Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Wednesday was one of the days with the largest number securities being active with 21 securities changing hands. 5 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 12 traded firm, with a total of 1,239,809 units, valued at $3,303,501.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.87 points to close at 1,154.57, the All T&T Index rose by just 0.33 points to close at 1,972.90 and the Cross Listed Index fell by a mere 0.28 points to end at 44.08.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund trading 1,800 shares and advanced by 2 cents to end at $22.54, First Citizens Bank gained 8 cents to end the day at $35.46, National Flour Mills with a volume of 139,713 shares being traded for $216,325 closing 5 cents up at $1.55. Massy Holdings traded 266 shares to close with a gain of 4 cents at $63.05, Point Lisas Industrial Port traded 1,500 shares and closed with a gain of 6 cents to end at $3.59.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Agostini’s trading 500 shares to end 1 cent down, at $17.28, National Commercial Bank with 1,042,473 shares changing hands, for a value of $1,570,205, lost 5 cents in closing at $1.50. Republic Bank suffered a 4 cents loss to close at a new 52 weeks’ low of $117.79, after trading 6,000 shares with a value of $706,740 and Trinidad Cement with 4,928 shares traded to close with a 4 cents loss at $2.55.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL traded 200 shares to close at $66.91, Flavorite Foods contributed 100 shares at $4.80, Firstcaribbean International Bank ended with 2,270 units changing hands at $5. National Enterprises ended with 3,000 to close at $17.35. One Caribbean Media ended with 3,269 shares changing hands to close at $22.30, Sagicor Financial Corporation contributed 11,080 shares to end at $5.80, Scotiabank closed at $62.02 while trading 1,500 units, Scotia Investments added 10,550 shares at $1.55, Unilever Caribbean with 2,120 shares changing hands closed at $66.02 and West Indian Tobacco traded 43 units to close at $125.10
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had just 1 stock with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Big TTSE day – 21 stocks trade
2 new highs on TTSE Thursday
WITCO traded at a new 52 weeks’ high on Thursday
At the close of the market, the three main indices advanced, the Composite Index rose 0.40 points to 1,155.22, the All T&T Index rose 0.49 points to close at 1,972.96 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.04 points to end at 44.24.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund trading 45,300 shares, valued at $1,020,159 to advance by 1 cent, to $22.52. Jamaica Money Market Brokers trading 550 units, closing at $43, with a gain of 2 cents, Scotia Investments with 3,888 shares trading, advanced by 2 cents to $1.55. Unilever Caribbean stock price rose 44 cents, to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $66, with 2,820 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco traded 297 shares to close with a gain of 5 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $125.10.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank trading 4,558 shares and closing 1 cent down, at $35.37, Republic Bank fell 6 cents to close at $117.87 with 30,535 shares traded for $3,599,300 and Scotiabank, the volume leader, with 167,494 shares changing hands for a value of $10,401,420, closing at $62.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Firstcaribbean International Bank with 937 shares changing hands, and closing at $5, Guardian Holdings contributing 1,154 shares closing unchanged at $14.50. National Commercial Bank trading 3,100 units at $1.55, National Flour Mills traded 1,847 shares at $1.50, One Caribbean Media closing at $22.30 with 503 shares trading, Prestige Holdings with a volume of 139,113 shares being traded for $1,391,130 at $10 and Trinidad Cement in contributing 82,744 shares with a value of $215,134 at $2.60.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
TTSE’s moderate April start
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with 9 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 2 declined and 3 traded firm with a total of 269,896 units, valued at $687,834.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.57 points to close at 1,154.82, the All T&T Index gained 0.51 points to close at 1,972.47 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.08 points to end at 44.20.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank trading 139 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent, at $35.38, Massy Holdings trading 233 shares to close 1 cent higher at $63.01, Sagicor Financial Corporation contributing 13,200 shares and increasing by 15 cents to $5.75 and Trinidad Cement with 90,000 shares trading for $233,510, closed up 5 cents at $2.60.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, National Commercial Bank with 160,120 shares changing hands for a value of $248,186 lost 1 cent to end at $1.55 and Scotiabank with only 50 shares trading closed with a 1 cent loss at $62.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Ansa Mcal traded 40 shares to close at $66.91, Clico Investment Fund with 4,240 shares valued at $95,442 trading, the price remained at $22.51 and Firstcaribbean International Bank added 1,874 shares at $5.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
TTSE closes quarterly quietly
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange was very moderate. Only 10 securities changed hands of which 1 advanced, 3 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of a mere 50,818 units, valued at $1,434,176.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.46 points to close at 1,154.25, the All T&T Index rose fell by just 0.08 points to close at 1,971.96 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.13 points to end at 44.12.
