Advancing stocks edge decliners on TTSE

February 10, 2017 by

Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $15.

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday with 15 securities trading compared to 12 on Thursday.
The market’s activity resulted in 5 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 6 holding firm as 371,231 shares were exchanged at a value of $6,085,335 compared to Thursday’s 675,112 shares valued at $4,134,604.
The Composite Index climbed 1.60 points to 1,238.89 points, the All T&T Index advanced 3.00 points to 1,831.22 points and the Cross Listed Index added 0.02 points to 86.64.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings gained 25 cents to close at $15 with 20,394 shares changing hands at a value of $305,910, Clico Investment added 5 cents and closed at $22.55 trading 237,147 units valued at $5,338,262, Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $15 with gains of 24 cents, exchanging 3,590 shares. National Enterprises gained 13 cents to close at $11 with 2,855 units exchanged and Trinidad Cement closed trading 1 cent higher to $4.16 with 4,454 shares changing owners.
Losses| Grace Kennedy lost 1 cent to close at $2.63 after trading 30,000 units, One Caribbean Media closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $19.50, losing 40 cents trading 250 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $106.69, losing 5 cents with 206 units traded and Scotiabank exchanged 174 units, closing 5 cents lower to $58.70.
Firm Trades| First Citizens closed trading at $32.50 with 50 units changing hands, First Caribbean International closed at $8.85 with trades of 100 shares, JMMB Group closed at $1.20 with an exchange of 1,000 units. Massy Holdings exchanged 758 units to close at $52, Sagicor Financial was unchanged at $9.30 with 3,253 shares changing hands and Scotia Investments held firm at $2.21 trading 67,000 units.

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Trinidad Stock Exchange inching higher

February 9, 2017 by

Sagicor Financial closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.30 on the TTSE on Thursday.

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange rebounded with all three indices advancing with 12 securities changing hands compared to 7 on Wednesday with 6 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 2 remaining unchanged.
Trading closed on Thursday after 675,112 shares were exchanged at a value of $4,134,604 compared to only 152,664 shares valued at $2,299,065 traded on Wednesday.
The Composite Index climbed 6.74 points to 1,237.29, the All T&T Index advanced 3.99 points to 1,828.22, still leaving it slightly lower that at the close of 2016 and the Cross Listed Index gained 1.30 points to 88.62 and is up 10.81 percent for 2017.
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| First Citizens advanced 49 cents, closing at $32.50 with an exchange of 195 shares, First Caribbean International closed at a 52 weeks’ of $8.85, gaining 32 cents with 3,414 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.76 with gains of 4 cents, trading 34,800 shares valued at $513,383. Massy Holdings gained 60 cents to close at $52 with 15,759 units being exchanged at a value of $819,389, Sagicor Financial closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.30, gaining 18 cents trading 193,132 shares at a value of $1,783,021 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed trading 10 cents higher to $22.75 with 3,408 shares changing hands.
Losses| Grace Kennedy lost 1 cent to close at $2.64 with 3,690 units exchanged, JMMB Group closed 5 cents lower to $1.20, trading 262,106 shares valued at $315,277, Unilever Caribbean dropped 50 cents to close at $58 with 54 units traded and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126.99, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 35 shares.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL closed trading at $66.45 with 19 units changing hands and National Commercial Bank remained at $3.60 with an exchange of 158,500 shares valued at $570,869, the stock closed with buying of 20,000 units at $4, the equivalent of J$75, the stock closed in Jamaica at J$64 on Thursday.

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Gains topped declines on TTSE

February 8, 2017 by

Trading activities fell sharply on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday with just 7 securities trading compared to 10 on Tuesday. Stocks rising continues to dominate with mild movements in the indices at the close of the market.
Trading ended with 4 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 1 holding firm, resulting in 152,664 shares changing hands at a value of $2,299,065 compared to Tuesday’s 197,505 shares valued at $1,350,912.
The Composite Index gained 0.07 points to end at 1,230.55, the All T&T Index declined 1.52 points to 1,824.23 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.23 points to 85.32, to be up 9.15 percent for the year to date.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 9 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.72, gaining 11 cents with 22,086 shares changing hands at a value of $325,032, JMMB Group gained 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $1.25 with 45,434 units being exchanged. Scotiabank closed at $58.75 with a gain of 5 cents and 1,750 shares traded and Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 10 cents, closing at $22.65 with 775 shares changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 3 cents to close at $22.50 with 16,946 units exchanged at a value of $1,230,292 and First Citizens closed at $32.01, losing 49 cents with 16,946 shares traded at a value of $542,272.
Firm Trades| Scotia Investments held firm at $2.21 with an exchange of 11,000 shares.

