Trading falls on TTSE – Monday

May 7, 2018 by

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange dipped sharply on Monday, from the heightened level on Friday, leading to continued decline in the market indices.
The market ended with 11 securities changing hands similar to the number on Thursday, leading to 2 securities advancing, 2 declining and 7 remaining unchanged. Total volume traded was 199,710 shares with a value of $3,368,323, compared to 1,503,086 shares on Friday valued at $30,992,486.
At close of the market the, Composite Index lost 0.17 points on Monday to end at 1,242.97, the All T&T Index fell 0.33 points to 1,711.45, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged points to close at 104.25.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 6 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 7 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| First Citizens increased 13 cents to conclude trading at $34.38, after exchanging 1,600 shares and Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent and settled at $2.66, after exchanging 591 shares..
Losses| Massy Holdings shares fell 15 cents and ended at $47.25, with 474 stock units changing hands and National Flour closed with a loss of 5 cents and settled at $1.75, after exchanging 6,003 shares.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments completed trading at $20.17, with 92,794 units, First Caribbean International Bank settled at $8.90, after exchanging 19,900 shares, NCB Financial Group concluded market activity at $5.75, in exchanging 317 shares, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.75, with 58,093 units, Scotiabank settled at $63.23, with an exchange of 3,033 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed trading at $29.01, with 15,305 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $88.50, with 1,600 stock units changing hand.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Strong price gains on TTSE

May 2, 2018 by

First Citizens Bank trades at 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday.

Financial stock prices rose sharply in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, as 15 securities changed hands against 13 on Tuesday, with 4 advancing, 3 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 387,240 shares with a value of $7,802,674 compared to 186,598 shares with a value of $1,863,064 on Tuesday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index jumped 11.36 points on Wednesday to 1,241.47, the All T&T Index gained 10.52 points to 1,708.94, while the Cross Listed Index rose 1.67 points to close at 104.19.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| First Citizens gained $1.45 and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $34, after exchanging 6,552 shares, NCB Financial Group rose 25 cents and ended at $5.75, trading 100,000 shares, Scotiabank closed with a gain of 22 cents at $63.23, after exchanging 45,567 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 1 cent and settled at $28.01, with 51,967 units changing hands.
Losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 14 cents at $20, with 56,523 units, JMMB Group shed 4 cents and completed trading at $1.75, with 20,000 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent and closed at $88.50, with 2,000 stock units traded.
Firm Traded| Angostura Holdings completed trading at $15.72, with 22,002 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank concluded trading at $8.90, after exchanging 62,320 shares, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.30, in exchanging 100 shares, Massy Holdings completed trading at $47.40, with 2,100 stock units changing hands, National Flour concluded market activity at $1.80, after exchanging 2,900 shares, Republic Financial Holdings completed trading at $101.60, with 1,466 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial settled at $7.80, with 13,249 units and Unilever Caribbean ended at $33.50, after exchanging 494 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Increased demand for Republic on TTSE

May 1, 2018 by

Demand rises for Republic Financial Holdings

Bids increased sharply for Republic Financial Holdings on Monday, with 208,394 on the highest bid which was in line with the last traded price of $101.60 and carried over to Tuesday with bids for 35,032 units at $101.60.
The improved demand follows improved results to March for the banking group and IC Insider.com’s report over the week-end that the stock was poised to go higher. Trinidad Cement came in for increased demand, following a report by this publication that profits for the quarter to March was up over 2017. The stock has a bid to buy 4,615 share at $2.65 which is higher than the last traded price of $2.62. O Monday the bid was at $2.62 to buy 13,353 shares.
In other market activities on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, 13 securities changed hands against 15 on Monday, with 2 advancing, 2 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 186,598 shares with a value of $1,863,064 compared to 138,553 shares at a value of $4,411,178 on Monday.

Unilever Caribbean jumped $1.50

At close of the market the, Composite Index slipped 0.37 points on Tuesday to 1,230.11, the All T&T Index gained 0.93 points to 1,698.42, while the Cross Listed Index shed 0.23 points to close at 102.52.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 5 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Republic Financial Holdings rose 2 cents and ended at $101.60, with 4,631 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean jumped $1.50 in concluding trading at $33.50, having exchanged 400 shares.
Losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 1 cent at $20.14, with 2,564 shares trading and JMMB Group share fell 1 cent and ended at $1.79, with 122,995 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant Bank settled trading at $40, after exchanging 10,944 shares, First Citizens closed at $32.55, in exchanging 500 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $47.40, with 51 stock units changing hands, National Flour settled at $1.80, after exchanging 6,790 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $12.40, with 50 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings settled at $10.01, after exchanging 209 shares, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.80, with 21,000 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading at $28, with 16,200 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $88.51, with 264 stock units changing hands. Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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TTSE trading falls back on – Monday

