Gains for 58% of TTSE traded stocks
Trading ended with 7 stocks advancing, 3 holding firm and 2 declining. A total of 757,514 units were exchanged at a value of $7,647,257 compared to 2,076,758 shares valued at $12,907,895 on Monday.
The Composite Index gained 0.75 points to 1,223.05, the All T&T Index declined 1.46 points to 1,839.32 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.40 points to 81.17.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings added 1 cent to close at $14.71 with 30,000 shares traded at a value of $441,300, Clico Investment gained 7 cents to close at $2.58 with 60,000 units exchanged valued at $1,355,000, Grace Kennedy closed trading at $2.64, gaining 4 cents with 567 units changing hands. Praetorian Property Fund added 9 cents, closing at $2.85 with 20,000 units switching owners. Sagicor Financial closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.46, rising 31 cents with 46,239 shares being transferred, valued at $391,197, Scotia Investments traded 20,000 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.20, having gained 10 cents and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 13 cents to $20.65 with an exchange of 3,761 units.
< Strong> Losses| Ansa McAL closed at $65.84, with a loss of 12 cents in exchanging 30,814 units valued at $2,028,672 and Massy Holdings traded 4,221 shares to close at $51.44, after losing 4 cents.
Firm Trades| Scotiabank held firm at $58.75 with 2,021 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement remained unchanged at $5.50 but 539,691 shares being traded having traded as low as $5.20 during the trading session and West Indian Tobacco closed trading at $127 with 200 units changing owners.
TCL trades 1.9m units at $5.50
The odds are that the trade may well be done on behalf of the Mexican based company albeit at a higher price that their last official price of $5.07. TCL stock closed with the bid below the last traded price with 12,000 being offered at $5.45 and buying of 320,004 shares at $3.20.
On Monday, trading closed with 11 securities changing hands in contrast to 7 on Friday leading to 4 stocks advancing, 7 holding firm and none declining. Swollen by the cement trade, volume exchanged, climbed to 2,076,758 units at a value of $12,907,895 compared to only 182,914 shares valued at $736,886 on Friday.
The Composite Index advanced 2.44 points to 1,222.30 points, the All T & T Index climbed 2.84 points to 1,840.78 points and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.28 points to 80.77 points. The gains, disguises a broader weakness in the market which closed with much more weak offers than for some time in the recent past.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 12 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings gained 10 cents, closing at $13.10 with 425 shares traded, National Commercial Bank closed trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.20, gaining 4 cents with 52,000 shares being executed. National Enterprises added 8 cents to close at $10.77 with 10,000 units changing hands and National Flour Mills rose 30 cents to $2.70 with an exchange of 5,000 shares.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings exchanged 4,000 units and closed at $14.70, Clico Investment closed at $22.51 with 67,145 units valued at $1,514,808 changing hands, First Citizens was unchanged at $34.93 with a mere 54 shares changing hands. Prestige Holdings remained at $11 with 300 shares changing hands, Scotiabank traded as high as $58.80 but closed trading at $58.75 with 5,561 units changing owners, valued at $326,978 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL, with 5,423 stock units being executed, closed at $20.52.
6 TTSE stocks fell 4 gained
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday resulted in 12 securities changing hands compared to 7 on Wednesday leading to 4 stocks advancing, 6 declining and 2 holding firm.
The Composite Index gained 0.68 points to 1,216.99 points, the All T&T Index declined 0.37 points to 1,835.54 points and the Cross Listed Index advanced 0.24 points to 80.04 points.
At the close, 382,443 units valued at $3,889,464 were exchanged compared to 453,962 shares valued at $7,222,917 on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group closed trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.06 adding 6 cents with 61,265 transactions being executed, National Commercial Bank added 4 cents to close at 52 weeks’ high of $3.16 with 5,350 shares changing hands. Scotiabank gained 5 cents in closing at $58.75 with only 189 units exchanged and Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 7 cents to $20.50 with 8,877 shares traded.
Losses| Ansa McAL lost 3 cents to close at $65.96 with 100 units changing owners, Clico Investment closed at $22.50 with an exchange of 114,259 shares valued at $2,571,913, First Citizens Bank lost 3 cents to close at $34.93 with 1,406 shares. Grace Kennedy lost 5 cents, ending at $2.60 as 21,500 shares changed hands, Republic Financial Holdings was down 1 cent to $108.38 with 453 shares traded and Trinidad Cement declined 5 cents to $5.10 with 168,768 shares valued at $868,138.
Firm Trades| Massy Holdings closed at $51.48 with 245 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco was unchanged at $127 with 31 units switching owners.
Declining stocks hold upper hand on TTSE
Trading levels on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday resulted in all three indices rising emanating from only 7 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Tuesday.
A total of 453,962 units valued at $7,222,917 were exchanged compared to 305,919 shares valued at $1,570,666 on Tuesday. The market closed with 2 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 1 unchanged
The Composite Index advanced 0.51 points to 1,216.31 points, the All T & T Index lost 0.64 points to 1,835.91 points and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.23 points to 79.80 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 5 cents, closing trading at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1 with 4,918 shares being exchanged and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $20.43, advancing 13 cents with 30,203 units valued at $617,040 changing hands.
