4 new lows on TTSE – Thursday

T&TNGL is one of two stocks that gained on the TTSE.

T&TNGL is one of two stocks that gained on the TTSE.

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange recorded another day of declines as new 52 weeks’ lows dominated the market on Thursday. Trading ended with 213,809 shares valued at $4,891,014 changing hands. The market closed with 11 securities traded, 2 gained, 4 declined, while 5 remained unchanged. Four stocks closed at 52 weeks’ low at the end of trading.
At the end of trading, the Composite Index lost 1.20 points to close at 1,131.76, the All T&T Index fell 2.45 points to close at 1,809.83 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.01 point to end at 60.26.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Flour closed with 97,658 shares changing hands at $2.25 after rising 15 cents while Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 2 cents to close at $20.52 as 3,050 units traded.
Losses| Angostura Holdings ended with 1,500 shares changing hands to decline by 7 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $13.18, Massy Holdings ended with 70,000 shares valued at $3,832,500 changing hands as the price dropped by 12 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $54.75. Readymix dived $2.65 with 100 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $15.05 and TTSE 07-04-16Republic Financial Holdings declined by 48 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $111 with 2,500 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund ended at $22.51 with 6,310 shares valued at $895,673 changing hands, Guardian Holdings had 12,669 shares changing hands for a value of $519,400, to close at $13.25, Grace Kennedy had 18,479 shares changing hands at $5.15. Sagicor Financial closed at $7.01 with 1,000 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco traded 543 shares to close at $126.28.

TTSE struggles along – Wednesday

TTSE build The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange recorded a mild gain on Wednesday as trading ended with 145,432 shares valued at $2,060,668 changing hands as 5 securities traded with large values. The market closed with 12 securities traded, 2 gained, 3 declined, while 7 remained unchanged. One stock closed at a 52 weeks’ high and two at 52 weeks’ lows.
At the end of trading, the Composite Index lost 0.94 points to close at 1,132.96, the All T&T Index fell 1.80 points to close at 1,812.28 and the Cross Listed Index eased by 0.01 at 60.25.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 10 with offers that were lower the same as on Tuesday.
Gains| National Enterprises closed with just 900 shares changing hands at $10.06 after rising 6 cents and Prestige Holdings traded 82 units to close with a gain of 5 cents at close at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.26.
Losses| Guardian Holdings had 39,200 shares changing hands for a value of $519,400 but lost 55 cents, to close at $13.25. Republic Financial Holdings declined by 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $111.48 with 35 shares changing hands and TTSE 06-04-16Scotiabank closed with 85 shares changing hands with a loss of 1 cent at a 52 weeks’ low of $57.40.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund ended at $22.51 with 39,790 shares valued at $895,673 changing hands, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 9,126 shares to close at $6.50, First Citizens had 5,900 shares changing hands with the price ending at $33.98. Grace Kennedy had 27,531 shares changing hands at $5.15. Sagicor Financial closed at $7.01 with 18,153 units changing hands while Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $20.50 as 4,600 units traded and West Indian Tobacco traded 30 shares to close at $126.28.

TCL $33.8m trade dominates TTSE – Monday

TCL dominated trading on Monday

TCL dominated trading on Monday

The slide on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange eased on Monday as trading ended with 9,619,112 shares valued at $33,842,836 changing hands as Trinidad Cement dominated trading with 99.6 percent of the volume traded. The market closed with 8 securities traded, 2 gained, none declined, while 6 remained unchanged.
At the end of trading, the Composite Index gained 0.12 points to close at 1,133.16, the All T&T Index rose 0.23 points to close at 1,812.53 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 60.27.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 9 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent and closed at $7.01 with 3,695 units changing hands whileTTSE 04-04-16 Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 10 cents at $20.20 as 5,200 units traded.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 466 units at $38.95, Clico Investment Fund ended at $22.55 with 2,800 shares changing hands, Guardian Media traded just 50 shares to close at $19.75, National Commercial Bank traded 40,000 shares at $2.40. Trinidad Cement traded 9,566,498 shares valued at $33,482,743 to close at $3.50 and West Indian Tobacco added 403 shares to close at $126.28.

Modest loss for TSE stocks – Friday

National Four just one of two stocks that gained on Friday.

National Four just one of two stocks that gained on Friday.

The slide on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange eased on Friday as trading ended with 230,447 shares valued at $1,645,656 changing hands. Trading resulted in 1 stock closing at a 52 weeks’ low, a far better showing than Thursday’s 5 that hit new 52 weeks’ low. A total of 11 securities traded with 3 falling, 2 gaining while 6 remained unchanged.
The market closed with the Composite Index fell by 0.12 points to close at 1,133.04, the All T&T Index declined 0.04 points to close at 1,812.30 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.03 points at 60.27.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 5 with offers that were lower. The market still reflects signs of weakness with about a third of the listings with no bids to buy.
Gains| National Flour ended with 139,449 shares changing hands to close with a gain of 4 cents at $2.10 and West Indian Tobacco added 5,942 shares valued at $750,356 as the price gained 1 cent to close at $126.28.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund lost 1 cent to end at $22.55 with 6,059 shares changing hands,TTSE 01-04-16 First Citizens had 860 shares changing hands with the price declining by 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $33.99 and Grace Kennedy traded with 4,411 shares changing hands with a loss of 5 cents to $5.15.
Firm Trades| ANSA McAl added 1,788 shares to end at $63, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 116 units at $38.95, JMMB group traded 2,505 shares to close at 59 cents, National Commercial Bank traded 49,160 shares at $2.40. Sagicor Financial closed at $7 with 17,407 units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $20.10 as 2,750 units traded.

