Declining stocks were just less than twice the number of those rising on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, following trading in 18 securities compared with 17 on Wednesday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, nine declining and four ended firm, with modest increase in the volume and value of stocks traded over Wednesday and slippage in the market indices.
The market closed with trading of 272,853 shares worth $1,868,848 compared to 272,277 stock units at $1,837,670 on Wednesday.
An average of 15,159 shares were traded at $103,825, slightly below 16,016 stock units at $108,098 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 17,143 shares at $106,485, which is comparable with 17,781 units at $107,343 on the previous day and an average for May of just 24,702 shares at $146,628.
The Composite Index lost 4.32 points to end trading at 1,034.87, the All T&T Index slipped 4.79 points to 1,521.56, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.81 and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.53 points to end at 71.96.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa McAl fell $1 in closing at $44 with an exchange of 1,140 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank dipped 1 cent to $39.49, with an exchange of just 2 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment fell 31 cents and ended at $23.20, with 16 shares changing hands. GraceKennedy ended at $3.75 with investors trading 378 stock units, Guardian Holdings dipped 25 cents to close at $16.75 in an exchange of 12,000 units, JMMB Group fell 9 cents to end at $1.06, with 5,453 stocks clearing the market. Massy Holdings dipped 5 cents to $4 after an exchange of 53,744 units, National Enterprises popped 2 cents to end at $2.44 with a transfer of just one share, National Flour Mills advanced 3 cents in closing at $1.64, with 5,000 stock units crossing the market. NCB Financial remained at $1.98 with traders dealing in 9,434 shares, One Caribbean Media rose 3 cents to close at $2.70 after an exchange of 1,851 stock units, 
Point Lisas climbed 19 cents to finish at $4.24 with investors swapping 49 units. Prestige Holdings shed 6 cents and ended at $10.45 after 13,148 stocks passed through the market, Republic Financial declined 4 cents to $112.16 in trading 4,512 shares, Scotiabank increased 60 cents to end at $54.85 after an exchange of 1,638 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 26 cents in closing at $3.76 in trading 156,248 units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.75 with an exchange of a mere one stock and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5 with 8,238 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 272,277 shares valued $1,837,670 compared to 577,233 stock units at $3,183,745 on Tuesday.
At the close of market activities, Agostini’s remained at $67 as investors exchanged 442 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $45, with 2,427 stocks clearing the market, Endeavour Holdings rose by 2 cents to a 52 week high of $18 in an exchange of 4,934 units. First Citizens Group popped 52 cents ito $43.52 with traders dealing in 18,308 shares, GraceKennedy fell 14 cents to end at $3.75 after exchanging of 12,593 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $17 with investors dealing in 125 shares. Guardian Media ended at 98 cents after closing with an exchange of 500 stocks, JMMB Group saw an exchange of 4 units at $1.15, Massy Holdings gained 3 cents and ended at $4.05, with 37,436 stock units crossing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 with investors trading 20,445 shares, NCB Financial remained at $1.98 after 100,566 stocks passed through the market, 
Prestige Holdings shed 10 cents to finish at $10.51 with a transfer of 955 units. Republic Financial slipped 3 cents to $112.20, with 880 stock units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank sank 60 cents to end at $54.25 after a transfer of 95 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 27 cents in closing at $4.02, with 69,935 units crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.75 with an exchange of 320 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5, trading 2,312 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 577,233 shares for $3,183,745, up from only 146,214 stock units at $990,655 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.80 with investors swapping 19 shares, Ansa McAl closed at $45 after 441 units passed through the market, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.50 in trading 63 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank closed at $8.25 and closed after 31 stock units were traded, First Citizens Group declined 60 cents to finish at $43 with investors trading 23,126 stocks, GraceKennedy finished trading 506 units at $3.89. Guardian Holdings remained at $17 with investors swapping 36,933 stocks, Guardian Media slipped 2 cents to end at 98 cents after an exchange of 1,263 shares, JMMB Group lost 7 cents in closing at $1.15, after trading of 164,203 stock units. Massy Holdings ended at $4.02 in an exchange of 11,373 shares, National Enterprises fell 2 cents to finish at $2.42 with investors dealing in 41,013 units, National Flour Mills slipped 4 cents and ended at $1.61 in switching ownership of 5,000 stocks. 
