Market activity ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with a 235 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded after a modest decline in the value compared to Friday and resulted in the exchange of 23 securities compared to 14 on Friday, as the market closed with six stocks rising, six declining and 11 unchanged.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
A total of 657,770 shares were exchanged for $2,638,847 versus 196,625 units at $2,794,557 on Friday. An average of 28,599 units traded at $114,732 compared to 14,045 shares at $199,611 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 41,478 units at $373,262 versus 42,357 units at $399,199 on the previous trading day. The average trade for July amounts to 28,304 units at $283,023.
The Composite Index rallied 2.73 points to 1,370.83, the All T&T Index fell 2.59 points to 2,032.70 and the Cross-Listed Index added 1.18 points to settle at 92.74.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings ended at $26.50 with trading of 637 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $42.13, with 3,000 stocks changing hands, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $20.80 after exchanging 108 units. CinemaOne remained at $5.98, with 599 stock units crossing the market, Clico Investment Fund dipped 25 cents in closing at $32.75 in an exchange of 3,024 stocks, First Citizens Group remained at $50 after investors swapped 356 stock units. FirstCaribbean International Bank rallied 49 cents to $5.50 while exchanging 1,601 units, GraceKennedy declined 4 cents to end at $5.35 in trading 1,204 shares, Guardian Holdings ended unchanged at $25.50, with 320 stock units clearing the market. Guardian Media ended at $3.10 after just two units crossed the exchange, JMMB Group lost 1 cent to close at $2.30 as investors exchanged 387,000 stocks, Massy Holdings popped 1 cent to close at $4.74 with an exchange of 62,097 shares. 
National Enterprises remained at $3.60 in switching ownership of 163,100 units, National Flour Mills dropped 3 cents in closing at $1.57, after 7,116 shares crossed the market, NCB Financial Group slipped 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.99 with a transfer of 1,112 stock units. Point Lisas rose 16 cents to end at $3.25 after exchanging 172 stocks, Prestige Holdings gained 15 cents to $6.85 in trading 100 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings fell 24 cents in closing at $140.01 in exchanging 434 units. Scotiabank climbed 19 cents to $77.99 with investors transferring 185 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended unchanged at $22.01 after investors transferred 5,613 shares, Trinidad Cement remained at $3.52 with the swapping of 5,000 stocks. Unilever Caribbean increased 39 cents to close at $12.59 with an exchange of 655 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $23.40 in trading 14,335 stock units.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Investors traded 1,165,311 shares for $7,899,578 versus 629,483 units at $6,392,446 on Wednesday. An average of 72,832 units were traded at $493,724 compared to 27,369 shares at $277,932 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 43,584 units at $407,850 versus 42,060 units at $403,375 on the previous trading day. The average trade for July amounts to 28,304 units at $283,023.
JMMB Group ended unchanged at $2.31 after trading 104,440 shares. Massy Holdings popped 1 cent to close at $4.74 in exchanging 342,093 units, National Enterprises closed at $3.60 with an exchange of 77,291 stocks, NCB Financial Group ended at $5 in switching ownership of 19,683 units. One Caribbean Media ended at $4 after nine stocks crossed the market, Republic Financial Holdings rallied 24 cents to close at $140.25 with an exchange of 292 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $78, with 252 shares crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost $1.50 in ending at $23 while exchanging 20 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.52 after 2,544 stocks changed hands, Unilever Caribbean remained at $12.20 after a transfer of 7,000 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $23.40 as investors exchanged 40,131 shares.
A total of 629,483 shares were traded for $6,392,446 compared to 610,819 units at $6,673,839 on Tuesday. An average of 27,369 units traded at $277,932 compared to 32,148 shares at $351,255 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 42,060 units at $403,375 versus 43,249 units at $413,534 on the previous trading day. The average trade for July amounts to 28,304 units at $283,023.
