Ansa McAl closes at new high

Ansa closed at a 52 weeks' high on Thursday

Ansa closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Thursday

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed with 13 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 2 declined and 7 traded firm with a total of 538,113 units, valued at $4,094,256.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.47 points to close at 1,162.20, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.01 points to close at 1,970.57 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.13 points to end at 46.44.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Ansa McAl trading 2,660 shares valued at $178,433, closed at a 52 weeks’ high, with a gain of 1 cent at $67.08. One Caribbean Media with 935 shares changing hands, gained 3 cents, to close at $22.45, Sagicor Financial contributed 36,115 shares with a value of $225,108 and gained 19 cents, to close at $6.25 and West Indian Tobacco traded just 82 shares and closed 1 cent higher at $125.34.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Republic Bank fell 3 cents to close at $114.97 and Scotia Investments with 2,540 shares traded and closed down 2 cents to $1.45.
TTSE11-6-15rv Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, a total of 47,962 Clico Investment Fund shares changed hands, for a value of $1,042,643 and closed at $22.55, First Citizens Bank traded 2,110 shares to close at $35.81, Grace Kennedy with a volume of 100,000 shares trading for $353,000, ended at $3.53. Massy Holdings traded 18,436 shares valued at $1,186,356 to close at $64.35, National Commercial Bank was the volume leader with 303,396 shares changing hands for a value of $546,113 to end at $1.80, National Flour Mills added 20,298 shares to close at $2 and Praetorian Property Mutual Fund closed with 2,000 units trading to close at $3.10.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.

Only 3 stock rose 1 fell on TTSE

TTSEDailyTRading280x150 Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 11 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 1 declined and 7 traded firm with a total of 718,142 units, valued at $1,958,691.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 1.21 points to close at 1,161.66, the All T&T Index gained just 0.12 points to close at 1,970.56 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.31 points to end at 46.29.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund with 4,400 shares trading, gained by 5 cents to end at $22.55, National Commercial Bank contributing 329,506 shares with a value of $283,784, to end at $1.80 up 4 cents and West Indian Tobacco ]traded 550 shares and closed at $125.40, up 7 cents.
TTSE 9-6-15 Declines| JMMB Group with 314,254 shares being traded for $142,389 to close down by 2 cents at 45 cents to be the sole stock declining.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL trading 318 shares and closed at $67.07, First Citizens Bank trading 635 shares to close at $35.81. Guardian Holdings close at $14.05 while trading 40,000 shares with a value of $562,000, Massy Holdings traded 5,509 shares valued at $354,504 to close at $64.35, National Flour traded 1,000 units and closed at $2, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 13,470 units at $6.04 and Scotia Investments ended with 8,500 shares changing hands at $1.47.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with lower offers.

5 up 4 down on TTSE on Monday

Trinidad Cement traded  674,117 shares on  Monday

Trinidad Cement traded 674,117 shares on Monday

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 15 securities changing hands of which 5 advanced, 4 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 1,224,678 units, valued at $5,350,043.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.99 points to close at 1,160.45, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.09 points to close at 1,970.44 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.27 points to end at 45.98.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL trading 1,200 shares and closed with a gain of 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $67.07 while Ansa Merchant Bank traded 18,307 shares valued at $713,058 and gained 3 cents to $38.95. First Citizens Bank traded 3,502 shares to close at $35.81, up 1 cent, National Commercial Bank contributing 163,161 shares with a value of $283,784, to end at $1.76 after gaining 6 cents and Scotiabank with 6,782 shares changing hands for a value of $424,214, closed with a gain of 1 cent at $62.55.
TTSE 8-6-15rv Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund with 54,643 shares valued at $1,229,683 traded and declined by 5 cents to end at $22.50, Guardian Holdings suffered a loss of 9 cents to close at $14.05 while trading 4,000 shares. Massy Holdings traded 2,424 shares valued at $155,988 to close with a loss of 1 cent at $64.35 and National Enterprises with 3,842 shares traded and closed at a new 52 weeks’ low of $17.19 after losing a cent.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, JMMB Group with 280,000 shares being traded for $131,600 and closed at 47 cents. Guardian Media with 200 shares closed at $19.76, Firstcaribbean International Bank contributed 11,000 shares as the price closed unchanged at $5, Sagicor Financial Corporation 6.5% preference shares traded 1,000 units at US$1.10, Trinidad Cement ended the day at $2.90, with 674,117 shares changing hands, for a value of $1,954,939.
and West Indian Tobacco traded 500 shares and closed at $125.33
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with a lower offer.

