Witco recovers $3.99 on Friday

January 19, 2018 by

Trading activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange may be getting a lift with the price of oil on the world market having risen to the $60 region, this seems to be helping the market to exhibit more positive tones since the start of the year.
At close of trading on the market on Friday, 14 securities changed hands against 17 on Thursday, with 6 stocks advancing, 1 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
At close the Composite Index gained 3.24 points on Friday to end at 1,277.01, the All T&T Index rose 7.63 points to 1,713.52, while Cross Listed Index shed 0.17 points to close at 113.41.
Market activity ended with 674,993 shares with a value of $11,049,643 traded, compared to 295,409 shares with a value of $3,238,095 on Thursday.

West Indian Tobacco jumps $3.99 on friday.

IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments ended trading with an increase of 1 cent to end at $21.01, trading 7,587 units, First Citizens concluded trading and rose 1 cent close at $32.01, trading 121,850 shares valued $, Grace Kennedy added 15 cents and finished at 52 weeks; high of $3.30, with 27,500 units, Scotiabank increased 2 cents and concluded trading at $60.52, with 5,000 stock units, Trinidad Cement rose 10 cents and finished at $3.85, trading 53,188 shares and West Indian Tobacco recovered $3.99 of the $5 loss on Thursday and ended at $88.99, with 1,110 stock units trading.
Losses| First Caribbean International Bank lost 15 cents and finished at $9.15, trading 9,000 shares valued at $3,900,425.
Firm Traded| Guardian Holdings ended at $17.05, trading 239,592 shares valued at $4,085,309, JMMB Group finished trading at $1.81, with 41,046 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings concluded at trading at $48, with 435 stock units, NCB Financial Group closed trading at $6.75, exchanging 124,461 shares with a value of $840,111, Republic Financial Holdings finished trading at $101.51, with 3,900 stock units valued at $395,865, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.90, with 14,733 units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended with $26.50, with 25,591 units carrying a value of $678,162 being exchanged.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Witco drops $5 to new 5 years low

January 18, 2018 by

West Indian Tobacco hits 52 weeks’ low on Thursday.

At close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, West Indian Tobacco suffered a big fall of $5 and ended at a 5 years’ low of $85, as the price continues to adjust to lower profits for 2017.
The fall in the price of Witco, plus 4 others helped to push the two main indices down at the close of trading, leading to the Composite Index in shedding 4.05 points to 1,273.77. The All T&T Index fell 8.24 points to 1,705.89, while Cross Listed Index gained 0.03 points to close at 113.58.

Unilever Caribbean added $1 to close at $29.

A total of 17 securities traded the market on Thursday against 11 on Wednesday, with 3 advancing, 5 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
Market activity ended with 295,409 shares with a value of $3,238,095 traded, compared to 138,336 shares with a value of $1,844,415 on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings finished trading 51,527 shares valued at $878,575 and gained 4 cents in closing at $17.05, JMMB Group finished trading after an increase by 1 cent at $1.81, with 169,190 stock units valued at $306,371 changing hands and Unilever Caribbean climbed $1 to $29, trading just 93 shares.
Losses| National Flour shed 1 cent and finished at $1.98, trading 740 shares, Prestige Holdings finished trading 20 cents lower and ended trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.50, trading 2,196 shares, Sagicor Financial lost 10 cents and close at $7.9, with 100 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading 2 cents lower and ended with $26.5, with 49,652 units and West Indian Tobacco dropped $5 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $85, with 734 stock units trading.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant ended at $40, trading 50 shares, First Caribbean International Bank finished at $9.3, trading 1,290 shares, First Citizens close at $32, trading 1,554 shares, Massy concluded trading at $48, with 3,305 stock units, NCB Financial Group close at $6.75, trading 10,000 shares. Point Lisas finished with $3.8, with 150 units, Republic Financial Holdings finished at $101.51, with 2,400 stock units, Scotiabank concluded at $60.50, with 1,828 stock units and Trinidad Cement finished at $3.75, trading 600 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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No losers on Trinidad market

