The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange commenced the last week of trading for 2015 on a positive note, closing with 12 active securities. Activity ended with price of 4 stocks rising, none declining and 8 remaining unchanged as 190,841 shares changed hands valued at $2,606,951.
The Composite Index ended with a gain of 0.61 points to 1,160.03, the All T&T Index gained 0.20 points to 1,947.78 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.14 points to end at 48.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Grace Kennedy gained 5 cents with 4,889 units changing hands at $4.05, Guardian Holdings with 7,613 shares changing hands and closed at $13.25 after rising 5 cents, JMMB Group traded 10,672 shares with a gain of 2 cents to end at 53 cents and Republic Financial Holdings rose 2 cents and ended with 500 shares at $111.91.
Declines| There were no declining stocks on Monday.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed with just 127,180 shares changing hands to end at $22.75,
First Citizens traded 7,475 units, to close at $35, Guardian Media traded 4,364 shares with the price remaining at $19.75, Massy Holdings ended at $61.47 while trading 10,065 shares with a value of $618,645. National Commercial Bank traded 8,931 shares at $2.05, Scotiabank closed with 215 shares changing hands unchanged at $61.98, Trinidad Cement closed at $4 with 317 shares changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $21 with 87,518 shares valued at $1,837,878 changing hands.
TTSE up last Monday of 2015
Prices continue down on TTSE – Thursday
Activity ended with 108,171 shares changing hands valued at $1,521,787. One stock closed at 52 weeks’ low. At the close, the Composite Index ended with a fall of 1.53 points to 1,159.06, the All T&T Index fell 0.53 points to 1,949.43 and the Cross Listed Index slipped 0.34 points to 48.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Guardian Holdings was the sole stock rising with 10,493 shares traded with a gain of 3 cents to end at $13.10.
Declines| First Citizens Bank lost 1 cents while 100 shares changing hands, at $34.98, Guardian Media traded 47,310 shares but lost 1 cent end at $19.75, Massy Holdings traded 200 units and lost 3 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $61.50. National Commercial Bank lost 5 cents to end with 49,143 units changing hands at $2.05 and Unilever fell 10 cents with 4,533 units changing hands at $68.15Firm Trades| Clico Investments traded 6,835 units to close at $22.75 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126 with 50 shares changing hands.
9 down on TTSE – Tuesday
At the close, the Composite Index ended with a fall of 1.82 points to 1,162.13, the All T&T Index fell 0.60 points to 1,952.95 and the Cross Listed Index slipped just 0.42 points to 48.85.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 9 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Guardian Holdings traded 6,872 shares with a gain of 4 cents to end at $13.07 to be the sole stock rising, at the close of the market.
Declines| Agostini’s traded 13,500 shares with a loss of 4 cents, to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $17.20. Angostura Holdings ended with 200 shares changing hands with a loss of 1 cent at $13.97, First Citizens Bank ended with 520 shares changing hands, with a loss of 2 cents at $34.98, Massy Holdings traded 21,828 units but lost 6 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $61.60.
National Commercial Bank ended with 100,000 units changing hands with a loss of 6 cents at $2.10, National Flour lost 1 cent with 250 shares changing hands, to close at $2.70, Republic Bank suffered a loss of 5 cents to close at $111.95 with 57 shares changing hands. Scotiabank with 5,535 shares closed at $61.99 having a loss of 1 cent and Trinidad and Tobago NGL slipped 11 cents in trading 1,830 units to close at a 52 weeks low of $$21.39.Firm Trades| Clico Investments traded 14,838 shares to close at $22.75, Guardian Media traded 288 shares at $19.76 and Unilever had 3,597 units changing hands at $68.20.
TTSE down moderately on Wednesday
At the close the Composite Index ending with a loss of 1.16 points at 1,148.87 the All T&T Index declined 2.30 points to 1,951.26 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 45.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 7
stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Republic Bank was the sole stock to record an increase in price, as it traded 26,588 shares and gained 1 cent to close at $112.
Declines| Trinidad and Tobago NGL slipped 75 cents in trading to close at $21.99 with 40,501 units valued at $891,180.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed with 44,880 shares valued at $1,010,699, changing hands, to end at $22.52, First Citizens Bank traded 1,055 shares and closed at $35.01, Guardian Holdings closed with 500 shares changing hands, at $12.80, Guardian Media closed with 546 shares changing hands at $19.77.
