Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed with 10 securities changing hands of which 1 advanced, 3 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 96,614 units, valued at $998,347.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.82 points to close at 1,150.66, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.11 points to close at 1,964.88 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.20 points to end at 44.11.
Gains| Unilever Caribbean enjoyed the day’s sole price increase, climbing 5 cents to end the day at a new 52 weeks’ high of $66.08.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank adding 4,644 shares valued at $165,151, closing 1 cent lower at $35.56. Sagicor Financial Corporation suffering a loss of 25 cents, to close at $6 with 64,675 shares changing hands for a value of $388,807 and Republic Bank with 763 shares traded 4 cents down at $115.95.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund ending at $22.50, while trading 2,543 units, Guardian Holdings with 10,994 shares trading for $156,115, ended at $14.20. had just 1,000 shares changing hands at 43 cents, National Flour Mills with 600 shares changing hands, closed at $1.50, Scotiabank exchanged 453 shares, to close at $62.11 and Trinidad Cement contributing 9,593 shares at $2.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Moderate price changes on TTSE
Sideways movement on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 12 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, 1 declined and 9 traded firm with a total of 186,439 units, valued at $924,649.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index advanced by 0.41 points to close at 1,151.64, the All T&T Index rose 0.83 points to close at 1,965.32 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 44.31.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank trading 608 shares to close with a gain of 4 cents at $35.56 and Trinidad Cement with 92,027 shares changing hands for a value of $230,052 ended with a 10 cents gain and ending at $2.50.
Declines| Only one stock declined at the end of trading as Republic Bank fell 1 cent to end at a new 52 weeks’ low of $115.99 with 2,368 shares trading.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA Mcal trading 600 shares and ended at $66.91, Clico Investment Fund trading 1,330 at $22.50, Guardian Holdings ending with 3,093 units changing hands, to close at $14.20. Massy Holdings traded 132 shares to close at $63.05, National Enterprises with 2,579 shares trading, closed at $17.33, National Flour Mills 
with 45,533 shares trading, closed at $1.50, Sagicor Financial Corporation trading 12,565 shares, closed at $6.25, Scotiabank in trading 656 shares ended at $62.11 and Scotia Investments contributed 24,788 shares and ended at $1.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 with the offer that is lower.
6 TTSE stocks fall 2 rose Tuesday
NCB is in demand in T&T & traded 750,000 units on Tuesday in that market.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index fell 0.40 points to close at 1,151.23, the All T&T Index fell by just 1.80 points to 1,964.49 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.13 points to close at 44.31.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank traded 1,000 shares and closed 2 cents higher at $35.52 and Sagicor Financial Corporation gained 23 cents to end the at $6.25 with 2,000 shares.
Declines| Stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund trading 73,790 shares valued at $1,660,278 to end at $22.50, with a 1 cent loss. Guardian Holdings trading 9,782 shares while falling by 27 cents to $14.20, National Enterprises in closing at a new 52 weeks’ low with 2,811 closed at $17.33, Republic Bank trading 825 shares while losing 1 cent, to close at $116. Scotia Investments fell 7 cents to close at $1.46 while trading 23,262 shares and Trinidad Cement lost 5 cents while contributing 113,491 shares with a value of $273,930 to end at $2.40.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA Mcal trading 690 shares at $66.91, Grace Kennedy with 610 shares changing hands and ended at $3.55, JMMB Group traded 13,701 shares at 43 cents, Massy Holdings trading 2,868 shares to close at $63.05. National Commercial Bank had 750,063 shares changing hands for a value of $1,125,094 to end at $1.50, National Flour Mills with 120,703 shares being traded for $181,054 closing at $1.50, One Caribbean Media trading 7,555 shares at $22.30, Prestige Holdings with 2,168 shares ended at $10 and Scotiabank trading 150 units to close at $62.11.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with the offer that was lower.
