Prices mostly slipped in trading on Tuesday as more securities were active in trading than on Monday. The market closed with 14 active securities changing hands and ended with 1 stock rising, 4 declining while 9 remaining unchanged, as 405,952 shares valued at $3,302,930 changed hands. The market ended with 2 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows.
The Composite Index inched down by 0.49 points to close at 1,108.39, the All T&T Index declined by 0.98 points to close at 1,763.23 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 60.29.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Guardian Holdings lead with 135,215 shares changing hands for a value of $1,761,417 and gained 1 cents to end at $13.03.
Losses| First Citizens Bank fell 10 cents to a 52 week’ low of $29.90, with 5,000 changing hands, One Caribbean Media traded 1,000 shares but declined by 17 cents to $21.30. Point Lisas lost 12 cents in trading 10,988 shares, to close at $3.82 and Scotiabank ended with just 18 units trading at a new 52 weeks’ low of $53.95 after shedding 5 cents.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 18,217 shares valued at $411,755 to close at $22.60, Firstcaribbean International Bank closed at $6.51 with 475 shares traded, JMMB Group closed at 65 cents, with 64,427 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank traded 80,828 shares to end at $2.35. National flour closed at $2.20 as 10,357 shares changed hands, Sagicor Financial closed with 8,760 units changing hands at $7.15, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund traded 50,000 units at $2.70, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 20,222 units valued at $404,440 to close at $20 and West Indian Tobacco traded 445 shares to close at $126.36.
Falling prices resume on TTSE – Tuesday
TTSE halts fall on – Friday
Trading showed improvement in market sentiments with fewer lows as well as the number of declining stocks falling from the levels on Thursday. The market ended with no stocks trading at 52 weeks’ lows and none at new highs. Demand for stocks continue to be low on the Trinidad & Tobago stock market. The market closed with 12 active securities changing hands on Friday.
Trading ended with 3 stocks rising, 2 declining while 7 remaining unchanged on Friday, as 196,119 shares valued at $2,546,049 changed hands.
The Composite Index inched up 0.25 points to close at 1,108.53, the All T&T Index eased 0.12 points to close at 1,763.13 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.09 points to 60.34.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 10 with offers that were lower. The indicators are pointing to more losses for the market, with the prices of some large capitalized stocks set for further declines with offers at or below the last traded prices and bids for a small number of shares which are in some instances some distance from the last traded prices.
Gains| Guardian Holdings rose by 2 cents and close with 1,785 shares traded at $13.02, National Commercial Bank traded 6,715 shares at $2.40 and regained 1 cent and Sagicor Financial with 97,378 units valued at $694,785 changing hands, ended at $7.10 after rising 5 cents.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund traded 63,571 shares valued at $1,436,883 to close 5 cents down at $22.60 and Prestige Holdings fell 13 cents and closed with 8,656 shares changing hands, to end at $11.27.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl traded 15 units at $62.59, Guardian Media traded 300 shares with the price remaining at $19.75, National Flour closed at $2.20 with 77 shares changing hands. Scotia Investments traded 4,732 shares to end at $1.60, Trinidad Cement traded firm at $3.35 with 100 units changing hands, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 12,746 units to close at $20 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126.36, with just 54 units trading.
More new lows for TTSE stocks – Thursday
Witco traded at a new high on the TTSE on Thursday.
Trading ended with 4 stocks rising, 8 declining while 4 remaining unchanged on Thursday, as 288,088 shares valued at $5,156,731 changed hands.
The Composite Index declined by 6.28 points to close at 1,108.28, the All T&T Index dropped 12.27 points to close at 1,763.25 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.03 points to 60.25.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 9 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund traded 5,000 units to close 5 cents higher at $22.65, National Flour gained 10 cents and closed at $2.20 with 50,200 shares changing hands. Sagicor Financial with 5,800 units changing hands, ended at $7.10 after rising 5 cents and West Indian Tobacco gained 8 cents to close at a new 52 weeks’ high of $126.36, with just 220 units trading.
Losses| Angostura Holdings ended with 385 shares changing hands and declined by just 1 cent to end at $12.99, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 1,973 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $24.50 after shedding 49 cents, First Citizens Bank dropped $2 while trading 5,000 shares, to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $30. Massy Holdings fell by 6 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $48.94, to close with 3,170 changing hands,
National Commercial Bank traded 500 shares at $2.39 to shed 1 cent, National Enterprises closed with 100 shares changing hands at $11.23 after slipping by 1 cent. One Caribbean Media traded 184,000 shares valued at $3,952,020 and fell 1 cent to end at $21.47 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 23,645 units with a value of $474,730 to close at $20 with a loss of 50 cents.Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 396 shares at $17.01, JMMB Group traded 1,342 shares to end at 60 cents, Prestige Holdings closed with 5,919 shares changing hands, to end at $11.40 and Trinidad Cement traded firm at $3.35 with 438 units changing hands.
Falling prices on TTSE – Wednesday
JMMB was the only stock rising on the TTSE on Wednesday.
Trading ended with 1 stocks rising, 4 declining while 4 remaining unchanged on Wednesday, as 380,509 shares valued at $8,395,389 changed hands.
