Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday resulted in 8 securities changing hands compared to 6 on Friday. Trading closed with 1 stock advancing, 1 declining and 6 unchanged as 46,969 units valued at $702,598 changed hands compared to Friday’s 129,133 shares valued at $660,796.
The Composite Index lost 0.05 points to 1,205.39 points, the All T & T Index fell 0.02 points to 1,833.18 points with its year to date loss at 5.92 percent. The Cross Listed Index was down 0.01 point to 77.18 points with year to date gains of 55.89 percent.
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| Scotia Investments gained 2 cents, closing trading at $1.97 with 2,720 shares changing owners.
Losses| Grace Kennedy closed at $2.71, down 1 cent with 1,000 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades | First Citizens Bank traded firm at $34.92 with 8,491 shares changing owners, Guardian Holdings closed at $12.70 with 15,601 shares being exchanged and National Commercial Bank closed at $2.87 with the trading of 7,000 shares. Point Lisas remained unchanged at $3.70 with 2,065 shares changing owners, Sagicor Financial held firm at $7.64 with an exchange of 3,468 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.99 with 6,624 shares switching owners.
Low trading for Trinidad stocks
TTSE trading sinks on Friday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in declines in activity on Friday with a mere 6 securities changing hands compared to 10 on Thursday. Trading ended with 1 stock rising, 3 falling and 2 trading with the price unchanged.
By the close only 129,133 units valued at $660,796 traded, in contrast to Thursday’s 180,027 shares valued at a just $179,861.
The Composite Index lost 0.94 points to 1,205.44, the All T&T Index fell 1.22 points to 1,833.20 with its year to date loss at 5.92 percent. The Cross Listed Index was down 0.10 points to 77.19 with year to date gain of 55.91 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 9 with lower offers.
Gains| Praetorian Property Mutual Fund closed at $2.76, having gained 6 cents with 43,328 shares changing ownership.
Losses| Guardian Holdings closed at $12.70 for a loss of 20 cents with 29,117 shares changing hands, valued at $369,786, JMMB Group lost 2 cents, closing at 88 cents with 33,423 shares being exchanged and National Enterprises was down 1 cent to $10.65 with an exchange of 681 stock units.
Firm Trades | Clico Investment traded firm at $22.61 with 3,541 shares changing owners and National Commercial Bank closed at $2.87 with an exchange of 19,043 shares.
CEMEX’s Trinidad Cement offer pushes stock
Trinidad Cement shares in play.
Market activity on Monday saw an increase in trading levels with volume and value rising strongly as 11 securities traded compared to 7 on Friday. At the close, 2 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 7 remained unchanged as 846,000 shares were traded with a value of $6,385,564 in contrast to Friday’s volume of 133,162 units valued at $610,132.
The Composite Index advanced 0.67 points to 1,207.32 points, the All T & T Index gained 1.27 points to 1,830.55 points, reducing its year to date loss to 6.05 percent. The Cross Listed Index was up 0.01 points to 78.07 points with year to date gains of 57.69 percent.
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| Sagicor Financial added 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.62 with 1,000 shares changing hands while Trinidad Cement closed with gains of 49 cents to close at $3.88 as 608,138 shares changed hands for a value of $2,124,450.
Losses| National Flour Mills lost 4 cents to close at $2.52 with 1,010 shares changing hands and Scotiabank lost 1 cent, closing at $58.69 with 59,715 shares exchanged for a value of $3,504,673.
Firm Trades | Angostura Holdings traded firm at $15.50 with 62 shares changing hands, Ansa McAL closed at $66.50 with 73 shares changing hands, Clico Investment, with 4,187 shares switching owners, closed at $22.55, and FirstCaribbean International Bank held firm at $8.50 with 62,210 shares changing hands with a value of $528,785. JMMB Group closed with 109,385 shares changing hands at 90 cents, Massy Holdings remained unchanged at $51 with 120 shares changing owners and West Indian Tobacco closed at $127 with 100 shares changing hands.
Trading picks up on Trinidad Exchange
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday picked up marginally as the Composite and All T&T Indices recorded positive gains. Trading levels remained low with only 7 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Thursday.
At the close 3 stock advanced, 2 declined and 3 remained unchanged as 133,162 shares traded with a value of $610,132, in contrast to Thursday’s volume of only 25,307 units, valued at $525,554.
The Composite Index advanced 1.21 points to 1,206.65 points, the All T & T Index gained 1.39 points to 1,829.28 points, reducing its year to date loss to 6.12 percent. The Cross Listed Index was up 0.13 points to 78.06 points with year to date gains of 57.67 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 9 with lower offers.
Gains| FirstCaribbean International Bank gained 1 cent to close at $8.50 with 3,554 shares 
changing hands, Guardian Holdings rebounded with gains of 36 cents, closing at $12.90 with 8,683 shares trading and Sagicor Financial added 11 cents to close at 52 weeks’ high of $7.61 as 32,363 shares switched owners.