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Trinidad stocks post gains on Tuesday

February 7, 2017 by

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with 10 securities trading compared to 14 on Monday with more stocks rising in price than those declining.
At the close, 4 stocks advanced, 2 declined and 4 were unchanged, resulting in 197,505 shares changing hands at a value of $1,350,912 compared to Monday’s 985,557 shares valued at $2,465,660.
The Composite Index gained 1.18 points to 1,230.48, the All T&T Index advanced 2.59 points to 1,825.75 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.05 points to 85.08.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 10 with lower offers.
Gains| Ansa McAL gained 61 cents to close at $66.45 with an exchange of just 25 units, Guardian Holdings added 6 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.61 with 52,069 shares changing hands at a value of $759,849. Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.55, gaining 5 cents with 5,056 shares traded and Guardian Media 6% preference share added 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $65.04 with a mere 5 units switching owners.
Losses| Sagicor Financial dropped 8 cents, closing at $9.12 with 10,094 units being exchanged and Scotiabank lost 5 cents to close at $58.70 with 274 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy closed at $2.65 trading 107,120 units, Scotia Investments remained at $2.21 with an exchange of 15,525 shares, Trinidad Cement held firm at $4.15 with trades of 7,000 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed at $58.50 with 337 units changing hands.

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Guardian Holdings hits new high

February 6, 2017 by

Guardian Holdings rose in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday to hit a new 52 weeks’ high, but it was not the only stock to do so. Market momentum continued from Friday with 14 securities changing hands up from to 12 on Friday.
At the close, 6 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 4 remained unchanged, leading to an exchange of 985,557 shares valued at $2,465,660 compared to Friday’s trades of 522,359 shares valued at $3,824,294.
The Composite Index slipped 0.15 points to 1,229.29, the All T&T Index lost 0.19 points to 1,823.15 and the Cross Listed Index is down 0.01 point to 85.12.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment closed at $22.53, adding 1 cent with 6,480 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings advanced 55 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.55 with 11,610 shares traded, Massy Holdings gained 30 cents and closed at $51.40 with an exchange of 1,200 shares. Sagicor Financial added 9 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.20 with trades of 25,124 units, Scotiabank closed 1 cent higher to $58.75 with 60 shares exchanged and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.50, gaining 50 cents with trades of 17,716 units valued at $397,981.
Losses| Grace Kennedy was down 2 cents to close at $2.65 with an exchange of 117,880 units valued at $312,282, Prestige Holdings lost 15 cents, closing at $10.85 with 2,031 shares changing hands, infrequent trader, ReadyMix dropped 17 cents to 52 weeks’ low of $10.83, trading 1,200 units and Republic Financial Holdings slid to $106.74, a loss of $1.24 with 548 shares changing ownership.
Firm Trades| JMMB Group traded 786,922 units at $1.20 for a value of $944,814, Trinidad Cement held firm at $4.15 with trades of 6,286 shares and West Indian Tobacco was unchanged at $127 with 500 units changing hands.

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Moderate gains for TTSE stocks – Friday

February 3, 2017 by

Trading levels trended up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday relative to Thursday’s activity. The market traded 12 securities compared to 9 on Thursday resulting in 3 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 5 unchanged. Two stocks ended at 52 weeks’ highs.
A total of 522,359 shares valued at $3,824,294 were exchanged compared to Thursday’s trades of 350,452 shares valued at $3,125,102.
The Composite Index advanced 1.46 points to 1,229.58, the All T & T Index gained 1.03 points to 1,823.62 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.26 points to 85.13.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens closed at $32.50, adding 1 cent with 75 units changing hands, National Commercial Bank closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.60, gaining 1 cent with an exchange of 2,500 shares and Sagicor Financial advanced 11 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $9.11 with trades of 90,633 units valued at $824,779.
Losses| Grace Kennedy lost 1 cent to close at $2.67 with 24,000 shares being exchanged, Scotia Investments was down 2 cents to $2.21 with 61,521 units traded, Scotiabank closed at $58.74, a loss of 1 cent with 10,000 units changing hands, valued at $587,400 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading at $22, losing 51 cents with trades of 12,541 units.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment closed at $22.52, trading 44,422 shares valued at $1,000,033, JMMB Group traded 88,940 units at $1.20, Massy Holdings exchanged 667 shares and closed at $51.10, Trinidad Cement was unchanged at $4.15 after trading 187,000 shares valued at $776,457 and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $127 with 60 units changing hands.

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Activity falls for Trinidad stocks

February 2, 2017 by

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday resulted in 9 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Wednesday leading to 5 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 2 unchanged.
A total of 350,452 shares valued at $3,125,102 were exchanged compared to Wednesday’s trades of 810,839 shares valued at $3,882,754.
The Composite Index gained 1.83 points to 1,228.12, the All T&T Index advanced 2.31 points to 1,822.59 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.18 points to 84.87.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment added 2 cents to close at $22.52 with 6,045 units traded, National Enterprises closed at $10.87, up 2 cents with 500 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial advanced 25 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $9, having exchanged 42,500 shares valued at $382,500, Scotiabank gained 5 cents after trading 10,000 units valued at $587,448 to close at $58.75 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 40 cents to $22.51 with trades of 12,540 units.
Losses| First Citizens closed at $32.49, down 1 cent with 511 units being exchanged and JMMB Group lost 1 cent to close at $1.20 with 161,846 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Guardian Holdings closed at $14 with 106,510 shares traded, valued at $1,491,141 and Trinidad Cement was unchanged at $4.15 after trading 10,000 shares.