January 17, 2018 by

At close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, locally based stocks recorded gains once more with the Composite Index inching 0.85 points higher to 1,277.82. The All T&T Index gained 1.80 points to 1,714.13, while Cross Listed Index declined 0.02 points to close at 113.55.
A total of 11 securities traded the market on Wednesday against 13 on Tuesday, with 3 advancing, none declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Market activity ended with 138,336 shares with a value of $1,844,415 traded, compared to 336,749 shares amounting to $6,174,390 on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Massy concluded trading with a rise of 6 cents and finished at $48, with 2,822 stock units, One Caribbean Media jumped 94 cents and closed at $14, with 10,733 stock units trading and Republic Financial Holdings increased 1 cent and ended at $101.51, with 150 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments finished at $21, with 13,220 units valued at $1,669,206, First Citizens ended at $32, trading 6,555 shares, strong> Guardian Holdings finished trading 11,360 shares at $17.01, JMMB Group ended with $1.80, with 65,528 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading at $26.52, with 4,877 units changing hands. Sagicor Financial ended at $8, with 2,326 units changing hands, Scotiabank ended with 478 stock units trading at $60.50, Unilever Caribbean ended at $28, trading 20,287 shares with a value of $568,036.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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NCB at a 29% premium in Trinidad

January 16, 2018 by

NCB Financial Group ended trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday at $6.75, trading 115,530 stock units for a value of $779,827. The stock is trading at the equivalent of J$129 compared to just under $100 in Jamaica for a premium of 29 percent.
The huge difference may be due to the challenge in getting funds out of the twin island state currently and talk of black market rates as high as $9.50 for one US dollar, in the market.
Market activity ended with all the indices inching higher at the close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, as 13 securities traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday against 16 on Monday.
At close of trading 4 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 7 remained unchanged leading to the Composite Index gaining 0.35 points to 1,276.97. The All T&T Indexrose 0.06 points to 1,712.33, while Cross Listed Indexgained 0.09 points to close at 113.57.
Market activity ended with a mere 336,749 shares with a value of $6,174,390 traded jumping over the 140,320 units on Monday, valued at $1,978,596.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy traded 66,000 units, with gains of 5 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.15, Guardian Holdings finished trading after an increase by 1 cent to end at $17.01, trading 21,326 shares valued at $362,733, National Enterprises closed with an increase of 1 cent to finished at $9.80, with 10 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading and rose 2 cents to $26.52, with 1,313 units changing hands.
Losses| Ansa Mcal closed with a fall of 10 cents and ended at $62.39, with 160 units and Republic Financial Holdings finished 8 cents lower to close at $101.50, with 2,581 stock units.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments finished at $21, with 79,486 units valued at $1,669,206, First Citizens ended at $32, trading 5,921 shares, Sagicor Financial ended at $8, with 15,134 units changing hands, Scotiabank ended with 343 stock units trading at $60.50, Unilever Caribbean ended at $28, trading 1,410 shares and West Indian Tobacco finished at $90, with 27,535 stock units with a value of $2,477,952, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Trinidad stocks showing stronger tone

January 15, 2018 by

Market activity ended with all market three indices rising at the close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday.
The Composite Index gained 1.67 points on Monday to 1,276.62, the All T&T Index rose 1.66 points to 1,712.27, while the Cross Listed Index inched higher by 0.23 points higher to 113.48.
At the close, 16 securities traded against 14 on Friday, with the prices of 3 advancing, 2 declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
Market activity ended with 140,320 shares with a value of $1,978,596 traded, down from 388,079 shares with a value of $6,005,924 units on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group closed with an increase of 5 cents and ended with $1.80, with 10,000 stock units, Massy closed with a rise of 44 cents and finished with $47.94, with 1,916 stock units changing hands and Republic Financial Holdings rose 8 cents and ended at $101.58, with 907 stock units.
Losses| Angostura Holdings shed S1.27 and ended with $15, with 52,920 stock units and Scotiabank lost 50 cents and finished with 1,179 shares trading at $60.50.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments ended at $21, with 3,550 units, First Citizens finished at $32, trading 125 shares, Guardian Holdings finished with $17, trading 4,680 shares, National Flour ended at $1.99, trading 2,500 shares, NCB Financial Group finished at $6.75, trading 2,445 shares. One Caribbean closed at $13.06, with 1,000 stock units, Sagicor Financial finished at $8, with 46,848 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading at $26.50, with 7,015 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended with $3.75, trading 1,210 shares, Unilever Caribbean finished trading 3,925 shares at $28 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $90, with 100 stock units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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7 stocks rose 1 fell on TTSE – Friday

January 12, 2018 by

Angostura Holdings traded at a 52 weeks’ high on the TTSE on Friday.

