Fresh from closing on Tuesday with a good bounce, trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange saw continuation of gains but at a more modest level on Wednesday with 13 securities trading. At the close of trading, 450,739 units changed hands valued at $7,596,505.
The Composite Index advanced by 1.18 points or to close at 1,127.47, the All T&T Index rose 2.39 points or 1.24 percent to close at 1,786.11 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 62.36.
The market closed on Wednesday with, 1 security rising, 6 declining stock, while 6 remained unchanged, and two traded at 52 weeks’ lows as 450,739 shares valued at $7,596,505 changed hands.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with offers that were lower, including Republic Financial Holdings and National Enterprises with lower offers than the last selling price.
Gains| Clico Investments ended with 4,370 shares changing hands and gained 1 cent to close at $22.66.
Losses| First Citizens Bank price dropped 85 cents in trading 2,367 shares to close at $32.65, Guardian Holdings fell 5 cents and closed at $12.75 with 8,721 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $54.99 with 6,752 shares with a value of $371,292, changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings ended with 57,704 shares valued at $6,196,833 to close with a loss of 4 cents to a new 52 weeks’ low of $107.39,
Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 3,819 shares to end at $7.14 after falling 1 cent and Unilever Caribbean fell 2 cents with 10 shares trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $64.80.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s ended with 630 shares changing hands to end at $17.05, JMMB Group traded 300,000 shares to close at 60 cents, Scotiabank closed at $53.85 as 492 shares changing hands. Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 13,492 shares with a value of $300,199 to close at $22.25, Trinidad Cement ended with 1,101 shares trading at $3.42 and West Indian Tobacco traded 1,281 shares at $126.28.
6 TTSE stocks fell 1 rose – Wednesday
TTSE 6 stocks up 3 down on Wednesday
NCB closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on the TTSE on Wednesday
The Composite Index gained 3.80 points to close at 1,112.25, the All T&T Index fell 0.27 points to close at 1,754.57 and the Cross Listed Index rose 1.08 to close at 62.54.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains|First Citizens Bank traded 3,329 shares and gained 3 cents, to close at $30.07, Grace Kennedy traded 1,400 shares to gain 9 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.49, Massy Holdings gained 6 cents to close at $48.26 with 1,000 shares changing hands. National Commercial Bank jumped 15 cents to close at a new high of $2.65 with 10,522 shares changing hands, Scotiabank traded 19,894 shares with a value of $1,035,555, to end at $52.10 after rising 9 cents and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $22.26 with 5,050 units changing hands with a loss of 1 cent.
Losses| Clico Investments ended with 21,835 shares valued at $493,471 changing hands, after losing 1 cent to close at $22.60,
JMMB Group fell 1 cent in trading 1,000 shares to close at 59 cents and National Enterprises, the volume leader, ended with 339,015 shares changing hands, valued at $3,729,315, with the price falling 15 cents, to close at $11.Firm Trades| Agostini’s closed with 1,500 shares at $17.05, Guardian Holdings ended with 5,901 shares changing hands in ending at $12.80, followed by National Flour Mills traded 25,813 shares at $2.30. One Caribbean Media traded 256 units at $21.29, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 280 shares to end at $7, Scotia Investments traded 1,000 shares to close at $1.65 and West Indian Tobacco traded 800 shares to close at $126.28.
TTSE stocks record gains – Tuesday
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with 13 active securities changing hands, 2 of which gained, 2 declined, while 9 remained unchanged, as 379,646 shares valued at $3,134,529 changed hands. At the close 2 stocks ended at 52 weeks’ lows.
The Composite Index gained 0.11 points to close at 1,108.45, the All T&T Index rose 0.22 points to close at 1,754.84 and the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged to close at 61.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains|First Citizens Bank traded 200 shares and gained 3 cents to close at $30.04 and Massy Holdings gained 3 cents to close at $48.20 with 352 shares changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investments ended with 20,935 shares valued at $473,340 changing hands after losing 4 cents to close at $22.61 and Guardian Holdings ended with 4,204 shares changing hands but lost 4 cents in ending at $12.80.
Firm Trades| JMMB Group traded 184,300 shares at 60 cents, Point Lisas ended with 12,600 units trading at $3.70, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.93 with 124,678 shares valued at $1,362,731 changing hands, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 2.945 shares to end at $7, Scotia Investments traded 4,605 shares to close at $1.65.
Scotiabank traded 2,305 shares, to end at $52.01, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $22.25 with 18,469 units valued at $410,963 changing hands, Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent with 53 units changing hands ended at $3.42 and West Indian Tobacco traded 4,000 shares valued at $505,127 to close at $126.28.
