Cemex offer rejected by market so far

January 12, 2017 by

TCL closed at 52 weeks’ high of $5.10 on Thursday.

Trinidad Cement stock closed at $5.10 on the Trinidad market, with 85,800 units changing hands valued at $436,690. The price shot past the Cemex revised offer price of $5.07 by adding 5 cents in trading on Thursday in closing at a 52 weeks’ high. Importantly the stock has a bid of $5.10 to buy 39,475 shares and closed without an offer being posted a sure sign of higher prices ahead.
Activity climbed sharply from the lows levels experienced for 2017 to date as 15 securities traded, compared to 7 on Wednesday. A total of 6 stocks advanced, 1 fell and 8 remained unchanged as 328,077 units changed hands, valued at $2,705,386 compared to a mere 28,747 shares valued at $573,758 on Wednesday.
The Composite Index gained 0.33 points to 1,215.28 points, the All T & T Index rose 0.15 points to 1,837.11 points. The Cross Listed Index gained 0.07 points to 79.35 points.
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| Guardian Holdings advanced 10 cents to $12.90 with an exchange of 35,031 shares valued at $451,900, National Enterprises added 1 cent to close at $10.69 with 2,045 shares changing owners, Sagicor Financial gained 8 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.10 with 3,000 units being traded. Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $20.50, up 1 cent with 20,000 shares changing hands valued at $409,878 and West Indian Tobacco, swapped 5,580 units valued at $708,757, closed trading with a rise of 2 cents at $127.02.
Losses| Calypso Macro lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks low of $21.88 with 1,000 shares being exchanged.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $14.70, with 12,025 units changing owners, Clico Investments held firm at $22.60 with 581 shares being exchanged, First Citizens closed trading at $34.97 with 55 units changing hands, National Commercial Bank was unchanged at $3.10 with an exchange of 50,000 shares. National Flour closed at $2.40 with only 10 units being traded, Prestige Holdings ended trading at $11 with 164 shares changing hands, Scotia Investments held firm at $2.10 with trades of 112,000 units and Scotiabank closed at $58.75 with 786 shares changing ownership.

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More securities actively traded Monday

January 9, 2017 by

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago stock market on Monday ended with 14 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Friday. The market closed as 3 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 7 were unchanged with 225,197 units being traded at a value of $4,965,442 compared to Friday’s 222,518 shares valued at $4,418,139.
The Composite Index advanced 1.13 points to 1,212.88 points, the All T&T Index lost of 0.56 points to close at 1,833.53 points and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.39 points to 79.19 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| National Commercial Bank exchanged 8,087 shares advancing 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.10, Scotia Investments rose 5 cents, with 11,041 units trading, and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.10 and Trinidad Cement added 22 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.67 while exchanging of 121,560 shares, valued at $551,785.
< Strong> Losses| Angostura Holdings closed at $14.70, falling 5 cents with 2,221 shares changing owners, Ansa McAL lost 25 cents, closing trading at $66.25 with only 150 units traded,. Scotiabank was down 3 cents to $58.77 with 26,839 shares changing ownership, valued at $1,577,378 and Unilever Caribbean closed at $59.80, with a loss of 3 cents and a mere 40 units trading.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments closed trading at $22.60 with 7,025 units being exchanged, First Caribbean International traded 25,716 shares and closed at $8.50, Guardian Media traded 408 units, to close at $19, JMMB Group was unchanged at 92 cents with an exchange of 3,300 shares. National Enterprises with 200 shares traded, closed at $10.68, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended the day at $20.50 with an exchange of 100 units and West Indian Tobacco with 18,510 shares valued at $2,350,770 changing ownership, closed at $127.

