
Republic Financial Holdings had the largest value of trading on Friday on the TTSE.
A total of 13 securities changed hands compared to 16 on Wednesday with 2 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 6 unchanged as 143,801 shares traded at a value of $2,818,683 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 373,818 valued at $18,441,277.
The Composite Index declined 1.05 points to 1,211.45, the All T&T Index slipped 0.63 points to 1,789.75 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.20 points to 84.86.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings gained 4 cents to close at $16.25, with 10,000 shares changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.11, with gains of 3 cents trading 2,461 units.
Losses| First Citizens closed $31.65, with a loss of 15 cents exchanging 2,632 shares, JMMB Group lost 4 cents to close at $1.23, with of 11,803 shares being traded, National Enterprises closed at $10.49, losing 1 cent trading 100 units. NCB Financial Group lost 1 cent, closing at $4 with 40,000 shares changing hands
and Scotia Investments traded 2 cents lower to close at $2.48 exchanging 8,000 units. The price is the equivalent of J$47, well above the price of $38 Scotia Group plans on offering to take over the minority shares.Firm Trades| Clico Investment exchanged 2,720 shares at $22.51, First Caribbean International Bank held firm at $7.70, with 7,250 shares traded, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.80, with 37,714 shares changing ownership. National Flour Mills remained at $2.20, with 400 shares traded, Point Lisas traded 100 units at $4 and Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with 20,621 shares changing hands valued at $2,101,280.
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.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL held firm at $66 trading 40,748 shares valued at $2,689,368, First Citizens traded 314 shares at $31.85, Massy Holdings closed at $50.75, with an exchange of 28,781 shares valued at $1,460,636. National Flour Mills closed at $2.20, with 1,840 shares changing hands, One Caribbean Media traded a mere 40 shares at $16, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with trades of 59,396 shares valued at $6,052,229. Sagicor Financial exchanged 5,279 units at $8.75, Scotiabank remained at $58 trading 12,830 shares valued at $744,140 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.01, with an exchange of 72,404 shares valued at $1,521,208.
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.