The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with 8 stock declining with very small changes and none rising. Trading closed with 191,141 securities changing hands at a value of $5,051,742 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 450,749 valued at $7,406,212.
A total of 15 securities changed hands compared to 13 on Tuesday, with 8 stocks declining and 7 holding firm while three closed at 52 weeks’ lows.
In spite of the relatively large number of stocks falling the movement of the market indices were moderate with the Composite Index declined 0.23 points to 1,207.82, the All T&T Index lost 0.39 points to 1,790.06 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.01 point to close at 83.82.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Losses| Ansa McAL lost 1 cent to close at $66 trading 110 shares, First Citizens closed at $31.60, with a loss of 5 cents exchanging 100 shares, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent, in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $49.99 with 516 shares changing hands, 
One Caribbean Media closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $15, losing 1 cent with 300 shares trading. Point Lisas traded at $3.87, with a loss of 1 cent and 51,000 shares switching owners, Prestige Holdings closed 4 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $10.70 trading 3,934 shares, Sagicor Financial lost 2 cents to close at $8.48, with an exchange of 5,211 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.89 with a loss of 1 cent and an exchange of 12,768 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 1,100 shares at $40, Clico Investment closed at $22.50, with trades of 19,355 units valued at $435,488 and Guardian Holdings traded 16,601 units at $16.09. L.J. Williams A exchanged 500 units at 25 cents, NCB Financial Group closed at $4.05, with 41,140 shares trading, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with an exchange of 29,622 shares valued at $3,018,481 and Scotiabank traded 8,884 units at $58.03 valued at $515,539.
8 stocks declined on TTSE
Scotia Investments dominates trading
Scotia Investments now the subject of a proposed buyout by the Jamaica parent Scotia Group dominated trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday with 97 percent of the trades. The stock gained 6 cents to close at $1.96, with trading 2,024,656 shares valued at $3,948,159.
A total of 15 securities changed hands compared to 19 on Thursday as 2,080,937 shares were exchanged by investors, valued at $4,909,138 on Friday compared to Thursday’s 153,171 units valued at $8,814,925. At the close, 1 stock advanced, 5 declined and 9 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index fell 0.32 points to 1,209.18, the All T&T Index declined 0.56 points to 1,791.04 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.01 point to close at 84.06.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Scotia Investments was the only stock closing higher at the close of trading on Friday.
Losses| Guardian Holdings closed at $16.10, losing 10 cents with an exchange of 16,540 shares, One Caribbean Media lost 1 cent to close at $15, with 300 shares changing hands, Prestige Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.74, with a loss of 1 cent trading 580 shares. 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 40 cents lower, closing at $21.90 with trades of 1,500 units and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.14, with a loss of 1 cent exchanging 5,000 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL exchanged 2,920 shares at $66.01, Clico Investment closed at $22.50, with trades of 200 units and First Citizens traded 500 units at $31.65. Grace Kennedy held firm at $2.70, with 16,894 shares changing owners, JMMB Group remained at $1.23, with 1,000 units traded, Massy Holdings closed at $50, with an exchange of 5,000 shares. Republic Financial Holdingsheld firm at $101.90, with 650 units changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.50 trading 5,000 units and Scotiabank exchanged 197 shares at $58.01.
No spike in TTSE trading after holiday
All three market indices closed higher at the end of trading, on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, after trading resumed following the closure on Monday for a public holiday. The market closed with only 7 securities being exchanged compared to 8 on Friday.
At the end of trading 68,846 securities traded valued at $1,366,738 in contrast to Friday’s trades of 507,698 units, valued at $10,611,513. Market activity led to 3 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 2 were unchanged. Clico Investment dominated with 86 percent of the market’s value.
