Sagicor Financial Corporation

6 stocks rise & 2 fall – Monday

March 13, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Over 48 m units of First Citizens went on sale by the T&T govt at $32 per share today.

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday saw 12 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Friday leading to moderate changes in the market indices.
The market closed with 6 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 4 unchanged resulting in 534,824 shares trading at a value of $2,812,325 compared to Friday’s 150,233 shares valued at $1,739,892.
The Composite Index slid 0.72 points to 1,240.56, the All T&T Index gained 0.77 points to 1,821.73 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.30 points to 88.43.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments exchanged 1,788 units at $22.52, having gained 1 cent, Guardian Holdings closed 50 cents higher to $15.50 trading 17,838 shares, and National Enterprises rose 3 cents to close at $10.85 with 4,735 units changing hands. Scotia Investments added 1 cent, closing at $2.20 with an exchange of 194,600 shares valued at $429,620, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.51, with a 1 cent gain while 500 units traded and West Indian Tobacco closed 1 cent higher to $127 with trades of 128 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group lost 8 cents, closing at $1.20 with an exchange of 113,431 units and Trinidad Cement closed 3 cents lower to $4.17 with 25,113 shares changing owners.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings traded 10,000 units at $15, Massy Holdings closed at $53 with 1,721 units traded, Sagicor Financial held firm at $9 with an exchange of 164,450 shares valued at $1,480,050 and Scotiabank closed at $58.76 trading 520 shares.
First Citizens did not trade with the government putting 48 million shares on the market for sale at $32 each starting on Monday.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, Clico Investments Fund, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, Sagicor Financial Corporation, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE, West Indian Tobacco

Unilever jump $1.25

March 3, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday saw 11 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Thursday. Unilever Caribbean reaped a $1.25 gain to rise to $58.25 trading 4,260 units.
The market closed with 3 stocks advancing, 5 unchanged and 3 declining as 157,407 shares were exchanged at a value of $3,220,448 compared to Thursday’s 337,591 shares valued at $2,989,250.
The Composite Index lost 0.19 points to 1,242.51, the All T&T Index dropped 0.37 points to 1,822.77 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 88.80 points.
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| Clico Investments added 1 cent, closing at $22.51 trading 36,976 shares valued at $831,996, L.J. Williams B gained 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 80 cents with 10,000 units changing hands.
Losses| First Caribbean International Bank lost 1 cent to close at $9.15, with trades of 17,062 units, Grace Kennedy fell 1 cent to $2.63 trading 300 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.65, losing 35 cents with an exchange of 1,000 units.
Firm Trades| First Citizens Bank closed at $32.25 trading 2,353 units, Massy Holdings traded 25,000 shares at $53 valued at $1,325,092 and National Commercial Bank was unchanged at $3.70 with only 128 units traded. Sagicor Financial traded 60,161 shares with a value of $541,449 at $9 and Scotiabank closed at $58.75 trading 167 shares.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Agostini's, Angostura Holdings, Ansa Mcal, Ansa Merchant Bank, Clico Investments Fund, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Firstcaribbean International Bank, GraceKennedy, Guardian Holdings, Guardian Media, JMMB Group, L.J. Williams, Massy Holdings, National Commercial Bank, National Enterprises, National Flour Mills, One Caribbean Media, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial Corporation, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean, West Indian Tobacco

Unilever jumps $5 on Wednesday

March 1, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Unilever Caribbean traded with a $5 gain on Wednesday to $57.

Unilever Caribbean recovered $5 of the big loss it incurred last week, to close at $57, while trading 500 shares, after the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange traded for the first time this week, having closed for the annual carnival celebration.
Trading ended on Wednesday with 12 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Friday. At the close 1 stock advanced, 4 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
A total of 863,631 shares traded at a value of $18,073,175 in contrast to Friday’s 161,647 shares traded at a value of $2,116,016. Clico Investment Fund trading, contributed mostly to the rise in the dollar value of Wednesday’s trading.
The Composite Index rose 2.46 points to 1,240.01, the All T&T Index gained 7.06 points to 1,822.44 and the Cross Listed Index declined 0.30 points to 88.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Unilever Caribbean was the only stock rising on Wednesday.
Losses| Guardian Holdings lost 25 cents to close at $14.75 while exchanging 19,655 shares, with a value of $290,544, One Caribbean Media dropped $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $16 after trading 3,715. Point Lisas

dropped 15 cents with trades of 700 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.50. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 106,655 shares changing hands for a value of $966,605 to end at $9.06 after falling by 41 cents.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 678,500 units valued at $15,266,250 and ended trading at $22.50, First Citizens closed at $32.26, with 1,686 units changing hands, JMMB Group closed at $1.28 with an exchange of 17,741 shares, Massy Holdings closed unchanged at $53 while trading 25,000 shares valued at $1,325,099. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $106.35 with 100 units traded, Scotia Investments closed with trades of 9,185 units at $2.19 and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $127, trading 194 shares.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Clico Investments Fund, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Flour Mills, One Caribbean Media, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial Corporation, Trading Activity, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean, West Indian Tobacco

