6 Trinidad Stock Exchange stocks rise, 6 fall


Trading ended with 18 securities changing hands, up from 15 on Friday, with 6 stock sharing equally between, winners, losers and those trading firm, ending with a mixed outcome for the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange indices on Monday, following a 41 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, valued 62 percent less than on Friday.

The market closed with trading of 223,100 shares for $1,731,434 compared to 375,395 stock units at $4,582,061 on Friday.
An average of 12,394 shares were traded at $96,191, down sharply from 25,026 units at $305,471 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 24,690 shares at $255,671, just below 25,880 units at $271,108 on the previous day, compared to an average for May of 24,702 shares at $146,628.
The Composite Index sank 2.43 points to settle at 1,035.57, the All T&T Index climbed 4.25 points to 1,515.27, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.81 and the Cross-Listed Index drifted 1.34 points to finish at 73.11. Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s ended at $65 with 2,680 shares being traded, CIBC Caribbean Bank gained 35 cents in closing at $8.90 following trading of 1,565 stocks, First Citizens Group rose $1 to $44 after an exchange of 1,420 units. GraceKennedy sank 13 cents to close at $3.72, with 1,028 shares passing through the market, Guardian Holdings lost 25 cents and ended at $16.75 with an exchange of 56 stock units, JMMB Group sank 8 cents to finish at $1.07 after a transfer of 3,100 shares. L.J. Williams B share ended at $1.15 with traders dealing in 1,200 stocks, Massy Holdings rallied 3 cents to $3.95 in an exchange of 23,388 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.65 with investors dealing in 28,000 stock units. NCB Financial shed 8 cents in closing at $1.90 with a transfer of 4 shares, One Caribbean Media fell 7 cents to finish at $2.63 with investors swapping 48 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $4.15 with an exchange of 2,393 stocks. Republic Financial rose 48 cents to $112.50 with 1,677 units changing hands, Scotiabank remained at $52.46 after the trading of 10,444 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 27 cents and ended at $4.02, with 136,000 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement increased 5 cents in closing at $2.20 in trading 1,400 units, Unilever Caribbean skidded 77 cents to close at $13.22, with 3,100 stocks changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.95 with investors trading 5,597 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

 Mixed week for T&T Stock Exchange


The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed mixed at the end of the past week, with the Composite index gaining 4.1 points or 0.40 percent, the All T&T index lost 9.26 points or 0.61 percent and the Cross-Listed index rose 2.58 points or 3.58 percent, with prices of 10 stocks falling compared with 14 in the previous week and 7 increasing similar to the prior week.

Scotiabank dropped $2.39 at the close of the week.

At the week’s close, Prestige Holdings ended 50 cents higher at $10.95 and CIBC Caribbean Bank rallied 35 cents to $8.55.
Agostini fell $1.05 to $65, Scotiabank dropped $2.39 to close at $52.45 and First Citizens Bank shed 55 cents to $43.
At the week’s close, the average PE ratio of the market ended at 18.36, based on 2024 earnings and 12.45, based on estimated earnings for 2025, suggesting a 47 percent potential gain for stocks in 2025.

Stocks with the potential to gain 100 percent or more when the market comes back to life, include CIBC Caribbean Bank which could rise 180 percent, the severely undervalued Guardian Holdings, a 370 percent potential gain, Republic Holdings at 140 percent, First Citizens Bank 85 percent, Trinidad Cement with 260 percent, Eric Solis with a 190 percent potential gain and One Caribbean Media with 330 percent.
Investors should watch Massy Holdings with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 100 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 50 percent gain.

Stocks close higher on T&T Stock Exchange


Winning and losing stocks shares the spotlight at the end of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the market indices getting lifts, following a 43 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded with a 53 percent greater value than on Thursday, resulting in 15 securities trading, down from 20 on Thursday and ending with prices of three stocks rising, three declining and nine ended firm.

The market closed with trading of 375,395 shares valued $4,582,061 compared to 656,068 stock units at $3,003,287 on Thursday.
An average of 25,026 shares were traded at $305,471 compared with 32,803 units valued at $150,164 on Thursday, with trading for the month to date averaging 25,880 shares at $271,108, in line with 25,955 units at $268,095 on the previous day and an average for May of 24,702 shares at $146,628.
The Composite Index popped 11.50 points to conclude trading at 1,038.00, the All T&T Index climbed 5.77 points to 1,511.02, the SME Index remained at 91.81 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 2.47 points to close trading at 74.45.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s finished at $65 after an exchange of 204 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $44, with just 716 shares trading, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.55 with an exchange of 2,530 units. First Citizens Group remained at $43 after investors traded 6,219 shares, GraceKennedy remained at $3.85 in switching ownership of 1 stock unit, Guardian Holdings gained 25 cents to finish at $17 with traders dealing in 579 shares. JMMB Group rose 8 cents and ended at $1.15 after an exchange of 2 units, Massy Holdings sank 3 cents to $3.92 in trading 286,778 stocks, NCB Financial ended at $1.98 with 7,100 stock units clearing the market. Point Lisas remained at $4.15 with investors trading 3,385 shares, Prestige Holdings advanced 4 cents to close at a 52 week high of $10.95, with 6,996 stock units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial dipped 8 cents to end at $112.02 with investors trading 25,149 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $52.46, with 510 units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.75 in an exchange of 32,476 shares and Unilever Caribbean fell 1 cent to end at $13.99 with 2,750 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.


