Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago market ended with 17 securities changing hands with the prices of five stocks rising, three declining and nine remaining unchanged, the primary market index dropped at the close, as declining stocks outnumbered rising ones.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index declined by 7.29 points to 1,311.84, the All T&T Index dropped 11.17 points to close at 1,771.78 and the Cross Listed Index shed 0.45 points to finish at 115.11.
The market closed with an exchange of 215,160 shares, accounting for $3,195,341 compared to 242,783 units at $2,867,044 on Wednesday.
An average of 12,656 units traded for the day at $187,973 in contrast to an average of 13,488 at $159,280 on Wednesday. An average of 13,332 units valued at $157,616 traded for the month to date, in contrast to 13,380 units at $155,439.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the Trinidad and Tobago market shows one stock ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Stocks Gaining| Clico Investment Fund rose 1 cent to settle at $25.01, with 80 stock units crossing the exchange, Grace Kennedy gained 5 cents ending at $3.45 after trading 3,000 stock units, Guardian Holdings carved out a gain of 4 cents to close at $19.70 after 109,701 units changed hands. Massy Holdings rose 10 cents in closing at $58 and exchanging 2,280 shares and Prestige Holdings added 4 cents to end at $8.25, with 309 units clearing the market.
Stocks declining| First Citizens Bank fell $2.90 to end at $46.10 with an exchange of 653 stock units, JMMB Group shed 3 cents to settle at $1.95, with 18,318 units crossing the market and NCB Financial Group lost 5 cents to end at $7.80 in an exchange of 846 units.
Firm trades| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.30 in an exchange of 2,313 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $14.50 trading 155 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $1.80, with 32,000 shares passing through the market. Republic Financial Holdings ended at $139.47 in exchanging 25 units. Scotiabank stayed at $54.75, with 50 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $17 with investors swapping 40,903 shares, Trinidad Cement traded 3,788 stock units and closed at $2.10. Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.90 with an exchange of 33 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $35 while exchanging 706 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
TTSE indices suffer more losses
Trading ends mixed on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago market ended down on Wednesday, with 18 securities changing hands, up from 14 on Tuesday and closing with the prices of two stocks rising, seven declining and nine remaining unchanged as two stocks closed at 52 weeks’ lows. 
The market closed with, the Composite Index declined by 4.27 points to close at 1,319.13, the All T&T Index declined by 6.06 points to close at 1,782.95 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.33 points to close at 115.56. Trading ended with an exchange of 242,783 shares for $2,867,044 compared to 164,986 units at $4,264,493 on Tuesday.
An average of 13,488 shares traded at $159,278 for each security, in contrast with an average of 11,785 shares at $304,629 on Tuesday. An average of 13,380 units traded at $155,439 for the month to date, in comparison to 13,371 units at $155,123.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the Trinidad and Tobago market shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Stocks Gaining| Guardian Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $19.66 after exchanging 1,100 units and JMMB Group rising 3 cents to settle at $1.98 after exchanging 5,000 units.
Stocks Falling| FirstCaribbean International Bank dropped 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.10, after trading 150,299 stock units, Guardian Media shed 75 cents after ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.25 and exchanging 5,000 stock units. National Enterprises fell 25 cents to $4.50, with investors swapping 23 stock units. NCB Financial Group declined 1 cent to settle at $7.85 in exchanging 20,349 shares, Scotiabank shed 15 cents to settle at $54.75 after 10,682 stock units passed through the market and Trinidad Cement fell 25 cents to settle at $2.10 in trading 27,000 units.
Firm Traders| Agostini’s ended at $24.50 after exchanging 63 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $14.50, finishing with 1,247 units changing hands. Clico Investment Fund ended at $25 with investors switching ownership of 40 stock units, First Citizens Bank ended at $49 with 2,641 units crossing the market. Grace Kennedy closed at $3.40 with of 5,000 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings closed at $57.90 in trading 671 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.80 after exchanging 3,400 shares. Republic Financial Holdings stayed at $139.47 with an exchange of 3,692 shares, Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.90, with investors swapping 793 stock units and West Indian Tobacco settled at $35 after exchanging 5,783 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trinidad stocks eked more gains
Trading activity on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in 14 securities changing hands, up from 12 on Monday to end with the prices of five stocks rising, three declining and six remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Composite Index advanced by 1.16 points to finish at 1,323.40, the All T&T Index added 2.31 points to close at 1,789.01 and the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 115.89.
The market closed with an exchange of 164,986 shares, accounting for $4,264,809 compared to 24,105 units at $639,961 on Monday.
