Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, surged in monetary terms with Clico Investments trading 96 percent of the day’s volume traded and 84 percent of the value.
The market ended with 11 securities changing hands against 13 on Thursday as the volume traded fell sharply from Thursday’s level.
At the market close, 5 securities advanced, 2 declined and 4 remained unchanged with 170,404 shares with a value of $30,992,486 trading compared to 170,404 shares with a value of $1,308,158 on Thursday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index gained 1.39 points on Friday to 1,243.14, the All T&T Index rose 2.42 points to 1,711.78, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.04 points to close at 104.25.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 6 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Clico Investments concluded trading with a rise of 17 cents to settle at $20.17, with 1,445,462 units with a value of $29,114,196, First Citizens added 15 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $34.25, after exchanging 170 shares, Prestige Holdings increased 29 cents and concluded trading at $10.30, after exchanging 92 shares, Republic Financial Holdings rose 5 cents to $101.65, with 2,397 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 1 cent and settled at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $29.01, with 49,961 units changing hands.
Losses| Sagicor Financial shares fell 5 cents and settled at $7.75, with 1,303 units and Scotiabank share fell 1 cent and concluded trading at $63.23, after exchanging 1,595 shares.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant ended at $40, after exchanging 1,282 shares, Guardian Holdings concluded trading at $15.30, after exchanging 250 shares, Massy Holdings completed trading at $47.40, with 120 stock units changing hands and National Enterprises settled at $9.65, with 454 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Clico Investments dominates TTSE
Financials dominate gains on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, ended with 13 securities changing hands against 15 on Wednesday as the volume traded fell sharply from Wednesday’s level.
Three financial sector stocks rose out of the five that recorded positive price movements, with one closing at a 52 weeks’ high, while Trinidad & Tobago NGL also traded at a new high at the close. At the market close, 5 securities advanced, 1 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with 170,404 shares with a value of $1,308,158 compared to 387,240 shares with a value of $7,802,674 on Wednesday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index gained 0.28 points on Thursday to 1,241.75, the All T&T Index rose 0.42 points to 1,709.36, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.02 points to close at 104.21.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 4 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
First Citizens closed at a 52 weeks’ high on TTSE on Thursday.
Gains| First Citizens closed with an increase of 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $34.10, after exchanging 645 shares, JMMB Group ended trading with 5 cents and completed trading at $1.80, with 86,111 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank closed with a rise of 1 cent and concluded at $63.24, after exchanging 3,460 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded trading with a rise of 99 cents and settled at a 52 weeks’ high of $29, with 1,300 units changing hands and Trinidad Cement traded with a rise of 3 cents and concluded at $2.65, after exchanging 3,780 shares.
Losses| Grace Kennedy concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents and settled at $3.10, with 9,730 units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings completed trading at $15.72, with 1,220 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments settled at $20, with 29,739 units, Massy Holdings completed trading at $47.40, with 25 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises settled at $9.65, with 394 units, National Flour concluded at $1.80, after exchanging 700 shares, NCB Financial Group ended at $5.75, after exchanging 29,300 shares and One Caribbean Media completed trading at $12.40, with 4,000 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Strong price gains on TTSE
First Citizens Bank trades at 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday.
Financial stock prices rose sharply in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, as 15 securities changed hands against 13 on Tuesday, with 4 advancing, 3 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 387,240 shares with a value of $7,802,674 compared to 186,598 shares with a value of $1,863,064 on Tuesday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index jumped 11.36 points on Wednesday to 1,241.47, the All T&T Index gained 10.52 points to 1,708.94, while the Cross Listed Index rose 1.67 points to close at 104.19.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| First Citizens gained $1.45 and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $34, after exchanging 6,552 shares, NCB Financial Group rose 25 cents and ended at $5.75, trading 100,000 shares, Scotiabank closed with a gain of 22 cents at $63.23, after exchanging 45,567 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 1 cent and settled at $28.01, with 51,967 units changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 14 cents at $20, with 56,523 units, JMMB Group shed 4 cents and completed trading at $1.75, with 20,000 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent and closed at $88.50, with 2,000 stock units traded. 
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings completed trading at $15.72, with 22,002 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank concluded trading at $8.90, after exchanging 62,320 shares, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.30, in exchanging 100 shares, Massy Holdings completed trading at $47.40, with 2,100 stock units changing hands, National Flour concluded market activity at $1.80, after exchanging 2,900 shares, Republic Financial Holdings completed trading at $101.60, with 1,466 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial settled at $7.80, with 13,249 units and Unilever Caribbean ended at $33.50, after exchanging 494 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Increased demand for Republic on TTSE
Demand rises for Republic Financial Holdings
Bids increased sharply for Republic Financial Holdings on Monday, with 208,394 on the highest bid which was in line with the last traded price of $101.60 and carried over to Tuesday with bids for 35,032 units at $101.60.
The improved demand follows improved results to March for the banking group and IC Insider.com’s report over the week-end that the stock was poised to go higher. Trinidad Cement came in for increased demand, following a report by this publication that profits for the quarter to March was up over 2017. The stock has a bid to buy 4,615 share at $2.65 which is higher than the last traded price of $2.62. O Monday the bid was at $2.62 to buy 13,353 shares.
In other market activities on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, 13 securities changed hands against 15 on Monday, with 2 advancing, 2 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 186,598 shares with a value of $1,863,064 compared to 138,553 shares at a value of $4,411,178 on Monday.
Unilever Caribbean jumped $1.50
At close of the market the, Composite Index slipped 0.37 points on Tuesday to 1,230.11, the All T&T Index gained 0.93 points to 1,698.42, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.23 points to close at 102.52.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Republic Financial Holdings rose 2 cents and ended at $101.60, with 4,631 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean jumped $1.50 in concluding trading at $33.50, having exchanged 400 shares.
Losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 1 cent at $20.14, with 2,564 shares trading and JMMB Group share fell 1 cent and ended at $1.79, with 122,995 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant Bank settled trading at $40, after exchanging 10,944 shares, First Citizens closed at $32.55, in exchanging 500 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $47.40, with 51 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.80, after exchanging 6,790 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $12.40, with 50 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings settled at $10.01, after exchanging 209 shares, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.80, with 21,000 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading at $28, with 16,200 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $88.51, with 264 stock units changing hands. Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
TTSE trading falls back on – Monday
Demand rises for Republic Financial Holdings
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with trading in 15 securities against 16 on Friday, with 1 advancing, 3 declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 138,553 shares at a value of $4,411,178 compared to 833,223 shares at a value of $20,721,197 on Friday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index rose 0.27 points on Monday to 1,230.48, the All T&T Index gained 0.52 points to 1,697.49, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged to close at 102.75.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 10 cents and completed trading at $28, with 22,096 units changing hands.
Losses| NCB Financial Group shares fell 5 cents and concluded trading at $5.50, after exchanging 4,700 shares, 
Republic Financial Holdings share fell 1 cent and ended at $101.58, with 2,125 stock units changing hands, but had demand to buy 208,394 units at $101.60 at the close of trading, following good six months report and West Indian Tobacco shed 4 cents and ended at $88.51, with 114 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Ansa Mcal completed trading at $59.79, with 44,600 units, Ansa Merchant settled at $40, after exchanging 1,995 shares, Clico Investments completed trading at $20.15, with 19,111 units, First Citizens concluded trading at $32.55, after exchanging 2,410 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.80, with 500 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings ended at $47.40, with an exchange of 8 stock units, National Flour settled at $1.80, after exchanging 1,800 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $12.40, with 5,000 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas completed trading at $3.81, with 200 units, Prestige Holdings settled at $10.01, after exchanging 1,500 shares and Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.80, with 32,394 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Republic is going higher soon
Trinidad’s Republic Financial Holdings should be heading higher on Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, sooner than many investors may think.
One reason is that the financial powerhouse, just posted pretty strong results, with profit before taxation rising a healthy 22 percent, to $490 million in the March quarter and a still respectable 14 percent for the half year. Increased taxation wiped out a bit a of the top line gains leaving profit at 3 percent higher for the quarter at $333 million and an increase of 4 percent at $694 million, for the half year. The improvement arose from slightly lower cost in the current year than for the previous one and an overall 8 percent increase in net income for the quarter to $1.17 billion from $1.08 billion in 2017 and 4 percent rise year to date to $2.34 billion. Earnings per share rose to $4.02 for the half year from $3.90 and compares favourably with $7.75 million reported for the fiscal year to September 2017 and gives it a PE around 12 on 2018 full year earnings and Friday’s closing price of $101,
Improvement was generated by the bank in Ghana, where that subsidiary moved from a small loss of just over $1 million to a profit of $68 million and the Cayman Islands’ operations that moved from a profit of $82 million to $113 million. Barbados also should marked improvement with profit of $149 million compared to $111 million before.
Helping the performance is increased lending, with loans rising from $34.4 billion at March 2017 to $37.4 million in 2018, a solid 9 percent increase.
The other factor why the stock price is set to move, is that the it peaked at $122 in 2014 and slid downward since and seems to have found a bottom. Added to that, is a wedge formation showing in a technical chart of its price movement that seems set to steer the price upwards in the months ahead.
IC Insider.com would normally give the stock a BUY RATED accolade, concerns linger about the Trinidad economy from which it earns the vast majority of income and profit, and what is seen as an overvalued currency.
Note that all prices are in Trinidad & Tobago dollar.
Trading activity picks up on TTSE – Friday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 16 securities against 12 on Thursday, with 5 advancing, 3 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 833,223 shares at a value of $20,721,197 compared to 386,288 shares at a value of $3,996,908 on Thursday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index rose 0.48 points on Friday to 1,230.21, the All T&T Index gained 2.77 points to 1,696.97, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.26 points to close at 102.75.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Guardian Holdings added 29 cents and completed trading at $15.30, after exchanging 22,885 shares, NCB Financial Group increased 5 cents and settled at $5.55, after trading 54,745 shares, Republic Financial Holdings rose 1 cent and concluded market activity at $101.59, with 8,656 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank closed with a gain of 26 cents and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $63.01, after exchanging 50,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 5 cents and ended at $27.90, with 106,860 units changing hands.
Losses| Ansa Mcal ended trading 1 cent lower at $59.79, with 75,100 units, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $1.80, with 101,555 stock units changing hands and One Caribbean Media traded with a loss of 3 cents and concluded at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.40, with 100,000 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant completed trading at $40, after exchanging 147 shares, Clico Investments ended at $20.15, with 41,200 units, First Citizens settled at $32.55, after exchanging 3,208 shares, National Enterprises ended at $9.65, with 1,400 units, National Flour completed trading at $1.80, in exchanging 9,602 shares, Prestige Holdings completed trading at $10.01, with 4,000 shares, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.80, with 202,395 units and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading at $88.55, with 51,470 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Only 12 stocks trade on TTSE – Thursday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with trading in 12 securities against 16 on Wednesday, with 4 advancing, 2 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 386,288 shares at a value of $3,996,908 compared to 679,573 shares at a value of $4,850,767 on Wednesday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index rose 2.09 points on Thursday to 1,229.73, the All T&T Index inched up by 0.08 points to 1,694.20, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.57 points to close at 103.01.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Grace Kennedy added 5 cents and concluded trading at $3.15, with 144,330 units, Guardian Holdings increased in price by 1 cent and ended at $15.01, after exchanging 2,140 shares, JMMB Group rose 4 cents and settled at $1.90, with 21,023 stock units changing hands and NCB Financial Group closed with a gain of 10 cents after completing trading at $5.50, with 24,504 shares.
Losses| Massy Holdings shares fell 2 cents and settled at $47.40, with 479 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a loss of 5 cents at $27.85, with 86,261 units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings settled at $15.72, with 3,375 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments concluded trading at $20.15, with 500 units, First Citizens closed at $32.55, after exchanging 2,183 shares, National Flour ended at $1.80, with an exchange of 500 shares, Sagicor Financial concluded market activity at $7.80, with 100,650 units traded and Trinidad Cement ended at $2.62, after exchanging 343 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading levels fall on the TTSE – Wednesday
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with trading in 16 securities against 13 on Tuesday, with 5 advancing, 2 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 679,573 shares at a value of $4,850,767 compared to 729,767 shares at a value of $20,238,234 on Tuesday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index rose 0.02 points on Wednesday to 1,227.64, the All T&T Index inched up by 0.04 points to 1,694.12, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged, to close at 102.44.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Massy Holdings gained 1 cent and ended at $47.42, with 1,281 stock units changing hands, National Flour finished trading with a rise of 5 cents and settled at $1.80, after exchanging 72,002 shares, Scotiabank closed with an increase of 23 cents and settled at $62.75, in exchanging 1,132 shares, Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent to $2.62, after trading 460,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco finished 4 cents higher to $88.55, with 50 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Ansa Mcal shed 10 cents and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.80, with 16 units and Clico Investments lost 1 cent and ended at $20.15, with 11,679 units.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant Bank settled at $40, after exchanging 25 shares, First Citizens concluded trading at $32.55, with 1,900 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.10, with 1,932 units, Guardian Holdings closed at $15, trading 2,265 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.86, with 13,919 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings settled at $10.01, after 3,265 shares traded, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.58, with 368 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.80, with 5,275 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading at $27.90, with 104,464 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading picks up on the TTSE – Tuesday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with trading in 13 securities against 18 on Monday, with 4 advancing, 3 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 729,767 shares at a value of $20,238,234 compared to 354,649 shares at a value of $2,152,473 on Monday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index lost 1.92 points on Tuesday to 1,227.62, the All T&T Index rose 0.71 points to 1,694.08, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.63 points to close at 102.44.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Massy Holdings rose 1 cent and settled at $47.41, with 109 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank added 1 cent and ended at $62.52, after exchanging 120,628 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 45 cents and concluded trading at $27.90, with 423,311 units and Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent and ended at $2.61, after exchanging 345 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group closed with a loss of 3 cents to settle at $1.86, with 113,425 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group shed 10 cents and completed trading at $5.40, after exchanging 6,515 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 4 cents and settled at $88.51, with 50 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments concluded trading at $20.16, with 12,325 units, First Citizens completed trading at $32.55, after exchanging 300 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $3.10, with 20,000 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.00, exchanging 10,144 shares, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $101.58, with 436 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial concluded at $7.80, with 22,179 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
