Only 8 stocks trade on TTSE Friday

February 12, 2016 by

Sagicor Financial traded at a 52 weeks; high on Friday

Sagicor Financial traded at a 52 weeks’ high on Friday

Trading activity fell back from the 18 stocks active stocks on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday to just 8 on Friday with, 3 stocks rose 1 fell and 4 remained unchanged with 1 closing at 52 weeks’ highs. A total of 792,227 shares valued at $6,980,514 traded.
The Composite Index gained 0.21 points to close at 1,157.14, the All T&T Index fell 0.01 points to close at 1,909.69 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.06 points to close at 53.45.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 3 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 7 stocks with offers that were lower. At the close Scotia Investments with 128,711 shares changing hands on Thursday has seen a rise in unsatisfied demand of 171,540 shares on Thursday rising to 261,540 units on Friday at $1.70 with no stock on offer. Grace Kennedy had a bid at $4.52 to buy 45,522 shares with no stock on offer at the close, the stock last traded at $4.50.
Gains| Clico Investments traded 14,511 units valued at $327,359 to close with a gain of 4 cents at $22.56.TTSE sum 12-02-16 Republic Financial Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $112.04 with 6,487 shares changing hands at a value of $726,803 and Sagicor Financial Corporation had 677,286 shares valued at $4,470,088 changing hands with a rise of 8 cents, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.60.
Losses| Guardian Holdings fell 1 cent with 4,920 shares changing hands to close at $14.29.
Firm Trades| JMMB Group traded 5,361 units at 57 cents, Massy Holdings traded 247 shares as the price to close at $59.50, National Commercial Bank traded 13,053 shares to close at $2.40 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 70,362 units valued at $834,105 to close at $19.

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10 stocks rose on TTSE Thursday

February 11, 2016 by

Scotia Investments closed at a new high on TTSE

Scotia Investments closed at a new high on TTSE

A total of 10 stocks listed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange rose on Thursday, 3 fell and 5 remained unchanged as 18 securities changed hands with 4 closing at 52 weeks’ highs and 2 at 52 weeks’ low. A total of 249,186 shares valued at $2,734,653 traded. The market closed with shares of Jamaican based companies remaining in good demand with two rising.
The Composite Index fell 4.80 points to close at 1,156.93, the All T&T Index dropped by 14.60 points to close at 1,909.70 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.70 points to close at 53.39.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 3 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 8 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Agostini’s traded 146 shares with a rise of 1 cent at $17.01, Clico Investment Fund closed with 8,193 shares changing hands 1 cent higher at $22.52, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 100 shares to close with a rise of 8 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.20. Guardian Holdings gained 5 cents with 10,194 shares changing hands to close at $14.30, National Commercial Bank gained 4 cents in trading 1,000 shares to close at $2.40. Prestige Holdings gained 25 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $10.50, Republic Financial Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $112.03 with 9,291 shares changing hands at a value of $ 1,040,828. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 38,642 shares changing hands, to end with a rise of 2 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.52 and Scotia Investments rose 6 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.70 (J$32.30) with 128,711 shares changing hands. At the close, there is a bid to buy 171,540 shares at $1.70 with no stock on offer.
TTSE sum 11-02-16 Losses| Massy Holdings traded 150 shares as the price ended 2 cents lower to close at new 52 weeks’ low of $59.50, National Enterprises dropped $1.17 to a 52 weeks low of $14.80 while trading 300 shares and Trinidad Cement lost 19 cents to end at $3.50 as 7,414 units changed hands.
Firm Trades| Berger paints traded 75 units at $3.67, Grace Kennedy traded at $4.50 (J$84.60) with 100 units trading, Scotiabank closed with 30 shares changing hands to end at $59.99, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 43,900 units valued at $834,105 to close at $19 and Unilever Caribbean ended with 10 shares trading at $67.82.

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Jamaican stocks in demand on TTSE

February 10, 2016 by
Grace hits new high on TTSE on Wednesday

Grace hits new high on TTSE on Wednesday

Shares of Jamaican based companies listed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange are in good demand at the close of trading on Wednesday with three of them rising at the close. At the close Scotia Investments was quoted with the bid at $1.64 (J$30.90) to purchase 152,486 stock units while 13,711 units were on offer at $1.70 or J$32. The market closed with only 5 securities being active on Wednesday, after closing on Monday and Tuesday. A total of 3 stocks gained, 1 fell and 1 remained unchanged. A total of 89,702 shares changed hands valued at $319,137.
The Composite Index advanced by 1.60 points to close at 1,161.73, the All T&T Index advanced by 0.12 points to close at 1,924.30 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.42 points to close at 52.69.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 6 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Grace Kennedy gained 28 cents to 52 weeks’ high of $4.50 (J$84.60) with 25,500 units trading and had a bid to buy 24,500 units at the closing price with none on offer, TTSE sum 10-02-16JMMB Group traded with a gain of 2 cents with 50,000 shares trading to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 57 cents. At the close there was buying interest at 57 cents for 25,000 units, with selling at 63 cents for 75,000 shares, National Commercial Bank gained 1 cent in trading 5,707 shares to close at $2.36, at the close buying was moderate and so was the selling.
Losses| Massy Holdings traded 25 shares as the price ended 8 cents lower to close at new 52 weeks’ low of $59.52.
Firm Trades| Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 8,470 units to close at $19.

