Falling prices dominate TTSE – Tuesday

April 17, 2018 by

Bearishness sentiments continued on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, as declining stocks over powered advancing ones by a ratio of more than two to one, while 2 stocks closed at 52 weeks’ lows.
On Tuesday, the number of securities traded rose to 17 against 15 on Monday as the market closed with just 3 stocks advancing, 7 declining and 7 remaining unchanged. Trading ended with 96,389 shares at a value of $1,565,623 compared to 393,337 shares at a value of $2,153,910 on Friday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index shed 8.30 points on Tuesday to 1,236, the All T&T Index rose 0.45 points to 1,697.39, while the Cross Listed Index declined 2.37 points to close at 104.30.
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 bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.

Ansa Mcal ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.90.

Gains| Massy Holdings added 4 cents and concluded trading at $47.44, with 2,014 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises increased 10 cents and ended at $9.75, with 2,688 units and Trinidad Cement rose 36 cents and ended trading at $2.87, with 3,000 stock units changing hands.
Losses|Ansa McAl traded with a loss of 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.90, with 50 units, First Caribbean International Bank fell 10 cents and completed trading at $8.90, after exchanging 120 shares, Guardian Holdings closed with a loss of 35 cents and completed trading at $15.30, after exchanging 1,000 shares, NCB Financial Group shed 15 cents and settled at $5.65, after trading 14,400 shares, Republic Financial Holdings lost 7 cents and concluded market activity at $101.58, with 6,543 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial ended trading 10 cents lower and closed at 52 weeks’ low of $7.70, with 4,000 units and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading with a loss of 4 cents at $88.51, after exchanging 55 shares.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings closed at $15.72, with 4,596 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments ended trading 844 units at $20.16, First Citizens settled at $32.55, after exchanging 3,004 shares, Grace Kennedy ended at $3.15, with 3,300 units, JMMB Group ended at $1.90, with 36,500 stock units changing hands, National Flour completed trading at $1.66, after exchanging 1,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $27.48, after exchanging 13,275 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Trading picks up on TTSE – Monday

April 16, 2018 by

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Bearishness sentiments continue to dominate trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange with decline in all three indices on Monday, but with increased trading volume and value.
On Monday, the number of securities traded rose to 15 against 12 on Friday as the market closed with 4 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 8 remaining unchanged. Trading ended with 393,337 shares at a value of $2,153,910 compared to 159,389 shares at a value of $998,772 on Friday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index declined 1.14 points on Monday to 1,244.30, the All T&T Index lost 0.26 points to 1,696.94, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.28 points to close at 106.67.
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 only 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 7 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Clico Investments closed with an increase of 1 cent and ended at $20.16, with 2,290 units trading, First Citizens finished 3 cents higher and completed trading at $32.55, after exchanging 2,237 shares, Massy Holdings concluded trading and rose 40 cents and settled at $47.40, with 1,062 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL added 3 cents and completed trading at $27.48, after exchanging 2,425 shares.
Losses| National Enterprises shares fell 10 cents and ended at $9.65, with 835 units, NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of 14 cents and completed trading at $5.80, after exchanging 75,400 shares and Scotiabank shed 5 cents and ended at $62.65, trading 1,900 shares.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings closed at $15.72, with 12,000 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank ended at $9, after exchanging 100 shares, Grace Kennedy concluded market activities at $3.15, with 270,678 units traded, JMMB Group settled at $1.90, with 2,262 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas concluded trading at $3.81, with 660 units, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $101.65, with 488 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial ended trading at $7.80, with 20,000 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $88.55, with 1,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Bears have upper hand on TTSE

