Trading dipped for the third consecutive day on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks changing hands dipping by just 5 percent with the value 32 percent lower than on Thursday. Twenty-one securities traded, up from 19 on Thursday, with prices of eight rising, six declining and seven ending firm.
The market closed with trading of 140,542 shares for $750,436 after sliding from 147,270 units at $1,101,792 on Thursday.
An average of 6,692 shares was traded at $35,735, with a fall from 7,751 units at $57,989 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 16,298 shares for $287,056 from 16,982 units at $304,947 on the previous day and an average for March of 32,004 shares at $251,725.
The Composite Index dipped 3.34 points to finish at 961.56, the All T&T Index declined 4.83 points to 1,393.52, the SME Index remained at 89.81 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.24 points to end at 69.88.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $61.65 after an exchange of 30 shares, Angostura Holdings rose 28 cents to $10.83 with 65 stocks crossing the market, Ansa Merchant Bank advanced $1.50 to close at $26, with investors dealing in only one share. 
CIBC Caribbean Bank skidded 7 cents to $8.22 with 290 stocks crossing the market, First Citizens Group ended at $35.25 after 261 units were swapped, GraceKennedy popped 3 cents to end at $3.38 with 30,020 shares clearing the market. Guardian Holdings fell 5 cents in closing at $15.20 in switching ownership of 50 units, L.J. Williams B share popped 1 cent to $1.01 with investors swapping 20 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 1 cent and ended at $3.49 after a transfer of 27,076 stock units. Medcorp ended at $44 with investors trading 25 shares, National Enterprises sank 9 cents to finish at $4.90 and closed at 43,310 units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.49 in trading 450 stocks. NCB Financial ended at $2.05 with 2,525 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas climbed 50 cents to close at $7 with a transfer of 10 shares, Prestige Holdings rallied $1.79 to end at a 52 weeks high of $13.79 with a mere one unit passing through the market. 
Republic Financial remained at $107 in an exchange of 780 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $45.46 with investors trading 1,427 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed $1.29 to finish at $8.49 with an exchange of 14,180 shares. Trinidad Cement declined 24 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.35 following trading of 2,250 units, Unilever Caribbean gained 95 cents to close at $14.20 after an exchange of 5 stocks and West Indian Tobacco popped 3 cents to finish at $2.88 with traders dealing in 17,766 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise
The market closed with trading of 147,270 shares with a value of $1,101,792, after sliding from 332,785 stocks at $1,965,679 on Wednesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.29 in switching ownership of 2,300 shares, Endeavour Holdings increased $2.25 in closing at $18 with investors trading 250 units, First Citizens Group climbed 70 cents to $35.25 in an exchange of 3,185 shares. GraceKennedy finished with an exchange of 47 stock units at $3.35, Massy Holdings closed at $3.50 with a transfer of 5,069 stock units, Medcorp finished at $44 as investors exchanged 10 units. National Enterprises sank 1 cent to $4.99 with 1,932 shares crossing the market, National Flour Mills rose 3 cents in closing at $1.49 with investors dealing in 2,935 units, NCB Financial remained at $2.05 with 121 stocks crossing the exchange. Prestige Holdings slipped 9 cents to $12 in trading 3,312 stock units, Republic Financial remained at $107 after an exchange of 2,156 shares, 
Scotiabank gained 16 cents in closing at $45.46 with 2,229 units passing through the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell $1.88 to $9.78 in an exchange of 10,193 stocks, Trinidad Cement popped 18 cents and ended at $1.59 with a mere two stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean shed 25 cents to close at $13.25, after trading of 13,339 shares and West Indian Tobacco sank 3 cents to $2.85 after a transfer of 90,034 units.
The market closed with trading of 332,785 shares worth $1,965,679 compared to 278,519 stock units at $13,097,221 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Agostini lost 18 cents to close at $61.66 after an exchange of 79 shares, Angostura Holdings slipped 28 cents to $10.55 in an exchange of 520 stock units, AS Bryden sank 5 cents in closing at $1.50 with investors trading 25 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank rallied 1 cent to finish at $8.29 with 10 units crossing the market, First Citizens Group ended at $34.55 with a transfer of 1,797 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $3.35 with 31,833 units crossing the market. Guardian Holdings popped 15 cents to $15.25 after an exchange of 3,119 stocks, Massy Holdings advanced by 1 cent to close at $3.50 with 39,033 shares clearing the market, National Enterprises rose 15 cents to $5 as investors exchanged 11,743 stock units. National Flour Mills declined 4 cents to end at $1.46 after a transfer of 5,520 shares, Point Lisas sank 45 cents to finish at $6.50 with traders dealing in 191 stock units, 
Republic Financial ended at $107 following an exchange of 709 units. Scotiabank slipped 1 cent to $45.30 after the trading of 3,762 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 21 cents to finish at $11.66 with 70,668 shares passing through the market, Unilever Caribbean fell 50 cents and ended at $13.50 with an exchange of 565 units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 3 cents in closing at $2.88 after traders swapped 163,211 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 278,519 shares for $13,097,221, after jumping from 164,314 stock units at $953,901 on Monday.
