Big Citizens Bank fall hits TTSE index

February 1, 2017 by

First Citizens dropped $1.50 in trading on TTSE on Wednesday.

A drop of $1.50 in the price of First Citizens Bank push the price to $32.50 with 5,000 units changing hands and was the main contributor to the fall in the Composite Index of the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
Market activity resulted in 13 securities changing hands in contrast to 18 on Tuesday as 4 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 5 remained unchanged. A total of 810,839 shares valued at $3,882,754 were exchanged compared to Tuesday’s trades of 483,249 shares valued at $2,376,016.
The Composite Index declined 3.18 points to 1,226.29 points, the All T & T Index fell 7.41 points to 1,820.28 points and the Cross Listed Index inched 0.15 points higher to 84.69.
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| Guardian Holdings advanced 25 cents to $14 trading 32,652 shares valued at $450,215, National Commercial Bank added 4 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.59 with 65,932 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial climbed 24 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.75, having exchanged 13,500 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.11 gaining 9 cents and 2,961 units changing owners.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at $22.50 with an exchange of 68,150 shares valued at $1,533,377, JMMB Group slid 4 cents to $1.21 with trades of 524,328 valued at $636,873 and National Flour Mills closed at $2.67, down 3 cents with 150 shares switching owners.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $14.75 with 450 shares traded, Massy Holdings was unchanged at $51.10 with transactions of 8,959 shares valued at $457,728, Scotia Investments closed at $2.23 with an exchange of 77,000 units, Trinidad Cement held firm at $4.15 after trading 11,300 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $127 with a mere 7 units changing ownership.

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Sharp drop trading Trinidad stocks

January 30, 2017 by

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday resulted in sharp decline in the number of active securities and declines in the two main indices.
The market closed with 10 securities changing hands in contrast to 16 on Friday with 1 stock advancing, 2 declining and 7 unchanged. A total of 174,656 units valued at $3,712,321 traded compared to Friday’s trades of 662,006 shares valued at $5,506,299.
The Composite Index declined 2.06 points to 1,223.02, the All T&T Index dropped 4.14 points to 1,830.07 while the Cross Listed Index gained a mere 0.01 point to 82.44.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| National Enterprises gained 8 cents to close at $10.85 with 7,540 units being exchanged, to be the sole stock rising.
Losses| First Citizens sustained a fall of 93 cents, closing at $34 with trades of 27,147 valued at $922,998 and Republic Financial Holdings lost 9 cents to close at $108.19 with 6,719 units exchanged for a value of $726,929.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment was unchanged at $22.52 with only 245 shares traded, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.68 with a mere 10 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed at $13.31 with 5,600 units exchanged while Scotia Investments closed at $2.23 with 5,400 shares changing owners. Scotiabank held firm at $58.75, closing with 10,000 units traded at a value of $587,500, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $21, after trading 48,309 shares valued at $1,014,499 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.50 with 63,686 units transacted.

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6 stocks rise 6 fall on TTSE on Friday

January 27, 2017 by

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday with an increased number of 16 securities changing hands compared to 15 on Thursday. A total of 6 stocks advanced, 4 were unchanged and 6 declined as 662,006 units were exchanged, for $5,506,299 compared to 482,036 shares valued at $3,773,912 on Thursday.
The Composite Index advanced 1.17 points to 1,225.08, the All T & T Index gained 0.28 points to 1,834.21 and the Cross Listed Index also gained 0.28 points to 82.43.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment closed 2 cents higher at $22.52, with 142,187 units traded at a value of $3,200,232, First Caribbean International gained 3 cents trading 31,963 units to close at a 52 weeks high of $8.53, Guardian Holdings exchanged 7,600 shares and gained 18 cents to end at $13.31. JMMB Group added 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $1.20 with an exchange of 364,378 units valued at $437,724, Scotia Investments closed at $2.23, gaining 2 cents with 76,418 shares changing hands and Scotiabank gained 5 cents, in closing at $58.75 with 1,000 shares traded.
Losses| Massy Holdings closed at $51.40, losing 2 cents with only 75 units changing owners, National Commercial Bank was down 7 cents to $3.28 trading 1,000 shares and Point Lisas lost 5 cents to close at $3.70 with an exchange of 530 units. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $108.28, after falling 6 cents with 9,302 shares being exchanged at a value of $1,007,221, Trinidad Cement slid 5 cents to $4.50, with 18,402 shares traded and West Indian Tobacco exchanged 100 units to close at $127.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy closed at $2.68 with 100 shares traded, Prestige Holdings remained unchanged at $11 with 169 units changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.50 trading 2,582 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL held firm at $21 with an exchange of 6,200 units.

