Slippage for Trinidad stocks

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.

6 TTSE stocks rose 4 declined – Thursday

FirstCaribbean International Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Thursday.

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, resulted in an increase in active securities but with far less volume and value than on Wednesday.
At the close, all three indices headed higher as 18 securities were exchanged compared to 11 on Wednesday, the prices of 6 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 8 held firm in an exchange of 371,489 shares valued at $2,456,056 compared to Wednesday’s 723,552 shares valued at $21,761,282.
The Composite Index advanced 3.39 points to 1,252.83, the All T&T Index gained 1.87 points to 1,834.08 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.67 points to 90.07 with year to date gains of 15.22 percent.
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| First Caribbean International Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.01 with gains of 16 cents and 20,130 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed 65 cents higher to a new 52 weeks’ high of $16, trading 56,711 shares, valued at $907,376, LJ Williams B share gained 4 cents to close at 75 cents with an exchange of 3,200 units. Scotia Investments closed at $2.20, gaining 1 cent with 7,146 units trading, Trinidad Cement added 1 cent to close at $4.17 with 300 units being exchanged and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with gains of 20 cents to $23 and 10,949 shares changing owners.
Losses| National Enterprises declined 10 cents, closing at $10.80 with an exchange of 4,843 shares, National Flour closed 7 cents lower to $2.60 with an exchange of 179,171 units valued at $465,165. Praetorian Property lost 5 cents to close at $2.85 with trades of 1,352 shares and Readymix closed at a 52 weeks low of $10.80, after losing 20 cents trading 1,500 units.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment was unchanged at $22.50 trading 1,786 units, First Citizens closed at $32.49 with trades of 150 shares, JMMB Group ended trading at $1.20 with an exchange of 2,565 units, National Commercial Bank remained at $4 with 65,000 units changing hands. Point Lisas traded 9,783 shares at $3.70, Prestige Holdings held firm at $10.99 trading 4,171 units, Scotiabank closed at $58.75 with 2,612 shares trading and West Indian Tobacco remained at $127 with 120 units changing hands.

Trading in Trinidad stocks dips – Monday

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.

Advancing stocks edge decliners on TTSE

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.

Trinidad Stock Exchange inching higher

Sagicor Financial closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.30 on the TTSE on Thursday.

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange rebounded with all three indices advancing with 12 securities changing hands compared to 7 on Wednesday with 6 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 2 remaining unchanged.
Trading closed on Thursday after 675,112 shares were exchanged at a value of $4,134,604 compared to only 152,664 shares valued at $2,299,065 traded on Wednesday.
The Composite Index climbed 6.74 points to 1,237.29, the All T&T Index advanced 3.99 points to 1,828.22, still leaving it slightly lower that at the close of 2016 and the Cross Listed Index gained 1.30 points to 88.62 and is up 10.81 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 7 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens advanced 49 cents, closing at $32.50 with an exchange of 195 shares, First Caribbean International closed at a 52 weeks’ of $8.85, gaining 32 cents with 3,414 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.76 with gains of 4 cents, trading 34,800 shares valued at $513,383. Massy Holdings gained 60 cents to close at $52 with 15,759 units being exchanged at a value of $819,389, Sagicor Financial closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.30, gaining 18 cents trading 193,132 shares at a value of $1,783,021 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed trading 10 cents higher to $22.75 with 3,408 shares changing hands.
Losses| Grace Kennedy lost 1 cent to close at $2.64 with 3,690 units exchanged, JMMB Group closed 5 cents lower to $1.20, trading 262,106 shares valued at $315,277, Unilever Caribbean dropped 50 cents to close at $58 with 54 units traded and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126.99, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 35 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL closed trading at $66.45 with 19 units changing hands and National Commercial Bank remained at $3.60 with an exchange of 158,500 shares valued at $570,869, the stock closed with buying of 20,000 units at $4, the equivalent of J$75, the stock closed in Jamaica at J$64 on Thursday.

Gains topped declines on TTSE

Trading activities fell sharply on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday with just 7 securities trading compared to 10 on Tuesday. Stocks rising continues to dominate with mild movements in the indices at the close of the market.
Trading ended with 4 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 1 holding firm, resulting in 152,664 shares changing hands at a value of $2,299,065 compared to Tuesday’s 197,505 shares valued at $1,350,912.
The Composite Index gained 0.07 points to end at 1,230.55, the All T&T Index declined 1.52 points to 1,824.23 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.23 points to 85.32, to be up 9.15 percent for the year to date.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 9 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.72, gaining 11 cents with 22,086 shares changing hands at a value of $325,032, JMMB Group gained 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $1.25 with 45,434 units being exchanged. Scotiabank closed at $58.75 with a gain of 5 cents and 1,750 shares traded and Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 10 cents, closing at $22.65 with 775 shares changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 3 cents to close at $22.50 with 16,946 units exchanged at a value of $1,230,292 and First Citizens closed at $32.01, losing 49 cents with 16,946 shares traded at a value of $542,272.
Firm Trades| Scotia Investments held firm at $2.21 with an exchange of 11,000 shares.

