The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with all market indices after advancing as trading increased over Tuesday’s level after being closed on Wednesday.
At close of the market, the Composite Index gained 4.02 points to close at 1,362.59. The All T&T Index gained 2.65 points to 1,801.29, while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.74 points to close at 124.71.
The market closed with 19 securities trading similar to Tuesday, leading to 5 advancing, 7 declining and 7 remaining unchanged as 631,897 shares valued $10,682,746 changed hands, compared to 361,346 shares valued $3,021,802 16 securities trading on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with higher bids than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Stocks ending with gains| Angostura Holdings ended trading with a rise of 4 cents to $16.04, with 50 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises rose 5 cents and settled at $6.70 after exchanging 4,250 shares. Sagicor Financial rose 21 cents and completed trading of 267,439 units at $10.35, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 50 cents and closed at $29, while trading 69,886 shares and West Indian Tobacco advanced 25 cents to settle at $110.25, after exchanging 746 shares.
Stocks closing with losses| First Caribbean International Bank lost 5 cents in settling at $8.30, after exchanging 275 shares, Massy Holdings closed with a loss of 19 cents at $54.75, with 1,003 stock units changing hands, National Flour lost 2 cents to close at $1.70, after exchanging 2,299 shares. One Caribbean Media lost 10 and ended at $10.20, trading 24,134 units, 
Republic Financial Holdings shed 3 cents and ended at $121.12, with 3,153 stock units trading, Scotiabank closed with a loss of 39 cents at $62.50, after exchanging 3,122 shares and Unilever Caribbean lost 30 cents to complete trading of 1,316 units at $25.
Stocks closing firm| Calypso Macro Index Fund closed at $15.30, with 200 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments ended at $24, after trading 36,000 units, First Citizens Bank traded at $39 in exchanging 2,555 shares, JMMB Group closed at $2, with 3,340 stock units changing hands. Guardian Holdings settled at $18.50, after exchanging 201,141 shares, Prestige Holdings ended at $9.70, after exchanging 100 shares and Trinidad Cement closed at $2.55 with 10,888 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.,
The Jamaica Stock Exchange chalked up its 10th consecutive session at record high as JMMB Group traded at a new high of $42.50, up from $39.61 at the close on Wednesday and NCB Financial Group trading at a record $184.50. 
The Junior Market index was steady at the close of trading on Wednesday with advancing stocks just out pacing declining ones with reduced volume and value. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 166,588 shares carrying a value of 759,004 compared to 199,807 units valued at $918,256 previously. In contrast, May closed with an average of 81,626 units for an average of $311,248 for each security traded.
iCreate settled at 80 cents, with 135,224 shares changing hands. Indies Pharma ended trading with 193,782 stock units, after losing 14 cents to close at $3.16, Iron Rock traded 10 cents higher at $3.60, with an exchange of 66,000 units. Jamaican Teas closed at $4.50, with 9,975 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation ended 5 cents higher at $2, with 20,521 shares traded, KLE Group ended at $2.15, while trading 49,506 units, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 71,313 shares at $3.50. Lasco Financial exchanged 60,992 shares with a loss of 3 cents at $4.87, Lasco Manufacturing finished trading 158,687 stock units at $3.85, Main Event closed 10 cents higher at $5.90, with 16,600 units changing hands, Paramount Trading concluded trading of 100 shares and rose 10 cents to $2.20. SSL Venture Capital finished with a loss of 20 cents end at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.45, after exchanging 57,400 shares, Stationery and Office settled with a loss of 7 cents at $9.13, with an exchange of 52,600 stock units and tTech traded at $5.70, with 334 shares changing hands.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange chalked up its eighth consecutive record close on Tuesday as advancing stocks out did losers almost three to one.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities exchanged 47,989 shares after rising 65 cents to close at $12.35, NCB Financial Group finished trading 22,975 shares at a record closing high of $168, after rising $1, PanJam Investment concluded trading with 2,154 shares but lost 60 cents to end at $95.50. Sagicor Group traded 299,516 units and gained 30 cents to close at $48.50, Seprod climbed $1.95 to end at $49.95, in trading 125,881 shares and Supreme Ventures gained $1 and settled at $31, with 655,299 shares trading.
Blue Power concluded trading of 12,000 units and rose 2 cents to end at $4.52, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 2 cents at $9.30, with 12,000 shares crossing the exchange. Caribbean Producers ended trading of 6,001,795 units and lost 30 cents to close at $4.50, Consolidated Bakeries closed 1 cent higher at $2.01, with 35,400 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2.94, with an exchange of 51,579 shares, Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 304,500 shares at $12. Elite Diagnostic exchanged 47,458 shares and rose 19 cents to close at $3.99, Express Catering lost 30 cents to close at $6.50, with 29,504 shares crossing the exchange. FosRich Group rose 5 cents to close at $5, with an exchange of 30,364 shares, Fontana closed 3 cents higher at $4.38, with 1,498,782 stock units changing hands, General Accident gained 25 cents to close at $4.45, with an exchange of 19,242 units, GWest Corporation concluded trading of 90,500 shares with a loss of 5 cents at $1.21. Honey Bun finished with a loss of 35 cents at $5.65, with 112,083 shares changing hands, Indies Pharma ended 
trading with 34,891 stock units at $3.30, Iron Rock traded 8,600 units, with a loss of 34 cents at $3.50, Jamaican Teas closed 32 cents higher at $4.50, with 1,000 shares changing hands. Jetcon Corporation ended 9 cents higher at $1.95, with an exchange of 21,000 shares, KLE Group finished 15 cents higher at $2.15, with 10,000 units changing hands, Knutsford Express climbed $1.10 to $12.90, trading 8,000 shares, Lasco Distributors ended trading of 84,384 shares with a loss of 15 cents at $3.50. Lasco Financial rose 16 cents to $4.90, with 57,376 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing finished the trading 112,100 stock units at $3.85, Main Event closed 45 cents higher at $5.80, with 1,200 units crossing the exchange, Medical Disposables ended at $8, with 40,842 shares trading. Stationery and Office settled 16 cents higher at $9.20, with 24,764 stock units trading, Sweet River lost 46 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $2.56, with 1,536 units crossing the exchange and tTech closed at $5.70, with 18,168 shares changing hands.
PanJam Investment concluded trading with 273,876 shares and rose 50 cents to end at $96.10, Sagicor Group traded 268,818 units and declined by $1.80 to close at $48.20, Seprod gained 55 cents to end at $48, in trading 53,347 shares. Sterling Investments lost 43 cents to close at $3.22, with 200 units crossing the exchange and Supreme Ventures dropped $1.86 and settled at $30, with 655,299 shares trading.
Knutsford Express settled with a loss of 70 cents at $11.80, with 27,000 shares changing hands, 
The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Monday with modest changes in the market indices hardly after advancing and declining stocks were deadlocked at 4 each.
