Massy Holdings was the leading trade accounted for more than 50 percent of traded value on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday. Market activity resulted in 13 securities exchanged compared to 16 on Thursday as 2 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 8 were unchanged.
Trading closed with 262,613 shares changing hands at a value of $6,532,372 compared to Thursday’s 437,400 shares valued at $7,816,009.
The Composite Index declined 0.77 points to 1,231.90, the All T&T Index fell 0.55 points to 1,799.92 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.13 points to close at 89.08.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 1 cent to close at $22.51, with 43,661 units valued at $982,394 changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.40, gaining 28 cents exchanging 13,161 units.
Losses| Guardian Holdings traded 20 cents lower to close at $15.25 with an exchange of 500 shares, JMMB Grouplost 5 cents, closing at $1.30 with 84,655 shares changing ownership 
and Sagicor Financial closed 5 cents lower at $9.10 trading 540 units.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings traded 34,900 shares at $14.90 valued at $520,050, Ansa McAL closed at $66.50 with trades of 67 units, Massy Holdings exchanged 68,195 shares valued at $3,512,098 shares to end at $51.50, National Enterprises closed at $10.60 with an exchange of 2,312 units. Prestige Holdings closed at $11 trading 2,279 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90 while exchanging 8,739 shares valued at $890,509 Scotiabank remained at $58 trading 2,904 shares and Trinidad Cement held firm at $4.20 exchanging 700 shares.
Massy dominant on TTSE on Tuesday
Republic dominates trade on TTSE
Republic Financial Holdings had the largest value of trading on Thursday on the TTSE.
A total of 437,400 shares were exchanged at a value of $7,816,009 compared to Wednesday’s 391,982 shares valued at $3,344,255.
The Composite Index declined 1.68 points to 1,232.67, the All T&T Index fell 4.50 points to 1,800.47 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.16 points to close at 89.21.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa McAL traded 4 cents higher to $66.50, with an exchange of a mere 30 units, First Citizens closed 20 cents higher at $32 trading 12,930 units valued at $413,760, JMMB Group gained 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.35 while exchanging 108,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.12, gaining 12 cents with 39,542 units valued at $830,622, changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investmentlost 2 cents to close at $22.50 with trades of 23,790 shares valued at $535,305, Guardian Holdings lost 5 cents to close at $15.45 with an exchange of 634 shares, Massy Holdings closed 16 cents lower to $51.50 trading 10,711 units valued at $551,648, National Enterprises closed at $10.60, losing 20 cents exchanging 4,400 shares.
National Flour Mills lost 4 cents to close at $2.56, with 3,000 units changing hands and Scotiabank closed at $58, with a loss of 50 cents while trading 905 shares.Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 19,700 shares at $18.50 valued at $364,450, Angostura Holdings traded 94,015 units at $14.90 valued at $1,400,824, Grace Kennedyclosed at $2.70 with trades of 19,000 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $3.89 with an exchange of 49,610 units. Republic Financial Holdings traded 30,679 shares at $101.90 valued at $3,126,211 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20 as 20,454 shares changed hands.
Stocks rise in Trinidad
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday resulted in 14 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Tuesday with 4 stocks advancing, 1 declining and 9 unchanged.
A total of 391,982 shares were exchanged at a value of $3,344,255 compared to Tuesday’s 70,109 shares valued at $577,875.
The Composite Index rose 2.97 points to 1,234.35, the All T&T Index advanced 1.07 points to 1,804.97 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.67 points to close at 89.05.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment traded at $22.52, gaining 2 cents with 2,242 units changing hands, First Citizens closed 7 cents higher to $31.80 exchanging 2,718 units, JMMB Group gained 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.31 with an exchange of 35,000 shares and NCB Financial Group closed at $3.89 with gains of 9 cents trading 2,150 units.
Losses| Republic Financial Holdings lost 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.90 with a mere 20 units trading.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings traded 86,454 units at $14.90 valued $1,288,165, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.70 with trades of 100,720 shares, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.50 exchanging 24,898 units valued at $385,919. Massy Holdings traded just 65 shares at $51.66, Prestige Holdings closed at $11 with 800 units changing hands, Sagicor Financial held firm at $9.15 trading 103 units, Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20 with an exchange of 101,167 shares valued at $424,901, Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 35,473 units at $21 valued at $744,862 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $127 with 172 units changing owners.
NCB scores a first for Jamaican companies
For the time ever, a company listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange has provided investors with a time table for release of important information.
NCB Financial Group recently advised the Jamaica Stock Exchange and the Trinidad Exchange, that of the dates on which NCBFG’s Board of Directors intends to consider the payment of interim dividends to stockholders in 2017. By extension the dates also signifies the dates of release of the quarterly results. Historically, the dates of dividend announcements have usually been the same dates on which their interim results are released.
