Moderate trading on TTSE – Wednesday

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended with 14 securities changing on Wednesday against 8 on Tuesday, with 4 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 7 remained unchanged.
At close, the Composite Index rose 2.50 points on to 1,270.81. The All T&T Index slipped 0.22 points to 1,704.36, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.71 points to 112.98.
Market activity ended with a mere 175,296 shares with a value of $2,284,648 compared to 107,817 units with a value of $2,343,695 on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains|First Caribbean gained 10 cents and finished at $9.30, trading 40,000 shares valued at $371,986, JMMB Group ended trading with 2,500 shares and gained of 5 cents to close at $1.70, Scotiabank closed trading with a gain 1 cent and ended at $60.01, exchanging 1,380 shares and Unilever Caribbean rose 95 cents and finished at $28, trading a mere 254 units.
Losses| Guardian Holdings closed with a fall of 15 cents at $16.40, trading 445 shares, LJ Williams B share fell 7 cents, ending at 52 weeks’ low of 70 cents with 500 units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a fall of 20 cents at $26, trading 35,892 shares valued at $933,269.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments ended at $21, with 25,600 units trading, First Citizens ended at $32, trading 4,562 shares, Grace Kennedy concluded trading with 32,008 units at $3.10, LJ Williams A share  ended at 22 cents, with 29,727 stock units. National Flour closed trading at $1.91, with 500 stock units, Trinidad Cement closed at $3.75, with 1,000 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended trading 928 shares at $90.

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

1 Stock rise 2 fall on TTSE – Tuesday

Market activity ended with just 8 securities trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday against 14 on Monday, with 1 stock advancing, 2 declining and 5 remaining unchanged at the close.
At close, the Composite Index fell 0.43 points on to 1,268.31. The All T&T Index slipped 0.85 points higher to 1,704.58, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 112.27.
Trading ended with 107,817 shares valued at $2,343,695 changing hands, compared to 214,436 shares valued at $6,392,055 on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Unilever Caribbean rose 5 cents and finished with $27.05,trading 1,000 units.
Losses| First Citizens Bank finished 2 cents lower to $32, in trading 3,632 shares and Massy shed 10 cents and finished at $48, trading 2,818 shares.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments concluded trading at $21, with 52,611 units valued at $1,104,831 changing hands, JMMB Group ended trading with 2,312 shares at $1.65, National Enterprises closed at $9.79, with 5,525 stock units trading, NCB Financial Group ended at $6.75, with 7,060 units trading, while Trinidad & Tobago NGL price closed at $26.20, trading 32,859 shares with a value of $854,705.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Trinidad stocks start 2018 down

Unilever Caribbean at 6-1/2 year low of $27 & clearly heading lower.


Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday saw a total of 11 securities trading against 14 on Friday, with 2 stocks advancing, 3 declining as 6 remained unchanged.
Market activity ended with a mere 168,640 shares with a value of $1,925,602 on the first day of 2018, up from 109,529 units on Friday, valued at $2,139,960.
The newyear started with the Composite Index rising 0.92 points on Friday to 1,266.35. The All T&T Index declined 1.16 points to 1,728.75, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.41 points higher to close at 108.38.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| First Citizens closed with a rise of 2 cents to close at $32.02 with 355 shares and NCB Financial Group gained 35 cents in finishing at $6.55 with 2,050 stock units.
Losses| Point Lisas traded 107 units with the price falling 14 cents to $3.80, Republic Financial ended with a loss of 1 cent at $101.50 with 951 stock units trading and Unilever Caribbean closed with a loss of $2 changing hands at six and a half year low of $27, the lowest price since it closed at $28 on July 7, 2011 with 166 shares trading.
Firm Traded| JMMB Group ended trading at $1.65 with 29,625 stock units, Massy ended trading at $48.02 with 210 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial concluded trading with 400 units to close at $7.83, Scotiabank ended at $60.10 with 2,864 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $26.50 after hitting a low for the day at $16.10, in trading 1,300 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $100 with just 10 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Trinidad stocks down for second year