3 new highs on TTSE

Unilever closed at a new 52 weeks high on Wednesday

Unilever closed at a new 52 weeks high on Wednesday

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 3 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ highs while 16 securities changed hands of which 7 advanced, 4 declined and 5 traded firm with a total of 127,374 units, valued at $949,932.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index fell by 1.56 points to close at 1,159.15, the All T&T Index rose by just 0.62 points to close at 1,969.84 and the Cross Listed Index decreased by 0.50 points to end at 45.72.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Ansa McAL traded 900 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent at $67.06, Massy Holdings ended up with 380 units changing hands 15 cent higher at $64.25. Mora Ven Holdings, with 200 shares trading closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.98 as the price gained a cent. The stock was traded for the first time since April last year, according to data on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange. National Flour Mills with 1,500 shares changing hands, closed with a gain of 10 cents at $2, for a new 52 weeks’ high. Point Lisas gained 1 cent to end at $3.81 with just 300 shares trading, Unilever Caribbean contributed 3,839 shares with a value of $254,724 and gained 21 cents to end at $66.36 for another r52 weeks’ high and West Indian Tobacco closed 2 cents up to $125.33 with 94 shares trading.
TTSE -03-06-15 Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund which lost 5 cents to close at $22.50 with 7,150 shares trading, valued at $160,888. Grace Kennedy added 1,900 shares to close 2 cents lower at $3.55, National Commercial Bank contributing just 120 shares, 5 cents lower at $1.70 and JMMB Group with a volume of 100,000 shares being traded 3 cents lower, at 47 cents.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Agostini’s ending with 1,100 shares trading, in closing at $17.25. First Citizens Bank trading 9,781 shares valued at $350,181 closed at $35.80, National Enterprises with 250 shares closed at $17.20, Prestige Holdings ended with just 10 shares changing hands at $9.90 and Scotiabank traded 50 units at $62.54.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.

Witco ekes out small profit gain

WITCO_Tobacco280x150Trinidad’s West Indian Tobacco recorded an increase of 6.9 percent in profit before taxation of TT$136.8 million, for the three months ended March 2015, over the corresponding period in 2014.
Profit after taxation for the period came in at $98.2 million, reflecting an increase of just 1.5% over 2014. The Company paid $3.3 million under a tax amnesty, in respect of an ongoing matter taxation relating to the company being slapped with additional taxes imposed by the ta authority after an audit.
The improvement in profit arose from an increase in revenues to TT$223.5 million, a slight increase over the $215 million reported in the first quarter of 2014 net of excise duty. The company increased the prices on its products late in 2014, the increase revenues suggest that there has been some fall out in sale volumes as a result, but the company benefited from reduced cost other than cost of sales amounting to $$3.5 million. Earnings per share came out at $1.17, based on the results the Board approved the payment of a first interim dividend of $1 per ordinary share, paid in May 2015.
Based on last year’s results, the first quarter is the one with the lowest profit and the last quarter with the Christmas celebration is the best, the company should therefore go on to better the $5.81 earned last year, to end around $6.50 per share.
The stock closed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange at $125.31 on Friday at PE ratio around 19 times this year’s estimated earnings.

7 stocks up 2 down on TTSE

National Flour closed at a 52 weeks high on Friday of $1.77.

National Flour closed at a 52 weeks high on Friday of $1.77.

