Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market closed on Thursday with only 7 securities changing hands resulting in a mere 8,552 shares valued at $257,682 being traded as recent buying interest have subsided. At the close, 1 stock rose, 3 declined and 3 remained unchanged, leading marginal decline in all three market indices. Two stocks closed at 52 weeks’ lows.
The Composite Index lost 0.04 points to close at 1,150.80, the All T&T Index slipped 0.02 points to close at 1,811.42 and the Cross Listed Index eased 0.01 at 65.25.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with offers that were lower. National Commercial Bank is under selling pressure with bid to buy 500 units at $2.55 and offer to sell 23,687 units at $2.65 compared to the last traded price of $2.75.
Gains| Scotiabank closed with 1,800 shares changing hands and gained 1 cent to end at $55.52.
Losses| One Caribbean Media lost 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.89 with 120 units changing hands, Sagicor Financial Corporation closed with 2,551 shares changing hands and fell 1 cent at $6.98 and Unilever Caribbean traded 100 shares and fell 27 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $64.47.
Firm Trades| First Citizens traded 1,850 units to end at $35, Massy Holdings closed with 500 shares changing hands at $55 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 1,631 shares changing hands at $23.75.
TTSE trading sinks low on Thursday
TTSE inches up – Wednesday
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market accounted for 639,447 shares valued at $3,501,364 changing hands. At the close, 13 securities traded with 4 gaining, 3 declining, while 6 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index advanced by 1.08 points or to close at 1,137.15, the All T&T Index rose 2.33 points to close at 1,791.05 and the Cross Listed Index fell by 0.03 points to 64.32.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Angostura Holdings contributed 31,835 shares valued at $413,855 to end at $13 after rising by 10 cents, First Citizens jumped 75 cents to close at $34.50 while trading 3,899 shares, the stock was offered at $34 at the close. Massy Holdings rose 5 cents and closed at $55.30 with 15,000 shares changing hands valued at $829,500 and National Commercial Bank traded 214,186 shares valued at $557,234 to close 1 cent higher at $2.61.
Losses| Republic Financial Holdings declined by 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $107.18 with just 20 shares changing hands, Scotiabank lost 2 cents to close at $53.80 with 1,810 shares traded and Unilever Caribbean fell 3 cents with only 30 shares trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $64.77.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments ended with 22,693 shares changing hands, valued at $514,223 at $22.66, JMMB Group traded 237,519 shares at 60 cents, National Flour Mills had 217 shares changing hands at $2.30. Prestige Holdings had just 50 units changing hands at $10.90, Sagicor Financial traded 112,177 units value of $809,917 and ended at $7.25 and West Indian Tobacco closed trading with 11 shares at $126.28.
Spring blues over for TTSE stocks
The spring break of falling stocks on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange seems over, with the advent of summer and sentiments showing good signs of improving market conditions. Prices remained fairly stable at the close of trading with only two stocks recording price changes. The market closed with 9 active securities changing hands, 1 of which gained, 1 declined while 7 remained unchanged, as 356,121 shares valued at $6,829,136 changed hands. The market ended with 1 stock closing at 52 weeks’ high.
The Composite Index declined by 0.03 points to close at 1,109.79, the All T&T Index fell 0.06 points to close at 1,760.06 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 61.11.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Flour ended with 66,951 shares changing hands and closed with a gain of 1 cent at $2.20.
Losses| West Indian Tobacco lost 6 cents in closing at $126.30 with only 522 units trading.
Firm Trades| First Citizens had 205,093 shares changing hands, for a value of $6,152,790 to close at $30, Massy Holdings closed trading with 2,036 shares at $48.16, National Commercial Bank traded 33,333 shares and closed at $2.45. Prestige Holdings traded 10 shares at $11.30, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 4,581 units valued at $962,010 to close at $21, Trinidad Cement traded 43,032 units at $3.50 and Unilever Caribbean closed with 563 shares trading at $64.82.
1 new high 2 lows on TTSE – Wednesday
Witco traded at a new high on the TTSE on Wednesday.
