Winning stocks topped losers by a wide margin this past week, on Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange for the first time in several weeks, with the market ending with 10 stocks rising and just 4 declining, compared with the prior week, as 14 fell and 8 rose, with main market indices just inching higher.
Unilever tops winners this week on the TTSE
The biggest price changes for the week were Unilever Caribbean, up $1 to $14, followed by Medcorp, with a rise of 50 cents to $53 and Agostini gaining 50 cents to end at $67. Angostura Holdings gained 44 cents to $14.50 and CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 23 cents to $8.99.
Ansa McAl dropped 85 cents to close at $37.50, followed by Guardian Holdings with a loss of 50 cents to finish at $15.50.
At the week’s close, the average PE ratio of the market ended at 17.82, based on 2024 earnings and 12.05, based on 2025 estimated earnings, suggesting a 48 percent potential gain for stocks in 2025/26.
Stocks with the potential to gain 50 percent or more when the market comes back to life, include CIBC Caribbean Bank 165 percent, Guardian Holdings, 400 percent, Medcorp, 150 percent, Republic Holdings at 140 percent, First Citizens Bank 90 percent, Trinidad Cement with 270 percent, Eric Solis 200 percent and One Caribbean Media with 400 percent.
Investors should watch Massy Holdings, with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 60 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 60 percent gain.
The market closed with trading of 290,027 shares for $2,203,058 compared to 121,572 stock units at $603,808 on Wednesday.
CinemaOne ended at $4.68, with 10 stock units crossing the market, Endeavour Holdings closed at $20 after investors traded 10 shares. First Citizens Group increased 20 cents to $42 after a transfer of 645 stock units, GraceKennedy rose 1 cent and ended at $3.69 with investors trading 100,137 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.50 in an exchange of 85 units. Guardian Media shed 8 cents in closing at a 52 week low of 82 cents, after 2,146 shares passed through the market. JMMB Group remained at $1.07 with a transfer of 101 units, Massy Holdings dipped 3 cents to finish at $3.89 with investors swapping 21,114 stocks. National Enterprises lost 1 cent to close at a 52 week low of $2.01 in an exchange of 30,030 stock units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.64, with 100 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial popped 8 cents in closing at $1.93 after trading of 21,950 stock units. Point Lisas ended at $3.75, with 312 stocks crossing the exchange. 
Prestige Holdings dipped 22 cents to $13.21 with traders dealing in 106,541 stock units, Republic Financial advanced 3 cents to $110.35 in switching ownership of 559 shares. Scotiabank sank 11 cents and ended at a 52 week low of $50.34, with 800 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 9 cents to $3.74 after an exchange of 168 units, Trinidad Cement remained at $2.10 after trading of 15 stock units. Unilever Caribbean gained 10 cents to finish at $14, with 12 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.70 after closing with an exchange of 3,500 stocks.
First Citizens Group ended at $41.80, with the trading of 663 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $3.68 following trading of 14 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.50 after an exchange of 264 shares. Guardian Media finished trading of just 5 stocks at 90 cents, JMMB Group popped 1 cent to end at $1.07 with investors trading 2 units, Massy Holdings dipped 2 cents in closing at $3.92 after 57,220 stock units crossed the exchange. Medcorp climbed 25 cents and ended at a record high of $53 with 194 shares changing hands, National Enterprises sank 4 cents to close at a 52 week low of $2.02 in an exchange of 40 units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.64 with 47,700 shares clearing the market. NCB Financial dropped 8 cents and ended at a 52 week low of $1.85 with an exchange of 300 stock units, Point Lisas ended at $3.75 after 10 shares passed through the market. Prestige Holdings sank 5 cents to close at $13.43 with a transfer of 3,680 units.
