Witco drops $5 to new 5 years low

January 18, 2018 by

West Indian Tobacco hits 52 weeks’ low on Thursday.

At close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, West Indian Tobacco suffered a big fall of $5 and ended at a 5 years’ low of $85, as the price continues to adjust to lower profits for 2017.
The fall in the price of Witco, plus 4 others helped to push the two main indices down at the close of trading, leading to the Composite Index in shedding 4.05 points to 1,273.77. The All T&T Index fell 8.24 points to 1,705.89, while Cross Listed Index gained 0.03 points to close at 113.58.

Unilever Caribbean added $1 to close at $29.

A total of 17 securities traded the market on Thursday against 11 on Wednesday, with 3 advancing, 5 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
Market activity ended with 295,409 shares with a value of $3,238,095 traded, compared to 138,336 shares with a value of $1,844,415 on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings finished trading 51,527 shares valued at $878,575 and gained 4 cents in closing at $17.05, JMMB Group finished trading after an increase by 1 cent at $1.81, with 169,190 stock units valued at $306,371 changing hands and Unilever Caribbean climbed $1 to $29, trading just 93 shares.
Losses| National Flour shed 1 cent and finished at $1.98, trading 740 shares, Prestige Holdings finished trading 20 cents lower and ended trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.50, trading 2,196 shares, Sagicor Financial lost 10 cents and close at $7.9, with 100 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading 2 cents lower and ended with $26.5, with 49,652 units and West Indian Tobacco dropped $5 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $85, with 734 stock units trading.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant ended at $40, trading 50 shares, First Caribbean International Bank finished at $9.3, trading 1,290 shares, First Citizens close at $32, trading 1,554 shares, Massy concluded trading at $48, with 3,305 stock units, NCB Financial Group close at $6.75, trading 10,000 shares. Point Lisas finished with $3.8, with 150 units, Republic Financial Holdings finished at $101.51, with 2,400 stock units, Scotiabank concluded at $60.50, with 1,828 stock units and Trinidad Cement finished at $3.75, trading 600 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Trinidad stocks showing stronger tone

January 15, 2018 by

Market activity ended with all market three indices rising at the close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday.
The Composite Index gained 1.67 points on Monday to 1,276.62, the All T&T Index rose 1.66 points to 1,712.27, while the Cross Listed Index inched higher by 0.23 points higher to 113.48.
At the close, 16 securities traded against 14 on Friday, with the prices of 3 advancing, 2 declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
Market activity ended with 140,320 shares with a value of $1,978,596 traded, down from 388,079 shares with a value of $6,005,924 units on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group closed with an increase of 5 cents and ended with $1.80, with 10,000 stock units, Massy closed with a rise of 44 cents and finished with $47.94, with 1,916 stock units changing hands and Republic Financial Holdings rose 8 cents and ended at $101.58, with 907 stock units.
Losses| Angostura Holdings shed S1.27 and ended with $15, with 52,920 stock units and Scotiabank lost 50 cents and finished with 1,179 shares trading at $60.50.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments ended at $21, with 3,550 units, First Citizens finished at $32, trading 125 shares, Guardian Holdings finished with $17, trading 4,680 shares, National Flour ended at $1.99, trading 2,500 shares, NCB Financial Group finished at $6.75, trading 2,445 shares. One Caribbean closed at $13.06, with 1,000 stock units, Sagicor Financial finished at $8, with 46,848 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading at $26.50, with 7,015 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended with $3.75, trading 1,210 shares, Unilever Caribbean finished trading 3,925 shares at $28 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $90, with 100 stock units changing hands.

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

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7 stocks rose 1 fell on TTSE – Friday

January 12, 2018 by

Angostura Holdings traded at a 52 weeks’ high on the TTSE on Friday.

