Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday ended with 10 securities trading as oppose to 16 on Friday.
The market closed with 403,022 shares valued at $11,039,167 trading, compared to 200,883 shares valued at $1,445,272 on Friday. The prices of 4 stocks rose, 3 declined and 3 remained unchanged. The Composite Index rose 1.44 points on Monday to 1,268.83, the All T&T Index closed with a gain of 2.55 points to 1,697.26, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.04 points to close at 113.42.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Monday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International Bank closed with an increase of 2 cents and completed trading at $9.30, after exchanging 127,455 shares, Guardian Holdings ended trading with a rise of 50 cents to $16, after exchanging 13,000 shares, 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished trading 10 cents higher and settled at $27.75, after exchanging 5,563 shares and Unilever Caribbean rose 30 cents and ended at $30.30, with 480 units changing hands.
Losses| Ansa Mcal shed 95 cents and ended at $60.05, with 50,334 units, First Citizens lost 3 cents and settled at $32.17, after exchanging 1,615 shares and JMMB Group ended trading 2 cents lower at $1.98, with 134,136 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Republic Financial Holdings concluded market activity at $101.52, with 610 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank completed trading at $62.01, after exchanging 3,949 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $88.50, after exchanging 65,880 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Only 10 securities trade on TTSE – Monday
4 up 2 down on TTSE on Friday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday ended with 16 securities trading the number as on Thursday. The market closed with 200,883 shares valued at $1,445,272 trading, compared to 501,264 shares valued at $7,417,872 on Thursday.
The market closed with the prices of 4 stocks rising, 2 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. At close, the Composite Index fell 41 points on Friday to 1,267.39, the All T&T Index closed with a fall 0.07 points to 1,694.71, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.10 points to close at 113.38.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Friday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens added 4 cents and closed at $32.20, trading 627 shares, Grace Kennedy price increased 1 cent and completed trading at $3.35, with 61,893 units, Scotiabank rose 5 cents and settled at $62.01, trading 546 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 14 cents at $27.65, trading 2,961 shares.
Losses| Guardian Holdings fell 15 cents and settled at $15.50, trading 1,599 shares and National Flour lost 1 cent and closed at $1.82, trading 8,176 shares. Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant closed at $40, trading 503 shares, Clico Investments completed trading at $20.10, with 7,597 units, First Caribbean International Bank settled at $9.28, trading 5,823 shares, JMMB Group ended at $2, with 10,100 stock units changing hands LJ Williams B share concluded market activity at 75 cents, trading 20,000 shares. Massy Holdings ended at $47.50, with 3,301 stock units changing hands Prestige Holdings settled at $10.01, trading 1,300 shares, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.85, with 75,657 units, Trinidad Cement closed at $3.01, with 400 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco settled at $88.50, trading 400 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
TTSE index close down on Wednesday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday ended with 19 securities trading up from 16 on Tuesday. The market closed with 537,535 shares valued at $2,193,469 trading, compared to 588,618 shares valued at $6,075,902 on Tuesday.
The market closed with the prices of 5 stocks rising, 5 declining and 9 remaining unchanged. At close, the Composite Index fell 2.50 points on Wednesday to 1,269.21, the All T&T Index closed with a fall 3.72 points to 1,698.54, while the Cross Listed Index losing 0.17 points to close at 113.34.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Wednesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Angostura Holdings rose on the TTSE..
Gains| Angostura Holdings rose 3 cents and ended at $15.70, with 700 stock units changing hands, Ansa Mcal gained $1 to end at $61, with 218 units trading, Clico Investments closed with a gain of 9 cents at $20.10, with 5,230 units, Republic Financial Holdings gained 1 cent and ended at $101.52, with 1,445 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean finished trading with 50 cents and completed at $30, with 334 units changing hands.
