NCB at J$122.50 in Trinidad

NCB trades at TT$6.45 or J$122.50 on the TTSE on Wednesday.

NCB Financial Group rose to a record 52-week high of $6.45 (J$122.50) after advancing 24 cents with 14,386 shares changing hands, Unilever Caribbean that suffered from major reversal of profits from 2014, tumbled to a 52-week low of $38.75 with a loss of $1.25 trading 1,200 units on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
Trading resulted in 15 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Tuesday as 3 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 8 held firm, leading to 350,612 shares trading at a value of $4,377,442, compared to Tuesday’s trades of 656,483 units valued at $7,023,258.
The Composite Index advanced 4.61 points to 1,288.64, the All T&T Index gained 0.35 points to 1,754.88 and the Cross Listed Index rose 1.22 points to close at 110.87.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Gains| Three stocks rose at the close of trading including Angostura Holdings that gained 5 cents closing at $15.05 with 164 units and JMMB Group rising 5 cents and ended at $2.09, exchanging 96,985 shares.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining are First Citizens with a loss of 1 cent, closed at $31.80 trading 15,800 shares valued at $505,147, after trading at $22. Grace Kennedy settled at $2.95, losing 5 cents with 122,197 shares valued at $360,591 and Massy Holdings was down 1 cent to $49.49 with 2,400 shares.
Firm Trades| At the close of trading are Clico Investment closed at $21 in exchanging 23,928 shares valued at $502,488, Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 320 units at $40, First Caribbean International Bank traded 34,720 shares at $9 valued at $312,480. Guardian Holdings remained at $15 with 347 units. One Caribbean Media closed at $14 with 10,075 shares trading, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.76 with 17,762 shares valued at $1,807,461, Scotiabank exchanged 765 units at $58.10 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $23.49 with trades of 9,563 shares.

TTSE remains under pressure

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday with 14 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Thursday with 3 rising, 4 falling and 7 were left unchanged.
The market closed with two securities trading at 52 weeks’ low and one at 52 weeks’ high.
At the close, only 309,397 shares traded at a value of $2,564,070 compared to Thursday’s trades of just 162,830 units valued at $1,808,056.
The Composite Index dropped 2.97 points to 1,245.67, the All T&T Index declined by 6.08 points to 1,764.60 but the Cross Listed Index added 0.03 points to close at 97.74.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| At the close of trading NCB Financial Group closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $5.32, having gained 1 cent with 400 units. Scotiabank rose 1 cent and closed at $58.06 with 22,071 shares valued at $1,281,442 changing hands and Trinidad &Tobago NGL settled at $23.06, rising 5 cents with 4,250 shares having traded.
Losses| Massy Holdings ended with a loss of 46 cents, to close at $50.01 after trading just 50 units, National Enterprises fell by 35 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $10 with 300 shares trading, Sagicor Financial lost 25 cents and closed at $7.75, with 11,460 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean dropped $1.90 lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $40 in exchanging a mere 10 units.
Firm Trades| Securities trading unchanged at the close are Ansa McAL with 290 units at $63.01. Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 3,156 shares at $40, First Citizens remained at $31.76 with 3,388 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.90 with 15,000 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $15.26 with 23,120 shares valued at $352,811, JMMB Group held firm at $1.70 while trading 225,372 shares valued at $383,132 and Republic Financial Holdings settled at $101.79 with 530 units.

