Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday resulted in a turnaround in the fortunes of the exchange with the market indices breaking the 6 days losing streak as 12 securities changing hands compared to 14 on Thursday with 6 stocks rising and no declines.
The market closed with 761,387 shares exchanged at a value of $3,029,637 up from Thursday’s 128,271 units valued at $1,640,227.
The Composite Index rose 0.47 points to 1,214.11, the All T&T Index gained 0.36 points to 1,793.40 and the Cross Listed Index was up 0.08 points to close at 85.09.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy gained 4 cents to close at $2.85 exchanging 19,137 shares, Guardian Holdings closed at $16.02, with gains of 2 cents trading 4,302 shares, Point Lisas closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.05,
gaining 5 cents with 480 shares changing hands. Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent to close at $8.99, with an exchange of 5,000 shares, Scotiabank traded 1 cent higher, closing at $58.01 with trades of 3,921 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 14 cents and closed at $20.75, with 3,346 shares trading.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings held firm at $15 trading 5,000 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 8,000 shares at $40 valued at $320,000, Clico Investment closed at $22.51 exchanging 2,583 shares. First Caribbean International traded 21,000 shares at $7.75, JMMB Group closed at $1.27, with an exchange of 288,168 shares valued at $366,549 and NCB Financial Group traded 400,000 shares valued at $1,580,000 at $3.95.
TTSE turns positive on Friday
Government selling more shares
T&TNGL dropped on TTSE on Wednesday based o more shares to be sold by TT Government..
Trinidad & Tobago NGL’s stock price fell 86 cents to $21.13 on the Trinidad & Tobago stock Exchange on Wednesday. This comes on the heels of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’s intent to make an offer for an additional sale of 40,248,000 shares by National Gas Company.
The market saw trading in 19 securities compared to 17 on Tuesday with 2 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 13 remaining unchanged. A total of 328,366 shares changed hands valued at $8,363,330 compared to Tuesday’s 449,650 shares valued at $12,647,675.
The Composite Index fell 1.90 points to 1,214.94, the All T&T Index declined 2.76 points to 1,794.79 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.14 points to close at 85.12.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group closed at $1.28, with a 1 cent gain trading 21,142 shares and NCB Financial Group gained 5 cents to close at $4, exchanging 148,884 shares valued at $591,330.
Losses| Ansa McAL closed at $66, with a loss of 39 cents exchanging 1,425 shares, Clico Investment lost 1 cent, closing at $22.50, with an exchange of 50,615 shares valued at $1,138,945, Scotia Investments traded 23 cents lower to close at $2.45 with 650 shares changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 7,609 shares at $21.13, after losing 86 cents.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings traded 1,400 shares at $15, Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $40, with an exchange of 2,171 shares, First Citizens remained at $31.85 trading 1,000 shares, First Caribbean International exchanged 7,223 shares at $7.75. Guardian Holdings traded 6,479 shares at $16, Massy Holdings held firm at $51.45 exchanging 1,300 shares, National Enterprises closed at $10.50, with an exchange of 14,718 shares, Prestige Holdingsclosed at $10.90, with trades of just 5 shares. Readymix was unchanged at $11, with 1,345 shares changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings traded 56,190 shares at $101.92 valued at $5,726,885, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.99 exchanging 2,000 shares, Scotiabank remained at $58, with trades of 926 shares and Trinidad Cement held firm trading 3,284 shares at $4.20 .
9 shares fall 2 rise on TTSE
Declining stocks dominated trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday with 9 declining and just 2 stocks advancing while 6 remained unchanged, as 17 securities changed hands compared to 13 on Monday. Overall 417,217 shares traded valued at $11,971,869 compared to Monday’s 2,083,671 shares valued at $22,380,356.
The Composite Index lost 1.89 points to 1,216.84, the All T&T Index fell 0.97 points to 1,797.55 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.39 points to close at 85.26.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment rose 1 cent to close at $22.51, in trading 32,433 shares with a value of $729,806 and Republic Financial Holdings rose 7 cents to close at $10.92 in exchange of 48,997 shares valued at $4,778,128.
