Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday improved with trading levels rising above the previous day’s low. Trading closed with 12 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Thursday.
One Caribbean Media dominated with 63 percent of the value of securities exchanged. There were 3 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 5 remained unchanged as 751,888 shares traded at a value of $8,886,453 compared to Thursday’s trades of 42,162 valued at $861,732. Two securities traded at 52 weeks’ high as two of the Jamaican listed companies moved higher and one security closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
The Composite Index advanced 2.48 points to 1,246.21, the All T&T Index declined by 0.57 points to 1,782.36 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.76 points to close at 95.42.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 1 stock with bid 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 JMMB Group closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.37, while gaining 2 cents with 10,000 shares, Massy Holdings traded $1.02 higher to $50.01 with 336 units changing hands and NCB Financial Group gained 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.25 with 82,705 shares valued at $434,201.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are Angostura Holdings with a loss of 10 cents, closing at $15 with 373 units, Clico Investment lost 1 cent, in ending at $21.50 with 24,383 shares valued at $524,417, One Caribbean Media traded 14 cents lower, closing at $14.10 with 400,040 shares valued at $5,640,568 and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $46.01, losing 1 cent trading 451 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are First Caribbean International closing at $8.10 with 43,344 shares valued at $351,509, Guardian Holdings traded 27,000 shares at $15.25 with a value of $411,750. National Flour Millsexchanged 101,744 shares at $2. Sagicor Financial closed at $8.15 with 10,210 shares changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGLexchanged 51,302 shares at $23.01 with a value of $1,180,459.
Trading picks up on TTSE – Friday
Trading drops on TTSE – Wednesday
Trading levels dropped sharply at the close on Wednesday on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange with 9 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Tuesday with 1 rising, 4 declining and 4 remaining unchanged as 151,676 shares traded at a value of $794,116 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 221,213 units valued at $3,516,269.
The Composite Index gained 0.09 points to 1,244.67, the All T&T Index declined 0.23 points to 1,784.79 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.06 points to close at 94.66.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Trinidad Cement was the sole security to gain as it traded 5,550 shares and added 1 cent in closing at $4.21.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are Clico Investment closing with a loss of 1 cent, at $21.51 with 5,300 shares, Angostura Holdings closed at $15.10, losing 5 cents trading 184 units, 
Scotiabank lost 3 cents, closing at $58.02 with 4,879 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 10 cents lower to $23 with 1,650 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Grace Kennedy closing at $2.90 in exchanging 27,014 shares, while National Flour Mills trading 99,091 shares at $2, NCB Financial Group holding firm at $5.16 with 3,000 units trading and Sagicor Financial that closed at $8.15 with 5,008 shares.
TTSE gains on Tuesday
Angostura Holdings traded the most shares on the TTSE on Tuesday.
All three Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange market indices rose on activity on the closed on Tuesday as advancing stocks just edged out falling stocks following 12 securities changing hands compared to 9 on Monday.
The Composite Index advanced 2.43 points to 1,244.58, the All T&T Index rose 1.81 points to 1,785.02 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.41 points to close at 94.60. At the close 4 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 5 remained unchanged.
Trading levels rose above the previous day’s with Angostura Holdings leading with 81 percent of the value of the securities exchanged as 221,213 shares traded at a value of $3,516,269 compared to Monday’s trades of 61,585 valued at $1,205,904.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| The last price of securities rising traded and the volume changing hands are Clico Investment with a 1 cent gain, closing at $21.52 in exchanging 6,862 shares, Massy Holdings traded $1.01 higher to $50 with 210 units, NCB Financial Group closed at $5.16, after gaining 6 cents, with 10,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL settling at $23.10 in rising 10 cents in trading 987 units.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are Angostura Holdings that closed at $15.15, with a loss of 9 cents, exchanging 187,946 shares valued at $2,847,382, One Caribbean Media lost 1 cent, closing at $14.24 with 250 units and Republic Financial ended with a loss of 1 cent at $101.89 with 300 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are JMMB Group closing at $1.35 exchanging 2,600 shares. National Flour Mills traded 1,600 units at $2, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.15 trading 1,000 units, Scotiabank held firm at $58.05 trading 6,458 shares valued at $374,887 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20 with 3,000 shares.
Trading levels sink on Monday on TTSE
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Monday with 9 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Friday leading to 61,585 shares trading at a value of $1,205,904 compared to Friday’s trades of 83,803 units valued at $1,209,765.
The market closed with no stock advancing, 2 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index gained 0.55 points to 1,242.15, the All T&T Index rose 1.03 points to 1,783.21 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.01 point to close at 94.19.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| There were no securities advancing based on prices last traded.