NCB Financial fell 4 cents to $1.98 after an exchange of 222,381 stock units, One Caribbean Media dipped 3 cents in closing at $2.67 with 20,000 shares crossing the market, Prestige Holdings rallied 17 cents to end at $10.61 with an exchange of 2,950 stocks. Republic Financial increased 8 cents and ended at $112.23 with 1,181 units crossing the market, Scotiabank shed 10 cents to close at $54.85 as investors exchanged 425 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 24 cents to finish at $3.75, with 69 shares changing hands. Unilever Caribbean dipped 3 cents to $13.75 with 31,742 stock units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5 with traders dealing in 14,514 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 146,214 shares for $990,655 from 54,098 stock units at $994,684 on Thursday.
GraceKennedy ended at $3.89 with 175 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings rose by 24 cents to $17 with investors trading 134 stock units, Guardian Media advanced 3 cents in closing at $1, with a mere one share crossing the market. JMMB Group popped 7 cents to $1.22 with investors swapping 3,533 stock units, L.J. Williams B share gained 15 cents to end at $1.15 after an exchange of 1,500 units, Massy Holdings lost 3 cents in closing at $4.02 in trading 47,700 stocks. National Enterprises remained at $2.44 after closing with an exchange of 3,480 shares, National Flour Mills dipped 5 cents to finish at $1.65 with traders dealing in 59,778 units, One Caribbean Media ended at $2.70 in an exchange of 2 stocks. Prestige Holdings fell 16 cents to $10.44 with investors dealing in 587 stock units, 
Republic Financial slipped by 5 cents in closing at $112.15 after a transfer of 2,452 shares, Scotiabank climbed 95 cents and ended at $54.95 as investors exchanged 381 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 10 cents to close at $3.51 after 8,984 units passed through the market, Trinidad Cement climbed 20 cents to finish at $2.15 with an exchange of 2,927 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rallied 1 cent to end at $13.78, with 8,792 shares crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5 with a transfer of 849 stock units.
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed with gains for a second week, with the market Indices rising around half a percent, resulting from gains in 5 stocks and 8 declining, with Calypso Micro Index Fund being the biggest mover for the week, dropping $1.44 to $23.51. 
Investors should watch Massy Holdings with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 100 percent, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, 340 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 50 percent gain.
The market closed with trading of just 54,098 shares for $994,684 compared to 93,789 stock units at $892,919 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s remained at $67 in an exchange of a mere 3 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.80 with investors trading 122 stocks, Ansa McAl remained at $45 with 1,300 units changing hands. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.25 with a transfer of 37 shares, First Citizens Group ended at $44 with investors swapping 3,800 stock units, GraceKennedy climbed 14 cents to finish at $3.89 after a transfer of 20 shares. Guardian Holdings increased 1 cent to $16.76, closing with an exchange of 18,482 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $4.05 with 10,886 units changing hands, National Enterprises popped 2 cents in closing at $2.44 after trading 600 stocks. National Flour Mills advanced 2 cents to finish at $1.70 in an exchange of 105 shares, One Caribbean Media sank 5 cents and ended at $2.70, with 10 stock units clearing the market,
Prestige Holdings remained at $10.60 with traders dealing in 10 units. Republic Financial rose 10 cents to $112.20 with 759 stocks crossing the exchange, Scotiabank dropped 95 cents to end at $54 with investors trading 2,304 shares, Unilever Caribbean gained 77 cents in closing at $13.77 after 13,456 stock units passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5 in switching ownership of 2,204 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 93,789 shares for $892,919 compared with 121,918 stock units at $1,306,143 on Tuesday.
