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Steady trading in Trinidad

August 11, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Rising stocks shared the honors with sliding stocks on Wednesday after 20 securities changed hands leading to an equal number of six stocks rising and falling, with the market Indices declining at the close of a moderate trading session on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Trading ended, with rising and declining stocks accounting six each while eight remained unchanged. GraceKennedy and Massy Holdings closed trading at 52 weeks’ highs.
The Composite Index fell 3.80 points to 1,423.77, the All T&T Index popped 0.95 points to 1,934.11 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 1.25 points to 123.00.
A total of 188,408 shares traded, for $3,382,447 down from 214,446 units on Tuesday with a value of $3,734,861 An average of 11,914 units traded at $207,492 compared to 56,886 at $512,921 on Tuesday. The average trade for the month to date amounts to 19,376 shares at $241,429 versus 21,093 units at $253,895. The average trade for July amounts to 20,941 units at $221,079.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s slipped 15 cents to $24.40, trading 2,000 shares, Ansa McAl slipped 1 cent in an exchange of 79 shares at $58.99, Calypso Macro Investment Fund recovered the 34 cents lost on Tuesday to close at $16.50 after exchanging 3 stock units, Clico Investment Fund fell 50 cents to $27, with 507 stocks changing hands. Endeavour Holdings traded 9 shares at $7.01, First Citizens Bank dipped 10 cents to $50 trading 726 units, GraceKennedy rose 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.40 with an exchange of 1,702 stock units. Guardian Holdings popped 1 cent to $32.51, with 10,409 shares crossing the market, Guardian Media closed at $2.90 after trading 482 stocks, JMMB Group rallied 3 cents to $2.08 in trading 13,704 units. Massy Holdings popped 60 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $81.75 while exchanging 10,000 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $3.90 after exchanging 11,999 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $2.05, with 6,337 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial Group fell 26 cents to $7.59 in trading 53,364 shares, Republic Financial Holdings recovered Tuesday’s 37 cents loss to close at $135.94 after 831 stocks crossed the exchange,Scotiabank slipped 10 cents to $58.90 in an exchange of 2,984 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $17.50 with 60,900 stock units clearing the market. Trinidad Cement saw trading in 900 shares at $3.90, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.40 in trading 8,378 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $32 with an exchange of 3,094 units.

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

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Agostini's, Ansa Mcal, Calypso Micro Index Fund, Clico Investment, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, Endeavour Holdings, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, National Flour Mills, NCB Financial Group, Republic Financial Holdings, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE$, Unilever Caribbean, West Indian Tobacco

More gains for TTSE on Friday

January 31, 2020 by IC Insider.com

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange market recorded gains on Friday following Thursday’s increases, even as declining ones outnumbered the number of stocks advancing.
The market closed with 18 securities changing hands, compared to 16 on Thursday, with two gaining, six declining with the prices of ten remaining unchanged. One stock closed at 52 weeks’ high and one at a low.
The T&T Composite Index gained 1.53 points on Friday to 1,495.18. The All T&T Index rose 4.63 points to 1,897.07, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.22 points to close at 148.12.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 180,282 shares, amounting to $5,149,858 compared to $102,489 shares, at $2,231,866 on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa Mcal closed with an increase of 7 cents and completed trading 3,313 units at $55.37 and First Citizens Bank gained 21 cents and settled at $47.01, with investors exchanging 245 shares.
Losses| Guardian Holdings closed with a loss of 5 cents at $21.95, after trading 1,801 shares, JMMB Group dropped 4 cents and closed at $2.70, with investors exchanging 20,133 stock units. Republic Financial lost $3.46 and ended at $136.54, after exchanging 13,840 shares, Scotiabank ended trading with 9,739 units after falling 9 cents to $61.40. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 9 cents in trading 26,835 stock units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.81 and Unilever Caribbean fell 18 cents and ended at $22.05, with investors exchanging 222 shares.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment closed market activity at $28.48, with 39,485 units crossing the exchange, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading at $7.85, with 90 units crossing the exchange, Republic Holdings on the rise since late 2018 and is set to move much higher in 2020.

Republic Holdings on the rise since late 2018 and is set to move much higher in 2020.