A lackluster year came to an end for Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday with trading in 14 securities against 11 on Thursday, with 4 stocks advancing, 3 declining with 7 closing unchanged.
The year closed with Composite Index rising 0.92 points on Friday to 1,266.35 with a rise of 4.7 percent for the year. The All T&T Index declined 1.16 points to 1,728.75, increasing the year’s fall to 5.75 percent while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.41 points higher to close at 108.38 for a gain of 38.12 percent for the full year. In 2016 Trinidad stocks lost 5.86 percent after ending 2015 with no change.
Market activity ended with a mere 109,529 shares with a value of $2,139,960 traded, rising above the 95,251 units changing hands on Thursday, valued at $1,845,641.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group ended trading increase by 10 cents with 20,860 stock units and closed at $1.65 Massy ended rose 2 cents to $48.02 with 681 stock units changing hands, National Flour finished 1 cent higher at $1.91 with 1,154 shares and Point Lisas traded 2,000 units with the price rising 4 cents to $3.94.
Losses| Angostura Holdings ended with a loss of 15 cents with 75 stock units, to close at $15.05, Guardian Holdings finished with a loss of 22 cents to end at $17.03 with 16,076 shares changing hands and Republic Financial ended with a loss of 7 cents at $101.51 with 178 stock units.
Firm Traded| First Citizens closed with 861 shares at $32, Grace Kennedy concluded trading with 350 units at $3, National Enterprises concluded trading with 399 units at $9.80, Sagicor Financial concluded trading with 1,600 units to close at $7.83. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $26.50, trading 65,000 stock units valued at $1,722,500, Trinidad Cement traded 250 units and closed at $3.75 and Unilever Caribbean finished trading just 45 shares at $29.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Trinidad stocks in steady trading – Thursday

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Thursday, with 11 securities changing hands, compared to 13 on Wednesday. Trading ended with 2 stock advancing, none fell as 9 remained unchanged.
Market activity ended with a mere 95,251 shares trading at a value of $1,845,641 well down from the 1,329,826 shares trading for $21,128,486 on Wednesday. At the close, the Composite Index gained 2.29 points to 1,265.43, the All T&T Index rose 0.44 points to 1,729.91, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.57 points higher to close at 107.97.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Guardian Holdings concluded trading 19 cents higher to $17.25 with 34,900 units trading, JMMB Group ended with a rise of 5 cents to $1.55 with 15,000 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings finished trading with 5,693 units at $48. National Enterprise exchanged 3,000 shares with the price closing at $9.80, NCB Financial ended with 7,000 stock units changing hands at $6.20, Republic Financial traded 2,341 shares and closed at $101.58. Scotiabank traded 478 units at $60.10, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 13,192 units at $26.50, Sagicor Financial price ended at $7.83 with 2,607 shares trading and Unilever Caribbean finished trading at $29 with 1,088 shares.

Trading up on Trinidad & Tobago Exchange

A total of 13 securities traded on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday against 9 on Thursday, with 3 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 7 remained unchanged.
Market activity ended the volume of shares traded dropping sharply to 1,329,826 shares with a value of $21,128,486 up from 95,824 units on Friday, valued at $2,787,790. Trading was dominated by Guardian Holdings accounting for $9.5 million of the value of shares trading, First Citizens with shares worth $6.7 million and Trinidad & Tobago NGL with $4 million worth of shares.
The Composite Index rose 1.11 points to 1,263.14, the All T&T Index fell 2.32 points to 1,729.47 while the Cross Listed Index inched up 0.62 points to close at 107.40.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| In trading, Guardian Holdings closed at $17.06 with a gain of 3 cents exchanging 555,857 shares valued at $9,482,862, NCB Financial Group gained 9 cents to end at $6.20 with 2,400 shares trading and Republic Financial Holdings added 8 cents in trading 583 shares and closed at $101.58.
Losses| National Flour lost 6 cents to close at $1.90 trading 58,101 shares, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.83, trading 4,100 shares trading after falling 17 cents. Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped $1.07 to close at record high of $26.50 trading 151,400 shares, carrying a value of $4,012,190.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities closing unchanged are First Citizens closed at $32 with 210,900 units with a value of $6,749,866 changing hands, JMMB Group traded 315,000 units valued at $484,105 to close at $1.50, Massy traded 100 shares at $48, National Enterprises traded just 10 stock units at $9.80, Trinidad Cement traded 8,000 units at $3.75, Unilever Caribbean traded 4,600 shares at $29, LJ Williams B shares traded 18,775 units at 77 cents.