Losses| Angostura Holdings shed 1 cent and closed at $15 with 6,567 shares, changing hands, JMMB Group lost 3 cents to close at $1.27, trading 5,395 shares. Massy Holdings lost 3 cents to end at $51.45, with an exchange of 3,710 shares, National Flour fell 5 cents to close at $2.35 with 1,700 units changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded 16,195 shares at $3.95 after falling 5 cents, One Caribbean Media fell 60 cents in trading 221 shares at $16, Sagicor Financial traded 1 cent lower to close at $8.99, trading 40,545 shares valued at $364,500,
Scotia Investments lost 1 cent to close at $2.68, with 12,000 changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126.44, with a loss of 4 cents trading 420 shares.
Firm Trades| First Citizens closed at $31.85 with 124,718 shares valued at $3,972,270 exchanged, Guardian Holdings closed at $16, trading 140,026 shares valued at $2,240,416, National Enterprises closed at $10.50, in exchanging 500 shares and Scotiabank held firm at $58, with 1,493 shares trading, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.99, with an exchange of 50 shares and Trinidad Cement traded 16,780 shares at $4.20.
13% of Readymix shares traded on TTSE
Trinidadian listed Readymix, traded 13 percent of its issued shares, amounting to 1,530,386 units valued at $16,834,246 at a price of $11 and accounted for 75 percent of the total value of shares traded on the market, on Monday.
Elsewhere, prices were relatively stable at the close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange with just 1 stock advancing, 2 declining and 10 remaining unchanged, as 13 securities changed hands compared to 17 on Friday.
At the close, with 2,083,671 shares changing hands at a value of $22,380,356 compared to Friday’s 255,656 shares valued at $5,727,353.
The Composite Index lost 0.04 points to 1,218.73, the All T&T Index fell 0.11 points to 1,798.52 and the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 85.65.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy gained 1 cent to close at $2.81, trading 8,000 shares.
Losses| First Caribbean International closed at $7.75, after losing 1 cent with 1,000 shares trading and Sagicor Financial traded 1 cent lower to close at $9, with an exchange of 525,504 shares valued at $4,727,636,
Firm Trades| Agostini’s closed at $18.51, with in exchanging 225 shares, 
Angostura Holdings closed at $15.01 with 164 shares, changing hands, Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $40, while trading 7,023 shares, Berger Paints traded 175 shares at $4.05, Clico Investment traded 6,990 shares at $22.50, First Citizens closed at $31.85 with 1,550 shares being exchanged. Guardian Holdings closed at $16, trading 2,424 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $51.48, with an exchange of 1,051 shares and Scotiabank held firm at $58, with trades of 6,169 shares valued at $357,802.
Falling prices dominate TTSE – Friday
Prices remained under pressure on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, Friday. Trading activity resulted in 17 securities changing hands compared to 18 on Thursday and declining stocks had the upper-hand over advancers by a 3 to 1 margin.
At the close, 2 stocks advanced, 6 declined and 9 were unchanged with a total of 255,656 shares changing hands at a value of $5,727,353 compared to Thursday’s 687,180 shares valued at $7,029,562.
The Composite Index fell 2.57 points to 1,218.77, the All T&T Index gained 0.07 points to 1,798.63 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.71 points to close at 85.65
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings closed at $15.01, with a 1 cent gain in exchanging 60 shares and Guardian Holdings gained 20 cents to close at $16, trading 81,234 shares valued at $1,299,354.
Losses| Ansa McAL closed at $66.39, with a loss of 11 cents trading 4,156 shares, First Citizens lost 14 cents, closing at $31.85 with 81,000 shares exchanged at a value of $2,579,850. First Caribbean International closed at $7.76, after losing 24 cents with 50,051 shares valued at $388,396 trading. Sagicor Financial traded 1 cent lower to close at $9.01, with an exchange of 5,176 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 1 cent to close at $21.99, with an exchange of 306 shares and 
West Indian Tobacco closed at $126.48, with a loss of 1 cent trading 1,257 shares.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment traded 12,011 shares at $22.50, JMMB Group closed at $1.30, with an exchange of 1,500 shares and Massy Holdings remained at $51.48, with an exchange of 1,950 shares. L.J. Williams 8% preference share exchanged 12 shares at $3.30, NCB Financial Group traded 1,000 shares at $4 and Point Lisas closed at $4 trading 1,000 shares. Prestige Holdings exchanged 2,359 shares at $10.90, Scotiabank held firm at $58, with trades of 9,584 shares valued at $556,142 and Scotia Investments was unchanged at $2.69, with 3,000 changing hands.
