Massy Holdings traded $13.9 million worth of shares, dominating trading with 90 percent of the value of the securities exchanged on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange at close on Wednesday, with 13 securities changing hands, the same as on Tuesday.
At the close, the price of 1 stock advanced, 4 declined and 8 remained unchanged as 482,160 shares traded at a value of $15,366,284 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 1,117,124 valued at $6,876,070.
The Composite Index lost 0.16 points to 1,280.31, the All T&T Index gained 1.73 points to 1,753.65 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.28 points to close at 108.77.
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| The sole security with a rise in price is Massy Holdings with a gain of 5 cents, in closing at $49 trading 283,195 shares valued at $13,876,555.
Losses| The securities declining at the close on Wednesday are, Clico Investment declined by 30 cents to settle at $20.50, with 10,925 shares changing hands, JMMB Group closed 8 cents lower to $1.90, with 43,461 shares exchanged, Point Lisas lost 4 cents, ending at $3.90 with 3,000 shares and Scotiabank lost 1 cent and closed at $60 with 7,261 shares valued at $435,694 trading.
Firm Trades| Securities trading unchanged at the close based on the last traded price are, Angostura Holdings with 2,700 shares, closed at $15.05, First Citizens held firm at $32.01 with 1,189 shares, Grace Kennedy remained at $3 with 4,970 shares trading. National Flour Mills closed at $1.90 with 1,900 shares changing hands, One Caribbean Media exchanged 500 units at $14, Sagicor Financial traded 8,989 shares at $7.95, Trinidad Cement exchanged 109,000 shares at $3.95 valued at $430,553 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL held firm at $25.05 with 5,070 shares changing hands.
Massy Holdings dominates TTSE
Only 1 stock fall on TTSE – Friday
The Composite Index gained 1.81 points to 1,282.26, the All T&T Index advanced 1.85 points to 1,750.94 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.24 points to close at 109.67.
Trading ended with 189,047 shares changing hands at a value of $3,309,055 compared to Thursday’s trades of 233,449 valued at $4,648,226.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of securities rising are Guardian Holdings with gains of 5 cents, to close at $16.55 with 11,300 shares being exchanged, Massy Holdings added 10 cents to settle at $49 with 26,836 shares valued at $1,314,263 trading and National Enterprises ended at $9.75, rising 5 cents with 1,765 shares.
Losses| The sole security changing hands is Sagicor Financial after losing 8 cents to close at $7.87 trading 22,496 shares.
Firm Trades| Stocks with last traded prices remaining unchanged of the close of trading are Ansa McAL with 2,028 shares at $63.03, Clico Investment closed at $21 with 6,400 stock units, First Citizens held firm at $32 with 2,147 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy ended at $3.10 trading 70,435 shares trading, L.J. Williams B closed at 70 cents with 2,000 stock units. NCB Financial Group exchanged 3,585 shares at $6, One Caribbean Media closed at $14 with 7,800 units, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $101.50 with 1,360 shares, Scotiabank remained at $60 with 590 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL held firm at $25 trading 30,305 stock units valued at $757,631.
NGL dominates trading on TTSE – Thursday
Trinidad & Tobago NGL dominated trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with 83 percent of the value of securities changing hands. Market activity resulted in 13 active securities compared to 16 on Wednesday.
At the close, 4 stocks advanced, 2 declined, 7 were unchanged as a just 233,449 shares traded at a value of $4,648,226 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 50,488 units at a value of $553,082.
The Composite Index gained 2.72 points to 1,280.45, the All T&T Index advanced 5.82 points to 1,749.09 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.06 points to close at 109.43.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of the securities changing hands with gains are First Citizens with a rise of 5 cents to close at $32 exchanging 2,430 shares, Massy Holdings trading 90 cents higher to $48.90 with 2,683 shares. Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent and closed at $7.95, with 12,018 shares trading and Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed to a new 52 weeks’ high of $25, rising 75 cents with trades of 156,668 shares valued at $3,879,032.
Losses| The last traded prices of the securities declining at the close of the market are JMMB Group that dropped 3 cents to $2.06 with 3,500 shares exchanged and National Flour Mills with a loss of 5 cents, closed at $1.85 with 3,400 shares trading.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities closing unchanged are Clico Investment that exchanged 142 units at $21, Grace Kennedy remaining at $3.10 with trades of 11,422 shares, Guardian Holdings held at $16.50 exchanging 22,164 shares valued at $365,706, while L.J. Williams B share closed at 70 cents with 16,480 shares after trading as high as 75 cents. National Enterprises ended at $9.70 with 145 units, One Caribbean Media closed at $14 trading 2,372 shares and Republic Financial Holdings exchanged just 25 stock units at $101.50.
Unilever’s bad news get worse
Unilever Caribbean recorded a price drop of $3.75, on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, ending the day at multi-year low of $35 and closed with the offer at $34.80 to sell just 280 units with no bids posted to buy. The price that peaked at $68.49 in December 2015, is now at the lowest it’s been since it traded 110 units at 34.67 on April 17, 2012.