Losses| Calypso Marco Index Fund fell 92 cents in trading just 20 units to close at 52 weeks’ low of $20.48, First Caribbean International Bank shed 2 cents and settled at $9.28, trading 120 shares, First Citizens lost 5 cents and concluded at $32.15, trading 2,010 shares, Guardian Holdings ended trading 85 cents lower and settled at $15.65, trading 1,000 shares and
One Caribbean Media ended trading with a loss of 1 cent to a 52 weeks’ low of $12.47, with 10,000 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.35, with 260,847 units, JMMB Group ended at $2, with 227,835 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings ended at $47.50, with 2,344 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.83, trading 364 shares, NCB Financial Group concluded at $6.53, trading 41 shares. Point Lisas completed market activity at $3.81, with 1,090 units, Sagicor Financial closed trading at $7.85, with 21,683 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $27.50, after trading 1,899 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $88.55, trading 375 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
No losses on TTSE on Monday
Market activity picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday with 11 securities trading from just 12 on Friday with no security losing. The market closed with 814,429 shares valued at $6,075,902 trading, compared to 240,391 shares valued at $3,651,230 on Friday.
The market closed with the prices of 5 stocks rising, none declining and 6 remaining unchanged. At close, the Composite Index rose 1.15 points on Monday to 1,271.36, the All T&T Index closed with a rise of 0.47 points to 1,700.79, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.25 points to close at 113.62.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Monday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments rose 11 cents and settled at $20.01, with 155,760 units, JMMB Group finished trading with a gain of 1 cent at $2, with 22,922 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group gained 2 cents and ended at $6.55, trading 2,120 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with an increase of 1 cent at $27.28, trading 18,930 shares and Unilever Caribbean finished 50 cents higher and settled at $29.50, with 348 units.
Losses|There were no stocks closing with a loss on Monday. 
Firm Traded| First Citizens ended at $32.11, trading 2,850 shares, Grace Kennedy settled at $3.35, with 593,796 units, National Flour ended at $1.86, trading 2,097 shares, Republic Financial Holdings completed trading at $101.51, with 1,600 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial settled at $7.83, with 13,906 units trading and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading at $88.55 with 100 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
50% premium for JMMB shares on TTSE
JMMB Group closed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday at $1.91, around J$36, a huge premium of approximately 50 percent to the price in Jamaica of $25. At the close, there was no stock on offer, the bid ended at $1.91 to buy 70,000 units.
Demand for the stock is flowing from a strong 39 percent rise in the investment house third quarter profits to December last year.
Market activity, closed with a mere 318,277 shares valued at $4,465,418 trading, compared to 1,126,271 units with a valued of $14,736,676 on Monday.
The market closed with 5 stocks rising, 3 declining and 8 remaining unchanged with trading in 16 securities against 12 on Monday. At close the Composite Index rose 1.09 points on Tuesday to 1,268.56, the All T&T Indexadded 0.23 points to 1,699.65, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.27 points to close at 113.01.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Monday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens rose 1 cent and settled at $32.12, trading 2,425 shares, JMMB Group closed with a gain of 6 cents and concluded market activities at $1.91, with 30,000 stock units changing hands. National Enterprises gained 2 cents and ended at $9.67, with 43,089 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings finished trading with a gain of 1 cent to $10.01, in exchanging 5,000 shares and Sagicor Financial rose 1 cent and ended at $7.83, with 10,833 units.
Losses| Republic Financial Holdings fell 2 cents and concluded trading at $101.50, with 12,547 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL share fell 1 cent and settled at $27.11, trading 3,000 shares and Unilever Caribbean shed 1 cent and ended at $29, with 18,629 units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings concluded trading at $15.67, with 3,000 stock units changing hands, Ansa Mcal ended at $60, with 4,225 units, Clico Investments closed at $20, with 5,664 units, First Caribbean International Bank completed market activities at $9.30, trading 121,000 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.50, exchanging 1,300 shares. LJ Williams B share settled at 75 cents, after trading 4,065 units, National Flour closed at $1.86, trading 6,227 shares and NCB Financial Group settled at $6.53, with 47,273 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
TTSE suffers fall in indices – Monday
Guardian Group fell 50 cents as NCB Financial offer to buy up 62% of the Insurance group lapses.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with trading in 12 securities against 17 on Friday, The market closed with 1 stock rising, 2 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market the, Composite Index shed 1.24 points on Monday to 1,267.47, the All T&T Indexfell 2.15 points to 1,699.42, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.04 points lower to close at 112.74.