April 30, 2018 by

Demand rises for Republic Financial Holdings

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with trading in 15 securities against 16 on Friday, with 1 advancing, 3 declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 138,553 shares at a value of $4,411,178 compared to 833,223 shares at a value of $20,721,197 on Friday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index rose 0.27 points on Monday to 1,230.48, the All T&T Index gained 0.52 points to 1,697.49, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged to close at 102.75.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 10 cents and completed trading at $28, with 22,096 units changing hands.
Losses| NCB Financial Group shares fell 5 cents and concluded trading at $5.50, after exchanging 4,700 shares, Republic Financial Holdings share fell 1 cent and ended at $101.58, with 2,125 stock units changing hands, but had demand to buy 208,394 units at $101.60 at the close of trading, following good six months report and West Indian Tobacco shed 4 cents and ended at $88.51, with 114 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Ansa Mcal completed trading at $59.79, with 44,600 units, Ansa Merchant settled at $40, after exchanging 1,995 shares, Clico Investments completed trading at $20.15, with 19,111 units, First Citizens concluded trading at $32.55, after exchanging 2,410 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.80, with 500 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings ended at $47.40, with an exchange of 8 stock units, National Flour settled at $1.80, after exchanging 1,800 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $12.40, with 5,000 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas completed trading at $3.81, with 200 units, Prestige Holdings settled at $10.01, after exchanging 1,500 shares and Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.80, with 32,394 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Trading activity picks up on TTSE – Friday

April 27, 2018 by

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 16 securities against 12 on Thursday, with 5 advancing, 3 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 833,223 shares at a value of $20,721,197 compared to 386,288 shares at a value of $3,996,908 on Thursday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index rose 0.48 points on Friday to 1,230.21, the All T&T Index gained 2.77 points to 1,696.97, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.26 points to close at 102.75.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Guardian Holdings added 29 cents and completed trading at $15.30, after exchanging 22,885 shares, NCB Financial Group increased 5 cents and settled at $5.55, after trading 54,745 shares, Republic Financial Holdings rose 1 cent and concluded market activity at $101.59, with 8,656 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank closed with a gain of 26 cents and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $63.01, after exchanging 50,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 5 cents and ended at $27.90, with 106,860 units changing hands.
Losses| Ansa Mcal ended trading 1 cent lower at $59.79, with 75,100 units, JMMB Group concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $1.80, with 101,555 stock units changing hands and One Caribbean Media traded with a loss of 3 cents and concluded at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.40, with 100,000 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant completed trading at $40, after exchanging 147 shares, Clico Investments ended at $20.15, with 41,200 units, First Citizens settled at $32.55, after exchanging 3,208 shares, National Enterprises ended at $9.65, with 1,400 units, National Flour completed trading at $1.80, in exchanging 9,602 shares, Prestige Holdings completed trading at $10.01, with 4,000 shares, Sagicor Financial ended at $7.80, with 202,395 units and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading at $88.55, with 51,470 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Trading levels fall on the TTSE – Wednesday

April 25, 2018 by

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with trading in 16 securities against 13 on Tuesday, with 5 advancing, 2 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 679,573 shares at a value of $4,850,767 compared to 729,767 shares at a value of $20,238,234 on Tuesday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index rose 0.02 points on Wednesday to 1,227.64, the All T&T Index inched up by 0.04 points to 1,694.12, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged, to close at 102.44.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Massy Holdings gained 1 cent and ended at $47.42, with 1,281 stock units changing hands, National Flour finished trading with a rise of 5 cents and settled at $1.80, after exchanging 72,002 shares, Scotiabank closed with an increase of 23 cents and settled at $62.75, in exchanging 1,132 shares, Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent to $2.62, after trading 460,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco finished 4 cents higher to $88.55, with 50 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Ansa Mcal shed 10 cents and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.80, with 16 units and Clico Investments lost 1 cent and ended at $20.15, with 11,679 units.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant Bank settled at $40, after exchanging 25 shares, First Citizens concluded trading at $32.55, with 1,900 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.10, with 1,932 units, Guardian Holdings closed at $15, trading 2,265 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.86, with 13,919 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings settled at $10.01, after 3,265 shares traded, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.58, with 368 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.80, with 5,275 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading at $27.90, with 104,464 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Trading picks up on the TTSE – Tuesday