The Composite Index declined by 2.07 points to close at 1,114.56, the All T&T Index fell 4.78 points to close at 1,775.52 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.09 points to 60.28.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 8 with offers that were lower. The indicators are pointing to further losses for the market, with the prices of some large capitalized stocks set to fall with offers at or below the last traded prices and bids for a small number of shares which are in some instances some distance away from the last traded prices.
Gains| JMMB Group traded 500 shares and gained 2 cents to end at 60 cents.
Losses| Readymix West Indies lost $1.04 while trading 99 shares, to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $14.01, Republic Financial Holdings shed 80 cents while 32 shares changed hands at 52 weeks’ low of $107.99.
Massy Holdings fell by 96 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $49, to close with 16,285 shares valued at $807,411 changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 15,636 units with a value of $320,538 to close at $20.50 with a loss of 49 cents.Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 303,640 units valued at $6,865,292 to close at $22.60, National Flour closed at $2.10 with 30,400 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial with 8,917 units changing hands ended at $7.05 and Scotiabank with 5,000 shares changing hands, ended at $54.
More declines for TTSE – Tuesday
Prestige Holdings brand – the stock traded at a 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 1 stock trading at 52 weeks’ lows and 1 a t 52 weeks’ high as demand for stocks continue to be low on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange. The market closed with 9 active securities changing hands on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 1 stock rising, 3 declining while 5 remained unchanged on Tuesday as 72,078 shares valued at $2,668,632 changed hands.
The Composite Index declined by 1.81 points to close at 1,116.63, the All T&T Index fell 3.59 points to close at 1,780.30 and the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 60.19.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 10 with offers that were lower. The indicator is pointing to more losses for the market, with the prices of some large capitalized stocks set to fall.
Gains| Prestige Holdings with 100 units changing hands ended at $11.40 to record a gain of 10 cents for a 52 weeks’ high.
Losses| National Flour closed at $2.10 after losing 10 cents with 100 shares changing hands, Scotiabank with 29,277 shares with a value of $1,580,958, 
changing hands, ended with a fall of 93 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $54 and West Indian Tobacco fell 8 cents in trading 2,000 shares to close at $126.28.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 14,100 units valued at $318,660 to close at $22.60, Guardian Holdings closed at $13 with 12,601 shares trading, Massy Holdings traded at $49.96, to close with 5,095 shares changing hands, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 93 units to close at $20.99 and Trinidad Cement ended with 562 units trading at $3.35.
4 new lows for TTSE – Thursday
NCB is the sole rising stock on the TTSE on Thursday.
Trading ended with 1,649,710 shares valued at $3,258,584 changing hands.
The Composite Index advanced by 0.81 points to close at 1,119.81, the All T&T Index fell 0.89 points to close at 1,786.12 and the Cross Listed Index rose by 0.35 points to 60.26.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Commercial Bank rose 5 cents to close with 136,865 shares for a value of $328,376, trading at $2.40.
Losses| First Citizens Bank traded 1,565 shares but fell 7 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ low of $33.03, Massy Holdings closed at 52 weeks’ low of $49.98 after losing 1 cent, to close with 15,150 shares changing hands. National Flour lost 10 cents to end at $2.20 as 451,652 shares valued at $993,596 changed hands, Republic Financial fell 1 cent to a 52 weeks’ low of $108.79 with a mere 14 units changing hands.
Scotiabank had 40 shares trading at $54.96 after falling 1 cent for a 52 weeks’ low and Trinidad and Tobago NGL fell 1 cent in closing at $19.60 with 7,686 shares trading.Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 12,587 units at $22.55, Guardian Holdings closed at $13 with 2,000 shares trading, Guardian Media closed at $19.75 with 500 shares traded. JMMB Group closed at 58 cents with 1,000,000 shares changing hands for a value of $580,000, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development traded 1,651 at $3.94 and Trinidad Cement ended with 20,000 units trading at $3.35.
All TTSE index down 8% in 2016 – Wednesday
Trading ended for the second consecutive days with 4 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows as demand for stocks remain low on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange as sellers offload stocks at lower prices, helping to push the all Trinidad index down nearly 10 percent for the year to date.
The market closed with 15 active securities changing hands on Wednesday with only 2 stocks gaining, 7 declining while 6 remained unchanged as selling pressure continues in the market. Trading ended with 570,894 shares valued at $6,951,799 changing hands. The Composite Index declined by 0.31 points to close at 1,119.00, the All T&T Index eased 0.57 points to close at 1,787.01 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.01 points to 59.91. Interestingly, the index for cross listed stocks is up 21 percent for the year to date and helped to negate the fall in the Composite Index to just 4 percent, the All T&T Index has lost 8 percent and seems destined to decline some more with weak demand for Trinidad stocks.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 7 cents, to close at $19.62 with 4,461 shares trading and Guardian Holdings traded 470,714 shares valued at $6,119,282 to close at $13 after rising by 1 cent.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund traded 2,250 units at $22.55 after shedding 5 cents, First Citizens Bank traded 325 shares but fell 8 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ low of $33.10, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent to close at 52 weeks’ low of $49.99 with 119 shares. Republic Financial fell to a 52 weeks’ low of $108.80 with a loss of 15 cents as 2,909 units changed hands, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 69 units but fell 2 cents to $7.13.