Unilever in big fall

February 22, 2017 by IC Insider.com

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Shares of Unilever Caribbean dropped to their lowest in a year, as the price declined by a whopping $7 to end at $51, one of the major factor pulling the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange down, at the close on Wednesday.
All three market indices declined as falling prices overwhelmed advancing ones. At the close, 17 securities were traded compared to 16 on Tuesday with 4 stocks advancing, 8 declining and 5 were left unchanged as 963,376 shares traded at a value of $19,028,454 in contrast to Tuesday’s 115,087 shares valued at $1,075,427.
The Composite Index declined 4.99 points to 1,243.33, the All T&T Index lost 2.16 points to 1,820.10 and the Cross Listed Index was down 1.07 points to 89.39.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International Bank gained 11 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.16 with trades of 49,125 shares valued at $449,985, Grace Kennedy added 1 cent to close at $2.64 with 1,920 units changing hands. Sagicor Financial closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.41, adding 1 cent with an exchange of 46,310 shares, valued at $435,777, while Praetorian Property closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.01, rising 1 cent with 20,000 units changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investment closed trading at $22.51 with loss of 8 cents and an exchange of 3,252 units, Ansa Merchant Bank lost 1 cent to close at $40.01 with trades of 4,030 shares, First Citizens closed 25 cents lower at $32.25, with 23,743 units changing hands, valued at $765,712. Guardian Holdings slipped 25 cents to $16.50 trading 133,238 shares valued at $2,170,445, National Commercial Bank closed 37 cents lower at $3.60 with an exchange of 518,125 shares valued at $1,940,337.

Prestige Holdings closed at $10.86, losing 14 cents with 4,744 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 1 cent trading to close at $23.65 with 13,188 units valued at $311,900 and Unilever Caribbean declined $7 to a 52 weeks’ low of $51 with 2,120 shares changing owners.
Firm Trades| Massy Holdings closed at $53 trading 27,464 units valued at $1,455,833, One Caribbean Media was unchanged at $17 with 15,940 shares changing hands, Scotiabank traded at $57.50 with 23,252 units valued at $1,363,747, Trinidad Cement closed at $4.40 with 2,980 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco held at $127 with an exchange of 73,945 shares valued at $9,390,348.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Ansa Merchant Bank, Clico Investments Fund, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Firstcaribbean International Bank, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Commercial Bank, One Caribbean Media, Praetorian Property, Sagicor Financial Corporation, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean, West Indian Tobacco

Trinidad stocks look to be firming

February 20, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.51.

The number of securities trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange rose Monday 16 changing hands compared to 12 on Friday. The market continues to move sideways with 6 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 5 holding firm while 2 stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high and one at a low.
Volume trading ended at 1,192,408 shares valued at $3,543,220 in contrast to Friday’s 195,248 units valued at $3,655,973.
The Composite Index gained 0.66 points to 1,251.43, the All T&T Index rose 0.93 points to 1,830.60 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.05 points to 90.16 with year to date gains of 15.34 percent.
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| First Citizens gained 1 cent, closing at $32.50 with an exchange of 1,512 shares, First Caribbean International Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.05 with gains of 4 cents while trading 13,848 units, Guardian Holdings ended trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.51, climbing 51 cents with 22,631 shares changing hands valued at $373,435. JMMB Group gained 2 cents to close at $1.22 trading 838,419 units valued at $1,019,343, Prestige Holdings added 1 cent to close at $11 with an exchange of 447 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 40 cents to $23.65 with 5,956 shares changing owners.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at $22.50 with 11,575 units traded, National Commercial Bank closed at $3.97, losing 3 cents with 101,500 units changing hands valued at $403,000, Point Lisas closed 5 cents lower to $3.65 with an exchange 500 shares.