Trading closes week light – TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended the week with 8 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 2 declined and 2 traded firm with a total of 236,267 units, valued at $8,270,548.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.19 points to close at 1,151.99, the All T&T Index rose 0.37 points to close at 1,967.26 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 44.15.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Massy Holdings with 75,040 shares changing hands, for a value of $4,732,022, to close at $63.06 after gaining 1 cent, Point Lisas Industrial Port contributing 4,600 shares at $3.60, for a 1 cent gain. Republic Bank trading 344 shares and closing with a 1 cent gain, at $116.01 and Scotiabank gaining 9 cents to end at $62.11 while 838 shares changed hands.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund traded 144,695 shares valued at $3,256,576 to end with a fall of 5 cents at $22.50 and Guardian Holdings with 200 shares lost a cent in closing at $14.47.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank added 4,550 shares valued at $161,525 and National Commercial Bank with a volume of 6,000 shares closed unchanged at $1.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Republic’s big drop on TTSE
Republic Bank dropped sharply by $1.83 to close at $116 for a 52 weeks low having peaked at $122 last year June and is now down 8 percent. Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 15 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 5 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 326,310 units, valued at $7,639,063.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 2.77 points to close at 1,151.80, the All T&T Index dropped 6.01 points to 1,966.89 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.07 points to 44.15.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund trading 40,600 shares valued at $915,530, advanced 1 cent, to end at $22.55, First Citizens Bank trading 5,607 shares valued at $199,038 to close with a gain of 4 cents, at $35.50. Sagicor Financial Corporation trading 33,255 shares valued for $198,831, closing with a gain of 20 cents at $6 and Unilever Caribbean had just one stock trading to close with a gain of 1 cent, at a new 52 weeks’ high of $66.03.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Scotia Investments with 8,088 shares value lost 2 cents to end at $1.53, Guardian Holdings with a mere 12 shares to close down 2 cents at $14.48. National Commercial Bank with 5,000 shares, declined 1 cent to close at $1.50, Republic Bank lost ground but contributed 25,527 shares, with a value of $2,961,132 to trading and Trinidad Cement with only 43 shares changing hands, fell 1 cent to $2.55.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Agostini’s with 188,070 shares valued at $3,249,850 to end at $17.28, Flavorite Foods added 14,072 shares and closed at $4.80. Guardian Media with 805 shares changing hands, ended at $19.76, National Flour Mills trading 5,000 shares at $1.55, National Enterprises had only 130 shares trading to end at $17.35 while Prestige Holdings in trading 100 shares finished at $10.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and just 1 with a lower offer.
Big TTSE day – 21 stocks trade
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Wednesday was one of the days with the largest number securities being active with 21 securities changing hands. 5 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 12 traded firm, with a total of 1,239,809 units, valued at $3,303,501.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.87 points to close at 1,154.57, the All T&T Index rose by just 0.33 points to close at 1,972.90 and the Cross Listed Index fell by a mere 0.28 points to end at 44.08.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund trading 1,800 shares and advanced by 2 cents to end at $22.54, First Citizens Bank gained 8 cents to end the day at $35.46, National Flour Mills with a volume of 139,713 shares being traded for $216,325 closing 5 cents up at $1.55. Massy Holdings traded 266 shares to close with a gain of 4 cents at $63.05, Point Lisas Industrial Port traded 1,500 shares and closed with a gain of 6 cents to end at $3.59.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Agostini’s trading 500 shares to end 1 cent down, at $17.28, National Commercial Bank with 1,042,473 shares changing hands, for a value of $1,570,205, lost 5 cents in closing at $1.50. Republic Bank suffered a 4 cents loss to close at a new 52 weeks’ low of $117.79, after trading 6,000 shares with a value of $706,740 and Trinidad Cement with 4,928 shares traded to close with a 4 cents loss at $2.55.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL traded 200 shares to close at $66.91, Flavorite Foods contributed 100 shares at $4.80, Firstcaribbean International Bank ended with 2,270 units changing hands at $5. National Enterprises ended with 3,000 to close at $17.35. One Caribbean Media ended with 3,269 shares changing hands to close at $22.30, Sagicor Financial Corporation contributed 11,080 shares to end at $5.80, Scotiabank closed at $62.02 while trading 1,500 units, Scotia Investments added 10,550 shares at $1.55, Unilever Caribbean with 2,120 shares changing hands closed at $66.02 and West Indian Tobacco traded 43 units to close at $125.10
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had just 1 stock with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Republic US$140m acquisitions
Trinidad’s Republic Bank is in a quiet acquisition mood, having made an offer to takeover of 60 percent of HFC Bank of Ghana it does not own, that is likely to cost up to US$102 million. At the start of April Republic announced, along with Royal Bank of Canada, an agreement to acquire RBC Royal Bank (Suriname) N.V. (“RBC Suriname”), subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
“As we continue to focus our Caribbean operations on markets in which we can be a leading competitor for the long-term, we have made the decision to sell RBC Suriname to Republic Bank Limited,” said Kirk Dudtschak, executive vice-president and head, RBC Caribbean Banking. “This transaction supports the successful repositioning of our Caribbean business for the future and allows us to focus on markets where we can strengthen our operational capabilities and where we see opportunities for growth.”
Republic Bank in a release to the Trinidad Stock exchange disclosed a purchase price of US$39.8 million. RBC Canada reported that, the purchase price approximately reflects the book value of RBC Suriname and expects the transaction to result in a loss of C$23 million largely related to an estimated write-down for the proportionate share of RBC Suriname goodwill and other intangibles. In 2014, RBC Canada sold off its Jamaican operations to Sagicor Group.