Losses| Clico Investment slid 5 cents to close at $22.55 while 1,769 shares traded and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents, closing at $22.35 with 3,273 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| JMMB Group closed with the price unchanged at 90 cents with 66,132 shares switching owners and National Commercial Bank traded at $3 with 16,388 shares changing hands.
TTSE down with 2 stocks rising
Trinidad Cement climbed 4% on Thursday & follows a $20 settlement agreement with workers to buy TCL shares.
The shares to be acquired would approximate to around 6 million units based on the current stock price.
Trading ended with 12 securities changing hands, the same in number as Wednesday with 2 advancing, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged as a mere 25,307 shares changed hands with a value of $525,554, in contrast to Wednesday’s volume of 184,035 valued at $4,500,237.
The Composite Index lost 0.36 points to 1,205.44 points, the All T&T Index was down 0.38 points to 1,827.89 points, down 6.19 percent year to date. The Cross Listed Index eased 0.04 points to 77.93 points with year to date gains of 57.40 percent.
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| Trinidad Cement gained 14 cents to close at $3.39 with 1,000 shares being exchanged and West Indian Tobacco closed with a gain of 1 cents at $127 while exchanging 1,316 shares.
Losses| First Citizens lost 7 cents to close at $34.93 with 220 shares changing hands, FirstCaribbean International Bank lost 1 cent, closing at $8.49 with 306 shares changing hands and Guardian Holdings was down 34 cents to close at $12.54 while trading 10,378 shares.Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings held firm at $15.50 with 1,000 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings traded 1,498 shares at $51, National Enterprises, with 8,600 shares changing hands, closed at $10.60, Prestige Holdings closed at $11 with 41 shares trading. Republic Financial Holdings traded at $108.49 with 7 shares switching ownership, Scotiabank closed at $58.70 with 251 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.40 with 690 shares being active
Huge price gap in T&T cross listings
JMMB Group price on the TTSE is over 26% more than in Jamaica.
Grace Kennedy is trading at a 24 percent premium compared to the price in Jamaica, the premium for JMMB Group is over 26 percent, National Commercial Bank trades above the Jamaica listed price, by 14 percent and Scotia Investments by 22 percent. Tightness in the foreign exchange market may be causing the huge gap in prices.
Grace Kennedy trades at a 24% premium on the TTSE to the price on the JSE.
Trading ended with 12 securities changing hands compared to 9 on Tuesday with 3 advancing, 3 declining and 6 remaining unchanged, with 184,035 shares changing hands with a value of $4,500,237. Trading on Tuesday resulted in 345,479 changing hands with a value of $16,556,172.
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| Ansa McAL closed at $66.50 with the highest gains on the market of $4.56 and with 4,183 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $51 with 3,998 shares changing hands. National Commercial Bank closed at 52 weeks’ high of $3, up 13 cents with 44,900 shares changing hands and Scotiabank closed 20 cents higher at $58.70 with 38,415 shares changing hands valued at $2,253,392.
Losses| Angostura Holdings lost 50 cents to close at $15.50 with 2,000 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings dropped 2 cents
to close at $12.88 with 13,523 shares changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.40 and lost 6 cents with 7,000 shares changing hands.Firm Trades | Clico Investment remained unchanged at $22.60 with 17,294 shares changing hands, valued at $390,844, First Citizens closed at $35 with 23,133 shares changing hands with a value of $808,078, Grace Kennedy, with 800 shares changing hands, closed at $2.73. JMMB Group closed at 90 cents with 11,111 shares changing hands and Trinidad Cement closed at $3.25 with 17,678 shares changing hands.
Trading volume rebounds on TTSE
Trading levels rebounded strongly on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday with 513,946 shares changing hands with a value of $9,953,673, in contrast to Wednesday’s volume of 31,204 with a value of $2,125,247.
At the close of trading, 17 securities changed hands, 2 advanced, 7 declined and 8 ended unchanged.
The Composite Index gained 0.47 points to 1,191.45 points, the All T & T Index closed 0.24 points lower to 1,804.60 points, down 7.39 percent year to date. The Cross Listed Index advanced 0.16 points to 77.31 points with year to date gains of 56.15 percent.
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 gained 11 cents to close at $17.51 with 300,618 shares changing hands with a value of $5,260,821 on strong fourth quarter results and Berger Paints gained one cent to close at a 52 weeks high of $4.06 with 500 shares changing hands.
< Strong> Losses|Ansa McAL lost 6 cents to close at $61.94 with 3,242 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings lost 5 cents with 5,524 shares changing hands to close at $12.90, JMMB Group lost 1 cent and closed at 90 cents with 5,650 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings lost 2 cents to close at $50.97 with 3,965 shares changing hands. Scotiabank closed at $58.70, down 2 cents with 184 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 4 cents to close at $22.50 with 10,200 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean lost 2 cents to close at $59.85 with 1,404 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades | Clico Investment closed at $22.60 with 100,500 shares changing hands with a value of $2,270,305, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.50 with 2,000 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank closed at $2.90 with 50,000 shares changing hands. National Enterprises closed at $10.60 with 11,817 shares changing hands, Point Lisas closed at $3.70 with 750 shares changing hands. Prestige Holdings closed at $11 with 12 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $7.50 with 7,580 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed at $127 with 10,000 shares changing hands valued at $1,270,000.