Grace Kennedy closed at $3.95, with investors exchanging 2,250 shares. Massy Holdings swapped 711 shares at $62, National Flour ended at $1.45, with investors exchanging 2,750 shares. NCB Financial settled at $11.29, after trading 2,304 stock units, One Caribbean Media ended at $8, in exchanging 8,000 shares, Prestige Holdings settled at $9, with 1,943 shares crossing the exchange. L.J Williams settled at $1.55, with 36,310 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco settled at $40, with 10,311 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Ansa Mcal, Clico Investment, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, LJ Williams, Massy Holdings, National Flour Mills, NCB Financial Group, One Caribbean Media, Prestige Holdings, Republic Financial Holdings, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean, West Indian Tobacco

TTSE indices fall

February 26, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with trading in 16 securities against 14 on Monday, with 4 advancing, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index shed 0.87 points to 1,313.90. The All T&T Index fell 1.16 points to 1,722.39, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.08 points to close at 122.29.
Trading ended with 77,416 units at a value of $2,484,444 changing hands, compared to 54,823 shares valued at $1,101,137 on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 1 stock closing with the bid lhigher than the last selling price and 1 with a lower offer.
Stocks closing with gains| Calypso Macro Index Fund gained 40 cents in trading 4,036 shares to close at $14, First Citizens added 14 cents to conclude trading 7,200 shares at $34.99, Republic Financial Holdings climbed 99 cents to close at $111, after exchanging 12,271 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 25 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $30.40, with 6,416 units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| Angostura Holdings declined by 20 cents and completed trading of 4,870 stock units at $15.80, Clico Investments fell 5
cents and completed trading at $20.10, with 18,215 stock units changing
hands, NCB Financial Group lost 1 cent to end $8.39, after exchanging 1,150 shares and Sagicor Financial shed 1 cent and ended at $9.89, after trading 248 shares.
Stocks closing firm | Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.09, with 4,964 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group ended at $1.80, after exchanging 3,527 shares, National Flour settled at $1.64, with 580 units changing hands. One Caribbean Media ended at $10, after exchanging 12,635 shares, Prestige Holdings settled at $7.35, with 399 units trading, Scotiabank completed trading of 231 stock units at $63.60, Trinidad Cement concluded market activity at $2.55, after exchanging 300 shares and Unilever Caribbean ended at $26.50, in exchanging 374 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, Clico Investment Fund, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, Grace Kennedy, JMMB Group, National Flour Mills, NCB Financial Group, One Caribbean Media, Prestige Holdings, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad Cement, TTSE$, Unilever Caribbean

Modest price changes for TTSE stocks – Friday

January 11, 2019 by IC Insider.com

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Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 17 securities against 13 on Thursday, with 5 advancing, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index lost 3.52 points on close at 1,307.78, while the All T&T Index shed 0.52 points to 1,706.21 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.90 points to 122.89.
Trading ended with 170,700 shares at a value of $1,561,596, compared to 168,378 shares on Thursday valued at $4,345,130.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Stocks trading with gains| Clico Investments gained 55 cents and settled at $20.05, with 1,310 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings finished trading 6,522 units after increasing 1 cent to close at $18.51, JMMB Group rose 2 cents and completed trading at $1.80, after exchanging 100,000 shares. NCB Financial Group finished 5 cents to end at $8.70, after exchanging 8,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading of 16,999 units and gained 5 cents to close at $29.10.
Stocks trading with losses| Ansa Mcal closed with a loss of 1 cent at $55, in exchanging 2,099 shares, First Caribbean International Bank closed with a loss of 20 cents at $8.30, trading 1,204 units., Trinidad Cement shed 5 cents and ended at $2.65, after exchanging 1,000 shares and Unilever Caribbean lost 30 cents, and completed trading of 100 shares at a 52 weeks’ low of $22.60.
Stocks trading firm| First Citizens Bank ended trading at $34, after exchanging 5,885 shares, Grace Kennedy settled at $3.06, with 17,000 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings completed trading at $47.05, after exchanging 1,193 shares, National Enterprises settled at $8.01, with 6,950 stock units changing hands. National Flour concluded trading of 596 units at $1.65, Prestige Holdings ended at $7.50, in an exchange of 150 units, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $107.26, after exchanging 1,168 shares and West Indian Tobacco settled at $95.40, with 524 stock units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, Ansa Mcal, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, National Flour Mills, Prestige Holdings, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean, West Indian Tobacco

