In trading activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange 14 securities changed hands on Thursday but two of the three market indices declined marginally. A total of 5 stocks advanced and 3 declined, with the prices of 6 remaining unchanged. A total of 326,731 shares changed hands valued at $4,547,430.
The Composite Index ended with a decline of 0.07 points to 1,160.03, the All T&T Index rose 0.06 points to 1,942.91 and the Cross Listed Index loss 0.03 to end at 49.66.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Agostini’s traded 2,000 shares and gained 1 cent to close at $17.01, Clico Investment Fund traded 40,900 shares and rose 4 cent to end at $22.76, Guardian Holdings ended with 8,320 shares trading at $13.33 for a gain of 2 cents. Republic Financial Holdings gained 2 cents to close at $111.99 with 172 shares changing hands and Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 2,819 shares changing hands, to end at $6.28 for a 2 cents rise.
Declines| Angostura Holdings closed with a loss of 1 cent at a 52 weeks’ low of $13.74 with 3,435 shares changing hands, 
JMMB Group traded 122,877 shares but lost 1 cent in closing at 53 cents and Massy Holdings ended with 55 shares changing hands as the price dropped 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $61.39.
Firm Trades| First Citizens ended with 87,905 units with a value of $3,076,675 changing hands at $35, Grace Kennedy closed at $4.04 with 55,000 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank closed at $2.12 while trading 624 shares. National Flour traded 2,027 shares to close at $2.60, Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended at $21.50 with 575 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean closed with 22 shares trading at $68.30.
5 stocks rose on TTSE – Thursday
Negative trend continues on TTSE
Activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange continued at elevated levels with trading in 15 securities on Wednesday but two of the three market indices declined marginally as 4 stocks advanced and 6 declined, with the prices of 5 remaining unchanged. A total of 376,984 shares changed hands valued at $3,536,222.
The Composite Index ended with a gain of 0.16 points to 1,160.10, the All T&T Index fell 0.89 points to 1,942.85 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.08 to end at 49.69.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Grace Kennedy closed with a rise of 1 cent to $4.04, with 122,053 shares valued at $493,081 changing hands, Guardian Holdings ended with 5,472 shares trading at $13.31 for a gain of 3 cents. National Commercial Bank closed with a gain of 1 cent at $2.12 while trading 10,000 shares and Republic Financial Holdings gained 2 cents to close at $111.97 with 7,825 shares changing hands at a value of $572,176.
Declines| Angostura Holdings closed with just 2 shares changing hands with an 18 cents loss, to end at $13.75, Clico Investment Fund traded 1,539 units, to end at $22.72 after slipping 3 cents, JMMB Group traded 10,100 shares but lost 1 cent, in closing at 53 cents. 
National Flour traded 133,973 shares valued at $348,330 to close with a loss of 10 cents at $2.60, Trinidad Cement closed with a loss of 1 cent at $3.98, with 3,688 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco had 1,585 shares trading with a fall of 3 cents to $126.27.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 5,272 shares at $17, Clico Investment Fund traded 3,100 shares at $22.75, First Citizens ended with 31,093 units with a value of $1,088,329 changing hands at $35, National Enterprises closed with 1,005 shares changing hands at $16. Praetorian Property Mutual Fund ended trading at $3.09 with 35,703 shares changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended at $21.50 with 7,674 shares changing hands.
Negative trend continues on TTSE
Activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange jumped with trading in 16 securities on Tuesday but two of the three market indices declined marginally with the two main indices as 6 stocks advanced and 5 declining, with the prices of 5 remaining unchanged. Three stocks traded at 52 weeks’ highs and one at a low as a total of 230,344 shares changed hands valued at $2,036,638.
The Composite Index ended with a fall of 0.14 points to 1,160.26, the All T&T Index fell 0.25 points to 1,943.74 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 49.61.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| FirstCaribbean International Bank gained 1 cent in trading 100 shares to close at $5.02, Guardian Holdings ended with 7,950 shares trading at $13.28, for a 3 cents gain, Prestige Holdings ended with 1,000 shares trading with a gain of 7 cents to close at $10.17, for a 52 weeks’ High. Republic Financial Holdings gained 2 cents to close at $111.95 with 5,111 shares changing hands at a value of $572,176, Sagicor Financial Corporation rose 1 cent in trading 597 shares and closed at $6.26 and West Indian Tobacco had 2,744 shares valued at $346,559 trading, with a rise of 1 cent to $126.30 for a new 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| Angostura Holdings closed with 11,500 shares changing hands with a 2 cents loss to end at $13.93, Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of 1 cent at $4.03 with 21,795 shares changing hands.