Market activity ended with 14 securities traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday against 12 on Thursday, with the price of 7 advancing, 1 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Composite Index gained 3.30 points on Friday to 1,274.95, the All T&T Index rose 6.48 points to 1,710.61, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.01 points higher to 113.25.
Market activity ended with 388,079 shares with a value of $6,005,924 traded, up from just 83,851 shares having a value of $1,957,446 units on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings jumped $1.27 and ended at $16.27, for a 52 weeks’ high, with 41,530 stock units valued at $658,210 trading, Guardian Holdings gained 60 cents and finished at $17, trading 194,259 shares valued at $3,294,552, National Enterprises finished trading with a gain 1 cent and concluded at $9.79, with 2,790 units, National Flour closed with an increase of 8 cents and ended with $1.99, trading 73,529 shares, Scotiabank closed with a rise of 99 cents and finished at $61, with 2,418 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 50 cents to end at $26.50, with 44,283 units, with a value of $1,165,984 and West Indian Tobacco ended trading with an increase of 1 cent to close at $90, with 1,603 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Massy lost 44 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $47.50, with 1,000 stock units trading.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments ended at $21, with 12,990 units First Caribbean International Bank ended with $9.30, trading 1,000 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.75, with 22 stock units, NCB Financial Group traded 1,655 units at $6.75, Sagicor Financial finished at $8, with 10,000 units and Trinidad Cement ended with $3.75, trading 1,000 shares trading.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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2 new 52 weeks’ lows on TTSE – Thursday

January 11, 2018 by

West Indian Tobacco hits 52 weeks’ low on Thursday.

Trading continue to be moderate when the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with 12 securities trading against 13 on Wednesday as 2 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 7 remained unchanged with 2 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows.
At the close, the Composite Index gained 0.84 points to 1,271.65. The All T&T Index slipped 0.23 points to 1,704.13, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.26 points to 113.24.
Market activity ended with just 83,851 shares having a value of $1,957,446, dropping sharply from 175,296 shares with a value of $2,284,648 on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 5 cents and ended at $1.75, with 1,000 stock units and Sagicor Financial rose 5 cents and closed at $8, with 8,502 shares changing hands.
Losses| Massy lost 6 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $47.94, with 140 stock units, National Enterprise ended trading 1 cent lower and ended at $9.78, with 540 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent, ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $89.99, with 400 stock units trading.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings finished with $15, with 871 stock units, Clico Investments ended at $21, with 5,500 units, First Citizens concluded at $32, trading 3,800 shares, LJ Williams B finished at 70 cents, trading 3,000 shares, Scotiabank close at $60.01, with 458 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $26, with 55,490 units valued at $1,443,824 and Unilever Caribbean concluded at $28, trading 4,150 shares.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Stocks mostly stable on TTSE – Monday

