Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday resulted in 14 securities changing hands compared to 8 on Wednesday and closed with 1 stock advancing, 5 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with 657,514 shares traded at a value of $3,235,396 compared to 178,897 valued at $3,598,053 on Wednesday.
The Composite Index declined 0.43 points to 1,207.44, the All T&T Index dropped 0.14 points to 1,789.90 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.10 point to 83.74.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.81, with a 1 cent gain in exchanging 11,721 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group traded at $1.24, losing 1 cent exchanging 510,115 shares valued at $629,145, Massy Holdings was down 2 cents to $49.98 with 500 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings closed 6 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $10.64 trading 4,000 shares. 
Sagicor Financial lost 2 cents in an exchange of 4,056 shares to close at $8 and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $51.15, losing 10 cents with trades of 26,115 shares valued at $1,335,559.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings exchanged 935 units at $15.01, Ansa McAL remained at $66 trading 3,000 shares, Clico Investment closed at $22.40, with trades of 2,194 shares, First Caribbean International held firm at $7.62 exchanging 5,400 shares. First Citizens traded 10,766 shares at $31.65 valued at $340,744, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.76, with an exchange of 60,000 shares, National Enterprises closed at $10.49 trading 4,698 shares and NCB Financial Group exchanged 14,014 shares at $4.07.
Falling stock prices dominate TTSE
Trading in Trinidad picks up – Tuesday
ScotiaBank was one of the larger trades on TTSE on Tuesday.
Trading picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday with 664,912 shares were exchanged at a value of $10,209,762 compared to Monday with 180,831 valued at $8,268,271, market activity emanated from 13 securities changing hands in contrast to 7 on Monday.
Agostini’s accounted for 50 percent of the value of stocks traded followed by Scotiabank with 34 percent as the market indices all rose by the close of trading and leading to 4 securities rising in price, 2 falling and 7 remaining unchanged.
At the end of market activity, the Composite Index gained 0.08 points to 1,207.36, the All T&T Index rose 0.09 points to 1,789.67 and the Cross Listed Index was up 0.01 point to 83.75.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Agostini’s closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $20.01, gaining 1 cent after trading 255,988 shares valued at $5,122,320, Grace Kennedy gained 1 cent, closing at $2.76 with an exchange of 218,347 shares valued at $602,468, Guardian Holdings advanced to $16.16, with a 2 cents gain in exchanging 310 units and Massy Holdings closed at $50, rising by 1 cent, trading of 11,381 shares at valued at $569,050.
Losses| Clico Investment closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $22.49, losing 1 cent but traded at a low of $2.44 before closing trading with 2,700 shares and Sagicor Financial lost 2 cents to close at $8.02, with 8,172 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings traded 55 units at $15.01, Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $40, with an exchange of 1,964 shares, First Citizens closed at $31.65, with 826 units changing hands. JMMB Group exchanged 25,000 shares at $1.25, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $101.90 trading only 8 units, Scotiabank closed at $58.02, with trades of 60,001 shares valued at $3,481,258 and Scotia Investments held firm at $2.07 exchanging 80,160 shares.
64% of value traded to Republic Financial
Republic Financial Holdings took the largest value of trading on Monday on the TTSE.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange declined sharply on Monday with just 7 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Friday, leading to drop in the volume traded but with a higher overall value compared to Friday’s.
The dominant trades were Republic Financial Holdings with 64 percent of the market and Trinidad & Tobago NGL with 25 percent.
The market closed with 180,831 shares changing hands at a value of $8,268,271 compared to Friday’s trading of 665,055 units valued at $2,406,154. At the end of trading only 2 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 3 remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index declined 0.06 points to 1,207.26, the All T&T Index fell 0.51 points to 1,789.55 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.06 to 83.74.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy gained 2 cents exchanging 3,000 shares to close at $2.75 and Guardian Holdings closed at $16.14, with gains of 2 cents, trading 20,000 shares valued at $322,800.
Losses| Scotiabank lost 1 cent to close at $58.02, with 3,151 shares changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.60, with a loss of 30 cents trading 94,170 shares valued at $2,034,138.
Firm Trades| First Citizens exchanged 74 units at $31.65, Massy Holdings closed at $49.99, with trades of 8,486 shares valued at $424,215 and Republic Financial Holdings traded 51,950 shares at $101.90, valued at $5,293,705 accounting for 64 percent of the value traded.
Trinidad stocks record gains – Wednesday
Massy stock price recovers on Wednesday from Tuesday’s drop.
Only 10 securities traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, compared to 15 on Tuesday, with 2 advancing, 1 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, leading to a rise in market indices.