Republic Financial ended at $110.32 with investors swapping 410 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $50.45 in switching ownership of 41 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 2 cents to finish at $3.65 with traders dealing in 12 shares. Trinidad Cement remained at $2.10 after an exchange of 1,712 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rose 23 cents in closing at $13.90 with investors dealing in 379 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.70 after a transfer of 5,455 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 309,024 shares for $3,156,697 compared to 42,396 stock units at $804,184 on Monday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 6 cents in closing at $8.70, with 10,000 stock units crossing the market, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $4 after a trading of 1,242 shares. First Citizens Group fell 20 cents to $41.80 with investors dealing in 5,873 units, GraceKennedy rallied 6 cents in closing at $3.68 and switching ownership of 222 units, Guardian Holdings shed 50 cents and ended at $15.50 with investors swapping 1,118 stocks. Guardian Media ended at 90 cents with 1 unit clearing the market, JMMB Group fell 1 cent in closing at $1.06 in an exchange of 1,540 shares, L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.08 after the trading of 165 stock units. Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent and ended at $3.94 and closed with an exchange of 162,721 stocks, Medcorp rose 25 cents to a 52 week high of $52.75 after trading of 111 shares, National Enterprises ended at $2.06 with a transfer of 333 stock units. National Flour Mills ended at $1.64 after investors exchanged 764 stocks, 
Prestige Holdings climbed 48 cents in closing at a 52 week high of $13.48, after 102,002 units passed through the market, Republic Financial increased 12 cents to close at $110.32 in an exchange of 2,793 stocks. Scotiabank rallied 20 cents to $50.45 with investors trading 3,791 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 1 cent to close at $3.63, with 250 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10 in trading 5,036 stock units. Unilever Caribbean climbed 17 cents and ended at $13.67, with 60 shares crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco popped 4 cents to end at $4.70 with investors trading 5,000 stocks.Prices of securities traded are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 42,396 shares for $804,184 compared to 71,295 stock units at $845,273 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $66.50 after trading of 30 shares, Angostura Holdings rose 69 cents to $14.75 after a transfer of 7 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.76, with 2,012 units clearing the market. First Citizens ended at $42 after trading of 2,813 shares, GraceKennedy declined 7 cents to end at $3.62 in an exchange of 960 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $16, with 5,137 shares crossing the market. Guardian Media remained at 90 cents after an exchange of two stocks, JMMB Group gained 1 cent in closing at $1.07 with investors trading 5 units, Massy Holdings popped 1 cent to close at $3.95, with 17,826 stock units crossing the exchange. National Enterprises sank 4 cents and ended at $2.06 in switching ownership of 110 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.64 after 2 stocks passed through the market, One Caribbean Media popped 1 cent to end at $2.25 with a transfer of 825 units. 
Point Lisas remained at $3.75, after 831 stock units crossed the market. Prestige Holdings slipped 20 cents to $13 with traders dealing in 4,814 shares, Republic Financial lost 5 cents to finish at $110.20 in an exchange of 3,282 units. Scotiabank ended at $50.25 with investors dealing in 1,348 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.62 and closed after an exchange of 100 stock units, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10 as investors traded 952 shares. Unilever Caribbean climbed 50 cents to $13.50, with 500 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco shed 4 cents to a 52 week low of $4.66, with investors swapping 840 stocks.
The market closed with big price changes last week. Ansa McAl dropped $3.64 to close at $38.35, followed by a decline of $1.75 by Republic Holdings to end at $110.25, while recently listed Medcorp lost $1.50 to end the week at $52.50, Scotiabank shed 75 cents to close at $50.25. Guardian Holdings lost 85 cents in closing at $16, Angostura Holdings fell 69 cents to $14.06, Agostini lost 50 cents to end at $66.50 and Unilever Caribbean fell by 55 cents to $13.
Stocks with the potential to gain 50 percent or more when the market comes back to life, include CIBC Caribbean Bank 175 percent, Guardian Holdings, 400 percent, Medcorp, 160 percent, Republic Holdings at 140 percent, First Citizens Bank 90 percent, Trinidad Cement with 270 percent, Eric Solis 200 percent and One Caribbean Media with 400 percent.
The market closed with trading of 71,295 shares for $845,273, down from 632,473 stocks at $3,084,241 on Thursday.
Ansa McAl ended at $38.35 after trading of 75 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank climbed 6 cents in closing at $8.76, after 1,102 shares crossed the market. CinemaOne remained at $4.68 with traders dealing in 10 stock units, First Citizens Group rose 10 cents to $42 in an exchange of 2,739 stock units, GraceKennedy ended trading of 533 stocks at $3.69. Guardian Holdings sank 2 cents to $16, with 870 shares crossing the market, Guardian Media popped 5 cents to end at 90 cents in switching ownership of 82 units, JMMB Group dipped 1 cent in closing at $1.06 with investors trading 3,400 stock units. L.J. Williams B share sank 12 cents to finish at $1.08, with 385 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings ended at $3.94, with 22,511 units crossing the exchange. National Enterprises remained at $2.10 after a transfer of 8,055 stocks. National Flour Mills gained 4 cents to $1.64, after 6,152 stock units passed through the market, NCB Financial ended at $1.93 in an exchange of 5,000 shares, 
Point Lisas remained at $3.75, with 70 units clearing the market. Prestige Holdings dipped 3 cents in closing at $13.20 after an exchange of 1,500 stocks, Republic Financial lost 25 cents to finish at $110.25 and closed with an exchange of 1,457 stock units, Scotiabank skidded 25 cents and ended at $50.25 with investors trading 4,624 shares. Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10 after an exchange of 104 stocks, Unilever Caribbean fell $1 to finish at $13 with investors dealing in 1,500 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.70 with a transfer of 9,652 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 632,473 shares for $3,084,241 compared to 179,262 stock units at $1,249,341 on Wednesday.
