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.
TTSE rise with more dip than rise
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.
Falling prices hit TTSE on Monday
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.
At the close, no stock advanced, 4 declined while 9 were unchanged, resulting from 13 securities changing hands, the same as on Friday.
The Composite Index declined 0.84 points to 1,215.31, the All T&T Index fell 0.09 points to 1,793.22 and the Cross Listed Index dropped 0.22 points to close at 85.44.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Losses| Angostura Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $15, with 470 shares changing hands, Calypso Macro Index Fund 
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.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment exchanged 238 shares at $22.50, First Citizens traded 1,915 shares at $31.85, JMMB Group closed at $1.28, with an exchange of 1,493 shares. National Flour Mills closed at $2.30, with 100 shares changing hands, Readymix held firm at $11 exchanging 990 shares, Scotiabank remained at $58, trading 9,740 shares valued at $564,920. Scotia Investments closed at $2.50 while exchanging 41,935 shares,Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20 trading 1,404 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 2,146 shares at $21.
TTSE rise with soft underbelly
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday resulted in 14 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Monday with 4 stocks rising and 3 declining but IC Insider indicator show more stocks closing with offers that were lower than the last traded price than those with bids being higher.
The market closed with 274,613 shares exchanged for $2,047,725 compared to Monday’s 224,838 shares valued at $1,570,480 as the market was closed for public holiday on Tuesday.
The Composite Index advanced 1.96 points to 1,216.25, the All T&T Index gained 0.05 points to 1,793.50 and the Cross Listed Index was up 0.53 points to close at 85.66.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy gained 5 cents to close at $2.90, with 23,186 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings traded 7 cents higher to close at a $16.10, with 9,297 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.
Losses| Massy Holdings traded 20 cents lower, closing at $51.25 in exchanging 879 shares, National Flour closed 5 cents lower to $2.30, with 1,063 shares trading and Scotiabank closed at $58, losing 1 cent trading 50 shares.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings held firm at $15 exchanging 17,500 shares, Clico Investment closed at $22.51, with trades of 21,500 shares valued at $483,965, First Citizens traded 11,448 shares at $31.85 valued at $364.626. National Enterprises exchanged 100 shares at $10.50, Trinidad Cement traded 7,866 shares at $4.20, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $20.75 trading 718 shares and West Indian Tobacco exchanged 12 shares at $126.40.
Only 2 price changes on Trinidad Stock Exchange
Guardian closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.03 on Monday in Trinidad.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, was muted with the price of just 2 securities changing, one closed at a 52 weeks’ high. There were no declining stocks while 11 closed unchanged.
At the close 13 securities changed hands, leading to 224,838 shares exchanged at a value of $1,570,480 compared to 12 securities trading on Friday, with 761,387 shares valued at $3,029,637. The Composite Index rose 0.18 points to 1,214.29, the All T&T Index gained 0.05 points to 1,793.45 and the Cross Listed Index was up 0.04 points to close at 85.13.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings added 1 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $16.03 while exchanging 10,000 shares and Scotia Investments traded 12,552 shares at $2.50.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings held firm at $15 trading 400 shares, Berger Paints closed at $4.05 with trades of 100 shares, Clico Investment closed at $22.51 exchanging 14,758 shares valued at $332,055. First Citizens traded 1,230 shares at $31.85, JMMB Group traded 35,000 shares at $1.27. Massy Holdings closed at $51.45 trading only 65 shares, National Enterprises exchanged 200 shares at $10.50, Jamaica’s NCB Financial Group closed at $3.95 with an exchange of 102,000 shares valued at $402,900. Praetorian Property Mutual Fund traded 100 units to close at $3.02, Readymix closed at $11 with trades of 46,873 shares valued at $515,703 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL held firm at $20.75 trading 1,560 shares.
