Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange picked up on Thursday, with 18 securities changing hands of which 5 advanced, 4 declined and 9 traded firm. A total of 530,642 units changed hands, with a value of $11,604,991.
The Composite Index advanced by 4.05 points to close at 1,147.04, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.24 points to close at 1,981.65 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 1.12 points to end at 40.90.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Ansa Merchant Bank gaining 10 cents to close at $39.21, a new 52 weeks’ high, with 1,000 shares changing hands, Firstcaribbean International Bank gained 25 cents, to end at $5 while trading 1,000 shares, Guardian Media 15,706 shares, traded with a 1 cent gain to $19.76, a new 52 weeks’ high, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 9,700 shares, to close with a gain of 1 cent at $6.25 and West Indian Tobacco with 4,000 shares with a value of $472,080, inched up a cent to $118.02.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Agostini’s with 377,511 units changing hands for a value of $6,512,065, fell 12 cents, to close at $17.25, Clico Investment Fund traded 9,294 shares valued at $204,454, but remained at $21.99 for a cent decline, Massy Holdings with 500 shares traded, lost 7 cents at $68.43 and Republic Bank with 300 shares, declined 3 cents to close at $121.79.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL with 47,997 shares, traded for $3,179,801 to close at $66.25, First Citizens Bank with 1,289 units traded, closed at $35.95, Grace Kennedy contributed 28,534 shares with a value of $101,296 and ended at $3.55, Guardian Holdings added 15,864 shares valued at $214,323 as it closed at $13.51, National Commercial Bank traded 10,000 units at $1, National Enterprises with 500 shares, closed at $17.75, Prestige Holdings traded 1,857 shares at $9.40, Scotiabank with 590 units changing hands, closed at $61.99 and Unilever Caribbean with 5,000 shares with a value of $315,800, closed at $63.16.
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 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Trading picks up on TTSE, will it last?
Only two up three down on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange was moderate with 13 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, 3 declined and 8 traded firm with 144,693 stocks changing hands with a value of $5,351,417.
The Composite Index lost 0.56 points to close at 1,151.23, the All T&T Index fell by 1.14 points to close at 1,987.61 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 41.22.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are Trinidad Cement with 13,935 shares valued at $26,755 to close up a cent at $1.92 and West Indian Tobacco increased by a cent to end the day at $118.02 while trading 20,000 shares with a value of $2,360,400.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are ANSA McAl traded only 500 shares but lost a cent at $66.29. First Citizens suffered a loss of 19 cents to close at $35.80 while trading 4,827 shares and National Enterprises lost 4 cents in closing at $17.96 with 2,487 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are Clico Investment Fund with 42,658 shares valued at $938,476 remained at $22, Guardian Holdings with 4,756 units to close at $14.30, Guardian Media with 1,000 shares to close at $19.75, Massy Group with 23,786 shares traded for $1,629,341 and ended at $68.50, Point Lisas Industrial Port to end at $4.20 with 2.845 shares, Prestige Holdings with 500 units ended at $9.40, Scotiabank with only 46 shares to close at $63.49 and Scotia Investments with 27,353 shares changing hands for a value of $38,294 and closed at $1.40
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Scotiabank down again on TTSE
Scotiabank closed lower by 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks low, in Monday’s trading levels on the Trinidad Stock Exchange while trading a small volume.
At the end of trading the offer was to sell 5,966 shares at $68.36 and buying at was for only 50 shares at $65. There was activity with 13 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced 4 declined and 7 traded firm with 103,932 stocks changing hands, with a value of $1,806,044.
The Composite Index lost 0.10 points to close at 1,164.75, the All T&T Index rose by just 0.13 points to close at 2,008.91 and the Cross Listed Index fell by a mere 0.05 points to end at 41.97.
