Trading activity on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market continued with low volumes and when it closed on Tuesday, 11 securities changed hands, resulting in a mere 43,810 shares valued at $787,615 being traded. At the close, 3 stocks rose, 3 declined and 5 remained unchanged, leading to marginal changes in all the market indices. One stock closed at 52 weeks’ lows and one at a 52 weeks’ high.
The Composite Index fell 1.16 points to close at 1,148.29, the All T&T Index declined 2.30 points to close at 1,811.95 and the Cross Listed Index is unchanged at 64.49.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund advanced by 5 cents to end at $22.70 with 2,569 shares trading, Guardian Holdings closed with 18,340 shares changing hands and gained 1 cent to end at $15.55 and Scotiabank gained 6 cents to close with 4,249 shares at $55.58.
Losses| First Citizens dipped 50 cents in trading 700 units, to end at $35, Massy Holdings closed with 499 shares changing hands with the loss of 1 cent at $55.98 and Unilever Caribbean traded 15 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $64.32 after falling 8 cents.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 200 units to end at $40, National Enterprises ended with 1,972 shares changing hands to close at $10.50, Prestige Holdings traded 635 shares to close at $10.80, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 5,384 shares changing hands at $23.75 and Trinidad Cement ended at $3.05 with 9,247 shares changing hands.
TTSE advancers = decliners – Tuesday
TTSE sheds more value – Wednesday
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market closed on Wednesday with more stocks declining than rising. The market closed with just 8 securities changing hands resulting in 219,949 shares valued at $946,629 being traded. At the close, 2 stocks rose, 2 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index lost 1.09 points to close at 1,150.84, the All T&T Index slipped 0.16 points to close at 1,811.44 and the Cross Listed Index eased 0.28 at 65.26.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Scotiabank closed with 1,066 shares changing hands and gained 1 cent to end at $55.51 and West Indian Tobacco traded 12,137 shares to close $126.31 after rising 1 cent.
Losses| Clico Investments lost 10 cents to end at $22.55 with 4,100 units changing hands and National Commercial Bank contributed 5,183 shares and fell 5 cents to close at $2.75.
Firm Trades| First Citizens traded 35,389 units for a value of $1,237,321 to end at $35, National Enterprises with 5,000 shares changing hands, closed at $10.50, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 2,643 shares changing hands and gained at $6.99 and Scotia Investments closed with 2,650 shares changing hands at $1.70.
TTSE slipped on Wednesday
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market closed on Wednesday with more stocks declining than rising. The market closed with just 9 securities changing hands resulting in 219,949 shares valued at $946,629 being traded. At the close, 2 stocks rose, 4 declined and 3 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index lost 1.94 points to close at 1,151.93, the All T&T Index slipped 0.02 points to close at 1,811.60 and the Cross Listed Index eased 0.52 at 65.54.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investments rose 10 cents to end at $22.65 with 2,175 units changing hands and Guardian Holdings gained just 1 cent to close at $13.51 with 1,487 shares traded.
Losses| JMMB Group traded 158,520 units to end at 60 cents, after losing 3 cents, National Commercial Bank contributed 11,130 shares and fell 3 cents to close at $2.80, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 21,250 shares changing hands and gained 16 cents to $6.99 and Trinidad Cement traded 200 units but fell 1 cent to $3.
Firm Trades| Massy Holdings ended with 125 units changing hands at $55, National Enterprises with just 62 shares changing hands, closed at $10.50 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 25,000 shares with a value of $593,750 changing hands at $23.75.
TTSE ends trading with 4 gains – Friday
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market closed on Friday with losses in the market indices as Massy Holding fell sharply. The market closed with just 10 securities changing hands resulting in 369,672 shares valued at $4,717,859 being traded. At the close of trading 4 stocks rose, 3 declined and 3 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index declined 2.06 points to close at 1,153.63, the All T&T Index shed 3.78 points to close at 1,807.76 and the Cross Listed Index eased 0.04 at 66.53.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 9 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Ansa Merchant Bank gained 1 cents in trading 400 units to end at a 52 week’s high of $40.01, Guardian Holdings gained 30 cents to close at $13 with 220,144 shares or a value of $2,821,643 traded. National Flour ended with 100 shares changing and rose 1 cent, to close at $2.31 and Trinidad cement traded 3,307 units and rose by a cent to close at $3.01.