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Big gains in early JSE trading

February 9, 2016 by

The Jamaica Stock Exchange got off to a rousing start to make a big recovery from the two previous days of big losses in the main market indices with the all Jamaica index rising over 2,900 points. The junior market index rose by 18 points in the process and a number of stocks traded at new highs as the bullishness of the market continues apace.
JSE Int Cht 09-02-16After 75 minutes of trading Jamaican Teas traded 33,948 shares up to $6.85 for a new all-time high, also trading at new 52 weeks’ highs are Berger Paints with 18,250 units at $4.90, Pulse Investments traded 13,268 units at a new high of $4.50 and Seprod with 11624 units at $22. Trading resulted in 37 securities being active amounting to 1,561,289 units as 18 stocks recorded gains and 5 declined.
Big gains were recorded by Grace Kennedy up by $2 to $85, National Commercial Bank up by $2 to $43, Pan Jam Investment with a gain of $1.50 to $97.50 but with Scotia Group dropping to $3 from $34.
The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 2,929.63 points to 179,434.40, the JSE Market Index jumped 2,618.78 points to 161,493.51, the JSE combined index gained 2,635.56 points to 173,219.49 and the junior market index rose 18.41 points to 2,318.79 as this market continues to make recovery from recent declines.

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NCB increases profit & dividend

January 28, 2016 by

NCB hqtrNational Commercial Bank (NCB) enjoyed a 12 percent increase in profits for the quarter to December last year, of $2.4 billion up from $2.1 billion in 2014 for earnings per share of 97 cents.
Profit before taxation came in at $3 billion compared with $2.9 billion in 2014. The improved numbers came from growth in revenues net of interest cost, fee and commission expenses of $12.68 billion, up from $11.96 billion in 2014. Net interest income rose $530 million and insurance premium increased $5000 million but foreign exchange trading contributed $300 million less than in 2014.
Provision for credit losses declined to $424 million from $587 million while asset tax swelled other operating expenses by an estimated $700 million based on 2014 figures, to $3.87 billion for the quarter compared with the September 2015 quarter of $3 billion.
NCB’s assets grew from $500 billion at the end of 2014 to $538 billion with loans accounting for $172 billion, an increase of 9 percent from $157 billion in 2014.
In December 2015, NCB entered into an agreement to purchase a 29.99 percent stake in Trinidad’s Guardian Holdings.
NCB con spngThe banking group seems on target to record profit around $5.80 per share for the full year on existing business operations.The stock last traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange at $40 for a PE of 6.9 times earnings based on the profit estimate and with some room for increased value.
Based on the results the dividend was raised from 45 cents per share paid last year to 50 cents per share to be paid on February 26 with the record date of February 15.

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3 new lows on TTSE – Tuesday

January 26, 2016 by
Scotiabank closed at a 52 weeks' low on TTSE on Friday

Scotiabank closed at a 52 weeks’ low on TTSE on Friday

Activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange continued to reflect a negative tone with moderate trading with 16 securities being active on Tuesday. The market closed with 2 stocks gaining, 4 declining with the prices of 10 remaining unchanged while 3 securities closed at 52 weeks’ low. A total of 442,470 shares changed hands valued at $11,853,292.
The Composite Index slipped 2.06 points to 1,162.50, the All T&T Index lost 4.11 points to 1,933.64 and the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged to close at 51.61.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator remains with a high degree of negativity with only 2 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 10 stocks or 25 percent of listings with offers that were lower.
Gains| Guardian Holdings had 7,643 units changing hands and gained 4 cents to close at $14.15 and Unilever Caribbean ended with 80,000 shares valued at $5,425,600 changing hands with a gain of 2 cents at $67.82.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund traded 42,892 shares valued at $969,213 but lost 13 cents to close at $22.60, Massy Holdings lost 4 cents to end with 50 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.90. Scotiabank traded 2,000 shares but fell 69 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $61 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL contributed 66,011 shares with a value of $1,326,933 but lost 69 cents, in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.10.
Firm Trades| ANSA McAL contributed 10,005 shares at $66.25 for a value of $662,831,TTSE 26-01-16 Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 122 units at $25, First Citizens had 17,714 shares valued at $619,990 trading to end at $35, Grace Kennedy traded 7,500 units, to close at $4.10. National Commercial Bank traded 133,554 shares changing hands for a value of $304,710 to end at $2.28, One Caribbean Media added 55,895 shares valued at $1,229,690 to close at $22, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112 as 8,970 shares valued at $1,004,640 changed hands. Sagicor Financial ended with 500 shares changing hands at $6.50, Scotia Investments ended with 9,419 units changing hands at $1.58 and West Indian Tobacco traded 195 units to close at $126.30.