For the rest of 2017 the group states that the dates for release of announcements will be April 27, 2017July 27, 2017 and November 9, 2017. The announcement is an enhancement of good corporate governance and good investor relations.
Readymix now 14% above TCL offer
Readymix price rose for the third consecutive day on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, adding 50 cents, for a 13.6 percent increase over the Trinidad Cement’s offer price of $11. Ansa McAL dominated trading and led with more than 100,000 units valued at more than $7.5 million.
Trading resulted in 14 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Tuesday with the price of 4 rising, 2 falling and 8 remaining unchanged. A total of 317,668 shares were exchanged at a value of $8,880,820 compared to Tuesday’s 445,375 shares valued at $5,118,190.
The Composite Index rose 1.30 points to 1,232.55, the All T&T Index lost 0.24 points to 1,807.58 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.39 points to end at 88.19.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa McAL gained 13 cents to close at $66.50 with trades of 114,214 shares valued at $7,590,863, JMMB Group closed at $1.25 with gains of 7 cents trading 47,529 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $3.80, after gaining 2 cents with an exchange of 63,778 units. Readymix closed 50 cents higher at $12.50 exchanging 1,567 shares and
Losses| Angostura Holdings closed 5 cents lower at $14.90 with an exchange of 40 shares and National Enterprises lost 2 cents, closing at $10.80 while trading 26,885 units.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 502 units to close at $18.50, Clico Investment traded 2,260 shares at $22.50, First Caribbean International closed at $8.85 with 50 shares changing hands, Point Lisas exchanged 10,000 units at $3.76, Sagicor Financial remained at $9 with trades of 6,202 shares. Scotia Investments closed at $2.50 with 2,000 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement traded 34,900 units at $4.20, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21 with 5,741 units exchanged and West Indian Tobacco was unchanged at $127 trading 2,000 units.
Readymix heads higher on Tuesday
TCL may be challenged to succed with its bid to buy out the minority shares in Reaymix at TT$11.
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday resulted in 13 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Monday with 3 rising, 6 falling and 4 remaining unchanged. At the close, 445,375 shares were exchanged at a value of $5,118,190 compared to Monday’s 238,247 shares valued at $1,151,376.
The Composite Index fell 1.62 points to 1,231.25, the All T&T Index declined 2.39 points to 1,807.82 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.11 points to 87.80.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group closed at $1.18 with a 1 cent gain trading 112,080 shares, Point Lisas traded 1 cent higher with 7,159 shares changing hands to close at $3.76, Readymix advanced 49 cents, closing at $12 with an exchange of 155,862 shares valued at $1,870,387. In the last two years the company stock traded only 11,218 units prior to the buy-out offer.
Losses| Guardian Holdings closed at $15.50, losing 40 cents trading 454 shares, Massy Holdings lost 4 cents to close at $52.95 with an exchange of 188 units,
NCB Financial Group closed 1 cent down to $3.78 exchanging 24,872 shares. One Caribbean Media lost 10 cents to close at $16.90 with trades of 1,450 units, Republic Financial Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.95, with a loss of 4 cents trading 203 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded at $21, losing 12 cents with an exchange of 120,691 shares valued at $2,534,710.Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $14.95 with 333 shares changing hands, Clico Investment traded 14,000 shares at $22.50 valued at $315,000, National Enterprises exchanged 1,234 shares at $10.82 and Sagicor Financial closed at $9 with trades of 4,590 shares.
JSE stock dominates trading – Thursday
Jamaica Stock Exchange traded nearly 37 million shares one day after the Stock Exchange advised Sagicor Group that their holdings exceeded the limit of 10 percent stipulated in the company’s bye laws. The group bought nearly 36 million units in early March.
The main market of the Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with 23 securities changing hands with 1 trading in the US dollar market as 4 stocks advanced and 10 declined.
Trading levels ended at 38,096,270 units valued at $284,292,036 in main market compared to 2,976,903 units valued at $45,537,771 at the close on Wednesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 4,000 units valued at US$1,200.
The All Jamaica Composite Index declined 885.03 points to close at 244,570.7 the JSE Market Index fell 806.36 points to finish at 222,831.63 and the JSE US dollar market index lost 1.28 points to close at 216.59.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 1,670,779 units with an average value of $12,367,217 units compared to an average of 80,942 units with an average value of $2,131,320 on Wednesday. The average volume for the month to date ended at 889,829 units versus 108,879 units on the prior trading day. The average volume and value for February ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459.