Trading jumps on Trinidad Stock Exchange


Trading jumped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday with the volume of stocks traded rising 225 percent, valued 415 percent more than on Monday, and ended with activities in 18 securities, compared with 19 on Monday and ending with prices of three stocks rising, five declining and 10 ending firm.

The market closed with trading of 940,574 shares for $7,366,374, up sharply from 289,072 stock units at $1,428,980 on Monday.
An average of 52,254 shares were traded at $409,243, well above the 15,214 units at $75,209 on Monday, with trading for the month to date ending with an average of 22,004 shares at $140,025 compared with 17,098 units at $96,367 on the previous day and in line with an average for May of 24,702 shares at $146,628.
The Composite Index skidded 3.95 points to conclude trading at 1,032.05, the All T&T Index shed 7.65 points to close trading at 1,515.98, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.81 and the Cross-Listed Index closed firm at 71.98.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa McAl fell 21 cents and ended at a 52 week low of $43.78 with investors dealing in 523 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.25 with a transfer of 725,547 units, First Citizens Group ended at $44, with 4,111 shares crossing the exchange. Guardian Holdings rallied 25 cents in closing at $17, with investors trading 14,185 stocks, Guardian Media lost 2 cents to close at 98 cents with 238 stock units clearing the market, JMMB Group ended at $1.07 with investors trading 2 shares. Massy Holdings remained at $4 after a transfer of 10,969 units, National Enterprises rose 2 cents to $2.44 in trading 4,014 stocks, National Flour Mills dipped 2 cents to close at $1.63 after an exchange of 21,999 stock units. NCB Financial ended at $1.98 after closing with an exchange of 110,000 shares, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.70 after 1,508 units were traded, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.61 after 11,756 stocks passed through the market. Republic Financial ended at $112.22 in an exchange of 2,758 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $54, with 621 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended with an exchange of 20,467 units at $3.74. Trinidad Cement sank 15 cents in closing at $2.15 after investors finished trading 4,788 stocks, Unilever Caribbean advanced 25 cents to finish at $14, following an exchange of 4,128 stock units and West Indian Tobacco shed 5 cents to close at a 52 week low of $4.95, with 2,960 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Two weeks’ rally ends for T&T stocks


The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange declined in the past week, with the prices of 14 stocks dropping while just 7 rose, following gains in the market in the previous two weeks. The past week ended with declines of more than one percent each in each of the three main market indices.

The Composite index fell 12.73 points or 1.22 percent, the All T&T index lost 15.63 points or 1.02 percent and the Cross-Listed index fell 1.54 points or 1.83 percent.
Scotiabank gained 85 cents to close at $54.85 and Trinidad Cement rose 35 cents to $2.30.
Ansa McAl lost $1 in ending at $44, Agostini fell 95 cents to $66.05, First Citizens Bank shed 45 cents to $43.55, with Calypso Micro Index Fund dropping 31 cents to $23.20.
At the close of the market for the week, the average PE ratio of stocks rose to 18.45, based on 2024 earnings and 12.44, based on estimates of 2025 earnings, suggesting a 26 percent potential gain for stocks in 2025.
Stocks with the potential to gain 100 percent or more when the market comes back to life, include CIBC Caribbean Bank which could rise by 180 percent, the severely undervalued Guardian Holdings, with a 330 percent potential gain, Republic Holdings at 120 percent, First Citizens Bank 70 percent, Trinidad Cement with 110 percent, Eric Solis with a 190 percent potential gain and One Caribbean Media with 260 percent.
Investors should watch Massy Holdings with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 70 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 35 percent gain.

Falling stocks outpace risers on TTSE


Declining stocks were just less than twice the number of those rising on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following trading in 18 securities compared with 17 on Wednesday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, nine declining and four ended firm, with modest increase in the volume and value of stocks traded over Wednesday and slippage in the market indices.