An average of 13,749 units traded at $355,401, in contrast to an average of 2,009 units at $53,330 on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Gainers| Angostura Holdings rose 40 cents in ending at $15.30, with 687 shares crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 14 cents after closing at $17 and trading 2,097 shares, Trinidad Cement carved out a gain of 25 cents to settle at $2.35 with 9,258 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco climbed 35 cents to $35 trading 39,140 shares.
Losers| Clico Investment Fund carved out a gain of $1.50 and settled at $26.50 after exchanging 48,799 units, Massy Holdings fell 10 cents to close at $57.90, with investors switching ownership of 570 shares. 
Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent in ending at $139.47 and cleared the market with 1,914 units and Scotiabank dropped by 5 cents ending at $54.90 after exchanging 20,237 shares.
Firm traders| Ansa Mcal remained at $50 trading 624 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $19.65 with an exchange of 1,789 shares, JMMB Group closed at $1.95 after clearing the market with 33,739 units. National Flour Mills remained at $1.80 in an exchange of 570 shares, One Caribbean Media stayed at $5.25 after exchanging 562 shares and Unilever Caribbean settled at $16.90 with 560 stock units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
TTSE closed higher – Monday
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange had 12 securities changing hands similar to Friday and closed with the prices of six stocks rising, three declining, with three remaining unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 24,105 shares, accounting for $639,961 compared to 380,420 units at $1,777,572 on Friday. An average of 2,009 units traded for the day at $53,330, in contrast to an average of 31,702 at $148,131 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the Trinidad and Tobago market shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Stocks rising| Clico Investment Fund advanced by 5 cents to settle at $25 trading 9,584 stock units, Guardian Holdings added 4 cents to settle at $19.65 with 74 shares crossing the exchange. JMMB Group rose 5 cents to close at $1.95, with an exchange of just five units. Scotiabank gained 20 cents to close at $54.95, with 598 shares passing through the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL in rising 1 cent to settle at $16.86 traded 75 stock units and 
West Indian Tobacco increased 5 cents to end at $34.65 with 3,541 units changing hands.
Stocks falling| First Citizens Bank dropped $1 and closed at $49 in trading 250 units, One Caribbean Media shed 24 cents to settle at $5.25 in trading 475 shares and Unilever Caribbean lost 10 cents to end at $16.90 in trading 1,490 shares.
Firm traders| Calypso Macro Investment Fund stayed at $14.50 with an exchange of 1,000 stock units. Massy Holdings ended at $58, with 1,180 shares changing hands and Republic Financial Holdings settled at $139.48 in trading 785 units,
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
MPC Energy dominates TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago market was boosted on Thursday with MPC Caribbean Clean Energy settled at $1 with an exchange of 173,803 shares at the equivalent of TT$1.16 million out of total trade at 292,009 units at $2,048,445, compared to 55,143 shares for $958,614 on Wednesday. 
The market closed with 11 securities changing hands, down from 15 on Wednesday and ended with the price of one stock rising, two declining and eight remaining unchanged. The T&T Composite Index rose 0.69 points to 1,318.86. The All T&T Index gained 2.17 points to 1,782.39, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.11 points to close at 115.56.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of six stocks higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Gainer│ Clico Investments closed 2 cents higher at $24.97, with an exchange of 11,405 stock units.
Losers│ JMMB Group lost 2 cents in transferring 42,100 shares and closed at $1.93 and Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10, with a loss of 25 cents after exchanging 9,000 stock units.
Firm Trades│ First Citizens traded 1,992 units at $48.50, Grace Kennedy remained at $3.40, in exchanging 35,884 shares, Massy Holdings held firm at $58, with a transfer of 1,135 units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at US$1, with 173,803 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial exchanged 15,708 stock units at $7.87, Republic Financial Holdings was unchanged at $139.47, trading 450 units. Scotiabank investors transferred 520 units at $54.75 and West Indian Tobacco closed at $34.60, with 12 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Most stocks rise on TTSE
Stocks mostly gained on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday for the third time since the start of July, after some stock prices closed with sizable gains to push the market indices up for the day.
First Citizens Bank added $2.50 to finish at $48, on TTSE on Monday.
The market closed with fifteen securities trading with the prices of eight rising, one declining and six ending unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 130,903 shares valued at $2,811,418 compared to 167,722 shares for $1,805,037 on Friday from 16 securities.
