Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange was moderate Friday, ending with 14 active securities but there were no prices changes based on last traded prices and only 60,287 shares changed hands for a value of $1,263,624.
At the close, the Composite Index ending with a fall of 1.82 points at 1,158.66, the
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 170 shares at $18.20, ANSA McAL contributed 200 shares and ended at $67, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 500 units to close at $38.96, Clico Investment Fund closed with 7,389 shares changing hands at $22.65. 
First Citizens Bank traded 6,769 shares to close at $35.01, Guardian Holdings with 5,680 shares changing hands, closed at $12.90, Massy Holdings closed at $61.95 with 20 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank traded 10,200 shares at $1.95. National Enterprises with 350 shares changing hands at $16.49, National Flour with 1,000 shares ended at $2.22, Republic Bank closed at $112, with 1,000 shares changing hands. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 8,377 shares changing hands at $6.03, One Caribbean Media ended with 17,205 shares valued at $378,510, changing hands at $22.05 and West Indian Tobacco added 1,427 shares and ended at $126.15.
No price change for TTSE – Friday
No stocks rise on TTSE’s – Thursday
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange declined to more moderate levels Thursday, ending with 11 active securities, none closed higher, 1 declined and 10 remained unchanged as 248,589 shares changed hands for a value of $2,284,764.
At the close, the Composite Index ending with a fall of 0.05 points at 1,160.48 the
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| No stocks recorded gains on Thursday, this is the first time in November that this has happened.
Declines| Massy Holdings suffered a loss of 2 cents to close at $61.95 with 80 shares changing hands to end at a 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed with 8,361 shares at $22.65
First Citizens Bank traded 1,072 shares to close at $35.01, Grace Kennedy closed unchanged at $3.75 with 185,500 shares changing hands for a value of $695,625, JMMB Group contributed 3,956 shares and ended at 50 cents, Republic Bank closed at $112, with just 20 shares changing hands. One Caribbean Media closed with 220 shares changing hands at $22.05, Scotia Investments traded 124 units to end at $1.59, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $22 as 46,717 shares changed hands for a value of $ $1,027,772 and West Indian Tobacco added 2,538 shares valued at $320,169 and ended at $126.15.
7 TTSE’s stocks gain 3 lost on Tuesday
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange remains elevated on Tuesday, ending with 14 active securities of which 7 stocks closing higher, 3 declined and 4 remained unchanged as 146,401 shares changed hands for a value of $1,936,656.
At the close, the Composite Index ending with a rose of 0.29 points at 1,159.66 the
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund closed with 19,600 shares valued at $ 442,568 changing hands, 1 cent higher at $22.58, First Citizens Bank traded 2,733 shares to close with a gain of 2 cents at $35.02, Grace Kennedy had 10,345 units changing hands at $3.75, for a 15 cents gain. One Caribbean Media traded 100 shares and gained 5 cents to end at $22.05, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund contributed 10,000 shares and rose 2 cents to end at $3.09. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 2,726 shares changing hands at $6.03 for a 1 cent gain and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 45 cents, at $22.01 as 48,585 shares changed hands for a value of $1,055,700.
Declines| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 887 units to close 2 cents lower at $38.65, Guardian Holdings with 14,116 shares changing hands, closed with a loss of 1 cent at $12.90 and JMMB Group fell 3 cents to end at 50 cents while trading 20,000 units.
Firm Trades| National Commercial Bank contributed 5,069 shares at a closing price of $1.95, Prestige Holdings traded 489 units to end at $10.05, Scotia Investments closed at $1.59, with 2,365 shares changing hands and infrequent trader L.J. Williams B share traded 9,386 units to close at 97 cents.
6 TTSE’s stocks rise 1 fall on Monday
TCL closed at yet another new high on Monday
At the close, the Composite Index ending with a rose of 0.23 points at 1,159.37 the
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund closed with 18,450 shares valued at $416,416 changing hands 1 cent higher at $22.57, National Flour Mills gained 1 cent, to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.22 with 1,600 units changing hands. Prestige Holdings traded 8 units to end with a gain of 5 cents at $10.05, a new 52 weeks’ high. Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 1 cent, at $21.56 as 19,444 shares changed hands for a value of $419,200. Trinidad Cement gained 4 cents, in ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.20, with 75,700 units changing hands for $317,940 and Unilever Caribbean ended with 9,630 shares valued at $655,033 trading, to gain of 2 cents, for a new 52 weeks’ high of $68.03.