9 stocks fell on TTSE – Monday

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday closed with 18 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Thursday, leading to modest changes in the indices, after the market was closed for a public holiday, on Friday.
At the close, 3 stock advanced, 9 declined and 6 were unchanged as 778,140 shares traded valued at $10,430,581 versus 566,014 shares trading at a value of $7,445,207 on Thursday. The market closed trading with one security ending at a 52 weeks’ high and 3 at a 52 weeks’ low.
The Composite Index slipped 0.04 points to 1,241.92, the All T&T Index declined by 0.21 points to 1,770.45 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.02 points to close at 95.89.
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| Securities recording gains at the last prices took place at, are, Ansa McAl traded 33,796 units valued at $2,129,486 and gained 1 cent in closing at $63.01, JMMB Group climbed to a 52 weeks’ high of $1.50 after rising by 10 cents in trading 52,486 units and Scotiabank rose 2 cents to $58.02 and ended with 20,903 shares valued at $1,212,779 changing hands,
Losses| The last traded prices of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are Agostini’s lost 1 cent in trading a mere 79 units at $20.52,Clico Investment closing at $21.45, with a loss of 3 cents and shares trading valued at $432,208, Grace Kennedy exchanged 88,845 shares at $2.89, after a loss of 1 cent, National Enterprises lost 1 cent to close at $10.35 with 138,130 units trading for a value of $1,429,647, One Caribbean Media lost 3 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $14 trading 1,141 shares. Republic Financial Holdings lost 4 cents in exchanging 21,577 shares at $101.76 with a value of $2,195,684, Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $23, having lost 4 cents with 28,820 stock units valued at $663,724 trading and Unilever Caribbean shed 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $41.90 with 5,100 shares and LJ Williams A ordinary share lost 3 in trading 1,225 shares at a 52 weeks’ low of 22 cents.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 10,436 units with a value of $417,440 at $40, First Citizens closed at $31.76 in exchanging 2,000 units. Guardian Holdings ended at $15.25 with trades of 11,000 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $50.50 with 5,558 units changing hands. National Flour closed at $2 trading 10,000 shares and Trinidad Cement remained at $4.21 with 350,000 shares changing hands for a value of $1,473,500.

NCB stock hits J$100 in Trinidad

NCBFG trading at J$100 on the Trinidad Stock Exchange.

The Jamaican based NCB Financial Group climbed to a 52 weeks’ high of $5.30, or the equivalent of J$100, well ahead of the $89 it traded at in Kingston.
NCB gained 5 cents on the Trinidad Stock Exchange while trading 5,000 shares to be the sole stock to record a gain on Thursday. Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday closed with declining stocks overwhelming advancing ones 6 to 1 as 16 securities changed hands compared to 10 on Wednesday leading to modest fall in the indices. The market closed trading with two securities ending at a 52 weeks’ low and one at a 52 weeks’ high.
At the close, 1 stock advanced, 6 declined and 9 were unchanged as 566,014 shares traded at a value of $7,445,207 as Angostura Holdings led with 60 percent of the value of securities traded. Volume traded was ahead of Wednesday’s trades of 400,836 units, but the value was lower than the $9,581,269.
The Composite Index slipped 0.29 points to 1,241.96, the All T&T Index declined by 2.34 points to 1,770.66 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.24 points to close at 95.87.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Losses| The last traded prices of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are Clico Investment closing at $21.48, with a loss of 2 cents and 3,500 shares trading, National Enterprises lost 1 cent to close at $10.36 with 70 units trading, One Caribbean Media lost 7 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $14.03 trading 4,000 shares. Sagicor Financial dropped 14 cents, closing at $8 after exchanging 67,500 shares valued at $540,876, Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $23, having lost 4 cents with trades of 28,820 stock units valued at $663,724 and Unilever Caribbean tumbled $4.07 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $41.95 with 5,100 shares.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Angostura Holdings holding firm at $15 with 300,000 shares valued at $4,500,040, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 1,950 units at $40, First Citizens closed at $31.76 exchanging 2,375 units. Grace Kennedy exchanged 50,020 shares at $2.90, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.25 with trades of 4,073 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $50.50 with 2,733 units changing hands. Point Lisas closed at $4 trading 4,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings exchanged 5,000 shares at $101.80 with a value of $509,000 and Trinidad Cement remained at $4.21 with 81,873 shares trading valued at $344,478.