The stock has fallen as revenues fell sharply in 2017 pulling profits way down, with indication of much further fall ahead as the shares face a long cold winter in the doldrums.
Trading resulted in 11 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Thursday as the price of 2 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 5 were unchanged following 148,999 shares trading at a value of $514,609 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 80,674 units valued at $2,224,568.
The Composite Index gained 1.07 points to 1,275.58, the All T&T Index advanced 1.39 points to 1,742.29 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.10 points to close at 109.03.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 9 with lower offers.
Gains| In trading, Grace Kennedy gained 5 cents, and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.05 exchanging 1,485 shares and Sagicor Financial added 2 cents, ending at $7.83 with 3,779 shares traded.
Losses| The securities declining changing hands are, First Citizens with a loss of 7 cents, to close at $31.90 with 282 units, JMMB Group closed at $2.15, after losing 3 cents trading 135,117 shares, National Flour Mills slid 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.80 exchanging 3,400 shares and Unilever Caribbean declined by $3.75 to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $35 with 760 units.
Firm Trades| At the close of trading Guardian Holdings held firm at $15.70 with 2,014 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $48 with 125 units exchanged, One Caribbean Media traded 200 units at $14. Scotiabank ended at $58.75 after trading at $60, with trades of 1,684 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $24 with 153 units.
Citizens Bank dominates TTSE trading
Trading ended with 13 securities changing hands on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday compared to 14 on Monday as First Citizens Bank dominated market activity with 69 percent of the volume of securities traded and 87 percent of the value.
The market closed with 2 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 6 holding firm as 651,650 shares traded at a value of $16,389,752 compared to Monday’s trades of 363,319 valued at $3,307,599.
The Composite Index declined by 3.51 points to 1,280.43, the All T&T Index added 0.14 points to 1,754.98 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.98 points to close at 108.61.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| At the close of the market First Citizens rose by 4 cents to close at $31.85 trading 447,445 shares valued at $14,250,791 and JMMB Group gained 5 cents, closing at $2.20 with 1,080 units exchanged.
Losses| Securities declining based on the last traded price are, Clico Investment trading with a loss of 50 cents, in closing at $20.50 with 19,991 shares valued at $414,710 changing hands, Massy Holdings slid 8 cents to close at $48.92 in exchanging 3,883 shares, National Flour Mills closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.90, losing 5 cents with 100,000 shares. Republic Financial Holdings with a loss of 1 cent, closed at $101.69 with 229 units and Sagicor Financial ending at $7.80, after falling by 15 cents with trades of 4,052 shares.
Firm Trades| The securities trading unchanged at the close of trading are Angostura Holdings that closed at $15.05 with 8,100 shares, Guardian Holdings exchanged just 92 units at $15.60, NCB Financial Group held firm at $5.90 with 1,500 units trading. One Caribbean Media closed at $14 with 58,580 shares valued at $820,120, Scotiabank remained at $58.50 with 5,650 shares valued at 330,518 and Trinidad Cement exchanged 1,048 units at $3.95.
5 stocks up 4 down on TTSE
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with 16 securities changing hands compared to just 11 on Wednesday, as the market closed with mixed results as almost an equal number of stocks gained as lost.
Market activity resulted in 5 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 7 left unchanged as 636,867 shares traded at a value of $4,568,685 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 239,293 valued at $1,003,289.
The Composite Index lost 0.20 points to 1,294.98, the All T&T Index gained 1.34 points to 1,753.89 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.24 points to 112.75.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded price of the securities rising and the volumes changing hands are First Citizens with a gain of 1 cent, closing at $31.81 with 500 units exchanged, First Caribbean International Bank traded 25 cents higher to a 52 weeks’ high of $9.25 with 17,063 shares. Guardian Holdings advanced 50 cents to $15.50 with 47,810 units valued at $729,085, JMMB Group gained 5 cents to $2.20 trading 353,676 shares valued at $757,834 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $23.58, rising 3 cents while exchanging 7,500 shares.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are Ansa McAL with a loss of 3 cents, settling at $63 in trading 21,434 shares valued at $1,350,342, Clico Investment sliding 20 cents, in closing at $21.80 exchanging 200 units, Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent, ending at $101.75 trading 19 stock units and Sagicor Financial closed at $7.95, losing 1 cent with trades of 63,620 shares valued at $505,799.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities closing unchanged and the volumes exchanged are Angostura Holdings traded 17,100 shares at $15.05, Grace Kennedy trading at $3 with 70,778 shares. Massy Holdings closed at $49.50 exchanging 3,025 shares, National Enterprises traded 250 units at $9.75. National Flour Mills closed at $1.95 with 1,000 units, One Caribbean Media settled at $14 exchanging 2,000 shares and Scotiabank closed at $58.50 trading 304 stock units.
Trading fairly steady on TTSE – Monday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday closed with 13 securities changing hands, the same number as on Friday, as JMMB Group stock price closed at a 52 weeks’ high and National Flour Mills closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
Market activity resulted in 3 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 7 holding firm as 282,381 shares traded at a value of $2,414,741 compared to Friday’s trades of 360,606 valued at $6,717,397.
