Witco was one of the 3 stocks that had dominant trades on Friday
Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday resulted in only 8 securities being exchanged compared to 11 on Thursday. The volume traded swung upward to 507,698 with a value of $10,611,513 in contrast to Thursday’s trades of 78,795 valued at $1,350,632.
At the close, 1 stock advanced, 2 declined and 5 were unchanged. Clico Investment was the dominant trade with close to 50 percent of the volume traded and 53 percent of the market’s value, followed by Guardian Holdings and West Indian Tobacco each with just over 20 percent of the value.
The Composite Index lost 0.30 points to 1,211.06, the All T&T Index was down 0.60 points to 1,790.06 and the Cross Listed Index closed unperturbed at 84.71.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 1 cent to close at $22.51 while trading 247,575 shares valued at $5,572,669.
Losses| Massy Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $50, losing 10 cents in exchanging 6,130 shares valued at $306,916 and West Indian Tobacco traded 35 cents lower to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $126, with 17,000 units changing hands at a value of $2,142,000.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy exchanged 64,890 shares at $2.70, Guardian Holdings held firm at $16.20 trading 147,000 shares valued at $2,381,400, JMMB Group closed at $1.26, with trades of 25,000 units. One Caribbean Media traded 100 units at $15.01 and Republic Financial Holdings exchanged a mere 3 units at $101.90.
Trading levels on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday fell sharply despite 11 securities changing hands compared to 10 on Wednesday as just 78,795 shares traded at a value of $1,350,632 compared to Wednesday with 195,938 valued at $9,062,326.
Guardian Holdings closed at $16.20, losing 5 cents with 10,000 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.25, with a loss of 8 cents trading 4,350 units and Unilever Caribbean traded 60 cents lower to close at $52, with an exchange of 5,000 units.
Prestige Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.75, losing 6 cents in trading 45,247 units valued at $486,406. Scotia Investments lost 3 cents, in closing at $2.45 with trades of 20,910 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $126.35, with a loss of 3 cents exchanging 750 units.
and Scotia Investments traded 2 cents lower to close at $2.48 exchanging 8,000 units. The price is the equivalent of J$47, well above the price of $38 Scotia Group plans on offering to take over the minority shares.
Ansa Merchant Bank traded 784 shares at $40, Clico Investment closed at $22.51, with 1,800 shares changing hands. First Caribbean International held firm at $7.70, with 4,000 shares traded, Grace Kennedy exchanged 20,388 shares at $2.80 while JMMB Group remained at $1.27, after trading 20,070 shares. Massy Holdings traded 5,010 units to hold at $50.50, National Flour Mills closed at $2.20, in exchanging 3,049 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with 101,997 shares changing hands valued at $10,393,494. Scotiabank exchanged 66,513 units at $58 valued at $3,857,754 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.15, with 54,203 shares traded.
JMMB Group exchanged 24,074 shares at $1.27, NCB Financial Group closed at $4, with trades of 27,865 shares, the market closed with the bid at $4 to buy 359,230 units but there were no stocks on issue for sale. Republic Financial Holdings traded 1,570 units at $101.90, Scotiabank remained at $58 trading, with an exchange of 1,000 shares. Scotia Investments closed at $2.50, with 47,000 shares changing hands, West Indian Tobacco exchanged 1,336 units at $126.38 and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.15, with 117,425 shares traded at a value of $487,314.
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange remained subdued with moderate volume and few price changes on Monday. At the market’s close 12 securities changed hands compared to 13 on Friday, 1 stock advanced, 2 declined and 9 held firm. 
Firm Trades| Berger Paints closed at $4.05 trading 200 shares, Clico Investment traded 5,080 shares at $22.51, First Caribbean International Bank closed at $7.70, with an exchange of 24,500 shares. Guardian Holdings remained at $16.20, with 29,396 shares traded at a value of $476,215, National Enterprises exchanged 150 shares at $10.50, National Flour Mills closed trading at $2.20, with 1,500 shares. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with an exchange of 3,875 units valued at $394,862, Scotiabank remained at $58 trading 5,000 shares and Scotia Investments closed at $2.50, with 250 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL held firm at $66 trading 40,748 shares valued at $2,689,368, First Citizens traded 314 shares at $31.85, Massy Holdings closed at $50.75, with an exchange of 28,781 shares valued at $1,460,636. National Flour Mills closed at $2.20, with 1,840 shares changing hands, One Caribbean Media traded a mere 40 shares at $16, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $101.90, with trades of 59,396 shares valued at $6,052,229. Sagicor Financial exchanged 5,279 units at $8.75, Scotiabank remained at $58 trading 12,830 shares valued at $744,140 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $21.01, with an exchange of 72,404 shares valued at $1,521,208.
at $1,715,844 and Sagicor Financial traded 14 cents lower to close at $8.75 exchanging 141 shares.
