Volumes remained low on Monday but picked up from Friday’s levels with an exchange of 21 percent more shares traded after the overall volume on Friday plunged 91 from Thursday level on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Trading resulted in 59,653 shares for $587,579 compared to 49,373 shares for $239,933 on Friday. The market closed on Monday with 15 securities changing hands compared with just seven on Friday, resulting in four stocks advancing, four declining and only seven remaining unchanged.
The average trade for the day amounted to 3,877 units at $39,172 versus an average of 7,053 units at $34,276 for each security on Friday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 14,787 shares at $282,877 compared to 15,556 units at $300,202 on Friday, exceeding the outturn for September with an average of 12,021 shares for $174,137.
The T&T Composite Index shed 0.78 points to 1,307.56, the All T&T Index fell by 1.57 points to end at 1,758.62, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 115.76.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of four stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
Stocks rising| Clico investments rose 10 cents to $25.30 with 6,601 shares changing hands, One Caribbean Media added 30 cents to finish at $4.80, after trading 5,000 shares, Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents in trading 15,975 shares to close at $2.05 and Unilever Caribbean gained 15 cents to end at $16.95, trading 695 units
Stocks declining|Angostura Holdings lost 15 cents to close at $16.75 after trading just 8 shares, First Citizens lost $1 to end at $44, trading 2,794 units, 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded 8,134 shares after falling 26 cents to end at $14.75 and West Indian Tobacco lost 44 cents to close at $33 with 1,110 stock units changing hands.
Stocks trading firm│ JMMB Group ended at $1.80, trading 9,746 shares, Massy Holdings traded 248 shares to close at $59, National Flour close at $2, in exchanging 8,000 shares, NCB Financial closed at $8 with an exchange of 923 stocks. Point Lisas traded 200 units to settle at $3.15, Republic Financial Holdings traded 42 stock units at $141.75 and Scotiabank ended trading 177 shares at $55.45.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks rising│First Citizens rose by 50 cents to $45, trading 419 units and National Flour picked up 15 cents to close at $2, with an exchange of 29,580 shares.
The market closed with 14 securities trading, similar to Wednesday, and closed with five stocks advancing, three declining and six remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 552,641 shares for $9,388,509 compared to 199,471 shares valued $8,074,531 on Wednesday.
Stocks declining│First Citizens Bank slipped 50 cents to $44.50, after exchanging 799 units, Guardian Holdings lost 9 cents to finish at $19.10, in transferring 296,363 shares, with a value of $5,663,064 and Grace Kennedy ended at $3.55, with a loss of 5 cents trading 30,000 shares.
Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed 5 cents higher at $15 after exchanging 41,771 shares and Unilever Caribbean rose 15 cents to settle at $16.95, with a transfer of just 5 units.
The market closed with 13 securities trading, up from twelve on Monday and closed with one stock advancing, three declining and nine remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 34,476 shares changing hands for $642,275 compared to 57,704 shares valued $1,530,562 on Monday.
JMMB Group ended 4 cents lower at $1.75 after exchanging 1,190 units and Scotiabank lost 10 cents to finish at $55, in transferring 1,732 shares.
Stocks declining|Trinidad and Tobago NGL shed 5 cents and closed at $14.95, in the trading of 7,353 stock units, Trinidad Cement ended 5 cents lower at $2 in an exchange of 25 units and Unilever Caribbean lost 17 cents to close at $16.80 with 300 shares changing hands.
The market has lost nearly 10 percent in value for October to date, with daily declines except for miniscule rises on October 7th and 13th.
Stocks rising│ Calypso Macro Index Fund, the sole stock to advance, closed at $13.95, with gains of 20 cents trading 1,000 shares.
One Caribbean Media shed 10 cents to finish at 52 weeks’ low of $$4.80, with 4,763 stock units changing hands.
The market closed with 12 securities trading, up from ten on Tuesday, and closed with two stocks advancing, four declining and six remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 50,648 shares for $1,054,449 compared to 67,001 shares valued $1,193,207 on Tuesday.
National Flour lost 1 cent trading 8,333 stock units to close at $1.90 and West Indian Tobacco finished at $33.50, after losing 27 cents in transferring 644 units.
Stocks declining│NCB Financial Group lost 5 cents, exchanging 22,976 shares to settle at $7.95, National Enterprises finished at $3.95, after losing 5 cents in trading 169 units and Scotiabank shed 50 cents to close at $55, with 1,131 units crossing the market.