Losses| Massy Holding dropped $1.73 while trading 27,750 units to close at $55, National Enterprises closed with 3,636 shares changing hands with a loss of 10 cents to end at $10.50 and Scotia Investments contributed 77,569 shares and fell 5 cents to close at $1.70.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments closed at $22.55 with 2,506 units, JMMB Group ended with 30,260 shares changing hands to close at 64 cents and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 4,000 shares changing hands unchanged at $23.75.
6 stocks rose on TTSE on Thursday
The Trinidad and Tobago stock market closed on Thursday with 16 securities trading, resulting in 333,279 shares valued at $6,594,263 changing hands. On a day when there were 1 declining stocks, 6 stocks gained and only 9 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index rose 3.58 points to close at 1,152.79, the All T&T Index inched up 0.15 points to close at 1,810.74 and the Cross Listed Index rose 1.06 at 65.89.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Angostura Holdings ended with 25,700 shares with a value of $347,207 changing hands to close with a 1 cent gain at $13.51, Massy Holdings traded 50,026 shares valued at $2,838,332 changing hands and rose 6 cents, to close at $56.75. National Commercial Bank ended with 50,500 shares changing hands to close with a gain of 15 cents at 52 weeks high of $2.75, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund rose just 1 cent in contributing 12,000 shares to end at $2.53, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 8.864 shares changing hands and gained 15 cents at $7.15 and Scotiabank contributed 300 shares to end at $55.05 after rising 3 cents.
Losses| Point Lisas Industrial Port had 5,572 shares changing hands, with a loss of 10 cents to close at $3.60.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed with 76,164 shares valued at $373,991 changing hands at $22.75. Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 16,700 shares to end at $6.99,JMMB Group traded 4,693 shares unchanged at 64 cents, National Enterprises ended with 1,830 shares changing hands to end at $10.60, National Flour had 3,000 shares changing hands, to close at $2.30, Scotia Investments ended at $1.75 with 26,388 units changing hands, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 50,699 shares valued at $1,204,101 changing hands at $23.75. Trinidad Cement closed at $3 with 776 units trading and West Indian Tobacco had 67 shares changing hands at $126.30.
TTSE softened on Wednesday
Grace Kennedy traded at a new high on the TTSE on Wednesday
The Trinidad and Tobago stock market closed on Wednesday with the value of the stocks trading climbing with Ansa McAl contributing $5.3 million but IC indicator shows the market softening once more. Trading ended with mixed movement in the indices as 10 securities traded, resulting in 235,609 shares valued at $7,852,247 changing hands.
On a day when there were 3 declining stocks, 5 stocks gained and only 2 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index declined by 1.58 points to close at 1,148.84, the All T&T Index slipped 4.33 points to close at 1,810.59 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.17 at 64.83.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 9 with offers that were lower.
Gains| JMMB Group traded 20,000 shares at 64 cents, after rising 2 cents, Grace Kennedy traded at a new 52 weeks’ high with 40,000 shares changing hands and rose 13 cents, to close at $5.90 and Scotiabank gained contributed 21,559 shares valued at $1,186,155 to end at $55.02.
Losses| Ansa McAl traded 85,684 units with a value of $5,312,408 but lost 34 cents to close at $62,
Clico Investment Fund lost 5 cents and closed with 16,438 shares valued at $373,991 changing hands at $22.75. National Enterprises ended with 5,000 shares changing hands to end with a loss of 11 cents at $10.60, National Flour had 14,633 shares changing hands with the loss of 1 cent, to close at $2.30 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 21,559 shares valued at $1,186,155 changing hands at $23.75 with a loss of 74 cents.Firm Trades| Trinidad Cement closed at $3 with 6,180 units trading and West Indian Tobacco had 53 shares changing hands at $126.30.
TTSE inched up on Wednesday
The Trinidad and Tobago stock market closed on Wednesday with moderate gains in prices, resulting in the market indices inching forward as 11 securities traded of which 4 stocks gained, 1 declined and 6 remained unchanged.
The market closed with 74,998 shares valued at $877,624 changing hands. The Composite Index rose by 0.18 points to close at 1,149.78, the All T&T Index gained 0.34 points to close at 1,812.71 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 64.79.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Guardian Holdings traded 21,334 shares and gained 6 cents to close at $12.70, Prestige Holdings rose 5 cents with 125 units changing hands to end at $10.95, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 100 shares changing hands at $23.54 after gaining 5 cents and Trinidad cement gained 1 cent to end at $3.36 with 7,820 units trading.
Losses| First Citizens lost 25 cents in trading 744 shares to close at $35.
