Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday ended with lower volume and value of securities trading compared to the previous day, resulting from 13 securities changing hands compared to 17 on Wednesday.
The market closed with 2 stocks advancing, 1 declining and 10 holding firm as 199,781 shares traded at a value of $1,904,796 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 288,058 valued at $6,518,541.
The Composite Index advanced 0.86 points to 1,218.68, the All T&T Index added 0.04 points to 1,792.92 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.23 points to 86.41 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens gained 1 cent to close at $31.66 with 400 units changing hands and NCB Financial Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.15 trading 30,312 shares and closed with demand to buy 142,635 units at $4.15 with no stock being offered for sale.
Losses| Prestige Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $10.64 exchanging 45,914 shares valued at $488,525.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment traded 9,770 shares at $21.50, First Caribbean International closed at $8.05, with 30,000 shares, Grace Kennedy exchanged 52,104 shares at $2.85. Guardian Holdings held firm at $16.50, with 3,255 shares switching owners, JMMB Group closed at $1.18 trading 1,700 shares, Massy Holdings closed at $49, with 1,359 shares. One Caribbean Media exchanged 2,850 shares at $14.90, Sagicor Financial remained at $8.10 exchanging 1,264 shares, Scotiabank traded 370 units at $58 and Trinidad & Tobago NGLremained at $23.50, with an exchange of 20,483 shares valued at $481,350.
TTSE remaining stable
TTSE makes modest gains
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday resulted in 17 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Tuesday, with 3 stocks advancing, 6 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with 288,058 shares traded at a value of $6,518,541 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 147,398 valued at $6,520,927.
The Composite Index advanced 0.89 points to 1,217.82, the All T&T Index added 0.48 points to 1,792.88 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.18 points to 86.18 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International added 4 cents, closing at $8.05 in exchanging 20,000 shares, Massy Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $49 with 48,938 shares valued at $2,397,962 changing hands Prestige Holdings gained 2 cents and closed at $10.65, with 5,491 shares.
Losses| First Citizens lost 1 cent to close at $31.65 trading 14,496 shares valued at $458,860, L.J. Williams B fell 2 cents and closed at 78 cents, with an exchange of 2,700 shares and National Enterprises closed at $10.47 after falling 1 cent with 9,000 shares changing hands. National Flour Mills traded at a 52 weeks’ low of $2, with a loss of 10 cents in exchanging 32,260 shares, 
One Caribbean Media lost 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $14.90, in trading 4,875 shares and Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent to $101.90 with 13,285 shares valued $1,353,748 trading.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15.01, after trading earlier at $15.22, exchanging 40,258 shares valued at $612,548, Clico Investment traded 16,000 shares at $21.50 valued at $344,000, Grace Kennedy exchanged 4,975 shares at $2.85. Sagicor Financial held firm at $8.10 in exchanging 6,444 shares, Scotiabank traded 1,083 shares at $58. Trinidad Cement closed at $4.14, with 37,500 shares changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGLremained at $23.50 while trading 15,225 shares valued at $357,783.
TTSE fairly stable trading
Guardian Holding one of two stocks rising on Wednesday.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resumed on Wednesday after closing on Tuesday for a public holiday, resulted in 14 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Monday.
Market activity closed with 2 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 10 remaining unchanged as 302,425 shares traded valued at $1,384,509 compared to Monday’s trades of 439,332 valued at $8,004,289.
The Composite Index gained 0.20 points to 1,210.60, the All T&T Index rose 0.40 points to 1,792.43 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 84.26 points.
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| Ansa McAL gained 1 cent to close at $66.01, with 115 units traded and Guardian Holdings closed at $16.30, after gaining 9 cents with 5,000 trading shares.
