, in exchanging 962 shares and West Indian Tobacco completed trading of 263 units at $90.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
More bucks hit TTSE market – Tuesday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in more than twice the amount of funds involved in the market on Tuesday, than the amount on Monday but with slightly less volume.
The market ended trading of 530,843 shares at a value of $24,133,808 compared to 674,102 shares at a value of $11,376,325 changing hands on Monday and ended with 13 securities changing hands, against 20 trading on Monday with the price of 3 rising, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
Trading closed, with the Composite Index rising 9.15 points to 1,238.85, the All T&T Index adding 0.04 points to 1,703.19, while the Cross Listed Index rose 2.53 points to close at 104.20.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Clico Investments rose 1 cent and settled at $19.51, with 11,063 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group added 36 cents and ended at $6.10, after exchanging 5,130 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 2 cents and ended at $29.30, trading 38,204 shares.
Stocks closing with losses|Angostura Holdings share fell 1 cent and settled at $15.75, with 178,717 stock units valued at $.8 million changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings shed 1 cent and completed trading at $106, after exchanging 70,412 shares valued $7,463,830 and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent and concluded trading of 22 shares at $89.99.
Stocks trading with no price change| Ansa Merchant ended at $38.25, after exchanging 55,722 shares with a value of $2.15 million, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 2,835 shares to close at $15.81, First Citizens ended at $32.65, after exchanging 625 shares, Massy Holdings completed trading at $47, after exchanging 2,720 units, National Enterprises settled at $8.97, with 2,500 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media completed trading at $12, after exchanging 8,132 shares and Scotiabank concluded trading at $64.89, with 154,761 units valued $10,042,335.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Witco jumps $1 in TTSE trading – Monday
3 for 1 stock split coming for Witco
West Indian Tobacco climbed $1 in exchanging just 32 shares, to end at $90 in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday as investors await the result of the 3 for 1 stock split vote on October 30.
The market enjoyed heightened levels of participating securities trading on Monday with 20 securities changing hands including two with just 3 units each, against 19 trading on Friday.
Trading closed with the price of 5 rising, 4 declining and 11 remaining unchanged, leading to the Composite Index rising 0.32 points to 1,229.70, the All T&T Index adding 0.75 points to 1,703.15, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.02 points to close at 101.67.
The market ended trading of 674,102 shares at a value of $11,376,325 compared to 184,966 shares at a value of $3,912,783 changing hands on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 7 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| First Caribbean International Bank gained 1 cent and concluded trading 1,000 units at $8.50, Guardian Holdings rose 14 cents to $16.89, with 59,854 units trading, National Enterprises finished trading after an increase by 1 cent and settled at $8.97, with 60,000 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank ended trading with an increase of 4 cents at $64.89, with 159 units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| First Citizens shares fell 5 cents and ended at $32.65, after exchanging 16,783 shares, Sagicor Financial share fell 1 cent and settled at $7.69, trading 453 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 3 cents and ended at $29.28, after exchanging 13,184 shares and Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent and completed trading at $2.74, after exchanging just 3 shares.
Stocks trading with no price change| Ansa Mcal concluded trading of 140,003 units at $56.99, Ansa Merchant ended at $38.25, after exchanging a mere 3 shares, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 871 shares to close at $15.81, Clico Investments settled at $19.50, with 18,426 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group completed trading at $1.70, after exchanging 4,580 shares, Massy Holdings completed trading at $47, after exchanging 2,355 shares, National Flour concluded trading at $1.65, with 7,687 units, One Caribbean Media completed trading at $12, after exchanging 4,105 shares, Prestige Holdings concluded market activity at $7.52, with 2,958 units, Republic Financial Holdings completed trading at $106.01, after exchanging 3,058 shares and Unilever Caribbean settled at $25.50, with 244 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Republic jumped $2.25 in TTSE trading – Friday
Republic Bank traded at a 52 weeks’ high.
Republic Financial Holdings recorded the biggest price movement in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, in jumping $2.25 in exchanging 9,667 shares, to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $106.01.
For the second trading day, the market enjoyed heightened levels of participating securities trading on Friday with 19 securities changing hands against 18 trading on Thursday.
Trading closed with the price of 6 rising, 5 declining and 8 remaining unchanged, leading to the Composite Index rising 8.20 points on Friday to 1,229.38, the All T&T Index adding 7.51 points to 1,702.40, while the Cross Listed Index rose 1.22 points to close at 101.69.
