More TTSE stocks slip than rose – Thursday

May 23, 2019 by

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

strong>Investors pushed the prices of more stocks on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, than those rising.
The market closed with 17 securities trading similar to the numbers trading on Wednesday, leading to 4 advancing, 6 declining and 7 remaining unchanged and ended with one stock closing at a new 52 weeks’ high and one at a low.
At close of the market, the Composite Index declined by 4.78 points to 1,352.09. The All T&T Index rose 0.65 points to 1,791.62, while the Cross Listed Index lost 1.41 points to close at 123.16 as trading ended with 280,457 shares valued $2,832,804, changing hands, compared to 321,326 shares valued at $6,534,620 shares, on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 1 stock with a higher bid than their last selling price and 1 with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, Clico Investments gained 8 cents and concluded trading of 1,689 units at $23.20, Scotiabank added 15 cents and settled at $62.90, after exchanging 179 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 40 cents while exchanging 25,232 shares  at $26.40 and Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents and ended at $2.55, with 5,025 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| First Caribbean International Bank lost 11 cents to close at $8.20, after exchanging 10,000 shares, JMMB Group closed 2 cents lower at $2.18, with 3,703 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings concluded trading of 1,889 stock units with a loss of 20 cents to end at $54.75. NCB Financial Group traded 13,925 stock units with a loss of 9 cents to end at $8.36, Prestige Holdings fell 25 cents to close at $9.50, after exchanging 5,000 shares and Sagicor Financial closed with a loss of 3 cents at $9.22, with 140,257 units crossing the exchange.
Stocks closing firm| First Citizens ended at $38.60, after exchanging 1,093 shares, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.35, with 50,000 units, Guardian Holdings settled at $18.50, after exchanging 2,410 shares. National Enterprises settled at $6.70, after trading 3,800 shares, One Caribbean Media completed trading of 14,826 units, at $10.30, Point Lisas settled at $3.65, in exchanging 429 shares and Unilever Caribbean completed trading of 1,000 units at $26.30.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Increased trading on TTSE – Wednesday

May 22, 2019 by

Investors pumped more money into trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday but on fewer companies than on Tuesday.
The market closed with 13 securities trading against 17 on Tuesday, leading to 4 advancing, 4 declining and 5 remaining unchanged and ended with one stock closing at a new 52 weeks’ high and one at a low.
At close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.2 points to 1,356.87. The All T&T Index lost 3.61 points to 1,790.97, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.51 points to close at 124.57 as trading ended with 321,326 shares valued at $6,534,620 changing hands compared to 259,784 shares valued at $3,801,902, on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with higher bids than their last selling prices and 4 with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, Clico Investments rose 5 cents and completed trading of 2,096 units at $23.12, JMMB Group ended trading with 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.20, with 14,500 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings added 25 cents to end at $9.75, after exchanging 8,500 shares and Unilever Caribbean rose 5 cents to close $26.30 trading 13,255 units.
Stocks closing with losses| First Citizens Bank closed with a loss of 40 cents, at $38.60 in exchanging 1,173 shares, National Flour shed 3 cents to end at $1.72, trading 83,268 shares, Republic Financial Holdings lost $1.12 to end at $120, with 17,368 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $26, after exchanging 44,347 shares.
Stocks closing firm| Calypso Macro Index Fund ended at $15.30, with 120 stock units changing hands, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.35, with 151 units, Guardian Holdings settled at $18.50, after exchanging 134,547 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.50, with 1,132 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco settled at $112, after exchanging 869 shares.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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2 to 1 advantage for rising TTSE stocks – Tuesday

May 21, 2019 by

JMMB closed at a 52 weeks high on the TTSE on Tuesday.

