Stocks closed down on TTSE – Friday

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with an exchange of 14 securities against 16 on Thursday, with 2 advancing, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
The market ended with 407,729 units valued at $7,221,428 compared to 83,130 shares at a value of $1,588,413 trading on Thursday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index the Composite Index fell 3.14 points on Friday to 1,238.59, the All T&T Index fell 1.74 points to 1,715.23, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.63 points to close at 102.49. IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Guardian Holdings finished 5 cents higher and settled at $15.30, after exchanging 52,314 shares and Republic Financial Holdings rose 1 cent and ended at $101.69, with 7,889 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investments shares fell 10 cents and completed trading at $20.10, with 29,890 units, JMMB Group fell 5 cents and ended at $1.75, with 77,724 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement shed 24 cents and settled at $2.75, after exchanging 6,892 shares and Unilever Caribbean lost 95 cents and ended at $34, after exchanging 2,151 shares.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.75, with 20 stock units changing hands, First Citizens concluded trading at $35, after exchanging 35,019 shares, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.15, with 11,000 units, Massy Holdings ended at $47.27, with 48,662 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group concluded market activity at $5.50, after exchanging 76,942 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $12.40, with 450 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.75, with 42,483 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL finished trading at $29.05, with 16,293 units exchanged.

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

Financials dominate gains on TTSE

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, ended with 13 securities changing hands against 15 on Wednesday as the volume traded fell sharply from Wednesday’s level.
Three financial sector stocks rose out of the five that recorded positive price movements, with one closing at a 52 weeks’ high, while Trinidad & Tobago NGL also traded at a new high at the close. At the market close, 5 securities advanced, 1 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with 170,404 shares with a value of $1,308,158 compared to 387,240 shares with a value of $7,802,674 on Wednesday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index gained 0.28 points on Thursday to 1,241.75, the All T&T Index rose 0.42 points to 1,709.36, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.02 points to close at 104.21.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 4 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.

First Citizens closed at a 52 weeks’ high on TTSE on Thursday.

Gains| First Citizens closed with an increase of 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $34.10, after exchanging 645 shares, JMMB Group ended trading with 5 cents and completed trading at $1.80, with 86,111 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank closed with a rise of 1 cent and concluded at $63.24, after exchanging 3,460 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading with a rise of 99 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $29, with 1,300 units changing hands and Trinidad Cement traded with a rise of 3 cents and concluded at $2.65, after exchanging 3,780 shares.
Losses| Grace Kennedy concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents and settled at $3.10, with 9,730 units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings completed trading at $15.72, with 1,220 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments settled at $20, with 29,739 units, Massy Holdings completed trading at $47.40, with 25 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises settled at $9.65, with 394 units, National Flour concluded at $1.80, after exchanging 700 shares, NCB Financial Group ended at $5.75, after exchanging 29,300 shares and One Caribbean Media completed trading at $12.40, with 4,000 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Increased demand for Republic on TTSE

Demand rises for Republic Financial Holdings

Bids increased sharply for Republic Financial Holdings on Monday, with 208,394 on the highest bid which was in line with the last traded price of $101.60 and carried over to Tuesday with bids for 35,032 units at $101.60.
The improved demand follows improved results to March for the banking group and IC Insider.com’s report over the week-end that the stock was poised to go higher. Trinidad Cement came in for increased demand, following a report by this publication that profits for the quarter to March was up over 2017. The stock has a bid to buy 4,615 share at $2.65 which is higher than the last traded price of $2.62. O Monday the bid was at $2.62 to buy 13,353 shares.
In other market activities on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, 13 securities changed hands against 15 on Monday, with 2 advancing, 2 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 186,598 shares with a value of $1,863,064 compared to 138,553 shares at a value of $4,411,178 on Monday.

Unilever Caribbean jumped $1.50

At close of the market the, Composite Index slipped 0.37 points on Tuesday to 1,230.11, the All T&T Index gained 0.93 points to 1,698.42, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.23 points to close at 102.52.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Republic Financial Holdings rose 2 cents and ended at $101.60, with 4,631 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean jumped $1.50 in concluding trading at $33.50, having exchanged 400 shares.
Losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 1 cent at $20.14, with 2,564 shares trading and JMMB Group share fell 1 cent and ended at $1.79, with 122,995 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant Bank settled trading at $40, after exchanging 10,944 shares, First Citizens closed at $32.55, in exchanging 500 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $47.40, with 51 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.80, after exchanging 6,790 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $12.40, with 50 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings settled at $10.01, after exchanging 209 shares, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.80, with 21,000 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading at $28, with 16,200 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $88.51, with 264 stock units changing hands. Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