Firm Trades| Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 696 shares to end at $7.08, Massy Holdings traded 5,101 shares for a value of $289,380 changing hands at $56.73, National Enterprises traded 100 shares at $10.75. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 15,622 shares changing hands, to end at $7, Scotia Investments traded 25,000 shares to end unchanged at $1.70 and West Indian Tobacco had 856 shares changing hands at $126.28.
TTSE on the mend – Tuesday
Scotiabank jumped $2.97 on Tuesday
At the close on Tuesday, 13 securities traded as 6 stocks gained, 3 declined and 4 remained unchanged. One stock traded at a 52 weeks’ low. The market closed with 130,829 shares valued at $2,628,992 changing hands.
The Composite Index rose by 1.76 points to close at 1,149.60, the All T&T Index gained 4.94 points to close at 1,812.37 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.20 points to close at 64.79.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Ansa Merchant Bank gained 50 cents in trading 975 shares to close at $40, First Citizens gained 25 cents in trading 18,286 shares valued at $640,363 to close at $35.25, Grace Kennedy contributed just 100 shares, to gain 2 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high, of $5.77.
Guardian Holdings traded 380 shares and gained 6 cents to close at $12.64, Scotiabank contributed 1,945 shares and jumped $2.97 to end at $55 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 3,500 shares changing hands at $23.49 after gaining 29 cents.Losses| Angostura Holdings traded 200 shares, lost 10 cents to close at $13.50, Firstcaribbean International Bank declined by 2 cents and traded 16,424 shares to end at $7.08 and Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 53,301 shares valued at $373,107 changing hands, to end with a loss of 14 cents at $7.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl traded 35 units at $62.34, Guardian Media traded 2,663 shares with the price remaining at $19.75, Massy Holdings traded 18,600 shares for a value of $1,055,178 changing hands at $56.73 and National Enterprises traded 14,420 shares at $10.75.
Decliners beat advancers on TTSE – Friday
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market closed on Friday, with 16 securities trading. With stocks declining beating out rising prices. The market ended the week with only 2 stocks gaining, 6 declining and 8 remaining unchanged as two stocks ended at 52 weeks’ lows. The market closed with 245,425 shares valued at $3,474,994 changing hands.
The Composite Index rose by 1.16 points to close at 1,147.79, the All T&T Index gained 2.12 points to close at 1,807.08 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.02 points to close at 65.02.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 9 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Guardian Media closed at $19.75 with 646 shares changing hands with a gain of 5 cents and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 5,500 shares changing hands at $23.02 after gaining 1 cent.
Losses| Ansa McAl traded 5 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $62.34 after falling 1 cent, Ansa Merchant Bank declined by 50 cents in trading 500 shares to close at $39.50, Guardian Holdings traded 962 shares and declined 6 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $12.58. National Flour ended with 107 shares changing and lost 3 cents, to close at $2.30, 
Republic Financial Holdings lost 50 cents to end with 5,361 shares valued at $589,710 changing hands at $110 and Scotiabank contributed 6,891 shares valued at $365,430 and dropped 81 cents to end at $53.03.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings ended with 6,131 shares changing hands to close unchanged at $13.60, Clico Investment Fund closed with 75,057 shares valued at $1,707,547 changing hands to end at $22.75, Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 21,500 shares at $7.10, First Citizens in trading 1,300 shares close at $35. National Commercial Bank traded 56,979 shares at $2.60, National Enterprises closed with 10,410 shares changing hands at $10.75, Prestige Holdings with 765 units changing hands ended at $10.90 and Scotia Investments traded 53,311 shares to end unchanged at $1.70.
Republic jumps $3.35 on TTSE – Thursday
Republic Financial Holdings jumped sharply in Thursday’s trading
The Composite Index advanced by 1.15 points or to close at 1,146.63, the All T&T Index gained 5.65 points to close at 1,804.96 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.46 to end at 65 points. IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Angostura Holdings jumped 60 cents and ended with 20,495 shares changing hands to close at $13.60, Firstcaribbean International Bank gained 2 cents, in trading 8,000 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.10 and
Republic Financial Holdings jumped $3.35 to closed with 2,495 shares trading at $110.50.Losses| Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 2,115 shares at $23.01.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed with 3,782 shares to end at $22.75. First Citizens traded 240 shares to close at $35, Guardian Holdings traded 3,848 shares at $12.64, National Commercial Bank traded 2,000 shares to close at $2.60, National Enterprises traded 250 units at $10.75 and National Flour Mills traded 2,000 shares to end at $2.33.