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3 TTSE stocks rise 3 fall

January 6, 2017 by

The Trinidad stock market closed Friday with the two main indices falling with advancing stocks equalling each other. Trading ended with 222,518 units changing hands, valued at $4,418,139 compared to Thursday’s 326,391 units valued at $3,531,245.
Trading closed on with 11 securities changing hands, the same as Thursday with 3 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index fell 0.43 points to 1,211.75 points, the All T&T Index dropped 1.11 points to 1,834.09 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.04 points to close at 78.80 points.
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| Guardian Media gained 1 cent and closed at $19 with 2,000 units traded, Scotia Investments closed at 52 weeks’ high of $2.05, adding 4 cents with 6,000 units trading and Scotiabank gained 3 cents to close at $58.80 with 130 shares changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investments suffered a loss of 19 cents, closing at $22.60 with 8,706 shares trading, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $108.43, a loss of 1 cent with trades of 15,472 shares valued at $1,677,630 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 49 cents to $20.50 after trading 107,200 units valued at $2,197,600.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy closed trading at $2.67 trading 840 units, Guardian Holdings held firm at $13 with an exchange of 2,700 shares. JMMB Group was unchanged at 92 cents trading 23,075 units, Massy Holdings closed at $52 with 1,900 units changing owners and National Flour Mills traded 54,495 shares closing at $2.40.

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3 new highs for Trinidad stocks

January 3, 2017 by

NCB closed at 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday on the TTSE.

Trinidad stock market closed on the first trading of 2017 with mixed fortunes all the all T&T index slipped while the cross listed index gained a continuation of the trend of 2016.
Trading on Tuesday resulted in 8 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Friday. Market activity ended with 6 stocks rising, 2 declining while there were no stocks trading unchanged. A total of 162,833 shares being traded valued at $2,093,835 compared to 262,813 shares being traded, valued at $6,001,767 on Friday.
The Composite Index rose 1.04 points at 1,210.57, the All T&T Index lost 0.88 points to 1,833.35. The Cross Listed Index rose 0.41to end at 78.58 points with year to date gains of 55.65 percent.
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| Clico Investments Fund gained 18 cents in trading 63,956 units valued at $1,458,197 to close at $22.80, Guardian Holdings traded 2,500 units to close 1 cent higher at $12.66, National Commercial Bank added 10,000 shares to stocks that traded and gained 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.05. Point Lisas traded 21,500 shares and gained 5 cents to end at $3.75, Sagicor Financial Corporation gained 7 cents with 47,548 valued at $371,083 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.80 and Trinidad Cement traded 8,200 units with a rise of 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.45.
< Strong> Losses| Angostura Holdings fell 25 cents to close at $14.75 as 5,131 units changed hands and National Flour Mills fell 12 cents to close at $2.40 with 4,000 units trading.

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Trinidad stocks drop 6% in 2016

December 30, 2016 by

Trinidad Cement closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Friday.

Trinidad based companies lost nearly 6 percent of their value in 2016 as the country’s economy faced challenges during the year based primarily on the fall in the price of oil which led to the shortage of foreign exchange and slippage in the value of the country’s currency.
While the values of the Trinidad based company declined that for the wider Caribbean grew by nearly 58 percent and resulted in the Composite index rising but by only 4 percent. The market closed the year on a positive note, with the IC bid-offer Indicator | showing the strongest reading for the last two trading days of the year with just 2 stocks closing with bids that were lower than their last sale price.
Trading on Friday resulted in 11 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Thursday. Market activity ended with 5 stocks rising, 1 declining and 5 holding firm, with 262,813 shares being traded valued at $6,001,767 compared to 155,564 shares being traded valued at $1,446,576 on Thursday.
The Composite Index rose 3.37 points to end the year at 1,209.53, the All T&T Index gained 1.35 points to 1,834.23 with a year to date loss at 6 percent. The Cross Listed Index rose 0.71 points at 78.17 points with year to date gains of 57.89 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments Fund gained 1 cent in trading 665 units at $22.62, First Citizens Bank had 6,760 units trading with a gain of 25 cents to end at $35, JMMB Group traded 181,727 units to end at 90 cents with a 1 cent rise. National Commercial Bank added 6,999 shares to stocks that traded and gained 10 cents to close at $3 and Trinidad Cement traded 2,000 units with a rise of 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.40.
Losses| Grace Kennedy traded 730 shares but lost 1 cent to close at $2.67
Firm Trades| Massy Holdings contributed just 12,350 shares with a value of $642,200 to end at $52, Readymix West Indies closed trading with 5,000 shares trading at $10.99. Republic Financial Holdings with a volume of 44,125 shares valued at $4,784,915 changing hands, closed at $108.44, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 1,909 shares at $21 and Unilever Caribbean ended with 548 units trading, to end at $59.84.