Trinidad stocks post gains on Tuesday

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with 10 securities trading compared to 14 on Monday with more stocks rising in price than those declining.
At the close, 4 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 4 were unchanged, resulting in 197,505 shares changing hands at a value of $1,350,912 compared to Monday’s 985,557 shares valued at $2,465,660.
The Composite Index gained 1.18 points to 1,230.48, the All T&T Index advanced 2.59 points to 1,825.75 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.05 points to 85.08.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 10 with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa McAL gained 61 cents to close at $66.45 with an exchange of just 25 units, Guardian Holdings added 6 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.61 with 52,069 shares changing hands at a value of $759,849. Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.55, gaining 5 cents with 5,056 shares traded and Guardian Media 6% preference share added 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $65.04 with a mere 5 units switching owners.
Losses| Sagicor Financial dropped 8 cents, closing at $9.12 with 10,094 units being exchanged and Scotiabank lost 5 cents to close at $58.70 with 274 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy closed at $2.65 trading 107,120 units, Scotia Investments remained at $2.21 with an exchange of 15,525 shares, Trinidad Cement held firm at $4.15 with trades of 7,000 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed at $58.50 with 337 units changing hands.

Guardian Holdings hits new high

Guardian Holdings rose in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday to hit a new 52 weeks’ high, but it was not the only stock to do so. Market momentum continued from Friday with 14 securities changing hands up from to 12 on Friday.
At the close, 6 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 4 remained unchanged, leading to an exchange of 985,557 shares valued at $2,465,660 compared to Friday’s trades of 522,359 shares valued at $3,824,294.
The Composite Index slipped 0.15 points to 1,229.29, the All T&T Index lost 0.19 points to 1,823.15 and the Cross Listed Index is down 0.01 point to 85.12.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment closed at $22.53, adding 1 cent with 6,480 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings advanced 55 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.55 with 11,610 shares traded, Massy Holdings gained 30 cents and closed at $51.40 with an exchange of 1,200 shares. Sagicor Financial added 9 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.20 with trades of 25,124 units, Scotiabank closed 1 cent higher to $58.75 with 60 shares exchanged and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.50, gaining 50 cents with trades of 17,716 units valued at $397,981.
Losses| Grace Kennedy was down 2 cents to close at $2.65 with an exchange of 117,880 units valued at $312,282, Prestige Holdings lost 15 cents, closing at $10.85 with 2,031 shares changing hands, infrequent trader, ReadyMix dropped 17 cents to 52 weeks’ low of $10.83, trading 1,200 units and Republic Financial Holdings slid to $106.74, a loss of $1.24 with 548 shares changing ownership.
Firm Trades| JMMB Group traded 786,922 units at $1.20 for a value of $944,814, Trinidad Cement held firm at $4.15 with trades of 6,286 shares and West Indian Tobacco was unchanged at $127 with 500 units changing hands.

Moderate gains for TTSE stocks – Friday

Trading levels trended up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday relative to Thursday’s activity. The market traded 12 securities compared to 9 on Thursday resulting in 3 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 5 unchanged. Two stocks ended at 52 weeks’ highs.
A total of 522,359 shares valued at $3,824,294 were exchanged compared to Thursday’s trades of 350,452 shares valued at $3,125,102.
The Composite Index advanced 1.46 points to 1,229.58, the All T & T Index gained 1.03 points to 1,823.62 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.26 points to 85.13.
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| First Citizens closed at $32.50, adding 1 cent with 75 units changing hands, National Commercial Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.60, gaining 1 cent with an exchange of 2,500 shares and Sagicor Financial advanced 11 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $9.11 with trades of 90,633 units valued at $824,779.
Losses| Grace Kennedy lost 1 cent to close at $2.67 with 24,000 shares being exchanged, Scotia Investments was down 2 cents to $2.21 with 61,521 units traded, Scotiabank closed at $58.74, a loss of 1 cent with 10,000 units changing hands, valued at $587,400 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading at $22, losing 51 cents with trades of 12,541 units.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment closed at $22.52, trading 44,422 shares valued at $1,000,033, JMMB Group traded 88,940 units at $1.20, Massy Holdings exchanged 667 shares and closed at $51.10, Trinidad Cement was unchanged at $4.15 after trading 187,000 shares valued at $776,457 and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $127 with 60 units changing hands.

Activity falls for Trinidad stocks

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday resulted in 9 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Wednesday leading to 5 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 2 unchanged.
A total of 350,452 shares valued at $3,125,102 were exchanged compared to Wednesday’s trades of 810,839 shares valued at $3,882,754.
The Composite Index gained 1.83 points to 1,228.12, the All T&T Index advanced 2.31 points to 1,822.59 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.18 points to 84.87.
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| Clico Investment added 2 cents to close at $22.52 with 6,045 units traded, National Enterprises closed at $10.87, up 2 cents with 500 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial advanced 25 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $9, having exchanged 42,500 shares valued at $382,500, Scotiabank gained 5 cents after trading 10,000 units valued at $587,448 to close at $58.75 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 40 cents to $22.51 with trades of 12,540 units.
Losses| First Citizens closed at $32.49, down 1 cent with 511 units being exchanged and JMMB Group lost 1 cent to close at $1.20 with 161,846 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Guardian Holdings closed at $14 with 106,510 shares traded, valued at $1,491,141 and Trinidad Cement was unchanged at $4.15 after trading 10,000 shares.