The market ended trading of 184,966 shares at a value of $3,912,783, compared to 674,102 shares at a value of $4,897,703 changing hands on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 4 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains | First Caribbean International Bank finished trading 300 units and rose 9 cents to $8.49, Grace Kennedy closed with an increase of 29 cents to $2.99, with 30 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings ended trading of 562 units after gaining 3 cents to settle at $16.75, National Flour finished trading 2,979 units and rose by 5 cents to $1.65, and Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading with a rise of 6 cents to $29.31, after exchanging 1,700 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 1 cent and at $19.50, with 41,149 stock 
units changing hands, Prestige Holdings closed with a loss of 4 cents and settled at a 52 weeks low of $7.52, trading 30,234 units, Sagicor Financial shed 6 cents and completed trading at $7.70, with 63,499 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank lost 5 cents and settled at $64.85, with 191 units trading and Unilever Caribbean ended trading 75 cents lower to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $25.50, with 910 stock units changing hands.
Stocks trading with no price change| Angostura Holdings completed trading at $15.76, with 11,122 stock units changing hands, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 4,974 shares to close at $15.81, First Citizens closed at $32.70, after exchanging 1,870 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.70, after trading 3,136 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $47, in exchanging 406 shares, National Enterprises completed trading at $8.96, with 150 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.75, after trading 1,787 shares and West Indian Tobacco settled at $89, with 10,300 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Modest price changes for TT stocks – Monday
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, closed with the Composite Index rising 0.04 points to 1,220.73, the All T&T Index added 0.20 points to 1,694.44, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.02 points to 100.41.
At close, 15 securities changed hands, with the price of 5 rising, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, against 15 trading on Friday.
The market ended trading of 1,615,551 shares valued 8,764,394, compared to 519,519 shares valued $3,980,716, changing hands on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Ansa Merchant Bank added 2 cents and ended at $38.02, after exchanging 100 shares, Prestige Holdings gained 1 cent and settled at $7.54, with 1,800 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings rose 5 cents and ended at 52 weeks high of $103.75, after exchanging 3,715 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGLclosed with a gain of 2 cents and closed at $29.20, after exchanging 9,743 shares and West Indian Tobacco gained 44 cents and settled at $88.44, trading 23,251 units.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 1 cent and completed trading at $19.50, with 7,426 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings closed with a loss of 5 cents and ended at $47, after exchanging 36,376 shares and Trinidad Cement shed 15 cents and ended at $2.75, after trading 1,100 shares.
Stocks trading with no price change| Angostura Holdings completed trading at $15.75, with 120 stock units changing hands, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 2,000 units to close at $15.82,First Citizens closed at $32.65, after exchanging 601 shares, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $2.70, with 1,500,000 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.60, trading 27,404 units, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.70, with 1,900 stock units changing hands while Scotiabank settled at $64.94, trading a mere 15 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
6 TTSE stocks rise 1 fall on Tuesday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, closed with the two main indices gaining on Tuesday. At the close, the Composite Index rising by 2.11 points to 1,220.07, the All T&T Index adding 4.16 points to 1,693.43, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 100.37.
At close, 14 securities changed hands, with the price of 6 rising, 1 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, against 12 trading on Monday.
The market ended trading of 624,349 shares valued $13,033,986, compared to 568,679 shares valued $22,800,556 changing hands on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 6 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Ansa Mcal advanced $1.50 completed trading of 106,017 units at $57, Clico Investments gained 4 cents and ended at $19.84, with 6,868 stock units changing hands, First Citizens added 20 cents and settled at $32.80, while exchanging 3,185 shares, Prestige Holdings increased 3 cents and completed trading of 272,400 units at $7.53, Republic Financial Holdings rose 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $103.70, trading 414 shares and Trinidad Cement closed with a gain of 4 cents at $2.90, after exchanging 1,300 shares. 
Stocks closing with losses| One Caribbean Media fell 1 cent to $12.10, after exchanging 300 shares.
Stocks trading with no price change| Guardian Holdings completed trading at $16.90, with 12,452 units changing hands, Massy Holdings closed at $47.05, after exchanging 460 shares, National Flourcompleted trading with 32,300 units at $1.60, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.75, with 134,470 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank completed trading of 27,555 units, at $64.94, Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $29.11, after exchanging 12,687 shares and West Indian Tobacco completed trading of 13,941 units at $88.44.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