The Composite Index lost 0.21 points to 1,289.05, the All T&T Index declined by 1.07 points to 1,752.48 but the Cross Listed Index rose 0.09 points to 111.32.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| At the close of trading on Monday strong>First Citizens gained 11 cents with the last traded price ending at $31.91 as 12,038 shares valued at $382,819 changed hands, JMMB Group closed 13 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.20 with 58,315 shares trading and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 5 cents and closed at $23.55 exchanging 3,100 shares.
Losses| The securities declining at the last price for the day are Clico Investment trading 16,457 shares valued at $345,708 and lost 4 cents in closing at $21, National Flour Mills fell 4 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.95 trading 53,012 shares and Republic Financial Holdings settled at $101.76, losing 13 cents with 3,465 shares valued at $345,708 trading.
Firm Trades| Securities traded unchanged at the close of the market are,Angostura Holdings exchanging 2,180 shares at $15.05, Grace Kennedy closing at $2.95 with 70,213 shares traded, National Enterprises closed at $9.75 with 500 units. One Caribbean Media closed at $14 with 47,046 shares valued at $658,644 changing hands, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.75 in exchanging 1,045 units, Sagicor Financial traded 15,000 shares at $8 and Scotiabank remained at $58.50 with 10 units being traded.
NCB at J$122.50 in Trinidad
NCB Financial Group rose to a record 52-week high of $6.45 (J$122.50) after advancing 24 cents with 14,386 shares changing hands, Unilever Caribbean that suffered from major reversal of profits from 2014, tumbled to a 52-week low of $38.75 with a loss of $1.25 trading 1,200 units on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
Trading resulted in 15 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Tuesday as 3 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 8 held firm, leading to 350,612 shares trading at a value of $4,377,442, compared to Tuesday’s trades of 656,483 units valued at $7,023,258.
The Composite Index advanced 4.61 points to 1,288.64, the All T&T Index gained 0.35 points to 1,754.88 and the Cross Listed Index rose 1.22 points to close at 110.87.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Three stocks rose at the close of trading including Angostura Holdings that gained 5 cents closing at $15.05 with 164 units and JMMB Group rising 5 cents and ended at $2.09, exchanging 96,985 shares.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining are First Citizens with a loss of 1 cent, closed at $31.80 trading 15,800 shares valued at $505,147, after trading at $22. Grace Kennedy settled at $2.95, losing 5 cents with 122,197 shares valued at $360,591 and Massy Holdings was down 1 cent to $49.49 with 2,400 shares.
Firm Trades| At the close of trading are Clico Investment closed at $21 in exchanging 23,928 shares valued at $502,488, Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 320 units at $40, First Caribbean International Bank traded 34,720 shares at $9 valued at $312,480. Guardian Holdings remained at $15 with 347 units. One Caribbean Media closed at $14 with 10,075 shares trading, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.76 with 17,762 shares valued at $1,807,461, Scotiabank exchanged 765 units at $58.10 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $23.49 with trades of 9,563 shares.
Mixed trading in Trinidad
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday resulted in 16 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Monday. One Caribbean Media was the dominant trade with 70 percent of the value of securities exchanged, while NCB Financial inched 1 cent higher, to end at a closing high of $6.21.
At the close, 4 stocks advanced, 8 declined and 4 remained unchanged as 656,483 shares traded at a value of $7,023,258 compared to Monday’s trades of 327,937 valued at $2,161,206.
The Composite Index gained 1.08 points to 1,284.03, the All T&T Index declined 1.80 points to 1,754.53 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.55 points to close at 109.65.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded price of the securities rising and the volumes changing hands are JMMB Group with gains of 4 cents, closed at $2.04 trading 181,662 shares valued at $352,263, NCB Financial Group ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $6.21, rising 1 cent with 1,084 units, earlier the price hit a record high of $6.34 before pulling back by the close. Prestige Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $10.76 with 3,000 shares and Sagicor Financial closed 5 cents higher to $8 in exchanging 3,158 shares.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are Angostura Holdings with a loss of 5 cents, ended at $15 with 450 units, Ansa McAL lost 5 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $62.95, with 6,388 shares trading valued at $402,448. First Citizens slipped 8 cents, settling at $31.81 while exchanging 1,042 units, Guardian Holdings lost 1 cent, closing at $15 with 2,747 shares, Massy Holdings slid 35 cents to $49.50 with 400 units changing hands. Point Lisas ended at $3.96, with a loss of 4 cents in trading 25,000 shares, Trinidad Cement declined by 5 cents to settle at $3.95 with 400 units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL close down 1 cent, to $23.49 with 6,177 shares.
Firm Trades| the securities closing with unchanged prices at the close are Clico Investment closing at $21 after exchanging 37,694 shares valued at $791,524, while Grace Kennedy traded 33,150 shares at $3, One Caribbean Media settling at $14 with 354,031 shares valued at $4,956,434 and Republic Financial Holdings exchanging 100 units at $101.76.