Thursday, 9th January 2013 | Market activity on the TTSE resulted in 11 securities trading with 2 advancing, 4 declining and 5 traded firm.

The indices were mixed at the end of trading with the Composite Index declining by 0.36 points to close at 1,186.96, the All T&T Index advanced by 0.13 points to finish at 1,998.10 and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.11 points to end at 49.36. Trading accounted for 422,006 shares valued at $3,015,608.

The main stocks to trade include First Citizens Bank with 3,975 units as the price gained 16 cents to end the day at $41.02; Guardian Holdings recorded 14,747 shares with the price shedding 10 cents to close at $13.80; Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 200,000 shares changing hands for a value of $100,000, the price closed at 50 cents; National Commercial Bank added 27,772 shares valued at $30,549; Republic Bank 1,877 units pushed the price to $116.08, an increase of 2 cents; Sagicor Financial Corporation contributed 36,000 shares with a value of $262,800, closing firm at $7.30 and Trinidad Cement with 50,000 shares at $2.25 each for a total value of $112,500.

Clico Investment Fund traded 86,398 shares valued at $1,921,699 the price declined by 23 cents to end at $22.25.

IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 8 stocks with bids higher than the last selling prices and 1 stock with a lower offer.

Wednesday, 8th January 2014 | Jamaican stocks were the dominant volume players in the T&T market today when 366,706 shares changed hands for a value of $2,719,776. Market activity resulted in in 11 securities trading, 2 advanced, 2 declined and 7 traded firm.

The two main indices just barely inched up with the Composite Index advancing by 0.05 points to close at 1,187.32, the all T&T Index moved up by 0.09 points to close at 1,997.97 while there was no change to the Cross Listed Index that remained at 49.47.

Jamaica Money Market Brokers traded firm at 51 cents as 200,000 shares changed hands for the consideration of $102,000; National Commercial Bank with a volume of 102,521 shares being traded for $113,798, the price closed unchanged at $1.11; Republic Bank exchanged 7,513 units with the price increasing 6 cents to end the day at $116.06; Scotia Investments contributed 28,109 shares with a value of $42,117.50 to close firm at $1.50; while Sagicor Financial added 13,500 shares valued at $98,550.00 closing at $7.30; West Indian Tobacco had 10,965 units trading firm at $120.

IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with bids higher than the last selling prices versus only 1 stock with a lower offer.

Tuesday, 7th January 2013 | Trading occurred in 15 securities, 2 advanced, 8 declined and 5 traded firm on the TTSE with 186,385 shares changing hands valued at $5,544,694. First Citizens Bank closed at new 52 weeks high at the end of trading.

The Composite Index was unchanged at the end of the day of trading at 1,187.27, the All T&T Index declined by 0.12 points to close at 1,997.88 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.02 points to close at 49.47.

Angostura Holdings traded 51,000 shares for $635,853 as the price closed up 2 cents to $12.47; ANSA Mcal added 19,441 shares valued at $1,288,938 it lost 20 cents to close at $66.30; First Citizens Bank ended the day at $40.86 as the price increased by 1 cent as 12,736 units were traded valued at $520,393; National Commercial Bank switched 10,000 units to close firm at $1.11; Point Lisas Industrial Port traded 5,000 units and lost 5 cents in closing at $3.65; Republic Bank contributed 23,979 shares with a value of $2,781,564 as the price close firm at $116; Sagicor Financial traded 6,000 units firm at $7.30; Scotiabank traded just 874 units to close unchanged at $72.75; Trinidad Cement saw 51,229 shares changing hands for a value of $115,265, the price remained unchanged at $2.25.

Clico Investment Fund only traded 42 shares and declined by a cent to end at $22.50.

IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with bids higher than the last selling prices versus only 1 stock with a lower offer.

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Monday, 6th January 2014 | Today’s Trinidad & Tobago Stock Market activity resulted in trading of 13 securities of which 6 advanced, 3 declined and 4 traded firm and 205,001 shares changing hands valued at $4,687,159. There were two stocks with new 52 weeks high.

The Composite Index advanced by 0.76 points to close at 1,187.27, the All T&T Index advanced by 1.53 points to close at 1,998.00 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 49.45.

Ansa Merchant Bank added 6,902 shares valued at $266,417 as the price closed at $38.60; First Citizens Bank traded 5,865 units as the price increased by 20 cents to end at $40.83 another new high; Guardian Holdings contributed 8,000 shares with a value of $111,200, the price fell 10 cents to close at $13.90; National Flour Mills traded 22,291 shares changing hands for a value of $21,622 as the price close 2 cents up at 97 cents; National Enterprises had a volume of 12,494 shares being traded for $219,499 at $17.60 up 5 cents; One Caribbean Media traded 5,969 shares for a cent loss to end at $18.53; Republic Bank exchanged 5,188 shares at $116.00 for a gain of 4 cents and Scotiabank saw just 528 units changing hands as the price closed at $72.75 up 14 cents for a new 52 weeks high.