The Composite Index gained 0.38 points to close at 1,109.46, the All T&T Index advanced by 0.76 points to close at 1,762.12 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 60.73.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower. The indicator has been showing improving market sentiments recently but it may not mean the end of declining stocks.
Gains| Agostini’s gained 4 cents in trading 4,000 shares at $17.05, Trinidad and Tobago NGL rose 49 cents in trading 7,200 units at $20.99 and West Indian Tobacco traded 152 shares to close at 52 weeks’ high of $126.40 after rising 3 cents.
Losses| Scotiabank had 1,000 shares changing hands, with a loss of 6 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low, of $53.80, Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent to close at $3.50, with 250 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean dipped 11 cents with 9,526 shares trading, valued at $617,571, to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $64.83.Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund traded 8,000 shares to close at $22.65, First Citizens Bank close at $30 as 21,355 units valued at $640,650 changed hands, National Commercial Bank traded 1,201,579 shares for a value of $2,888,790 at $2.40 and National Enterprises closed with 300 units trading at $11.20.
Fall resumes for TTSE – Wednesday
Sagicor Financial is the sole stock trading on the TTSE to gain on Wednesday
The Composite Index declined by 0.12 points to close at 1,108.37, the All T&T Index declined by 0.29 points to close at 1,762.94 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.01 points at 60.30.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 7 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 6 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Sagicor Financial closed with 4,293 units changing hands at $7.17 for a 2 cents gain.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund traded 13,336 shares valued at shares $301,610 to close with a loss of 4 cent to close at $22.61, First Citizens Bank fell 5 cents to a 52 week’ low of $29.85, with 6,415 shares changing hands. National Enterprises lost 1 cent in trading 5,000 units at $11.22, One Caribbean Media traded 68,500 shares valued $1,458,365 but declined by 1 cent to $21.29 and Unilever Caribbean lost 5 cents in trading 142 shares, to close to at a 52 week’ low of $64.95.
Firm Trades| Guardian Holdings closed with 140,400 shares changing hands for a value of $1,826,604 to end at $13.01. JMMB Group closed at 65 cents, with 5,358 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank traded 19,172 shares at $2.35, National Flour closed at $2.20 with 500 shares changing hands, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 22,590 units valued at $451,869 to close at $20 and Trinidad Cement contributed 50,000 shares with a value of $175,030 to close at $3.50.
5 new lows for TTSE on Tuesday
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange suffered another losing day with all price movements being negative on Tuesday. Trading ended with 302,331 shares valued at $2,916,112 changing hands. The market closed with 14 securities traded, none gained, 7 declined, while 7 remained unchanged. Five stocks closed at 52 weeks’ low at the end of trading.
The Composite Index fell 3.23 points to close at 1,130.31, the All T&T Index fell 6.43 points to close at 1,807.63 and the Cross Listed Indexremained unchanged at 60.17.
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 6 with offers that were lower.
Gains| No stock gained when trading closed on Tuesday.
Losses| Grace Kennedy had 60,000 units changing hands at $5.15, Guardian Holdings lost 5 cents with 28,630 shares with a value of $378,016 changing hands to end at $13.20, Massy Holdings ended with 100 shares changing hands to close with a loss of 68 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $54. One Caribbean Media fell 80 cents while trading 10,000 shares to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.90, Republic Financial Holdings lost 98 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $110 with 2,500 shares changing hands while Trinidad and Tobago NGL fell 10 cents to close at $21 with 2,800 units trading and 
Unilever Caribbean fell $1 with 5,300 shares trading to end at 52 weeks’ low of $65.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings ended with only 75 shares changing hands to close at $13.20, ANSA McAL contributed 1,000 shares in closing at $63, Clico Investment Fund ended at $22.60 with 11,104 shares changing hands, Firstcaribbean International Bank closed at $6.50 with 143,006 units valued at $929,539 changing hands. JMMB Group closed at of 59 cents with 2,477 shares trading, National Flour closed with 23,339 shares changing hands at $2.30 and Praetorian Property Mutual Fund contributed 10,000 shares to end at $3.
No end in sight for TTSE slide
Massy trades at a new low on Wednesday
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,
National 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.
Big drop again for TTSE – Friday
Scotiabank at a new 52 weeks’ low on TTSE.