Declines| National Enterprises ended trading with 7,380 shares to close with a loss of 1 cent at $16.49, a new 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| First Citizens Bank traded 12,214 shares to close at $35, Guardian Holdings with 2,200 shares changing hands closed at $12.91, National Commercial Bank contributed 46,000 shares at a closing price of $1.95,
One Caribbean Media traded 100 shares at $22. Republic Bank closed at $112 with 209 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 2,350 shares changing hands at $6.02, Scotiabank ended with at $62.50 while 79,236 units for a value of $4,952,250 were traded. Scotia Investments closed at $1.59, with only 55 shares changing hands and infrequent trader L.J. Williams $0.10 A added 25,000 shares to close at 25 cents and West Indian Tobacco traded just 5,000 shares carrying a value of $630,745 to close at $126.11.
6 stocks rise 3 down on TTSE
Witco closed at a 52 week high on Thursday
At the close, the Composite Index ending with a gain of 3.41 points at 1,152.45, the All T&T Index rose 1.14 points to 1,951.74 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.78 to 46.37 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Guardian Holdings gained 9 cents with 20,539 shares changing hands with a value of $264,903 and closed at $12.90, JMMB Group with 89,500 units changing hands and ended 3 cents higher at 53 cents. National Commercial Bank gained 9 cents while trading 2,584 shares at $1.76. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 16,500 shares changing hands at $5.78 with a gain of 3 cents. Trinidad Cement rose 13 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high, of $4.02 with 872,000 shares changing hands, valued at $3,483,941 and West Indian Tobacco traded with a gain of 1 cent to end at $126.04 with 504 shares trading at a 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| ANSA McAL contributed 760 shares in trading, to close at $67.01, after falling 2 cents, Clico Investment Fund fell 1 cent with 53,440 shares changing hands valued at $1,204,279 and closed at $22.53 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with a 1 cent decline to $21.49 with 35,227 shares changing hands for a value of $757,036.
Firm Trades|First Citizens Bank traded 440 shares and closed at $35, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 1,108 shares and closed at $5, Grace Kennedy traded 312 units at $3.60, National Enterprises with 91 shares changing hands at $16.50. One Caribbean Media traded 450 shares at $22, Scotia Investments closed with 1,500 shares changing hands at $1.65, Scotiabank closed with 410 shares changing hands at $62.50 and Unilever Caribbean ended with 2,081 shares trading at $67.54.
6 stocks rise on TTSE none fell
New high for TCL on Wednesday with a $3.90 close
At the close, the Composite Index ending with a gain of 0.27 points at 1,149.04 the All T&T Index rose 0.54 points to 1,950.60 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 45.59.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund gained 1 cent and closed with 918 shares changing hands at $22.54, National Flour Mills gained 1 cent in trading 800 shares at $1.99, Point Lisas ended with just 100 units changing hands at $3.95, to record a gain of 5 cents. Trinidad Cement ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.90 with 7,545 shares changing hands as price rose by of 9 cents, Unilever Caribbean ended with 436 shares trading with a gain of 13 cents up, for a new 52 weeks’ high of $67.54 and West Indian Tobacco traded with a gain of 1 cent to end at $126.03 with 405 shares trading at a 52 weeks’ high.
The rise of the price for Unilever comes against the back ground of continuing decline in sales and profit, for the year to date and the third quarter, with revenues of $139 million in the quarter versus $144 last year and for the nine months, $393 million down from $427 million. Profit fell from $13.9 million to $10.45 million for the third quarter and from $45 million for the 2014 nine months period, to $29 million for 2015.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 900 shares at $18.19, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 134 shares at $38.95, First Citizens Bank traded 5,995 shares and closed at $35, Grace Kennedy traded 10,071 units at $3.60, Guardian Holdings with 2,715 shares changing hands and closed at $12.82. JMMB Group with 10,000 units changing hands ended at 50 cents, Massy Holdings had 261 units changing hands at $62, One Caribbean Media traded 50 shares at $22, Scotiabank closed with 15,992 shares valued at $999,499 changing hands at $62.50 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $21.50 with 83,720 shares changing hands for a value of $1,799,614.
Election spend pushes One Caribbean Profit
Spending on election advertising in Trinidad & Tobago and new technology employed by helped One Caribbean Media to post strong profit for the September quarter with an increase in revenues of 9.4 percent to TT$147.4 million in the September quarter and with an increase of 60 percent in after tax profits of $30 million.
Earnings per stock unit for the nine months to September, is 93 cents and 43 cents for the quarter and could end around $1.30 for the year.
For the nine months, profits rose to $64.4 million from $57.8 million, in 2014 from nine months revenues of $385 million, that is down on the $402 million generated in 2014. The highest income generated period is the final quarter for the year, with increased demand during the Christmas period.
