NCB Group trades at J$76 in Trinidad

NCB stock traded at a high of TT$4 on the TTSE on Thursday.

National Commercial Bank Financial Group, the new holding company for National Commercial Bank and its subsidiaries traded on Thursday after trading in the NCB shares was suspended.
The stock traded as high as TT$4 or the equivalent of J$76 but closed slightly lower at the close. The group traded in Kingston at J$65.
Trading levels on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange fell on Thursday leading to an exchange of just 9 securities, compared to 11 on Wednesday. At the close 3 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 2 were unchanged. Securities traded amounted to 306,454 units at a value of $3,666,557 in contrast to Wednesday’s 547,969 shares valued at $12,402,664.
The Composite Index gained 0.51 points to 1,240.39, the All T&T Index rose 1.45 points to 1,823.23 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.06 points to 88.16.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| After several weeks closing with the demand for Agostini’s at a higher price than the last sale 2,658 units traded on Thursday with price gaining $1.02 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $18.52, after it last traded in November last year. First Citizens Bank gained 1 cent trading 8,205 shares and closed at $31.51, still below the price of $32, the government block of 48 million shares are being sold and Trinidad Cement added 10 cents, closing at $4.30, with an exchange of 8,598 units.
Losses| Clico Investment closed at $22.50 with a loss of 10 cents as 126,509 units changing hands at a value of $2,846,453, First Caribbean International Bank lost 5 cents, closing at $8.94 with an exchange of 1,000 units, JMMB Group was down 2 cents to $1.20 with trades of 65,295 shares and Republic Financial Holdings closed at $105.99, after losing just 1 cent with 188 units traded.
Firm Trades| National Commercial Bank Financial Group traded 91,588 shares to close with the last sale at $3.75 valued at $346,562 and Sagicor Financial held firm at $9 with trades of 2,413 units.

Clico Investments dominates

Trades in Clico Investments, amounting to 516,609 units valued at $11,673,878 propped up activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with only 31,380 units trading by 10 other stocks.
At the close of trading 11 securities changed hands compared to 10 on Tuesday resulting in 547,969 units valued at $12,402,664 changing hands. On Tuesday, just 141,873 shares valued at $1,306,192 traded. A total of 5 stocks rose, 2 lost value and 4 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index lost 0.49 points to 1,239.88, the All T&T Index fell 0.64 points to 1,821.78 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.04 points to 88.24.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 10 cents to close at $22.60, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.50 with gains of 39 cents and 8,468 shares changing hands, Scotiabank added 1 cent, closing at $58.80 with trades of 2,850 shares. Trinidad Cement closed at $4.20, gaining 3 cents with an exchange of 200 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 8 cents higher to close at $22.61 with 7,454 units trading.
Losses| First Citizens Bank dropped 50 cents to close at $31.50 with 657 shares switching owners and First Caribbean International Bank lost 1 cent in closing at $8.99 with an exchange of 876 units.
Firm Trades| JMMB Group traded 4,000 shares at $1.22, Massy Holdings held firm at $53 trading 4,097 units, Point Lisas closed at $3.65 with an exchange of 2,671 shares and Sagicor Financial was unchanged at $9 with of only 87 units.

6 stocks rise & 2 fall – Monday

Over 48 m units of First Citizens went on sale by the T&T govt at $32 per share today.

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday saw 12 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Friday leading to moderate changes in the market indices.
The market closed with 6 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 4 unchanged resulting in 534,824 shares trading at a value of $2,812,325 compared to Friday’s 150,233 shares valued at $1,739,892.
The Composite Index slid 0.72 points to 1,240.56, the All T&T Index gained 0.77 points to 1,821.73 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.30 points to 88.43.
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| Clico Investments exchanged 1,788 units at $22.52, having gained 1 cent, Guardian Holdings closed 50 cents higher to $15.50 trading 17,838 shares, and National Enterprises rose 3 cents to close at $10.85 with 4,735 units changing hands. Scotia Investments added 1 cent, closing at $2.20 with an exchange of 194,600 shares valued at $429,620, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.51, with a 1 cent gain while 500 units traded and West Indian Tobacco closed 1 cent higher to $127 with trades of 128 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group lost 8 cents, closing at $1.20 with an exchange of 113,431 units and Trinidad Cement closed 3 cents lower to $4.17 with 25,113 shares changing owners.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings traded 10,000 units at $15, Massy Holdings closed at $53 with 1,721 units traded, Sagicor Financial held firm at $9 with an exchange of 164,450 shares valued at $1,480,050 and Scotiabank closed at $58.76 trading 520 shares.
First Citizens did not trade with the government putting 48 million shares on the market for sale at $32 each starting on Monday.

Unilever jump $1.25

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday saw 11 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Thursday. Unilever Caribbean reaped a $1.25 gain to rise to $58.25 trading 4,260 units.
The market closed with 3 stocks advancing, 5 unchanged and 3 declining as 157,407 shares were exchanged at a value of $3,220,448 compared to Thursday’s 337,591 shares valued at $2,989,250.
The Composite Index lost 0.19 points to 1,242.51, the All T&T Index dropped 0.37 points to 1,822.77 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 88.80 points.
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 Investments added 1 cent, closing at $22.51 trading 36,976 shares valued at $831,996, L.J. Williams B gained 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 80 cents with 10,000 units changing hands.
Losses| First Caribbean International Bank lost 1 cent to close at $9.15, with trades of 17,062 units, Grace Kennedy fell 1 cent to $2.63 trading 300 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.65, losing 35 cents with an exchange of 1,000 units.
Firm Trades| First Citizens Bank closed at $32.25 trading 2,353 units, Massy Holdings traded 25,000 shares at $53 valued at $1,325,092 and National Commercial Bank was unchanged at $3.70 with only 128 units traded. Sagicor Financial traded 60,161 shares with a value of $541,449 at $9 and Scotiabank closed at $58.75 trading 167 shares.