The market closed with trading of 272,853 shares worth $1,868,848 compared to 272,277 stock units at $1,837,670 on Wednesday.
An average of 15,159 shares were traded at $103,825, slightly below 16,016 stock units at $108,098 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 17,143 shares at $106,485, which is comparable with 17,781 units at $107,343 on the previous day and an average for May of just 24,702 shares at $146,628.
The Composite Index lost 4.32 points to end trading at 1,034.87, the All T&T Index slipped 4.79 points to 1,521.56, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.81 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.53 points to end at 71.96.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa McAl fell $1 in closing at $44 with an exchange of 1,140 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank dipped 1 cent to $39.49, with an exchange of just 2 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment fell 31 cents and ended at $23.20, with 16 shares changing hands. GraceKennedy ended at $3.75 with investors trading 378 stock units, Guardian Holdings dipped 25 cents to close at $16.75 in an exchange of 12,000 units, JMMB Group fell 9 cents to end at $1.06, with 5,453 stocks clearing the market. Massy Holdings dipped 5 cents to $4 after an exchange of 53,744 units, National Enterprises popped 2 cents to end at $2.44 with a transfer of just one share, National Flour Mills advanced 3 cents in closing at $1.64, with 5,000 stock units crossing the market. NCB Financial remained at $1.98 with traders dealing in 9,434 shares, One Caribbean Media rose 3 cents to close at $2.70 after an exchange of 1,851 stock units, Point Lisas climbed 19 cents to finish at $4.24 with investors swapping 49 units. Prestige Holdings shed 6 cents and ended at $10.45 after 13,148 stocks passed through the market, Republic Financial declined 4 cents to $112.16 in trading 4,512 shares, Scotiabank increased 60 cents to end at $54.85 after an exchange of 1,638 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 26 cents in closing at $3.76 in trading 156,248 units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.75 with an exchange of a mere one stock and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5 with 8,238 units crossing the market.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading drops on Trinidad Exchange


Trading ended in an equal split of winning and losing stocks on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with an exchange of 17 securities compared with 20 on Tuesday, ending with prices of four stocks rising, four declining, and nine ending firm. Trading ended with a 53 percent drop in the volume of stocks exchanged, with the value falling 42 percent from trading on Tuesday.

The market closed with trading of 272,277 shares valued $1,837,670 compared to 577,233 stock units at $3,183,745 on Tuesday.
An average of 16,016 shares were traded at $108,098 compared with 28,862 stock units at $159,187 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 17,781 shares valued at $107,343 compared to 18,550 units at $107,019 on the previous day and an average for May of 24,702 shares at $146,628.
The Composite Index sank 2.58 points to 1,039.19, the All T&T Index sank 2.17 points to settle at 1,526.35, the SME Index climbed 0.05 points to 91.81 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.42 points to end at 72.49.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of market activities, Agostini’s remained at $67 as investors exchanged 442 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $45, with 2,427 stocks clearing the market, Endeavour Holdings rose by 2 cents to a 52 week high of $18 in an exchange of 4,934 units. First Citizens Group popped 52 cents ito $43.52 with traders dealing in 18,308 shares, GraceKennedy fell 14 cents to end at $3.75 after exchanging of 12,593 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $17 with investors dealing in 125 shares. Guardian Media ended at 98 cents after closing with an exchange of 500 stocks, JMMB Group saw an exchange of 4 units at $1.15, Massy Holdings gained 3 cents and ended at $4.05, with 37,436 stock units crossing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 with investors trading 20,445 shares, NCB Financial remained at $1.98 after 100,566 stocks passed through the market, Prestige Holdings shed 10 cents to finish at $10.51 with a transfer of 955 units. Republic Financial slipped 3 cents to $112.20, with 880 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank sank 60 cents to end at $54.25 after a transfer of 95 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 27 cents in closing at $4.02, with 69,935 units crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.75 with an exchange of 320 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5, trading 2,312 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Mixed Trinidad stock market trading


Stocks started the new month with mixed results on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, following Friday’s holiday close, resulting in the trading of 19 securities up from with 16 on Thursday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, six declining and six ending firm after a 170 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded over Thursday.