Gains|Stocks increasing in price at the close are Ansa Merchant Bank traded 27 shares to close at $39.07, up a cent and First Citizens Bank added 4,045 shares valued at $142,865 and closed with a 2 cents gain to end the day at $35.32
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are ANSA McAL closed trading at $66.29 after losing a cent with 1,500 units having changed hands, Clico Investment Fund traded 2,172 shares valued at $47,091 declined by 16 cents to end at $21.69, Massy Group with 60 shares traded, closed down a cent at $69.49 and Scotiabank traded 2,500 shares at $68.37 closed lower by 4 cents.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 1,489 shares to close at $5 Guardian Holdings contributed 8,602 shares with a value of $123,869, Guardian Media with 58,437 shares changing hands for a value of $1,154,331 closed at $19.75, National Flour Mills with 3,000 shares changing hands closed $1, Sagicor Financial Corporation with 1,600 units closed at $6.74, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development traded 500 shares to close at $4.15 followed by Trinidad Cement with 20,000 shares being traded for $39,000, to close at $1.95.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
First Citizens drops $1.50
Trading on the Trinidad stock market saw First Citizens dropping back to $35 as 13 securities traded of which 4 advanced 1 declined and 8 traded firm with 244,796 stocks changing hands with a value of $2,800,434. The Composite Index lost 4.10 points to close at 1,174.17, the All T&T Index rose fell by just 9.22 points to close at 2,012.01 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.14 points to end at 44.07.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are Clico Investment Fund with 36,100 shares valued at $777,815.44 advanced by 5 cents to end at $21.55, National Commercial Bank gained 2 cents to close at $1.08 with 69,456 shares changing hands for a value of $74,912, National Enterprises with 1,555 shares closed at $18.76 for a cent increase, Neal & Massy 845 resulted in a 2 cents rise to $68.92.
Declines| First Citizens Bank with a volume of 37,582 shares traded for $1,317,168 was the only stock that fell on Wednesday as the price lost $1.50 to close at $35.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are Angostura Holdings closed at $12.75 with 11,340 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings 14,948 shares changing hands for a value of $213,756 to end at $14.30, Guardian Media 6,574 valued at $129,837 to close at $19.75, Jamaica Money Market Brokers contributed 35,000 shares with a value of $15,750 and closed at 45 cents while National Flour Mills added 30,576 shares valued at $30,616 and closed at $1, Prestige Holdings with 300 shares to close at $9.40, Republic Bank traded only 20 units to close at $121 and Sagicor Financial With 500 and closed at $6.69.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed an indecisive market with no clear direction with 2 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
TTSE – 3 up 6 down & 2 new highs
Trading levels on the Trinidad stock market was moderate with 13 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced 6 declined and 4 traded firm with 118,765 stocks trading with a value of $2,455,859. The Composite Index lost 0.40 points to close at 1,180.44, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.65 points to close at 2,025.89 and the Cross Listed Index dipped by a mere 0.02 points to end at 43.89.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are Clico Investment Fund traded 23,520 shares valued at $506,680 and the price advanced by 10 cents to end at $21.60, Neal & Massy had 2,613 units changing hands to close with a 5 cents gain at $68.90 for a new 52 weeks high and Unilever Caribbean hit another 52 week high with the price increasing 19 cents to end the day at $62.20.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are Agostini’s with 100 shares, ended with a 1 cent loss at $17.48, First Citizens lost 4 cents in trading a mere 5 shares to end at $37.43, Prestige Holdings 2,000 shares at $9.40 with a 1 cent fall, Sagicor Financial with a volume of 25,000 shares being traded for $168,000, the price closed a cent lower, at $6.72, while Scotiabank had 4,014 shares valued at $278,774 units changing hand as the price dipped by 16 cents to end at $69.45 and West Indian Tobacco with 984 shares closed at $118.06 while giving up a cent.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are Angostura Holdings with 51,157 shares changing hands for a value of $652,252 closed at $12.75, followed by ANSA McAL contributed 6,000 shares with a value of $397,740 to end at $66.29, Guardian Media traded 2,513 units and closed at $9.75 and Republic Bank with 554 shares at $120.70.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Trinidad’s sleepy market
Stock market activity in Trinidad on Tuesday, saw trading in 13 securities, of which 3 advanced, 2 declined and 8 traded firm as 603,335 shares changed hands, for $7,429,236. The Composite Index edged up by 0.41 points to 1,177.62, the All T&T Index declined by 0.14 points to close at 1,999.62 and the Cross Listed Index inched up by 0.13 points to 46.65.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund traded 70,814 shares valued at $1,540,905 and gained 6 cents, to end the day at $21.76. Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 230,942 shares changing hands for a value of $122,179, closed 3 cents higher at 53 cents, Republic Bank with 955 units at $120.05 up 2 cents, a new 52 weeks high.
Firm Trades| Stock trading unchanged are Agostini’s with 471 units at $17.75, ANSA McAL 10 shares at $66.49, Angostura Holdings 10 shares at $11, National Flour Mills with a volume of 172,504 shares traded for $215,574 to close at $1.25, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development 300 shares at $3.65, Sagicor Financial Corporation 13,200 shares to close at $7.05, Guardian Media 957 units at $19.75 and West Indian Tobacco which added 17,501 shares valued at $2,065,118 to close at $118.
Declines First Citizens Bank contributed 88,671 shares with a value of $3,223,211 to close 4 cents lower at $36.35, Grace Kennedy traded 7,000 units to close with a one cent fall at $3.63.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.