TTSE trading falls back on – Monday

Demand rises for Republic Financial Holdings

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with trading in 15 securities against 16 on Friday, with 1 advancing, 3 declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 138,553 shares at a value of $4,411,178 compared to 833,223 shares at a value of $20,721,197 on Friday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index rose 0.27 points on Monday to 1,230.48, the All T&T Index gained 0.52 points to 1,697.49, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged to close at 102.75.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 10 cents and completed trading at $28, with 22,096 units changing hands.
Losses| NCB Financial Group shares fell 5 cents and concluded trading at $5.50, after exchanging 4,700 shares, Republic Financial Holdings share fell 1 cent and ended at $101.58, with 2,125 stock units changing hands, but had demand to buy 208,394 units at $101.60 at the close of trading, following good six months report and West Indian Tobacco shed 4 cents and ended at $88.51, with 114 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Ansa Mcal completed trading at $59.79, with 44,600 units, Ansa Merchant settled at $40, after exchanging 1,995 shares, Clico Investments completed trading at $20.15, with 19,111 units, First Citizens concluded trading at $32.55, after exchanging 2,410 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.80, with 500 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings ended at $47.40, with an exchange of 8 stock units, National Flour settled at $1.80, after exchanging 1,800 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $12.40, with 5,000 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas completed trading at $3.81, with 200 units, Prestige Holdings settled at $10.01, after exchanging 1,500 shares and Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.80, with 32,394 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Trading activity picks up on TTSE – Friday

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 16 securities against 12 on Thursday, with 5 advancing, 3 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 833,223 shares at a value of $20,721,197 compared to 386,288 shares at a value of $3,996,908 on Thursday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index rose 0.48 points on Friday to 1,230.21, the All T&T Index gained 2.77 points to 1,696.97, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.26 points to close at 102.75.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Guardian Holdings added 29 cents and completed trading at $15.30, after exchanging 22,885 shares, NCB Financial Group increased 5 cents and settled at $5.55, after trading 54,745 shares, Republic Financial Holdings rose 1 cent and concluded market activity at $101.59, with 8,656 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank closed with a gain of 26 cents and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $63.01, after exchanging 50,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 5 cents and ended at $27.90, with 106,860 units changing hands.
Losses| Ansa Mcal ended trading 1 cent lower at $59.79, with 75,100 units, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $1.80, with 101,555 stock units changing hands and One Caribbean Media traded with a loss of 3 cents and concluded at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.40, with 100,000 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant completed trading at $40, after exchanging 147 shares, Clico Investments ended at $20.15, with 41,200 units, First Citizens settled at $32.55, after exchanging 3,208 shares, National Enterprises ended at $9.65, with 1,400 units, National Flour completed trading at $1.80, in exchanging 9,602 shares, Prestige Holdings completed trading at $10.01, with 4,000 shares, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.80, with 202,395 units and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading at $88.55, with 51,470 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Trading picks up on the TTSE – Tuesday

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with trading in 13 securities against 18 on Monday, with 4 advancing, 3 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 729,767 shares at a value of $20,238,234 compared to 354,649 shares at a value of $2,152,473 on Monday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index lost 1.92 points on Tuesday to 1,227.62, the All T&T Index rose 0.71 points to 1,694.08, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.63 points to close at 102.44.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Massy Holdings rose 1 cent and settled at $47.41, with 109 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank added 1 cent and ended at $62.52, after exchanging 120,628 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 45 cents and concluded trading at $27.90, with 423,311 units and Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent and ended at $2.61, after exchanging 345 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group closed with a loss of 3 cents to settle at $1.86, with 113,425 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group shed 10 cents and completed trading at $5.40, after exchanging 6,515 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 4 cents and settled at $88.51, with 50 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments concluded trading at $20.16, with 12,325 units, First Citizens completed trading at $32.55, after exchanging 300 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $3.10, with 20,000 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.00, exchanging 10,144 shares, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $101.58, with 436 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial concluded at $7.80, with 22,179 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Witco heads falling TTSE prices – Wednesday

West Indian Tobacco stock price dropped $3.51 to end at $85 and was the main reason for a big dip in the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange index on Wednesday.
Declining stocks had the upper hand over advancing ones five to one as the market index sank further for the week to date. The number of securities traded dropped to 10 against 17 on Tuesday as the market closed with just 1 stock advancing, 4 declining and 5 remaining unchanged. Trading ended with 351,112 shares at a value of $12,063,114 compared to 96,389 shares at a value of $1,565,623 on Friday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index shed 5 points on Wednesday to 1,231.00, the All T&T Index dropped 9.87 points to 1,687.52, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged to close at 104.30.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled with a gain of 2 cents at $27.50, after exchanging 13,275 shares.
Losses| Guardian Holdings closed with a loss of 30 cents and completed trading at $15, after exchanging 59,627 shares, Scotiabank lost 14 cents in closing at $62.51 with 148,531 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement lost 27 cents and ended trading at $2.60, with 1,600 stock units changing hands West Indian Tobacco concluded trading with a loss of $3.51 to close at $85, after exchanging a mere 150 shares.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments traded 12,785 units at $20.16, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading at $8.90, after exchanging 33,030 shares, First Citizens settled at $32.55, after exchanging 1,850 shares, Republic Financial Holdings concluded market activity at $101.58, with 2,197 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial ended trading 10 cents lower and $7.70, trading 74,685 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Bears have upper hand on TTSE