January 8, 2018 by

Market activity ended with 14 securities trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday against 11 on Friday, with 1 stock advancing, 2 declining and 11 remaining unchanged at the close.
At close, the Composite Index gained 4.42 points on to 1,268.74. The All T&T Index inched 0.08 points higher to 1,705.43, while the Cross Listed Index rose 1.20 points to 112.27.
Trading ended with 214,436 shares valued at $6,392,055 changing hands, compared to 212,297 units on Friday, valued at $1,119,083.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Massy gained 10 cents and finished at $48.16, trading 98,405 shares valued at $4,739,185.
Losses| Republic Financial Group finished trading with 2 cents to conclude at $101.5, trading 6,565 shares and Sagicor Financial closed with a rise of 5 cents and end with $7.95, trading 500 shares,
Firm Traded| Clico Investments concluded trading at $21, with just 171 units, trading, First Citizens ended at $32.02, trading 1,452 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $3.10, with 51,834 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings finished at $16.55, trading just 30 shares, JMMB Group end trading with 31,005 shares at $1.65. National Flour held at $1.91, with 10,000 stock units, NCB Financial Group ended at $6.75, with 2,940 units trading, at the end of market activities, Scotiabank closed at $60, trading 5,612 shares, while Trinidad & Tobago NGL price closed $26.20, trading 500 shares. Trinidad Cement concluded trading at $3.75, with 1,816 stock units and West Indian Tobacco finished at $90, trading 3,606 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Trinidad stocks slip again – Friday

January 5, 2018 by

Trading ended on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday with 11 securities changing hands against 16 on Thursday, with 3 stocks advancing, 2 declining as 6 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with the Composite Index falling 0.56 points to 1,264.32. The All T&T Index dipped 2.25 points to 1,705.35, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.16 points higher to close at 111.07.
Market activity ended with 212,297 shares trading with a value of $1,119,083 compared to 336,338 units on Thursday, valued at $4,978,967.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments rose 19 cents to close at $21 with 6,000 units trading, First Citizens closed with a gain of 2 cents and finished at $32.02 with 1,464 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 20 cents at $26.20 with 10,900 shares trading.
Losses| Guardian Holdings lost 45 cents with 1,500 shares changing hands at $16.55 and Scotiabank ended trading 10 cents lower at $60 with 2,617 shares changing hands.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings ended with 1,000 stock units to close at $15, Grace Kennedy concluded trading at $3.10 with 1,000 units, JMMB Group settled at $1.65 with 166,683 shares traded Point Lisas ended at $3.80 with 893 shares, Sagicor Financial closed trading at $8 with 20,000 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco finished trading at $90 with 250 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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West Indian Tobacco at 5 years’ Low

January 4, 2018 by

NCB shares trading at a 52 weeks’ high on the TTSE


With the Trinidad & Tobago economy in recession a number of companies are facing tough times one such is West Indian Tobacco that dented the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange index by 1.14 percent on Thursday as the price tumbled $10 to a 5 years’ low of $90, while trading 191 shares.
While Witco was trading at a 5 years’ low, Jamaica’s NCB Financial traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $6.75 on Thursday.
The market closed with the Composite Index falling 8.81 points to 1,264.88. The All T&T Index dropped 19.64 points to 1,707.60, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.30 points higher to close at 110.91.
Market activity ended with 336,338 shares trading with a value of $ $4,978,967 compared to 165,319 units on Wednesday, valued at $2,450,124. Trading ended 16 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Wednesday and closed with 5 stocks advancing, 5 declining as 6 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.

West Indian Tobacco hits 5 years’ low on Thursday.

Gains| First Caribbean International Bank finished trading with a gain of 5 cents at $9.20 with 1,000 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy concluded trading with an increase of 5 cents to close at $3.10 with 9,397 shares trading, Massy rose 4 cents to $48.06 with 7,130 shares valued at $343,362. NCB Financial Group rose 20 cents, concluding trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.75 with 21,000 units and Republic Financial finished trading after an increase by 2 cents to $101.52 with 2,473 shares changing hands.
Losses| Ansa Mcal concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents in closing at $62.49 with 1,052 units, Clico Investments traded with a loss of 19 cents to close at $20.81 with 32,224 units trading valued at $673,099, National Enterprise fell 1 cent to $9.79 with 2,200 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGLsettled with a loss of 50 cents at $26 with 27,060 shares with a value of $705,870.
Firm Traded| First Citizens closed finished at $32 with 9,464 shares, JMMB Group settled at $1.65 with 62,249 shares, National Flour ended finished at $1.91 with 10,000 stock units, Prestige Holdings ended trading close at $10.70 with 450 stock units, Sagicor Financial closed trading at $8 with 129,480 shares valued at $1,035,785 and Scotiabank ended trading at $60.10 with 20,968 shares carry a value of $1,260,432, changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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