Trading ended with 283,184 shares at a value of $14,736,676, compared to 1,126,271 shares at a value of $14,736,676.
IC bid-offer Indicator| IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Friday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 2 cents and ended at $27.12, trading 12,050 shares.
Losses| Guardian Holdings shares fell 50 cents in concluding trading at $16.50, with 409 shares as the NCB Financial offer to buy majority shares in the group lapsed and One Caribbean Media closed with a loss of 2 cents at $12.48, after 250 stock units changed hands.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments settled at $20, with 12,755 units, First Caribbean International Bank concluded trading at $9.30, with 62,574 shares changing hands, First Citizens ended at $32.11, exchanging 3,363 shares, Grace Kennedy settled at $3.35, with 15,000 units, LJ Williams A share closed at 22 cents, trading 10,273 shares. Massy Holdings ended at $47.30, with 3,390 stock units changing hands. National Enterprises settled at $9.65, with 179 units, NCB Financial Group ended at $6.53, trading 168,678 shares, Republic Financial Holdings completed trading at $101.52, with 150 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank concluded market activity at $61.76, trading 4,386 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Minority owners disrupt NCB’s Guardian offer
NCB Financial Group has advised that the offer to acquire up to 62 percent of Guardian Holdings shares lapsed due to failure for condition 2.4.5 of the Offer.
The conditions in summary stipulates that the conclusion of the offer is subject to there being no action instituted or threatened or investigation by government or its bodies or legal action that may delay the completion of the offer or make it illegal.
At the end of Friday 23rd February, there are terms and conditions of the Offer which remain outstanding a release from NCB stated, as such and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Industry (Take-Over) By-Laws, 2005 the Offer lapsed.
The latest tally of offers received showed 535 Guardian shareholders tendered approximately 91,743,975 shares which, together with the NCB existing shareholding, represents approximately 70.24% of the outstanding GHL Shares. No shares deposited have been taken up by the Offeror.
NCB future states that the Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to convene a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act, 2012 in respect of the facts and circumstances surrounding the Offeror’s equity interest in GHL and the issuance of the Offer Circular.
Trinidad stocks trade after Carnival
Trading resumed on the TTSE on Wednesday after braking for the Carnival celebration.
Market activity resumed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday after closing for the Carnival celebration break, with trading in 18 securities, compared to 19 on Friday.
The market ended with, with 3 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 11 remaining unchanged leading to declines in all three market indices.
At close the Composite Index gained 0.14 points on Wednesday to 1,268.63, the All T&T Index rose 0.25 points to 1,702.09 while Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 112.69.
Market activity ended with 107,817 shares with a value of $2,343,695, traded, compared to 211,761 shares with a value of $2,131,516 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Agostini’s concluded trading with a gain of 10 cents to aa a 52 weeks ‘ high of $20.86, with 3,330 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group gained 10 cents and finished at $6.60, trading 3,000 shares and Scotiabank advanced by 12 to end at $61.63, with 500 stock units changing hands.
