Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday with 14 securities changing hands compared to 15 on Thursday and ended with 1 advancing, 4 declining and 9 holding firm.
Market activity resulted in 909,312 shares traded at a value of $3,281,614 compared to Thursday’s trades of 329,493 valued at $2,207,158.
The Composite Index was down 0.75 points to 1,283.07, the All T&T Index declined 1.82 points to 1,754.27 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.05 points to close at 109.42.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens was the sole stock rising and ended with a gain of 10 cents, closing at $31.90 with 1,139 units.
Losses| JMMB Group pulled back from its recent record run to end with a loss of 4 cents, and closed at $2.11 with 592,986 shares valued at $1,270,760 traing. Massy Holdings settled at $49.98, losing 2 cents with 197 units, National Flour Mills closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.95, down 3 cents exchanging 26,307 shares and Republic Financial Holdings traded 76 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $101, with a mere 10 units.
Firm Trades| The stocks traded unchanged at the close of trading are Clico Investment that closed at $21 with trades of 18,800 shares valued at $394,801, First Caribbean International Bank exchanged 5,100 shares at $9, Grace Kennedy remained at $2.95 with 194,500 shares valued at $573,775. NCB Financial Group closed at $6.20 trading 35,052 shares, Readymix closed at $11 with 280 units.Sagicor Financial traded 14,776 shares at $7.95, Scotiabank exchanged 2,559 shares at $58.10, Trinidad Cement closed at $4 with 200 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $23.50 with17,406 shares valued at $410,465.
Prices mostly slipped on TTSE – Friday
JMMB Group heads to new high
JMMB traded a new high on the TTSE.
JMMB Group closed at a new record high of $2.15 in Thursday’s trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange. Market activity ended with 17 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Wednesday with 2 stocks posting gains, 3 declining and 12 unchanged.
At the close, 328,493 shares traded at a value of $2,207,158 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 382,785 valued at $4,215,303.
The Composite Index dropped 2.51 points to 1,283.82, the All T&T Index declined by 5.64 points to 1,756.09 and the Cross Listed Index advanced 0.09 points to 109.37.
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| In trading on Thursday Angostura Holdings ended with a 5 cents gain, to close at $15.05 with 1,350 units and JMMB Group surpassed the previous day’s 52 weeks’ high to close at a new high of $2.15,after rising 5 cents with 67,087 shares trading.
Losses| Securities closing with losses are Clico Investment that traded 46 cents lower to $21 while exchanging 16,680 shares valued at $350,280, Guardian Holdings dropping 50 cents, and closed at $15 with 1,713 units and 
West Indian Tobacco dropped $2 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $121, trading only 8 units.
Firm Trades| At the close of trading First Citizens closed at $31.80 with 1,061 units, Grace Kennedy held firm at $2.95 with 2,200 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings exchanged 3,331 shares at $50, National Flour Millsclosed at $1.98 with 2,500 shares. NCB Financial Group remained at $6.20 trading 125,205 shares valued at $776,301, One Caribbean Media closed at $14 with 195 units, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $101.76 with 1,873 shares trading. Sagicor Financial closed at $7.95 with trades of 4,290 shares, Trinidad Cement exchanged 100,000 shares at $4 valued at $400,000 and Bourse Brazil Latin Fund US Dollar shares closed at $8.08 with 1,000 units changing hands.
JMMB at J$39 NCB at J$117 on TTSE
NCB trades at TT$6.15 or J$117 on the TTSE on Tuesday.
JMMB Group and NCB Financial Group surpassed previous highs to close at $2.05 or J$39 compared to a close of $28 in Kingston and $6.15 or the equivalent for $117 on the Jamaica Stock exchange respectively in Tuesday’s trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange.
Market activity resulted in 16 securities changing hands compared to 9 on Monday as 4 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 9 held firm as 290,111 shares traded at a value of $3,885,729 compared to Monday’s trades of 401,886 valued at $3,227,519.
The Composite Index climbed 12.56 points to 1,274.29, up a mere 5.35 percent for 2017, the All T&T Index fell 0.65 points to 1,759.33 and is down slightly by 4 percent for the year and the Cross Listed Index trended higher by 3.53 points to 106.31, up 36 percent for the year to date.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Trading ended as First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.50, after rising 25 cents with 5,000 shares changing hands, JMMB Group advanced 20 cents to close at a new 52 weeks’ high of $2.05, while trading 41,736 stock units, NCB Financial Group rose 15 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $6.15 exchanging 25,000 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL added 1 cent to close at $23.50 with 19,487 shares valued at $457,831 changing hands.