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TCL fall pulls TTSE market index down

January 26, 2017 by

Trinidad Cement shares suffer big fall.

A 35 cents rise in the price of Trinidad & Tobago NGL was insufficient to wade of the negative impact of a 50 cents drop in the price of Trinidad Cement in preventing slippage in the All T&T index on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday.
Market activity resulted in 15 securities traded, compared to 13 on Wednesday with 6 stocks advancing, 4 holding firm and 5 declining. The number of shares that changed hands amounted to 482,036 units valued at $3,773,912 compared to 95,386 shares valued at $2,016,084 on Wednesday.
At the close the Composite Index advanced 1.89 points to 1,223.91, thanks to gains in three Jamaican based stocks, the All T & T Index slid 3.19 points to 1,833.93 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.96 points to 82.15.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings added 1 cent to close trading at $14.72 with an exchange of 11,968 shares, JMMB Group rose 6 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $1.16 with 43,691 units being purchased, National Commercial Bank climbed 15 cents, closing at a 52 weeks high of $3.35 with 193,012 units traded, valued at $632,749. Scotia Investments closed at $2.21, gaining 1 cent with 1,100 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 9,694 units to close at $21, for a gain of 35 cents and West Indian Tobacco added 2 cents to close at $127.02 with 578 shares changing owners.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 8 cents, closing at $22.50 with trades of 86,187 shares valued at $1,939,787, Massy Holdings closed at $51.42, a loss of 2 cents with 578 units traded, Sagicor Financial closed down by 5 cents to $8.50 with 22,247 shares being exchanged. Scotiabank traded 331 units, closing at $58.70, after a loss of 5 cents and Trinidad Cement traded just 500 shares to close at $4.55, after losing 50 cents.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL was unchanged at $65.84 with 2,306 units changing hands, First Citizens exchanged a mere 42 shares to close at $34.93, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.68 with 109,095 shares traded and Guardian Holdings held firm at $13.13 with 707 units changing hands.

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TCL trades 1.9m units at $5.50

January 23, 2017 by

TCL closed at $5.50 on Monday.

With Cemex announcing at the end of last week, that they secured enough shares to take their holdings in Trinidad Cement to just over 50 percent, 1,926,850 units were traded at $5.50 with a value of $10,597,675.
The odds are that the trade may well be done on behalf of the Mexican based company albeit at a higher price that their last official price of $5.07. TCL stock closed with the bid below the last traded price with 12,000 being offered at $5.45 and buying of 320,004 shares at $3.20.
On Monday, trading closed with 11 securities changing hands in contrast to 7 on Friday leading to 4 stocks advancing, 7 holding firm and none declining. Swollen by the cement trade, volume exchanged, climbed to 2,076,758 units at a value of $12,907,895 compared to only 182,914 shares valued at $736,886 on Friday.
The Composite Index advanced 2.44 points to 1,222.30 points, the All T & T Index climbed 2.84 points to 1,840.78 points and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.28 points to 80.77 points. The gains, disguises a broader weakness in the market which closed with much more weak offers than for some time in the recent past.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 12 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings gained 10 cents, closing at $13.10 with 425 shares traded, National Commercial Bank closed trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.20, gaining 4 cents with 52,000 shares being executed. National Enterprises added 8 cents to close at $10.77 with 10,000 units changing hands and National Flour Mills rose 30 cents to $2.70 with an exchange of 5,000 shares.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings exchanged 4,000 units and closed at $14.70, Clico Investment closed at $22.51 with 67,145 units valued at $1,514,808 changing hands, First Citizens was unchanged at $34.93 with a mere 54 shares changing hands. Prestige Holdings remained at $11 with 300 shares changing hands, Scotiabank traded as high as $58.80 but closed trading at $58.75 with 5,561 units changing owners, valued at $326,978 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL, with 5,423 stock units being executed, closed at $20.52.