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with 17 securities trading against 18 on Monday, leading to 6 advancing, 3 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index rose 2.77 points to 1,356.85. The All T&T Index lost 1 point to end at 1,794.58, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.91 points to close at 124.06 as trading ended with 259,784 shares valued at $3,801,902 changing hands compared to 107,045 shares for $2,201,412, on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with higher bids than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, First Citizens rose 40 cents to close at $39, after exchanging 1,275 shares, Grace Kennedy gained 5 cents and ended trading of 100,000 units, at $3.35, JMMB Group finished 15 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.10, with 7,200 stock units changing hands. One Caribbean Media concluded trading of 500 units after rising 5 cents to close at $10.30, Sagicor Financial added 3 cents and completed trading of 8,843 units at $9.25 and Scotiabank increased 19 cents and settled at $62.75, after exchanging 537 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| Massy Holdings closed with a loss of 5 cents at $54.95, with 23,526 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises shed 10 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.70, after exchanging 1,500 shares and Trinidad Cement lost 24 cents and ended at $2.50, with 1,368 stock units changing hands.        
Stocks closing firm| CinemaOne completed trading of 500 units at $9.95, First Caribbean International Bank settled at $8.31, after exchanging 800 shares, Guardian Holdings settled at $18.50, after exchanging 13,919 shares, National Flour concluded at $1.75, after exchanging 32,680 shares, NCB Financial Group ended at $8.45, with 12,190 stock units changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $26.50 after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $26.17, in exchanging 52,908 shares, Unilever Caribbean completed trading of 788 units at $26.25 and West Indian Tobacco settled at $112, after exchanging 1,250 shares.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Balanced price changes on TTSE – Monday

May 20, 2019 by

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with 18 securities trading against 11 on Friday, leading to 6 advancing, 5 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index rose 1.28 points to 1,354.08. The All T&T Index lost 3.45 points to 1,795.58, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.84 points to close at 123.15 as trading ended with 107,045 shares for $2,201,412, compared to 349,640 shares for $4,836,075 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with higher bids than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, Clico Investments concluded trading with 9,610 shares and rose 1 cent to $23.07, First Citizens added 10 cents and ended at $38.60, after exchanging 6,339 shares, JMMB Group increased 16 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.95, with 12,426 stock units changing hands. NCB Financial Group rose 4 cents and completed trading of 29,676 stock units at $8.45, Prestige Holdings closed with a gain of 41 cents and ended at $9.50, after exchanging 100 shares and Sagicor Financial gained 7 cents to settle at $9.22, with 5,230 units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| Ansa Mcal concluded trading of 877 units with a loss of 9 cents and settled at $55.24, Calypso Macro Index Fund lost 52 cents and completed trading of 200 shares at $15.30, Massy Holdings fell 50 cents and completed trading at $55, with 6,690 stock units changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 50 cents and ended at $26.50, after exchanging 8,210 shares and Unilever Caribbean shed 5 cents and settled at $26.25, with 12,730 units changing hands.
Stocks closing firm| Agostini’s ended at $23.50, after exchanging 57 shares, CinemaOne completed trading of 500 units at $9.95, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.31, after exchanging 1,000 shares, Grace Kennedy settled at $3.30, with 10,042 units changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings completed trading of 2,803 stock units at $121.12, Scotiabank ended at $62.56, after exchanging 100 shares and West Indian Tobacco exchanged 455 shares and closed at $112.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Trading in just 11 TTSE stocks – Friday

May 17, 2019 by

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with 11 securities trading against 14 on Thursday, leading to 5 advancing, 3 declining and 4 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index fell 0.31 points to 1,352.80. The All T&T Index lost 0.18 points to 1,799.03, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.06 points to close at 122.31 as trading ended with 349,640 shares for $4,836,075, compared to 1,098,161 shares on Thursday valued at $8,401,452.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with no stock with higher bids or offer higher or lower than their last selling prices.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, Calypso Macro Index Fund jumped $2 and ended at $17, with 2,127 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings gained 5 cents and settled at $18.50, after exchanging 46,291 shares. Republic Financial Holdings rose 12 cents and ended at $121.12, with 4,682 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial increased 15 cents with 259,150 units trading to close at $9.15 and West Indian Tobacco climbed 57 cents and settled at $112, after exchanging 2,000 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| One Caribbean Media closed with a loss of 5 cents at $10.25, in trading with 500 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 50 cents to $27, after exchanging 20,539 shares and Trinidad Cement lost 1 cent and ended at $2.74, with 2,000 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing firm| Clico Investments completed trading of 550 units at $23.06, First Citizens ended at $38.50, after exchanging 811 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $8.41, with 6,440 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean completed trading of 4,550 units at $26.30.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Trading picks up on TTSE – Thursday

