Trinidad stocks decline again

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with trading in 16 securities against 14 on Tuesday, with 4 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
At close, the Composite Index lost 0.50 points to 1,272.53, the All T&T Index fell 0.99 points to 1,703.77, while Cross Listed Index closed unchanged at 113.53.
Market activity ended with 334,468 shares with a value of $9,456,041 traded, compared to 194,026 shares with a value of $3,847,017 on Tuesday.
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 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Agostini’s gained 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $20.76, with 200 shares trading, Angostura Holdings gained 70.00 cents and ended at $15.70, with 80 stock units changing hands, Bourse Brazil finished trading with a gain of 30 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.40, with 500 stock units changing hands and Guardian Holdings closed with an increase of 25 cents, to finish at $17.25, trading 93,718 shares.
Losses| Clico Investments fell by 40 cents and close at $20.50, with 7,654 units, Massy Holdings shares fell 1 cent and finished at $47.49, with 102 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings fell 20 cents and finished at $10.30, trading 450 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell $1.01 and close at $26.54, with 96,007 units.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $40, trading 2,434 shares trading, First Citizens finished at $32.01, trading 150 shares trading, National Enterprises close at $9.67, with 6,168 units, NCB Financial Group finished at $6.60, trading 30,700 shares trading, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.50, with 41,534 stock units changing hands. Sagicor Financial finished at $7.90, with 5,145 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.75, trading 46,495 shares trading and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading at $88.51, with 3,131 stock units changing hands.

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

Several JSE prices up ahead of month end

Trading activity on the main market ended on Monday as 28 securities changed hands, leading to 4,096,473 shares valued at $78,829,626 changing hands, with the prices of 16 stocks rising, 3 declining and 9 trading firm.
At the close of the market the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rose 927.49 points to 313,102.61 and the JSE Index advanced by 845.05 points to 285,271.89.
In main market activity, Barita Investments ended at $8, with 108 stock units, Berger Paints closed at $17.50, with 407,139 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading 1 cent higher at $1.36, with 18,175 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 4 cents at $11.25, with 147,989 shares, Caribbean Cement settled 50 cents higher at $33, with 1,936 shares. Ciboney Group ended trading at 22 cents, with 167,535 shares, Grace Kennedy traded 60 cents higher at $43.10, with 61,812 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading with a loss of $1 to $17.50, with 18,019 units, Jamaica Producers closed $1.50 higher at $16.50, with 16,403 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 35 cents higher at $7, with 33,400 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading at $24, with 824,485 shares, Kingston Wharves settled 50 cents higher at $33.50, with 6,556 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 15 cents higher at $6, with 56,902 shares. NCB Financial Group traded at $100.85, with 118,542 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading at $1.20, with 32,027 shares, 138 Student Living ended 15 cents higher at $6.15, with 300 shares, PanJam Investment ended 50 cents higher at $41, with 37,100 units, Pulse Investments finished with a loss of 1 cent at $1.99, with 4,400 shares. Radio Jamaica settled at $1.05, with 28,454 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 80 cents higher at $36, with 20,854 stock units, Salada Foods traded with a loss of $1.55 at $11, with 500 units, Scotia Group jumped $2.90 to close at $52.95, with 250,531 shares. Seprod closed 50 cents higher at $30, with 48,496 shares, Sterling Investments ended at $13, with 3,942 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading 20 cents higher at $11.70, with 83,345 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 9 cents higher at $4.10, with 308,773 units. Wisynco Group settled $1.00 higher at $11.45, with 1,249,530 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading 50 cents higher at $14.50, with 149,220 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Main market trading picks up with 17 gains.”

TTSE stocks reverse most of Monday’s gains

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continues to show some signs that prices of most stocks will likely move higher. On Monday, 14 securities changed hands against 15 on Monday, with the prices of just 2 advancing, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
At close the Composite Index lost 3.05 points on Tuesday to 1,273.03, the All T&T Index fell 5.48 points to 1,704.76, while Cross Listed Index inched 0.08 points lower to close at 113.53.
Market activity ended with 194,026 shares with a value of $4,409,625 traded, compared to 283,597 shares with a value of $4,409,625 on Monday.
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 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with an increase of 5 cents and ended at $27.55, with 4,176 units and West Indian Tobacco rose 1 cent to end at $88.51, with 1,437 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investments shed 5 cents and ended at $20.90, trading 2,553 units, First Citizens had 10,200 shares changing hands, with a loss of 5 cents to close at $32.01, Scotiabank declined by 1 cent to close at $62.00, with 11,600 stock units changing hands, after trading as low as $61.20 and Unilever Caribbean shares fell 1 cent, in concluding trading at $28.99, with an exchange of 79 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa Mcal ended trading at $60, with 6,458 units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank finished at $9.30, trading 47,200 shares, Grace Kennedy finished at $3.47, with 12,000 units, JMMB Group finished at $1.85, with 28,930 stock units changing hands. Massy Holdings closed at $47.50, with 25,476 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group concluded trading at $6.60, with 27,021 shares, Republic Financial Holdings finished at $101.50, with 735 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial concluded trading at $7.90, with 16,161 units.