Trading activity drops on TTSE – Wednesday
Trading levels declined sharply on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday in contrast to much more robust activity on Tuesday when 13 securities traded. At the close, 8 securities changed hands, 2 advanced, 1 declined and 5 traded unchanged.
Trading activity closed with 31,204 shares changing hands with a value of $2,125,247, in contrast to Monday’s volume of 1,012,187 with a value of $20,846,037.
The Composite Index gained 0.16 points to 1,190.98 points, the All T & T Index closed 0.32 points higher to 1,804.84 points, but down 7.37 percent year to date. The Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 77.15 points with year to date gains of 55.83 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 9 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens gained 1 cent to close at $33.02 with 1,077 shares changing hands and National Enterprises advanced 5 cents to close at $10.60 and 
Losses|Guardian Holdings lost 5 cents with 1,125 shares changing hands to close at $12.95.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.50 with 500 shares changing hands, Guardian Media closed at $19 with 7,310 shares changing hands, Scotiabank closed at $58.72, with 5,221 shares changing hands with a value of $306,609. Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.54, with 376 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126.80 with 12,492 shares changing hands valued at $1,584,017.
Witco pulls in $7.5m on TTSE
Witco had the largest dollar trade on the TTSE on Tuesday.
Trading activity closed with 1,012,187 shares changing hands with a value of $20,846,037, in contrast to Monday’s volume of 453,888 with a value of $6,111,495.
The Composite Index gained 0.44 points to 1,190.82 points, the All T & T Index closed 0.87 points higher to 1,804.52 points, but down 7.39 percent year to date and the Cross Listed Index closed unchanged at 77.15 points and remained with the year to date gains of 55.83 percent.
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| Guardian Holdings gained 44 cents to close at $13 with 742,704 shares changing hands valued at $9,655,042.
< Strong> Losses|Massy Holdings lost 1 cent with 5,843 shares changing hands to close at $58.43, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.54, a loss of 7 cents with 13,202 shares changing hands and Trinidad Cement lost 15 cents to close at $3.25, with 4,500 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades | Angostura Holdings with 150,473 shares changing hands, closed at $15.50 with a value of $2,332,332, Clico Investment Fund closed at $22.60 with 20,800 shares changing hands, First Citizens closed at $33.01 with 605 shares changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.50 with 1,155 shares changing hands. Guardian Media closed at $19 with 6,443 shares changing hands, National Enterprises closed at $10.55 with 6,000 shares changing hands, Prestige Holdings, with 602 shares changing hands, closed at $11. Scotiabank closed at $58.72 with 500 shares changing hands and Witco closed at $126.80 with 59,360 shares changing hands valued at $7,526,848, Witco will make a dividend payout of $1.44 per share on November 24.
NCB hits new high on TTSE
NCB closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on the TTSE on Wednesday.
At the close of trading market activity resulted in 2 stocks closing at 52-week high while trading closed with 795,747 shares changing hands with a value of $8,048,155, in contrast to Tuesday’s volume of 650,998 with a value of $6,697,034.
The Composite Index advanced 6.18 points to 1,188.30 points, the All T & T Index dropped 2.85 points to close at 1,800.14 points, 7.6 percent down year to date and the Cross Listed Index gained 2.08 points to close at 77.06 points, with the year to date gains rising to 55.65 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bid higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy gained 26 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $2.80 with 238,602 shares changing hands, valued at $666,729 and National Commercial Bank gained 25 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $2.90 with 192,307 shares changing hands with a value of $552,064.
< Strong> Losses| Guardian Holdings lost 44 cents to close at $12.56 with 1,875 shares changing hands, JMMB Group with 100,000 shares changing hands, lost 1 cent to close 90 cents. National Flour Mills dropped 6 cents to close at $2.50 with 1,125 shares changing hands,
Sagicor Financial closed at $7.40, down 1 cent with 13,220 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 5 cents to close at $126.90 with 28,905 shares changing hands.Firm Trades | Angostura Holdings closed at $15.50 with 90,500 shares changing hands with a value of $1,402,750, Clico Investment Fund closed at $22.60 with 884 shares changing hands, First Citizens Bank with 1,175 shares changing hands, closed at $33, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.50 with 117,275 shares changing hands with a value of $996,737. Massy Holdings closed at $50.99 with 120 shares changing hands, Scotiabank traded 7,237 shares to close at $58.74, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.68 with 2,472 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean with 50 shares changing hands, closed at $59.87.