Republic Financial Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $103.25, losing 75 cents trading 249 shares and Scotia Investments was down 1 cent trading 103,650 units to end at $2.19
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL closed at $66.45 trading 2,000 units, Grace Kennedy traded 70,100 shares at $2.63 while Massy Holdings exchanged 2,377 units to end at $53. Sagicor Financial closed at $9.30 with an exchange of 11,479 units and Scotiabank held firm at $58.75 with 6,165 shares changing hands valued at $362,194, but closed with the offer at $58.70 to sell 930 units.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, Ansa Mcal, Clico Investments Fund, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Firstcaribbean International Bank, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Commercial Bank, National Enterprises, Point Lisas, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial Corporation, Scotia Investments, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, TTSE

Slippage for Trinidad stocks

February 17, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Republic Financial Holdings dropped $1.99 to $104 on Friday on the TTSE.

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday resulted 12 securities changing hands compared to 18 on Thursday with the indices mostly falling.
Market activity closed with 3 stocks advancing, 7 unchanged and 4 declining in an exchange of 195,248 shares valued at $3,655,973 compared to Thursday’s 371,489 shares valued at $2,456,056.
The Composite Index lost 2.06 points to end at 1,250.77, the All T&T Index declined 4.41 points to 1,829.67 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.04 points to 90.11 with year to date gains of 15.27 percent.
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| Clico Investment gained 1 cent to close at $22.51 trading 106,440 shares valued at $2,395,964, Trinidad Cement closed at $4.40, gaining 23 cents with 16,000 units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 25 cents to $23.25 with an exchange of 4,961 shares.

Losses| One Caribbean Media lost 4 cents to close at a new 52 weeks’ low of $19.45 with 250 units traded and Republic Financial Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $104, losing $1.99 trading a mere 100 shares.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15 trading 20,948 units valued at $314,220, First Citizens remained at $32.49 with trades of 486 shares, First Caribbean International Bank traded 5,257 shares at $9.01, Massy Holdings exchanged 5,844 units at $53 valued at $309,732. National Commercial Bank was unchanged at $4 with 2,000 units changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $9.30 with an exchange of 31,795 units and Scotiabank closed at $58.75 with 1,167 shares changing hands.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, Clico Investments Fund, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Firstcaribbean International Bank, Guardian Holdings, Massy Holdings, National Commercial Bank, One Caribbean Media, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial Corporation, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE

Big jump in trading value on TTSE – Wednesday

February 15, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Witco had the largest dollar trade on the TTSE on Wednesday.

Activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange saw a $14 million trade in West Indian Tobacco, on Wednesday, swelling the overall value traded well in excess of Tuesday’s level.
Trading closed with 11 securities changing hands, compared to 12 Tuesday. 5 stocks advanced, 5 declined and 1 remained unchanged resulting in an exchange of 723,552 shares valued at $21,761,282. On Tuesday’s 150,265 shares valued at $957,723 traded in contrast.
The Composite Index lost 0.21 points to 1,249.44, the All T&T Index slid 0.69 points to 1,832.21 but the Cross Listed Index gained 0.04 points to 89.40 with year to date gains of 14.37 percent.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $15.35 with gains of 5 cents trading 100 shares, but the it closed with a bid to buy 41,000 units at $15.89. JMMB Group added 1 cent to close at $1.20 exchanging 251,611 units valued at $301,602, Massy Holdings advanced $1, closing at $53 with 2,000 shares changing hands. Scotiabank closed at $58.75, adding 5 cents with 38,210 units being exchanged at a value of $2,244,636 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $127, a gain of 1 cent with an exchange of 110,000 shares valued at $13,969,997.

Losses| Clico Investment closed at $22.50, losing 6 cents and exchanging 184,833 shares valued at $4,168,335, First Citizens lost 1 cent to close at $32.49 with trades of 816 units, National Enterprises declined 10 cents, closing at $10.90 with an exchange of 52,824 shares valued at $578,143. Republic Financial Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $105.99 having lost 70 cents with 544 units changing hands and Scotia Investments closed 1 cent lower to $2.19 with 13,039 shares trading.
Firm Trades| National Commercial Bank was unchanged at $4 with 69,575 units changing hands.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Clico Investments Fund, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Commercial Bank, National Enterprises, National Flour Mills, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial Corporation, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, TTSE, West Indian Tobacco