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended the month on a positive note with more stocks rising than falling and with 15 securities changing hands of which 7 advanced, 2 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 1,318,965 units, valued at $24,661,499.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 6.01 points to close at 1,159.92, the All T&T Index rose by just 0.10 points to close at 1,968.67 and the Cross Listed Index fell 1.62 points to end at 46.08.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Grace Kennedy with 97,780 shares trading for $349,075 and gaining 1 cent, in closing at $3.57. IC Insider Buy Rated National Flour Mills, gained 4 cents to end the day at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1.77, with only 120 shares trading as investors continue to respond to increased profits for the company, followed by Sagicor Financial Corporation in contributing 27,400 shares with a value of $165,246, to gain of 2 cents to $6.04. Scotiabank with 677 shares trading, closed with a gain of 1 cent at $62.54. Scotia Investments traded 1,000 shares, to gain 2 cents to close at $1.49, Unilever Caribbean with 100 shares changing hands closed with an increase of 1 cent to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $66.15 and West Indian Tobacco ended with 194 units trading at $125.31 with a 3 cents increase.
TTSE 29-5-15 Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, ANSA Mcal with 149 shares trading ended at $67.054 having lost 1 cent and Prestige Holding traded 550 shares to close with a loss of 9 cents at $9.90.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Ansa Merchant Bank contributed 940 shares with the price closing unchanged at $38.92. Clico Investment Fund with 1,019,235 shares valued at $22,983,749 and remained at $22.55 while First Citizens Bank added 12,072 shares valued at $432,178 to close at $35.80. National Enterprises traded 1,200 units to close at $17.20, National Commercial Bank with 152,500 shares changing hands for a value of $260,050 closed at $1.90 but traded as low as $1.70 and Massy Holdings traded 5,048 shares valued at $323,577 to close at $64.10.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with a lower offer.

Ansa Mcal TT$20M trade dominates

Ansa-Mcal-group_logo280x150 Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed with 9 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, only 2 declined and 3 traded firm with a total of 619,796 units, valued at $21,385,138.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.76 points to close at 1,160.25, the All T&T Index fell 0.08 points to close at 1,969.34 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.22 points to end at 46.08.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL closing with 300,000 shares changing hands for a value of $20,112,000, the price gained 2 cents to $64.04, National Commercial Bank gaining 3 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1.68 after trading 2,000 shares. Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 1,000 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent at $6.01 and West Indian Tobacco traded 514 shares to close 1 cents higher at $125.28.
Declines|The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Massy Holdings traded 2,362 shares to close with the loss of 1 cent at $64 and Trinidad Cement with a volume of 263,622 shares being traded for $725,128 but lost 2 cents to close at $2.75.
TTSE 21-5-15 Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Firstcaribbean International Bank added 10,450 shares to closed unchanged at $5.03, First Citizens Bank traded 2,556 shares to close at $35.80 and Flavorite Foods contributed 37,292 shares with a value of $179,001,to close unchanged at $4.80.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.

6 stocks up on paltry volume

Scotia sheds 47 cents on Wednesday on TTSE

Scotia sheds 47 cents on Wednesday on TTSE

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended moderately with 10 securities changing hands of which 6 advanced, 2 declined and 2 traded firm with a total of only 40,158 units, valued at $891,371 crossing the exchange system.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.76 points to close at 1,159.49, the All T&T Index fell by just 1.52 points to close at 1,969.42 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 45.86.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Ansa Merchant Bank while adding 1,000 shares, gained 1 cent in closing at $38.92, Clico Investment Fund with 1,285 shares gained 1 cent, to end the day at $22.51. Guardian Holdings with 16,854 shares changing hands, for a value of $239,301, gained a cent, in closing at $14.20, followed by Massy Holdings trading 638 shares, to close with a gain of 1 cent, at $64.01. Trinidad Cement that traded 88 shares to close with a gain of 2 cents at $2.77 and West Indian Tobacco had 148 shares trading and gained 2 cents to close at $125.27.
TTSE 20-5-15 Declines|First Citizens Bank traded 7,017 shares with a value of $251,209 to close $35.80, down 1 cent and Scotiabank declined at the end of trading with the price shedding 47 cents to end at $62.53 while trading just 69 shares.
Firm Trades|Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Agostini’s with a volume of 12,611 shares being traded for a value of $217,540, closed at $17.25 and Republic Bank traded 448 shares at $115.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 7 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with a lower offer.