JMMB Group ended at $2.31 in exchanging 239,686 units, Massy Holdings increased 3 cents to close at $4.73, with 14,203 stock units crossing the market. National Enterprises climbed 2 cents to $3.60 while exchanging 127,914 stock units, National Flour Mills rallied 3 cents to $1.60 in trading 1,573 units, NCB Financial Group dropped 5 cents to end at $5 with a transfer of 135,293 stocks. One Caribbean Media remained at $4 after an exchange of 455 shares, Prestige Holdings ended unchanged at $6.70 in switching owners of 1,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings declined 49 cents to $140.01 with an exchange of 944 units. Scotiabank ended unchanged at $78 in exchanging 5,376 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 46 cents to $24.50, with 11,710 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad Cement remained at $3.52 as investors exchanged 237 shares. Unilever Caribbean lost 40 cents to end at $12.20 after 400 units crossed the market and West Indian Tobacco dipped 5 cents to close at $23.40 after trading 6,030 stock units.
Guardian Holdings ended at $26.30, with 348 stock units changing hands, Guardian Media rose 6 cents in closing at $3.10 with an exchange of 103 shares, L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.01 after exchanging 17 stock units. Massy Holdings shed 18 cents to $4.55 after a transfer of 20,775 units, National Enterprises climbed 24 cents to end at $3.59 and trading 4,959 stocks, One Caribbean Media ended at $4.09 with a transfer of 100 shares. Prestige Holdings ended at $6.70 with investors transferring 140 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings advanced 2 cents to $140.52 as investors exchanged 400 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $78 in switching ownership of 13,081 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $23.50 in trading 40,062 units, Trinidad Cement dipped 13 cents in closing at $3.52 after trading 1,776 shares, Unilever Caribbean added 1 cent in ending at $12.60, with 100 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $23.50 with five stocks clearing the market.
The Composite Index climbed 0.96 points to 1,387.64 the All T&T Index advanced 2.82 points to 2,045.47 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.14 points to close at 95.73.
GraceKennedy remained at $5.46 with an exchange of 97 stock units, Guardian Holdings shed 1 cent to end at $27.25, with 10,254 shares crossing the exchange, Guardian Media remained at $3.04 trading 1,018 units. L.J. Williams B share finished at $2.15 while exchanging one stock unit, Massy Holdings ended at $4.99 and closed with 78,129 stocks changing hands, National Enterprises cloed at $3.20 in an exchange of 768 shares. NCB Financial Group finished at $5.25 after 8,208 shares passed through the market, Point Lisas ended unchanged at $3.40 in exchanging 580 stocks, Prestige Holdings lost 28 cents to end at $6.71 after exchanging 211 units. Republic Financial Holdings dropped 94 cents to $141.06, with 660 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank ended unchanged at $78 after exchanging 1,549 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 32 cents in closing at $21.80 with the swapping of 96,980 stock units. Unilever Caribbean declined 65 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $13.15 and closed with 2,288 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco fell 5 cents to close at $23.40 after 2,820 shares crossed the market.
JMMB Group advanced 11 cents in closing at $2.41 after 5,300 shares crossed the market, Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent to $4.99 after exchanging 22,088 stocks, National Flour Mills climbed 6 cents to $1.71 in switching owners for 300 units. NCB Financial Group remained at $5.25 in exchanging 7,000 units, Point Lisas finished at $3.40, with 58 stocks changing hands, Prestige Holdings rose 28 cents to end at $6.99 in trading 150 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings ended unchanged at $142 after exchanging 210 shares, Scotiabank ended trading of 3,550 stock units at $78, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $21.48, with 1,985 units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement ended at $3.56 while exchanging 961 stocks, Unilever Caribbean fell 4 cents to close at $13.80 after trading 2,012 shares and West Indian Tobacco finished at $23.45, with 421 stock units crossing the market.
Fifteen securities traded down from 21 on Wednesday, with four stocks rising, seven declining and four remaining unchanged.