TTSE trading up prices mostly down
Trading levels rose on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday with 18 securities changing hands but with 3 trading 3 shares or less. Trading levels on Thursday compares to 11 securities on Wednesday.
Ansa McAL and NCB Financial Group were the leading trades as 2 stocks advanced, 6 declined and 10 were unchanged. Trading closed with 687,180 shares trading at a value of $7,029,562 in contrast to Wednesday’s 40,355 shares valued at $222,744.
The Composite Index fell 2.13 points to 1,221.34, the All T&T Index declined 4.17 points to 1,798.56 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.01 points to close at 86.36.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Gains| NCB Financial Group gained 5 cents to close at $4 trading 537,154 shares valued at $2,123,908 and Prestige Holdings closed at $10.90, with gains of 9 cents in exchanging 1,400 shares.
Losses| Ansa McAL traded $1 lower to close at $66.50, with 50,493 shares valued at $3,357,787, changing owners, Clico Investment traded 1 cent lower to close at $22.50 exchanging 1,800 shares and First Citizens lost 1 cent, closing at $31.99 with only 3 shares traded. National Flour Mills closed at $2.40, losing 7 cents with trades of 18,210 shares, Scotia Investments was down 1 cent to close at $2.69, with an exchange of 350 shares, and Unilever Caribbean closed at $53, with a loss of 51 cents trading 479 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 8,000 shares at $40, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.80, with an exchange of 34,915 shares valued at $551,048 and JMMB Group exchanged 11,489 shares at $1.30. Massy Holdings traded 5,102 shares at $51.48, National Enterprises closed at $10.50 trading 350 shares, Point Lisas remained at $4, with an exchange of 6,954 shares, Readymix closed at $11, with trades of 7,794 shares. Republic Financial Holdings traded a mere 2 shares at $101.85, Scotiabank held firm at $58 exchanging 2,682 shares and West Indian Tobacco exchange only 3 shares at $126.49.
14 of 20 stocks traded firm on Tuesday
Ansa MCal traded at a 52 weeks’ high on TTSE.
Securities trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday climbed to 20 compared to 17 on Monday and ended with 14 remaining unchanged in price at the close as the main market index rose moderately.
The market closed with 4 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 14 unchanged as 1,018,095 shares traded at a value of $6,250,438 compared to Monday’s 494,919 shares valued at $3,055,994.
The Composite Index gained 1.84 points to 1,224.11, the All Index advanced 3.91 points to 1,802.67 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.04 points to close at 86.56. IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa McAL jumped $1.11 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $67.50 while exchanging only 17 shares, Clico Investment traded at $22.51, with a 1 cent gain and a mere 131 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy added 1 cent, closing at $2.80, with an exchange of 550,572 shares valued at $1,530,762 and Sagicor Financial closed at $9.02, gaining 1 cent with trades of 373,000 units valued at $3,360,307.
Losses| National Enterprises traded 3 cents lower to close at $10.50 exchanging 36,889 shares valued at $387,679 and Prestige Holdings closed at $10.81, losing 19 cents with 535 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| First Citizens traded 128 shares at $32, First Caribbean International closed at $8 exchanging 245 shares, Guardian Holdings exchanged 7,375 shares at $15.75, JMMB Group remained at $1.28 with trades of 11,941 shares. 
Massy Holdings closed at $51.48 trading 10,148 shares valued at $522,419, National Flour exchanged 1,790 shares at $2.47, NCB Financial Group closed at $3.99, with 492 shares changing owners and Praetorian Property Mutual Fund closed at $3.03, with an exchange of 6,000 units. Republic Financial Holdings traded 250 shares at $101.85, Scotiabank closed at $58 with trades of 100 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $2.70 with 364 shares changing hands. Trinidad Cement traded 8,677 shares at $4.20, Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 9,432 shares at $22 and West Indian Tobacco traded just 9 shares at $126.49.
Advancers edge out decliners 5 to 4
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange remained subdued on Monday and resulted in 17 securities changing hands, compared to 13 on Friday. Advancing stocks just edged out declining ones at the close.