For the 12 months to December last year, revenues came in at $548 million with profit of $85 million. Helping the performance is a drop in Direct cost from $88 million in the 2014 quarter to $83 million for the 2015 period and for the nine months for 2015 to $234 million versus $260 million in 2014, administrative cost were held tightly with a small increase.
The company’s stock is traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange and closed on Wednesday at $22.50. the company operates radio, TV stations in Trinidad and Tobago and operates in the print media as well.
National Gas slips on TTSE
Newly listed Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, to close at $23.98 with 232,104 shares valued at $5,570,126 changing hands, the price slipped 2 cents. The stock closed with a bid of $23.50 to buy 2,200 shares with 728 units on offer at $24.
Activity on the Stock Exchange, ended with 10 securities trading. At the close, there were 2 stocks closing higher, 1 declined and 7 remained unchanged as a total of 297,852 units, valued at $7,435,092 changed hands.
At the close the Composite Index ending with a fall of 0.93 points at 1,151.16, the All T&T Index declined by 1.85 points to 1,955.66 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 45.48.
Gains| West Indian Tobacco traded just 325 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent at $126.01.
losses| Guardian Holdings closed with 19,076 shares changing hands at $13.05 after dropping 7 cents.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings had 19,921 shares changing hands with the price to close at $14, Clico Investment Fund closed with 2,702 shares trading to end at $22.51, 
First Citizens Bank traded 5,708 shares and closed at $35. FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 1,000 shares and closed at $5, Flavorite Foods traded 500 shares at $4.80, One Caribbean Media traded 101 units to close at $22 and Scotiabank traded 16,415 shares valued at $1,025,938 to close at $62.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
2 stocks rise 5 fall on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday ended with 15 securities trading, 2 closing higher, 4 declined and 9 remained unchanged as a total of 167,198 units traded, valued at $2,414,835.
At the close the Composite Index ending with a modest rise 0.04 at 1,147.33, the All T&T Index fell 0.10 to 1,948.45 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.03 to close at 45.43.
Gain| Clico Investment Fund closed 1 cent higher with 3,827 shares changing hands at $22.51 and National Commercial Bank gained 1 cent to land at $1.68 with 20,573 shares changing hands.
Losses| JMMB Group ended with 61,448 shares changing hands at 42 cents, with a loss of 1 cent, National Flour with 1,000 shares trading, shaved 2 cents off the old price to land at $1.96. L.J. Williams B share, closed with a 2 cents loss of 2 cents down to 97 cents, with 1,986 shares trading and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126 with 2,480 shares trading, valued at $312,496 and lost 1 cent.
Firm Trades| ANSA McAL contributed 7,997 shares valued at $536,039 in 
closing at $67.03, First Citizens Bank traded 4,021 shares and closed at $35, Grace Kennedy had 30 units changing hands at $3.60. Guardian Holdings with 20,577 shares valued at $269,970 changing hands, closed at $13.12, Massy Holdings ended with 4,000 shares changing hands at $62.48. One Caribbean Media traded 19,852 shares valued at $436,744 to end at $22, Point Lisas traded 73 shares to close at $3.96, Scotiabank closed with 4,334 shares changing hands unchanged at $62.50 and valued at $270,875 and Trinidad Cement closed at $3.15 with 15,000 shares changing hands
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.
3 TTSE stocks down none up
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday ended with 10 securities trading, none closed trading higher, 3 declined and 7 remained unchanged as a total of 726,330 units traded, valued at $8,967,357.
At the close the Composite Index ending with a modest loss of 0.81 at 1,146.32, the All T&T Index lost 1.61 to 1,948.42 and the Cross Listed Index was unchanged at 45.16.
Losses| ANSA McAL contributed 760 shares in trading, to close at $67.05 after losing 21 cents, National Enterprises contributed 27,273 shares with a value of $460,803 while losing 6 cents to end at $16.89 for a 52 weeks’ low and National Flour ended trading with 13,770 shares changing hands and closed at $1.90, after shedding 8 cents.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 707 units at $38.94, Clico Investment Fund with 150 shares changing hands to closed at $22.50, 
First Citizens Bank traded 3,120 shares to close at $35, Flavorite Foods traded 700 shares at $4.80. JMMB Group closed with 324,827 shares changing hands at 43 cents, One Caribbean Media traded 351,292 shares with a value of $7,728,424 with the price ending at $22 and Republic Bank with 3,731 shares changing hands for a value of $417,872 closed at $112.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.