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TCL at $5.50 as investors spurn Cemex

January 20, 2017 by

Trinidad Cement closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Friday.

Trinidad Cement share price hit a new high of $5.50 by rising 40 cents to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $5.50 with 88,796 transactions valued at $483,135 on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday.
At the close there was a bid to buy 1,924,850 units at $5.50, with only 122,886 units on offer at $5.60. The closing prices are the clearest message that investors are not impressed with the final offer price of $5.07 by Cemex. The closing price on Friday is still lower than the $5.60 to $6.18, Ernst and Young placed on the stock.
The market traded a mere 7 securities in contrast to 12 on Thursday leading to 5 stocks advancing, 2 holding firm and none declining. There were 182,914 units exchanged at a value of $736,886 compared to 382,443 shares valued at $3,889,464 on Thursday.
Trading ended with all three indices climbing to their highest, since the start of 2017. The Composite Index advanced 2.87 points to 1,219.86 points, the All T&T Index rose 2.40 points to 1,837.94 points and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.45 points to 80.49 points.
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| Clico Investment added 1 cent to close at $22.51 with an exchange of 1,000 shares, JMMB Group closed trading at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $1.10, gaining 4 cents with 50,000 transactions being executed, the closing price equates to J$21 well above the J$15.31 it sold for in Jamaica on Friday. Sagicor Financial advanced 5 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $8.15 with 300 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL was up 2 cents to $20.52 with 1,000 shares traded.
Firm Trades| National Flour Mills was unchanged at $2.40 with 40,879 shares changing hands and Scotiabank held firm at $58.75 with 939 units changing ownership.

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6 TTSE stocks fell 4 gained

January 19, 2017 by

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday resulted in 12 securities changing hands compared to 7 on Wednesday leading to 4 stocks advancing, 6 declining and 2 holding firm.
The Composite Index gained 0.68 points to 1,216.99 points, the All T&T Index declined 0.37 points to 1,835.54 points and the Cross Listed Index advanced 0.24 points to 80.04 points.
At the close, 382,443 units valued at $3,889,464 were exchanged compared to 453,962 shares valued at $7,222,917 on Wednesday.
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| JMMB Group closed trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.06 adding 6 cents with 61,265 transactions being executed, National Commercial Bank added 4 cents to close at 52 weeks’ high of $3.16 with 5,350 shares changing hands. Scotiabank gained 5 cents in closing at $58.75 with only 189 units exchanged and Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 7 cents to $20.50 with 8,877 shares traded.
Losses| Ansa McAL lost 3 cents to close at $65.96 with 100 units changing owners, Clico Investment closed at $22.50 with an exchange of 114,259 shares valued at $2,571,913, First Citizens Bank lost 3 cents to close at $34.93 with 1,406 shares. Grace Kennedy lost 5 cents, ending at $2.60 as 21,500 shares changed hands, Republic Financial Holdings was down 1 cent to $108.38 with 453 shares traded and Trinidad Cement declined 5 cents to $5.10 with 168,768 shares valued at $868,138.
Firm Trades| Massy Holdings closed at $51.48 with 245 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco was unchanged at $127 with 31 units switching owners.

