Trading ended Tuesday, with 17 percent fewer shares, but with 78 percent more value than on Monday, and resulted in more stocks falling than rising at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange Market.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Some 20 securities traded up from 12 on Monday, with six rising, ten falling and four left unchanged. The Composite Index rose 1.31 points to 1,432.29, the All T&T Index gained 1.72 points to close at 1,939.19 and the Cross-Listed Index added 0.12 points to settle at 124.71.
A total of 77,295 shares traded for $3,432,431 compared to 93,325 units at $1,933,314 on Monday. Trading averaged 3,865 units at $171,622 versus 7,777 shares at $161,109 on Monday, and month to date, an average of 32,443 units at $259,628 versus 35,114 shares at $267,853. The average trade for September ended at 36,606 units at $425,940.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with higher bids than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s lost 25 cents to finish at $24.25 in trading 3,525 shares, Angostura Holdings fell $1.45 to $15.65, with 55 stock units crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl remained at $57.10, with 9,969 stocks changing hands. Ansa Merchant Bank remained unchanged at $41, with 4,000 units clearing the market, First Citizens Group increased 15 cents to $50.75 after trading 2,022 stock units, GraceKennedy rallied 4 cents to $6.30 after exchanging 150 stocks.
Guardian Holdings declined 60 cents to $32 in exchanging 6,150 units, JMMB Group remained at $2.24 in an exchange of 7,087 shares, L.J. Williams B share dropped 16 cents to $1.34 in swapping 320 stock units. Massy Holdings popped $1 to $84 in exchanging 25,195 stocks, National Enterprises shed 5 cents in closing at $3.25 with an exchange of 2,510 shares, National Flour Mills fell 11 cents to $1.94, after exchanging 952 units. NCB Financial Group remained at $8.15 in trading 250 units, One Caribbean Media dipped 11 cents to $4.75 with the swapping of 7,600 stock units, Prestige Holdings declined 34 cents to close at $7.01, with 80 stocks changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings gained 6 cents to $135.76 after trading 530 shares, Scotiabank popped 50 cents to $62 in switching ownership of 1,650 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 30 cents at $18.50 with the swapping of 150 shares. Trinidad Cement spiked 40 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.50, trading 3,500 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 16 cents to end at $30.75 after exchanging 1,600 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, Ansa McAl dropped 60 cents in closing at $57.10 in trading 540 shares, Clico Investment Fund climbed 29 cents to $26.79, with 11,899 stocks crossing the exchange, Endeavour Holdings ended at $7.05 with the swapping of 1,000 units. First Citizens Group replaces First Citizens Bank following restructuring the companies within its ranks under a new holding company and traded 1,580 units under the new name for the first time at $50.60. Guardian Holdings remained at $32.60, with an exchange of 23,290 stock units, Massy Holdings increased 25 cents to $83 in trading 705 stocks, NCB Financial Group traded 23,915 shares at $8.15, Scotiabank declined 50 cents to close at $61.50 with an exchange of 4,261 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped $1.22 to $18.80 trading 10,000 stocks. Trinidad Cement remained at $4.10 after exchanging 11,835 stock units, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.40, with 4,000 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco shed 2 cents to close at $30.91 in exchanging 300 shares.
Caribbean Cream half year’s results saw a modest 5 percent increase in sales in the second quarter, well below the first quarter increase of 28 percent, but cost rose above that of 2020, leaving a small profit of $7 million for the August quarter. The company’s management attributed the performance primarily to the no-movement days in operation during the quarter that curtailed sales. Knutsford Express returned to profit in the quarter of $9.2 million, from a loss in 2020 for the August quarter on improved revenues of $233 million from $122 million in 2020 but well off the $325 million in 2019. Paramount Trading had marginal movement in revenues for the August quarter of $369 million from $362 million in 2020, with a profit of $19 million versus $15 million in 2020.
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The average gains projected for the TOP 10 Junior Market stocks moved from 210 percent to 200 percent and Main Market stocks from 170 percent to 173 percent.
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Trading ended with seven securities changing hands, compared to eight on Thursday, with three rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
First Rock Capital US share dropped 0.28 of a cent in closing at 6.65 US cents after exchanging 23,089 shares, Proven Investments popped 1.61 cents to end at 24.71 US cents after trading at 39,822 stocks, Sterling Investments remained at 2.09 US cents while exchanging 22 units. Sygnus Credit Investments US share lost 0.012 of a cent to close at 13.45 US cents with 100 stock units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.14 of a cent to 0.97 of a US cent with 1,069,998 stocks crossing the exchange.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 507.43 points to settle at 445,850.64, the JSE Main Index shed 707.68 points to 403,998.83 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.02 points to end at 98.03.