The market closed, as 342,323 shares changed hands, at a value of $4,812,950, compared to Tuesday’s trades of 218,112 valued at $3,234,221. At the close, the Composite Index inched up 0.43 points to 1,206.72, the All T&T Index gained just 0.85 points to 1,790.04 and the Cross Listed Index closed at 83.52.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Massy Holdings recovered 49 of the 48 cents it lost on Tuesday to close at $49.99, in exchanging just 20 shares and NCB Financial Group closed at $4.06, rising 1 cent with 24,500 shares trading.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco lost 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.90, with an exchange of 13,136 units valued at $1,653,788.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International traded 203,000 shares at $7.60, valued at $1,542,800, 
First Citizens exchanged 24,979 shares at $31.64, valued at $790,127, JMMB Group closed at $1.25, with 410 units changing hands. National Enterprises held firm at $10.49, with 2,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90 while exchanging 3,152 shares valued at $321,189, Trinidad Cement remained at $4.14 trading 66,136 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.90 with 4,990 units switching owners.
Weak sentiments for Trinidad stocks
Investors’ sentiment in the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange remains weak, with just 2 stocks advancing, 6 falling and 7 remaining unchanged, at the close of trading on Tuesday. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer Indicator confirms the weakness, with just 1 stock with a bid that is higher than the last selling price and 8 with lower offers, at the end of trading.
Market activity resulted in 15 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Monday, leading the Composite Index to decline by 0.50 points to 1,206.29, the All T&T Index falling by 1.12 points to 1,789.19 and the Cross Listed Index rising 0.02 points to 83.52, as the shares of Jamaican, Scotia Investments gained 2 cents and ended at $2.07, trading 10,000 shares, to be one of two stocks rising. Trinidadian, Angostura Holdings was the other stock to rise, with an increase of 1 cent and 5,000 shares trading at $15.01.
A total of 218,112 shares changed hands at a value of $3,234,221 compared to Monday, with 103,284 units valued at $1,450,577.
Losses|Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at 22.49, with an exchange of 50,697 units valued at $1,140,668, First Citizens closed at $31.64, losing 1 cent with 20,000 shares trading, valued at $682,800, Massy Holdings traded 48 cents lower to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $49.50 in exchanging 4,007 units. 
Enterprises was down 1 cent, closing at $10.49, with 8,000 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $8, with a loss of 1 cent trading 85,520 shares valued at $684,246 and Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent to close at $4.14, with an exchange of 11,358 shares.
Firm Trades|Ansa McAL exchanged 500 units at $66, Grace Kennedytraded 6,000 units at $2.71. Guardian Holdings held firm at $16.09, with 9,960 shares changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with 316 shares changing hands, Scotiabank traded 1,034 units at $58.03. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $21.90 exchanging 1,720 units while Praetorian Property closed at $3.02, with 4,000 shares changing owners.
Massy dominates TTSE trading on Friday
Massy was the most dominant trade on Friday.
Trading activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange remained low-keyed on Friday with only 10 securities changing hands compared to 9 on Thursday but number of units increased as well as the value of the units traded increased over Thursday’s levels.
Massy Holdings and Scotia Investments led trading with 55 percent and 31 percent of the market respectively, with 343,205 shares changed hands at a value of $8,980,169 compared to Thursday’s trades of 260,831 valued at $1,442,039.
Trading closed with 2 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 4 holding firm leading to the Composite Index declining 1.38 points to 1,206.46. The All T&T Index lost 0.09 points to 1,790.02 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.37 points to 83.45.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Scotia Investments traded 5 cents higher, closing at $2.05 exchanging 51,900 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.90, rising by 1 cent, trading of 128,202 shares valued at $2,807,624.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at $22.50 exchanging 15,495 shares valued at $348,719, Massy Holdings ended trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $49.98 with 99,818 shares changing hands at a value of $4,988,968, Sagicor Financial closed at $8, losing 48 cents with 35,600 shares traded and Scotiabank was down 3 cents to $58, with 2,475 shares exchanged.
Firm Trades| First Citizens traded 2,632 shares at $31.60, JMMB Group closed at $1.26, with 5,000 units switching owners, National Enterprises exchanged 18 units at $10.50 and Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with trades of 2,065 shares.
9 TTSE stocks trade with 3 rising
9 securities traded on Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday compared to 15 on Thursday, resulting in 3 stocks advancing and 6 holding firm and none falling in price.
At the close, 260,831 shares changed hands at a value of $1,442,039 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 191,141 valued at $5,051,742.
The Composite Index gained 0.02 points to 1,207.84, the All T&T Index rose 0.05 points to 1,790.11 and the Cross Listed Index closed unchanged at 83.82.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment closed at $22.51, with a rise of 1 cent as 3,750 shares traded, 
Point Lisas gained 1 cent, to end at $3.88, with trades of 194,319 units valued at $753,958 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.15, rising by 1 cent in exchanging 24,656 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL traded 4,250 shares at $66, Guardian Holdings exchanged 6,112 units at $16.09, Massy Holdings closed at $49.99, with 25 units. NCB Financial Group closed at $4.05, with 26,926 shares changing hands, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.70, with an exchange of 711 shares and Scotiabank traded 82 units at $58.03.