Ansa McAL tumbles $2.80

Ansa McAL the parent company of Ansa Coating that is currently involved with attempt to buy out all the minority shares in Berger Paints Jamaica, tumbled $2.80 in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday.
At the close of the market 15 securities changed hands compared to 12 on Friday with the prices of 4 advancing, 5 falling and 6 closed with prices unchanged, with one trading at a 52 weeks’ high. A total of 285,854 shares traded at a value of $1,798,521 compared to Friday’s trades of 751,888 units valued at $8,886,453.
The Composite Index dropped 4.05 points to 1,242.16, the All T&T Index declined by 9.27 points to 1,773.09 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.17 points to close at 95.59.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded price of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are First Caribbean International Bank closing at $8.15, with gains of 5 cents, exchanging 7,040 shares, JMMB Group gained 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.40 with 9,480 shares trading, Massy Holdings advanced 49 cents to $50.49 with a mere 2 units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean with a 1 cent gain, settled at $46.02 with 112 units.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are Ansa McAL tumbling $2.80 to $63 with just 100 units trading, First Citizens with a loss of 24 cents to $31.75 with 11,149 shares valued at $353,982. Republic Financial Holdings traded 4 cents lower, to $101.85 with 5,000 shares valued at $509,250, Sagicor Financial ended at $8.14, losing 1 cent in trading 2,130 shares and Scotiabank was down 2 cents to close at $58 with 695 units changing hands.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are, Angostura Holdings exchanged 15,856 shares at $15, Clico Investment traded 150 units at $21.50, Ansa Merchant Bank closed at $40 with 550 units. National Flour Millsclosed at $2 exchanging 226,000 shares valued at $452,000, Trinidad Cement remained at $4.21 with 5,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGLsettled at $23.01 trading 2,590 shares.

Trading picks up on TTSE – Friday

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday improved with trading levels rising above the previous day’s low. Trading closed with 12 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Thursday.
One Caribbean Media dominated with 63 percent of the value of securities exchanged. There were 3 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 5 remained unchanged as 751,888 shares traded at a value of $8,886,453 compared to Thursday’s trades of 42,162 valued at $861,732. Two securities traded at 52 weeks’ high as two of the Jamaican listed companies moved higher and one security closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
The Composite Index advanced 2.48 points to 1,246.21, the All T&T Index declined by 0.57 points to 1,782.36 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.76 points to close at 95.42.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 1 stock with bid higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded price of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are JMMB Group closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.37, while gaining 2 cents with 10,000 shares, Massy Holdings traded $1.02 higher to $50.01 with 336 units changing hands and NCB Financial Group gained 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.25 with 82,705 shares valued at $434,201.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are Angostura Holdings with a loss of 10 cents, closing at $15 with 373 units, Clico Investment lost 1 cent, in ending at $21.50 with 24,383 shares valued at $524,417, One Caribbean Media traded 14 cents lower, closing at $14.10 with 400,040 shares valued at $5,640,568 and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $46.01, losing 1 cent trading 451 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are First Caribbean International closing at $8.10 with 43,344 shares valued at $351,509, Guardian Holdings traded 27,000 shares at $15.25 with a value of $411,750. National Flour Millsexchanged 101,744 shares at $2. Sagicor Financial closed at $8.15 with 10,210 shares changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGLexchanged 51,302 shares at $23.01 with a value of $1,180,459.

Trading levels sink low

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with 11 securities changing hands compared to 9 on Wednesday with 2 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 7 holding firm.
The market closed with 42,162 shares traded at a value of $861,732 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 151,676 units valued at $794,116.
The Composite Index dropped 0.94 points to 1,243.73, the All T&T Index declined 1.86 points to 1,782.93 and the Cross Listed Index closed unchanged at 94.66.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Guardian Holdings gained 24 cents, and closed at $15.25 while exchanging 410 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL added 1 cent, in ending at $23.01 with 21,912 shares valued at $503,978.
Losses| First Citizens lost 1 cent, and closed at $31.99 with 4,438 shares and Unilever Caribbean plunged to a 52 weeks’ low of $46.02 after dropping $3.33 in trading only 461 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Clico Investment closing at $21.51 with 2,400 shares, JMMB Group traded 2,500 shares at $1.35, National Enterprises exchanged 100 units at $10.37, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.89 with 54 units. Sagicor Financial closed at $8.15 with 6,782 shares, Scotiabank remained at $58.02 with trades of 1,105 units and Trinidad Cement traded 2,000 shares at $4.21.

 