Losses| At the close of market activities, Ansa McAL ended at $63, with a loss of 1 cent trading 37,552 shares valued at $2,365,776, Guardian Holdings slid 10 cents to close at $15 with 10,537 stock units and National Flour Mills closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.98, losing 2 cents with 6,700 shares traded.
JMMB traded at the equivalent of J$39 on the TTSE v $28 in Kingston.
Firm Trades| At the end of trading Clico Investment closed at $21.46 exchanging 5 units, First Citizens remained at $31.80 with 2,322 shares and Grace Kennedy exchanged 117,461 shares at $2.90, valued at $340,637. Massy Holdings traded just 9 stock units at $50. National Enterprises ended at $10 with 785 units, One Caribbean Media closed at $14 with 800 shares trading. Point Lisas settled at $4 with 3,442 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial held firm at $7.95 exchanging 19,115 shares and Scotiabank closed at $58.10 with 160 units trading.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
NCB at J$114 and JMMB at J$35 on TTSE
NCB Financial Group closed at a record TT$5.95 or J$114 equivalent on Thursday on TTSE.
NCB Financial Group jumped to a record close of $5.95 or the equivalent of J$114 the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, while JMMB Group climbed to new high of $1.85 or J$35 while they trade well below these levels in Kingston.
Trading on the market closed with 12 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Wednesday resulting in low trading levels. At the close, 6 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 4 were unchanged as 134,005 shares traded at a value of $1,152,320 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 120,210 valued at $4,165,527.
All three indices posted gains with a number of stock rising sharply. At the close, the Composite Index advancing 11.82 points to 1,262.27, the All T&T Index gained 1.45 points to 1,762.04 and the Cross Listed Index added 3.04 points, surpassing the 100 points mark to close at an all-time record of 102.64, since the index was started in June 2008.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded price of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are JMMB Group with gains of 9 cents, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.85 with 48,889 shares trading. National Flour Mills closed at $2, gaining 1 cent with 1,272 units, NCB Financial Group jumped 40 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $5.95 while exchanging 45,000 shares, Sagicor Financial traded 25 cents higher to $8 with 8,500 shares, Scotiabank rose 44 cents and ended at $58.50, with 610 units and 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $23.12, having gained 1 cent with 6,350 shares traded.
Losses| Securities changing hands with loses are Ansa McAL that closed 4 cents lower to $63.01 with 1,536 units and Guardian Holdings with a loss of 5 cents, settling at $15.10 while trading 16,230 shares.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Clico Investment that remained at $21 with 560 units changing hands, First Citizens trading 700 units to close at $31.80, Massy Holdings exchanged 3,158 shares at $49 and National Enterprises ended at $10 with 1,200 units changing hands.
Rising stocks out pace decliners – TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with 16 securities changing hands compared to 15 on Tuesday, with 6 advancing, 4 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with JMMB Group continuing to rally to new 52-week highs as the price closed at $1.76 with trades of only 54 units while three securities closed at 52 weeks’ lows. By the end of trading a total of 120,210 shares traded at a value of $4,165,527 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 649,685 valued at $4,049,106. Ansa McAL and Clico Investment led with 53 percent and 29 percent of the value of securities traded.
The Composite Index added 0.48 points to 1,250.45, the All T&T Index declined by 0.24 points to 1,760.59 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.16 points to 99.60.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded price of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are, Ansa McAL with gains of 4 cents, closed at $63.05 with 35,000 shares valued at $2,206,750, Ansa Merchant Bank settling at $40, in gaining 5 cents with 344 units changing hands, JMMB Group closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.76, after rising 3 cents with only 54 units. Point Lisas traded 19 cents higher to $4 with 5,500 shares trading, Scotiabank closed with a 1 cent gain, at $58.06 with a mere 16 units being exchanged and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $23.11, after rising 1 cent with trades of 2,000 shares.