The market closed with 5 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 8 unchanged as 494,919 shares traded at a value of $3,055,994 compared to Friday’s 296,692 shares valued at $2,461,941.
The Composite Index added 0.11 points to 1,222.27, the All T&T Index declined 0.54 points to 1,798.76 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.10 points to close at 86.60.
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| Grace Kennedy gained 2 cents to close at $2.79 trading 7,175 shares, Guardian Holdings advanced 10 cents, closing at $15.75 while exchanging 5,760 shares, JMMB Group added 1 cent, to end at $1.28 with 112,243 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings closed at $51.48, with gains of 3 cents trading 2,496 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed at $53.51, gaining 1 cent exchanging just 36 shares.
Losses| Ansa McAL closed at $66.39,
losing 11 cents with a mere exchange of 40 shares, Clico Investment traded at $22.50, losing 1 cent with 5,230 shares changing hands, National Flour Mills lost 1 cent to close at $2.47 trading 210 shares, and Sagicor Financial closed at $9.01, with a loss of 7 cents exchanging 168,291 shares valued at $1,517,184.
Firm Trades| First Citizens traded 2,210 shares at $32, National Enterprises closed at $10.53 exchanging 17,645 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $3.99, with 123,584 shares valued at $493,100 changing owners, Point Lisas exchanged 20,000 shares at $3.88. Republic Financial Holdings traded only 17 shares at $101.85, Scotiabank closed at $58, with 932 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 1,610 shares at $22 and Trinidad Cement traded 27,440 shares at $4.20.
Republic dominates trading on Thursday
Republic Financial Holdings had the largest value of trading on Thursday on the TTSE.
A moderate trading session ended on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with Republic Financial Holdings as the lead trade. Overall trading volume fell below that of Wednesday, with less than 200,000 shares changing hands.
With 12 securities changing hands compared to 15 on Wednesday, the market closed with 4 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 3 holding firm. A total of 159,618 shares were traded at a value of $7,100,011 compared to Wednesday’s 435,216 shares valued at $8,658,513.
The Composite Index fell 0.35 points to 1,221.79, the All T&T Index declined 0.40 points to 1,799.13 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.04 points to close at 86.42.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 1 cent to close at $1.26 with trades of 1,588 shares, Sagicor Financial added 1 cent, closing at $9.05, with an exchange of 15,810 shares, 
West Indian Tobacco traded 10 cents higher to close at $126.49, with only 23 shares exchanged and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.30, gaining 5 cents with 9,956 shares changing hands.
Losses| Massy Holdings closed at $51.45, losing 4 cents trading 670 shares, National Enterprises lost 2 cents to close at $10.53 with trades of 1,355 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.85, losing 6 cents exchanging 53,684 shares valued at $5,467,983. Scotiabank closed 6 cents lower to $58 trading 163 shares and Scotia Investments was down 5 cents, closing at $2.70 with an exchange of 51,642 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL traded 10,001 shares at $66.50 valued at $665,067, Clico Investment remained at $22.51 trading 7,067 shares and First Citizens exchanged 7,659 shares at $31.90.
2 stocks rise 3 fall on TTSE – Monday
Price movements at the close of trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday remained moderate, as 12 securities changed hands, compared to 16 on Friday. The results was for small changes in the market indices.
The market closed with 2 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 7 unchanged as 101,230 shares traded at a value of $1,806,077 in contrast to Friday’s 871,460 shares valued at $6,273,683.
The Composite Index added 0.15 points to 1,222.41, the All T&T Index lost 0.27 points to 1,800.45 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.08 points to close at 86.41.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| NCB Financial Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.01, with a 1 cent gain, while exchanging 10,000 shares and Scotiabank gained 6 cents to close at $58.06 trading 550 shares.
Losses| Grace Kennedy closed at $2.77, after falling 8 cents with an exchange of 5,550 shares, 
Sagicor Financial lost 8 cents to close at $9.02 exchanging 1,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed 10 cents lower to $126.40 with trades of 1,113 shares.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment traded 7,580 units at $22.50, First Citizens exchanged 186 units at $32, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.60 trading 23,481 units valued at $366,304 and Massy Holdings was unchanged at $51.49, with 291 shares changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.91 trading 6,024 units valued at $613,996, Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20 with trades of 34,212 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 11,243 shares at $22.50.
