Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday saw Ansa McAL controlling 85 percent of the market’s value of trading, following on the heels of its acquisition of more than 80 percent of Berger Paints Trinidad and announced its intention to advise of an offer to shareholders by August 23.
The market closed with 12 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Monday with 5 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 5 remaining unchanged. A total of 147,398 shares traded, valued at $6,520,927 compared to Monday’s trades of 632,284 units valued at $6,004,307.
The Composite Index advanced 0.92 points to 1,216.93, the All T&T Index added 0.01 point to 1,792.40 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.25 points to 86 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International Bank added 1 cent to close at $8.01 trading 1,000, First Citizens gained 1 cent, closing at $31.66 with 11,932 shares valued at $377,704 trading, NCB Financial Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.11, with gains of 3 cents in exchanging 3,983 shares. The banking group closed with the bid at $4.11 to purchase 84,567 shares and no stock being offered for sale.
Point Lisas gained 1 cent to close at $3.88 trading 6,016 shares and Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.91, with a 1 cent gain while exchanging 1,368 units.
Losses| Clico Investment traded 50 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $21.50 with the exchange of 1,372 shares and Massy Holdings lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $48.99, with 51 units.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL closed at $66, with an exchange of 83,950 shares valued at $5,540,700, Sagicor Financial traded 3,950 shares at $8.10, Scotiabank exchanged 38 units at $58. Trinidad Cement closed at $4.14, with 22,914 shares changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGLremained at $23.50, with trades of 10,824 shares.
Ansa McAl controls 85% of trading
Gains & losses even on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday resulted in 16 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Friday, with 3 stocks advancing, 3 stocks declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index climbed 6.11 points to 1,216.01, the All T&T Index gained 0.68 points to 1,792.39 and the Cross Listed Index rose 1.58 points to 85.95 points as 632,284 shares traded at a value of $6,004,307, compared to Friday’s trades of 352,038 valued at $6,187,818.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International advanced 33 cents to close at $8 exchanging 37,979 shares valued at $303,832, Guardian Holdings traded 20 cents higher, closing at $16.50 with 16,822 shares switching owners and Sagicor Financial closed at $8.10, with gains of 9 cents trading 3, 879 shares.
Losses| National Flour Mills lost 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.10, with an exchange of 1,500 shares, 
Scotiabank fell 2 cents to $58 exchanging 147 units and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $51, losing 15 cents with 28 units.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15.01 trading 40,342 shares valued at $605,535, Ansa McAL exchanged 94 units at $66, First Citizens traded 1,576 shares at $31.65, Grace Kennedy remained at $2.85 trading 148,644 shares valued at $423,635, JMMB Group closed at $1.18, with 210,970 shares changing hands. Massy Holdings held firm at $49, with 18,491 shares valued at $905,876, National Enterprises exchanged 41 units at $10.48, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.63 trading 313 shares, Scotia Investments traded 20,000 shares at $2.20 and Trinidad & Tobago NGLremained at $23.50, with 131,458 shares changing hands at a value of $3,089,450.
TTSE falls moderately as 6 stocks dip
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 15 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Wednesday while the price of 1 stock advanced, 6 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
The market closed with firm with 776,854 shares traded at a value of $4,314,342 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 302,425 valued at $1,384,509.
The Composite Index declined 0.50 points to 1,210.10, the All T&T Index fell 0.72 points to 1,791.71 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.04 points to 84.22 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent to close at $8.01 exchanging 20,364 shares.
Losses| Ansa McAL lost 1 cent to close at $66 trading only 5 units, Guardian Media was down 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $18.34 with 500 units changing hands, JMMB Group closed at $1.19, losing 1 cent with 447,060 shares valued at $533,595. National Flour Mills lost 2 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.13, with 1,000 shares switching owners, Prestige Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.63, 
with a loss of 1 cent trading 305 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 20 cents lower to $23.50 in exchanging 124,297 shares valued at $2,922,069.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment traded 5,655 shares at $22.25, First Citizens exchanged 3,272 shares at $31.65, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.85 trading 31,557 shares. Guardian Holdings held firm at $16.30 in exchanging 1,726 shares, Massy Holdings was unchanged at $49, with 30 units trading, National Enterprises traded 159 units at $10.48. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90 trading 200 units and Scotia Investments closed at $2.20, with an exchange of 140,724 shares valued at $309,593.
TTSE fairly stable trading
Guardian Holding one of two stocks rising on Wednesday.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resumed on Wednesday after closing on Tuesday for a public holiday, resulted in 14 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Monday.
Market activity closed with 2 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 10 remaining unchanged as 302,425 shares traded valued at $1,384,509 compared to Monday’s trades of 439,332 valued at $8,004,289.