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Declining stocks hold upper hand on TTSE

January 18, 2017 by

Trading levels on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday resulted in all three indices rising emanating from only 7 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Tuesday.
A total of 453,962 units valued at $7,222,917 were exchanged compared to 305,919 shares valued at $1,570,666 on Tuesday. The market closed with 2 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 1 unchanged
The Composite Index advanced 0.51 points to 1,216.31 points, the All T & T Index lost 0.64 points to 1,835.91 points and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.23 points to 79.80 points.
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| JMMB Group gained 5 cents, closing trading at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1 with 4,918 shares being exchanged and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $20.43, advancing 13 cents with 30,203 units valued at $617,040 changing hands.
Losses| Ansa McAL closed at $65.99, a loss of 26 cents with 50,000 units traded, valued at $3,299,500, Massy Holdings was down 2 cents to $51.48 with an exchange of 3,000 units, Republic Financial Holdings lost 4 cents to close at $108.39 with 2,000 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco fell 3 cents, in closing at $127 with 8,613 units changing hands, with a value of $1,094,072.
Firm Trades| Trinidad Cement closed trading at $5.15 with an exchange of 355,228 shares valued at $1,836,167.

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More losses than gains on TTSE

January 17, 2017 by

Activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday closed with 11 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Monday with 2 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 305,919 units valued at $1,570,666 compared to 287,730 shares valued at $3,325,149 on Monday.
The Composite Index gained 0.09 points to 1,215.80 points, the All T & T Index was down 0.42 points to 1,836.55 points, the Cross Listed Index was up 0.08 points to 79.57 points.
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| JMMB Group gained 3 cents to close trading at a 52 weeks’ high of 95 cents with an exchange of 135,700 shares and West Indian Tobacco added 1 cent, closing at $127.03 with only 500 units changing hands.
< Strong> Losses| Grace Kennedy, with 40,210 shares traded, lost 2 cents to close at $2.65, Guardian Holdings was down 1 cent to $13 with transactions of 23,372 units being executed, valued at $304,255. Scotiabank closed at $58.70 and ending with a loss of 5 cents as 957 shares changed hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 15 cents to $20.30, traded 27,365 units valued at $555,565.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment closed at $22.60 with 2,350 shares changing hands, First Citizens, with an exchange of just 40 units, closed at $34.97, Prestige Holdings traded 731 shares in closing at $11. Scotia Investments was unchanged at $2.10 with trades of 30,000 units and Trinidad Cement closed at $5.15 with 44,694 shares switching owners.

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TTSE gains beat declines 2 to 1 – Monday

January 16, 2017 by

TCL closed at $5.10 on Friday.

Trinidad Cement pushed past Cemex bid price of $5.07 to $5.15 on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Monday. The market closed with 13 securities changing hands as 4 advanced, 2 declined and 7 were unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 287,730 units valued at $3,325,149 compared to 166,719 shares valued at $2,032,545 on Friday.
The Composite Index gained 0.16 points to 1,215.71, the All T&T Index lost 0.69 points to 1,836.97 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.14 points to 79.49.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments added 1 cent to close at $22.60 with of 8,000 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed at $13.01, adding 1 cent with an exchange of 212,389 shares valued at $2,761,059. National Commercial Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.12 with a gain of 2 cents and 10,000 units changing owners and Trinidad Cement climbed 5 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $5.15 with 4,000 units traded.
Losses| Massy Holdings lost 49 cents to close at $51.50 with 355 shares being exchanged and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $20.45, down 5 cents with 2,595 shares changing owners.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy closed at $2.67 with 5,700 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings, with an exchange of 63 shares, closed at $108.43. Sagicor Financial held firm at $8.10 with 20,952 units being traded, Scotia Investments was unchanged at $2.10 with trades of 18,051 units, Scotiabank exchanged a mere 25 units to close at $58.75, L.J. Williams exchanged 5,400 shares, closing at 66 cents and West Indian Tobacco closed at $127.02 with 200 shares changing hands.

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