JMMB Group traded 155,244 shares but lost 1 cent in closing at 54 cents, Massy Holdings ended with 322 shares changing hands as the price dropped 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $61.40 and Scotiabank lost 4 cents in trading 300 shares at $61.90.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 1,005 shares at $17, Clico Investment Fund traded 3,100 shares at $22.75, First Citizens ended with 14,570 units with a value of $509,951 changing hands at $35, National Commercial Bank closed at $2.11 while trading 4,000 shares and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended at $21.50 with 986 shares changing hands.
Up day on TTSE – Wednesday
T&TNGL made good gains on Wednesday
The Composite Index ended with a gain of 1.96 points to 1,161.86, the All T&T Index gained 0.75 points to 1,948 55 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.44 points to end at 49.39.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading there are signs that the number of stocks gaining could rise with IC Bid indicator showing an increase number of stocks with higher bids than in recent trading days. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Grace Kennedy added 4 cents with 3,715 units changing hands at $4.05, National Commercial Bank rose by 5 cents to $2.10 while trading 185,390 shares valued at $389,319, Republic Financial Holdings gained 2 cents to close at $111.93 with 21,365 shares changing hands at a value of $2,391,384. Point Lisas gained 1 cent with 100 shares trading to close at $3.92, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 42 cents, to end at $21.43 with 160,156 shares changing hands valued at $3,432,434. Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 10,912 shares and rose by 10 cents to $6.20 and West Indian Tobacco gained 2 cents with 25,000 units changing hands to close at a new 52 weeks’ high of $126.29.
Declines| ANSA McAL contributed 174,058 shares with a value of $11,597,485 but lost 7 cents in closing at $66.63 and Unilever Caribbean ended with 200 shares trading 19 cents lower at $68.30.Firm Trades| Trading in First Citizens ended with 6,019 units changing hands to close at $35, JMMB Group traded 190,148 at 53 cents and Massy Holdings ended at $61.45 while trading 2,530 shares.
First Citizens dominates TTSE – Wednesday
First Citizens dominated trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, accounting for $7 million of trades. The market closed with 11 active securities and the price of 3 stocks rose, with one at a new high, 1 fell and 7 remained unchanged.
At the close, activity ended with 488,982 shares changing hands valued at $10,645,968, the Composite Index ended with a rise of 0.79 points to 1,159.25, the All T&T Index declined 1.00 points to 1,947.54 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.35 points to end at 48.81.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| First Citizens traded 199,910 units valued at $6,995,474 to close with a 2 cents gain ta $35, Grace Kennedy had 111,963 units valued at $447,852 changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $4, for a 38 cents gain and ended gaining of 1 cent, with 1,000 shares trading to close at $126.26.
Declines| The sole stock trading is Trinidad Cement that lost 15 cents to end at $4 with 25,878 shares.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments traded 44,900 shares valued at $1,021,532 to close at $22.75, JMMB Group traded 50,000 shares at 51 cents, National Commercial Bank traded 13,322 shares at $2.05, Republic Financial Holdings, the new entity holding shares in Republic Bank, ended with 10,658 shares valued at $1,192,534 changing hands at $111.89. Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $21 with 30,350 shares changing hands, valued at $637,350 and Unilever Caribbean ended with 1,000 shares trading at $68.49.
Prices mostly steady on TTSE – Monday
Republic bank now trades as Republic Financial Holdings on the TTSE
At the close, the Composite Index ended with a fall of 0.19 points to 1,158.57, the All T&T Index declined 0.04 points to 1,949.42 and the Cross Listed Index slipped 0.04 points to 48.37.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
Declines| Massy Holdings had 75 shares changing hands with a loss of 2 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ low of $61.48.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments traded 2,100 units to close at $22.75, JMMB Group traded 42,050 shares to close at 51 cents, National Flour Mills traded 119 units to end at $2.70, National Commercial Bank ended with 130,000 units changing hands at $2.05. Republic Financial Holdings, the new entity holding shares in Republic Bank ended with 53,329 shares valued at $5,966,982 changed hands at $111.89, Scotia Investments had with 81,028 units changing hands at $1.50 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded at $21 with 89,826 shares for $1,886,346 changing hands, valued at $9,687,468.