Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Investors seem at ease with the price levels in Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday as trading ended with few price changes on a day when there was limited trading.
The T&T Composite Index gained 1.30 points to 1,268.90. The All T&T Index rose 2.38 points to 1,675.64, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.03 points to close at 116.65.
The market closed with two stocks rising, two declining and six unchanged. Investors put 151,414 shares valued at $697,478 through the market, compared to 107,527 units for $3,503,097 on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of six stocks higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
Gainers│ Grace Kennedy picked up 1 cent to end at $2.86 in trading 4,000 stock units and Republic Financial Holdings closed 95 cents higher to $133.60, with 1,765 units changing hands.
Losers│ National Flour ended at $1.25, with a loss of 4 cents after transferring 2,478 stock units and 
Unilever Caribbean lost 5 cents trading 1,747 units to finish at $17.
Firm Trades│ First Citizens Bank held firm at $40 in exchanging 1,102 units, JMMB Group remained at $1.95 trading 1,000 units, One Caribbean Media closed at $6 in transferring 6,625 shares. Scotiabank swapped 980 units at $54.98, Trinidad Cement was unchanged at $1.90, after trading 129,777 shares and Trinidad and Tobago NGL held firm at $16.88, with 1,940 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,805.60 points to 399,034.14, the JSE Market Index gained 1,535.01 points to end at 363,775.87 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.05 points to 97.36.
Trading in April resulted in an average of 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security.
NCB Financial Group sustained a loss of $7.50 to close at $135, after transferring 140,023 shares, 138 Student Living closed 69 cents lower to $6.31, in swapping 250 units, PanJam Investment picked up $1 to end at $77.50 trading 13,244 stock units. Sagicor Group ended at $46.50, with gains of $1.50 exchanging 316,045 shares, Salada Foods tumbled $4 to $24.50, after trading a mere one stock unit, Seprod advanced $2.40 to $46.40, with an exchange of 17,376 stock units. Stanley Motta fell by 60 cents to $4.70, in transferring 9,346 units, Supreme Ventures ended 90 cents lower at $15.50, after swapping 187,479 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments closed at $15.20, with a loss of 80 cents exchanging 103,586 shares and Wisynco Group lost 40 cents trading 168,450 shares to finish at $17.
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 3,268.96 points to 397,228.54, the JSE Market Index dropped 2,888.59 points to 362,240.86 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.60 points to 97.41.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six stocks closing with lower offers. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14.1, while the Main Market ended at 14.3 times 2020/21 earnings.
Mayberry Investments shed 40 cents to close at $5.40, in switching ownership of 74,079 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $13 to $160 trading a mere 100 units. NCB Financial Group closed at $142.50, with a loss of $2.50 after transferring 115,522 shares, PanJam Investment lost 50 cents to close at $76.50, with 230 units changing hands, Proven Investments rose 49 cents exchanging 11,104 units to end at $36.50. Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed $1.25 lower to settle at $6.50, in swapping 6,438 units, Scotia Group added 50 cents to finish at $44.50, in trading 9,250 units, Seprod ended at $44, with a loss of 85 cents exchanging 6,938 units and Supreme Ventures added 50 cents to close at $16.40, trading 229,782 shares.
The T&T Composite Index fell by 1.05 points to 1,267.40. The All T&T Index gained 0.30 points to 1,673.25, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.33 points to close at 116.57.
Firm Trades│ Agostini’s traded 51 units at $24, Angostura Holdings exchanged 390 units at $13.85, First Caribbean International closed at $7.50, with a transfer of 14,435 shares. Grace Kennedy swapped 500 units at $2.85, National Flour remained at $1.29, with 5,039 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings transferred 15,596 shares at $132.65. Scotiabank closed at $54.99 after exchanging 177 units, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed unchanged at $16.88 after trading 4,900 stock units and Unilever Caribbean remained at $17.05, with 1,482 units changing hands.
Caribbean Cement and NCB Financial released first-quarter results in the past week with lower profit than the previous year’s March quarter. As if investors expected the outturn, the stock prices did not seem to react to them.
The three top Junior Market stocks with the potential to gain between 344 to 660 percent by 2021 are Caribbean Producers leading, followed by Lasco Financial and KLE Group. In the Main Market, Radio Jamaica continues to lead, followed by Berger Paints and JMMB Group, with projected gains of 173 to 213 percent.
Revenues grew around 12 percent from 2013 to 2016, then increased to 17.4 percent for 2018 and 14.5 percent for 2019. The company has an excellent management team that is growth-oriented as such investors can look forward to revenues growing in the 15-20 percent range going forward. In pursuit of this objective, the company is putting in place additional storage facilities to accommodate a robust expansion of sales. Investors should not rule out the possibility that they could expand from acquisitions as well as was the case with the addition of the business making the
At the close of trading, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 1,102.78 points to 400,497.50, the JSE Market Index climbed 1,083.49 points to 365,129.45 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.04 points to 98.01.