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TTSE stocks under pressure on Thursday

January 21, 2016 by

TTSE build Activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange continued to reflect a negative tone with moderate trading with 11 securities being active on Thursday. The market closed with 3 stocks gaining, 3 declining with the prices of 5 remaining unchanged while 1 securities closed at 52 weeks’ high. A total of 468,388 shares changed hands valued at $9,745,393.
The Composite Index ended with a fall of 0.27 points to 1,163.41 the All T&T Index lost 0.02 points to 1,938.30 and the Cross Listed Index dipped 0.07 points to close at 51.15.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with only 4 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 8 stocks with offers that were lower. Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with an offer to sell 132,169 units at $20.87 compared with a last traded price of $21.25 with a bid at $20.50 to buy 1,402 shares.
Gains| First Citizens gained 1 cent with 22,213 shares valued at 777,410 trading to end at $35, Guardian Holdings traded 4,147 units changing hands and gained 1 cent to close at $14.01 and Prestige Holdings with 121 units changing hands ended at 52 weeks’ high of $10.19 to record a gain of 2 cents.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund traded 356,235 shares valued at $8,104,245 but lost 2 cents to close at $22.73,TTSE 21-01-16 National Commercial Bank rose by 5 cents while trading 500 shares at $2.29 with a loss of 1 cent and National Flour lost 9 cents to close at $2.40 with 70,327 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 10,227 shares at $16.95, Massy Holdings traded 133 units at $60, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112 as 4,000 shares changed hands, this stock is in demand with bids at $112 to buy 218,309 units. Sagicor Financial Corporation ended with 455 shares changing hands at $6.50, Scotiabank contributed 30 shares to close at $61.69.

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Negatives remain as TTSE slips lower

January 19, 2016 by

TTSE build Activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange continued with moderate with trading in 9 securities on Tuesday. The market closed with no stock gaining 3 declined with the prices of 6 remaining unchanged. A total of 52,161 shares changed hands valued at $1,671,277.
The Composite Index ended with a fall of 0.85 points to 1,163.80 the All T&T Index lost 1.69 points to 1,939.08 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 51.22.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with only 2 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 9 stocks with offers that were lower.
Losses| Ansa McAl closed at a 52 weeks’ low with 95 shares traded and lost 38 cents to end at $66.25, National Flour Mills traded 14,108 units and lost 1 cents to end at $2.49 and Trinidad Cement closed with 173 shares changing hands with a loss of 4 cents to end at $3.89.
TTSE 19-01-16 Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 385 shares at $38.96, Clico Investment Fund traded 15,000 shares to close at $22.75, Grace Kennedy traded 1,680 shares at $4.06, National Commercial Bank closed at $2.30 while trading 10,000 shares. Point Lisas had 400 units changing hands at $3.93, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112 as 11,090 shares changed hands and Sagicor Financial Corporation ended with 1,000 shares changing hands at $6.50.

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Negatives remain as TTSE slips slightly

January 18, 2016 by

Stocks Activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange continued with moderate with trading in 10 securities on Monday. The market closed with no stock gaining 2 declined with the prices of 8 remaining unchanged. A total of 102,868 shares changed hands valued at $1,065,715.
The Composite Index ended with a fall of 017 points to 1,164.65 the All T&T Index lost 0.34 points to 1,940.77 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 51.22.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with only 3 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 9 stocks with offers that were lower.
Losses| Angostura Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low with 20,976 shares traded for a value of $285,668 and lost 3 cents to end at $13.61 and Scotiabank closed with 300 shares changing hands with a loss of 7 cents to end at $61.78.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 500 shares to close at $22.75, Grace Kennedy traded 1,680 shares at $4.06, JMMB Group traded 984 units at 55 cents. National Commercial Bank closed at $2.30 while trading 11,000 shares. TTSE 18-01-16National Flour Mills traded 2,000 units at $2.50, One Caribbean Media had 14,894 units changing hands at $22, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112 as 534 shares changed hands and Sagicor Financial Corporation ended with 50,000 shares changing hands at $6.50.

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TTSE continues to consolidate

January 11, 2016 by

TTSE build Activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange continued with sideways movement of prices with trading in 11 securities on Monday. Two of the three market indices rose marginally as 2 stocks advanced, 4 declined, with the prices of 5 remaining unchanged. A total of 182,264 shares changed hands valued at $1,407,917.
The Composite Index ended with a gain of 0.56 points to 1,161.91 the All T&T Index fell 0.55 points to 1,941.78 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.23 to end at 50.33.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Commercial Bank closed with a gain of 1 cent at $2.20 while trading 62,936 shares and Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 100,450 shares carrying a value of $652,835 changing hands and ended with a rise of 20 cents to $6.50 for a 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| Massy Holdings ended with 73 shares changing hands as the price dropped 10 cents for a 52 weeks’ low of $61.30, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112 with 1,226 shares changing handsTTSE 11-1-16r West Indian Tobacco ended with a loss of 2 cents to close at $126.27 as 1,177 shares changed hands and Unilever Caribbean ended with 135 shares trading, the price fell 55 cents to close at $67.75.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 2,007 shares to close at $22.75, First Citizens had 3,109 units changing hands at $35, Grace Kennedy closed at $4.04 with 2,481 shares changing hands, One Caribbean Media traded 5,500 shares at $22 and Prestige Holdings contributed 3,170 shares to end at $10.17.

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