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Big Citizens Bank fall hits TTSE index

February 1, 2017 by

First Citizens dropped $1.50 in trading on TTSE on Wednesday.

A drop of $1.50 in the price of First Citizens Bank push the price to $32.50 with 5,000 units changing hands and was the main contributor to the fall in the Composite Index of the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
Market activity resulted in 13 securities changing hands in contrast to 18 on Tuesday as 4 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 5 remained unchanged. A total of 810,839 shares valued at $3,882,754 were exchanged compared to Tuesday’s trades of 483,249 shares valued at $2,376,016.
The Composite Index declined 3.18 points to 1,226.29 points, the All T & T Index fell 7.41 points to 1,820.28 points and the Cross Listed Index inched 0.15 points higher to 84.69.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings advanced 25 cents to $14 trading 32,652 shares valued at $450,215, National Commercial Bank added 4 cents, closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.59 with 65,932 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial climbed 24 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.75, having exchanged 13,500 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.11 gaining 9 cents and 2,961 units changing owners.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at $22.50 with an exchange of 68,150 shares valued at $1,533,377, JMMB Group slid 4 cents to $1.21 with trades of 524,328 valued at $636,873 and National Flour Mills closed at $2.67, down 3 cents with 150 shares switching owners.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $14.75 with 450 shares traded, Massy Holdings was unchanged at $51.10 with transactions of 8,959 shares valued at $457,728, Scotia Investments closed at $2.23 with an exchange of 77,000 units, Trinidad Cement held firm at $4.15 after trading 11,300 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $127 with a mere 7 units changing ownership.

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Sharp drop trading Trinidad stocks

January 30, 2017 by

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday resulted in sharp decline in the number of active securities and declines in the two main indices.
The market closed with 10 securities changing hands in contrast to 16 on Friday with 1 stock advancing, 2 declining and 7 unchanged. A total of 174,656 units valued at $3,712,321 traded compared to Friday’s trades of 662,006 shares valued at $5,506,299.
The Composite Index declined 2.06 points to 1,223.02, the All T&T Index dropped 4.14 points to 1,830.07 while the Cross Listed Index gained a mere 0.01 point to 82.44.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| National Enterprises gained 8 cents to close at $10.85 with 7,540 units being exchanged, to be the sole stock rising.
Losses| First Citizens sustained a fall of 93 cents, closing at $34 with trades of 27,147 valued at $922,998 and Republic Financial Holdings lost 9 cents to close at $108.19 with 6,719 units exchanged for a value of $726,929.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment was unchanged at $22.52 with only 245 shares traded, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.68 with a mere 10 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings closed at $13.31 with 5,600 units exchanged while Scotia Investments closed at $2.23 with 5,400 shares changing owners. Scotiabank held firm at $58.75, closing with 10,000 units traded at a value of $587,500, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $21, after trading 48,309 shares valued at $1,014,499 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.50 with 63,686 units transacted.

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6 stocks rise 6 fall on TTSE on Friday

January 27, 2017 by

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday with an increased number of 16 securities changing hands compared to 15 on Thursday. A total of 6 stocks advanced, 4 were unchanged and 6 declined as 662,006 units were exchanged, for $5,506,299 compared to 482,036 shares valued at $3,773,912 on Thursday.
The Composite Index advanced 1.17 points to 1,225.08, the All T & T Index gained 0.28 points to 1,834.21 and the Cross Listed Index also gained 0.28 points to 82.43.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment closed 2 cents higher at $22.52, with 142,187 units traded at a value of $3,200,232, First Caribbean International gained 3 cents trading 31,963 units to close at a 52 weeks high of $8.53, Guardian Holdings exchanged 7,600 shares and gained 18 cents to end at $13.31. JMMB Group added 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $1.20 with an exchange of 364,378 units valued at $437,724, Scotia Investments closed at $2.23, gaining 2 cents with 76,418 shares changing hands and Scotiabank gained 5 cents, in closing at $58.75 with 1,000 shares traded.
Losses| Massy Holdings closed at $51.40, losing 2 cents with only 75 units changing owners, National Commercial Bank was down 7 cents to $3.28 trading 1,000 shares and Point Lisas lost 5 cents to close at $3.70 with an exchange of 530 units. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $108.28, after falling 6 cents with 9,302 shares being exchanged at a value of $1,007,221, Trinidad Cement slid 5 cents to $4.50, with 18,402 shares traded and West Indian Tobacco exchanged 100 units to close at $127.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy closed at $2.68 with 100 shares traded, Prestige Holdings remained unchanged at $11 with 169 units changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $8.50 trading 2,582 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL held firm at $21 with an exchange of 6,200 units.

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