5 TSE stocks at 12 months’ low – Thursday

First Citizens dropped 70 cents to a 52 weeks' low on Thursday.

First Citizens dropped 70 cents to a 52 weeks’ low on Thursday.

The slide on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued on Thursday as trading ended with 391,678 shares valued at $4,904,496 changing hands. Trading resulted in 5 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ lows as total of 16 securities traded with 8 falling, 3 gaining while 5 remained unchanged.
The market closed with the Composite Index advanced by 3.57 points to close at 1,133.16, the All T&T Index advanced by 7.17 points to close at 1,812.34 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.01 points at 60.30.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with offers that were lower. The market still reflects signs of weakness with about a third of the listings with no bids to buy.
Gains| National Enterprises closed with 15,111 shares changing hands at $10 after gaining $1, National Flour ended with 25,000 shares changing hands and closed with a gain of 6 cents at $2.06 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $20.10 with a gain of 10 cents as 23,625 units changed hands.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund lost 4 cents to end at $22.56 with 298 shares changing hands, First Citizens had 3,165 shares changing hands with the price declining by 70 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $34, Massy Holdings had 200 shares changing hands with the price declining 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $54.87. One Caribbean Media traded 67 shares and fell 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.70, Republic Financial Holdings dropped 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $111.49 with 176 shares changing hands. TTSE 30-03-16Sagicor Financial lost 1 cent and closed at $7 with 130,000 units changing hands, Scotiabank closed with 87 shares changing hands, after losing 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $57.41 and Trinidad Cement closed with a loss of 10 cents at $3.50 with 75,596 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| ANSA McAl added 43,008 shares at $2,709,599 to end at $63, Firstcaribbean International Bank closed at $6.50 with 1,000 units changing hands. Guardian Holdings traded 950 shares at $13.80, JMMB group traded 5,095 shares to close at 59 cents and National Commercial Bank traded 67,600 shares at $2.40.

Lower profits at Guardian

Guardian Sign 2Guardian Holdings reported lower profit for 2015 of TT$335 million or $1.14 per share compared to TT$341 million or $1.47 per share. While the bottom-line was lower in 2015 profit from continuing operations were higher at $334 million versus $303 million.
Insurance premium income rose to $5.17 billion from $5.03 billion while net profits from insurance activities jumped to TT$662 million from $490 million. Investment income was flat at $772 million but gains from investment securities dropped from $86 million to just $6 million. Expenses were held tightly with operating expenses rising 6.3 percent to $962 million while finance cost rose 8 percent to $141 million.
Guardian has assets of TTS22.18 billion at the end of 2015 with financial assets and loans of $16.624 billion. Borrowed funds amount to $2.15 billion and equity capital ended at $2.73 billion.
The stock last traded on the Trinidad Stock Exchange at $13.80 for a PE just below 10 times earnings. IC Insider considers the stock to be undervalued but with the Trinidad’s economy in recession and with the bulk of Guardian business emanating in that country it will be difficult for revenues to rise in a meaningful manner and deliver consistent increased profits.
Guardian Holdings is primarily involved in the business of life insurance, investments and general insurance with operations throughout the Caribbean. In 2015, National Commercial Bank agreed subject to regulatory approval acquire just under 30 percent of the issued shares from a group of shareholders.

5 TTSE stocks close at a low – Thursday

TTSE build The slide on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued on Wednesday as trading ended with 274,176 shares valued at $5,683,931 changing hands. A total of 12 securities traded with 8 falling, 3 gaining while 1 remained unchanged. One stock traded at a 52 weeks’ high while five stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
The market closed with the Composite Index declined by 0.83 points to close at 1,129.32, the All T&T Index fell by 1.84 points to close at 1,804.14 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.03 points at 60.38.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that about a third of the listings have no bids to buy, a clear sign of a weakness.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund traded 4,281 shares to end with a gain of 5 cents at $22.60, Sagicor Financial gained 2 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.01 with 41,302 units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 92 cents to close at $20 with 25,587 units valued at $508,448, changing hands.
Losses| Angostura Holdings ended with 16,959 shares changing hands to decline by 35 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $13.25, ANSA McAl added 11,400 shares valued at $712,500 but lost 35 cents $62.50, Calypso Macro Index Fund declined by 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ low of at $24.99 with 300 shares. JMMB group traded 9,345 shares and fell 1 cent to close at 59 cents,TTSE 24-03-16 National Enterprises closed with 3,253 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.99 after falling by 1 cent, Trinidad Cement closed with a loss of 8 cents at $3.60 with 3,500 shares changing hands. L.J. Williams B share traded 900 units and lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 96 cents and West Indian Tobacco traded 533 shares but fell 1 cent in ending at $126.27.
Firm Trades| Firstcaribbean International Bank closed at $6.50 with 146 units changing hands.