April 24, 2018 by

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with trading in 13 securities against 18 on Monday, with 4 advancing, 3 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 729,767 shares at a value of $20,238,234 compared to 354,649 shares at a value of $2,152,473 on Monday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index lost 1.92 points on Tuesday to 1,227.62, the All T&T Index rose 0.71 points to 1,694.08, while the Cross Listed Index declined 0.63 points to close at 102.44.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Massy Holdings rose 1 cent and settled at $47.41, with 109 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank added 1 cent and ended at $62.52, after exchanging 120,628 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 45 cents and concluded trading at $27.90, with 423,311 units and Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent and ended at $2.61, after exchanging 345 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group closed with a loss of 3 cents to settle at $1.86, with 113,425 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group shed 10 cents and completed trading at $5.40, after exchanging 6,515 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 4 cents and settled at $88.51, with 50 stock units changing hands.
Firm Traded| Clico Investments concluded trading at $20.16, with 12,325 units, First Citizens completed trading at $32.55, after exchanging 300 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $3.10, with 20,000 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.00, exchanging 10,144 shares, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $101.58, with 436 stock units changing hands and Sagicor Financial concluded at $7.80, with 22,179 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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15 TTSE stocks traded firm – Monday

April 23, 2018 by

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with the vast majority of shares closing unchanged as 18 securities traded against 13 on Friday, with 1 advancing, 2 declining and 15 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 354,649 shares at a value of $2,152,473 compared to 305,552 shares at a value of $8,200,326 on Friday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index added 0.27 points on Monday to 1,229.54, the All T&T Index slipped 0.13 points to 1,693.37, while the Cross Listed Index inched higher by 0.09 points to close at 103.07.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| NCB Financial Group closed with a rise of 1 cent and concluded trading at $5.50, after exchanging 625 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group share price fell 1 cent and ended at $1.89, with 1,820 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 5 cents and completed trading at $27.45, with 1,972 units.
Firm Traded| Agostini’s concluded market activities at $21.06, after exchanging 425 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $15.72, with 5,355 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments completed trading at $20.16, with 438 units, First Caribbean International Bank settled at $8.90, after exchanging 455 shares, First Citizens ended at $32.55, exchanging 2,780 shares, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.10, with 169,784 units, Guardian Holdings settled at $15, after trading 2,375 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $47.40, with 224 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises completed trading at $9.65, with 2,100 units, National Flour settled at $1.75, after exchanging 800 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.58, with 475 stock units trading, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.80, with 86,136 units, Scotiabank settled at $62.51, after exchanging 6,005 shares, Trinidad Cement settled at $2.60, with 72,696 shares traded and West Indian Tobacco ended at $88.55, with 184 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Profit up at West Indian Tobacco

April 20, 2018 by

Profit before corporate taxes rose 6.8 percent to $105.8 million, for the three months ended March 2018, over the corresponding period in 2017 for Trinidad and Tobago’s West Indian Tobacco company.
Profit for the quarter, after tax ended at $72.5 million, an increase of 7.6 percent over 2017. The improvement flowed from slightly lower cost of sales, amounting to $46.4 million versus $46.5 million in 2017, pushing gross profit to $141.45 million over the $124.65 generated for the similar period in 2017. Distribution costs rose to $6.3 million from $5.14 million while Administrative expenses rose to $15.65 million from $14.9 million in 2017 but other operating expenses rose sharply to $14 million from $5.7 million in 2017.
Cash flow of $144 million was generated and after paying taxes of $42 million, net cash from operating activities amounted to $102 million.
The Board approved the payment of a first interim dividend of 82 cents per share to be paid on 21 May 2018, an increase over 76 cents paid in the similar period in 2017.
At the end of the quarter, Current assets amounted to $426 million and included Cash and cash equivalents of $333 million, while Current liabilities was $117 million and Shareholders’ equity was $450 million. In 2017 the company suffered a sharp fall in revenues and profit resulting from increased taxation and lower revenues. Profit for the year ending December 2017 amounted to $380 million down 26 percent from $515 million as revenues dived from $1.24 billion in 2016 to $1.09 billion in 2017.

The stock closed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange at $88.55 on Friday.

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2 gains 2 losses on TTSE – Friday

April 20, 2018 by

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 13 securities against 14 on Thursday, with 2 advancing, 2 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 305,552 shares at a value of $8,200,326 compared to 329,306 shares at a value of $2,890,817 on Thursday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index shed 0.98 points on Friday to 1,229.27, the All T&T Index rose 0.37 points to 1,693.50, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.32 points to close at 102.98.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| National Flour rose 9 cents and ended at $1.75, after exchanging 3,476 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed with a gain of 4 cents and settled at $88.55, with 49,215 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Grace Kennedy ended trading 4 cents lower to $3.10, with 45,861 units and NCB Financial Group concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent and at $5.49, after exchanging 22,700 shares.
Firm Traded| First Caribbean International Bank ended trading at $8.90, after exchanging 2,183 shares, First Citizens completed trading at $32.55, with 317 shares, JMMB Group settled at $1.90, with 625 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings closed at $47.40, with 50,399 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $101.58, with 10 shares trading, Sagicor Financial closed at $7.80, with an exchange of 123,978 units, Scotiabank ended at $62.51 trading 1,434 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL concluded at $27.50, with 2,954 units and Trinidad Cement ended at $2.60, after exchanging 2,400 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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