3 TTSE stocks rose 3 declined – Wednesday

January 9, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with trading in 14 securities against 12 on Tuesday, 3 advanced, 3 declined and 8 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index rose 2.22 points to 1,307.74, the All T&T Index lost 0.77 points to 1,706.70, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.72 points to close at 122.81
Trading ended with 381,550 shares at a value of $8,295,652, compared to 398,742 shares on Tuesday valued at $12,990,512.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Stocks trading with gains| Ansa Mcal increased by 1 cent and ended at $55.01, with 4,319 units trading, Grace Kennedy rose 1 cent and concluded trading at $3.06, with 450 stock units changing hands and NCB Financial Group gained 10 cents and completed trading at $8.65, after exchanging 4,090 shares.
Stock trading with losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 66 cents at $19.50, with 36,163 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial shed 1 cent and settled at $8.99, after exchanging 1,400 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 1 cent and ended at $29.05, with 35,072 units changing hands.
Stocks trading firm| First Caribbean International Bank ended at $8.30, with an exchange of 20,001 units, First Citizens completed trading at $34, after exchanging 1,428 shares, JMMB Group settled at $1.75, after trading 200,000 shares, Massy Holdings settled at $47, with 900 shares changing hands, National Flour ended at $1.65, trading 25,047 units. Republic Financial Holdings completed trading 50,236 shares at $107.26, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.70, after exchanging 25 shares and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading at $95.40, with 2,419 stock units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Ansa Mcal, Caribbean stocks, Clico Investments, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Grace Kennedy, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Flour Mills, NCB Financial Group, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE, West Indian Tobacco

More slippage for TTSE

April 12, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continues to be bearish with no support coming from the majority of companies reporting lower profits. The market ended on Thursday with all indices declining, with indicators pointing to more losses ahead.
On Thursday, the number of securities traded rose 38 percent to 18 against 13 on Wednesday and the market closed with 5 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 8 remaining unchanged. Trading ended with 284,392 shares at a value of $2,181,738, compared to 404,907 shares on Wednesday valued at $2,835,805.
At close of the market the, Composite Index declined 8.75 points on Thursday to 1,246.33, the All T&T Index lost 0.42 points to 1,697.46, while the Cross Listed Index shed 2.37 points to close at 107.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with only 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| First Citizens gained 4 cents and concluded at $32.55, after trading 1,561 shares, Sagicor Financial finished trading with 5 cents and completed trading at $7.85, with 43,317 units, Scotiabank closed with an increase of 5 cents and settled at $62.70, after exchanging 500 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading with 5 cents and concluded at $27.35, after 902 shares changed hands and Trinidad Cement closed with a rise of 1 cent and ended at $2.51, with 10,000 stock units changing hands..
Losses| Clico Investments concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents and completed trading at $20.15, with 30,691 units, First Caribbean International Bank traded with a loss of 35 cents at $9, after trading 10,000 shares, Guardian Holdings shares fell 15 cents and settled at $15.85, with 2,000 shares changing hands, National Flour closed with a loss of 4 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.66, having exchanged 13,000 shares and NCB Financial Group shed 11 cents and concluded at $5.99, exchanging 74,674 shares.

National Flour fell to a new 52 weeks’ low.

Firm Traded| Agostini’s concluded trading at $21.06, after exchanging 396 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $15.72, with 600 stock units changing hands, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.15, with 79,013 units, JMMB Group ended at $1.86, with 136 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises completed trading at $9.75, with 1,536 units. One Caribbean Media ended at $12.44, with 13,665 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas completed trading at $3.81, with 2,000 units and Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.65, as 401 stock units changed hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, National Flour Mills, NCB Financial Group, One Caribbean Media, Point Lisas, Republic Financial Holdings, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE

4 stocks rise on TTSE 2 fall – Thursday

April 5, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended Thursday, with 14 securities trading, against 15 on Wednesday, with 4 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Trading volume remained low, resulting in 293,550 shares valued at $2,488,584 changing hands, compared to 186,626 shares valued at $3,719,226 on Wednesday.
At close, the Composite Index gained 0.84 points on Thursday to 1,263.90, the All T&T Index rose 1.95 points to 1,700.29, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.04 points to close at 111.63.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 1 stock with the bid lower than the last selling price and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments closed with an increase of 1 cent and completed trading at $20.16, with 24,533 units, First Citizens finished 19 cents higher and concluded at a 52 weeks’ high of $32.70, after exchanging 2,000 shares, JMMB Group rose 1 cent and ended at $1.86, with 39,000 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial added 4 cents and completed trading at $7.80, with 47,615 units.
Losses| Ansa McAl shares fell 5 cents and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.95, with 19 units changing hands and First Caribbean International Bank closed with a loss of 15 cents at $9.35, after exchanging 59,150 shares.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy ended trading at $3.15, with 99,926 units, Massy Holdings ended at $47, with 250 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.68, after exchanging 1,824 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.58, with 600 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank settled at $62.56, after exchanging 3,480 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading at $27.25, after exchanging 11,138 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.60, with 4,000 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco settled at $88.55, after exchanging just 15 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Ansa Mcal, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Flour Mills, NCB, NCB Financial Group, Republic Financial Holdings, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE, West Indian Tobacco