National Commercial Bank last traded at $2.50 and continues to close with greater buying than selling interest, with the highest bid at $2.51, to buy 71,100 shares and the lowest offer at $2.65, to sell 4,900 units. The stock which sells in Jamaica at J$42, trades at J$47.50 in Trinidad, for an 11 percent difference.
TTSE stock indices rise – Monday
Scotia Group climbs on the TTSE on Monday.
The Composite Index gained 1.09 points to close at 1,108.34, the All T&T Index rose 2.17 points to close at 1,754.62 and the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged to close at 61.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Scotiabank climbed 2 cents in trading 37,056 shares with a value of $1,926,965, to end at $52.01 and Positive sentiment continues flowing from a pick-up in oil prices and helping to increase interest in Trinidad and Tobago NGL that is up 25 cents, to close at $22.25 with 1,094 units changing hands.
Losses| Republic Financial Holdings contributed 1,673 shares and lost 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $107.48,
L.J. Williams B share traded 300 units and lost 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 94 cents and Trinidad Cement fell 8 cents with 500 units changing hands ended at $3.42.Firm Trades| Clico Investments ended with 4,265 shares changing hands at $22.65, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 2,780 shares to end at $7 and Scotia Investments traded 500 shares to close at $1.65.
National Commercial Bank price seems set to rise with the bid at $2.50 to buy 188,336 shares and the offer at $2.75 to sell 55,000 units.
5 TTSE stocks rise 4 fell – Friday
T&TNGL climbed 49 cents on TTSE on Friday to $22.
The Composite Index fell 2.71 points to close at 1,107.25, the All T&T Index fell 4.86 points to close at 1,752.45 and the Cross Listed Index slipped by 0.07 points to close at 61.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| ANSA McAL traded 600 units and gained 2 cents, to close at $6.47, First Citizens Bank closed with a rise of 1 cent, as 700 shares changed hands at $30.01, Grace Kennedy rose by 5 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.40 with 200 shares changing hands. National Flour Mills rose by 8 cents, trading 1,050 shares at $2.30 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 49 cents, to close at $22 with 55,534 units valued at $1,219,368 changing hands.
Losses| Republic Financial Holdings lost 39 cents, with 100 units changing hands, to end at a 52 week’s Low of $107.50, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 135,902 shares and fell 14 cents, to close at $7, Scotiabank dropped $1.37 in trading 60,610 shares with a value of $3,112,683, to end at a 52 week’s Low of $51.36 and West Indian Tobacco traded 3,544 units with a loss of 2 cents, to close at $126.28.Firm Trades| Clico Investments ended with 175 shares changing hands at $22.65, JMMB Group traded 277,375 shares to end at 60 cents and Trinidad Cement traded 200 shares and closed at $3.50.
Spring blues over for TTSE stocks
The spring break of falling stocks on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange seems over, with the advent of summer and sentiments showing good signs of improving market conditions. Prices remained fairly stable at the close of trading with only two stocks recording price changes. The market closed with 9 active securities changing hands, 1 of which gained, 1 declined while 7 remained unchanged, as 356,121 shares valued at $6,829,136 changed hands. The market ended with 1 stock closing at 52 weeks’ high.
The Composite Index declined by 0.03 points to close at 1,109.79, the All T&T Index fell 0.06 points to close at 1,760.06 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 61.11.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Flour ended with 66,951 shares changing hands and closed with a gain of 1 cent at $2.20.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco lost 6 cents in closing at $126.30 with only 522 units trading.
Firm Trades| First Citizens had 205,093 shares changing hands, for a value of $6,152,790 to close at $30, Massy Holdings closed trading with 2,036 shares at $48.16, National Commercial Bank traded 33,333 shares and closed at $2.45. Prestige Holdings traded 10 shares at $11.30, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 4,581 units valued at $962,010 to close at $21, Trinidad Cement traded 43,032 units at $3.50 and Unilever Caribbean closed with 563 shares trading at $64.82.
More TTSE’s stocks fall – Tuesday
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange resumed on Tuesday after the Monday holiday break and resulted in slightly more stocks declining than advancing. The market closed with 10 active securities changing hands, with 4 stocks rising, 5 declining while 1 remained unchanged, as 366,280 shares valued at $3,266,700 changed hands. The market ended with 1 stock closing at 52 weeks’ high.