In market activity, Barita Investments gained 10 cents to close at $7, with 890 shares changing hands, Cable and Wireless lost 1 cent to close at $1.27 with trades of 274,050 shares, Caribbean Cement closed $1 lower to $31 with 22,000 units changing ownership. Carreras traded 7,298 shares with gains of $2 to close at $74, Grace Kennedy closed at $43, with 38,740 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers traded 15,198 shares at $15.90, Jamaica Producers closed 90 cents lower to $15.10 with trades of 18,200, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 5 cents to close at $7.95 trading 35,965,186 units. JMMB Group closed at $16.49, losing 41 cents with 106,912 units traded, Kingston Properties traded 5,300 units at $16.35, Kingston Wharves gained $2.60 to close at $32, with just 200 units changing hands, 
NCB Financial Group slid 90 cents to close at $61, after exchanging 12,137 shares, 138 Student Living traded 60,146 shares at $4.50, Pan Jamaican gained 2 cents, closing at $34.52 while trading 5,240 shares. Pulse Investments traded 1,150 shares at $8.40, Sagicor Group closed at $34.01 with trades of 118,881 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 5 cents, closing at $10.50 with 13,000 shares, Salada Foods closed at $9 trading 23,000 units, Scotia Group closed 77 cents lower to $37.98 with trades of 47,148 units, Scotia Investments traded at $39.50 with a mere 194 units changing hands, Seprod exchanged 7,245 shares at $38, Supreme Ventures lost 1 cent to close at $5.99 trading 27,155 shares. Proven fell 0.95 cent and closed at 30 US cents, with an exchange of 4,000 ordinary shares and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.08 with trades of 1,327,000 units.
No price change to close Tuesday
All three market indices of the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange eased at the close on Tuesday as trading levels fell to 178,508 shares valued at $2,180,740 compared to Monday’s 303,967 shares valued at $3,867,966.
The market closed with the last price of all 11 securities trading ending unchanged, on Monday 17 stocks traded.
The Composite Index fell 1.06 points to 1,239.87, the All T&T Index declined 1.97 points to 1,824.19 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.02 points to 87.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 11 with lower offers.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings held firm at $15.01 with trades of 24,534 shares valued at $368,215, Ansa McAl traded 83 shares at $66.43, Clico Investment held firm at $22.50 with 52,500 units changing hands, valued at $1,181,253. 
First Citizens closed at $32 with an exchange of 400 shares, JMMB Group held firm at $1.22 with 47,322 units exchanged while Massy Holdings at $53 traded 1,000 units. NCB Financial Group closed at $3.78 with trades of 11,858 shares, Sagicor Financial traded at $9.01 with an exchange of 38,829 units valued at $349,494, Scotiabank closed at $59.01 with 1,343 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.71 with 501 units traded and West Indian Tobacco ended at $127 with trades of 138 shares.
1 stock rise & 5 fall on TTSE
Witco had the largest trade on the TTSE on Friday.
The market closed with 12 active securities compared to 18 on Thursday with 1 stock advancing, 5 declining and 6 holding firm. A total of 104,081 shares changed hands at a value of $6,914,298 compared to Thursday’s 610,096 shares valued at $3,541,855.
The Composite Index lost 0.91 points to 1,242.08, the All T&T Index fell 1.37 points to 1,827.95 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.06 points to 87.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Scotiabank closed at $59.01 with a 1 cent gain trading 226 shares.
Losses| Clico Investment traded at $22.50, losing 1 cent with 11,701 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed at $16, with a loss of 5 cents exchanging 17,669 shares, NCB Financial Group lost 2 cents with trades of 1,717 shares to close at $3.78,
while Trinidad Cement was down 3 cents, closing at $4.17 with an exchange of 4,769 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed 79 cents lower to $22.71 trading 3,362 shares.Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings traded 1,000 units at $15.01, Guardian Media closed at $18.65 trading 3,224 units, JMMB Group held firm at $1.22 with 1,000 units changing owners, One Caribbean Media closed at $16.48 with an exchange of 1,505 shares. Sagicor Financial remained at $9.01 trading 10,200 units and West Indian Tobacco was unchanged at $127 trading 47,708 shares valued at $6,058,916.
Thanks NCB but go further
After all, the more information investors have, the more transparent and better the market in which they operate will be. The recent disclosure that Jamaica’s NCB Group made, to publish the dates in 2017, of the announcement of dividends, is a positive move for the Jamaican market, one hopes that other listed companies will follow the NCB’s lead.
While historically, the dates of dividend announcements, have usually been the same dates on which their interim results are released, investors should not have to be wondering when those dates should be, accordingly, we wish they would have gone further and also state the dates of the release of their quarterly reports for all to see.
The announcement is an enhancement of good corporate governance and good investor relations. We would however, suggest that the group restates for clarity, its dividend payment policy as well in furtherance of good governance.