8 stocks declined on TTSE
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with 8 stock declining with very small changes and none rising. Trading closed with 191,141 securities changing hands at a value of $5,051,742 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 450,749 valued at $7,406,212.
A total of 15 securities changed hands compared to 13 on Tuesday, with 8 stocks declining and 7 holding firm while three closed at 52 weeks’ lows.
In spite of the relatively large number of stocks falling the movement of the market indices were moderate with the Composite Index declined 0.23 points to 1,207.82, the All T&T Index lost 0.39 points to 1,790.06 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.01 point to close at 83.82.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Losses| Ansa McAL lost 1 cent to close at $66 trading 110 shares, First Citizens closed at $31.60, with a loss of 5 cents exchanging 100 shares, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent, in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $49.99 with 516 shares changing hands, 
One Caribbean Media closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $15, losing 1 cent with 300 shares trading. Point Lisas traded at $3.87, with a loss of 1 cent and 51,000 shares switching owners, Prestige Holdings closed 4 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $10.70 trading 3,934 shares, Sagicor Financial lost 2 cents to close at $8.48, with an exchange of 5,211 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.89 with a loss of 1 cent and an exchange of 12,768 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 1,100 shares at $40, Clico Investment closed at $22.50, with trades of 19,355 units valued at $435,488 and Guardian Holdings traded 16,601 units at $16.09. L.J. Williams A exchanged 500 units at 25 cents, NCB Financial Group closed at $4.05, with 41,140 shares trading, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with an exchange of 29,622 shares valued at $3,018,481 and Scotiabank traded 8,884 units at $58.03 valued at $515,539.
Falling stocks dominate on TTSE – Tuesday
Falling prices had the upper hand in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday resulted in 3 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 7 holding firm as 14 securities changed hands, the same as on Monday, leading to a fall in all market indices.
Trading closed with 450,749 securities changing hands at a value of $7,406,212 compared to Monday’s trades of 1,204,518 valued at $18,120,647.
The Composite Index declined 1.20 points to 1,208.05, the All T&T Index lost 0.49 points to 1,790.45 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.26 points to close at 83.83.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 3 cents to close at $1.26, with an exchange of 14,445 shares, Massy Holdings closed at $50, gaining 1 cent, with trades of 19,677 units valued at $983,848 and Scotiabank closed at $58.03, with a rise of 2 cents trading 501 shares.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at $22.50 exchanging 52,200 shares valued at $1,174,548, First Caribbean International traded 10 cents lower to close at $7.60 exchanging 2,500 shares, Guardian Holdings lost 1 cent, to end at $16.09 with 2,159 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $51.25, with a loss of 75 cents trading 40,000 shares valued at $2,050,000.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 1,906 units at $20, Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 35,227 shares at $40 at a value of $1,409,080, Berger Paints closed at $4.05, with 550 units changing hands, National Enterprises traded 700 units at $10.50. NCB Financial Group closed at $4.05 exchanging 248,158 shares valued at $1,005,490, One Caribbean Media closed at $15.01, with 11,925 shares trading and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 20,801 units at $21.90 valued at $455,548.
One Caribbean Media takes 91% of trade
One Caribbean Media dominated market activity Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday with 91 percent of both the 1,204,518 units traded and the value of $18,120,647 traded. Monday’s trading compared to Friday’s 2,080,937 units valued at $4,909,138.
Trading resulted in 14 securities changing hands compared to 15 on Friday and at the close on Monday, 4 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 7 were unchanged.
The Composite Index gained 0.07 points to 1,209.25, the All T&T Index lost 0.10 points to 1,790.94 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.03 points to close at 84.09.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment closed at $22.51, gaining 1 cent with 12,000 shares traded, National Enterprises added 1 cent, closing at $10.50 with an exchange of 650 units, One Caribbean Media traded 1 cent higher to close at $15.01, exchanging 1,093,186 shares valued at $16,408,722 and 
Scotia Investments closed at $2, with gains of 4 cents trading 1,000 units.
Losses| Angostura Holdings closed at $15, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 7,772 shares, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $49.99, with 5,360 shares changing hands and National Flour Mills closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.20, with a loss of 9 cents trading 1,500 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 6,800 shares at $40, Berger Paints closed at $4.05, with trades of 2,551 units, Prestige Holdings traded 200 units at $10.74. Sagicor Financial closed at $8.50, exchanging 35,000 units, Scotiabank remained at $58.01, with 5,615 shares valued at $325,700 trading, Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged just 87 units at $21.90 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.14, with 32,797 shares changing hands.