Republic’s David Dulal-Whiteway, Managing Director said the acquisition fits in perfectly with his bank’s regional expansion strategy, and once completed, will expand the group to 8 territories in the Caribbean. According to Dulal-Whiteway, RBC Suriname operates a six branch network, with assets of approximately US$525 million and 199 employees.
Republic has assets of US$9.4 billion and made an offer to acquire all of the shares held by minorities in HFC Bank in Ghana under a mandatory takeover rule of the Ghana Security Exchange. Republic already holds 40 percent of the bank.
2 new highs on TTSE Thursday
WITCO traded at a new 52 weeks’ high on Thursday
At the close of the market, the three main indices advanced, the Composite Index rose 0.40 points to 1,155.22, the All T&T Index rose 0.49 points to close at 1,972.96 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.04 points to end at 44.24.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund trading 45,300 shares, valued at $1,020,159 to advance by 1 cent, to $22.52. Jamaica Money Market Brokers trading 550 units, closing at $43, with a gain of 2 cents, Scotia Investments with 3,888 shares trading, advanced by 2 cents to $1.55. Unilever Caribbean stock price rose 44 cents, to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $66, with 2,820 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco traded 297 shares to close with a gain of 5 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $125.10.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank trading 4,558 shares and closing 1 cent down, at $35.37, Republic Bank fell 6 cents to close at $117.87 with 30,535 shares traded for $3,599,300 and Scotiabank, the volume leader, with 167,494 shares changing hands for a value of $10,401,420, closing at $62.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Firstcaribbean International Bank with 937 shares changing hands, and closing at $5, Guardian Holdings contributing 1,154 shares closing unchanged at $14.50. National Commercial Bank trading 3,100 units at $1.55, National Flour Mills traded 1,847 shares at $1.50, One Caribbean Media closing at $22.30 with 503 shares trading, Prestige Holdings with a volume of 139,113 shares being traded for $1,391,130 at $10 and Trinidad Cement in contributing 82,744 shares with a value of $215,134 at $2.60.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
TTSE closes quarterly quietly
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange was very moderate. Only 10 securities changed hands of which 1 advanced, 3 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of a mere 50,818 units, valued at $1,434,176.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.46 points to close at 1,154.25, the All T&T Index rose fell by just 0.08 points to close at 1,971.96 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.13 points to end at 44.12.
Gains| The only stocks increasing in price at the close is, First Citizens Bank that had 4,063 shares valued at $143,708 changing hands by climbing 2 cents to end at $35.37.
Declines|The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund with only 1,800 shares trading, declining by 9 cents, to end at $22.51, Firstcaribbean International Bank trading 1,541 shares to close with a loss of 3 cents, at $5 and Massy Holdings trading 5,655 shares with a value of $356,267 to close with a loss of 1 cent, at $63.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Agostini’s with just 10 shares ended trading at $17.29, Angostura Holdings with 7,000 shares trading, ended at $14, Guardian Holdings with 27,086 shares changing hands for a value of $392,747, closed at $14.50. National Commercial Bank trading 300 units to close at $1.56, One Caribbean Media traded 21 units to close at $22.30 and Republic Bank contributed 3,342 shares with a value of $394,122 as the price closed unchanged at $117.93.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
5 up 3 down on TTSE Wednesday
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange was with 17 securities changing hands of which 5 advanced, 3 declined and 9 traded firm with a total of 208,225 units, valued at $3,407,398.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.91 points to close at 1,154.82, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.03 points to close at 1,972.63 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.24 points to end at 44.18.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL trading 200 shares while gaining 2 cents to end at $ 66.92, First Citizens Bank trading 5,109 shares valued at $180,496, to close 2 cents higher at $35.33. Jamaica Money Market Brokers contributing 16,416 shares to gain of 1 cent at 41 cents, Scotia Investments trading 6,600 shares at $1.53 after gaining 3 cents and Unilever Caribbean gaining 15 cents to end at $65.56 while trading 208 shares, to close at a 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings trading 1,150 shares at $14, for a loss of 1 cent, Firstcaribbean International Bank fell 7 cents to close at $5.03 with 94 shares trading and Scotiabank had 5,180 shares trading for $321,212 to close down 4 cents at 62.01,
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund trading 61,160 shares valued at $1,376,100 declining by 1 cent to $22.50. Grace Kennedy trading 1,815 shares at $3.54, Guardian Holdings closing with 61,663 shares changing hands for a value of $894,114, to end at $14.50, followed by Massy Holdings, in trading 511 shares at $63.01. National Commercial Bank with 5,308 shares changing hands closed at $1.56, National Enterprises with a volume of 28,000 shares being traded for $485,800, and ended at $17.35, Republic Bank trading 3 shares at $117.99, Sagicor Financial Corporation trading 1,200 shares to close at 5.50, while Trinidad Cement added 13,608 shares and closed at $2.60.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower.