Trading ended with 4 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows and 1 at a 52 weeks’ high as demand for stocks remain low on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange. The market close with 15 active securities changing hands on Tuesday with only 2 stocks gaining, 7 declining while 6 remained unchanged as trading as selling pressure continues in the market.
Trading ended with 459,414 shares valued at $5,306,087 changing hands. The Composite Index declined by 5.36 points to close at 1,119.31, the All T&T Index eased 10.31 points to close at 1,787.58 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.05 points to 59.92.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 8 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 7 cents, to close at $19.62 with 4,461 shares trading and West Indian Tobacco traded 20,130 shares valued at $2,543,626 to close at 52 weeks’ high of $126.36 after rising 1 cent.
Losses| ANSA McAL lost 49 cents in trading 50 to close at 52 weeks’ low of $62.49, Firstcaribbean International Bank fell 1 cent to close at $6.51 with 965 shares, Massy Holdings lost $1.01 to close at 52 weeks’ low of $49.99 with 22,080 shares valued at $1,103,975 changing hands. National Enterprises contributed 26,828 shares with a value of $301,542 but lost 15 cents in closing at $11.20. One Caribbean Media lost 2 cents to close at $21.48 while trading 100 shares, 
Republic Financial fell to a 52 weeks’ low of $108.95 with a loss of 4 cents as 800 units changed hands and Scotiabank had 2,000 shares trading at $55 after falling $1.43 for a 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 4,800 units at $22.60, Grace Kennedy closed at $5.15 with 160,000 shares traded, for a valued of $824,000, JMMB Group closed at 58 cents with 216,000 shares changing hands. National Flour Mills traded 100 shares at $2.30, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund traded 1,000 at $2.70 and Trinidad Cement traded 100 shares to end at $3.35.
4 new lows on TTSE – Tuesday
TTSE drops again on Friday
Scotiabank’s stock price sets to drop on TTSE
The market remains weak as reflected in the quotes for Republic Holdings and Scotiabank. The former last traded at $110 but have a closing bid at $109 to sell 340 shares with no buyers posted a bid and Scotiabank with the last traded price of $57.40 with an offer at $56.95 to sell 1,611 units with the bid at $55 to buy 2,000 shares.
The Composite Index declined by 0.17 points to close at 1,134.91, the All T&T Index fell 0.02 points to close at 1,815.61 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.05 points to 60.32.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Trinidad and Tobago NGL added 24 cents and closed at $21.25 with 143,406 shares traded for $4,152,824.
Losses| JMB Group lost 1 cent in ending at 58 cents with 8,680 shares trading, Massy Holdings ended with 100 shares changing hands as the price dropped by 4 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $53.95 and West Indian Tobacco fell 1 cent to close at $126.29 while trading 3,004 shares.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings ended with 18,000 shares changing
hands to close at $13, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 320 units at $24.99, Clico Investment Fund ended at $22.60 with 9,556 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy traded 8,906 shares to end at $51.5, Guardian Holdings closed with 100 shares changing hands to end at $13. Guardian Media closed at $19.75 as 1,100 units changed hands, National Commercial Bank had 20,000 units changing hands at $2.40 and Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 23,507 shares changing hands to close at $7.25.
Forward march for TTSE on Wednesday
Sagicor Financial traded at a 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday.
The Composite Index advanced by 9.36 points to close at 1,139.67, the All T&T Index jumped 17.10 points to close at 1,824.73 and the Cross Listed Indexgained 0.20 at 60.37.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 3 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Enterprises closed with 7,500 shares changing hands after jumping $1.42, to close at a $11.92, One Caribbean Media rose 60cents while trading 225,625 shares changing hands for a value of $4,849,407 to close at $21.50. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 33,152 shares changing hands, to end with a rise of 24 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.25 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL rose 3 cents to close at $21.03 with 89,353 shares traded for $1,878,944.
Losses| Guardian Holdings lost 20 cents with 6,212 shares changing hands to end at $13,
Massy Holdings ended with 16,615 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $53.99 after losing 1 cent and Point Lisas traded 2,340 shares but lost 5 cents to $4.Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund ended at $22.60 with 22,256 shares valued at $502,986 changing hands, Grace Kennedy had 100 units changing hands at $5.15, JMMB Group closed at 59 cents with 2,477 shares trading and Trinidad Cement ended with only 50 shares changing hands to close at $3.49.
TCL $33.8m trade dominates TTSE – Monday
TCL dominated trading on Monday
At the end of trading, the Composite Index gained 0.12 points to close at 1,133.16, the All T&T Index rose 0.23 points to close at 1,812.53 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 60.27.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 9 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent and closed at $7.01 with 3,695 units changing hands while
Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 10 cents at $20.20 as 5,200 units traded.Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 466 units at $38.95, Clico Investment Fund ended at $22.55 with 2,800 shares changing hands, Guardian Media traded just 50 shares to close at $19.75, National Commercial Bank traded 40,000 shares at $2.40. Trinidad Cement traded 9,566,498 shares valued at $33,482,743 to close at $3.50 and West Indian Tobacco added 403 shares to close at $126.28.
No end to TTSE slide – Tuesday
The slide on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued on Tuesday as trading ended with 891,703 shares valued at $8,121,426 changing hands. A total of 16 securities traded with 5 falling, 8 gaining while 3 remained unchanged. Two stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
The market closed with the Composite Index declined by 3.31 points to close at 1,135.45, the All T&T Index fell by 7.61 points to close at 1,816.51 and the Cross Listed Index rose 14 points to 60.35.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 9 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that about a third of the listings, have no bids to buy, a clear sign of a weakness.
Gains| Clico Investments Fund ended with a volume of 19,110 shares valued at $430,977 to end with a gain of 1 cent at $22.56, Guardian Holdings ended trading 54,007 shares valued at $751,021 but rose 15 cents to close at $13.95, JMMB Group contributed 348,525 shares but gained 3 cents in closing at 60 cents. National Flour ended with 707 shares changing hands and closed with a gain of 5 cents at $2, Point Lisas closed with 6,532 shares trading 5 cents higher at $4.05. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 202,800 shares valued at $1,415,578 changing hands to end with a rise of 1 cent at $6.99, Scotia Investments contributed 197 shares, gained 6 cents to close at $1.81 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended trading 26,838 shares valued at $511,789 but rose 2 cents to end at $19.08.
Losses| Ansa McAl traded 20,200 shares valued at $1,270,570 but lost 50 cents to close at a new 52 weeks low of $62.85, First Citizens traded 10,029 shares with a value of $347,991 but lost 4 cents to end at $34.70. National Enterprises closed with 8,462 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ low of $9.49 after falling by 51 cents, 
Republic Financial Holdings dropped 19 cents to close at $112 with 13,447 shares valued at $1,506,251 changing hands and West Indian Tobacco traded 3,300 shares valued $416,691 but lost 1 cent in ending at $126.27.
Firm Trades| Firstcaribbean International Bank closed at $6.50 with 171,500 units valued at $1,114,750 changing hands, Grace Kennedy traded 5,397 shares to end at $5.20 and Guardian Media traded 652 shares with the price remaining at $19.75.
TTSE ekes out gains on Wednesday
Grace traded at a new high on the TTSE on Wednesday.
The market closed with the Composite Index rising 0.21 points to close at 1,158.89, the All T&T Index gaining 0.09 points to close at 1,863.70 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.04 points to end at 60.26.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 9 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that about a third of the listings have no bids to buy.