National Flour Mills with 7,152 shares changing hands closed at $1.97, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund traded 2,000 shares to end at $3.07, Sagicor Financial had 1,240 shares changing hands and closed at $5.75. Scotiabank closed with 16,585 shares valued at $1,036,563 changing hands, to end at $62.50. Scotia Investments closed with a volume with 50,000 shares changing hands at $1.65 and Trinidad Cement closed at $3.75 after trading 2,543 shares.
National Gas holds at $23 on TTSE
Activity on the Stock Exchange, ended with 13 securities trading with 3 stocks closing higher, 1 declined and 9 remained unchanged as a total of 209,912 units, valued at $3,879,300 changed hands.
At the close the Composite Index ending with a gain of 0.41 points at 1,147.87, the All T&T Index advanced by 0.80 points to 1,950.84 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 45.24.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund closed 1 cent higher with 48,296 shares valued at $1,087,074 to end trading at $22.50, National Flour Mills with 51,618 shares trading, gained 6 cents in closing at $1.96 and Trinidad Cement closed 10 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.40 with 5,950 shares changing hands as investors responded positively to the company’s nine months results showing profit rising to $394.5 million from $60 million in 2015.
losses| Massy Holdings lost 5 cents to close with 3,978 shares trading at $62.40.
Firm Trades| First Citizens Bank traded 18,085 shares valued at $632,975 and closed at $35, Guardian Holdings closed with 16,287 shares valued at $208,473 changing hands at $12.80, Guardian Media traded 651 shares with the price remaining at $19.77, JMMB Group with a volume of 160,215 shares being traded at43 cents.
National Commercial Bank in trading 54,404 shares closed at $1.67, National Enterprises with 914 shares changing hands, closed at $16.50, Republic Bank traded 4,347 shares valued at $486,864 and closed at $112. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 1,886 shares changing hands at $5.75, Scotiabank traded 6,540 units with a value of $408,750 at $62.50 and Scotia Investments traded 25,000 units at $1.61.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Newly listed T&TNGL rules on TTSE
The Class B Shares of Trinidad and Tobago NGL Limited was listed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday and gained TT$3 to close at $23 from the offering for sale price of $20. The company saw trading in 18,000 shares valued at $414,000. The stock closed with a bid of $23 to buy 362,287 shares with none on offer, a good sign that the price is headed higher with a PE ratio of less than 10 times this year’s earnings.
The company generated an operating profit of US$15 million for the March quarter of 2015, a fall of 65.5 percent compared to the 2014 quarter. Earnings per share based on the annualised first quarter results, is 25 TT cents. A total of 75.8 million out of 116,100,000 issued shares, were offered to the public to raise $1.5 billion for the government of Trinidad and Tobago.
Activity elsewhere on the Stock Exchange, on Monday ended with 11 securities trading. At the close, there was just 1 stock closing higher, declined and 9 remained unchanged as a total of 33,337 units traded, valued at $651,432. At the close the Composite Index ending with a rise of 3.57 points at 1,150.15, the All T&T Index gained 7.08 to 1,953.33 and the Cross Listed Index was unchanged at 45.52.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund closed with 800 shares changing hands to end at $22.50, after falling 1 cent.
Firm Trades| First Citizens Bank traded 2,851 shares and closed at $35, Flavorite Foods contributed 2,200 shares in trading, to close at $4.80, Grace Kennedy had 2,502 units changing hands at $3.60,
Guardian Holdings with 4,986 shares trading, closed at $13.13. Guardian Media traded 888 shares with the price remaining at $19.76, Massy Holdings traded 50 shares with the price ending at $62.46, Republic Bank closed with 28 shares trading for $112, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 950 shares changing hands, to end at $6 and Scotiabank ended with 82 shares trading to end at $62.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
3 stocks fall on TTSE
Activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday ended with 10 securities trading, no stock closed higher, 4 declined and 6 remained unchanged as a total of 58,350 units traded, valued at $1,004,453.
At the close the Composite Index ending with a decline of 0.95 at 1,146.38, the All T&T Index fell 1.89 to 1,946.56 and the Cross Listed Index closed unchanged at 45.43.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund closed 1 cent lower at $22.50 with 8,400 shares changing hands, Guardian Media traded 1,804 shares, the price ended with a loss of 1 cent at $19.76. National Enterprises with 15,783 shares changing hands lost 2 cents, to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $16.75 and Point Lisas traded 1,876 shares to close with the loss of 1 cent at $3.95.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings with 22 shares changing hands, closed at $14, First Citizens Bank traded 2,967 shares and closed at $35, National Flour with 10,200 shares trading, closed at $1.96. Prestige Holdings ended with 1,697 shares changing hands at $9.90, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 10,751 shares changing hands, to end at $5.95 and Scotiabank closed with 4,850 shares changing hands unchanged at $62.50.