The Market closed with an average of 154,880 units at $1,669,401 for each security traded, in contrast to 1,949,150 units valued at an average of $3,182,761 on Thursday. Trading in April resulted in an average of 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security.
Jamaica Stock Exchange fell $1.40 to $21.60, after exchanging 1,819 units. JMMB Group declined to $33, with a loss of 99 cents trading 360,765 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities closed $1.60 lower to $8.20 trading 4,411 units, NCB Financial Group closed at $145, with gains of $2 after swapping 85,918 shares. PanJam Investment gained 60 cents to close at $77, with 56,155 shares changing hands, Proven Investments shed 99 cents with a transfer of a mere 20 units and closed at $36.01, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 64 cents to settle at $7.75, in swapping 10,864 stock units. Scotia Group closed 50 cents higher at $44, in trading 56,801 shares and Supreme Ventures gained 90 cents to end at $15.90, trading 583,782 shares.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased 1,822.62 points to 399,394.72, the JSE Market Index gained 1,640.98 points to close at 364,045.96 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.61 points to 97.97.
The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 1,077,021 units valued at $3,829,201 for each security changing hands, compared to 1,033,414 units valued at $3,863,268 previously. Trading in March resulted in an average of 1,146,245 units valued at $7,550,295 for each security.
Mayberry Equities climbed $1.30 to $9.80 trading 12,100 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $2 to $147 after just 261 units crossed through the exchange. NCB Financial Group shed $3 in closing at $143, trading 56,094 shares, PanJam Investment closed $1.40 higher at $76.40, in exchanging 243,133 stock units, Proven Investments gained $1.90 to finish at $37, with 2,385 stock units changing hands. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 64 cents exchanging 20,018 units to settle at $7.11, Salada Foods climbed $2.50 to $28.50 after trading 1,900 units, Scotia Group rose $2.50 to $43.50, after transferring 54,471 stock units. Seprod picked up $1.50 to close at $45, in trading 13,743 shares and Wisynco Group lost 54 cents to end at $17.36, with 48,127 units crossing the exchange.
Price movements on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange were mostly down at the close of trading on Thursday with only nine stocks trading, down from 19 previously, leading to declines in the All T&T and the Composite Indices.
Losers│ Grace Kennedy lost 1 cent transferring 150,000 shares to finish at $2.85, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $16.89, after losing 1 cent in trading 6,359 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $30.89, with a loss of $3.11 after exchanging 50,000 shares.
The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 1,033,414 units valued at $3,863,268 for each security changing hands, compared to 1,073,044 units valued at $3,888,297 for each security traded. Trading in March resulted in an average of 1,146,245 units valued at $7,550,295 for each security.
Key Insurance raked in 95 cents to reach a record high of $6.50, with a transfer of 25,094 stock units, Mayberry Investments lost 30 cents trading 3,413 units and closed at $5.50, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $2 to $149, after swapping 420 units. NCB Financial Group recovered $8 of the recent losses to close at $146, trading 437,464 shares, PanJam Investment closed $1 lower at $75, in exchanging 317,961 shares, Proven Investments declined $2.40 to finish at $35.10, with 44,783 stock units changing hands. Scotia Group fell $2 to $41, after transferring 33,448 stock units, Seprod picked up $1.50 to close at $43.50, in trading 8,215 units and Stanley Motta gained 30 cents to end the day at $5, with 15,000 units crossing the exchange.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined 11,964.17 on Monday, fell a further by 13,352.19 points to close at 393,321.05. The JSE Market Index dropped 12,250.06 points on top of the 10,830.61 points fall on Monday to 358,512.98 and the JSE Financial Index lost 4.24 points to 95.49. The losses pushed the year to date loss to 30 percent, for main market stocks and ahead of the Junior Market that is down by 28 percent for the year.
The Market closed with an average of 2,670,498 units valued at an average of $8,796,150 for each security traded, in contrast to 467,969 units valued at an average of $2,080,475 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 1,073,044 units valued at $3,888,797 for each security changing hands, compared to 996,058 units valued at $3,638,209 for each security traded. Trading in March resulted in an average of 1,146,245 units valued at $7,550,295 for each security.
Key Insurance added 35 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.55, after swapping 91,058 shares. Kingston Properties ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.50, with a loss of $1.50 after a transfer of 56,639 stock units, Mayberry Investments gained 60 cents trading 28,831 units and closed at $5.80, NCB Financial Group fell $2 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $138, with an exchange of 276,121 shares. PanJam Investment closed 50 cents higher to $76 after 482,161 shares changed hands, Proven Investments declined to $37.50, after losing $1.35 transferring 359 units, Sagicor Group closed $1 lower to $45, in swapping 73,341 shares. Scotia Group traded $2 lower to end at $43, with an exchange of 255,788 shares and Seprod ended with a loss of $2.60 to close at $42, in trading 101,200 shares.
