Stocks ended with rising stocks beating out those declining by a wide margin on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday after the volume of stocks traded declined by 49 percent with a 79 percent lower value than on Tuesday resulting in 21 securities being traded compared with 17 on Tuesday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, one declining and 13 ending firm.
Scotiabank had the biggest gain with a rise of $1.
The market closed with trading of 212,838 shares for $1,497,021 down sharply from 416,335 stock units at $7,032,009 on Tuesday. An average of 10,135 shares were traded at $71,287 compared with 24,490 stock units at $413,648 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 22,748 shares at $573,852 down from 23,890 units at $619,343 on the previous day and an average of 25,044 shares priced at $171,335 in November.
The Composite Index dipped 0.88 points to end at 1,055.40, the All T&T Index slipped 0.39 points to close at 1,559.96, the SME Index remained at 92.52 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.20 points to end the day at 72.15. Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer. At the close of trading, Agostini’s ended at $66.25 after an exchange of 299 shares, Ansa McAl declined $2.30 to $57.50 with investors trading 66 stock units,
Calypso Macro Investment Fund closed at $23.67 with a mere 4 shares clearing the market. Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 in an exchange of 100 stock units, First Citizens Group gained 36 cents to end at $40.46 with 1,865 shares being traded, GraceKennedy remained at $3.61 after a transfer of 3,000 stocks. Guardian Holdings rose 20 cents to $14.95 as investors traded 749 stocks, Guardian Media remained at $1.20 with 100 units crossing the market, JMMB Group ended at $1.08 with investors swapping 30 shares. L.J. Williams B share remained at 80 cents and closed after an exchange of 101 units, Massy Holdings climbed 1 cent to $3.85 with 92,885 stocks being traded, National Enterprises ended at $2.79 after the trading of 2,318 stock units. National Flour Mills ended at $1.70 in switching ownership of 91,450 shares, NCB Financial ended at $2.39 with investors dealing in 4,134 stock units, 
One Caribbean Media remained at $2.99 after a mere 4 units passed through the market. Prestige Holdings ended at $11.30 in trading 114 stocks, Republic Financial remained at $112.89 with 6,431 shares crossing the market, Scotiabank increased 82 cents to close at $55.52 with traders dealing in 333 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 60 cents to $4.60 after a transfer of 475 units, Unilever Caribbean rallied 10 cents to end at $11.40 with investors trading 8,000 stocks and West Indian Tobacco advanced 4 cents in closing at $5.04 after an exchange of 380 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 416,335 shares valued $7,032,009 compared to 623,420 stock units at $6,571,374 on Monday. An average of 24,490 shares were traded at $413,648 compared to 28,337 units at $298,699 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averaged 23,890 shares at $619,343 compared with 23,842 units at $635,607 on the previous day and an average of 25,044 shares at $171,335 for November.
At the close, Agostini’s dropped $1.75 to finish at $66.25 and closed with an exchange of 191 shares, Angostura Holdings shed 10 cents to close at $14.04 with 1,765 stocks crossing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund advanced by 7 cents to $23.67 with investors trading 83 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.70 with 10,017 stock units crossing the exchange, First Citizens Group declined 10 cents and ended at $40.10 with traders dealing in 85,212 shares, Guardian Holdings remained at $14.75 after a transfer of 2,305 units. JMMB Group remained at $1.08 with investors swapping 186 stocks, Massy Holdings ended at $3.84 with an exchange of 186,661 stock units, National Enterprises popped 4 cents to finish at $2.79 while trading 207 shares. National Flour Mills ended at $1.70 in switching ownership of just 7 units, 
NCB Financial increased 1 cent to close at $2.39 after a mere 7 stocks passed through the market, Prestige Holdings closed at $11.30 after an exchange of 524 stock units. Republic Financial sank $2.11 in closing at $112.89 with 17,450 shares clearing the market, Scotiabank dipped $1.80 to $54.70 in an exchange of 8,251 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 69 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $4, with 5,617 units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement remained at $2.30 with a transfer of 93,132 stock units and West Indian Tobacco slipped 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $5 after an exchange of 4,720 shares.
The market closed with trading of 623,420 shares valued $6,571,374 compared to 952,215 stock units at $2,879,894 on Friday. An average of 28,337 shares were traded at $298,699 compared to 45,344 units at $137,138 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 23,842 shares at $635,607 versus 23,330 units at $674,011 on the previous day and an average for November of 25,044 shares at $171,335.
CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.70 after an exchange of 10,259 stock units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 in switching ownership of 10 shares, First Citizens Group shed 34 cents to finish at $40.20 after an exchange of 47,277 stock units. GraceKennedy advanced 31 cents and ended at $3.61 with a transfer of 680 units, Guardian Holdings dipped 20 cents to end at $14.75 as investors exchanged 20 stocks, Guardian Media sank 10 cents to close at $1.20 after a transfer of 2 units. JMMB Group remained at $1.08 with 131 stocks changing hands, L.J. Williams B share remained at 80 cents in an exchange of 5,795 shares, Massy Holdings popped 1 cent in closing at $3.84 with investors trading 376,146 stock units. National Enterprises ended at $2.75 in an exchange of 858 shares, NCB Financial ended at $2.38 with investors trading 146,000 units, One Caribbean Media climbed 17 cents to close at $2.99 with 1,275 stocks crossing the exchange. 
Prestige Holdings remained at $11.30 with traders dealing in 148 stock units, Republic Financial rose $2.50 to end at $115 after 23,047 shares passed through the market, Scotiabank rallied 55 cents in closing at $56.50 with investors dealing in 36 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 1 cent to $4.69 with 1,010 units crossing the market, Trinidad Cement remained at $2.30 with investors swapping 1,290 stocks, Unilever Caribbean lost 10 cents to finish at $11.30 after 4,085 shares passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.04 with an exchange of 957 stocks.
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange pulled back this week with the All Trinidad Index closing 1.1 percent lower for the week and the Composite index dropping 2.8 percent, with prices of 5 stocks rising and 10 declining, compared with 6 declining and 11 rising last week. 
Falling stocks of notes are, Ansa McAl with a drop of $3.10 to $59.80, First Citizens Bank falling $1.46 to close at $40.54, Republic Holdings ended with a fall of $2.45 to $112.50, CIBC Caribbean down $1.05 to close at $7.70 and West Indian Tobacco falling 51 cents to $5.04.
The market closed with trading of 952,215 shares for $2,879,894 compared to 666,275 stock units at $71,373,524 on Thursday. An average of 45,344 shares were traded at $137,138 compared with 35,067 units at $3,756,501 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 23,330 shares at $674,011 compared to 20,642 units at $739,560 on the previous day and an average of 25,044 stock units valued $171,335 for November.
CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.70 with 19,665 stock units changing hands, Endeavour Holdings remained at $18 after a transfer of 25 shares, First Citizens Group ended the day at $40.54 with 2,081 stocks clearing the market. Guardian Holdings popped 45 cents to $14.95 in trading 770 units, L.J. Williams B share ended at 80 cents after 100 stock units passed through the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.83 in an exchange of 61,472 shares. National Enterprises remained at $2.75 after the trading of 192 stock units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.70 with an exchange of 5,600 stocks, NCB Financial slipped 1 cent to end at $2.38 and closed after trading in 827,000 units. One Caribbean Media closed at $2.82 after a transfer of 500 stocks, Point Lisas advanced 5 cents to $3.15 with traders dealing in 100 shares, Prestige Holdings rose 8 cents to finish at $11.30 after an exchange of 398 stock units. 
Republic Financial fell $2.50 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $112.50 with investors dealing in 1,240 units, Scotiabank gained 70 cents to close at $55.95 after investors exchanged 1,973 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $4.70, with 2,153 shares crossing the exchange. Trinidad Cement rallied 10 cents to $2.30 after an exchange of 5,000 stock units, Unilever Caribbean increased 15 cents to finish at $11.40 with investors trading 51 units and West Indian Tobacco climbed 4 cents and ended at $5.04 with 23,451 shares crossing the exchange.
The market closed with 666,275 shares trading for $71,373,524, including Republic accounting for 618,573 shares at $71.1 million, up from 510,716 units at $2,072,088 on Wednesday. An average of 35,067 shares were traded at $3,756,501 up from 34,048 units at $138,139 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 20,642 shares for $739,560 compared with 18,851 stock units at $364,907 on the previous day and an average for November of 25,044 shares at $171,335.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings lost 71 cents in closing at $14.14 after an exchange of 62 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $59.80 with an exchange of 294 stock units, Ansa Merchant Bank gained 50 cents to end at $40 with traders dealing in 10 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 85 cents to finish trading at $7.70 in switching ownership of 2,979 stock units, Endeavour Holdings remained at $18 after investors ended trading 100 shares, First Citizens Group sank 21 cents to close at $40.54 with an exchange of 589 stock units. GraceKennedy dipped 29 cents to $3.30 with 4,890 stocks clearing the market, Guardian Media sank 2 cents to finish at $1.30 as investors exchanged 23 units, JMMB Group ended at $1.08 with a transfer of just one stock. Massy Holdings remained at $3.83 with investors swapping 26,240 units, National Enterprises slipped 4 cents in closing at $2.75 after 1,000 shares crossed the exchange, National Flour Mills remained at $1.70 with 310 stock units changing hands. 