Massy Holdings finished at $5.10 with an exchange of 4,637 units, National Flour Mills dropped 5 cents to $1.70 in an exchange of 336 shares, NCB Financial Group declined 24 cents in ending at a 52 week,s low of $5.26 while exchanging 184 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings shed $1 to end at $141 in trading 50,289 stocks, Scotiabank declined $1.15 after finishing at $76.25 and exchanging 27,238 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 76 cents to close at $21.50 in trading 93,376 shares. Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent to $3.50, with 305 units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.85 with 35 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco increased $1 in closing at $23.50 in exchanging 42,228 stock units.
A total of 17 securities traded similar to Wednesday, with three rising, nine declining and five ending unchanged. The Composite Index rose 1.64 points to some 1,491.40 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 2.59 points to settle at 111.53.
FirstCaribbean International Bank increased 7 cents to $6.08 with an exchange of 33,860 stock units, GraceKennedy finished at $6 in switching ownership of 1,480 units. Guardian Media remained at $3.04 in an exchange of 30 shares, JMMB Group declined 5 cents to $2.25 in an exchange of 81,566 stocks, Massy Holdings rallied 75 cents in ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.75with, 42,365 units changing hands. National Enterprises shed 5 cents to close at $2.95 with the swapping of 59,321 stocks, National Flour Mills dropped 8 cents in ending at $1.87 after trading 71,021 shares, NCB Financial Group fell 50 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $6.50, with 21,133 stock units changing hands. One Caribbean Media lost 5 cents in closing at $4.15, with an exchange of 328 units, Republic Financial Holdings ended unchanged at $142, with 253 shares crossing the exchange, Scotiabank finished at $75 while exchanging 259 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 22 cents in ending at $20.28 after exchanging 24,721 stock units and Unilever Caribbean dropped 5 cents to close at $15.20 with 1,050 shares clearing the market.
Guardian Media climbed 12 cents to $3.15 after exchanging 2,427 stock units, JMMB Group popped 1 cent to $2.26, with 148,600 stocks crossing the market. Massy Holdings shed $4 to close at $94, with 2,025 units clearing the market, National Enterprises declined 5 cents to $3.25 after 53,646 shares changed hands, National Flour Mills rose 6 cents to close at $1.90, trading 530 stock units. Prestige Holdings lost 4 cents in ending at $7.01 with the swapping of 5,000 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings ended unchanged at $138, 201 stocks crossing the exchange, Scotiabank dropped 1 cent to end at $68.05 after exchanging 50 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished unchanged at $18.60 in switching ownership of 24,837 units, Trinidad Cement advanced 4 cents to close at $3.89 trading 3,799 stocks, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.20 with an exchange of 43,231 units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 98 cents in closing at $29.98 after exchanging 4,130 shares.
At the close, 19 securities traded compared to 16 on Monday, with three stocks rising, eight declining and eight remaining unchanged.
At the close, Agostini’s traded 702 shares at $24.55, Angostura Holdings remained at $16.49 with a transfer of 136 units, Ansa McAL declined $2 to end at $58 in switching ownership of 256 stock units. Calypso Macro Investment Fund settled at $16.50 after trading 1,500 units, Clico Investment Fund shed 50 cents to $27, with 24,508 stock units clearing the market, First Citizens Bank closed at $50 in exchanging 5,703 shares. GraceKennedy slipped 15 cents to $6.15, with 217,673 stocks crossing the market, Guardian Holdings dropped 75 cents to $33 in an exchange of 9,050 shares, Guardian Media remained at $3.10 in transferring 884 units. Massy Holdings popped 6 cents to $80.50 with the swapping of 2,189 stocks, National Enterprises dipped 5 cents to $3.85 with 2,000 shares clearing the market, National Flour Mills rallied 4 cents to $2.04 in switching ownership of 1,387 stocks. NCB Financial Group dipped 1 cent to $8 with 15,691 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas closed at $3.15 with an exchange of 3,000 stocks, Prestige Holdings slipped 5 cents to $7.45 in switching ownership of 2,000 shares. Republic Financial Holdings inched 1 cent higher to $135.51 in exchanging 5,229 stocks. Scotiabank shed 75 cents to end at $59 with an exchange of 168 shares, Trinidad Cement closed at $3.75 in trading 2,640 stocks and Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.33 with 12,643 units crossing the market.