The bearishness continues on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange with decline in all three indices on Friday, with closing as indicators continue to point to more losses ahead.
On Friday, the number of securities traded slipped to 12 against 13 on Thursday as the market closed with 3 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 4 remaining unchanged. Trading ended with 159,389 shares at a value of $998,772 compared to 284,392 shares valued $2,181,738 on Thursday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index declined 0.89 points on Friday to 1,245.44, the All T&T Index lost 0.26 points to 1,697.20, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.21 points to close at 106.95.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with only 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 6 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| JMMB Group concluded trading 4 cents higher and ended trading at $1.90, with 3,000 stock units changing hands, LJ Williams B share added 1 cent and ended at 71 cents, after exchanging 1,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 10 cents to end at $27.45, after exchanging 3,035 shares.
Losses| First Citizens fell 3 cents and ended at $32.52, after exchanging 1,298 shares, Guardian Holdings closed with a loss of 20 cents at $15.65, after 3,922 shares changing hands, NCB Financial Group shed 5 cents and ended at $5.94, trading 30,158 shares, One Caribbean Media lost 1 cent and completed trading at a 52 weeks low of $12.43, with 5,000 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial ended trading 5 cents lower and settled at $7.80, with 3,000 units.
Firm Traded| First Caribbean International Bank finished trading at $9, after exchanging 100 shares, Grace Kennedy settled at $3.15, with 106,000 units, Prestige Holdings concluded market activity at $10.01, after exchanging 949 shares and Republic Financial Holdings completed trading at $101.65, with 1,927 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

More slippage for TTSE

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continues to be bearish with no support coming from the majority of companies reporting lower profits. The market ended on Thursday with all indices declining, with indicators pointing to more losses ahead.
On Thursday, the number of securities traded rose 38 percent to 18 against 13 on Wednesday and the market closed with 5 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 8 remaining unchanged. Trading ended with 284,392 shares at a value of $2,181,738, compared to 404,907 shares on Wednesday valued at $2,835,805.
At close of the market the, Composite Index declined 8.75 points on Thursday to 1,246.33, the All T&T Index lost 0.42 points to 1,697.46, while the Cross Listed Index shed 2.37 points to close at 107.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with only 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| First Citizens gained 4 cents and concluded at $32.55, after trading 1,561 shares, Sagicor Financial finished trading with 5 cents and completed trading at $7.85, with 43,317 units, Scotiabank closed with an increase of 5 cents and settled at $62.70, after exchanging 500 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading with 5 cents and concluded at $27.35, after 902 shares changed hands and Trinidad Cement closed with a rise of 1 cent and ended at $2.51, with 10,000 stock units changing hands..
Losses| Clico Investments concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents and completed trading at $20.15, with 30,691 units, First Caribbean International Bank traded with a loss of 35 cents at $9, after trading 10,000 shares, Guardian Holdings shares fell 15 cents and settled at $15.85, with 2,000 shares changing hands, National Flour closed with a loss of 4 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.66, having exchanged 13,000 shares and NCB Financial Group shed 11 cents and concluded at $5.99, exchanging 74,674 shares.

National Flour fell to a new 52 weeks’ low.

Firm Traded| Agostini’s concluded trading at $21.06, after exchanging 396 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $15.72, with 600 stock units changing hands, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.15, with 79,013 units, JMMB Group ended at $1.86, with 136 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises completed trading at $9.75, with 1,536 units. One Caribbean Media ended at $12.44, with 13,665 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas completed trading at $3.81, with 2,000 units and Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.65, as 401 stock units changed hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Trinidad Cement at 52 weeks’ low – Wednesday

TCL trades at 52 weeks’ low on TTSE.

In trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday with Trinidad Cement closing at 53 weeks’ low of $2.50 as investors lose faith in the profitability of the company but the stock closing with a bid for a small amount to buy at $2.50.
At the close 13 securities changed hands with 1 stocks advancing, 6 declining and 6 remaining unchanged compared to 16 trading on Tuesday
Trading volume remained low, with 404,907 shares valued at $2,835,805 changing hands, compared to 195,484 shares valued at $1,671,458 on Tuesday
At close, the Composite Index lost 2.16 points on Wednesday to 1,255.08, the All T&T Index declined 1.77 points to 1,697.88, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.35 points to close at 109.53.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with only 2 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 6 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Clico Investments price increased 4 cents, concluding trading at $20.20, with 6,286 units.
Losses| First Citizens’ shares fell 19 cents and completed trading at $32.51, after exchanging 1,788 shares, NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of 5 cents and completed trading at $6.10, after trading 300,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings shed 4 cents and settled at $101.65, with 806 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank lost 1 cent and ended at $62.65, after exchanging 925 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading 20 cents lower at $27.30, after exchanging 15,330 shares and Trinidad Cement concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents and settled at 53 weeks’ low of $2.50, with 2,314 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades|
Grace Kennedy concluded market activity at $3.15, with 33,000 units, JMMB Group settled at $1.86, with 39,100 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings closed at $47, with 842 stock units trading, One Caribbean Media settled at $12.44, with 1,017 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.01, after exchanging 144 shares and Sagicor Financial concluded trading at $7.80, as 3,355 units changed hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.