At the close, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.80 with an exchange of 10 shares, Ansa McAl gained 1 cent to $45, with 3,715 units clearing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 1 cent to close at $8.25 with a transfer of 68 stocks. First Citizens Group remained at $44 as investors exchanged 350 shares, Guardian Holdings remained at $16.75 after a transfer of 1,595 units, Guardian Media ended at 97 cents in trading 53 shares. Massy Holdings ended at $4.05 with 37,676 units crossing the exchange, National Enterprises lost 3 cents to $2.42 with investors trading 12,120 stocks, National Flour Mills dipped 2 cents to close at $1.68 in an exchange of 3,001 stock units. One Caribbean Media remained at $2.75 with investors swapping 15,947 shares, Prestige Holdings advanced 20 cents in closing at $10.60 after an exchange of 24 units, 
Republic Financial sank 13 cents to end at $112.10 with investors dealing in 1,988 stocks. Scotiabank popped $1.20 to $54.95 after trading of 249 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 11 cents to finish at $3.61, with 44 shares crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean skidded 76 cents and ended at $13 with traders dealing in 16,192 stocks and West Indian Tobacco increased 1 cent in closing at $5, with 757 units changing hands.
The market closed with trading of 121,918 shares for $1,306,143 compared to 132,053 stock units at $1,429,879 on Monday.
At the close of the market, Ansa McAl slipped 1 cent to a 52 week low of $44.99 after trading of 43 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39.50 after closing with an exchange of 99 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund rose 11 cents to finish at $23.51 with investors trading 1,959 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank fell 1 cent and ended at $8.24 after a transfer of 5,100 stock units, First Citizens Group climbed 25 cents to close at $44, after 692 stocks crossed the market, Guardian Holdings rose 25 cents to end at $16.75 in an exchange of 6,840 shares. Guardian Media remained at 97 cents with investors dealing in 104 stocks, Massy Holdings ended at $4.05 after an exchange of 24,610 units, National Enterprises rallied 2 cents to end at $2.45, with 2,716 stock units clearing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.70 as investors exchanged 2,450 shares, NCB Financial closed at $2.02 with a transfer of 1,043 stock units, Point Lisas dipped 19 cents to finish at $4.05, 31,627 units with crossing the market. Prestige Holdings ended at $10.40 with an exchange of 150 stocks, 
Republic Financial increased 3 cents in closing at $112.23 after 3,977 units passed through the market, Scotiabank lost $1.23 to finish at $53.75 with investors trading 4,106 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 7 cents and ended at $3.50 with 17,701 shares crossing the exchange, Trinidad Cement sank 5 cents to close at a 52 week low of $1.95 with investors swapping 1,000 stock units, Unilever Caribbean gained 61 cents to end at $13.76 in switching ownership of 35 shares and West Indian Tobacco skidded 1 cent to close at a 52 week low of $4.99 with traders dealing in 17,666 units.
At the close of a day of reduced trading, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.80 with 55 shares crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl shed $1 to $45, with 578 units changing hands, Calypso Macro Investment Fund lost $1.55 to finish at $23.40 in an exchange of 500 shares. Endeavour Holdings slipped 2 cents to close at $17.98 with traders dealing in 100 stock units, First Citizens Group ended at $43.75 after an exchange of 2,629 stocks, GraceKennedy sank 14 cents to end at $3.75, with 33 units being traded. Guardian Holdings remained at $16.50 with investors trading 2,423 stocks, JMMB Group ended at $1.15, with 283 shares clearing the market, Massy Holdings ended at $4.05 in trading 32,687 stock units. National Enterprises dipped 1 cent and ended at $2.43 after an exchange of 11,420 shares, Point Lisas remained at $4.24 with investors trading 849 stock units, Prestige Holdings sank 20 cents to end at a 52 week low of $10.40, after an exchange of 12,405 units.
Republic Financial dipped 30 cents in closing at $112.20 after investors ended trading of 3,066 shares, Scotiabank advanced $1.23 to $54.98 with a transfer of 6,952 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.57 with investors swapping 31,479 stocks. Trinidad Cement fell 45 cents to finish at a 52 week low $2, with 15,997 units crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.15 in switching ownership of 2,481 stock units and West Indian Tobacco declined 5 cents to end at $5 with 8,116 shares crossing the market.
Investors should watch Massy Holdings with a 50 percent potential gain, Prestige Holdings, which could gain 100 percent, Trinidad and Tobago NGL, 350 percent and Scotiabank with the potential of a 50 percent gain.