April 13, 2018 by

The bearishness continues on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange with decline in all three indices on Friday, with closing as indicators continue to point to more losses ahead.
On Friday, the number of securities traded slipped to 12 against 13 on Thursday as the market closed with 3 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 4 remaining unchanged. Trading ended with 159,389 shares at a value of $998,772 compared to 284,392 shares valued $2,181,738 on Thursday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index declined 0.89 points on Friday to 1,245.44, the All T&T Index lost 0.26 points to 1,697.20, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.21 points to close at 106.95.
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 only 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 6 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| JMMB Group concluded trading 4 cents higher and ended trading at $1.90, with 3,000 stock units changing hands, LJ Williams B share added 1 cent and ended at 71 cents, after exchanging 1,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 10 cents to end at $27.45, after exchanging 3,035 shares.
Losses| First Citizens fell 3 cents and ended at $32.52, after exchanging 1,298 shares, Guardian Holdings closed with a loss of 20 cents at $15.65, after 3,922 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group shed 5 cents and ended at $5.94, trading 30,158 shares, One Caribbean Media lost 1 cent and completed trading at a 52 weeks low of $12.43, with 5,000 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial ended trading 5 cents lower and settled at $7.80, with 3,000 units.
Firm Traded| First Caribbean International Bank finished trading at $9, after exchanging 100 shares, Grace Kennedy settled at $3.15, with 106,000 units, Prestige Holdings concluded market activity at $10.01, after exchanging 949 shares and Republic Financial Holdings completed trading at $101.65, with 1,927 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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More slippage for TTSE

April 12, 2018 by

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continues to be bearish with no support coming from the majority of companies reporting lower profits. The market ended on Thursday with all indices declining, with indicators pointing to more losses ahead.
On Thursday, the number of securities traded rose 38 percent to 18 against 13 on Wednesday and the market closed with 5 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 8 remaining unchanged. Trading ended with 284,392 shares at a value of $2,181,738, compared to 404,907 shares on Wednesday valued at $2,835,805.
At close of the market the, Composite Index declined 8.75 points on Thursday to 1,246.33, the All T&T Index lost 0.42 points to 1,697.46, while the Cross Listed Index shed 2.37 points to close at 107.16.
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 only 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| First Citizens gained 4 cents and concluded at $32.55, after trading 1,561 shares, Sagicor Financial finished trading with 5 cents and completed trading at $7.85, with 43,317 units, Scotiabank closed with an increase of 5 cents and settled at $62.70, after exchanging 500 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading with 5 cents and concluded at $27.35, after 902 shares changed hands and Trinidad Cement closed with a rise of 1 cent and ended at $2.51, with 10,000 stock units changing hands..
Losses| Clico Investments concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents and completed trading at $20.15, with 30,691 units, First Caribbean International Bank traded with a loss of 35 cents at $9, after trading 10,000 shares, Guardian Holdings shares fell 15 cents and settled at $15.85, with 2,000 shares changing hands, National Flour closed with a loss of 4 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.66, having exchanged 13,000 shares and NCB Financial Group shed 11 cents and concluded at $5.99, exchanging 74,674 shares.

National Flour fell to a new 52 weeks’ low.

Firm Traded| Agostini’s concluded trading at $21.06, after exchanging 396 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $15.72, with 600 stock units changing hands, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.15, with 79,013 units, JMMB Group ended at $1.86, with 136 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises completed trading at $9.75, with 1,536 units. One Caribbean Media ended at $12.44, with 13,665 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas completed trading at $3.81, with 2,000 units and Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.65, as 401 stock units changed hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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2 rise 3 fall on TTSE –Friday

April 6, 2018 by

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Only 2 stocks advanced, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged in market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Friday, as 12 securities traded against 14 on Thursday.
Trading volume remained low, resulting in more volume trading with 342,317 shares valued at $5,336,268 changing hands, compared to 293,550 shares valued at $2,488,584 on Thursday.
At close, the Composite Index lost 3.49 points on Friday to 1,260.41, the All T&T Index fell 0.11 points to 1,700.40, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.98 points to close at 110.65.
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 only 1 stock ended with the bid lower than their last selling price and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Scotiabank gained 9 cents and ended at $62.65, after exchanging 173 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished trading with a rise of 46 cents and closed at $27.71, after 12,092 shares changed hands.
Losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 1 cent at $20.15, with 6,327 units, NCB Financial Group fell 15 cents and completed trading at $6.25, after exchanging 10,500 shares and One Caribbean Media lost 4 cents and settled at $12.44, with 1,900 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades| First Citizens completed trading at $32.70, after exchanging 4,561 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $3.15, with 5,910 units trading, Guardian Holdings ended at $16, exchanging 10,587 shares, Massy Holdings settled at $47, with 55,329 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises concluded market activity at $9.75, with 1,118 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.01, after trading 400 shares and Sagicor Financial concluded trading at $7.80, with 233,420 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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4 stocks rise on TTSE 2 fall – Thursday

