Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday resulted in 6 securities changing hands compared to 10 on Thursday. Market activity ended with only 1 stock that advanced, 3 declined and 2 held firm with 90,693 units being traded at a value of $416,211 compared to Thursday’s 32,776 shares valued at $570,141.
The Composite Index gained 0.48 points to 1,205.76, the All T & T Index advanced 0.96 point to 1,833.80 with its year to date loss at 5.89 percent. The Cross Listed Index remained at 77.20 points with year to date gains of 55.93 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Trinidad Cement advanced 15 cents to $4.25 with 19,065 shares changing hands just 25 cents short of the price offered by a Cemex’s subsidiary, to acquire majority shares in the company.
Losses| First Citizens Bank closed at $34.90, falling 1 cent with 1,250 shares changing owners, L.J. Williams was down 4 cents, closing trading at 52 weeks’ low of 67 cents with an exchange of 18,500 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 6 cents to close at $21.45 with 773 shares changing ownership.
Firm Trades | JMMB Group was unchanged at 89 cents with an exchange of 41,105 shares and Clico Investments with 10,000 shares being traded, closed at $22.60.
Trading activity remains low on TTSE
5 stocks rise on TTSE on Monday
Angostura Holdings ended with 10,300 shares changing hands to close unchanged at $14.
Market activity ended with 98,192 shares valued at $3,107,756 changing hands, up from the $1,194,344 traded on Friday.
The Composite Index rose 0.04 points to close at 1,155.85, the All T&T Index rose 0.15 points to close at 1,817.14 and the Cross Listed Index ended flat at 65.85.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Grace Kennedy ended with 5,529 shares trading as the price gained 1 cent to $2.52, National Flour rose 1 cent and ended with 3,200 shares changing hands to close at $2.41, Prestige Holdings had 2,500 shares changing hands and rose 5 cents to end at $10.85. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 14,284 shares changing hands and gained 6 cents to $6.58, and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.70 with 16,541 units with a value of $392,462 trading, after rising 1 cent.
Losses| Ansa McAl lost 30 cents and traded 12 units at $62.70, Massy Holdings lost 4 cents and ended with 300 shares changing hands to end at $54.95 and National Commercial Bank ended with 3,160 shares changing hands to close at $2.64, with a gain of 10 cents.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings ended with 10,300 shares changing hands to close unchanged at $14, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 3,304 units to end at $40.01, Clico Investment Fund closed with 17,303 shares valued at $391,740 changing hands, to end at $22.64. First Citizens traded 4,222 units at $35, Republic Financial Holdings ended with 25 shares changing hands at $109.99, Scotiabank closed with 1,554 shares changing hands at $57.60, West Indian Tobacco traded 12,958 shares with a value of $1,636,855 to close $126.32 and L.J. Williams B share closed with 3,000 shares changing hands close at 72 cents after.
4 TTSE stocks rise on Monday
First Citizens closed at a 52 weeks’ high on TTSE on Monday
The Composite Index advanced 1.43 points to close at 1,149.45, the All T&T Index gained 2.82 points to close at 1,814.25 and the Cross Listed Index is unchanged at 64.49.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| First Citizens gained 50 cents in trading 3,050 units, to end at a 52 week’s high of $35.50, Guardian Holdings closed with 1,585 shares changing hands and gained 2 cents to end at $15.54. National Flour ended with 1,148 shares changing hands with a rise of 1 cent to close at $2.31 and Trinidad Cement gained 5 cents to end at $3.05 with 2,709 shares changing hands.
Losses| Massy Holdings closed with 275 shares changing hands with the loss of 1 cent at $55.99, Prestige Holdings traded 1,091 shares and fell 10 cents to close at $10.80 and L.J. Williams B share traded 33,700 units but lost 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 84 cents.Firm Trades| Ansa McAl traded 66,323 units valued at value of $4,112,021 to close at $62, Clico Investment Fund advanced by 10 cents to end at $22.65 with 4,000 shares trading, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 9,986 shares changing hands at $23.75.
New highs & lows for TTSE stocks – Thursday
NCB traded at a new high on the TTSE on Thursday.
The Composite Index gained 0.21 points to close at 1,109.96, the All T&T Index fell 1.33 points to close at 1,757.31 and the Cross Listed Index rose by 0.24 points to close at 61.53.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Commercial Bank (NCB) rose by 3 cents, in trading 50,000 shares at $2.50, for a 52 week’s closing high. NCB price seems set to rise further with bid at $2.50 to buy 177,336 shares and the offer at $2.75 to sell 55,000 units, Scotia Investments traded 3,800 shares with a gain of 4 cents to close at $1.65. Positive sentiment continues flowing from a pick-up in oil prices and helped investors push Trinidad and Tobago NGL up 1 cent, to close at $21.51 with 1,200 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco traded 122 units with a gain of 2 cents to close at $126.30.