7 stocks rose on TTSE on Thursday

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with 13 securities changing hands compared to 11 on Wednesday as 7 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 3 were unchanged.
At the close, 230,908 shares traded at a value of $2,243,148 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 137,807 valued at $553,807.
The Composite Index rose 0.76 points to 1,238.27, the All T&T Index declined by 1.06 points to 1,781.62 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.35 points to close at 93.34.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded price of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are Clico Investment with gains of 9 cents, closed at $21.50 exchanging 2,761 units, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $8.10,with the price rising 8 cents with 34,616 shares being traded, Guardian Holdings gained 1 cent to close at $15.01 with 5,840 units changing hands, NCB Financial Group traded 10 cents higher to $5.10 with 5,797 units. Scotiabank with gains of 2 cents, closed at $58.05 with 4,500 units, Trinidad Cement closed 6 cents higher to $4.20 in exchange of 26,162 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $23, gaining 1 cent after trading 43,565 shares valued at $1,001,740.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands were First Citizens declined by 25 cents to settle at $31.75 with 2,300 units, Republic Financial Holdings traded at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.79, having lost 1 cent with 1,781 units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $49.35, with a loss of 4 cents while exchanging only 10 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading were Angostura Holdings closed at $15.24 with only 6 units trading, JMMB Group traded 100,458 shares at $1.35 and Sagicor Financial exchanged 3,112 units at $8.01.

TTSE stocks continue to be weak

Unilever products – Unilever Caribbean tumbled $1.11 to a 52 weeks’ low of $49.39 with 5,070 shares

Reflecting a general weakness in the performance of stocks listed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ,the market closed trading on Wednesday with more securities falling in price than those rising and with three falling to 52 weeks’ lows.
Trading ended with 17 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Tuesday but trading levels fell by more than half with market activity resulted in 142,022 shares traded for $2,320,841 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 367,871 units valued at $5,030,961.
The two major indices recorded declines for a 4 consecutive day as, 5 stocks advanced, 7 declined and 5 were unchanged, based on the last price each security traded for the day. The Composite Index declined 0.85 points to 1,242.56, the All T&T Index dropped 2.46 points to 1,787.85 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.11 points to close at 93.65.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of the securities rising and the volume changing hands are Angostura Holdings with gains of 10 cents, closed at $15.25 with 600 units, First Citizens rising 1 cent, to $32.01 with 1,000 units,NCB Financial that traded 4 cents higher to $5.15 with 266 units while Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 2 cents and closed at $23 with 7,037 shares and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.21, after adding 1 cent with 6,131 shares.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are Guardian Holdings that ended with a loss of 50 cents, closing at $15.50 with 2,281 shares, National Enterprises closed at $10.47, losing 1 cent in exchanging 10,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended with a loss of 1 cent at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.90 trading 3,633 shares valued at $370,227. Sagicor Financial declined 19 cents to close at $8 with 61,940 shares valued at $495,610, Scotiabank lost 2 cents, closing at $58 with 34 units, Unilever Caribbean tumbled $1.11 to a 52 weeks’ low of $49.39 with 5,070 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed 46 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $125 with 62 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volume traded unchanged at the close of trading are Clico Investment exchanged 4,400 shares at $20.77, Massy Holdings closed at $49 with 10,780 shares valued at $528,220 and National Flour Mills traded 16,460 shares at $2. One Caribbean Media exchanged 11,980 shares at $14.25 nd Point Lisas remained at $4 with 348 units.

4 stocks closed at 52 weeks’ lows

In trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, 4 stocks closed at 52 weeks’ lows on Monday, as 13 securities changed hands compared to 8 on Friday. The market ended with 147,790 shares traded valued at $1,500,893 compared to Friday’s 191,728 units valued at $1,095,850.
The market closed with 1 stock advancing, 4 declining and 8 holding firm, leading to the Composite Index declining 0.32 points to 1,240.09. The All T&T Index dropped 1.14 points to 1,788.92 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.07 points to 92.84 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains|Scotia Investments gained 8 cents in trading at $2.20 at the close with 6,000 shares changing hands.
Losses| The last traded prices of securities declining and the volume changing hands are, Clico Investment trading 10 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $20.60 with 24,878 shares valued at $512,487. One Caribbean Media declined 40 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $14.50 with just 68 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ending with a loss of 10 cents, closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $101.90 with 1,140 shares and Unilever Caribbean closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $50.50, having lost 48 cents trading a mere 16 shares.
Firm Trades| The volume and last traded prices of securities trading unchanged at the close of trading are, First Citizens closing at $31.67 with 1,491 shares, Grace Kennedy exchanging 6,235 shares at $2.85. Guardian Holdings held firm at $16.60 with 7,014 shares, Massy Holdings traded 69 shares at $48.92, NCB Financial Group remained at $5 with 91,094 shares valued at $455,470, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.65 with 200 shares, Scotiabank ended at $58.02 with 110 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 9,475 shares at $22.