The Composite Index gained 0.20 points to 1,210.60, the All T&T Index rose 0.40 points to 1,792.43 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 84.26 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa McAL gained 1 cent to close at $66.01, with 115 units traded and Guardian Holdings closed at $16.30, after gaining 9 cents with 5,000 trading shares.
Losses| Clico Investment closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $22.25, with a loss of 14 cents in exchanging 2,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.50 trading 163 units.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings traded 21,000 shares at $15.01 valued at $315,210, First Citizens held firm at $31.65 with an exchange of 3,136 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.85 trading 66,535 shares. JMMB Group exchanged 25,000 shares at $1.20, Massy Holdings was unchanged at $49, with just 150 units traded, One Caribbean Media traded 255 units at $14.95 and Sagicor Financial closed at $8.01 trading 5,596 shares. Scotiabank exchanged 2,225 shares at $58.02, Scotia Investments closed at $2.20, with an exchange of 153,445 shares valued at $337,579 and Trinidad Cement traded 17,805 shares at $4.14.
Value traded jumps 60% on TTSE – Monday
Trading volume on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange picked up a bit on Monday but the value traded climbed 60 percent over Fridays levels. Overall trading resulted in 13 securities changing hands compared to 10 on Friday.
At the close, 4 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 7 were unchanged as 439,332 shares were exchanged at a value of $8,004,289 compared to Friday’s trades of 393,123 valued at $5,048,449.
The Composite Index advanced 0.55 points to 1,210.40, the All T&T Index rose 0.27 points to 1,792.03 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.11 points to 84.26.
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 closed at $2.85, with gains of 4 cents exchanging 5,465 shares, Guardian Holdings added 1 cent to close at $16.21 with 3,000 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded at an intraday52 weeks’ high of $23.78, but closed at $23.70 after gaining 10 cents trading 161,384 shares, valued at $3,837,260 and West Indian Tobacco gained 1 cent to close at $125.51, with an exchange of 2,500 shares valued at $313,775
Losses| Angostura Holdings closed at $15.01, with a loss of 9 cents, exchanging 49,180 shares valued at $738,618 and Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at $22.39 with trades of 27 units.
Firm Trades| First Citizens traded 1,903 shares at $31.65, JMMB Group held firm at $1.20 with an exchange of 4,311 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $49 trading 20,025 shares valued at $981,226. Point Lisas exchanged 6,745 shares at $3.87, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with trades of 15,752 shares valued at $1,605,129, Scotia Investments held firm at $2.20 trading 169,000 shares valued at $371,800 and Trinidad Cement exchanged just 40 units at $4.14.
Only 10 T&T securities trade on Friday
West Indian Tobacco traded $2,384,500, nearly 50% of the value traded on Friday.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday resulted in 10 securities changing hands, compared to 11 on Thursday. Market activity led to 2 stocks rising, 1 falling and 7 remaining unchanged.
At the close, 393,123 shares were exchanged at a value of $5,048,449, compared to Thursday’s trades of 322,943 units valued at $11,771,171.
The Composite Index lost 0.02 points to 1,209.85, the All T&T Index declined 0.11 points to 1,791.76 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.01 point to 84.15.
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| Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent to close at $8.01, with trades of 6,907 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 9 cents higher, closing at $23.60, with an exchange of 78,579 shares valued at $1,849,738.
Losses| National Enterprises closed at $10.48, losing 1 cent trading 5,000 shares.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment exchanged 43 units at $22.40, First Citizens traded 2,562 shares at $31.65, Guardian Media closed at $18.35 with 53 units being exchanged,JMMB Group held firm at $1.20 with 275,000 shares valued at $330,000 trading. Massy Holdings closed at $49 exchanging 5,970 shares, Republic Financial Holdings traded a mere 9 units at $101.90 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $125.50, with an exchange of 19,000 shares valued at $2,384,500.
5 up 1 down on TTSE – Thursday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday resulted in 11 securities changing hands, the same as on Wednesday with 5 stocks advancing, 1 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
At the close, 322,943 shares were exchanged at a value of $11,771,171 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 283,405 units valued at $21,769,873.
The Composite Index advanced 1.34 points to 1,209.87, the All T&T Index rose 0.81 points to 1,791.87 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.26 points to 84.14.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment closed with a gain of 1 cent to $22.40 trading 84,000 shares valued at $1,881,279, First Caribbean International gained 5 cents to close at $7.67, with an exchange of 5,200 shares, while Grace Kennedy closed at $2.81, with a 1 cent gain exchanging 10,500 shares. Scotia Investments advanced 10 cents to $2.20, with 30,000 shares switching owners, 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL added 1 cent to close at $23.51, with 22,370 shares changing hands valued at $525,719.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco closed at 52 weeks’ low of $125.80, losing 30 cents in trading 65,647 shares valued at $8,242,806.
