Stocks mostly rose in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with trading in 12 securities against 17 on Monday, with 4 advancing, 1 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
The market ended trading of 54,899 shares at a value of $524,117, compared to 360,703 shares at a value of $3,202,642 changing hands on Monday.
Trading closed, with the Composite Index rising 0.10 points to 1,232.93, the All T&T Index gained 0.59 points to 1,699.99, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.06 points to close at 103.01.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 4 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Stocks to Watch include, a number of them that are exhibiting bullish tendencies and may be moving higher in the days ahead, the group are, Agostini’s, Ansa McAl, Republic Holdings, Point Lisas and West Indian Tobacco.
Stocks closing with gains| Clico Investments gained 2 cents and settled at $20.20, with 9,496 stock units changing hands, First Citizens closed with an increase of 7 cents to end at $32.75, after exchanging 822 shares, Grace Kennedy rose 3 cents and settled at $2.78, with 750 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial closed with a rise of 1 cent at $7.52, with 17,007 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| JMMB Group closed with a loss of 1 cent and completed trading at $1.61, after exchanging 14,715 shares.
Stocks trading with no price change| Guardian Holdings concluded trading of 5,000 units at $16.90, Massy Holdings completed trading at $46.92, after exchanging 614 shares, National Flour concluded market activity with 5,306 units being traded at $1.70, Scotiabank ended at $64.75, trading 219 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $29.50, after exchanging 169 shares, Trinidad Cement completed trading at $2.65, after exchanging 708 shares and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading of 93 units at $90.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
4 stocks up 1 down on TTSE on Tuesday
Just 1 gain for TTSE on Monday
Stocks mostly rose in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with trading in 17 securities against 18 on Friday, with 1 advancing, 8 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
The market ended trading of 360,703 shares at a value of $3,202,642 compared to 276,756 shares at a value of $7,002,384 changing hands on Friday.
Trading closed, with the Composite Index declining 0.32 points to 1,232.83, the All T&T Index fell 0.68 points to 1,699.40, while the Cross Listed Index added just 0.01 points to close at 103.07.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 6 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Stocks to Watch include, a number of them that are exhibiting bullish tendencies and may be moving higher in the days ahead, the group are, Agostini’s, Ansa McAl, Republic Holdings and Point Lisas.
Stocks closing with gains| Republic Financial Holdings gained 35 cents and concluded trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $106.35, after exchanging 135 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments fell 17 cents and ended at $20.18, with 1,604 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed with a loss of 2 cents and completed trading at $16.90, with 12,000 units, JMMB Group shed 1 cent and ended at $1.62, after exchanging 5,176 shares, National Enterprises lost 5 cents and ended at $8.96, with 3,246 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group ended trading 5 cents lower and 
settled at $6.10, after exchanging 21,100 shares, Sagicor Financial concluded trading with a loss of 4 cents and ended at $7.51, with 2,000 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank ended with a loss of 10 cents and completed trading at $64.75, with 240 units and Trinidad Cement shares fell 5 cents to $2.65, after exchanging 50 shares.
Stocks trading with no price change| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.75, with a mere 2 stock units changing hands, Ansa Mcal completed trading at $55.50, with 2,336 units, First Citizens settled at $32.68, after exchanging 180 shares, Massy Holdings closed at $46.92, after exchanging 366 shares, National Flour completed trading at $1.70, with 50 units, Prestige Holdings traded 300,330 units at $7.50 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $29.50, after exchanging 11,888 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Fluid price movements on TTSE on Friday
Stocks mostly rose in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the price of 6 security rising, 4 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
The market ended trading of 276,756 shares at a value of $7,002,384 compared to 143,335 shares at a value of $2,574,472 changing hands on Thursday and ended with 18 securities changing hands, similar to the number trading on Thursday.
Trading closed, with the Composite Index declining 1.51 points to 1,233.15, the All T&T Index rose 1.10 points to 1,700.08, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.57 points to close at 103.06.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers. The market closed with a number of stocks exhibiting a posture for moving higher in the days ahead, the group are, Agostini’s, Ansa McAl, Republic Holdings, Point Lisas, Trinidad and Tobago NGL and West Indian Tobacco with a 3 for 1 stock split to come to make the stock more attractive for investors to trade.
Watch Witco stock in coming days
Stocks closing with gains| Clico Investments gained 35 cents and ended at $20.35, with 525 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings added 2 cents and completed trading of 500 units at $16.92, National Enterprises increased 4 cents and ended at $9.01, with 770 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings rose 5 cents and ended trading at $106, after exchanging 48,007 shares, Scotiabank closed with a gain of 5 cents in trading 3,700 units at $64.85 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 10 cents and settled at $29.50, exchanging 1,000 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| First Caribbean International Bank traded with a loss of 10 cents at $8.40, 
trading 7,500 units, First Citizens fell 7 cents and settled at $32.68, after exchanging 4,135 shares, Prestige Holdings closed with a loss of 4 cents and completed trading 2,663 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.50 and Sagicor Financial shed 14 cents and ended at $7.55 with 70,472 stock units changing hands.
Stocks trading with no price change| Angostura Holdings ended at $15.75, with 500 stock units changing hands, Ansa Merchant settled at $38.25, after exchanging 3,000 shares, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 800 shares to close at $15.81, JMMB Group ended at $1.63, after exchanging 7,500 shares, National Flour completed trading at $1.70, with 15,928 units changing hands, NCB Financial Group settled at $6.15, after exchanging 108,531 shares, Trinidad Cement concluded at $2.70, in exchanging 962 shares and West Indian Tobacco completed trading of 263 units at $90.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
7 stocks fall on TTSE on Thursday
Stocks mostly rose in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the price of 1 security rising, 7 declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
The market ended trading of 143,335 shares at a value of $2,574,472 compared to 505,143 shares at a value of $9,376,075 changing hands on Wednesday and ended with 18 securities changing hands, against 13 trading on Wednesday.
Trading closed, with the Composite Index declining by 5.87 points to 1,234.66, the All T&T Index fell 5.69 points to 1,698.98, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.83 points to close at 103.63.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 4 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| First Citizens rose by 10 cents to $32.75, after exchanging 1,376 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Ansa Mcal dropped $1.49 and completed trading 18 units at $55.50, Grace Kennedy closed with a loss of 24 cents at $2.75, with 2,970 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group shed 7 cents to end at $1.63, after exchanging 45,892 shares, LJ Williams B share lost 5 cents and settled at 70 cents, after exchanging 100 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended trading 5 cents lower at $105.95, after exchanging 590 shares, Scotiabank fell 5 cents and completed trading at $64.80, with 19,888 units and Trinidad Cement traded with a loss of 4 cents at $2.70, after exchanging 1,000 shares.
Stocks trading with no price change|Clico Investments closed at $20, with 13,600 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank completed trading 190 units at $8.50, Massy Holdings ended at $46.92, after exchanging 579 shares and trading at an intraday 52 weeks; low of $48.85. National Enterprises ended at $8.97, with 28,539 stock units changing hands, National Flour completed trading 2,728 units at $1.70, NCB Financial Group settled at $6.15, after exchanging 11,964 shares, One Caribbean Media concluded market activity at $12, after exchanging 1,868 shares, Prestige Holdings completed trading 533 units at $7.54, Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $29.40, after exchanging 10,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco completed trading of 1,500 shares at $90.
EM>Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
7 stocks rose on TTSE on Wednesday
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Stocks mostly rose in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the prices of 7 securities rising, 2 declining and 4 remained unchanged.
The market ended trading of 505,143 shares at a value of $9,376,075 compared to 530,843 shares at a value of $24,133,808 changing hands on Tuesday and ended with 13 securities changing hands, against a same number trading on Tuesday.
Trading closed, with the Composite Index rising 1.68 points to 1,240.53, the All T&T Index adding 1.48 points to 1,704.67, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.26 points to close at 104.46.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 4 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Clico Investments rose 49 cents and ended at $20, with 307,017 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed with a gain of 1 cent and completed trading 124,882 units at $16.90, National Flour gained 5 cents and ended trading 15,000 units at $1.70, 
NCB Financial Group finished trading with 5 cents and settled at $6.15, after exchanging 25,980 shares, Prestige Holdings closed with an increase of 2 cents and completed trading at $7.54, with 410 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL added 10 cents and settled at $29.40, after exchanging 16,700 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed with a rise of 1 cent and completed trading of 971 units at $90.
Stocks closing with losses|Massy Holdings traded with a loss of 8 cents and closed at $46.92, after exchanging 3,153 shares and Scotiabank fell 4 cents and completed trading of 2,175 units at $64.85.
Stocks trading with no price change|JMMB Group ended at $1.70, after exchanging 2,248 shares, Republic Financial Holdings concluded trading at $106, after exchanging 611 shares, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.69, with 5,350 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean ended at $25.50, trading 646 stock units.
EM>Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
More bucks hit TTSE market – Tuesday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange resulted in more than twice the amount of funds involved in the market on Tuesday, than the amount on Monday but with slightly less volume.
The market ended trading of 530,843 shares at a value of $24,133,808 compared to 674,102 shares at a value of $11,376,325 changing hands on Monday and ended with 13 securities changing hands, against 20 trading on Monday with the price of 3 rising, 3 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
Trading closed, with the Composite Index rising 9.15 points to 1,238.85, the All T&T Index adding 0.04 points to 1,703.19, while the Cross Listed Index rose 2.53 points to close at 104.20.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| Clico Investments rose 1 cent and settled at $19.51, with 11,063 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group added 36 cents and ended at $6.10, after exchanging 5,130 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 2 cents and ended at $29.30, trading 38,204 shares.
Stocks closing with losses|Angostura Holdings share fell 1 cent and settled at $15.75, with 178,717 stock units valued at $.8 million changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings shed 1 cent and completed trading at $106, after exchanging 70,412 shares valued $7,463,830 and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent and concluded trading of 22 shares at $89.99.
Stocks trading with no price change| Ansa Merchant ended at $38.25, after exchanging 55,722 shares with a value of $2.15 million, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 2,835 shares to close at $15.81, First Citizens ended at $32.65, after exchanging 625 shares, Massy Holdings completed trading at $47, after exchanging 2,720 units, National Enterprises settled at $8.97, with 2,500 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media completed trading at $12, after exchanging 8,132 shares and Scotiabank concluded trading at $64.89, with 154,761 units valued $10,042,335.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Prestige profit slips & slides
Prestige Holdings brand – TGIF
Profit at Trinidad’s fast food franchise operators, Prestige Holdings fell a sharp 35 percent to TT$7.7 million for the quarter ending in August, compared to $11.8 million for the similar period in 2017 as economic pressures continued to affect the Twin island state of Trinidad & Tobago, where the bulk of the income is generated.
The operation includes, Prestige Holdings’ of KFC, Pizza Hut, Subway and Starbucks, Weekenders Trinidad Limited (TGI Fridays Trinidad) and Prestige Restaurants Jamaica, (TGI Fridays Jamaica).
Revenues slipped in the quarter to $268 million from $273 in 2017 quarter, dragging down gross profit to $90 million versus $95 million in the 2017 period, as cost of sales remained flat at roughly $178 million in both periods.
For the nine months to August, revenues increased a mere 1 percent to $790 million and profit after tax declined 24 percent to $21 million, from $27.7 million in the previous year. For the 2017 fiscal year, the company reported $32.9 million in after tax profit, from revenues of $1.04 billion.
Earnings per share for the nine months ended at 34 cents compared to 45 cents for the same period in 2017. The results were generated from an average number of 123 restaurants, the company stated in a release with the quarterly results.
Other operating expenses were flat in the quarter but rose moderately, by just $5 million to $170 million for the nine months. Administrative expenses edged up slightly, in both the quarter and year to date period, to $20.6 million from $20 million and from $61 million to $63.7 million respectively.
According to the Chairman, Christian Mouttet in his report to shareholders, “our less than stellar performance for the nine months of 2018, as mentioned in my Half Year Report, has been driven primarily by higher costs, a still recovering local economy and consumers who are very price and value sensitive. As mentioned then, we are implementing initiatives and making changes to our operations that over time will improve our performance and strengthen our business. Additionally, we opened our tenth Pizza Hut restaurant in Princes Town on 1 October 2018.”
“We do not anticipate any significant changes in the macroeconomic environment in the short term and expect to finish the year broadly in line with the previous nine months.”
The Board approved an interim dividend of 12 cents per common share (2017 – 14 cents) to be paid on October 31.
Prestige closed the period with shareholders’ equity of $290 million, Current assets of $131 million and Current liabilities of $131 million. Non-current liabilities amounted to $54 million. The stock closed at $7.52 or a PE ratio of 17 on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday.
Witco jumps $1 in TTSE trading – Monday
3 for 1 stock split coming for Witco
West Indian Tobacco climbed $1 in exchanging just 32 shares, to end at $90 in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday as investors await the result of the 3 for 1 stock split vote on October 30.
The market enjoyed heightened levels of participating securities trading on Monday with 20 securities changing hands including two with just 3 units each, against 19 trading on Friday.
Trading closed with the price of 5 rising, 4 declining and 11 remaining unchanged, leading to the Composite Index rising 0.32 points to 1,229.70, the All T&T Index adding 0.75 points to 1,703.15, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.02 points to close at 101.67.
The market ended trading of 674,102 shares at a value of $11,376,325 compared to 184,966 shares at a value of $3,912,783 changing hands on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 7 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| First Caribbean International Bank gained 1 cent and concluded trading 1,000 units at $8.50, Guardian Holdings rose 14 cents to $16.89, with 59,854 units trading, National Enterprises finished trading after an increase by 1 cent and settled at $8.97, with 60,000 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank ended trading with an increase of 4 cents at $64.89, with 159 units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| First Citizens shares fell 5 cents and ended at $32.65, after exchanging 16,783 shares, Sagicor Financial share fell 1 cent and settled at $7.69, trading 453 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 3 cents and ended at $29.28, after exchanging 13,184 shares and Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent and completed trading at $2.74, after exchanging just 3 shares.