No end in sight for TTSE slide

Massy trades at a new low on Wednesday

Massy trades at a new low on Wednesday

The slide on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued on Wednesday as trading ended with 274,176 shares valued at $5,683,931 changing hands. A total of 11 securities traded with 7 falling, 2 gaining while 2 remained unchanged. Three stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
The market closed with the Composite Index declined by 5.30 points to close at 1,130.15, the All T&T Index fell by 10.53 points to close at 1,805.98 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 60.35.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that about a third of the listings have no bids to buy, a clear sign of a weakness.
Gains| Unilever Caribbean gained 1 cent to close at $66 with 48 shares trading and West Indian Tobacco traded 350 shares and gained 1 cent in ending at $126.28.
Losses| Agostini’s traded 1,000 shares at $17.02 with a fall of 2 cent in trading at $17.01, Clico Investments Fund ended with a volume of 23,885 shares valued at $538,607 to end with a gain of 1 cent at $22.55, Guardian Holdings ended trading 10,703 shares but declined by 15 cents to close at $13.80. Massy Holdings ended with 72,398 shares valued at $3,981,164 changing hands as the price dropped $1.01 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $54.98, TTSE 23-03-16National Enterprises closed with 7,388 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ low of $9 after falling by 49 cents. Republic Financial Holdings dropped 1 cent to close at $111.99 with 150 shares changing hands and Scotiabank closed with 392 shares changing hands with a loss of 6 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $57.43.
Firm Trades| Firstcaribbean International Bank closed at $6.50 with 114,000 units valued at $741,000 changing hands and National Commercial Bank traded 43,862 shares to end at $2.40.

TTSE falters again – Monday

TTSE build The slide on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued on Monday as trading ended with 170,815 shares valued at $1,057,665 changing hands. A total of 10 securities traded with 3 falling, 2 gaining while 5 remained unchanged. One stock closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
The market closed with the Composite Index declined by 3.87 points to close at 1,138.76, the All T&T Index fell by 7.34 points to close at 1,824.12 and is down by 6.3 percent since the start of the year and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.04 points to 60.21.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that about a third of the listings have no bids to buy.
Gains| Guardian Holdings ended trading just 100 shares but rose 10 cents to close at $13.80 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended trading 5,705 shares, but rose 1 cent to end at $19.06.
Losses| JMMB Group contributed 7,164 shares valued but lost 2 cents in closing at 57 cents, National Enterprises closed with 11,640 shares changing hands at to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $10 after falling by 50 cents TTSE 21-03-16rand West Indian Tobacco traded 829 share but lost 2 cents in ending at $126.28.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 1,028 units at $38.95, Clico Investments Fund ended with a volume of 12,700 shares to end at $22.55, Firstcaribbean International Bank closed at $6.50 with only 2,516 units changing hands. Grace Kennedy traded 53,773 shares to end at $5.20 and National Commercial Bank traded 86,000 shares at $2.40.

TTSE ekes out gains on Wednesday

Grace traded at a new high on the TTSE on Wednesday.

Grace traded at a new high on the TTSE on Wednesday.

The slide on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange continued on Wednesday with trading ending with 282,963 shares valued at $2,712,394 changing hands. A total of 13 securities traded with 3 falling, 3 gaining while 7 remained unchanged. A total of 2 stocks closed at a 52 weeks’ low and one at a 52 weeks’ high.
The market closed with the Composite Index rising 0.21 points to close at 1,158.89, the All T&T Index gaining 0.09 points to close at 1,863.70 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.04 points to end at 60.26.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 9 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that about a third of the listings have no bids to buy.
Gains|, Grace Kennedy had 942 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.20 for a 5 cents gain, Trinidad and Tobago NGL gained 5 cents to end trading with 28,795 shares with a value of $548,452 at $19.05 and Scotia Investments closed with a gain of 4 cents at $1.75 while trading 64,866 shares,
Losses| One Caribbean Media had 227 shares trading with a loss of 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $21.98, Republic Financial Holdings fell by 1 cent to close at $112.19 with 363 shares changing hands and Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 6,039 units at $6.99 after drifting by 1 cent.
TTSE 16-03-16r Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded 100 shares at $17.03, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 20,110 shares to close at $6.50, Guardian Holdings ended trading with 7,800 shares changing hands at $13.70. Guardian Media ended trading with 6,670 shares changing hands at $19.75, JMMB Group traded 10,000 shares at 58 cents, National Flour closed with 126,500 shares changing hands at $1.95 and West Indian Tobacco traded 10,560 units at $126.30 worth $1,333,728.