The Composite Index lost 0.05 points to close at 1,109.62, the All T&T Index fell 1.37 points to close at 1,761.23 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.17 points to 60.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund rose 4 cents in trading 7,965 shares, to close at $22.65, Firstcaribbean International Bank gained 1 cent in trading 715 shares at 52 weeks’ high of $6.57. Massy Holdings gained 1 cent in trading 41,299 shares valued at $1,988,876, to close at $48.16 and National Commercial Bank rose by 2 cents in trading 300,030 shares for a value of $726,072 and closed at $2.42.
Losses| Guardian Holdings ended with a loss of 14 cents while trading 5,200 shares at $12.85, National Enterprises fell 5 cents to close at $11.15 while trading 845 units, Republic Financial Holdings declined by 1 cent to close at $107.89 with 1,606 shares changing hands. Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 50 shares changing hands with a fall of 1 cent at $7.14 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL fell 6 cents in trading 4,975 units to close at $20.94.
Firm Trades| Trinidad Cement traded 3,595 units at $3.50.
1 new high 2 lows on TTSE – Wednesday
Witco traded at a new high on the TTSE on Wednesday.
The Composite Index gained 0.38 points to close at 1,109.46, the All T&T Index advanced by 0.76 points to close at 1,762.12 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 60.73.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower. The indicator has been showing improving market sentiments recently but it may not mean the end of declining stocks.
Gains| Agostini’s gained 4 cents in trading 4,000 shares at $17.05, Trinidad and Tobago NGL rose 49 cents in trading 7,200 units at $20.99 and West Indian Tobacco traded 152 shares to close at 52 weeks’ high of $126.40 after rising 3 cents.
Losses| Scotiabank had 1,000 shares changing hands, with a loss of 6 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low, of $53.80, Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent to close at $3.50, with 250 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean dipped 11 cents with 9,526 shares trading, valued at $617,571, to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $64.83.Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 8,000 shares to close at $22.65, First Citizens Bank close at $30 as 21,355 units valued at $640,650 changed hands, National Commercial Bank traded 1,201,579 shares for a value of $2,888,790 at $2.40 and National Enterprises closed with 300 units trading at $11.20.
Rising TTSE stocks beat decliners – Tuesday
T&TNGL climbed 40 cents on TTSE on Tuesday.
The Composite Index gained 1.18 points to close at 1,109.08, the All T&T Index advanced by 2.35 points to close at 1,761.36 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 60.73.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower. The indicator has been showing improving market sentiments recently but it may not mean the end of declining stocks.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund traded 3,125 shares to close 5 cent up at $22.65, Massy Holdings gained 2 cents in trading 1,292 shares at $48, Trinidad and Tobago NGL rose 40 cents in trading 14,195 units at $20.50 and
Trinidad Cement gained 1 cents to close at $3.51 with 300 shares changing hands.Losses| National Enterprises declined by 2 cents with 100 units trading at $11.20 to be the sole stock to fall in price.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 300 shares at $39.50, First Citizens Bank close at $30 as 1,746 units changed hands, Guardian Holdings had 9,035 shares changing hands to end at $13, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund traded 54,000 units at $2.70 and Sagicor Financial closed with 650 units changing hands at $7.17
TTSE goes slightly higher on Monday
JMMB traded at a new high on the TTSE on Monday
The market closed with 9 active securities changing hands on Monday and ended with 4 stocks rising, 2 declining while 3 remaining unchanged on Monday, as 233,334 shares valued at $1,259,743 changed hands.
The Composite Index inched up 0.35 points to close at 1,108.88, the All T&T Index gained 1.08 points to close at 1,764.21 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.05 points to 60.29.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 8 with offers that were lower. The indicators are pointing to more losses for the market, with the prices of some large capitalized stocks set for further declines with offers at or below the last traded prices and bids for a small number of shares which are in some instances some distance from the last traded prices.
Gains| Grace Kennedy rose 5 cents and closed with 2,000 shares trading at $5.20, JMMB Group rose 5 cents to close at 52 weeks’ high of 65 cents, with 105,324 shares changing hands. Sagicor Financial closed with 32,000 units changing hands at $7.15, after rising 2 cents and Trinidad Cement traded at $3.50 with 600 units changing hands to gain 15 cents.Losses| Massy Holdings traded 1,600 shares but lost 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $48.92, the stock closed with the offer at just $48 and National Commercial Bank traded 10,000 shares but lost 5 cents to end at $2.35.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 63,571 shares valued at $1,436,883 to close at $22.60, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund traded 50,000 units at $2.70 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 1,750 units to close at $20.