Market activity ended with 14 securities traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday against 12 on Thursday, with the price of 7 advancing, 1 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Composite Index gained 3.30 points on Friday to 1,274.95, the All T&T Index rose 6.48 points to 1,710.61, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.01 points higher to 113.25.
Market activity ended with 388,079 shares with a value of $6,005,924 traded, up from just 83,851 shares having a value of $1,957,446 units on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings jumped $1.27 and ended at $16.27, for a 52 weeks’ high, with 41,530 stock units valued at $658,210 trading, Guardian Holdings gained 60 cents and finished at $17, trading 194,259 shares valued at $3,294,552, National Enterprises finished trading with a gain 1 cent and concluded at $9.79, with 2,790 units, National Flour closed with an increase of 8 cents and ended with $1.99, trading 73,529 shares, Scotiabank closed with a rise of 99 cents and finished at $61, with 2,418 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 50 cents to end at $26.50, with 44,283 units, with a value of $1,165,984 and West Indian Tobacco ended trading with an increase of 1 cent to close at $90, with 1,603 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Massy lost 44 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $47.50, with 1,000 stock units trading.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments ended at $21, with 12,990 units First Caribbean International Bank ended with $9.30, trading 1,000 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.75, with 22 stock units, NCB Financial Group traded 1,655 units at $6.75, Sagicor Financial finished at $8, with 10,000 units and Trinidad Cement ended with $3.75, trading 1,000 shares trading.

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

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Moderate trading on TTSE – Wednesday

January 10, 2018 by

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended with 14 securities changing on Wednesday against 8 on Tuesday, with 4 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 7 remained unchanged.
At close, the Composite Index rose 2.50 points on to 1,270.81. The All T&T Index slipped 0.22 points to 1,704.36, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.71 points to 112.98.
Market activity ended with a mere 175,296 shares with a value of $2,284,648 compared to 107,817 units with a value of $2,343,695 on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains|First Caribbean gained 10 cents and finished at $9.30, trading 40,000 shares valued at $371,986, JMMB Group ended trading with 2,500 shares and gained of 5 cents to close at $1.70, Scotiabank closed trading with a gain 1 cent and ended at $60.01, exchanging 1,380 shares and Unilever Caribbean rose 95 cents and finished at $28, trading a mere 254 units.
Losses| Guardian Holdings closed with a fall of 15 cents at $16.40, trading 445 shares, LJ Williams B share fell 7 cents, ending at 52 weeks’ low of 70 cents with 500 units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a fall of 20 cents at $26, trading 35,892 shares valued at $933,269.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments ended at $21, with 25,600 units trading, First Citizens ended at $32, trading 4,562 shares, Grace Kennedy concluded trading with 32,008 units at $3.10, LJ Williams A share  ended at 22 cents, with 29,727 stock units. National Flour closed trading at $1.91, with 500 stock units, Trinidad Cement closed at $3.75, with 1,000 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended trading 928 shares at $90.

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

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Stocks mostly stable on TTSE – Monday

January 8, 2018 by

Market activity ended with 14 securities trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday against 11 on Friday, with 1 stock advancing, 2 declining and 11 remaining unchanged at the close.
At close, the Composite Index gained 4.42 points on to 1,268.74. The All T&T Index inched 0.08 points higher to 1,705.43, while the Cross Listed Index rose 1.20 points to 112.27.
Trading ended with 214,436 shares valued at $6,392,055 changing hands, compared to 212,297 units on Friday, valued at $1,119,083.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Massy gained 10 cents and finished at $48.16, trading 98,405 shares valued at $4,739,185.
Losses| Republic Financial Group finished trading with 2 cents to conclude at $101.5, trading 6,565 shares and Sagicor Financial closed with a rise of 5 cents and end with $7.95, trading 500 shares,
Firm Traded| Clico Investments concluded trading at $21, with just 171 units, trading, First Citizens ended at $32.02, trading 1,452 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $3.10, with 51,834 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings finished at $16.55, trading just 30 shares, JMMB Group end trading with 31,005 shares at $1.65. National Flour held at $1.91, with 10,000 stock units, NCB Financial Group ended at $6.75, with 2,940 units trading, at the end of market activities, Scotiabank closed at $60, trading 5,612 shares, while Trinidad & Tobago NGL price closed $26.20, trading 500 shares. Trinidad Cement concluded trading at $3.75, with 1,816 stock units and West Indian Tobacco finished at $90, trading 3,606 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Trinidad stocks slip again – Friday