September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,404.
Proven Investments gained 38 cents after ending at $33.48, with 3,710 units crossing the market, Sagicor Group advanced $1.97 to $53 with an exchange of 111,784 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 50 cents to settle at $8 in trading 15,450 stock units. Scotia Group popped 55 cents to $36.65 with 75,005 stocks crossing the market, Seprod advanced $1.25 in closing at $63.25 with a transfer of 48,064 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 63 cents to end at $17.80 with 281,612 units changing hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 40 cents to close at $18.40 in switching ownership of 98 stock units.
On Thursday, investors traded 31 securities down from 36, with 12 rising, 11 declining, and eight closing unchanged.
September closed with an average of 207,032 units at $668,264.
Knutsford Express fell 60 cents to $7.50 while exchanging 2,330 units. Lasco Financial popped 6 cents to end at $3.24 while trading 76,488 units, Limners and Bards climbed 12 cents to $3.62, with 64,746 stock units crossing the market, Mailpac Group declined 9 cents to close at $3.76 trading 186,639 stocks. Main Event rallied 24 cents to $4 after trading 520 shares and tTech dipped 53 cents to $4.25 with an exchange of 3,629 stocks.
Nineteen securities traded up from 17 on Thursday, with seven rising, five declining and seven ending unchanged. The Composite Index inched 0.32 points up to 1,430.05, the All T&T Index slipped 1.78 points to 1,937.68 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.36 points to settle at 124.29.
Calypso Macro Investment Fund advanced 49 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $17 with an exchange of 55 units, Clico Investment Fund spiked 40 cents to $26.50, with 15,301 stock units crossing the market, GraceKennedy traded 151,268 at $6.26 shares. Guardian Holdings traded 4,005 units at $32.60, JMMB Group rose 1 cent to $2.24, exchanging 16,888 stocks, Massy Holdings lost 25 cents to close at $82.75 in exchanging 2,075 stock units. National Enterprises popped 5 cents to $3.30 in an exchange of 55,915 units, National Flour Mills dropped 6 cents to $2.05, trading 10,466 stocks, NCB Financial Group increased 8 cents to $8.15 with the swapping of 26,085 shares. Prestige Holdings gained 10 cents to end at $7.35 after 90,036 units crossed the market, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $135.70, with 5,358 shares changing hands, Scotiabank traded 953 stock units at $62. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 5 cents in ending at $17.58, with 15,039 stocks crossing the exchange, Trinidad Cement rallied 4 cents to $4.10 after trading 810 shares, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.40 after 2,802 stock units crossed the market and West Indian Tobacco slipped 1 cent to $30.93, with 4,894 units changing hands.
Trading ended with eight securities changing hands, up from five on Wednesday with one rising, four declining and three closing unchanged.
Productive Business Solutions fell half of a cent to finish at 73.5 US cents with an exchange of 400 stock units. Proven Investments dropped 1.5 cents to close at 23.1 US cents with investors swapping 3,931 stocks, Sterling Investments remained at 2.09 US cents with 19,000 shares passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share remained unchanged at 13.47 US cents, with 846 units traded and Transjamaican Highway declined by 0.07 of a cent to close at 0.83 US cents with 200,000 stock units crossing the exchange.
Trading averages 132,408 units at $854,799, down from 346,507 shares at $1,779,698 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 239,708 units at $3,047,095, compared to 251,039 units at $3,278,609 on Wednesday. September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,404.
NCB Financial gained 50 cents to close at $126 in switching ownership of 36,740 shares, PanJam Investment shed 90 cents ending at $63.50 with 336 units crossing the market, Pulse Investments dipped 49 cents to end at $4.11 after crossing the market with 816,668 stock units. Sagicor Group declined $2.96 in closing at $51.03 with 43,264 units changing hands, Seprod advanced $4.20 to $62 in trading 32,062 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied 50 cents to close at $18 with a transfer of 1,914 stocks.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dipped 0.29 points to settle at 3,305.34 after market activity led to trading in 36 securities down from 38 on Wednesday and ending, with 14 rising, 12 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Knutsford Express declined 10 cents to end at $8.10 in trading 503 units, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 10 cents to $4.60 with 5,361 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot lost 12 cents in closing at $2.85 trading 1,545,090 stock units. Main Event popped 11 cents to $3.76 in switching ownership of 600 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 50 cents to end at $6.50 trading 10,000 units.