15 stocks trade 3 advance on TTSE

IC Insider Buy Rated NFM closed at a new 52 weeks high on Monday

IC Insider Buy Rated NFM closed at a new 52 weeks high on Monday

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange was with 15 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, none declined and 12 traded firm with a total of 501,858 units, valued at $3,713,703.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.75 points to close at 1,160.37, the All T&T Index rose by just 0.52 points to close at 1,971.3 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.13 points to end at 45.84.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, National Flour traded 9,352 shares to close with a gain of 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.73. Point Lisas Port Development gained 8 cents to end at $3.77 with just 198 units changing hands, and West Indian Tobacco trading with 2,799 share with a value of $350,575 changing hands, added 3 cents to the price in closing at $125.25.
Witco was one of the stocks rising on Monday

Witco was one of the stocks rising on Monday

Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA Mcal with 4,018 shares trading valued at $269,286, ended at $67.02, Clico Investment Fund closed at $22.55 with 43,210 shares trading valued at $974,414. Firstcaribbean International Bank contributing 6,563 shares, the price closed unchanged at $5.03, First Citizens Bank trading 2,121 shares to close at $35.80, Grace Kennedy traded 950 shares at $3.53. JMMB Group with 356,375 shares changing hands for a value of $196,006, closed unchanged at 55 cents, Massy Holdings ended at TTSE 18-5-15$64, while trading 1,758 shares, National Commercial Bank added 10,587 shares to end at $1.65. National Enterprises traded 3,439 units to close at $17.30 followed by Republic Bank, contributing 11,120 shares with a value of $1,278,800, but remained at $115, while Sagicor Financial Corporation with 48,873 shares being traded for $293,235 ended at $6 and Unilever Caribbean with 495 shares trading, closed at $66.14.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed 2 stocks with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.

National Flour at new high

National Flour closed at a 52 weeks high on Tuesday of $1.70.

IC Insider Buy Rated National Flour closed at a 52 weeks high on Tuesday of $1.70.

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed with 14 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 1 declined and 9 traded firm with a total of 408,740 units, valued at $7,385,827.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose by 0.14 points to close at 1,154.28, the All T&T Index gained 0.28 points to close at 1,968.40 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 44.61.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank trading 5,904 shares valued at $211,341 to close with a gain of 2 cents, at $35.80. National Flour Mills contributed 6,304 shares and closed with a gain of 6 cents at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1.70. The stock which has the IC Insider Buy Rated status reported a big jump in profit for the March quarter of $9 million compared with just $1.9 million in 2014. Scotiabank with a volume of 20,000 shares being traded for $1,250,200 closed at $62.51, to gain 1 cent and West Indian Tobacco closed with a gain of 2 cents at $125.22 with 2,950 units trading valued at $370,651.
Stocks declining| ANSA McAL traded 719 units, to end 1 cents down at $67.01.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Ansa Merchant Bank had 1,010 shares trading at the close at $38.91, Clico Investment Fund with 214,995 shares valued at $4,848,206 closed at $2.55, JMMB Group traded 142,721 shares at 55 cents, Massy Holdings trading 5,346 shares valued at TTSe 12-5-15$339,144 and closed at $63.43. Republic Bank traded 1,413 shares with a value of $162,495 and closed at $115. Prestige holdings closed trading with 500 units at $10, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund 1,000 units at $3.10, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 868 shares to close unchanged at $5.90 and Trinidad Cement traded 5,000 units to close at $2.80.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 5 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1with a lower offer.