Gains| The only stocks increasing in price at the close is, First Citizens Bank that had 4,063 shares valued at $143,708 changing hands by climbing 2 cents to end at $35.37.
Declines|The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund with only 1,800 shares trading, declining by 9 cents, to end at $22.51, Firstcaribbean International Bank trading 1,541 shares to close with a loss of 3 cents, at $5 and Massy Holdings trading 5,655 shares with a value of $356,267 to close with a loss of 1 cent, at $63.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Agostini’s with just 10 shares ended trading at $17.29, Angostura Holdings with 7,000 shares trading, ended at $14, Guardian Holdings with 27,086 shares changing hands for a value of $392,747, closed at $14.50. National Commercial Bank trading 300 units to close at $1.56, One Caribbean Media traded 21 units to close at $22.30 and Republic Bank contributed 3,342 shares with a value of $394,122 as the price closed unchanged at $117.93.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
5 up 3 down on TTSE Wednesday
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange was with 17 securities changing hands of which 5 advanced, 3 declined and 9 traded firm with a total of 208,225 units, valued at $3,407,398.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.91 points to close at 1,154.82, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.03 points to close at 1,972.63 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.24 points to end at 44.18.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL trading 200 shares while gaining 2 cents to end at $ 66.92, First Citizens Bank trading 5,109 shares valued at $180,496, to close 2 cents higher at $35.33. Jamaica Money Market Brokers contributing 16,416 shares to gain of 1 cent at 41 cents, Scotia Investments trading 6,600 shares at $1.53 after gaining 3 cents and Unilever Caribbean gaining 15 cents to end at $65.56 while trading 208 shares, to close at a 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings trading 1,150 shares at $14, for a loss of 1 cent, Firstcaribbean International Bank fell 7 cents to close at $5.03 with 94 shares trading and Scotiabank had 5,180 shares trading for $321,212 to close down 4 cents at 62.01,
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund trading 61,160 shares valued at $1,376,100 declining by 1 cent to $22.50. Grace Kennedy trading 1,815 shares at $3.54, Guardian Holdings closing with 61,663 shares changing hands for a value of $894,114, to end at $14.50, followed by Massy Holdings, in trading 511 shares at $63.01. National Commercial Bank with 5,308 shares changing hands closed at $1.56, National Enterprises with a volume of 28,000 shares being traded for $485,800, and ended at $17.35, Republic Bank trading 3 shares at $117.99, Sagicor Financial Corporation trading 1,200 shares to close at 5.50, while Trinidad Cement added 13,608 shares and closed at $2.60.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower.
4 stocks gained 5 lost on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 12 securities changing hands, 3 advanced, 4 declined and 5 traded firm with a total of 401,156 units, valued at $5,045,679 put through the market.
At the close, the Composite Index lost 0.70 points to end at 1,148.57, the All T&T Index fell 1.39 points to 1,972.97 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 42.47.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Guardian Holdings with 13,332 shares trading to advance by 1 cent to $13.01, One Caribbean Media contributed 387 shares and the price closed with a 1 cent increase to $23.96 and Scotiabank with 1,025 shares trading advanced by 1 cent to end at $62.17.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Massy Holdings trading 13,027 units valued at $825,418, the price closed with a loss of 2 cents to a new 52 weeks’ low of $63.37. National Enterprises contributed 23,290 shares with a value of $404,082, lost 5 cents in ending at $17.35, Trinidad Cement with 176,355 shares changing hands for a value of $406,486, lost 15 cents to close at $2.30 and West Indian Tobacco traded 123 units to close at $125.03 after losing 1 cent.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund trading 98,671 shares valued at $2,223,289 to end at $22.50. Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 4,426 shares at $5.03, First Citizens Bank added 22,165 shares valued at $785,971 and ended at $35.46, followed by National Flour Mills with 48,000 shares trading, to close at $1.55, while Republic Bank traded 355 shares at $118.21.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
FCIB profit up but
First Caribbean International Bank’s profit rose in the first quarter ending in February, but this was mainly due to reduction in loans loss provisioning than an improvement in revenues. Loans declined and so did interest earned on loans.
Loans fell to US$5.996 billion down from $6.28 billion in January 2014 and $6.14 billion at the end of October last year. The bank, operating across the Caribbean region, reported interest income of US$108.7 million for the latest quarter. In 2014, interest income was $116.6 million. Other operating income of $41.8 million was earned in 2015 versus $42.5 million in 2014. The bank enjoyed a better loan loss experience with a charge of $15.7 million, in the latest quarter compared to $30.6 million in 2014. Operating expenses declined to $85 million from $89 in 2014. The bank profit after tax amounted to $26.6 million versus $15.4 million for 2014.