Stocks trading with no price change| Ansa Mcal concluded trading of 140,003 units at $56.99, Ansa Merchant ended at $38.25, after exchanging a mere 3 shares, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 871 shares to close at $15.81, Clico Investments settled at $19.50, with 18,426 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group completed trading at $1.70, after exchanging 4,580 shares, Massy Holdings completed trading at $47, after exchanging 2,355 shares, National Flour concluded trading at $1.65, with 7,687 units, One Caribbean Media completed trading at $12, after exchanging 4,105 shares, Prestige Holdings concluded market activity at $7.52, with 2,958 units, Republic Financial Holdings completed trading at $106.01, after exchanging 3,058 shares and Unilever Caribbean settled at $25.50, with 244 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Republic jumped $2.25 in TTSE trading – Friday
Republic Bank traded at a 52 weeks’ high.
Republic Financial Holdings recorded the biggest price movement in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, in jumping $2.25 in exchanging 9,667 shares, to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $106.01.
For the second trading day, the market enjoyed heightened levels of participating securities trading on Friday with 19 securities changing hands against 18 trading on Thursday.
Trading closed with the price of 6 rising, 5 declining and 8 remaining unchanged, leading to the Composite Index rising 8.20 points on Friday to 1,229.38, the All T&T Index adding 7.51 points to 1,702.40, while the Cross Listed Index rose 1.22 points to close at 101.69.
The market ended trading of 184,966 shares at a value of $3,912,783, compared to 674,102 shares at a value of $4,897,703 changing hands on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 4 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains | First Caribbean International Bank finished trading 300 units and rose 9 cents to $8.49, Grace Kennedy closed with an increase of 29 cents to $2.99, with 30 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings ended trading of 562 units after gaining 3 cents to settle at $16.75, National Flour finished trading 2,979 units and rose by 5 cents to $1.65, and Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading with a rise of 6 cents to $29.31, after exchanging 1,700 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 1 cent and at $19.50, with 41,149 stock 
units changing hands, Prestige Holdings closed with a loss of 4 cents and settled at a 52 weeks low of $7.52, trading 30,234 units, Sagicor Financial shed 6 cents and completed trading at $7.70, with 63,499 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank lost 5 cents and settled at $64.85, with 191 units trading and Unilever Caribbean ended trading 75 cents lower to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $25.50, with 910 stock units changing hands.
Stocks trading with no price change| Angostura Holdings completed trading at $15.76, with 11,122 stock units changing hands, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 4,974 shares to close at $15.81, First Citizens closed at $32.70, after exchanging 1,870 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.70, after trading 3,136 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $47, in exchanging 406 shares, National Enterprises completed trading at $8.96, with 150 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.75, after trading 1,787 shares and West Indian Tobacco settled at $89, with 10,300 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Jump in number of TTSE stocks trading – Thursday
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange had an increase in the number of listings trading on Thursday with 18 securities changing hands against 14 trading on Wednesday.
Trading closed with the price of 5 rising, 4 declining and 9 remaining unchanged, leading to the Composite Index rising 0.03 points to 1,221.18, the All T&T Index adding 0.60 points to 1,694.89, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.08 points to close at 100.47.
The market ended trading of 674,102 shares at a value of $4,897,703, compared to 680,826 shares at a value of $23,759,560 changing hands on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading closed with 7 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains | Ansa Merchant finished trading with a rise of 23 cents, ending at $38.25, after exchanging 800 shares, Clico Investments gained 1 cent and settled at $19.51, with 85,380 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial rose 1 cent and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.76, with 3,957 stock units changing hands, with the stock closing with the bid at $106 to buy 3,400 units. Trinidad Cement finished 5 cents higher at $2.75, after exchanging 4,500 shares and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading of 10,000 units and gained 28 cents to close at $89.
Stocks closing with losses| Guardian Holdings lost 2 cents and concluded an exchange of 5,300 units at 
$16.72, JMMB Group ended trading 2 cents lower at $1.70, after exchanging 14,732 shares, NCB Financial Group concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $5.74, after exchanging 8,000 shares and One Caribbean Media traded 500 shares with a loss of 11 cents to close at $12.
Stocks trading with no price change| Angostura Holdings settled at $15.76, with 1,000 stock units changing hands,First Citizens ended at $32.70, after exchanging just 644 shares, Grace Kennedy settled at $2.70, with 505,007 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings completed trading at $47, after exchanging 12,000 shares, National Enterprises settled at $8.96, with 200 stock units changing hands, National Flour concluded trading of 3,400 units at $1.60, Point Lisas settled at $3.62, with 15,857 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings concluded market activity at $7.56, with 363 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $29.25, after exchanging 2,462 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