The Composite Index gained 0.47 points to 1,211.53, the All T&T Index rose 0.55 points to 1,790.61 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.05 points to close at 84.76.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa McAL gained 1 cent to close at $66.01 exchanging 100 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.06, gaining 5 cents in trading 5,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 25 cents higher, closing at $21.50 with 6,575 units changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investment closed at $22.50, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 52,500 shares valued at $1,181,252 and Scotia Investments traded 32 cents lower to close at $2.13, with 2,300 units changing hands, with the price coming closer to the price of J$38 approximately TT$2 being offered by Scotia Group.
Firm Trades| First Citizens exchanged 311 shares at $31.65 and JMMB Group closed at $1.26, with 2,060 units trading.
TTSE rise with more dip than rise
Trading levels on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday fell sharply despite 11 securities changing hands compared to 10 on Wednesday as just 78,795 shares traded at a value of $1,350,632 compared to Wednesday with 195,938 valued at $9,062,326.
At the close, 2 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 5 were unchanged as the two main indices rose. The Composite Index gained 0.82 points to 1,211.36, the All T&T Index advanced 1.63 points to 1,790.66 and the Cross Listed Index closed unchanged at 84.71.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Agostini’s traded $1.49 higher to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $20, with an exchange of just 100 shares and NCB Financial Group gained 1 cent, closing at $4.01, with 50,000 units trading
Losses| Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at $22.50 exchanging 1,800 shares,
Guardian Holdings closed at $16.20, losing 5 cents with 10,000 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.25, with a loss of 8 cents trading 4,350 units and Unilever Caribbean traded 60 cents lower to close at $52, with an exchange of 5,000 units.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings exchanged 2,000 shares at $15.01, First Citizens remained at $31.65, with 435 shares traded and JMMB Group closed at $1.26, with 40 shares trading. Republic Financial Holdings held firm at $101.90, with 3,734 shares changing owners at a value of $380,495 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126.35 exchanging 1,336 units.
Republic takes 68% of trading
Republic Financial Holdings took the largest value of trading on Wednesday on the TTSE.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resumed trading on Wednesday after being closed on Monday and Tuesday with trading values rising above Friday’s levels. Trading closed with Republic Financial Holdings as the dominant trade with just over 68 percent of the total value traded.
The market closed with of 10 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Friday with 2 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 3 holding firm as 195,938 shares traded at a value of $9,062,326 compared to Friday’s trades of 143,801 valued at $2,818,683.
The Composite Index declined 0.91 points to 1,210.54, the All T&T Index dropped 0.72 points to 1,789.03 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.15 points to 84.71.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group closed at $1.26, gaining 3 cents with 10,000 shares changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 22 cents higher to close at $21.33, with an exchange of 13,946 units valued at $295,915. Losses| Grace Kennedy closed $2.70, with a loss of 10 cents exchanging 5,198 shares, Massy Holdings traded 40 cents lower, closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $50.10, with 37,320 shares changing hands valued at $1,868,488 and 
Prestige Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.75, losing 6 cents in trading 45,247 units valued at $486,406. Scotia Investments lost 3 cents, in closing at $2.45 with trades of 20,910 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126.35, with a loss of 3 cents exchanging 750 units.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment exchanged 1,424 shares at $22.51, First Citizens held firm at $31.65, with 342 shares trading and Republic Financial Holdings remained at $101.90, with 60,801 shares changing owners at a value of $6,195,622.
Market valuation down on TTSE on Friday
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.
Republic the dominant one on TTSE
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.
4 companies dominate TTSE on Friday
Republic Financial Holdings had the largest value of trading on Friday on the TTSE.
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday with Republic Financial Holdings as the lead trade with 46 percent of the total value traded followed by Ansa McAL with 21 percent , Trinidad & Tobago NGL with 12 percent (TTNGL) and Massy Holdings with 11 percent.
The market closed with 13 securities trading, the same as on Thursday, the number of shares traded totaled 312,159 units valued at $13,109,347 compared to Thursday’s trades of 179,168 shares valued at $3,736,695, with 1 stock advancing, 3 declining and 9 holding firm.