The T&T Composite Index climbed 7.70 points to 1,318.31, The All T&T Index advanced by 15.29 points to 1,780.01, while the Cross Listed Index closed unchanged at 115.74.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of five stocks higher than its last selling price and three with lower offers.
Gainers│ First Citizens Bank added $2.50 to finish at $48, in trading 16,845 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $58, with gains of $1 after exchanging 15,721 shares, National Enterprises rose 25 cents in transferring 828 units to close at $4.75. Prestige Holdings gained 1 cent to end at $8.21, with an exchange of 1,000 units, Republic Financial Holdings picked up 1 cent to settle at $139.48, after 1,572 stock units crossing the market. 
Trinidad Cement carved out a gain of 25 cents in exchanging 25,000 shares at $2.35, cents, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed 99 cents higher at $17.99, trading 9,477 stock units and West Indian Tobacco gained 40 cents to settle at $34.65, with 10,050 stock units changing hands.
Losers│ Scotiabank shed 20 cents in transferring 913 units to close at $54.75.
Firm Trades│ Ansa McAL was unchanged at $50, with 37 units changing hands, L.J Williams B share traded 34,560 shares at $1.40, NCB Financial ended at $7.88, with 1,600 units crossing the market. One Caribbean Media transferred 3,000 stock units at $5.25, Point Lisas remained at $3.25, in exchanging 300 units and Unilever Caribbean closed at $17 trading 10,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
TTSE stocks dip better prospects ahead
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago market ended with declining stocks outdistancing advancing ones, by a three to one margin. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was positive, with eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The market closed with eighteen securities trading with the prices of three advancing, nine declining and six unchanged. Market activity resulted in 227,019 shares trading for $2,597,044 compared to 61,713 units for $1,287,355 on Wednesday from 10 securities.
The T&T Composite Index dropped 5.87 points to 1,309.76, The All T&T Index dived 12.15 points to 1,765.02, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.07 points to end at 115.40.
Gainers│ Calypso Macro Index Fund gained 50 cents to settle at 14.50 with a transfer of 535 units, Point Lisas picked up 10 cents to end at $3.25, in exchanging 30 units and Scotiabank closed at $54.65, with gains of 5 cents in trading just one stock unit.
Losers│ Agostini’s closed 25 cents lower at $24.50, in transferring a mere one unit, Clico Investments traded 940 units at $24.75, after shedding 25 cents, First Citizens Bank declined by $2.79 to $45.71, with 100 units changing hands. Massy Holdings lost $1.90 and ended at $58, after exchanging 5,484 stock units. National Enterprises lost 10 cents to end at $4.65, with a transfer of 485 units, National Flour was down 5 cents at $1.80, in trading 28,425 shares.
NCB Financial lost 2 cents to finish at $7.86, with 109,650 shares crossing the market. One Caribbean Media closed 5 cents lower at $5.45 in exchanging one stock unit and West Indian Tobacco shed 15 cents, transferring 156 units and closed at $34.10.
Firm Trades│ Grace Kennedy exchanged 500 units at $3.40, Guardian Holdings was unchanged at $19.50 trading 9,396 stock units, investors in JMMB Group transferred 5,000 stock units at $1.90. Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10 with just four units traded, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $16.81, with 5,558 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean exchanged 60,753 shares at $16.88.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading jumps for Trinidad stocks
Trading activity picked up on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with 18 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Friday, leading to 432,782 shares crossing the exchange for $3,520,958, up from 55,883 shares for $1,525,758, on Friday.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
The market closed with six advancing, three declining and nine stocks remaining unchanged and leaving the T&T Composite Index carving out a minor loss of 0.18 points to end at 1,309.67. The All T&T Index fell by 2.67 points to 1,765.10, while the Cross Listed Index bucked the losing trend and gained 0.32 points to close at 115.44.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of six stocks higher than its last selling price and one with a lower offer.
Gainers│ First Caribbean International gained 5 cents as investors transferred 2,327 units at $7.20, Grace Kennedy ended 6 cents higher at $3.26, with 50,000 shares crossing the market, National Enterprises rose 10 cents to $4.75, after an exchange of just ten units. National Flour finished at $1.85, with gains of 5 cents trading 227,572 shares, Republic Financial Holdings picked up 18 cents to settle at $139.45, with a transfer of 155 units and Scotiabank advanced 35 cents to $54.95 after exchanging 53 units.
Losers│ CinemaOne shed 24 cents to close at an all-time low of $5.50, in trading 20 units, Clico Investments lost 1 cent after exchanging a mere 34 units to end at $24.99 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended 75 cents lower at $16.50, with a transfer of 16,193 stock units.