Losses| Clico Investment closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $22.25, with a loss of 14 cents in exchanging 2,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.50 trading 163 units.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings traded 21,000 shares at $15.01 valued at $315,210, First Citizens held firm at $31.65 with an exchange of 3,136 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.85 trading 66,535 shares. JMMB Group exchanged 25,000 shares at $1.20, Massy Holdings was unchanged at $49, with just 150 units traded, One Caribbean Media traded 255 units at $14.95 and Sagicor Financial closed at $8.01 trading 5,596 shares. Scotiabank exchanged 2,225 shares at $58.02, Scotia Investments closed at $2.20, with an exchange of 153,445 shares valued at $337,579 and Trinidad Cement traded 17,805 shares at $4.14.
TTSE close out week with losses
The prices of more stocks fell on Friday in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange than those gaining resulted from 16 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Thursday, with 2 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 10 holding firm.
The market closed with 665,055 shares changing hands at a value of $2,406,154 compared to Thursday’s trades of 213,496 valued at $3,295,884.
The Composite Index declined 0.14 points to 1,207.32, the All T&T Index fell 0.07 points to 1,790.06 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.03 points to 83.68.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Sagicor Financial gained 3 cents trading 15,082 shares to close at $8.04 and Scotiabank closed at $58.03, with gains of 2 cents exchanging 12,623 shares valued at $732,348.
Losses| Grace Kennedy lost 2 cents, closing at $2.73 with 400 units trading, One Caribbean Media closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $14.95, losing 5 cents exchanging 1,000 shares, Point Lisas lost 1 cent to close at $3.87, with 12,585 shares changing owners and 
West Indian Tobacco closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.88 trading 779 units.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 1,417 shares at $20, Angostura Holdings exchanged 6,579 shares at $15.01, Berger Paints closed at $4.05, with 44,700 shares changing hands, First Citizens remained at $31.65, with 1,500 units trading. First Caribbean International held firm at $7.60, with an exchange of 2,462 units, JMMB Group traded 508,115 shares at $1.25, valued at $635,144, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.70 exchanging 3,374 shares after it traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $10.69. Republic Financial Holdings closed at trading at $101.90, with 2,000 shares changing hands, Scotia Investments ended trading at 2.07 with 37,086 shares switching owners and Trinidad Cement remained at $4.14 trading 15,353 shares.
8 stocks declined on TTSE
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with 8 stock declining with very small changes and none rising. Trading closed with 191,141 securities changing hands at a value of $5,051,742 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 450,749 valued at $7,406,212.
A total of 15 securities changed hands compared to 13 on Tuesday, with 8 stocks declining and 7 holding firm while three closed at 52 weeks’ lows.
In spite of the relatively large number of stocks falling the movement of the market indices were moderate with the Composite Index declined 0.23 points to 1,207.82, the All T&T Index lost 0.39 points to 1,790.06 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.01 point to close at 83.82.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Losses| Ansa McAL lost 1 cent to close at $66 trading 110 shares, First Citizens closed at $31.60, with a loss of 5 cents exchanging 100 shares, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent, in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $49.99 with 516 shares changing hands, 
One Caribbean Media closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $15, losing 1 cent with 300 shares trading. Point Lisas traded at $3.87, with a loss of 1 cent and 51,000 shares switching owners, Prestige Holdings closed 4 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $10.70 trading 3,934 shares, Sagicor Financial lost 2 cents to close at $8.48, with an exchange of 5,211 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.89 with a loss of 1 cent and an exchange of 12,768 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 1,100 shares at $40, Clico Investment closed at $22.50, with trades of 19,355 units valued at $435,488 and Guardian Holdings traded 16,601 units at $16.09. L.J. Williams A exchanged 500 units at 25 cents, NCB Financial Group closed at $4.05, with 41,140 shares trading, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with an exchange of 29,622 shares valued at $3,018,481 and Scotiabank traded 8,884 units at $58.03 valued at $515,539.
Falling stocks dominate on TTSE – Tuesday
Falling prices had the upper hand in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday resulted in 3 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 7 holding firm as 14 securities changed hands, the same as on Monday, leading to a fall in all market indices.
Trading closed with 450,749 securities changing hands at a value of $7,406,212 compared to Monday’s trades of 1,204,518 valued at $18,120,647.