Losses| Prestige Holdings with 990 units changing hands ended at $10.90 to record a loss of 21 cents and Scotiabank dropped $1.10 in trading 41,795 shares with a value of $2,203,885, to end at 52 week’s Low of $52.Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings close at $12.75, with 100 units changing hands, Clico Investments ended with 55 shares changing hands at $22.65, First Citizens Bank closed with 440,006 shares changing hands for a value of $13,200,180 to close at $30, Guardian Holdings closed at $12.84 with 1,475 shares changing hands. JMMB Group traded 29,298 shares to end at 60 cents, National Enterprises traded 270 shares and closed at $11.15, Point Lisas traded 100 shares and closed at $3.70 and L.J. Williams 8% preference traded 420 units at $3.30.
5 TTSE stocks close at a low – Thursday
The slide on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued on Wednesday as trading ended with 274,176 shares valued at $5,683,931 changing hands. A total of 12 securities traded with 8 falling, 3 gaining while 1 remained unchanged. One stock traded at a 52 weeks’ high while five stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
The market closed with the Composite Index declined by 0.83 points to close at 1,129.32, the All T&T Index fell by 1.84 points to close at 1,804.14 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.03 points at 60.38.
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 7 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 Investment Fund traded 4,281 shares to end with a gain of 5 cents at $22.60, Sagicor Financial gained 2 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.01 with 41,302 units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 92 cents to close at $20 with 25,587 units valued at $508,448, changing hands.
Losses| Angostura Holdings ended with 16,959 shares changing hands to decline by 35 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $13.25, ANSA McAl added 11,400 shares valued at $712,500 but lost 35 cents $62.50, Calypso Macro Index Fund declined by 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ low of at $24.99 with 300 shares. JMMB group traded 9,345 shares and fell 1 cent to close at 59 cents,
National Enterprises closed with 3,253 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.99 after falling by 1 cent, Trinidad Cement closed with a loss of 8 cents at $3.60 with 3,500 shares changing hands. L.J. Williams B share traded 900 units and lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 96 cents and West Indian Tobacco traded 533 shares but fell 1 cent in ending at $126.27.
Firm Trades| Firstcaribbean International Bank closed at $6.50 with 146 units changing hands.
7 TTSE stocks gained 4 fell – Friday
Grace Kennedy closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.10 on Friday
Activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange continued to reflect a negative tone with moderate trading with 16 securities being active on Friday. The market closed with 7 stocks gaining, 4 declining with the prices of 5 remaining unchanged while 2 securities closed at 52 weeks’ high and 1 at a 52 weeks’ low. A total of 270,184 shares changed hands valued at $3,035,407.
The Composite Index advanced by 1.15 points to 1,164.29, the All T&T Index lost 0.94 points to 1,937.34 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.44 points to close at 51.59.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with only 2 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 8 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Angostura Holdings ended with a gain of 2 cents at $13.62 with 15,906 shares changing hands. Clico Investment Fund traded 26,327 shares valued at $598,502 but rose 1 cent to close at $22.74, First Citizens gained 1 cent with 5,419 shares trading to end at $35, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 112,824 shares for a value of $577,659 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.12 with a 10 cents rise. Grace Kennedy closed with 5,503 units trading, and rose 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.10, Point Lisas closed with 1,000 units changing hands to end at $4 to record a gain of 7 cents and Unilever Caribbean ended with a 5 cents rise as 2,200 shares changed hands at $67.80.
Losses| Guardian Holdings had 1,760 units changing hands and lost 1 cent to close at $14,
Sagicor Financial Corporation lost 1 cent to end with 3,555 shares changing hands at $6.49.Scotia Investments contributed 31 shares but gained of 6 cents to close at $1.58 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with loss of 41 cents as 3,410 units traded at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.84.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 1,100 shares at $16.95, JMMB Group with 3,126 shares changing hands, closed at 55 cents, National Commercial Bank traded 79,067 shares at $2.29. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112 as 8,556 shares valued at $958,272 changed hands, this stock is in demand with bids at $112 to buy 218,309 units and L.J. Williams 8% preference traded 500 units at $3.30.
7 TTSE’s stocks gain 3 lost on Tuesday
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange remains elevated on Tuesday, ending with 14 active securities of which 7 stocks closing higher, 3 declined and 4 remained unchanged as 146,401 shares changed hands for a value of $1,936,656.
At the close, the Composite Index ending with a rose of 0.29 points at 1,159.66 the
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.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund closed with 19,600 shares valued at $ 442,568 changing hands, 1 cent higher at $22.58, First Citizens Bank traded 2,733 shares to close with a gain of 2 cents at $35.02, Grace Kennedy had 10,345 units changing hands at $3.75, for a 15 cents gain. One Caribbean Media traded 100 shares and gained 5 cents to end at $22.05, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund contributed 10,000 shares and rose 2 cents to end at $3.09. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 2,726 shares changing hands at $6.03 for a 1 cent gain and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 45 cents, at $22.01 as 48,585 shares changed hands for a value of $1,055,700.