More securities trade with less volume

Agostini’s traded at a 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday.

The number of securities trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, climbed to 18, compared to 14 on Monday. Unlike Monday, when just 1 stock advanced, trading on Tuesday threw up 4 winners 3 losers and 11 trading unchanged, with 1 closing at 52 weeks’ high and 1 at a 52 weeks’ Low.
In spite of the rise in the number of securities trading market activity ended with a mere 556,707 shares trading at a value of $4,534,786, well down from the 1,413,505 shares trading at for $8,688,584 on Monday.
The Composite Index fell 0.76 points to 1,257.20, the All T&T Index declined 1.90 points to 1,721.95 while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.05 points to close at 106.81.

Trinidad Cement closed at a 52 weeks’ low on Tuesday.

IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| In trading Agostini’s exchanged 694 shares, gaining 21 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $20.75, Angostura Holdings closed trading with just 20 shares at $15.20 after rising by 20 cents, Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent to end at $7.97, trading 275,873 shares with a value of $2,206,084 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL recovered the 30 cents it lost on Monday to close at $26.50, with 9,502 shares changing hands.
Losses| The last traded prices of the securities declining are Grace Kennedy with a loss of 1 cent, in closing at $2.99 in exchanging 217,463 shares at a value of $649,365, Guardian Holdings lost 27 cents in closing at $17.03 with 11,600 stock units changing hands and Trinidad Cement lost 20 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.75 with 1,085 stock units trading.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities closing unchanged are Clico Investments closing unchanged at $21 with 700 units trading, First Citizens closed at $32 with 8,303 units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank trading 9,000 units at $9.30, National Enterprises exchanged 1,200 units at $9.80, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.70 with 1,453 shares trading, ReadyMix traded 500 shares at $11. Republic Financial Holdings traded a mere 5 units to settle at $100, Scotiabank closed at $60 in exchanging 1,766 units, Unilever Caribbean closed at $29, trading 500 shares, West Indian Tobacco closed at $100 with 6,948 shares with a value of $688,504 trading but traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $96.99, before the close and LJ Williams B share traded 10,095 units at 70 cents.

Unilever at 71/2 years’ low

Unilever forming a head & shoulder formation suggesting much lower price for the stock.

Unilever Caribbean closed at the lowest price since August 5, 2011, continuing to drift lower, pressured by poor profit for 2017. Overall trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Monday with 14 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Friday with just 1 stock advancing, 5 declining and 8 unchanged with 2 falling to 52 weeks’ lows.
Market activity ended as 1,413,505 shares traded at a value of $8,688,584 compared to Friday’s trades of 321,584 valued at $4,433,970.
The Composite Index fell 1.08 points to 1,257.96, the All T&T Index declined 2.66 points to 1,723.85 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.07 points to close at 106.76.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| The sole security gaining at the close of trading is Grace Kennedy with a rise of 4 cents, and closing at $3 with 791,507 shares traded at a value of $2,358,741.
Losses| The last traded prices of the securities declining are JMMB Group with a loss of 9 cents, ended at $1.50 with 325,000 shares valued at $487,910 trading, One Caribbean Media dropped $1 and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $13, trading 250,358 valued at $3,269,007. Scotiabank lost 9 cents, settling at $60 in exchanging only 15 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $26.20, with a loss of 30 cents with 4,986 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean fell to a 52 weeks’ low of $29, having lost $1, trading 7,920 shares.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities closing unchanged are First Citizens closed at $32 with 100 units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank trading 1,075 units at $9.30. National Enterprises exchanged 1,000 units at $9.80, National Flour Mills closed at $1.90 with 1,595 shares trading, Point Lisas closed at $3.90 with 372 units, Republic Financial Holdings traded 21,000 shares valued at $2,100,000, and settled at $100, Sagicor Financial held firm at $7.96 trading 7,077 shares and Bourse Brazil Latin Fund US Dollar shares closed at US$8.10 with 00 units exchanged.

Witco drops to 1 year low

West Indian Tobacco hit another 52 weeks’ low on Friday.