The Composite Index declined 1.20 points to 1,208.05, the All T&T Index lost 0.49 points to 1,790.45 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.26 points to close at 83.83.
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| JMMB Group gained 3 cents to close at $1.26, with an exchange of 14,445 shares, Massy Holdings closed at $50, gaining 1 cent, with trades of 19,677 units valued at $983,848 and Scotiabank closed at $58.03, with a rise of 2 cents trading 501 shares.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at $22.50 exchanging 52,200 shares valued at $1,174,548, First Caribbean International traded 10 cents lower to close at $7.60 exchanging 2,500 shares, Guardian Holdings lost 1 cent, to end at $16.09 with 2,159 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $51.25, with a loss of 75 cents trading 40,000 shares valued at $2,050,000.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 1,906 units at $20, Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 35,227 shares at $40 at a value of $1,409,080, Berger Paints closed at $4.05, with 550 units changing hands, National Enterprises traded 700 units at $10.50. NCB Financial Group closed at $4.05 exchanging 248,158 shares valued at $1,005,490, One Caribbean Media closed at $15.01, with 11,925 shares trading and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 20,801 units at $21.90 valued at $455,548.
One Caribbean Media takes 91% of trade
One Caribbean Media dominated market activity Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday with 91 percent of both the 1,204,518 units traded and the value of $18,120,647 traded. Monday’s trading compared to Friday’s 2,080,937 units valued at $4,909,138.
Trading resulted in 14 securities changing hands compared to 15 on Friday and at the close on Monday, 4 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 7 were unchanged.
The Composite Index gained 0.07 points to 1,209.25, the All T&T Index lost 0.10 points to 1,790.94 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.03 points to close at 84.09.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment closed at $22.51, gaining 1 cent with 12,000 shares traded, National Enterprises added 1 cent, closing at $10.50 with an exchange of 650 units, One Caribbean Media traded 1 cent higher to close at $15.01, exchanging 1,093,186 shares valued at $16,408,722 and 
Scotia Investments closed at $2, with gains of 4 cents trading 1,000 units.
Losses| Angostura Holdings closed at $15, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 7,772 shares, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $49.99, with 5,360 shares changing hands and National Flour Mills closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.20, with a loss of 9 cents trading 1,500 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 6,800 shares at $40, Berger Paints closed at $4.05, with trades of 2,551 units, Prestige Holdings traded 200 units at $10.74. Sagicor Financial closed at $8.50, exchanging 35,000 units, Scotiabank remained at $58.01, with 5,615 shares valued at $325,700 trading, Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged just 87 units at $21.90 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.14, with 32,797 shares changing hands.
Scotia Investments dominates trading
Scotia Investments now the subject of a proposed buyout by the Jamaica parent Scotia Group dominated trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday with 97 percent of the trades. The stock gained 6 cents to close at $1.96, with trading 2,024,656 shares valued at $3,948,159.
A total of 15 securities changed hands compared to 19 on Thursday as 2,080,937 shares were exchanged by investors, valued at $4,909,138 on Friday compared to Thursday’s 153,171 units valued at $8,814,925. At the close, 1 stock advanced, 5 declined and 9 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index fell 0.32 points to 1,209.18, the All T&T Index declined 0.56 points to 1,791.04 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.01 point to close at 84.06.
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| Scotia Investments was the only stock closing higher at the close of trading on Friday.
Losses| Guardian Holdings closed at $16.10, losing 10 cents with an exchange of 16,540 shares, One Caribbean Media lost 1 cent to close at $15, with 300 shares changing hands, Prestige Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.74, with a loss of 1 cent trading 580 shares. 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 40 cents lower, closing at $21.90 with trades of 1,500 units and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.14, with a loss of 1 cent exchanging 5,000 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL exchanged 2,920 shares at $66.01, Clico Investment closed at $22.50, with trades of 200 units and First Citizens traded 500 units at $31.65. Grace Kennedy held firm at $2.70, with 16,894 shares changing owners, JMMB Group remained at $1.23, with 1,000 units traded, Massy Holdings closed at $50, with an exchange of 5,000 shares. Republic Financial Holdingsheld firm at $101.90, with 650 units changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.50 trading 5,000 units and Scotiabank exchanged 197 shares at $58.01.