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.
TTSE slightly up on Monday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed Monday with in 12 securities trading, the same as on Friday. The price of 3 stocks rose, 2 declined and 7 traded with prices remaining unchanged as a total of 308,927 units traded, valued at $5,170,074.
At the close the Composite Index was up 0.44 points to 1,148.12, the All T&T Index added 0.21 points at 1,951.90 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.09 to 45.17.
Gains| Agostini’s traded 600 shares and added 20 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $18.20, Guardian Holdings with 525 shares changing hands and closed 1 cent higher at $13.02 and FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 22,763 shares and gained 2 cents to close at $5.02.
Losses| Prestige Holdings with 488 units changing hands and ended 1 cent down at $9.90 and Scotiabank traded just 50 shares and lost 2 cents to close at $62.50.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings with 30,270 shares with a value of $423,780 changing hands to close at $14,
Clico Investment Fund closed with 201,706 shares valued at $4,540,309 changing hands at $22.50, First Citizens Bank had 38 shares changing hands to end at $35, Guardian Media traded 500 shares with the price remaining at $19.77. JMMB Group closed at 43 cents while trading 43,350 shares, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 3,137 shares changing hands at $6 and Trinidad Cement had 5,500 shares changing hands and ended at $3.15.
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 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
Another up day for TTSE
At the close the Composite Index was up 0.46 points to 1,147.68, the All T&T Index added 0.58 points at 1,951.69 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.04 to 45.08.
Gains| Guardian Holdings with 631 shares changing hands and closed 1 cent higher at $13.01, JMMB Group gained 1 cent to close at 43 cents while trading 2,170 shares and Trinidad Cement had 388,347 shares changing hands, valued at $1,222,757 and ended at $3.15 with a 5 cents rise, for a 52 weeks’ high.
Losses| Massy Holdings closed at $62.50 after shedding 1 cent while trading 24,970 shares valued at $1,560,625.
Firm Trades| ANSA McAL contributed 2,000 shares to trading, at $67.25,
Clico Investment Fund closed with just 69,139 shares valued at $1,556,089 changing hands at $22.50, First Citizens Bank had 20,542 shares changing hands valued at $718,970 to end at $35, Guardian Media traded 102 shares with the price remaining at $19.77. National Commercial Bank traded 29,808 shares at $1.63, Point Lisas traded 100 shares at $4.06, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 60,601 shares valued $363,606 changing hands at $6 and Scotiabank traded 207,000 shares valued at $12,941,640 and closed at $62.52.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
TCL at 52 weeks’ high on TTSE
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed Monday with Trinidad Cement closing at $3 for 52 weeks’ high on a day when 13 securities changed hands. The price of 2 stocks rose, 3 declined and 8 traded with price unchanged as a total of 614,459 units traded, valued at $2,225,277.
At the close, the Composite Index fell 0.13 points to 1,146.57, the All T&T Index lost 0.26 points to 1,949.89 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 45.03.
Gains| Massey Holdings closed with 250 units trading with a 1 cent gain at $62.49 and Trinidad Cement closing at $3 with 406,706 units valued at $1,219,776 changing hands after gaining 24 cents.
Losses| Angostura Holdings with 1,772 shares changing hands, closed at $14, after losing 50 cents, Clico Investment Fund trade with a volume of 9,120 shares valued at $205,258, at the close the price slipped 2 cents to $22.50 and Point Lisas traded 5,000 shares at $4.06, after losing 1 cent.
Firm Trades| ANSA McAL contributed 595 shares in trading, to close at $67.25, First Citizens Bank had 411 shares changing hands to end at $35, Guardian Holdings with 145 shares changing hands, closed at $13.91, Guardian Media traded 17,900 shares with the price remaining at $19.77, for a value of $353,883.
JMMB Group traded 20,238 shares at 42 cents, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 13,000 shares changing hands at $6, Scotia Investments closed with 139,004 shares valued at $222,982 changing hands, unchanged at $1.60 and closed with buying for 239,763 shares on the bid at $1.60 and Scotiabank closed with 318 shares changing hands unchanged at $62.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.