Firm Trades│ Agostini’s remained at $25 with trades of a mere five units, First Citizens Bank held firm at $45.71, in exchanging 2,816 shares, Guardian Holdings closed at $19.50, with 4,079 stock units crossing the market. JMMB Group was unchanged at $1.95 after investors transferred 500 units, Massy Holdings closed at $57, with an exchange of 5,976 stock units, NCB Financial traded 1,910 shares at $7.86. Trinidad Cement closed with an exchange of 418 units at $2.10, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.99, with 119,728 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended with trades of 1,006 units at $34.50.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Most TTSE stocks stand firm
The Trinidad Stock market gave back some of the gains enjoyed on the last trading day of June as trading levels picked up on the first day of the new month with eighteen securities trading up from 16 stocks on Tuesday. The market closed with the vast majority of stocks trading closing with unchanged prices.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
The market closed with one advancing, three declining and the prices of fourteen ending unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 125,817 shares valued at $1,972,975 compared to 93,541 shares for $1,048,926 on Tuesday from the trading of 16 securities.
The T&T Composite Index slipped 1.89 points to 1,308.70. The All T&T Index fell by 4.43 points to 1,765.30, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.09 points to close at 115.15.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than its last selling price and two with lower offers.
Gainers│ NCB Financial added 1 cent trading 24,989 stock units and closed at $7.86.
Losers│ Clico Investments lost 1 cent trading 267 units to end at $24.99, Republic Financial Holdings closed 5 cents lower at $139.45, with an exchange of 5 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL finished at $17.20, with a loss of 30 cents the swapping of 600 units.
Firm Traders│ Agostini’s traded 2,000 units at $25, Angostura Holdings closed at $14.90 after an exchange of 30 units, Ansa McAL closed at $50.01, with investors transferring 1,165 units. First Citizens Bank remained at $45.71, with 650 units crossing the market, First Caribbean International Bank had investors swapping 1,250 units at $7.20, Guardian Holdings closed at $19.20, in trading 387 units. 
JMMB Group was unchanged at $1.95 with 26,106 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings ended at $57, after the trading of 4,795 units. National Enterprises traded 5,000 units at $4.65, One Caribbean Media closed at $5.50, with investors having exchanged 24,806 stock units, investors exchanged 88 units of Point Lisas at $3.35. Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10, with 582 units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean closed at $16.98 after 585 units crossed the exchange and West Indian Tobacco closed with a transfer of 32,512 stock units at $34.79.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trinidad stocks beat the region
The performance of Trinidadian stocks that are listed on the country’s stock exchange is beating regional companies that are cross-listed on the Trinidad exchange for the first six months of 2020, with the former down just five percent while cross-listed ones are down nearly 21 percent.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
The T&T Composite Index climbed 6.19 points to 1,310.59, down 10.7 percent for the year so far. The All T&T Index advanced by 9.17 points to 1,769.73, with a six months fall of 5.3 percent while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.43 points to close at 115.06 for half year decline of 20.5 percent.
The market closed with sixteen securities trading with five stocks advancing, four declining and seven remained unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 93,541 shares valued at $1,048,926 compared to 280,383 shares for $4,446,508 on Monday from 13 securities.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than its last selling price and two with lower offers.
Gainers│ Grace Kennedy gained 5 cents in closing at $3.15, with investors transferring 20,000 stock units, Guardian Holdings finished 30 cents higher at $19.20 trading 485 units, NCB Financial rose 5 cents to $7.85, after exchanging 7,130 units. One Caribbean Media picked up 5 cents and settled at $5.50, in swapping 12,194 stock units and Scotiabank ended at $54.99, having gained 49 cents trading 100 units.
Losers│ Calypso Macro Index Fund shed 38 cents to end at $15.50, after swapping 500 units, National Flour lost 3 cents transferring 787 units and closed at $1.87, 
Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.98, down 1 cent exchanging 223 units and West Indian Tobacco finished at $34.79, with a loss of 1 cent trading 200 units,
Firm Trades│ Agostini’s closed at $25 in exchanging 28,500 stock units, Clico Investments remained at $25 with 1,354 units crossing the market, First Citizens Bank was unchanged at $45.71, in transferring 748 units. JMMB Group swapped 20,248 stock units at $1.95, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy traded 100 units at US$1, Prestige Holdings exchanged 930 units at $8.20 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL remained at $17.50, having swapped 42 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.