
Republic Financial Holdings had the largest value of trading on Wednesday on the TTSE.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday closed with Republic Financial Holdings dominating trading, with just over 56 percent of the total value traded followed by Scotiabank and Ansa McAL with 21 percent and 15 percent respectively.
A total of 16 securities changed hands compared to 13 on Tuesday with 3 stocks advancing, 2 declining, 11 holding firm and one stock closed at a 52 weeks’ low. A total of 373,818 shares were exchanged at a value of $18,441,277 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 366,775 units valued at $3,474,839.
The Composite Index lost 0.49 points to 1,212.50, the All T&T Index declined 1.47 points to 1,790.38 but the Cross Listed Index gained 0.07 points to 85.06.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings gained 1 cent, closing at $16.21 trading 35,883 shares valued at $581,663, NCB Financial Group added 1 cent to close at $4.01 with an exchange of 10,000 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.08, with gains of 3 cents exchanging 5,000 units.
Losses| First Citizens closed $31.80, with a loss of 5 cents trading 50 shares and One Caribbean Media traded 99 cents lower to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $15.01 exchanging 3,595 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl exchanged 41,476 shares at $66 valued at $2,737,406,
Ansa Merchant Bank traded 784 shares at $40, Clico Investment closed at $22.51, with 1,800 shares changing hands. First Caribbean International held firm at $7.70, with 4,000 shares traded, Grace Kennedy exchanged 20,388 shares at $2.80 while JMMB Group remained at $1.27, after trading 20,070 shares. Massy Holdings traded 5,010 units to hold at $50.50, National Flour Mills closed at $2.20, in exchanging 3,049 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with 101,997 shares changing hands valued at $10,393,494. Scotiabank exchanged 66,513 units at $58 valued at $3,857,754 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.15, with 54,203 shares traded.
In moderate trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday 13 securities changed hands compared to 12 on Monday with 2 stocks advancing, 11 holding firm and none declining. Tuesday’s gains disguise softness in the wider market as shown in the IC bid-offer Indicator, below.
JMMB Group exchanged 24,074 shares at $1.27, NCB Financial Group closed at $4, with trades of 27,865 shares, the market closed with the bid at $4 to buy 359,230 units but there were no stocks on issue for sale. Republic Financial Holdings traded 1,570 units at $101.90, Scotiabank remained at $58 trading, with an exchange of 1,000 shares. Scotia Investments closed at $2.50, with 47,000 shares changing hands, West Indian Tobacco exchanged 1,336 units at $126.38 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.15, with 117,425 shares traded at a value of $487,314.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange remained subdued with moderate volume and few price changes on Monday. At the market’s close 12 securities changed hands compared to 13 on Friday, 1 stock advanced, 2 declined and 9 held firm.
Firm Trades| Berger Paints closed at $4.05 trading 200 shares, Clico Investment traded 5,080 shares at $22.51, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $7.70, with an exchange of 24,500 shares. Guardian Holdings remained at $16.20, with 29,396 shares traded at a value of $476,215, National Enterprises exchanged 150 shares at $10.50, National Flour Mills closed trading at $2.20, with 1,500 shares. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with an exchange of 3,875 units valued at $394,862, Scotiabank remained at $58 trading 5,000 shares and Scotia Investments closed at $2.50, with 250 shares changing hands.
at $1,715,844 and Sagicor Financial traded 14 cents lower to close at $8.75 exchanging 141 shares.
NCB Financial Group closed at $3.96, with a loss of 9 cents trading 89,000 shares valued at $354,700 and Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent to close at $4.19, with 14,367 shares changing hands.
Sagicor Financial closed at $8.89, with a loss of 1 cent after exchanging 1,100 shares.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange was dominated by on Monday by Sagicor Financial, accounting for 70 percent of the volume and 68 percent of the value traded. The market closed with 302,101 shares trading, valued at $2,780,408 compared to Friday’s paltry 39,197 shares valued at $1,384,254.
traded 10 cents lower, to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.40 with only 30 shares exchanged, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.85, with a loss of 5 cents trading 29,434 shares and Sagicor Financial closed at $8.90, after losing 9 cents and trading 212,206 shares valued at $1,888,727.
Massy Holdings closed at $51.10, with a loss of 35 cents trading 15,195 shares valued at $776,465 and Point Lisas closed at $4, losing 5 cents in exchanging 100 shares.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday was dominated by small trades and resulted in 12 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Wednesday. At the close 1 stock advanced, 3 declined and 8 were unchanged.
Republic Financial Holdings traded 2 cents lower to close at $101.90, with an exchange of 1,100 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed at $52.60, losing 40 cents in trading 30 shares.
JMMB Group closed at $1.28, with a 1 cent gain trading 38,716 shares and NCB Financial Group added 5 cents, closing at $4, with an exchange of 142,278 shares valued at $569,073.