Firm Trades| First Citizens traded 3,200 shares at $31.65, JMMB Group held firm at $1.20 with 87,966 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings closed at $49 exchanging 400 units. Sagicor Financial traded 660 units at $8 and Scotiabank closed at $58.02 trading 13,000 shares valued at $754,260.
Witco and Republic dominates
Republic Financial Holdings was one of the big dollar trades on Wednesday on the TTSE.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday resulted in 11 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Tuesday with 4 stocks rising, 1 falling and 6 remaining unchanged.
At the close, 283,405 shares were exchanged at a value of $21,769,873 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 221,508 valued at just $4,523,594. West Indian Tobacco dominated trading with $12.5 million worth of shares trading and Republic Holdings with $6.5 million.
The Composite Index fell 0.12 points to 1,208.53, the All T&T Index declined 0.18 points to 1,791.06 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.01 points to 83.88. IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings gained 9 cents, closing at $15.10 with 281 units trading, Scotiabank closed at $58.02, with gains of 2 cents exchanging 13,977 shares valued at $810,934, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced $1 to $23.50, with 28,798 shares changing hands valued at $661,818 and
West Indian Tobacco gained 1 cent to close at $125.80 exchanging 99,643 shares valued at $12,535,017.
Losses| Massy Holdings closed at 52 weeks’ low of $49, dropping 96 cents trading 389 units.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment traded 50,922 shares at $22.39 valued at $1,136,058, after trading at a low of $22.30, First Citizens exchanged 100 units at $31.65, JMMB Group held firm at $1.20 with trades of 2,000 shares. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90 exchanging 63,757 shares valued at $6,496,838, Sagicor Financial traded 749 units at $8 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.14, with 22,789 shares switching owners.
Trading picks up as 3 stocks rise 3 fall
Trading volume on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday rose from the abysmally low level on Monday but the value traded increased, resulting from 13 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Monday.
At the close, 3 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 7 held firm as 221,508 shares were exchanged at a value of $4,523,594 compared to Monday’s trading of 63,288 valued at $3,292,849.
The Composite Index gained 0.92 points to 1,208.65, the All T&T Index advanced 1.07 points to 1,791.24 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.11 points to 83.89.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy gained 1 cent to close at $2.80 in exchanging 31,635 shares, NCB Financial Group added 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.08 trading 2,800 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL jumped 57 cents to $22.50, with 12,202 shares changing hands.
Losses| Massy Holdings closed at $49.96, with a 1 cent loss trading 1,765 shares, Scotiabank lost 2 cents, trading 268 units and
West Indian Tobacco closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.79, losing 3 cents with 12,825 shares changing hands at a value of $1,613,257.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL closed at $66, with an exchange of 467 shares, Clico Investment traded 66,126 shares at $22.39 valued at $1,478,393, First Citizens exchanged 3,683 shares at $31.65, JMMB Group remained at $1.20 with 78,707 shares traded. National Enterprises closed at $10.49 with 937 units switching owners, Republic Financial Holdings held firm at $101.90, trading 6,625 units valued at $675,088 and Sagicor Financial exchanged 3,468 shares at $8.
Modest trading on TTSE
Witco was the dominant stock traded on the TTSE on Monday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday resulted in 12 securities changing hands compared to 10 on Friday with West Indian Tobacco controlling 78 percent of the market’s trades and with more stocks rising than falling.
At the close, 4 stocks advanced, 1 declined and 7 held firm as 63,288 shares were exchanged at a value of $3,292,849 compared to Friday’s trades of 331,248 valued at $3,574,568.
The Composite Index advanced 0.80 points to 1,207.73, the All T&T Index gained 0.41 points to 1,790.17 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.16 point to 83.78.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International gained 2 cents, trading 529 shares in closing at $7.64, Grace Kennedy gained 3 cents at $2.79 in exchanging 9,000 shares, Guardian Holdings rose 4 cents to close at $16.20, in trading 2,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 10 cents to $21.93, with 6,346 shares changing hands.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.82, losing 1 cent with 20,500 shares valued at $2,579,315 trading.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $40, with an exchange of 163 shares, Clico Investment closed at $22.39 trading 10,200 shares, First Citizens traded 1,250 shares at $31.65, Massy Holdings held firm at $49.97 while exchanging 1,450 shares. Republic Financial Holdings remained at $101.90, with trades of 650 units, Sagicor Financial exchanged 11,000 shares at $8 and Scotiabank closed at $58.02, with 200 units switching owners.