At the close of a day of increased trading, Angostura Holdings fell 1 cent to $14.06, with investors trading 90 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $38.35 and closed after 838 units were traded, Ansa Merchant Bank advanced $4.99 to close at $38.99, with just one stock clearing the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.70 in an exchange of 10 shares, Eric Solis Marketing lost 15 cents in closing at $4 with investors dealing in 8 stock units, First Citizens Group sank 9 cents to finish at $41.90, with 876 shares crossing the market. GraceKennedy ended at $3.69 with traders dealing in 26 stocks, Guardian Holdings rose 2 cents to $16.02, with 8,761 units crossing the market, JMMB Group rallied 1 cent to end at $1.07 with an exchange of 3 stock units. Massy Holdings popped 4 cents in closing at $3.94, with 493,530 shares changing hands, Medcorp dipped 50 cents to finish at $52.50, with 90 stocks crossing the exchange. National Flour Mills sank 5 cents to close at $1.60 with investors trading 9,216 units. 
NCB Financial remained at $1.93 after an exchange of 103,051 stock units, Prestige Holdings remained at $13.23 with investors swapping 1,051 shares, Republic Financial ended at $110.50 after an exchange of 5,773 units. Scotiabank remained at $50.50 in trading 233 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 3 cents in closing at $3.62, with 1,500 stock units that passed through the market, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10 as investors exchanged 12 shares. Unilever Caribbean climbed 77 cents to $14 in switching ownership of 2,000 stock units and West Indian Tobacco increased 20 cents in closing at $4.70 after a transfer of 5,404 units.
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At the close, Agostini dropped 25 cents in closing at $67 after 62 shares passed through the market, Angostura Holdings shed 68 cents in closing at $14.07, with a transfer of 26 stocks, Ansa McAl advanced 35 cents to end at $38.35, with 34 shares crossing the market. Calypso Macro Investment Fund popped 15 cents to end at $22.30 with an exchange of 800 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.70, with 116 stocks crossing the market, First Citizens Group increased 19 cents to finish at $41.99 after an exchange of 394 units. GraceKennedy ended at $3.69 after trading of 10,293 stocks, Guardian Holdings sank 85 cents to close at $16 with a transfer of 4,504 shares, Guardian Media dipped 12 cents to finish at a 52 week low of 85 cents, with 4 stock units clearing the market. JMMB Group remained at $1.06 with traders dealing in 10,000 shares, L.J. Williams B share ended at $1.20 after an exchange of a mere one stock unit, Massy Holdings remained at $3.90 with investors dealing in 69,542 units. National Enterprises ended at $2.10, with 18,783 shares changing hands, National Flour Mills ended at $1.65, with investors trading 595 units, 
NCB Financial climbed 8 cents to finish at $1.93 after it closed, with an exchange of 27,154 stocks. One Caribbean Media fell 1 cent and ended at a 52 week low of $2.24 after investors traded 96 shares, Republic Financial rose 40 cents to end at $110.50 in trading 4,744 stock units, Scotiabank skidded 1 cent to close at $50.50, with 1,221 shares crossing the exchange. Trinidad Cement remained at $2.10 with investors swapping 115 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.50 in an exchange of 30,778 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 304,929 shares for $5,326,660 compared to 175,746 stock units at $2,036,605 on Friday.
First Citizens Group ended at $42 after 95,392 units crossed the market, GraceKennedy rallied 10 cents and ended at $3.69 in an exchange of 149,800 units, Guardian Holdings remained at $16.85 with trading in 558 shares. JMMB Group ended at $1.06 after 10,274 stocks were traded Massy Holdings dipped 5 cents to $3.90 with a transfer of 14,499 units, Medcorp remained at $54 after an exchange of 5 stocks. National Enterprises lost 4 cents in closing at $2.06 with investors swapping 250 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.65 with an exchange of 3,190 stocks, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.25 after trading 233 shares. Point Lisas rose 15 cents to close at a 52 week high of $3.75, with 158 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings climbed 24 cents in closing at a 52 week high of $13.23 in trading 16,703 shares, 
Republic Financial skidded $1 and ended at $111 after a transfer of 3,688 units. Scotiabank sank 75 cents to close at a 52 week low of $50.25, with 48 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 1 cent to end at $3.62 with investors trading 3,289 stock units, Unilever Caribbean advanced 20 cents to finish at $13.75 in an exchange of 205 shares and West Indian Tobacco popped 10 cents to $4.60 and closed with an 5,843 stock units changing hands.