NCB Financial ended at $2.39 in an exchange of 800 shares, One Caribbean Media closed at $2.82 with 1,900 units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings fell 8 cents in closing at $11.22 with investors trading 1,980 stocks. Republic Financial popped $1.79 and ended at $115 with 618,573 stocks passing through the market, Scotiabank remained at $55.25 in an exchange of 302 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 10 cents to finish at $4.70 with investors trading 1,417 units and West Indian Tobacco dipped 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5 after an exchange of 4,805 stocks.
Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 with just 10 shares changing hands. First Citizens Group dipped $1.25 and ended at $40.75 after investors ended trading 25,486 stock units, JMMB Group remained at $1.08 with 411,000 shares clearing the market, Massy Holdings fell 1 cent to $3.83 in switching ownership of 25,560 stock units. National Flour Mills ended at $1.70 after an exchange of 10,211 stocks, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.82 with investors swapping 12,322 units, Point Lisas lost 5 cents in closing at $3.10 after an exchange of 37 shares. Prestige Holdings closed at $11.30 with investors trading 2,777 stocks, 
Republic Financial rose 21 cents and ended at $113.21 in an exchange of 772 units, Scotiabank sank 70 cents to end at $55.25 with investors dealing in 4,007 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 10 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.60 after a transfer of 17,672 shares, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.25 after investors exchanged 77 stocks and West Indian Tobacco shed 54 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.01 after 574 units passed through the market.
The market closed with trading of 99,628 shares for $947,796 down from 543,710 stock units at $36,176,328 on Monday. An average of 6,227 shares were traded at $59,237 compared with 25,891 units at $1,722,682 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 17,199 shares at $389,555 compared with 18,639 units at $369,555 on the previous day and an average for November of 25,044 shares at $171,335.
At the close of market activity, Agostini’s gained $3 to close at $68 with investors trading 90 stock units, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.85 with 36 shares crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl sank $2.80 and ended at $59.80 with investors trading 557 stocks. First Citizens Group ended at $42 after a transfer of 1,311 units, GraceKennedy ended at $3.59 with investors swapping 10,000 stocks, Guardian Holdings popped 10 cents to end at $14.50 in an exchange of 1,277 units. JMMB Group remained at $1.08 with 600 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings advanced 1 cent in closing at $3.84 with a transfer of 25,019 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.70 with investors dealing in 11,500 shares.
NCB Financial rose 1 cent to end at $2.39 with 9,310 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings ended at $11.30 with investors trading 5 stocks, Republic Financial declined 50 cents and ended at $113 in an exchange of 578 stock units. Scotiabank ended at $55.95 with traders dealing in 6,305 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $4.70 after an exchange of 16,765 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rallied 4 cents and ended at $11.25 in trading 13,000 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5.55 and closed with 3,275 stock units changing hands.
The average PE ratio of the market rose to 8, compared to 5.34 based on the current year’s earnings. The difference between the two graphically illustrates the market’s current undervalued level and by extension the upside potential ahead.
Investors should keep an eye on Prestige Holdings with the potential to gain 80 percent and Trinidad and Tobago NGL with a potential gain of 240 percent.
The market closed with trading of just 79,332 shares for $1,591,952 compared to 473,027 stock units at $987,310 on Thursday. An average of a mere 3,967 shares were traded at $79,598 compared with 20,566 units at $42,927 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 17,130 stock units at $164,698 compared with 20,380 stocks at $185,712 on the previous day and an average for November of 25,044 shares at $171,335.
Ansa Merchant Bank dropped 50 cents to end at $39.50 with 724 stock units clearing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 25 cents in closing at $8.75 with an exchange of 100 shares, Endeavour Holdings declined 75 cents to finish at $18 with investors trading 250 units. First Citizens Group rose $1.45 to close at $42 after an exchange of 3,989 stocks, GraceKennedy sank 11 cents to finish at $3.59 with investors trading 500 stock units, Guardian Holdings gained 65 cents and ended at $14.40 in an exchange of 568 shares. JMMB Group popped 1 cent to end at $1.08 with investors trading 3,290 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $3.84 in an exchange of 24,484 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $2.80 with traders dealing in 500 units. NCB Financial slipped 1 cent to $2.39 with 1,000 shares switching owners, 
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