The market closed with the Composite Index declined by 10.05 points to close at 1,142.63, the All T&T Index fell by 19.89 points to close at 1,831.46 and is down by 6.3 percent since the start of the year and the Cross Listed Index declined by 0.01 points to 60.25.
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 6 with offers that were lower. More telling is the fact that about a third of the listings have no bids to buy.
Gains|Prestige Holdings with 2,812 units changing hands ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.21 to record a gain of 5 cents.
Losses| ANSA McAL contributed 39,272 shares valued at $2,485,487 but lost 33 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $63.35, First Citizens lost 24 cent in closing at $34.74 with only 287 units changing hands. LJ Williams B share lost 2 cents in closing at 97 cents with 250 units changing hands, Massy Holdings ended with a loss of 71 cents with 5,000 shares changing hands at a new 52 weeks’ low of $55.99, National Enterprises closed with 11,640 shares changing hands at to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.50 after falling by $1, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 100 units at $6.98
after slipping by 1 cent, Scotiabank traded 2,173 shares but dropped by $1.97 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $57.49.Firm Trades| Clico Investments Fund ended with a volume of 70,873 shares valued at $1,598,142 to end at $22.55, Grace Kennedy traded 100 shares to end at $5.20, LJ Williams 8% preference share traded 200 units at $3.30. Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended trading 21,157 shares with a value of $403,041 at $19.05 and Unilever Caribbean had 395 shares trading at $65.99.
6 TTSE stocks dropped on Wednesday
FirstCaribbean traded at a new 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday
A sharp 8.3 percent rise in the price of Firstcaribbean International Bank, resulted in the market indices being mixed at the close, with the Composite Index rising 5.38 points to close at 1,168.55, the All T&T Index dropping 2.17 points to close at 1,883.21 and the Cross Listed Index advancing by 1.78 points to close at 60.22.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 9 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Firstcaribbean International Bank was the only stock recording a positive price movement with the price rising 50 cents to close at $6.50 with 38,005 units changing hands.
Losses| JMMB Group fell 2 cents and closed with 380,929 shares changing hands at 58 cents, Massy Holdings closed with only 828 shares trading a with a loss of 10 cents at $57.84 for a new 52 weeks’ low, National Commercial Bank had 111,120 shares changing hands to close with a loss of 5 cents at $2.40.
Scotiabank closed with 523 shares changing hands after falling 1 cent, to end at $59.74, Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 66 cents in trading a mere 13,925 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $18.25 and Trinidad Cement traded 1,000 shares but fell 5 cents to $3.70.Firm Trades| Clico Investments traded 607 shares to close at $22.52, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $112.18 with 5,512 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean traded 440 shares trading at $66.
Premium for Jamaican stocks remains – TTSE
Grace Kennedy and Scotia Investments (SIJL) continue to trade in Trinidad at a huge premium to the prices in Jamaica on Monday although SIJL slipped at the end of trading. Trading activity ended on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday with 352,423 shares valued at $7,434,679 trading, with the market indices falling. The market ended with 10 active securities of which, 2 rose, 3 fell and 5 remained unchanged. One stock ended at 52 weeks’ low at the close.
The Composite Index lost 1.06 points to close at 1,165.96, the All T&T Index dropped 1.72 points to close at 1,890.87 and the Cross Listed Index declined 0.05 points to close at 58.45.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator has turned negative with 5 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 9 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investments traded 40,000 shares valued at $900,700 to close at $22.51, Republic Financial Holdings closed with a gain of 2 cents to $112.18 with 7,210 shares valued at $808,818 changing hands.
Losses| ANSA McAL contributed 85,000 shares with a value of $5,418,750 but lost 23 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $63.75, Scotia Investments fell 10 cents to close at $1.90 while trading 17,822 shares and Unilever Caribbean fell by $1.81 with 2,114 shares trading to close at $66.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy closed with 200 shares changing hands at $5.01, JMMB Group traded 196,232 shares at 60 cents, National Commercial Bank had 200 shares changing hand to close at $2.45, Point Lisas traded 145 shares at $4 and Trinidad Cement traded 3,500 shares to end at $3.75.