May 16, 2019 by

Activity picked up with a big improvement in trading resulting in one of the larger volume and value exchanged on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange in recent times but prices softened.
The market closed on Thursday with 1,098,161 units with a value of $8,401,452 changing hands compared to just 210,097 valued at $2,252,807 changing hands on Wednesday.
Trading took place in 14 securities against 12 on Wednesday, with 3 advancing, 8 declining and 3 remaining unchanged and resulting in the Composite Index declining 1.79 points to end at 1,353.11. The All T&T Index fell 4.06 points to 1,799.21 and the Cross Listed Index edged 0.07 points higher to close at 122.37.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investors Choice bid-offer ended at 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and none closing with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, JMMB Group gained 20 cents and completed trading of 284,342 stock units at $1.90 after the group reported that they intend to invest in the new Sagicor company that plans on trading over the existing Sagiocr Financial. Clico Investments added 1 cent and settled at $23.06, after exchanging with 10,176 units and Republic Holdings gained 89 cents and completed trading 677 shares in closing at $121.
Stocks closing with losses| First Caribbean International Bank closed with a loss of 3 cents at $8.31, after exchanging 5,799 shares, First Citizens shed 75 cents and ended at $38.50, after trading 646 shares, Grace Kennedy lost 5 cents and settled at $3.30, with 4,800 units changing hands. Guardian Holdings ended trading 5 cents lower to close at $18.45, after exchanging 74,388 shares, Massy Holdings dropped $1.50 and completed trading of 2,792 shares at $55.50, NCB Financial Group lost 4 cents to close at $8.41 in trading 10,623 shares. Sagicor Financial closed with a loss of 10 cents at $9, trading of 573,786 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 50 cents and ended with 6,376 shares traded, at $27.50.
Stocks closing firm| National Flour completed trading of 114,542 shares at $1.75, Scotiabank traded 567 shares to close at $62.56 and Unilever Caribbean traded 8,647 shares at $26.30.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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5 TTSE stocks fall just 1 rise – Wednesday

May 15, 2019 by

Prices five stocks rose and only one advanced on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with an increase in the volume traded but with less value than on Tuesday.
Trading took place in 12 securities against 18 on Tuesday, with 1 advancing, 5 declining and 6 remaining unchanged and resulting in the Composite Index adding 0.60 points to end at 1,354.90. The All T&T Index gained 1.55 points to 1,803.27 and the Cross Listed Index slipped 0.05 points to close at 122.30.
Trading ended with 210,097 valued at $2,252,807 compared to 176,473 valued at $3,958,153 changing hands on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investors Choice bid-offer ended at 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closed with lower offers.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, Massy Holdings jumped $1.50 cents and completed trading at a 52 weeks closing high of $57, with 1,500 stock units changing hands.
Stocks closing with losses| First Citizens closed with a loss of 25 cents and ended at $39.25, after exchanging 40 shares, Guardian Holdings shed 1 cent and concluded trading at $18.50, after swapping 71,702 shares, National Enterprises fell 5 cents in trading 877 shares to close at $6.80. Sagicor Financial closed with a loss of 15 cents at $9.10, trading of 6,080 shares and Trinidad Cement completed trading of 86,925 stock units after declining 5 cents to end at $2.75.
Stocks closing firm| Calypso Macro Index Fund completed trading at $15, with 200 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank concluded trading of 5,701 shares to close at $8.34. JMMB Group completed trading at $1.70, with 23,667 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group close at $8.45 in trading 100 shares, Scotiabank traded 2,050 shares to close at $62.56 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended with 11,255 shares being traded to end at $28.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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5 TTSE stocks fall 3 rise – Tuesday