Grace takes 86% of TTSE trades
Grace Kennedy accounts for 86% of trades on the TTSE on Thursday.
Jamaica’s Grace Kennedy accounted for 86 percent of the volume and 38 percent of the value traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday. The market closed with a sharp rise in the level of activity compared with Wednesday’s with 19 securities trading, compared to 13 on Wednesday.
The market traded 1,447,071 units at a value of $8,814,925 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 201,265 units valued at $1,870,224. At the close, 4 stocks advanced, 6 declined and 9 were unchanged.
The Composite Index gained 0.11 points to 1,209.50, the All T&T Index added 0.08 points to 1,791.60 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.02 points to close at 84.07.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| NCB Financial Group gained 5 cents to close at $4.05 trading 2,575 shares, Scotiabank closed at $58.01, gaining 1 cent with 371 shares changing hands, Trinidad Cement gained 1 cent to close at $4.15 exchanging 32,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 50 cents higher, closing at $22.30 with 25,798 units changing hands at a value of $565,499.
Losses| Ansa McAL lost 1 cent to close at $66.01, with an exchange of 5,215 shares valued at $344,269, Clico Investment closed at $22.50, losing 1 cent trading 9,465 shares, JMMB Group traded at $1.23, with a loss of 3 cents exchanging 23,880 shares. Point Lisas closed at $3.88, losing 12 cents with 15,000 units trading, Scotia Investments closed at $1.90, with a loss of 23 cents trading 8,600 shares and 
West Indian Tobacco lost 6 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $125.94, with 8,950 shares changing hands valued at $1,127,163.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 31,400 shares valued at $1,256,004, to close at $40, Berger Paints closed at $4.05, with 2,449 units changing hands, First Caribbean International exchanged 20,000 units at $7.70. Grace Kennedy traded 1,245,000 shares at $2.70, valued at $3,361,500, Guardian Holdings closed at $16.20, with an exchange of 1,243 units, Massy Holdings closed at $50, with an exchange of 55 shares. National Enterprises held firm at $10.49, with 288 units changing hands, One Caribbean Media remained at $15.01 with 200 units traded and Republic Financial Holdings remained at $101.90, with 14,582 shares changing hands at a value of $1,485,898.
Trading picks up on TTSE – Wednesday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange picked up over Tuesday’s levels and closed on Wednesday with 13 securities being exchanged compared to only 7 on Tuesday.
The market traded 201,265 securities at a value of $1,870,224 compared to Tuesday’s trades of only 68,846 valued at $1,366,738. At the end of market activity, the prices of 4 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 6 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index declined 2.14 points to 1,209.39, the All T&T Index gained 0.91 points to 1,791.52 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.71 points to close at 84.05.
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| Ansa McAL gained 2 cents to close at $66.02 trading 500 shares, Clico Investment closed at $22.51, gaining 1 cent with an exchange of 46,000 shares valued at $1,035,460, National Flour Mills closed at $2.29, with gains of 9 cents exchanging 3,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 30 cents higher, closing at $21.80 with 7,842 units changing hands.
Losses| NCB Financial Group traded 6 cents lower to close at $4, with an exchange of 102,626 shares valued at $410,925, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.50, losing 39 cents trading 1,308 shares and Trinidad Cement exchanged 33,864 units at $4.14, with a loss of 1 cent.
Firm Trades| First Caribbean International closed at $7.70 with 474 shares changing hands, JMMB Group remained at $1.26, with trades of 1,663 units, National Enterprises exchanged 215 units at $10.49, One Caribbean Media traded 3,088 shares at $15.01, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.75, with an exchange of 485 units and Readymix closed at $11 trading 200 shares.