Losses| Ansa McAL closed at $65.99, a loss of 26 cents with 50,000 units traded, valued at $3,299,500, Massy Holdings was down 2 cents to $51.48 with an exchange of 3,000 units, Republic Financial Holdings lost 4 cents to close at $108.39 with 2,000 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco fell 3 cents, in closing at $127 with 8,613 units changing hands, with a value of $1,094,072.
Firm Trades| Trinidad Cement closed trading at $5.15 with an exchange of 355,228 shares valued at $1,836,167.
More losses than gains on TTSE
Activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday closed with 11 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Monday with 2 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 305,919 units valued at $1,570,666 compared to 287,730 shares valued at $3,325,149 on Monday.
The Composite Index gained 0.09 points to 1,215.80 points, the All T & T Index was down 0.42 points to 1,836.55 points, the Cross Listed Index was up 0.08 points to 79.57 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 3 cents to close trading at a 52 weeks’ high of 95 cents with an exchange of 135,700 shares and West Indian Tobacco added 1 cent, closing at $127.03 with only 500 units changing hands.
< Strong> Losses| strong> Grace Kennedy, with 40,210 shares traded, lost 2 cents to close at $2.65, Guardian Holdings was down 1 cent to $13 with transactions of 23,372 units being executed, valued at $304,255. Scotiabank closed at $58.70 and ending with a loss of 5 cents as 957 shares changed hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 15 cents to $20.30, traded 27,365 units valued at $555,565.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment closed at $22.60 with 2,350 shares changing hands, First Citizens, with an exchange of just 40 units, closed at $34.97, Prestige Holdings traded 731 shares in closing at $11. Scotia Investments was unchanged at $2.10 with trades of 30,000 units and Trinidad Cement closed at $5.15 with 44,694 shares switching owners.
TTSE gains beat declines 2 to 1 – Monday
Trading resulted in an exchange of 287,730 units valued at $3,325,149 compared to 166,719 shares valued at $2,032,545 on Friday.
The Composite Index gained 0.16 points to 1,215.71, the All T&T Index lost 0.69 points to 1,836.97 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.14 points to 79.49.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments added 1 cent to close at $22.60 with of 8,000 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed at $13.01, adding 1 cent with an exchange of 212,389 shares valued at $2,761,059. National Commercial Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.12 with a gain of 2 cents and 10,000 units changing owners and Trinidad Cement climbed 5 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $5.15 with 4,000 units traded.
Losses| Massy Holdings lost 49 cents to close at $51.50 with 355 shares being exchanged and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $20.45, down 5 cents with 2,595 shares changing owners.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy closed at $2.67 with 5,700 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings, with an exchange of 63 shares, closed at $108.43. Sagicor Financial held firm at $8.10 with 20,952 units being traded, Scotia Investments was unchanged at $2.10 with trades of 18,051 units, Scotiabank exchanged a mere 25 units to close at $58.75, L.J. Williams exchanged 5,400 shares, closing at 66 cents and West Indian Tobacco closed at $127.02 with 200 shares changing hands.
Trinidad Cement above Cemex price
Market activity ended with trading in 6 securities, 1 stock advanced, 1 declined and 4 remained unchanged as 166,719 units changed hands, valued at $2,032,545 compared to 328,077 shares valued at $2,705,386 on Thursday.
The Composite Index gained 0.27 points to 1,215.55 points, the All T & T Index rose 0.55 points to 1,837.66 points. The Cross Listed Index gained 0.07 points to 79.35 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings climbed 10 cents to $13 with 141,279 shares changing hands, valued at $1,836,627.
Losses| Clico Investments was down 1 cent to close at $22.59 with 435 shares being exchanged.
Firm Trades| First Citizens held firm at $34.97 with 2,056 units changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.10 with an exchange of 2,000 shares. Scotia Investments was unchanged at $2.10 with trades of 2,949 units and Trinidad Cement closed at $5.10 with 18,000 shares changing ownership.
Low activity hits TTSE on Wednesday
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange mostly lost grounds at the close on Wednesday. Trading levels fell way below previous days with just 7 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Tuesday.
Only 1 stock advanced, 2 declined and 4 held firm with 28,747 units being traded, valued at $573,758 compared to Monday’s 270,371 shares valued at $2,062,449. At the close of trading, the Composite Index dropped 0.14 points to 1,214.95 points, the All T & T Index fell 0.34 points to 1,836.96 points and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.01 point to 79.28 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Sagicor Financial added 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks high of $8.02 with 12,555 shares changing hands.
Losses| Guardian Holdings closed at $12.80, down 20 cents with 7,000 units changing owners and Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $108.43 with 3,076 shares being exchanged, valued at $333,531.
Firm Trades| First Citizens closed trading at $34.97 with 421 units changing hands, JMMB Group held firm at 92 cents with an exchange of 4,973 shares, Massy Holdings, with 472 shares trading, closed at $51.99 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $20.49 with 250 shares changing ownership.