May 14, 2019 by

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Prices mostly pulled back than rose when market activity ended on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday.
Trading took place in 18 securities against 15 on Monday, with 3 advancing, 5 declining and 10 remaining unchanged and resulting in the Composite Index losing 1.63 points to end at 1,354.30. The All T&T Index declined 0.98 points to 1,801.72 and the Cross Listed Index slipped 0.31 points to close at 122.35.
Trading ended with 176,473 valued at $3,958,153 compared to 121,618 valued at $3,007,849 changing hands on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investors Choice bid-offer ended at 2 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 closed with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, First Citizens added $1.50 to end at $39.50, after exchanging 390 shares, JMMB Group added 1 cent and completed trading at $1.70, with 38,416 stock units changing hands and Massy Holdings increased 50 cents and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $55.50, with 600 stock units changing hands
Stocks closing with losses| First Caribbean International Bank share fell 1 cent and concluded trading of 50 shares to close at $8.34, Gaurdian Media shed 20 cents and completed trading at at a 52 weeks’ low of $13.80, with 3,500 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed with a loss of 25 cents at $9.25, in trading of 42,517 shares. Scotiabank lost 44 cents in trading 43,773 shares to close at $62.56 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost $1 in trading 2,660 units to end at $28.
Stocks closing firm| Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $37, after exchanging 27 shares, Calypso Macro Index Fund completed trading at $15, with 1,400 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments settled at $23.05, with 3,425 units, Guardian Holdings ended $18.51, after exchanging 20,155 shares. National Enterprises traded 4,000 shares at $6.85, National Flour exchanged just 100 shares at $1.75, NCB Financial Group close at $8.45 in trading 3,000 shares, Point Lisas completed trading of 1,000 units at $3.65. Prestige Holdings ended trading at $9, after exchanging 410 shares, Trinidad Cement completed trading of 10,000 stock units to end at $2.80 and Unilever Caribbean completed trading of 1,050 stock units at $26.30.

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Big jump in Witco profit

May 14, 2019 by

West Indian Tobacco last closed at $110.

Profit before tax jumped a strong 37 percent at the Trinidad based West Indian Tobacco to TT$145 million for the three months period ended March 2019, up from $106 million in 2018.
After providing $45 million for corporate taxes profit rose 38 percent to $100 million.
The impressive results arose from a sharp 21 percent climb in revenues to $227 million and a decline in cost from 36 million in 2018 to $32.4 million in the latest quarter. Also contributing to the improved results, was an rise in gross profit margin to 77.8 percent from 75.3 per cent in 2018 that resulted in gross profit rising 25 percent to $177 million versus $141.5 million in 2018.
The Board approved the payment of a first interim dividend of 83 cents per share payable on June 11 to shareholders on record at the close of business on May 21. Earnings per share climbed to $1.19 from 86 cents in 2018. For the full year, earnings should hit $6.40. The stock that is listed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange last traded at TT$110 at a PE of 17.

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4 TTSE stocks rise 3 fall – Monday

May 13, 2019 by

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with trading took place in 15 securities against 17 on Friday, with 4 advancing, 3 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Composite Index lost 4.03 points to end at 1,355.93 the All T&T Index declined 10.44 points to 1,802.70 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.35 points to close at 122.66.
Trading ended with 121,618 valued at $3,007,849 compared to 770,667 shares at a value of $10,507,437 changing hands on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investors Choice bid-offer ended at 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closed with lower offers.
Stocks ending with gains| At the close of the market, Clico Investments added 5 cents and settled at $23.05, with 20,000 units changing hands, Guarding Media preference share rose 94 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $66, after exchanging just 5 shares. Trinidad Cement completed trading of 1,940 stock units and rose 4 cents to end at $2.80 and Sagicor Financial closed with a rise of 35 cent at $9.50, in trading of 1,295 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| First Citizens closed with a loss of $2 to end at $38, after exchanging 3,528 shares, Scotiabank traded 4,000 shares and lost 32 cents to close at $63 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost $1.10 in trading 40,266 units to end at $29.
Stocks closing firm|Angostura Holdings completed trading at $15.80, with 70 stock units changing hands, CinemaOne traded 147 shares and closed at $9.95, Grace Kennedy settled at $3.35, with 5,405 units, Guardian Holdings closed at $18.51, after exchanging 13,240 shares, JMMB Group completed trading at $1.69, with 11,800 stock units changing hands. Massy Holdings completed trading of 1,040 units at $55, National Enterprises traded 5,000 shares at $6.85 and Republic Financial Holdings close at $120.11 in trading 4,687 shares.

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