More gains for Trinidad stocks

February 14, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Trading volume on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday remained low even as 12 securities changed hands compared to 9 on Monday.
At the close, 2 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 8 were unchanged, leading to 150,265 shares changing hands at a value of $957,723 compared to Monday’s 41,128 shares valued at $800,553.
The Composite Index gained 0.22 points to 1,249.65, the All T&T Index rose 0.84 points to 1,832.90 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.05 points to 89.36.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment closed at $22.56, a gain of 1 cent with an exchange of 6,110 units and Guardian Holdings closed 20 cents higher to a 52 weeks’ high of $15.30 with 3,500 shares changing hands.
Losses| JMMB Group lost 1 cent to close at $1.19 trading 5,500 units and Scotia Investments closed 1 cent lower to $2.20 with 7,755 shares changing owners.
Firm Trades| Angostura Closed at $15 trading 127 shares, Ansa McAL held firm at $66.45 with 70 units traded, First Citizens was unchanged at $32.50 with 23 units traded and Grace Kennedy closed at $2.63 with 773 shares changing hands. National Commercial Bank traded 81,454 units valued at $325,816 and closed at $4, Point Lisas closed at $3.70 with an exchange of 2,840 units, Sagicor Financial held firm at $9.30 trading 42,001 shares and Scotiabank closed at $58.70 with 112 units changing owners.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, Ansa Mcal, Clico Investments Fund, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, National Commercial Bank, Point Lisas, Sagicor Financial Corporation, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, TTSE

Trading in Trinidad stocks dips – Monday

February 13, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Trading activity on Monday was lower for stocks listed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange. The market closed with 9 securities changing hands in contrast to 15 on Friday leading to 41,128 shares changing hands valued $800,553.
Mondays trades compares with Friday’s 371,231 shares being exchanged valued at $6,085,335. At the close of the market on Monday, 4 stocks advanced, 1 declined and 4 were unchanged.
The Composite Index jumped 10.54 points to 1,249.43 points, the All T&T Index gained 0.84 points to 1,832.06 points, sitting just below the close of 2016 and the Cross Listed Index advanced 2.77 points to 89.41, to be up 14.38 percent for 2017.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $15.10, gaining 10 cents with 5,210 shares changing hands, the stock closed with a bid higher than the closing price with 3,126 shares on the bid at $15.21. National Commercial Bank advanced 40 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $4 with 5,500 units exchanged, Prestige Holdings gained 14 cents trading 100 shares to close at $10.99 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.80 with gains of 5 cents and 4,200 shares changing owners.
Losses| One Caribbean Media closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $19.49, a loss of 1 cent with 250 shares traded.
Firm Trades| First Citizens remained at $32.50 with trades of 16,577 units valued at $538,753, JMMB Group closed at $1.20 with an exchange of 4,096 units, Sagicor Financial held firm at $9.30 with 5,069 shares changing hands and Scotiabank closed at $58.70 trading 126 units.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Clico Investments Fund, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, National Commercial Bank, One Caribbean Media, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial Corporation, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, TTSE

Advancing stocks edge decliners on TTSE

February 10, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $15.

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday with 15 securities trading compared to 12 on Thursday.
The market’s activity resulted in 5 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 6 holding firm as 371,231 shares were exchanged at a value of $6,085,335 compared to Thursday’s 675,112 shares valued at $4,134,604.
The Composite Index climbed 1.60 points to 1,238.89 points, the All T&T Index advanced 3.00 points to 1,831.22 points and the Cross Listed Index added 0.02 points to 86.64.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings gained 25 cents to close at $15 with 20,394 shares changing hands at a value of $305,910, Clico Investment added 5 cents and closed at $22.55 trading 237,147 units valued at $5,338,262, Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $15 with gains of 24 cents, exchanging 3,590 shares. National Enterprises gained 13 cents to close at $11 with 2,855 units exchanged and Trinidad Cement closed trading 1 cent higher to $4.16 with 4,454 shares changing owners.
Losses| Grace Kennedy lost 1 cent to close at $2.63 after trading 30,000 units,

One Caribbean Media closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $19.50, losing 40 cents trading 250 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $106.69, losing 5 cents with 206 units traded and Scotiabank exchanged 174 units, closing 5 cents lower to $58.70.
Firm Trades| First Citizens closed trading at $32.50 with 50 units changing hands, First Caribbean International closed at $8.85 with trades of 100 shares, JMMB Group closed at $1.20 with an exchange of 1,000 units. Massy Holdings exchanged 758 units to close at $52, Sagicor Financial was unchanged at $9.30 with 3,253 shares changing hands and Scotia Investments held firm at $2.21 trading 67,000 units.