Losses| National Enterprises lost 2 cents and concluded trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $9.65, with 250 units, LJ Williams B share closed with a fall of 1 cent at 76 cents, trading 35,000 shares, 
Sagicor Financial closing at $7.88 after slipping by 1 cent, with 27,774 units and Unilever Caribbean losing 9 cents to finish at $28.90, trading 50 shares.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings ended trading at $15.67, with 20,094 stock units changing hands, and Clico Investments concluded trading at $20 with 15,160 units, First Citizens concluded trading at $32.10, trading with 1,861 shares. Grace Kennedy ended trading at $3.40, with 46,868 units. Guardian Holdings to finish at $17 trading 100 shares. JMMB Group fell 5 cents to $1.80 with 19,348 stock units changing hands. Massy Holdings concluded trading at $47.49, with 2,866 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media closed trading at $12.50, with 12,918 stock units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading at $27 with 19,606 units, Trinidad Cement finished trading 2,454 shares at $3.50 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $88.50 with 582 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trinidad stocks fell again on Tuesday
The number of securities trading on Tuesday jumped to 19 against 11 on Monday in market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange.
The market ended with, with 3 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 11 remaining unchanged leading to slippage in the market indices. The market slippage belies an underlying tone of strength for a number of securities that seem poised to rise, in the trading days ahead.
At close the Composite Index slipped 2.92 points on Tuesday to 1,271.63, the All T&T Index declined 0.79 points to 1,706.25, while Cross Listed Index eased just 0.69 points to end at 112.94.
Market activity ended with 283,492 shares with a value of $2,826,809 traded, compared to 137,895 shares with a value of $2,265,920 on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens rose 5 cents and completed trading at $32.06, with a mere 80 shares changed hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 16 cents and concluded trading at $26.76, with 3,841 units and West Indian Tobacco gained 1 cent and closed at $88.50, with 2,287 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Angostura Holdings traded with a loss of 3 cents and ended at $15.67, with 17,096 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings fell 25 cents and ended at $17 trading 17,500 shares, NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of 10 cents to conclude trading at $6.50, in exchanging 55,295 shares, Prestige Holdings shed 30 cents and completed trading 2,140 shares at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.00, and Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent and ended at $3.74, trading 13,129 shares.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments finished at $20.50, with 4,417 units, First Caribbean International Bank finished at $9.30, trading 85,032 shares, Grace Kennedy concluded trading at $3.50, with 61,815 units, JMMB Group completed at $1.85, with 1,000 stock units changing hands., LJ Williams B share ended with at 70 cents, trading 5,000 shares. Massy Holdings finished at $47.50, with 5,151 stock units changing hands. National Enterprises completed trading at $9.67, with 120 units, National Flour finished at $1.95, trading 1,450 shares, Republic Financial Holdings concluded trading at $101.50, with 588 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.82, with 5,029 units and Unilever Caribbean finished at $28.99, trading 2,522 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trinidad stocks decline again
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with trading in 16 securities against 14 on Tuesday, with 4 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
At close, the Composite Index lost 0.50 points to 1,272.53, the All T&T Index fell 0.99 points to 1,703.77, while Cross Listed Index closed unchanged at 113.53.
Market activity ended with 334,468 shares with a value of $9,456,041 traded, compared to 194,026 shares with a value of $3,847,017 on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Agostini’s gained 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $20.76, with 200 shares trading, Angostura Holdings gained 70.00 cents and ended at $15.70, with 80 stock units changing hands, Bourse Brazil finished trading with a gain of 30 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.40, with 500 stock units changing hands and Guardian Holdings closed with an increase of 25 cents, to finish at $17.25, trading 93,718 shares.
Losses| Clico Investments fell by 40 cents and close at $20.50, with 7,654 units, Massy Holdings shares fell 1 cent and finished at $47.49, with 102 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings fell 20 cents and finished at $10.30, trading 450 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell $1.01 and close at $26.54, with 96,007 units.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $40, trading 2,434 shares trading, First Citizens finished at $32.01, trading 150 shares trading, National Enterprises close at $9.67, with 6,168 units, NCB Financial Group finished at $6.60, trading 30,700 shares trading, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.50, with 41,534 stock units changing hands. Sagicor Financial finished at $7.90, with 5,145 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.75, trading 46,495 shares trading and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading at $88.51, with 3,131 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