Endeavour Holdings ended at $15.75 with trading of 1,448 shares, First Citizens Group rallied 4 cents to $34.55 with 435 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings sank 5 cents to close at $15.10 after an exchange of 14,875 shares. JMMB Group rose 9 cents to close at 82 cents with an exchange of 7,194 stocks, Massy Holdings declined by 1 cent to finish at $3.49 in an 6,878 units changing hands, National Enterprises rallied 35 cents and ended at $4.85 with 9,614 stock units passing through the market. National Flour Mills rose by 10 cents to $1.50 following trading of 7,452 shares, NCB Financial gained 5 cents in closing at $2.05 after an exchange of 6,914 stock units, One Caribbean Media popped 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $1.55, with 35 stocks crossing the market. 
Point Lisas shed 5 cents to $6.95 in an exchange of 109 units, Prestige Holdings gained $1.58 to finish at $12.09 with traders dealing in 201 shares, Republic Financial rose 24 cents and ended at $107 after a transfer of 107,006 units. Scotiabank sank 16 cents to $45.31 following the trading of 881 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded $1.55 to $11.45 with investors dealing in 92,125 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 after traders swapped 6,039 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.85 with investors trading 13,486 units.
The market closed with trading of 164,314 shares worth $953,901, down from 243,530 stock units at $2,112,960 on Friday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank dipped 1 cent to close at $8.28 with 50 stock units crossing the market, Eric Solis Marketing sank 21 cents to finish at $3.70 with trading of 200 stock units, First Citizens Group fell 1 cent to $34.51 with trading of 3,082 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $15.15 with investors trading 10 stock units, JMMB Group skidded 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of 73 cents with an exchange of 27,811 stocks, L.J. Williams B share remained at $1 with 3,535 units passing through the market. Massy Holdings rose 1 cent and ended at $3.50 after trading of 28,125 stocks, Medcorp remained at $44 with 10 shares clearing the market, National Enterprises rallied 25 cents to finish at $4.50 in an exchange of 52,299 units. NCB Financial increased 3 cents to $2 following 2,500 stock units, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.50 in switching ownership of 2,001 shares, Point Lisas ended at $7 after an exchange of 10 units. 
Republic Financial fell 24 cents to end at $106.76 with a transfer of 183 stocks, Scotiabank shed 3 cents and ended at $45.47 as investors exchanged 20 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 50 cents to finish at $13 with 33,119 shares changing hands. Trinidad Cement dropped 9 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $1.41 in an exchange of 2,518 stocks and West Indian Tobacco declined 5 cents to end at $2.85 with investors trading 4,263 units.
The market closed with trading of 243,530 shares with a value of $2,112,960, after falling from 255,708 stocks for $2,179,481 on Thursday.
First Citizens Group shed 1 cent to end at $34.52 with investors swapping 6,302 shares, GraceKennedy ended at trading at $3.35 after an exchange of 30,175 stocks, Guardian Holdings rose by 10 cents to finish at $15.15 with investors trading 6,658 shares. L.J. Williams B share ended at $1 in switching ownership of 1,466 units, Massy Holdings popped 4 cents to finish at $3.49 with traders dealing in 37,741 stocks, Medcorp gained $6.60 and ended at $44 with 5 stock units crossing the exchange. National Enterprises rallied 25 cents to close at $4.25, following trading of 29,160 shares, National Flour Mills sank 10 cents in closing at $1.40 after investors swapped 48,830 stock units, One Caribbean Media increased 6 cents to $1.50 with 199 stocks crossing the market. Point Lisas remained at $7 with an exchange of 3,699 units, 
Republic Financial climbed 50 cents to $107 with 2,947 stocks clearing the market, Scotiabank increased 5 cents to $45.50 with investors dealing in 3,642 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 85 cents to close at $12.50 with 67,325 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.50 in trading of 3,768 stock units and Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 with 350 shares crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 255,708 shares with a value of $2,179,481, down from 479,187 stock unis worth $3,131,046 on Wednesday.
AS Bryden dipped 8 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.27 with 15,083 stock units crossing the market, Endeavour Holdings remained at $15.65 after a transfer of 6 stocks, Eric Solis Marketing rallied 1 cent to $3.91 with 271 units crossing the exchange. First Citizens Group ended at $34.53 in trading 7,229 stocks, GraceKennedy sank by 5 cents to close at $3.35 after traders swapped 105,027 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.05 with a transfer of 59 stock units. L.J. Williams B share rose 5 cents to $1 as investors exchanged 4,308 shares, Massy Holdings fell 5 cents to finish at $3.45 in switching ownership of 13,334 stock units, National Enterprises advanced 10 cents to close at $4 with 7,541 stocks clearing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.50, with investors trading 319 units, 
Point Lisas ended at $7 with an exchange of 5,000 shares, Republic Financial ended at $106.50 with 1,534 stocks crossing the market. Scotiabank ended at $45.45 with investors dealing in 4,326 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped $1.60 and ended at $11.65 in trading 90,004 stock units and Trinidad Cement remained at $1.50 with 202 shares changing hands.