Gains|, Grace Kennedy had 942 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.20 for a 5 cents gain, Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 5 cents to end trading with 28,795 shares with a value of $548,452 at $19.05 and Scotia Investments closed with a gain of 4 cents at $1.75 while trading 64,866 shares,
Losses| One Caribbean Media had 227 shares trading with a loss of 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.98, Republic Financial Holdings fell by 1 cent to close at $112.19 with 363 shares changing hands and Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 6,039 units at $6.99 after drifting by 1 cent.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 100 shares at $17.03, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 20,110 shares to close at $6.50, Guardian Holdings ended trading with 7,800 shares changing hands at $13.70. Guardian Media ended trading with 6,670 shares changing hands at $19.75, JMMB Group traded 10,000 shares at 58 cents, National Flour closed with 126,500 shares changing hands at $1.95 and West Indian Tobacco traded 10,560 units at $126.30 worth $1,333,728.
5 TTSE stocks closed at lows – Friday
Massy trades at a new low
Trading ended with 1,626,064 shares valued at $5,597,508 changing hands. A total of 18 securities traded with 7 security falling, 4 gaining while 7 remained unchanged. A total of 5 stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
The market closed with the Composite Index falling 2.61 points to close at 1,160.51, the All T&T Index dropping 4.87 points to close at 1,866.68 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.05 points to close at 60.29.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 4 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 6 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that a third of the listings have no bids to buy.
Gains| JMMB Group traded 15,406 shares to close with a gain of 2 cents at 60 cents. National Flour closed with 19,525 shares changing hands with a gain of 10 cents at $1.95, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 84,981 shares changing hands with a value of $594,867 at $7 after rising 1 cent and Trinidad and Tobago NGL jumped 75 cents in trading 55,321 shares valued at $1,050,007 to close at $19.
Losses| Ansa McAl contributed 84 shares in closing with a loss of 7 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $63.68, Massy Holdings ended with 39 shares changing hands as the price dropped 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $57.79. Mora Ven Holdings traded for the first time had just 1 units changing hands but shed $1.09 to close at a new low of $17.70, National Enterprises closed with 10,080 shares changing hands at $12.50 after declining 50 cents, to close at a 52 weeks’ low. READYMIX traded just 1 share but dropped $1.09 to close at a new low of $17.70, after it failed to trade for several months, having exhibited weak demand, Scotiabank closed with 15 shares changing hands to end at $59.72 after slipping 2 cents and Scotia Investments closed with a loss of 20 cents at $1.80 while trading 112,064 shares.
Firm Trades| Berger Paint ended with 900 shares changing hands to close at $3.68, Clico Investments traded 16,150 shares to close at $22.55, Firstcaribbean International Bank closed with 4,042 units changing hands at $6.50. Grace Kennedy close with 500 units changing hands to close at $5.13, Guardian Media traded 100 shares to close at $19.75, National Commercial Bank had 1,280,044 shares valued at $ $3,072,106 changing hands to close at $2.40 and Trinidad Cement closed with a loss of 1 cent at $3.70 with 26,812 shares changing hands.
NCB 6.75m units on TTSE – Thursday
NCB traded over 6m shares on TTSE on Thursday.
The one stock that declined was enough to push the two main indices of the market down sharply. The market closed with the Composite Index falling 5.43 points to close at 1,163.12, the All T&T Index dropping 11.66 points to close at 1,871.55 and the Cross Listed Index advancing by 0.12 points to close at 60.34.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 2 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 8 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that nearly a third of the listings have no bids to buy.
Gains| Agostini’s traded 100 shares at $17.02 after rising of 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high, Berger Paint ended with a gain of 1 cent while trading 100 shares to close at to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.68, Clico Investments traded 12,231 shares to close with a 3 cent rise to $22.55. Grace Kennedy gained 14 cents with 3,033 units changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.15 or the equivalent of J$97 compared to $83 the stock traded at in Kingston. National Flour closed with 2,100 shares changing hands with a gain of 2 cents at $1.85, Prestige Holdings traded 6,564 shares as the price rose 12 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.12. Scotia Investments closed with a gain of 10 cents at $2 while trading 49,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco traded 130 shares to close at $126.30 after rising 2 cents.