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

Trading on JSE’s main market sinks – Monday

Trading activity on the main market ended on Monday as 25 securities changed hands, leading to 3,323,821 shares valued at $32,670,539 changing hands, with the prices of 7 stocks rising, 11 declining and 7 trading firm.
At the close of the market the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 36.79 points to 312,175.12 and the JSE Index lost 33.52 points to 284,426.84.
In main market activity, Barita Investments ended at $8, with 1,774 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.35, with 22,165 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 1 cent at $11.29, with 47,138 shares, Caribbean Cement settled with a loss of 10 cents at $32.50, with 4,300 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 22 cents, with 800 shares. Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 60 cents at $42.50, with 15,000 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading 50 cents higher at $18.50, with 15,969 units, Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of $1 for the second day in a row, to close at $15, with 3,000 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with a loss of 35 cents at $6.65, with 8,489 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of $1 at $24, with 12,937 shares, Kingston Wharves settled with a loss of 50 cents at $33, with 2,685 units, Mayberry Investments ended trading 10 cents higher at $5.85, with 419,093 shares, NCB Financial Group traded 85 cents higher at $100.85, with 88,617 shares. 1834 Investments finished trading at $1.20, with 11,700 shares, PanJam Investment ended 50 cents higher at $40.50, with 2,405 units, Portland JSX concluded trading at $11, with 814 shares, Pulse Investments finished 5 cents higher at $2, with 214,000 shares. Radio Jamaica settled with a loss of 5 cents at $1.05, with 18,744 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading at $35.20, with 7,022 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 20 cents at $14, with 42,280 shares. Salada Foods traded 5 cents higher at $12.55, with 100 units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of 95 cents at $50.05, with 4,487 shares. Supreme Ventures concluded trading at $11.50, with 254,605 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 11 cents at $4.01, with 1,225,416 units and Wisynco Group settled 25 cents higher at $10.45, with 900,281 shares.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE main market slipped – Monday.”

6 Trinidad stocks rise 1 falls – Monday

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continues to show some signs that prices of most stocks will likely move higher. On Monday, 15 securities changed hands against 16 on Friday, with the prices of 6 advancing, 1 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
At close the Composite Index rose 3.87 points on Monday to 1,276.08, the All T&T Index gained 6.06 points to 1,710.24, while Cross Listed Index inched 0.22 points up to close at 113.61.
Market activity ended with 283,597 shares with a value of $4,409,625 traded, compared to 153,453 shares with a value of $1,756,529 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| First Citizens Bank gained 6 cents and finished at $32.06, trading 1,610 shares, Grace Kennedy closed with a rise of 2 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.47, with 150,000 units, JMMB Group ended trading with a rise of 4 cents to $1.85, with 6,000 stock units, National Enterprises finished trading 2 cents higher to $9.67, with 8,574 units, Prestige Holdings rose by 1 cent to finished at $10.50, trading 17,643 shares and Scotiabank jumped $1.85 and finished at a 52 weeks’ high of $63, with 1,000 stock units changing hands.
Losses|> Clico Investments shed 4 cents and concluded at $20.95, trading 5,605 units.
Firm Traded| Ansa Mcal ended at $60, with 39,934 units, Ansa Merchant close at $40, trading 1,168 shares, Strong> Guardian Holdings finished with $17, trading 1,619 shares, LJ Williams B share ended at $0.7, trading 3,454 shares, NCB Financial Group finished at $6.6, trading 18,714 shares. Sagicor Financial finished at $7.9, with 58 units, , Trinidad & Tobago NGLconcluded at $27.5, with 27,174 units and Unilever Caribbean finished at $29, trading 1,044 shares.