January 5, 2018 by

Trading ended on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday with 11 securities changing hands against 16 on Thursday, with 3 stocks advancing, 2 declining as 6 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with the Composite Index falling 0.56 points to 1,264.32. The All T&T Index dipped 2.25 points to 1,705.35, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.16 points higher to close at 111.07.
Market activity ended with 212,297 shares trading with a value of $1,119,083 compared to 336,338 units on Thursday, valued at $4,978,967.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments rose 19 cents to close at $21 with 6,000 units trading, First Citizens closed with a gain of 2 cents and finished at $32.02 with 1,464 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 20 cents at $26.20 with 10,900 shares trading.
Losses| Guardian Holdings lost 45 cents with 1,500 shares changing hands at $16.55 and Scotiabank ended trading 10 cents lower at $60 with 2,617 shares changing hands.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings ended with 1,000 stock units to close at $15, Grace Kennedy concluded trading at $3.10 with 1,000 units, JMMB Group settled at $1.65 with 166,683 shares traded Point Lisas ended at $3.80 with 893 shares, Sagicor Financial closed trading at $8 with 20,000 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco finished trading at $90 with 250 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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West Indian Tobacco at 5 years’ Low

January 4, 2018 by

NCB shares trading at a 52 weeks’ high on the TTSE


With the Trinidad & Tobago economy in recession a number of companies are facing tough times one such is West Indian Tobacco that dented the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange index by 1.14 percent on Thursday as the price tumbled $10 to a 5 years’ low of $90, while trading 191 shares.
While Witco was trading at a 5 years’ low, Jamaica’s NCB Financial traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $6.75 on Thursday.
The market closed with the Composite Index falling 8.81 points to 1,264.88. The All T&T Index dropped 19.64 points to 1,707.60, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.30 points higher to close at 110.91.
Market activity ended with 336,338 shares trading with a value of $ $4,978,967 compared to 165,319 units on Wednesday, valued at $2,450,124. Trading ended 16 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Wednesday and closed with 5 stocks advancing, 5 declining as 6 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.

West Indian Tobacco hits 5 years’ low on Thursday.

Gains| First Caribbean International Bank finished trading with a gain of 5 cents at $9.20 with 1,000 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy concluded trading with an increase of 5 cents to close at $3.10 with 9,397 shares trading, Massy rose 4 cents to $48.06 with 7,130 shares valued at $343,362. NCB Financial Group rose 20 cents, concluding trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.75 with 21,000 units and Republic Financial finished trading after an increase by 2 cents to $101.52 with 2,473 shares changing hands.
Losses| Ansa Mcal concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents in closing at $62.49 with 1,052 units, Clico Investments traded with a loss of 19 cents to close at $20.81 with 32,224 units trading valued at $673,099, National Enterprise fell 1 cent to $9.79 with 2,200 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGLsettled with a loss of 50 cents at $26 with 27,060 shares with a value of $705,870.
Firm Traded| First Citizens closed finished at $32 with 9,464 shares, JMMB Group settled at $1.65 with 62,249 shares, National Flour ended finished at $1.91 with 10,000 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended trading close at $10.70 with 450 stock units, Sagicor Financial closed trading at $8 with 129,480 shares valued at $1,035,785 and Scotiabank ended trading at $60.10 with 20,968 shares carry a value of $1,260,432, changing hands.