Losses| The last traded prices of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are Guardian Holdings closed 11 cents lower to $15.15 with 450 units, Guardian Media hit a 52 weeks’ low of $18, having lost 34 cents trading 80 units, National Flour Mills ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.99, with a loss of 1 cent while exchanging 800 units and Republic Financial Holdings lost 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.76 with 4,151 shares valued at $422,525 changing hands.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are, Agostini’s trading 1,927 units at $20.53, Clico Investment that closed at $21 with 58,300 shares valued at $1,224,300, First Citizens closing at $31.80 with 223 units. Grace Kennedy remained at $2.89 exchanging 8,300 shares, Massy Holdings closed at $49 with 3,015 shares and One Caribbean Media ended at $14 trading 50 units.
Prices of 5 stocks slipped 1 rise
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Monday with 17 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Friday with NCB Financial reaching a new high of $5.35 with gains of 3 cents, trading 5,448 shares.
The market ended with 1 stock advancing, 4 declining and 12 holding firm as a mere 251,273 shares traded at a value of $2,661,981 compared to Friday’s trades of 309,397 valued at $2,564,070.
The Composite Index lost 0.25 points to 1,245.42, the All T&T Index declined by 2.00 points to 1,762.60 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.21 points to close at 97.95.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 1 stock with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Losses| Grace Kennedy fell 2 cents, closed at $2.88 with 6,270 shares trading, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent to settle at $50 with 1,193 units, Scotiabank ended at $58.05, losing 1 cent in trading 2,698 shares and Trinidad Cement closed 26 cents lower to $3.95 while exchanging only 250 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of the market are Angostura Holdings closing at $15 with 39,700 shares valued at $595,500, Ansa McAL trading 1,262 units at $63.01, 
Clico Investment remained at $21.40 trading 24,000 units valued at $513,052. First Citizens closed at $31.76 with 5,198 shares. Guardian Holdings held firm at $15.26 with 7,427 shares trading, JMMB Group ended at $1.70 with trades of 120,896 shares, National Enterprises closed at $10 with 700 units. National Flour Mills remained at $2 with 1,900 units, Point Lisas exchanged 5,000 shares at $4, Prestige Holdings traded 174 units, closed at $10.75, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $101.79 with 256 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 28,901 shares at $23.06 valued at $666,251.
JMMB Group hits J$30 in Trinidad
JMMB Group traded at a new high of $1.60 in Trinidad on Tuesday.
JMMB Group jumped to $1.60 in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday reaching an equivalent of J$30 or $3 more than the $27 it traded at in Kingston. The market closed with 11 securities changing hands compared to 18 on Monday.
Trading resulted in 452,687 shares changing hands at a value of only $3,307,105 compared to Monday’s trades of 778,140 units valued at $10,430,581, at the close 5 stocks advanced, 1 declined and 5 remained unchanged. Market movements resulted in the Composite Index advancing 4.71 points to 1,246.63, the All T&T Index gaining 0.05 points to 1,770.50 and the Cross Listed Index added 1.29 points to close at 97.18.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded price of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are First Caribbean International Bank gaining 12 cents to close at $8.25 with 6,080 shares trading, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.90, with a 1 cent gain, exchanging 700 units, 
Guardian Holdings settled at $15.26, rising 1 cent with 103,061 shares valued at $1,572,711, JMMB Group advanced 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.60 with 24,600 shares, at the close the bid was at $1.60 to buy 5,400 units, there were no stock offered for sale and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 1 cent higher to $23.02 with 4,884 shares.
Losses| Clico Investment was the sole securities declining in value at the close of trading, ending at $21.40, with a loss of 5 cents as 4,819 shares were exchanged.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of the market are, Angostura Holdings that remained at $15 with 8,000 shares, First Citizens closing at $31.76 with 8,328 shares changing hands. National Flour exchanged 231,130 shares at $2 valued at $462,260, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.76 with 984 units and Sagicor Financial ended at $8 with 60,101 shares valued at $480,532.
Ansa McAl dominates trading
Carib Beer brewed in Trinidad by Ansa McAl Group
Trading continued to be moderate and was dominated by Ansa McAL with 59 percent of the value of securities exchanged, followed by Angostura Holdings with 24 percent.
Market activities ended with 3 stocks advancing, 1 declining and 6 holding firm as 400,836 shares traded at a value of $9,581,269 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 424,600 valued at $2,945,941.