Losses| At the close of trading, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.75, with a loss of 5 cents trading 10,000 shares and 
Scotiabank lost 1 cent, closing last at $58.05 with 66 units exchanged.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Angostura Holdings closed at $15.24 while exchanging 5,000 stock units, Clico Investment traded 6,001 shares at $21.51, First Citizens held firm at $32 with 1,372 units, National Flour Mills exchanged 600 units at $2. Republic Financial Holdings exchanged 134 units at $101.90, Sagicor Financial remained at $8.15 with trades of 3,565 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $23 with 34,847 shares valued at $801,513.
Subdued trading on TTSE – Tuesday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange was moderate on Wednesday with 11 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Tuesday accounting for 137,807 shares traded at a value of $553,807.
On Tuesday the market traded 145,278 shares valued at $1,233,773.
On Wednesday trading ended with 1 stock advancing, 2 declining and 8 holding firm as
the Composite Index fell 0.05 points to 1,237.51, the All T&T Index declined by 0.50 points to 1,782.68 and the Cross Listed Index inched 0.06 points higher to close at 92.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy was the sole stock gaining to close 4 cents higher at $2.90 trading 15,045 shares.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are Angostura Holdings with a loss 1 cent to settle at $15.24 with just 400 units and Trinidad Cement closing at $4.14, after losing 6 cents while exchanging 849 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are First Citizens that closed at $32 with 671 units, Guardian Holdings remaining at $15 with 4,875 shares, National Enterprises trading 409 units at $10.37,National Flour Mills ending at $2 in exchanging 100,000 shares. NCB Financial held firm at $5 trading 500 units, Readymix closed at $11 with 100 units trading, Sagicor Financial exchanged 13,158 shares at $8.01 andBourse Brazil Latin Fund US Dollar mutual shares traded 1,800 units at US$8.08.
3 T&T stocks rise in moderate trading
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with 12 securities changing hands and resulted in 3 stocks advancing, 1 declining and 8 holding firm after the market was closed on Monday for public holiday.
Market activity ended with 145,278 shares traded at a value of $1,233,773 compared to 11 securities trading, resulting in 236,075 units valued at $4,854,889 on Friday changing hands.
The Composite Index gained 0.23 points to 1,237.56, the All T&T Index declined by 0.61 points to 1,783.18 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.15 points to close at 92.93.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with a mixed picture of the market as 5 stocks ended with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are Clico Investment that closed at $21.41, gaining 1 cent with 22,069 shares valued at $472,547, JMMB Group gaining 2 cents, closing at $1.35 with 900 units and 
Sagicor Financial closing at $8.01 and gaining 1 cent, exchanging 9,341 units.
Losses| Republic Financial Holdings is the sole stock to trade lower and ended with a loss of 10 cents, at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.80 with 967 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are First Citizens that exchanged 3,108 units at $32, Grace Kennedy settling at $2.86 with 3,639 units traded. At the same time Guardian Holdings closed at $15 with 5,221 shares, National Enterprises traded 2,609 units at $10.37, National Flour Mills closed at $2 with 144 units, NCB Financial Group remained at $5 trading 50,711 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $2.25 with 40,000 shares and Trinidad Cement exchanged 6,569 shares at $4.20.
5 TTSE stocks fall 3 rise
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continue to slip on Thursday as 15 securities changed hands compared to 17 on Wednesday with all market indices falling.
At the close, 3 stocks advanced, 5 declined and 7 were unchanged at the last traded prices as 381,687 shares traded at a value of $1,583,237 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 142,022 valued at $2,320,841.
The Composite Index declined by 3.01 points to 1,239.55, the All T&T Index dropped 3.80 points to 1,784.05 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.30 points to close at 93.35.
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 prices of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are Agostini’s that gained 1 cent and closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $20.53 with a mere 29 units, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.02 with a 1 cent gain in exchanging 200 units and Scotiabank with gains of 3 cents, closed at $58.03 with 2,925 shares.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are Ansa McAL ending with a loss of 20 cents, to $65.59 with 251 units, First Citizens closed at $32, after losing 1 cent and exchanging just 19 units, Guardian Holdings traded 50 cents lower to $15 with 10,000 shares. 
NCB Financial Group lost 5 cents, closing at $5.10 with 4,518 shares and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20, with a loss of 1 cent trading 225 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Grace Kennedy in exchanging 21,000 shares at $2.85, Massy Holdings closing at $49 with 7,536 shares valued at $369,182, National Flour Mills trading 318,544 shares at $2 valued at $637,088. Prestige Holdings closed at $10.80 with only 9 units, Sagicor Financial held firm at $8 with 1,097 units, Scotia Investments remained at $2.25 with trades of 10,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 5,334 shares at $23.