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

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Trinidad stocks down for second year

December 29, 2017 by

A lackluster year came to an end for Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday with trading in 14 securities against 11 on Thursday, with 4 stocks advancing, 3 declining with 7 closing unchanged.
The year closed with Composite Index rising 0.92 points on Friday to 1,266.35 with a rise of 4.7 percent for the year. The All T&T Index declined 1.16 points to 1,728.75, increasing the year’s fall to 5.75 percent while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.41 points higher to close at 108.38 for a gain of 38.12 percent for the full year. In 2016 Trinidad stocks lost 5.86 percent after ending 2015 with no change.
Market activity ended with a mere 109,529 shares with a value of $2,139,960 traded, rising above the 95,251 units changing hands on Thursday, valued at $1,845,641.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group ended trading increase by 10 cents with 20,860 stock units and closed at $1.65 Massy ended rose 2 cents to $48.02 with 681 stock units changing hands, National Flour finished 1 cent higher at $1.91 with 1,154 shares and Point Lisas traded 2,000 units with the price rising 4 cents to $3.94.
Losses| Angostura Holdings ended with a loss of 15 cents with 75 stock units, to close at $15.05, Guardian Holdings finished with a loss of 22 cents to end at $17.03 with 16,076 shares changing hands and Republic Financial ended with a loss of 7 cents at $101.51 with 178 stock units.
Firm Traded| First Citizens closed with 861 shares at $32, Grace Kennedy concluded trading with 350 units at $3, National Enterprises concluded trading with 399 units at $9.80, Sagicor Financial concluded trading with 1,600 units to close at $7.83. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $26.50, trading 65,000 stock units valued at $1,722,500, Trinidad Cement traded 250 units and closed at $3.75 and Unilever Caribbean finished trading just 45 shares at $29.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Trinidad stocks in steady trading – Thursday

December 28, 2017 by

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday, with 11 securities changing hands, compared to 13 on Wednesday. Trading ended with 2 stock advancing, none fell as 9 remained unchanged.
Market activity ended with a mere 95,251 shares trading at a value of $1,845,641 well down from the 1,329,826 shares trading for $21,128,486 on Wednesday. At the close, the Composite Index gained 2.29 points to 1,265.43, the All T&T Index rose 0.44 points to 1,729.91, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.57 points higher to close at 107.97.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Guardian Holdings concluded trading 19 cents higher to $17.25 with 34,900 units trading, JMMB Group ended with a rise of 5 cents to $1.55 with 15,000 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings finished trading with 5,693 units at $48. National Enterprise exchanged 3,000 shares with the price closing at $9.80, NCB Financial ended with 7,000 stock units changing hands at $6.20, Republic Financial traded 2,341 shares and closed at $101.58. Scotiabank traded 478 units at $60.10, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 13,192 units at $26.50, Sagicor Financial price ended at $7.83 with 2,607 shares trading and Unilever Caribbean finished trading at $29 with 1,088 shares.

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Trading up on Trinidad & Tobago Exchange

December 27, 2017 by

A total of 13 securities traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday against 9 on Thursday, with 3 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 7 remained unchanged.
Market activity ended the volume of shares traded dropping sharply to 1,329,826 shares with a value of $21,128,486 up from 95,824 units on Friday, valued at $2,787,790. Trading was dominated by Guardian Holdings accounting for $9.5 million of the value of shares trading, First Citizens with shares worth $6.7 million and Trinidad & Tobago NGL with $4 million worth of shares.
The Composite Index rose 1.11 points to 1,263.14, the All T&T Index fell 2.32 points to 1,729.47 while the Cross Listed Index inched up 0.62 points to close at 107.40.
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| In trading, Guardian Holdings closed at $17.06 with a gain of 3 cents exchanging 555,857 shares valued at $9,482,862, NCB Financial Group gained 9 cents to end at $6.20 with 2,400 shares trading and Republic Financial Holdings added 8 cents in trading 583 shares and closed at $101.58.
Losses| National Flour lost 6 cents to close at $1.90 trading 58,101 shares, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.83, trading 4,100 shares trading after falling 17 cents. Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped $1.07 to close at record high of $26.50 trading 151,400 shares, carrying a value of $4,012,190.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities closing unchanged are First Citizens closed at $32 with 210,900 units with a value of $6,749,866 changing hands, JMMB Group traded 315,000 units valued at $484,105 to close at $1.50, Massy traded 100 shares at $48, National Enterprises traded just 10 stock units at $9.80, Trinidad Cement traded 8,000 units at $3.75, Unilever Caribbean traded 4,600 shares at $29, LJ Williams B shares traded 18,775 units at 77 cents.

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