April 5, 2018 by

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended Thursday, with 14 securities trading, against 15 on Wednesday, with 4 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Trading volume remained low, resulting in 293,550 shares valued at $2,488,584 changing hands, compared to 186,626 shares valued at $3,719,226 on Wednesday.
At close, the Composite Index gained 0.84 points on Thursday to 1,263.90, the All T&T Index rose 1.95 points to 1,700.29, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.04 points to close at 111.63.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 1 stock with the bid lower than the last selling price and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments closed with an increase of 1 cent and completed trading at $20.16, with 24,533 units, First Citizens finished 19 cents higher and concluded at a 52 weeks’ high of $32.70, after exchanging 2,000 shares, JMMB Group rose 1 cent and ended at $1.86, with 39,000 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial added 4 cents and completed trading at $7.80, with 47,615 units.
Losses| Ansa McAl shares fell 5 cents and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.95, with 19 units changing hands and First Caribbean International Bank closed with a loss of 15 cents at $9.35, after exchanging 59,150 shares.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy ended trading at $3.15, with 99,926 units, Massy Holdings ended at $47, with 250 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.68, after exchanging 1,824 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.58, with 600 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank settled at $62.56, after exchanging 3,480 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading at $27.25, after exchanging 11,138 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.60, with 4,000 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco settled at $88.55, after exchanging just 15 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Stocks marking time on TTSE

April 3, 2018 by

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended Tuesday, trading in 14 securities, with modest price changes, against 9 on Thursday, with 2 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Trading resulted in 117,881 shares valued at $1,542,037 changing hands, compared to 264,376 shares valued at $2,045,015 on Thursday.
At close, the Composite Index gained 0.21 points on Tuesday to 1,264.14, the All T&T Index rose 0.41 points to 1,699.32, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged to close at 111.83.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, on Tuesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings gained 2 cents and settled at $15.72, with 25 stock units changing hands and Republic Financial Holdings advanced 3 cents and closed at $101.58, with 173 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investments fell 1 cent and closed at $20.15, with 11,200 units trading, Prestige Holdings closed with a loss of 4 cents and ended at $10.01, after exchanging 50 shares. Scotiabank fell 9 cents to $62.56, after exchanging 50 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading with a fall of 50 cents at $27.25, after exchanging 8,905 shares.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank ended at $9.50, after exchanging 32,499 shares, First Citizens closed at $32.5 after exchanging 20,465 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.00, after 16 shares were exchanged, LJ Williams B share added completed trading at 70 cents, after trading 10,000 shares. National Enterprises closed at $9.79, with 900 units, National Flour ended at $1.68, after 28,571 shares changed hands, Trinidad Cement concluded trading at $2.60, with 5,000 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean concluded trading at $32, with 27 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

 

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First Caribbean to list on NYSE

March 29, 2018 by

FirstCaribbean International Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Thursday.