Losses| National Enterprises closed with just 568 shares changing hands at $13 after dropping 99 cents, to close at a 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank contributed 100 shares in closing at $38.95, Firstcaribbean International Bank closed with 68,782 units value at $447,083 changing hands at $6.50. Guardian Holdings traded 58,832 shares valued at $805,998 at $13.70, National Commercial Bank had 6,750,000 shares valued at $16,200,000 changing hands to close at $2.40. Point Lisas traded 100 shares at $4, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112.18 with 538 shares changing hands after it traded earlier at $112.24. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 215,435 shares changing hands valued $1,506,771 at $6.99, Scotiabank closed with 200 shares changing hands to end at $59.74, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 27,476 shares to close at $18.25.
TTSE stocks slip again on Tuesday
Trading activity ended on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday with 330,345 shares valued at $5,414,285 changing hands. All three market indices declined, continuing a negative trend, in evidence for 2016. The market ended with 15 active securities of which, 4 rose, 4 fell and 7 remained unchanged. One stock ended at 52 weeks’ low at the close.
The Composite Index lost 2.79 points to close at 1,163.17, the All T&T Index dropped 5.49 points to close at 1,885.38 and the Cross Listed Index declined 0.01 points to close at 58.44.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 8 with offers that were lower.
Gains|Clico Investments traded 199,522 shares valued at $4,492,875 to close 1 cent higher at $22.52, Guardian Holdings rose 4 cents with 36,036 shares valued at $493,676 changing hands to end at $13.70. Scotiabank closed with 100 shares changing hands with a 1 cent rise, to end at $59.75 and West Indian Tobacco traded 1,547 shares to close at $126.28 after rising 3 cents.
Losses| Massy holdings closed with only 50 shares trading a with a loss of 4 cents at $57.94 for a new 52 weeks’ low, National Enterprises closed with just 10 shares changing hands at $13.99 after dropping 46 cents, to close at a 52 weeks’ low. 
Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 2,000 shares changing hands with a loss of 1 cent at $6.99 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 3 cents in trading a mere 10 shares to close at $18.91.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank contributed 490 shares in closing at $38.95, First Citizens traded 10 shares at $34.99, JMMB Group closed with 21,798 shares changing hands at 60 cents, Guardian Media ended trading with 1,365 shares changing hands at $19.75. National Commercial Bank had 5,238 shares changing hands to close at $2.45, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112.18 with 170 shares changing hands and Scotia Investments closed at $1.90 while trading 62,000 shares.
5 TTSE stocks fell 3 up – Wednesday
Sagicor Financial traded at a 52 weeks; high on Wednesday
Trading activity ended with 12 stocks active securities on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday of which, 3 rose, 5 fell and 4 remained unchanged with 2 ending at 52 weeks’ highs. A total of just 135,968 shares valued at $2,823,492 traded.
The Composite Index rose 0.21 points to close at 1,160.40, the All T&T Index fell 0.16 points to close at 1,901.80 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.08 points to close at 55.43.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 7 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 9 with offers that were lower.
Gains| First Citizens rose 1 cent while trading 22,620 shares at $35, with a value of $791,618, Grace Kennedy had 2,100 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.71 for a 5 cents gain and Sagicor Financial Corporation with 7,259 shares changing hands, gained 4 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.70.
Losses| Clico Investments traded 16,470 shares to close at $22.50 with a loss of 1 cent, Guardian Holdings fell 15 cents to close at $13.95 with 1,130 shares changing hands, National Flour traded 50,000 shares and fell 1 cent to close at $1.79. 
Republic Financial Holdings lost 3 cents to close at $112.12 with 10,341 shares changing hands, at a value of $1,159,436 and West Indian Tobacco shed 5 cents to close at $112.30 with 458 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 500 shares at $17.01, Angostura Holdings ended with 358 shares changing hands at $13.60, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $19 with 12,384 units trading and Trinidad Cement traded 13,478 shares at $3.51.