Clico Investment Fund posted 136,485 shares valued at $3,071,602 as the price advanced by a cent to end at $22.51.

IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with bids that were higher than the last selling prices versus only 2 stocks with offers that were lower.

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Friday, 3rd January 2013 | The Trinidad market continued the trend it started on the first trading day of the New Year with another positive performance with more stocks rising than declining. Trading occurred in 12 securities of which 6 advanced, 1 declined and 6 traded firm as the Composite Index advanced by 1.29 points to close at 1,186.51, the All T&T Index increased by 2.41 points to close at 1,996.47 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.02 points to close at 49.45.

Trading activity on the market resulted in a volume of 190,370 shares changing hands valued at $3,672,861. Scotia Bank closed up 1 cent to close at $72.61 along with IC Insider Buy Rated First Citizens Bank closed at new 52 weeks high at the end of trading.

First Citizens Bank traded 13,402 shares for a value of $544,477 to close firm at $40.63 for a gain of 38 cents as the stock recorded yet another record price; National Flour Mills exchanged 39,946 shares for $37,969 to close at 95 cents; Neal & Massy Holdings added 6,980 shares valued at $418,816 and traded firm to end the day at $60.01; Republic Bank gained 6 cents to end the day at $115.96 with a mere 38 shares trading; Sagicor Financial Corporation added 31,631 shares valued at $90,423 with the price closing up 5 cents at $7.30; Trinidad Cement traded only 650 shares but the price moved up by 5 cents to close at $2.25.

Clico Investment Fund traded with a volume of 113,551 shares valued at $2,554,898, the price advanced by 50 cents to end at $22.00.

IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling prices versus only 1 stock with an offer that was lower.

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Thursday, 2nd January 2014 | The Trinidad market started off the new year on a positive note with trading in 12 securities, 5 advanced, 1 declined and 6 traded firm. The Composite Index advanced by 0.17 points to close at 1,185.22, the All T&T Index moved up by 0.34 points to close at 1,994.06. The Cross Listed Index remained at 49.43.

Trading activity resulted in a volume of 749,040 shares changing hands valued at $7,340,815. Scotia Bank closed up 5 cents to close at $72.60 and One Caribbean Media closed up 4 cents at $18.54, both of which hit new 52 weeks high at the end of trading.

First Citizens Bank traded 20,566 shares to close firm at $40.25; Grace Kennedy contributed 130,000 shares with a value of $448,931, the price closed firm at $3.45; National Flour Mills exchanged 161,054 shares for $153,001; Republic Bank gained 6 cents to end the day at $115.90 with a mere 45 shares trading; Sagicor Financial Corporation added 31,631 shares valued at $229,325 with the price closing unchanged at $7.25; Trinidad Cement had 231,801 shares changing hands for a value of $509,962 but the price remained unchanged at $2.20; West Indian Tobacco traded 14,559 units to close 3 cents up at $120.03.

On the Mutual Fund Market 145,538 shares changed hands for a value of $3,164,676.00. Clico Investment Fund traded with a volume of 143,538 shares valued at $3,157,856, the price advanced by a cent to end at $22.00. Praetorian Property Mutual Fund traded 2,000 shares, falling $0.14 to close at $3.41.

IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling prices versus only 1 stock with an offer that was lower.

Tuesday, 31st December 2013 | The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended 2013 on a positive note with more stocks rising than declining. Additionally, the market recorded a positive year with the two main indices advancing during the year.

The Composite Index advanced by 0.29 points on Tuesday to close at 1,185.05 compared to 1,064.98 at the end of 2012, gaining 11 percent for the year. The All T&T Index advanced by 0.20 points on the last day of the year to close at 1,993.72 and gained 17.7 percent over the 1,694.27 at the close of 2012. The Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.05 points to close at 49.43 on Tuesday but was down 12 percent from the 56.33 at the end of 2012 closed.

2014 Up Market | The overall market seems poised to move higher in 2014 with the IC Insider Buy Rated list having several stocks that should trade much higher during the year.

Trading activity on the First Tier Market registered a volume of 161,914 shares valued at $3,369,575 as the price of 3 stocks advanced, while 1 declined and 5 remained firm.

First Citizens traded 3,915 shares to close at $40.25; Guardian Holdings traded 75,267 shares changing hands for a value of $1,053,738 and closed firm at $14; Neal & Massy Holdings, with a volume of 15,147 shares, traded for $908,987 and the price closed at $60.00; Jamaica Money Market Brokers traded unchanged at 51 cents and contributed 8,000 shares with a value of $4,080; National Enterprises added 5,800 shares valued at $101,790 and the price inched up a cent to $17.55; Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 2,713 shares as the price gained 6 cents to end the day at $7.25.

There was trading in 50,937 Clico Investment Fund’s shares valued at $1,119,945, the price advanced by 2 cents to end at $22.

IC bid-offer Indicator | At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with bids that were higher than the last selling prices versus only 1 stock with the offer that was lower.