First Caribbean International Bank traded at a new high on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, after the bank announced that they filed application with the Securities Commission for listing of the shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
The bank with branches sprawled all over the economically troubled Caribbean basin reported improved profit results in the quarter ending January with profit rising by 13.2 percent from US$33.77 million to US$38.24 including minority interest, as loans grew modestly over the one year period, from US$6.14 billion to US$6.34 billion.
Market activity ended with 9 securities changing hands compared to 14 securities on Wednesday, with 4 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 3 remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 264,376 shares valued at $2,045,015 changing hands, compared to 156,799 shares valued at $1,663,812 on Wednesday.
At close, the Composite Index gained 1.10 points on Thursday to 1,263.93, the All T&T Index gained 0.40 points to 1,698.91, while the Cross Listed Index rose shed 0.25 points to close at 111.83.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Thursday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International Bank rose 15 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high $9.50, after exchanging 123,125 shares. National Enterprises closed with a gain of 4 cents and completed trading at $9.79, with a mere 30 units, Scotiabank gained 9 cents and settled at $62.65, after exchanging 262 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished trading with a gain of 25 cents to $27.75, after exchanging 22,627 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $1.75, with 113,925 stock units changing hands and National Flour fell 2 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.68, after exchanging 1,920 shares as profit for 2017, fell from $35 million to $29 million with earnings per share of 24 cents.
Firm Trades| Massy Holdings ended at $47.40, with 619 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.75, with an exchange of 1,254 units and Trinidad Cement ended at $2.60, with 614 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Modest trading on TTSE on Wednesday

March 28, 2018 by

There was no change in the number of securities trading Wednesday, compared to Tuesday, as 14 securities changed hands on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange.
Market activity ended with just 2 rising, 4 falling and 8 closing with prices unchanged. Market activity resulted in 156,799 shares valued at $1,663,812 changing hands, compared to 225,853 shares valued at $6,610,658 on Tuesday.
At close, the Composite Index declined 1.29 points to 1,262.83, the All T&T Index gained 0.47 points to 1,698.51, while the Cross Listed Index rose shed 0.29 points to close at 111.58.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Wednesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Massy Holdings rose 10 cents and ended at $47.40, with 1,241 stock units changing hands and National Enterprises closed with a gain of 10 cents and completed trading at $9.75, with 145 units.
Losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 34 cents at $20.16, with 11,797 units, Grace Kennedy shed 5 cents and completed trading at $3.25, with 19,000 units, Guardian Holdings lost 1 cent and settled at $16, after exchanging 2,656 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading 25 cents lower at $27.50, after exchanging 8,638 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant settled at $40, after exchanging 30 shares, First Caribbean International Bank settled at $9.35, after trading 25,000 shares, First Citizens concluded trading at $32.50, after exchanging 5,929 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.85, with 11,211 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.70, after exchanging 9,000 shares. Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.75, with 59,542 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.60, with 1,500 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco settled at $88.50, after exchanging 1,110 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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2 TTSE listings trade at 52 weeks’ low – Tuesday

March 27, 2018 by

First Caribbean traded on TTSE at a 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with more stocks falling than rising as one stock closed at a 52 weeks’ high and two at 52 weeks’ lows.
At the end of trading 14 securities changed hands compared to 13 on Monday and ended with 3 rising, 5 falling and 6 closing with prices unchanged. Market activity resulted in 225,853 shares valued at $6,610,658 changing hands, compared to 123,223 shares valued at $2,237,281 on Monday.
At close, the Composite Index gained 0.78 points on Tuesday to 1,264.12, the All T&T Index shed 2.82 points to 1,698.98, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.18 points to close at 111.87.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Tuesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International Bank concluded trading with a gain of 5 cents and ended at 52 weeks’ high of $9.35, after exchanging 47,794 shares, Scotiabank added 1 cent and ended at $62.56, after trading 641 shares and Unilever Caribbean jumped $1.64 to $32, with an exchange of 530 units.
Losses| JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $1.85, with 69,753 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings traded with a loss of 10 cents and settled at $47.30, with 618 stock units trading, National Flour fell 3 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.70, after exchanging 8,250 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a loss of 25 cents and completed trading at $27.75, with 497 shares traded and Trinidad Cement shed 40 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.60, with 550 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments concluded trading at $20.50, with 15 units, First Citizens closed at $32.50, after exchanging 3,067 shares, NCB Financial Group completed trading at $6.40, exchanging 75,577 shares, One Caribbean Media settled at $12.44, with 57 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings concluded market activity at $101.55, with 130 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial ended trading at $7.75 while exchanging 18,374 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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