Scotiabank had 2,525 shares trading at $54.97 after falling 3 cents for a 52 weeks’ low and Scotia Investments traded 57,768 shares and fell 2 cents to close at $1.62.
Firm Trades| Guardian Media closed at $19.75 with 495 shares traded, JMMB Group closed at 58 cents with 2,000 shares changing hands. National Commercial Bank closed with 20,000 shares trading at $2.35, One Caribbean Media traded just 70 shares and ended at $21.48, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development traded 9,000 at $3.94 and West Indian Tobacco traded 650 shares to close at $126.36.
4 new lows on TTSE – Tuesday
Trading ended with 4 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows and 1 at a 52 weeks’ high as demand for stocks remain low on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange. The market close with 15 active securities changing hands on Tuesday with only 2 stocks gaining, 7 declining while 6 remained unchanged as trading as selling pressure continues in the market.
Trading ended with 459,414 shares valued at $5,306,087 changing hands. The Composite Index declined by 5.36 points to close at 1,119.31, the All T&T Index eased 10.31 points to close at 1,787.58 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.05 points to 59.92.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 8 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 7 cents, to close at $19.62 with 4,461 shares trading and West Indian Tobacco traded 20,130 shares valued at $2,543,626 to close at 52 weeks’ high of $126.36 after rising 1 cent.
Losses| ANSA McAL lost 49 cents in trading 50 to close at 52 weeks’ low of $62.49, Firstcaribbean International Bank fell 1 cent to close at $6.51 with 965 shares, Massy Holdings lost $1.01 to close at 52 weeks’ low of $49.99 with 22,080 shares valued at $1,103,975 changing hands. National Enterprises contributed 26,828 shares with a value of $301,542 but lost 15 cents in closing at $11.20. One Caribbean Media lost 2 cents to close at $21.48 while trading 100 shares, 
Republic Financial fell to a 52 weeks’ low of $108.95 with a loss of 4 cents as 800 units changed hands and Scotiabank had 2,000 shares trading at $55 after falling $1.43 for a 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 4,800 units at $22.60, Grace Kennedy closed at $5.15 with 160,000 shares traded, for a valued of $824,000, JMMB Group closed at 58 cents with 216,000 shares changing hands. National Flour Mills traded 100 shares at $2.30, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund traded 1,000 at $2.70 and Trinidad Cement traded 100 shares to end at $3.35.
1 stock rose on TTSE – Wednesday
NCB is the only stock rising on the TTSE on Wednesday.
Scotiabank after not trading since April 6, did so today and declined but the stock is still under pressure along with a number of others including Massy Holdings and Republic Financial Holdings.
The Composite Index declined by 1.25 points to close at 1,126.76, the All T&T Index eased 3.50 points to close at 1,802.86 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.14 points to end at 59.85.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 10 with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Commercial Bank closed with 51,958 shares changing hands but rose 5 cents to end at $2.35.
Losses| Sagicor Financial Corporation fell 24 cents and closed with 17,054 shares changing hands at $7, Scotiabank lost 97 cents to close at 52 weeks’ low of $56.43 with 174 shares changing hands and
Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 1 cent, to close at $19.52 with 5,202 shares trading.Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed at $22.60 with 21,278 shares valued at $480,883 changing hands, JMMB Group traded 291,161 shares at 58 cents, National Enterprises closed with 155,258 shares, valued at $1,762,889 changing hands, at $11.35, National Flour Mills closed with 15,780 shares trading at $2.30 and Praetorian Property Mutual Fund contributed 9,948 shares to end at $2.70.
5 stocks rose 3 fell on TTSE – Friday
Republic Financial Holdings dropped in Friday’s trading
Quotes for Massy Holdings and Scotiabank remain well below their last selling price and are likely to take a bite out of the indices when next they trade.
The Composite Index declined by 0.90 points to close at 1,130.07, the All T&T Index fell 2.38 points to close at 1,805.43 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.08 points at 60.40.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund rose by 4 cents in closing at $22.60 with 45,378 shares valued at $1,025,453 changing hands, Firstcaribbean International Bank traded 1,000 shares with a gain of 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.52. Guardian Holdings gained 10 cents with 303,726 shares with a value of $3,948,438 changing hands to end at $13, National Enterprises closed 7 cents higher with 6,000 shares changing hands at $11.35 and One Caribbean Media rose 1 cent with 195,000 shares with a value of $4,192,500, trading to close at $21.50.
Losses| Angostura Holdings lost 10 cents in trading 1,848 units $12.90 and Republic Financial Holdings finally traded, the price dropped $1 to $109 but only 75 shares traded, at a new 52 weeks’ low and Trinidad and Tobago NGL fell 1 cent to $19.52 and closed with 5,699 shares trading.
Firm Trades| JMMB Group had 545,590 units for a value of $316,531 changing hands at 58 cents, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund traded 6,000 units at $2.70 and Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 2,000 shares changing hands, to end at $7.25.