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4 stocks hit lows on TTSE – Thursday

December 29, 2016 by

Guardian Media is one of 4 stocks in T&T to close at 52 weeks’ low on Thursday..

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday resulted in 13 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Wednesday.
Market activity ended with 2 stocks rising, 4 declining to 52 weeks low and 7 holding firm, with 155,564 shares being traded valued at $1,446,576 compared to 318,033 shares being traded valued at $2,502,324 on Wednesday.
The Composite Index remained unchanged at 1,206.16, the All T&T Index gained just 0.01 points to 1,832.68 with a year to date loss at 6 percent. The Cross Listed Index was stuck at 77.46 points with year to date gains of 55.65 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group traded 115,000 units to end at 90 cents with a 1 cent rise and West Indian Tobacco rose 7 cents on the trading of 19 shares to close at $126.95.
Losses| All the stocks declining closed at 52 weeks lows and include Calypso Macro Index Fund that declined by 8 cents to end at $21.89 with just 91 units trading, Guardian Media lost 1 cent to close at $18.99 with 100 units changing hands. One Caribbean Media fell 9 cents to end $19.90 with 195 shares and Unilever Caribbean lost 1 cent with 49 units trading, to end at 52 weeks low of $59.84.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl traded just 29 shares at $66.50, Guardian Holdings traded 26,034 units valued at $329,330 to close at $12.65, National Flour Mills closed at $2.52 with 885 units trading. Point Lisas traded 3,145 shares at $3.70, Prestige Holdings traded 265 units at $11, Republic Financial Holdings with a volume of 9,037 shares valued at $979,972 being traded, closed at $108.44 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 115 shares at $21.

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6 stocks rise on TTSE – Wednesday

December 28, 2016 by

Sagicor Financial closed at a 52 weeks' high on Wednesday on the TTSE.

Sagicor Financial closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday on the TTSE.

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday resulted in 12 securities changing hands compared to 7 on Friday. Market activity ended with 6 stocks rising, 2 declining and 4 holding firm, with 318,033 shares being traded valued at $2,502,324 compared to 414,785 shares being traded valued at $1,433,699 on Friday.
The Composite Index rose 2.04 points to 1,206.16, the All T&T Index gained 1.11 points to 1,832.67 with a year to date loss at 5.94 percent. The Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.40 to end at 77.46 points with year to date gains of 56.45 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments Fund traded 2,000 units at $22.61 after adding 1 cent, First Citizens Bank had 5,214 units trading with a gain of 44 cents to end at $34.99, National Commercial Bank traded 145,444 units valued at $421,788 and gained 3 cents to end at $2.90. Sagicor Financial Corporation gained 7 cents to end at TTSE sum 28-12-16a 52 weeks’ high of $7.73 with 800 shares changing hands, Scotiabank gained 7 cents in trading 8,737 shares at $58.85 and Trinidad Cement traded 10,220 units with a rise of 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.35.
Losses| Republic Financial Holdings with a volume of 8,193 shares valued at $888,448 being traded, closed with a loss of 1 cent at $108.44 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL fell 25 cents, in trading 6,476 shares at $21.
Firm Trades | Guardian Holdings traded 12,558 units to close at $12.65, JMMB Group traded 101,000 units to end at 89 cents, Massy Holdings contributed just 91 shares to end at $52 and LJ Williams ended with 17,300 B shares trading at 66 cents.

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Falling stocks beat rising ones 4 to 1 on TTSE

December 20, 2016 by

TTstocks Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday resulted in only 9 securities changing hands compared to 7 on Monday. Market activity ended with only 1 stock that advanced, 4 declined and 4 held firm with 107,398 units being traded at a value of $1,567,701 compared to Monday’s 140,454 shares valued at $1,002,987.
The Composite Index slipped 0.15 point to 1,205.40, the All T&T Index lost 0.29 point to 1,833.09 with its year to date loss at 5.91 percent. The Cross Listed Index remained at 77.20 points with year to date gains of 55.93 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Massy Holdings jumped $1 on the trading of 1,351 shares to close at $52 to be the sole stock rising.
< Strong> Losses| First Citizens Bank closed at $34.55, after falling by 37 cents with 112 shares changing TTSE sum 20-12-16owners, LJ Williams lost 1 cent in closing at 66 cents with 39,168 shares changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 24 cents to close at $21.25 with 2,123 shares changing ownership and West Indian Tobacco lost 5 cents to end at $126.90 with 10,000 units changing hands.
Firm Trades | Clico Investments with 87 shares being traded, closed at $22.60, JMMB Group was unchanged at 89 cents with an exchange of 48,223 shares, National Flour traded 45,000 shares at $2.52 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.25 while trading 9,644 shares.