National Enterprises delivered 285,035 stocks of the 479,187 shares traded, with an overall value of $3,131,046, after rising from 283,283 stock units worth $2,938,223 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $61.85 with only three shares being traded, Ansa McAl ended at $39.50 with investors trading 2,025 stocks, AS Bryden remained at $1.35 with 6,666 shares crossing the exchange. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.29 with investors swapping 5 stocks, First Citizens Group shed 11 cents to end at $34.53 following trading of 694 units, GraceKennedy skidded 17 cents to close at $3.40 with an exchange of 26,959 stocks. Guardian Holdings ended at $15.05 following trading of 46,851 units, JMMB Group sank 7 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 75 cents after traders swapped 2,302 shares, L.J. Williams B share shed 1 cent and ended at 95 cents as investors exchanged 722 stock units. Massy Holdings rallied 10 cents in closing at $3.50 after a transfer of 12,160 shares, National Enterprises popped 19 cents to end at $3.90 in switching ownership of 285,035 units, National Flour Mills climbed 5 cents to finish at $1.50 with investors dealing in 21 stocks. 
NCB Financial remained at $1.97 with a transfer of 1,750 stock units, Republic Financial ended at $106.50 with 1,285 shares changing hands, Scotiabank closed at $45.45 in trading 108 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 91 cents in closing at $10.05 after an exchange of 88,520 stocks, Trinidad Cement declined 12 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.50 with 3,720 stock units clearing the market and Unilever Caribbean ended at $14 with traders dealing in 361 shares.
The market closed with trading of 283,283 shares worth $2,938,223 compared to 200,258 stock units at $3,080,789 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Ansa McAl advanced by $1.50 to $39.50 with investors dealing in only 5 shares, AS Bryden skidded 5 cents to close at $1.35 with 9,225 stock units passing through the market, Endeavour Holdings dipped $2.75 and ended at $15.65 in an exchange of 400 shares. First Citizens Group rose 44 cents to close at $34.64 with traders dealing in 873 stocks, GraceKennedy climbed 22 cents to finish at $3.57 in switching ownership of 18 units, Guardian Holdings remained at $15.05 with 165 shares changing hands. L.J. Williams B share popped 1 cent in closing at 96 cents after trading of 5,100 units, Massy Holdings dipped 3 cents to $3.40 after an exchange of 39,627 stocks, Medcorp ended at $37.40 with trading of 14 stock units. National Flour Mills fell 3 cents and ended at $1.45 with an exchange of 6,375 shares, Prestige Holdings shed 49 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $10.51 with an exchange of 124 stocks, 
Republic Financial popped 20 cents to finish at $106.50 with investors swapping 6,193 units. Scotiabank rallied 14 cents to $45.45 with a transfer of 69 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained $1.36 in closing at $10.96 as investors exchanged 212,387 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 after a transfer of 191 stocks and West Indian Tobacco popped 15 cents to close at $2.90 with investors trading 2,517 units.
The market closed with an exchange of 200,258 shares for $3,080,789, down from 707,050 stock units worth $4,871,825 on Friday.
First Citizens Group rose 20 cents and ended at $34.20 in an exchange of 1,779 stocks, Guardian Holdings rallied 3 cents in closing at $15.05 with 755 stock units being traded, Guardian Media closed at 68 cents with a transfer of 1,509 shares. JMMB Group slipped 2 cents in closing at 82 cents with just 5 stocks passing through the exchange, L.J. Williams B share dropped 5 cents to 95 cents with traders dealing in 3,000 units, Massy Holdings dipped 7 cents to close at $3.43 with 10,036 stock units changing hands. Medcorp sank $6.60 to end at $37.40 with investors swapping 75 shares, National Enterprises popped 1 cent to finish at $3.71 after an exchange of 9,758 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.48 with investors trading 2,142 stocks. One Caribbean Media advanced 24 cents to $1.44 after an exchange of 275 stock units, Point Lisas declined 25 cents and ended at $7after traders swapped 502 shares, Prestige Holdings sank $1.39 to finish at $11 in an exchange of 1,916 stocks. 
Republic Financial gained $1.05 to close at $106.30 with investors trading 10,987 units, Scotiabank popped 31 cents in closing at $45.31 with 5,789 stock units crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 41 cents to end at $9.60 after a transfer of 136,352 shares. Trinidad Cement skidded 1 cent to close at a 52 week low of $1.62 as investors exchanged a mere one stock unit, Unilever Caribbean lost 47 cents and ended at $14 in switching ownership of 11,564 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.75 trading 3,761 units.