The bank needs to increase quality loans if it is to have enjoy sustainable growth going forward, this is a difficult challenge for a bank operating across an economically distressed region. At a price of TT$5.03 the stocks trades around 10 times current year’s earnings and that is lower than the other banking stocks on the Trinidad Stock Exchange.
It’s a 747 Tuesday on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Tuesday closed with 18 securities changing hands, 7 advanced, 4 declined and 7 traded firm with a total of 126,256 units, valued at $1,103,934.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index gained 0.21 points to close at 1,146.72, the All T&T Index fell by 0.16 points to close at 1,975.34 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.08 points to end at 41.66.
Gains| Agostini’s added 6,550 shares valued at $115,280 and gained 25 cents to end the day at $17.60, ANSA McAL had just 50 units changing hands with a 1 cent gain to end at $66.87, Clico Investment Fund trading 18,137 shares valued at $409,896 advanced by 9 cents to end at $22.60. Grace Kennedy added only 229 shares, to close at $3.61, with a gain of 1 cent, Guardian Holdings with 100 shares traded to close at $13.01 after gaining 1 cent, National Commercial Bank gained 1 cent to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1.23 and Scotiabank closed with 900 shares and gained 1 cent to end at $62.16.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings ended at $15 while 655 units of the stock changed hands for a loss of 6 cents, First Citizens Bank exchanged 975 units and lost 1 cent, in closing at $35.49. Massey Holdings ended at a 52 weeks low of $63.45 after trading 2,935 shares and lost 12 cents and Republic Bank lost 13 cents to close at $118.22 while trading only 1 share.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Firstcaribbean International Bank exchanged 1,000 shares at $5.03. Jamaica Money Market Brokers had 50,230 shares changing hands at 43 cents, National Flour Mills traded 29,834 shares to close at $1.52, Prestige Holdings contributed 2,509 shares to close at $9.90, and Sagicor Financial Corporation trading 1,802 shares to end at $5.11, One Caribbean Media traded 250 units at $23.95 and Trinidad Cement contributed 7,800 shares at $2.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
TTSE closes with moderate trading
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 9 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 2 declined and 4 traded firm with a total of 153,230 units, valued at $2,177,076.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose by 0.13 points to close at 1,148.79, the All T&T Index gained 0.19 points to close at 1,980.04 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.01 points to end 41.58.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL gained 4 cents to end at $66.86 after trading 4,646 units valued at $310,632. Ansa Merchant Bank added 5,000 shares valued at $194,550 and ended up a cent at $38.91 and Scotiabank traded 1,181 shares to end at $62.15 for a 2 cents gain.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund with 15,258 shares valued at $343,582 trading, lost 3 cents to $22.50 and First Citizens Bank had 700 units changing hands at $35.73 after dropping 1 cent.
Firm Trades| Firstcaribbean International Bank closed with a volume of 39,574 shares traded for $199,082 at $5.03, Guardian Holdings contributed 72,883 shares with a value of $947,479 to close at $13, Prestige Holdings traded 2,491 shares at $9.90 and Sagicor Financial Corporation closed at $5.11 while trading 11,497 shares.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
5 stocks gained on TTSE Friday
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on the final day of the week ended with 12 securities changing hands of which 5 advanced, 2 declined and 5 traded firm with a total of 614,768 units, valued at $5,248,832.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.80 points to close at 1,148.87, the All T&T Index fell by 0.22 points to close at 1,980.78 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.24 points to end at 41.50.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 1,100 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent, at $5.03, Grace Kennedy closed with 3,200 shares and advanced by 1 cent to 3.61. Jamaica Money Market Brokers ending with 329,033 shares changing hands for a value of $142,484 at 44 cents, after gaining 1 cent, followed by National Commercial Bank trading 13,940 units at a cent higher at $1.19 and Sagicor Financial Corporation with 99,221 shares traded for $520,910 and increasing 14 cents to end at $5.25.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Guardian Holdings suffered a loss of 4 to close at $13.10 and Massy Holdings contributed 35,216 shares with a value of $2,243,499 but the price slipped 8 cents to $63.64.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund trading 86,142 shares valued at $1,938,195 with the price remaining at $22.50, First Citizens Bank trading 2,387 shares closed at $35.75, while Scotia Investments added 22,858 shares, at $1.45, Trinidad Cement closed with 13,671 shares trading at $2.55 and West Indian Tobacco trading 1,000 shares at $125.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.