The market closed with trading of 146,214 shares for $990,655 from 54,098 stock units at $994,684 on Thursday.
An average of 7,695 shares were traded at $52,140 compared with 3,381 units at $62,168 on Thursday, and an average for May of 24,702 shares at $146,628.
The Composite Index slipped 0.90 points to 1,045.73, the All T&T Index dipped 4.52 points to 1,531.39, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.76 and the Cross-Listed Index closed 0.42 points higher to 73.63.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close of a sedate trading session, Ansa McAl ended at $45 after investors ended trading 959 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $39.50 in switching ownership of just 2 stock units. First Citizens Group skidded 40 cents to finish at $43.60 with investors trading 3,978 stocks.
GraceKennedy ended at $3.89 with 175 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings rose by 24 cents to $17 with investors trading 134 stock units, Guardian Media advanced 3 cents in closing at $1, with a mere one share crossing the market. JMMB Group popped 7 cents to $1.22 with investors swapping 3,533 stock units, L.J. Williams B share gained 15 cents to end at $1.15 after an exchange of 1,500 units, Massy Holdings lost 3 cents in closing at $4.02 in trading 47,700 stocks. National Enterprises remained at $2.44 after closing with an exchange of 3,480 shares, National Flour Mills dipped 5 cents to finish at $1.65 with traders dealing in 59,778 units, One Caribbean Media ended at $2.70 in an exchange of 2 stocks. Prestige Holdings fell 16 cents to $10.44 with investors dealing in 587 stock units, Republic Financial slipped by 5 cents in closing at $112.15 after a transfer of 2,452 shares, Scotiabank climbed 95 cents and ended at $54.95 as investors exchanged 381 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 10 cents to close at $3.51 after 8,984 units passed through the market, Trinidad Cement climbed 20 cents to finish at $2.15 with an exchange of 2,927 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rallied 1 cent to end at $13.78, with 8,792 shares crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5 with a transfer of 849 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Calypso Micro biggest week’s loser on TTSE


The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed with gains for a second week, with the market Indices rising around half a percent, resulting from gains in 5 stocks and 8 declining, with Calypso Micro Index Fund being the biggest mover for the week, dropping $1.44 to $23.51.  

Ansa McAl lost $1 in ending at $45, Trinidad Cement fell 50 cents to $1.95 and Republic Holdings shed 30 cents to $112.20.
Unilever Caribbean rose 62 cents to $13.77, First Citizens Bank and Scotiabank gained 25 cents each and Guardian Holdings rose 26 cents.
At the close of the market for the week, the average PE ratio of stocks rose to 17.80, based on 2024 earnings and slipped to 12.43, based on estimates of 2025 earnings, suggesting a 29 percent potential gain for stocks in 2025.
Stocks with the potential to gain 100 percent or more when the market comes back to life, include CIBC Caribbean Bank which could rise by 200 percent, the severely undervalued Guardian Holdings, with a 380 percent potential gain, Republic Holdings at 140 percent, First Citizens Bank 80 percent, Trinidad Cement with 430 percent, Eric Solis with a 180 percent potential gain and One Caribbean Media with 330 percent.
Investors should watch Massy Holdings with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 100 percent, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, 340 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 50 percent gain.

Rising stocks top T&T Stock Exchange 


Rising stocks edged out losers on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, resulting from trading in 16 securities compared with 19 on Tuesday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, four declining and six ended firm, following a 23 percent fall in the volume and 32 percent drop in the value of stocks traded compared with Tuesday.

The market closed with trading of 93,789 shares for $892,919 compared with 121,918 stock units at $1,306,143 on Tuesday.
An average of 5,862 shares were traded at $55,807, down from 6,417 units at $68,744 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 25,600 shares at $150,184, closely aligned with 26,467 units at $154,331 on the previous day and above an average for April of 16,843 shares at $114,481.
The Composite Index gained 4.88 points to finish at 1,046.55, the All T&T Index climbed 9.44 points to settle at 1,535.76, the SME Index remained at 91.76 and the Cross-Listed Index closed firm at 73.21.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.80 with an exchange of 10 shares, Ansa McAl gained 1 cent to $45, with 3,715 units clearing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 1 cent to close at $8.25 with a transfer of 68 stocks. First Citizens Group remained at $44 as investors exchanged 350 shares, Guardian Holdings remained at $16.75 after a transfer of 1,595 units, Guardian Media ended at 97 cents in trading 53 shares. Massy Holdings ended at $4.05 with 37,676 units crossing the exchange, National Enterprises lost 3 cents to $2.42 with investors trading 12,120 stocks, National Flour Mills dipped 2 cents to close at $1.68 in an exchange of 3,001 stock units. One Caribbean Media remained at $2.75 with investors swapping 15,947 shares, Prestige Holdings advanced 20 cents in closing at $10.60 after an exchange of 24 units, Republic Financial sank 13 cents to end at $112.10 with investors dealing in 1,988 stocks. Scotiabank popped $1.20 to $54.95 after trading of 249 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 11 cents to finish at $3.61, with 44 shares crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean skidded 76 cents and ended at $13 with traders dealing in 16,192 stocks and West Indian Tobacco increased 1 cent in closing at $5, with 757 units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.