Declines| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 887 units to close 2 cents lower at $38.65, Guardian Holdings with 14,116 shares changing hands, closed with a loss of 1 cent at $12.90 and JMMB Group fell 3 cents to end at 50 cents while trading 20,000 units.
Firm Trades| National Commercial Bank contributed 5,069 shares at a closing price of $1.95, Prestige Holdings traded 489 units to end at $10.05, Scotia Investments closed at $1.59, with 2,365 shares changing hands and infrequent trader L.J. Williams B share traded 9,386 units to close at 97 cents.
6 TTSE’s stocks rise 1 fall on Monday
TCL closed at yet another new high on Monday
At the close, the Composite Index ending with a rose of 0.23 points at 1,159.37 the
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 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund closed with 18,450 shares valued at $416,416 changing hands 1 cent higher at $22.57, National Flour Mills gained 1 cent, to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.22 with 1,600 units changing hands. Prestige Holdings traded 8 units to end with a gain of 5 cents at $10.05, a new 52 weeks’ high. Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 1 cent, at $21.56 as 19,444 shares changed hands for a value of $419,200. Trinidad Cement gained 4 cents, in ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.20, with 75,700 units changing hands for $317,940 and Unilever Caribbean ended with 9,630 shares valued at $655,033 trading, to gain of 2 cents, for a new 52 weeks’ high of $68.03.
Declines| National Enterprises ended trading with 7,380 shares to close with a loss of 1 cent at $16.49, a new 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| First Citizens Bank traded 12,214 shares to close at $35, Guardian Holdings with 2,200 shares changing hands closed at $12.91, National Commercial Bank contributed 46,000 shares at a closing price of $1.95,
One Caribbean Media traded 100 shares at $22. Republic Bank closed at $112 with 209 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 2,350 shares changing hands at $6.02, Scotiabank ended with at $62.50 while 79,236 units for a value of $4,952,250 were traded. Scotia Investments closed at $1.59, with only 55 shares changing hands and infrequent trader L.J. Williams $0.10 A added 25,000 shares to close at 25 cents and West Indian Tobacco traded just 5,000 shares carrying a value of $630,745 to close at $126.11.
2 up 3 down on TTSE on Friday
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Friday, closed with 11 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, 5 declined and 4 traded firm with a total of 163,247 units, valued at $1,102,443.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.47 points to close at 1,146.97, the All T&T Index fell by just 1 point to close at 1,979.4 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.01 points to end at 41.17.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund trading 13,434 shares, valued at $302,420 but gained 1 cent to $22.51 and Sagicor Financial Corporation with of 59,800 shares being traded for $299,598 and gained 1 cent to $5.01.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Guardian Holdings with 1,773 shares changing hands and lost 5 cents to end at $13.15, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development declined by 25 cents to close at $3.50 while 1,050 units were traded. Republic Bank had only 302 shares trading while the price slipped 10 cents to $118.59, Trinidad Cement with 74,482 shares changing hands for a value of $194,310 ended at $2.59, down 19 cents followed by L.J. Williams A share contributed 7,860 shares and lost 1 cent to end at 25 cents.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank traded 300 shares and closed at $35.75, Massy Holdings added 2,010 shares valued at $128,138 to close at $63.75, Scotiabank traded 1,636 units to close at $62.10 and Scotia Investments trade 600 shares to end at $1.45.
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 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
The TTSE market will be closed on Monday and Tuesday due to carnival celebrations.
Republic dominates TTSE with $28m
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed with 13 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, 4 declined and 7 traded firm with a total of 580,242 units, valued at $30,195,905 but Republic Bank was the star attraction accounting for the largest trade in monetary terms, accounting for $27.8 million of the total amount traded on Thursday.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.77 points to close at 1,144.74, the All T&T Index gained 1.54 points to close at 1,978.29 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 40.73.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are Angostura Holdings climbed 50 cents to end at $13.50, for a 52 weeks’ high and Clico Investment Fund with 74,460 shares valued at $1,712,590 gained 1 cent to end at $23.01.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 239,457 shares changing hands, for $97,698 and closed with 1 cent decline at 40 cents. National Flour Mills added 8,404 shares at $1.15 after losing a cent followed by Republic Bank that traded 232,666 shares for $27,861,754 but lost 1 cent to end at $119.75 and Unilever Caribbean 100 Shares at $64.50 after losing 1 cent.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank with 7,823 shares ended at $37, Grace Kennedy traded 2,620 units at $3.75, Guardian Holdings contributed 10,387 shares with a value of $137,629, to end at $13.25. Guardian Media with 957 shares, closed at $19.77, Massy Holdings traded 35 shares at $68, National Enterprises had only 10 shares changing hands at $17.49 and 1,000 L.J. Williams B shares traded at 90 cents.
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 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