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

JSE trading levels rise – Friday

Trading activity on the main market ended on Friday closed as 25 securities changed hands, leading to trading of 2,638,664 shares valued at $47,864,816, compared to 2,456,156 shares valued at $27,810,830 on Thursday.
Market activities ended with the prices of 7 stocks rising, 8 declining and 10 trading firm. At the close of the market the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,561.89 points to 312,211.91 and the JSE Index fell by 1,423.06 points to 284,460.36.
In main market activity, Berger Paints closed 50 cents higher at $17.50, with 8,805 shares, Cable & Wireless concluded trading at $1.35, with 44,595 units, Carreras finished 1 cent higher at $11.30, with 747,503 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading at 22 cents, with 25,000 shares, Grace Kennedy traded 60 cents higher at $43.10, with 52,300 stock units. Jamaica Producers closed with a loss of $1 at $16, with 1,643 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended at $7, with 8,268 shares, JMMB Group concluded trading at $25, with 104,692 shares, Kingston Wharves settled 78 cents higher at $33.50, with 530 units. Mayberry Investments ended trading 15 cents higher at $5.75, with 20,566 shares, NCB Financial Group traded with a loss of 85 cents at $100, with 148,370 shares, 138 Student Living ended at $6, with 4,000 shares, PanJam Investment ended with a loss of 50 cents at $40, with 38,200 units, Pulse Investments finished with a loss of 4 cents at $1.95, with 14,423 shares. Radio Jamaica settled at $1.10, with 10,800 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading 45 cents higher at $35.20, with 42,625 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 29 cents at $14.20, with 38,692 shares. Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of $1.50 at $51, with 168,778 shares, Seprod closed at $29.50, with 2,689 shares. Sterling Investments ended at $13, with 5,200 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $11.50, with 62,339 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments finished 6 cents higher at $4.12, with 788,378 units, Wisynco Group settled with a loss of 50 cents at $10.20, with 295,467 shares and In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Broker 7.25% ended trading at $2.49, with 2,140 shares and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% traded at $2, with 2,661 stock units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Main market dropped on Friday.”

Trinidad stocks fall slightly – Friday

At close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, 16 securities changed hands against 15 on Friday, with 2 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
At close the Composite Index fell 0.33 points on Friday to 1,272.21, the All T&T Index slipped 0.72 points higher to 1,704.18, while Cross Listed Index declined 0.01 points to close at 113.39.
Market activity ended with a mere 153,453 shares with a value of $1,756,529, traded, compared to 433,788 shares with a value of $4,867,761 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| Massy Holdings gained 50 cents and ended at $47.50, with 162 stock units and National Flour gained 7 cents and closed at $1.99, trading 59,599 shares.
Losses| First Citizens ended trading 15 cents lower at $32, trading 2,600 shares, One Caribbean concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $13.05, with 8,992 stock units and Scotiabank closed with a fall of 10 cents and ended at $61.15, with 6,302 stock units.
Firm Traded| Ansa Mcal ended at $60, with 1,740 units, Clico Investments finished at $20.99, with 1,708 units trading, Grace Kennedy concluded at $3.45, with 10,000 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $17, trading 5,100 shares, JMMB Group closed at $1.81, with 8,668 stock units. NCB Financial Group ended at $6.60, trading 30,596 shares, Republic Financial Group closed at $101.50, with 919 stock units, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.90, with 2,287 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished at $27.50, with 9,116 units. Trinidad Cement close at $3.75, trading 3,519 shares and West Indian Tobacco finished at $88.50, with 2,145 stock units trading.