Trading levels on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday down on Thursday’s levels as 13 securities changed hands compared to 16 on Thursday. The market closed with a weak West Indian Tobacco closing at a 52 weeks’ low.
The market closed with 321,584 shares traded at a value of $4,433,970 compared to Thursday’s trades of 513,696 units valued at $5,023,038 as the prices of 4 securities rose, 3 declining and 6 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index declined by 10.91 points to 1,259.04, the All T&T Index fell 4.19 points to 1,726.51 while the Cross Listed Index was down 2.41 points to close at 106.69.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of the securities rising at the close of the market are,Guardian Holdings with gains of 30 cents, to close at $17.30 while trading 44,762 shares valued at $762,473, JMMB Group gaining 9 cents to settle at $1.59 with 95,509 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $7.96, gaining 1 cent with 47,404 shares valued at $376,984 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded at $26.50, rising 30 cents in exchanging 38,959 shares valued at $1,032,542.
Losses| The last traded prices of the securities declining at the close of the market are, NCB Financial Group ending at $6, with a loss of 30 cents in trading 40,150 shares, Scotiabank lost 1 cent to close at $60.09 with 760 units and West Indian Tobacco declined by $1.80 to a 52 weeks’ low of $100 with 293 units changing hands and remains weak at the close with the stock being offered below the closing price and no buying showing at the close.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities closing unchanged are, Clico Investment that closed at $21 with 22,800 shares valued at $478,800 trading, Massy Holdings traded 26,060 shares at $48 valued at $1,251,492, National Flour Mills closed at $1.90 with 2,300 shares trading. Republic Financial Holdings remained at $100 with 197 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement closed at $3.95 with 950 units and Unilever Caribbean held firm at $30 with 1,440 shares exchanged.

9 TTSE stock down in weak market

After a long drawn out period when investors were felling out each other to try and get the best price for stocks, finally, patience seems to have worn thin, as the prices of several stocks were finally allowed to trade lower than the asking prices a month or two ago.
By the look of trading and market quotes the downward correction is not yet over and with the Trinidad Economy still in deep recession the decline in market prices could go well into 2018 as the downward price adjustments take time to be fully reflected in trading.
Trading levels on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Thursday, fell below Wednesday’s volumes and values, and ended with 9 stocks declining, 7 holding firm and none gaining at the close.
At the end the Composite Index declined by 10.93 points to 1,269.95, the All T&T Index shed 12.64 points to 1,730.70 and the Cross Listed Index was down 1.25 points to close at 109.10.
The market closed with 16 securities changing hands compared to 15 on Wednesday leading to 513,696 shares trading, valued at $5,023,038 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 750,792 valued at $10,300,305.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Losses| The last traded prices of the securities declining at the close of the market are, Ansa McAL losing 2 cents to close at $63 trading 12,000 shares valued at $756,000, Guardian Holdings closed 98 cents lower to $17, with 2,000 shares exchanged and JMMB Group ended at $1.50, losing 9 cents exchanging 273,754 shares valued at $410,631. Massy Holdings declined by $1, closing at $48 with 1,146 units, National Enterprises ended with a loss of 20 cents at $9.80 with a mere 25 units trading, NCB Financial Group settled at $6.30, losing 20 cents, exchanging 40,850 shares, but only after it traded at a new high of $6.75 befoe pulling back by the close. Scotiabank traded 90 cents lower to $60.10 with 100 units changing hands, West Indian Tobacco fell by $1.05 to a new 52 weeks’ low of $101.80 trading 13,000 shares valued at $1,323,400 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 30 cents, in closing at $26.20 with 5,462 shares changing hands.

West Indian Tobacco hit another 52 weeks’ low on Thursday.

Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities closing unchanged are, Clico Investment closing at $21 with 17,680 shares valued at $371,280, First Citizens remaining at $32 with 1,100 units changing hands, National Flour Mills closing at $1.90 with 1,747 shares. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $100 trading 5,657 shares valued at $565,700, Sagicor Financial remained at $7.95 with 123,670 shares valued at $982,164, Trinidad Cement closed at $3.95 with trades of 15,005 shares and Unilever Caribbean traded 500 units at $30.