The Composite Index declined 0.59 points to 1,212.88, the All T&T Index fell 0.17 points to 1,792.24 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.14 points to close at 84.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gas company, TTNGL, are currently offer to the public an additional 40,248,000 Class B shares at TT$21 per unit, which opened on June 5 and is expected to close on June 28.
Gains| Guardian Holdings gained 5 cents to close at $16.20 trading 13,632 shares.
Losses| Grace Kennedy closed at $2.80, with a loss of 5 cents exchanging 35,092 shares, National Enterprises lost 1 cent to close at $10.50, with 13,663 shares changing hands and Trinidad Cement traded 4 cents lower, closing at $4.15 exchanging 28,500 shares.
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.
Shares in TTNGL, are currently offer to the public with additional 40,248,000 Class B shares being sold by the parent company at TT$21 per unit. The offer opened on June 5 and is expected to close on June 28.
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Advancing stocks edge out decliners
13 securities traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday compared to 14 on Wednesday with the market indices losing altitude with 3 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 8 holding firm.
At the close, only 179,168 shares were exchanged at a value of $3,736,695 with Ansa McAL and Massy Holdings accounting 63 percent of the value of stocks traded. On Wednesday trading resulted in 402,382 shares with a value of $1,582,095.
The Composite Index declined 0.38 points to 1,213.47, the All T&T Index lost 0.34 points to 1,792.41 and the Cross Listed Index eased 0.06 points to close at 85.04.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment closed at $22.51, with a 1 cent gain exchanging 6,080 shares, National Enterprises gained 1 cent to close at $10.51, with trades of 1,200 shares and NCB Financial Group traded 4 cents higher, closing at $4 with 24,850 shares changing hands.
Losses| Massy Holdings closed at $50.75, with a loss of 30 cents trading 33,807 shares valued 
at $1,715,844 and Sagicor Financial traded 14 cents lower to close at $8.75 exchanging 141 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL held firm at $66 exchanging 12,387 shares valued at $817,526, First Citizens traded 1,906 shares at $31.85 and Grace Kennedy exchanged 19,108 shares at $2.85, Guardian Holdings closed at $16.15, with 13,921 shares changing hands. JMMB Group remained at $1.27, with trades of 35,581 shares, Scotiabank held firm at $58, with an exchange of 6,094 shares valued at $353,452, Scotia Investments traded 15,750 shares at $2.50 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.01 trading 8,343 shares.
NCB at new high on TTSE
NCBFG trades at new high in Trinidad on Tuesday.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday resulted in 14 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Monday and closed with 2 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 8 unchanged as 250,286 shares were traded at a value of $2,050,058 compared to Monday’s 302,101 shares valued at $2,780,408.
The Composite Index rose 1.07 points to 1,216.38, the All T&T Index lost 0.05 points to 1,793.17 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.30 points to close at 85.74.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, with NCB Financial Group trading at a 52 weeks’ high.
Gains| Guardian Holdings gained 5 cents to close at $16.15, with 11,185 shares trading and NCB Financial Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.05, with gains of 5 cents in exchanging 1,000 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group lost 1 cent, closing at $1.27, with 90,416 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings closed at $51.09, losing 1 cent with only 4 shares being exchanged, Prestige Holdings traded 9 cents lower to close at $10.81 in trading 365 shares and
Sagicor Financial closed at $8.89, with a loss of 1 cent after exchanging 1,100 shares.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment closed at $22.50, with an exchange of 49,200 shares valued at $1,107,000, First Citizens traded 1,313 shares at $31.85 while First Caribbean International exchanged 24,500 shares at $7.75. Grace Kennedy closed at $2.85, with 53,947 shares changing hands, National Flour Mills held firm at $2.30, with trades of 20 shares, Point Lisas closed at $4 exchanging 216 shares. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90 trading 2,020 shares and Scotia Investments exchanged 15,000 shares at $2.50.