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

Declining stocks edged out rising ones

Trading activity on the main market ended on Thursday closed as 23 securities changed hands, leading to trading of 2,456,156 units valued at $27,810,830.  
Trading ended with the prices of 7 stocks rising, 10 declining and 6 trading firm as the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index rose 949.83 points to 313,773.80 and the JSE Index advanced by 865.40 points to 285,883.42.
In main market activity, Berger Paints closed with a loss of 90 cents at $17, with 7,900 shares, Barita Investments ended 50 cents higher at $8, with 14,825 stock units, Cable & Wireless concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $1.35, with 830,321 units, Carreras finished with a loss of 8 cents at $11.29, with 310,261 shares, Ciboney Group ended trading 1 cent higher at 22 cents, with 3,200 shares. Grace Kennedy traded with a loss of 25 cents at $42.50, with 157,692 stock units, Jamaica Broilers finished trading at $18, with 1,835 units, Jamaica Producers closed $1.50 higher at $17, with 57,020 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange ended 10 cents higher at $7, with 28,000 shares. JMMB Group concluded trading at $25, with 68,965 shares, Mayberry Investments ended trading with a loss of 35 cents at $5.60, with 4,080 shares, NCB Financial Group traded 85 cents higher at $100.85, with 59,911 shares, 1834 Investments finished trading at $1.20, with 500 shares. PanJam Investment ended $1.50 higher at $40.50, with 5,750 units, Radio Jamaica settled 5 cents higher at $1.10, with 440,000 shares, Sagicor Group ended trading with a loss of 75 cents at $34.75, with 78,695 stock units, Scotia Group finished trading with a loss of 45 cents at $52.50, with 29,435 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $14.49, with 1,000 shares, Seprod closed at $29.50, with 329 shares, Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a loss of 43 cents at $11.55, with 5,051 stock units,  Victoria Mutual Investments finished with a loss of 5 cents at $4.06, with 215,320 units and Wisynco Group settled at $10.70, with 127,568 shares and . In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market Brkers 7.5% traded 8,498 stock units at $2.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “Main market gains on Thursday.”

Trinidad stocks slightly up – Thursday

Scotiabank hits new high in T&T on Thursday.

At close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, 15 securities changed hands against 16 on Wednesday , with 3 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
At close the Composite Index rose 0.36 points on Thursday to 1,272.54, the All T&T Index inched 0.51 points higher to 1,704.90, while Cross Listed Index declined 0.03 points to close at 113.38.
Market activity ended with 433,788 shares with a value of $4,867,761, traded, compared to 91,986 shares with a value of $3,537,561 on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy added 1 cent to end at $3.45, with 29,072 units trading, Scotiabank increased 24 cents and finished at a 52 weeks’ high of $61.25, with 160 stock units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 25 cents and closed at $27.50, with 4,500 units.
Losses| Clico Investments lost 51 cents and concluded trading at $20.99, with 2,801 units, Massy Holdings shares fell 50 cents to $47, with 10,788 stock units, National Enterprise close with the loss of 15 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $9.65, with 244 units and One Caribbean price fell 9 cents and close at $13.06, with 1,103 stock units.
Firm Traded| First Citizens finished at $32.15, trading 3,150 shares, Guardian Holdings closed at $17, trading 117,281 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.81, with 100 stock units, NCB Financial Group finished at $6.60, trading 261,082 shares, Republic Financial Group ended at $101.50, with 1,664 stock units. Sagicor Financial finished at $7.90, with 190 units, Unilever Caribbean finished at $29, trading 1,500 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $88.50, with 153 stock units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Trinidad stocks falls – Wednesday

Ansa Mcal dropped $2.39 to a 52 weeks’ low of $60.

At close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, 16 securities changed hands against 13 on Tuesday, with 5 stocks advancing, 6 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
Market activity ended with the Composite Index slipped 3.27 points on Wednesday to end at 1,272.18, the All T&T Index dropped 10.45 points to 1,704.39, while Cross Listed Index inched 0.55 points to close at 113.35 as 91,986 shares with a value of $3,537,561, traded, compared to 97,658 shares with a value of $1,151,114 on Tuesday.
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 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments gained 4 cents and finished at $21.50, with 10,802 units, First Caribbean International Bank finished trading with a gain of 15 cents and close at $9.30, trading 800 shares, First Citizens closed with an increase of 15 cents and ended at $32.15, trading 3,943 stock units, Scotiabank rose 1 cent to end at $61.01, with 1,471 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading with a rise of 25 cents to $27.25, with 1,850 units.
Losses| Ansa Mcal closed with a fall of $2.39 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $60, with just 48 units trading, Grace Kennedy shares fell 1 cent and concluded trading at $3.44, with 34,928 units, National Flour close with a loss of 6 cents at $1.92, trading 1,000 shares, One Caribbean Media share fell 85 cents and finished with $13.15, with 523 stock units, Trinidad Cement closed with a fall of 10 cents at $3.75, trading 300 shares and West Indian Tobacco finished 48 cents lower at $88.50, with 1,204 stock units.
Firm Traded| JMMB Group finished trading at $1.81, with 3.489 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $47.50, with 322 stock units, NCB Financial Group finished at $6.60, trading 1,400 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.50, with 26,120 stock units trading with a value of $2,651,180 and Unilever Caribbean ended at $29, trading 3,786 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.