Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Friday with trading in 18 securities against 13 on Thursday. At the close 5 securities rose, 2 declined and 11 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index lost 3.53 points on Friday to 1,234.02, the All T&T Index declined 0.33 points to 1,723.42, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.93 points to close at 100.07.
The market closed with 343,088 shares trading at a value of $4,812,925, compared to 912,695 shares trading at a value of $8,892,469 on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows market sentiment to be closely matched between advancing and declining stocks as the market closed with 1 stock ending with a higher bid than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investments concluded trading and rose 1 cent to end at $20.27, with 30,202 stock units changing hands, Grace Kennedy added 10 cents and closed at $3, with 102,253 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group increased 10 cents and completed trading at $5.45, after exchanging 46,501 shares, Sagicor Financial rose 7 cents to $7.87, with 1,448 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed with a gain of 20 cents to $29.50, with 3,759 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Point Lisas share price fell 3 cents and ended at $3.81, with 537 stock units changing hands and Unilever Caribbean closed with a loss of 5 cents at $29.25, after exchanging 3,240 shares. 
Firm Trades| Ansa Mcal ended at $58, with 32,169 units, First Citizens completed trading at $34.91, after exchanging 6,920 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.60, with just 38 units changing hands, JMMB Group settled at $1.75, after exchanging 86,703 shares, Massy Holdings closed at $47.20, trading 20,485 shares, One Caribbean Media settled at $12.34, with 349 shares changing hands, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.01, with 268 units traded, Republic Financial Holdings settled at $102.75, after exchanging 1,369 shares, Scotiabank ended at $65.01, with 165 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended at $3, with 6,488 units and West Indian Tobacco settled at $88.50, after exchanging 194 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. Daily
Losses| Angostura Holdings lost 3 cents to close at $15.72, with 350 stock units changing hands, Ansa Mcal ended trading at $58 after falling $2, in exchanging 5,085 units, NCB Financial Group concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents and ended at $5.35, after exchanging 80,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings fell 1 cent and completed trading at $102.75, after exchanging 1,782 shares and Sagicor Financial shares fell 11 cents and settled at $7.80, with 755,748 stock units changing hands.
Honey Bun concluded trading after gaining 2 cents to $5.02, with 8,892 shares, Iron Rock finished at $2.95, with 10,000 shares, Jetcon Corporation added 2 cents to close at $4.05, with 659 units, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 5 cents higher at $4.15, with 243,625 stock units. Lasco Financial rose 1 cent to $5, with 5,000 units, Lasco Manufacturing closed after rising 10 cents to end at $4.20, with 12,911,850 shares, Main Event ended trading $1 higher at $7, with 31,441 shares, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 40 cents at $7.60, with 41,094 units and tTech concluded trading 70 cents higher at $6, with 3,100 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9% finished $6 higher at $6, with 6,000 shares changing hands.
Trading ended with an average of 60,999 units for an average of $329,982 in contrast to 70,911 units for an average of $407,120 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 166,085 units valued at $802,331 and previously 135,539 units valued at $711,179. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
General Accident finished trading with a loss of 28 cents at $2.70, exchanging 78,444 shares, GWest Corporation closed 5 cents higher at $2.30, with 2,000 stock units. Honey Bun ended at $5, with 5,000 units, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 5 cents at $5.95, after 18,000 shares traded, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 659,115 stock units and lost 12 cents in closing at $4.03, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 1 cent at $11.50, exchanging 50,000 shares. Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents to $4.10, with 111,599 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $4.99, while 89,621 stock units were exchanged, Lasco Manufacturing finished at $4.10, with 47,145 units, Main Event settled with a loss of $1 at $6, with 58,500 shares. Paramount Trading closed at $2.90, with 7,275 shares, Stationery and Office finished trading $1.15 higher at $8, with just 500 stock units changing hands and tTech ended at $5.30, with 9,000 shares changing hands.
Losses| Guardian Holdings lost 40 cents to close at $16.60, with 6,000 units trading, NCB Financial Group fell 4 cents to settle at $5.45, after exchanging 10,000 shares and Sagicor Financial to finish 4 cents lower and ended at $7.91, with 900 stock units changing hands.
At the close of market activity 6,395,222 units valued at $50,487,361 traded compared to 3,061,341 units valued at over $40,934,808 changed hands, on Monday.
For the month to date 195,519 units traded with an average value of $6,383,337 and on the previous day 203,633 units traded with an average value of $6,596,529 on average. May closed with an average of 589,414 shares with a value of $16,532.367, for each security traded.
May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
KLE Group closed with a loss of 25 cents at $2.70, while trading 29,500 shares, Knutsford Express ended 50 cents higher at $12.50, with 5,389 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4.20, with 198,580 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 10 cents at $5, with 37,301 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 10 cents at $4.10, with 30,000 shares, Main Event ended trading 7,050 shares at $7, Medical Disposables traded 1,500 shares 25 cents higher at $5, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $2.90, with 2,197 stock units and Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 90 cents at $6.85, with 572,850 units changing hands.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, recovered more of the losses suffered last week as stocks rising was just ahead of those falling. 
Trading ended with an average of 15,159 units for an average of $67,269 in contrast to 109,180 units for an average of $508,603 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, ends at 140,805 units valued at $735,954 and previously 151,951 units valued at $795,273. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
GWest Corporation ended 3 cents higher at $2.25, with 23,782 units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $5, trading 28,808 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading at $5.50, with 4,124 stock units, after trading at an intraday high of $5.82. KLE Group closed at $2.95, with 7,912 shares, Knutsford Express ended at $12, with 1,900 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.20, with 39,817 stock units, Lasco Financial fell 10 cents and closed at $5.10, with 34,970 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4.20, with 7,478 shares trading, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 80 cents ot $7, with 7,952 shares, Medical Disposables traded with a loss of 25 cents at $4.75, with 13,903 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3, with 53,715 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $7.75, with 15,847 units changing hands.