More TTSE stocks rise than fall – Wednesday

April 4, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended Wednesday, with 15 securities trading, against 14 on Tuesday, with 5 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
Trading volume remained low, resulting in 186,626 shares valued at $3,719,226 changing hands, compared to 117,881 shares valued at $1,542,037 on Tuesday.
At close, the Composite Index lost 1.08 points to 1,263.06, the All T&T Index declined 0.98 points to 1,698.34, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.16 points to close at 111.67.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Wednesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens finished trading with a gain of 1 cent at $32.51, after exchanging 1,622 shares, JMMB Group closed with an increase of 10 cents at $1.85, with 50,990 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media ended trading and gained 4 cents to end at $12.48, with 10,000 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed with a rise of 1 cent and completed trading at $7.76, with 23,935 units and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading 5 higher at $88.55, after exchanging 707 shares.
Losses| Grace Kennedy fell 10 cents and completed trading at $3.15, with 5,000 units, Massy Holdings closed with a loss of 40 cents and ended at $47, with 2,482 stock units changing hands and National Enterprises shed 4 cents and completed trading at $9.75, with 500 units.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.72, with 500 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments completed trading at $20.15, with 7,379 units, National Flour settled at $1.68, after exchanging 27,397 shares. Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.58, with 15,598 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank settled at $62.56, after exchanging 109 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded market activity at $27.25, after exchanging 4,407 shares and Unilever Caribbean completed trading at $32, with 36,000 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, National Flour Mills, NCB Financial Group, One Caribbean Media, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean

Stocks marking time on TTSE

April 3, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended Tuesday, trading in 14 securities, with modest price changes, against 9 on Thursday, with 2 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Trading resulted in 117,881 shares valued at $1,542,037 changing hands, compared to 264,376 shares valued at $2,045,015 on Thursday.
At close, the Composite Index gained 0.21 points on Tuesday to 1,264.14, the All T&T Index rose 0.41 points to 1,699.32, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged to close at 111.83.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, on Tuesday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings gained 2 cents and settled at $15.72, with 25 stock units changing hands and Republic Financial Holdings advanced 3 cents and closed at $101.58, with 173 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investments fell 1 cent and closed at $20.15, with 11,200 units trading, Prestige Holdings closed with a loss of 4 cents and ended at $10.01, after exchanging 50 shares. Scotiabank fell 9 cents to $62.56, after exchanging 50 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading with a fall of 50 cents at $27.25, after exchanging 8,905 shares.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International Bank ended at $9.50, after exchanging 32,499 shares, First Citizens closed at $32.5 after exchanging 20,465 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.00, after 16 shares were exchanged, LJ Williams B share added completed trading at 70 cents, after trading 10,000 shares. National Enterprises closed at $9.79, with 900 units, National Flour ended at $1.68, after 28,571 shares changed hands, Trinidad Cement concluded trading at $2.60, with 5,000 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean concluded trading at $32, with 27 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, Guardian Holdings, LJ Williams, National Enterprises, National Flour Mills, Prestige Holdings, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean

First Caribbean to list on NYSE

March 29, 2018 by IC Insider.com

FirstCaribbean International Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Thursday.

First Caribbean International Bank traded at a new high on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, after the bank announced that they filed application with the Securities Commission for listing of the shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
The bank with branches sprawled all over the economically troubled Caribbean basin reported improved profit results in the quarter ending January with profit rising by 13.2 percent from US$33.77 million to US$38.24 including minority interest, as loans grew modestly over the one year period, from US$6.14 billion to US$6.34 billion.
Market activity ended with 9 securities changing hands compared to 14 securities on Wednesday, with 4 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 3 remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 264,376 shares valued at $2,045,015 changing hands, compared to 156,799 shares valued at $1,663,812 on Wednesday.
At close, the Composite Index gained 1.10 points on Thursday to 1,263.93, the All T&T Index gained 0.40 points to 1,698.91, while the Cross Listed Index rose shed 0.25 points to close at 111.83.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Thursday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks with bids lower than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International Bank rose 15 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high $9.50, after exchanging 123,125 shares. National Enterprises closed with a gain of 4 cents and completed trading at $9.79, with a mere 30 units, Scotiabank gained 9 cents and settled at $62.65, after exchanging 262 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished trading with a gain of 25 cents to $27.75, after exchanging 22,627 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $1.75, with 113,925 stock units changing hands and National Flour fell 2 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.68, after exchanging 1,920 shares as profit for 2017, fell from $35 million to $29 million with earnings per share of 24 cents.
Firm Trades| Massy Holdings ended at $47.40, with 619 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.75, with an exchange of 1,254 units and Trinidad Cement ended at $2.60, with 614 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.