Republic drops $2.65 on Friday

Republic Financial Holdings dropded $2.65 on Friday on the TTSE.

Republic Financial Holdings gave back a large portion of the gains made on Thursday by closing $2.65 lower on Friday on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange.
Trading ended on Friday with 11 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Thursday. At the close 2 stocks advanced, 5 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
A total of 161,647 shares traded at a value of $2,116,016 in contrast to Thursday’s 388,620 shares valued at $8,599,471.
The Composite Index lost 5.25 points to 1,237.55, the All T&T Index declined 10.90 points to 1,815.39 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.07 points to 88.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 3 cents to close at $1.28 with an exchange of 17,064 shares and Scotiabank advanced 50 cents with trades of 3,598 units to close at $58 after trading at $58.75 during the trading session.
Losses| Grace Kennedy closed at $2.63, down 1 cent with 19,400 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings lost 50 cents to close at $15 with trades of 19,040 shares, National Commercial Bank closed at $3.60, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 6,735 units. Republic Financial Holdings closed $2.65 lower to $106.35 with 6,050 units traded at a value of $631,713 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 60 cents to close at $22.65 with 3,250 units changing owners.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15 trading 20,940 units valued at $314,110, National Flour Mills traded 39,500 shares at $2.70, Scotia Investments closed with trades of 23,350 units at $2.19 and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $127 trading 2,720 shares valued at $345,440.

Mixed trading for Trinidad stocks

Republic Financial Holdings jumped $6 on Thursday on the TTSE.

Republic Financial Holdings jumped sharply by the close of trading to end at $109 on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday helping the All T&T Index to made some gains to almost wipe of the loss for the year to date.
Trading ended with 16 securities changing hands compared to 17 on Wednesday with 6 stocks advancing, 3 unchanged and 7 declining. A total of 388,620 shares were traded at a value of $8,599,471 in contrast to Wednesday’s 963,376 shares valued at $19,028,454.
The Composite Index lost 0.53 points to 1,242.80, the All T&T Index rose 6.19 points to 1,826.29 and the Cross Listed Index fell 1.00 points to 88.39.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens closed at $32.26, adding 1 cent trading 1,290 shares, National Commercial Bank gained 1 cent to close at $3.61 with an exchange of 5,986 units, National Flour Mills closed 10 cents higher at $2.70 with 20,000 shares changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings climbed to $109, with gains of $6 trading 52,450 shares valued at $5,577,817, Scotia Investments gained 4 cents to close at $2.19 with trades of 45,000 units and Unilever Caribbean advanced $1, closing at $52 with 1,166 units exchanged.
Losses| Clico Investment was down 1 cent, closing at $22.50 with 18,600 units exchanged, at a value of $418,509, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.50, losing $1 with 105,480 shares changing hands, valued at $1,641,623, JMMB Group closed at $1.25 with a loss of 3 cents with an exchange of 96,550 units. Praetorian Property closed 1 cent lower to $3 with 2,000 units traded, Prestige Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $10.85 trading 500 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 40 cents to close at $23.25 with 10,434 units changing owners and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.17, losing 23 cents trading 26,037 shares.
Firm Trades| Massy Holdings closed at $53 trading 1,827 units, Point Lisas traded at $3.65 with 500 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $127 with trades of 800 shares.

Unilever in big fall

Unilever products

Shares of Unilever Caribbean dropped to their lowest in a year, as the price declined by a whopping $7 to end at $51, one of the major factor pulling the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange down, at the close on Wednesday.
All three market indices declined as falling prices overwhelmed advancing ones. At the close, 17 securities were traded compared to 16 on Tuesday with 4 stocks advancing, 8 declining and 5 were left unchanged as 963,376 shares traded at a value of $19,028,454 in contrast to Tuesday’s 115,087 shares valued at $1,075,427.
The Composite Index declined 4.99 points to 1,243.33, the All T&T Index lost 2.16 points to 1,820.10 and the Cross Listed Index was down 1.07 points to 89.39.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| First Caribbean International Bank gained 11 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.16 with trades of 49,125 shares valued at $449,985, Grace Kennedy added 1 cent to close at $2.64 with 1,920 units changing hands. Sagicor Financial closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.41, adding 1 cent with an exchange of 46,310 shares, valued at $435,777, while Praetorian Property closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.01, rising 1 cent with 20,000 units changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investment closed trading at $22.51 with loss of 8 cents and an exchange of 3,252 units, Ansa Merchant Bank lost 1 cent to close at $40.01 with trades of 4,030 shares, First Citizens closed 25 cents lower at $32.25, with 23,743 units changing hands, valued at $765,712. Guardian Holdings slipped 25 cents to $16.50 trading 133,238 shares valued at $2,170,445, National Commercial Bank closed 37 cents lower at $3.60 with an exchange of 518,125 shares valued at $1,940,337. Prestige Holdings closed at $10.86, losing 14 cents with 4,744 units changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 1 cent trading to close at $23.65 with 13,188 units valued at $311,900 and Unilever Caribbean declined $7 to a 52 weeks’ low of $51 with 2,120 shares changing owners.
Firm Trades| Massy Holdings closed at $53 trading 27,464 units valued at $1,455,833, One Caribbean Media was unchanged at $17 with 15,940 shares changing hands, Scotiabank traded at $57.50 with 23,252 units valued at $1,363,747, Trinidad Cement closed at $4.40 with 2,980 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco held at $127 with an exchange of 73,945 shares valued at $9,390,348.

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.

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 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.