The Composite Index gained 0.19 points to 1,242.25, the All T&T Index slipped 0.28 points to 1,773.00 and the Cross Listed Index inched higher by 0.09 points to close at 95.63.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 1 stock with the bid higher than last selling price and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are First Citizens with a 1 cent gain to $31.76 exchanging 3,001 shares, Massy Holdings closing at $50.50, after rising 1 cent with 1,831 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL that ended 3 cents higher to close at $23.04, with 31,828 shares valued at $732,264 changing hands.
Losses| Republic Financial Holdings was the sole security to fall in price and ended at 52 weeks’ closing low of $101.80, with a loss of 5 cents with 5,000 shares trading valued at $509,000.Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close are Angostura Holdings closing at $15 with 151,500 shares valued at $2,272,500, Ansa McAL traded 89,176 units at $63, valued at $5,618,088, Grace Kennedy exchanging 6,500 shares at $2.90. JMMB Group held firm at $1.40, trading 2,000 units, while National Flour Mills closed at $2 trading 100,000 shares and Point Lisas closed at $4 trading 10,000 unit.
Angostura grabs 51% TTSE value traded
Angostura Holdings was the most valued trade on the TTSE on Tuesday.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with 10 securities changing hands compared to 15 on Monday but with an increase level of trading of 424,600 shares carrying a value of $2,945,941 compared to Monday’s 285,854 units valued at $1,798,521.
At the close of market activities, 1 stock advancing, 1 declining and 8 holding firm as Angostura Holdings accounted for 51 percent of the value of securities traded and National Flour Mills accounted for 75 percent of the volume.
Price movements led to moderate changes to the indices, with the Composite Index slipping just 0.10 points to 1,242.06, the All T&T Index inched 0.19 points higher to 1,773.28 and the Cross Listed Index eased 0.05 points to close at 95.54.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 1 stock with bid higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Scotiabank , rose 1 cent in trading 7,253 shares valued at $420,677 to close at $58.01.
Losses| First Caribbean International Bank fell 2 cents in closing at $8.13, exchanging 439 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are, Angostura Holdings remaining at $15 with 99,715 shares changing hands, valued at $1,495,725, Ansa McAL trading 3,992 shares at $63, First Citizens closing at $31.75 with 1,558 units.Grace Kennedy exchanged 1,000 units at $2.90, National Flour Millsclosed at $2 trading 301,400 shares valued at $602,800, Readymix closed with 4,713 shares at $11, Sagicor Financial ended at $8.14 with trades of 2,500 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGLholding firm at $23.01 as 2,000 shares were traded.
Ansa McAL tumbles $2.80
Ansa McAL the parent company of Ansa Coating that is currently involved with attempt to buy out all the minority shares in Berger Paints Jamaica, tumbled $2.80 in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday.
At the close of the market 15 securities changed hands compared to 12 on Friday with the prices of 4 advancing, 5 falling and 6 closed with prices unchanged, with one trading at a 52 weeks’ high. A total of 285,854 shares traded at a value of $1,798,521 compared to Friday’s trades of 751,888 units valued at $8,886,453.
The Composite Index dropped 4.05 points to 1,242.16, the All T&T Index declined by 9.27 points to 1,773.09 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.17 points to close at 95.59.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded price of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are First Caribbean International Bank closing at $8.15, with gains of 5 cents, exchanging 7,040 shares, JMMB Group gained 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.40 with 9,480 shares trading, Massy Holdings advanced 49 cents to $50.49 with a mere 2 units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean with a 1 cent gain, settled at $46.02 with 112 units.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are Ansa McAL tumbling $2.80 to $63 with just 100 units trading, First Citizens with a loss of 24 cents to $31.75 with 11,149 shares valued at $353,982. Republic Financial Holdings traded 4 cents lower, to $101.85 with 5,000 shares valued at $509,250, Sagicor Financial ended at $8.14, losing 1 cent in trading 2,130 shares and Scotiabank was down 2 cents to close at $58 with 695 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are, Angostura Holdings exchanged 15,856 shares at $15, Clico Investment traded 150 units at $21.50, Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $40 with 550 units. National Flour Millsclosed at $2 exchanging 226,000 shares valued at $452,000, Trinidad Cement remained at $4.21 with 5,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGLsettled at $23.01 trading 2,590 shares.