TTSE stocks continue to be weak
Unilever products – Unilever Caribbean tumbled $1.11 to a 52 weeks’ low of $49.39 with 5,070 shares
Reflecting a general weakness in the performance of stocks listed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ,the market closed trading on Wednesday with more securities falling in price than those rising and with three falling to 52 weeks’ lows.
Trading ended with 17 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Tuesday but trading levels fell by more than half with market activity resulted in 142,022 shares traded for $2,320,841 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 367,871 units valued at $5,030,961.
The two major indices recorded declines for a 4 consecutive day as, 5 stocks advanced, 7 declined and 5 were unchanged, based on the last price each security traded for the day. The Composite Index declined 0.85 points to 1,242.56, the All T&T Index dropped 2.46 points to 1,787.85 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.11 points to close at 93.65.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are Angostura Holdings with gains of 10 cents, closed at $15.25 with 600 units, First Citizens rising 1 cent, to $32.01 with 1,000 units,NCB Financial that traded 4 cents higher to $5.15 with 266 units while Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 2 cents and closed at $23 with 7,037 shares and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.21, after adding 1 cent with 6,131 shares.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are Guardian Holdings that ended with a loss of 50 cents, closing at $15.50 with 2,281 shares, 
National Enterprises closed at $10.47, losing 1 cent in exchanging 10,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended with a loss of 1 cent at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.90 trading 3,633 shares valued at $370,227. Sagicor Financial declined 19 cents to close at $8 with 61,940 shares valued at $495,610, Scotiabank lost 2 cents, closing at $58 with 34 units, Unilever Caribbean tumbled $1.11 to a 52 weeks’ low of $49.39 with 5,070 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed 46 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $125 with 62 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Clico Investment exchanged 4,400 shares at $20.77, Massy Holdings closed at $49 with 10,780 shares valued at $528,220 and National Flour Mills traded 16,460 shares at $2. One Caribbean Media exchanged 11,980 shares at $14.25 nd Point Lisas remained at $4 with 348 units.
Trading up prices down on TTSE
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday closed with 13 securities changing hands compared to 10 on Monday. Trading levels rose above Monday’s levels, with Trinidad & Tobago NGL leading with 58 percent of the value of securities exchanged followed by Scotiabank with 23 percent.
The market closed with 3 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 5 unchanged, at last traded prices. A total of 367,871 shares traded at a value of $5,030,961 compared to Monday’s low trades of 93,727 valued at $1,208,281.
The Composite Index declined 0.21 points to 1,243.41, the All T&T Index fell 0.60 points to 1,790.31 while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.02 points to close at 93.54.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are Clico Investment rising 2 cents, to $20.77 with 9,918 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $5.11, after gaining 1 cent and trading 734 units and Prestige Holdings rose 10 cents to $10.80 with 91 units changing hands.
Losses| Securities declining with the volume changing hands are First Caribbean International Bank lost 1 cent, closing at $8.01 with 500 units, Guardian Holdings closed at $16, losing 10 cents exchanging 674 units, L.J. Williams B share with a loss of 1 cent and closed at 78 cents with 15,000 shares. Republic Financial Holdings closed 8 cents lower to $101.92 with 2,500 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 1 cent to $22.98 trading 127,315 shares valued at $2,926,781.
Firm Trades| The volume of securities traded with prices unchanged at the close of are First Citizens exchanging 500 units at $32, JMMB Group closed at $1.30 with 3,752 shares, National Flour Mills traded 2,370 shares at $2. Scotiabank remained at $58.02 exchanging 20,197 shares valued at $1,171,830 and Scotia Investments held firm at $2.25 with 184,320 shares valued at $414,720.
Low trading interest for TTSE
Trading activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange was just moderate on Monday with just 10 securities changing hands, with only 93,727 shares traded valued $1,208,281 as companies accounting for only 32 units.
On Friday 15 securities traded accounting for 156,178 units valued at $2,255,149 and resulted in
1 stock advancing, 6 declining and 3 remaining unchanged.
The Composite Index declined 0.80 points to 1,243.62, the All T&T Index fell 0.42 points to 1,790.91 and the Cross Listed Index slipped 0.16 points to close at 93.52.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens gained 4 cents and closed at $32 with 1,500 shares changing hands, is the only security trading with an increase price at close.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are Ansa McAL that lost 1 cent, trading just 15 units at $65.79, 
Guardian Holdings lost 10 cents, in closing at $16.10 with a mere 10 units, JMMB Group closed at $1.30, losing 2 cents while exchanging 27,887 shares. National Flour Mills with a loss of 4 cents, to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2 with 3,236 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 1 cent to $22.99 trading 5,614 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.46, after losing 1 cent with just 7 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Ansa Merchant Bank exchanging 4,056 shares at $40, Clico Investment trading 35,920 shares at $20.75 valued at $745,211 and NCB Financial Group remained at $5.10 with 15,482 shares changing hands.