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Trading drops sharply on TTSE

December 8, 2016 by

TTSE build Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange dropped sharply on Thursday. The market closed with 10 securities trading compared to 14 on Wednesday resulting in 180,027 units valued at $179,861 changing hands in contrast to Wednesday’s 361,588 shares valued at $3,622,735.
At the close 3 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 4 remained unchanged, leading the Composite Index in gaining 0.36 point to 1,206.38 points. The All T & T Index lost 0.10 points to 1,834.42 points with its year to date loss at 5.85 percent and the Cross Listed Index advanced 0.12 points to 77.29 points with year to date gains of 56.11 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 11 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 1 cent, closing at $22.61 with 7,462 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.64 after adding 1 cent with 13,000 shares being exchanged and Scotia Investments advanced 12 cents to close at $1.95 and 150,000 shares changing owners. The investment bank posted an 86 percent fourth quarter growth in net profit, over the similar quarter in 2015 and a strong of 32 percent for the year to October.
TTSE sum 8-12-16 Losses| First Citizens Bank closed at $34.92 for a loss of 1 cent with only 32 shares changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings lost 3 cents, closing at $108.46 with 494 shares switching ownership and Trinidad & Tobago NGL was down 1 cent to $21.99 with an exchange of 584 shares.
Firm Trades| Massy Holdings traded firm at $51 with 564 shares changing owners, National Commercial Bank closed at $2.87 with an exchange of 7,000 shares, National Flour Mills, with 807 shares trading, closed at $2.52 and Prestige Holdings remained unchanged at $11 with 84 shares changing hands.

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CEMEX’s Trinidad Cement offer pushes stock

December 5, 2016 by

Trinidad Cement shares in play.

Trinidad Cement shares in play.

The announcement by CEMEX on Monday that one of its indirect subsidiaries will be presenting a bid to acquire shares to take the ownership of the Cemex group to just under 75 percent of the TCL, for TT$4.50 per share, to all Trinidad Cement shareholders in Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago seemed to have helped to push the price of the stock in the day’s trading.
Market activity on Monday saw an increase in trading levels with volume and value rising strongly as 11 securities traded compared to 7 on Friday. At the close, 2 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 7 remained unchanged as 846,000 shares were traded with a value of $6,385,564 in contrast to Friday’s volume of 133,162 units valued at $610,132.
The Composite Index advanced 0.67 points to 1,207.32 points, the All T & T Index gained 1.27 points to 1,830.55 points, reducing its year to date loss to 6.05 percent. The Cross Listed Index was up 0.01 points to 78.07 points with year to date gains of 57.69 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator |The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Sagicor Financial added 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.62 with 1,000 shares changing hands while Trinidad Cement closed with gains of 49 cents to close at $3.88 as 608,138 shares changed hands for a value of $2,124,450.
Losses| National Flour Mills lost 4 cents to close at $2.52 with 1,010 shares changing hands and Scotiabank lost 1 cent, closing at $58.69 with 59,715 shares exchanged for a value of $3,504,673.
TTSE sum 5-12-16 Firm Trades | Angostura Holdings traded firm at $15.50 with 62 shares changing hands, Ansa McAL closed at $66.50 with 73 shares changing hands, Clico Investment, with 4,187 shares switching owners, closed at $22.55, and FirstCaribbean International Bank held firm at $8.50 with 62,210 shares changing hands with a value of $528,785. JMMB Group closed with 109,385 shares changing hands at 90 cents, Massy Holdings remained unchanged at $51 with 120 shares changing owners and West Indian Tobacco closed at $127 with 100 shares changing hands.

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