Declining stocks exceeded risers on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, following trading activities in 20 securities compared with 19 on Friday and ending with prices of four stocks rising, seven declining and nine ending firm. The market closed, with a 44 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, valued 34 percent more than on Friday.
At the close of the market, 271,639 shares were traded at $4,140,052 versus an average of 188,379 units at $3,098,408 on Friday.
An average of 13,582 shares was traded at an average of $207,003, compared with 9,915 units at $163,074 on Friday, with trading for the month to date averaging 18,110 shares at $172,122 compared with 18,533 stock units at $168,864 on the previous day and an average for July averaging 11,986 shares at $187,557.
The Composite Index fell 0.65 points to close trading at 1,016.79, the All T&T Index dipped 1.26 points to 1,465.80, the SME Index slipped 0.01 points to end at 96.43 and the Cross-Listed Index remained at 75.10.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of market activity, Agostini climbed $1 to close at $68 with an exchange of 16 shares, Angostura Holdings lost 1 cent to close at $14.05 after 89,226 units passed through the market, Ansa McAl ended at $41.54, after an exchange of 648 stock units. First Citizens Group closed at $41.05 with a transfer of 4,497 shares, Guardian Holdings skidded 49 cents to end at $16.50, with 939 stock units crossing the exchange, Guardian Media ended at 75 cents after a transfer of just one share. JMMB Group popped 1 cent to $1.07, with 5 stocks crossing the market. Massy Holdings slipped 1 cent in to $3.88, following trading of 108,724 units, Medcorp remained at $48, with 1,060 stock units crossing the market. National Enterprises advanced 3 cents to close at $2.05 with investors dealing in 485 shares, National Flour Mills rose 4 cents and ended at $1.64, with 502 stock units clearing the market, One Caribbean Media declined 34 cents to finish at a 52 week low of $2.15 after closing with an exchange of 21,000 stocks. 
Point Lisas lost 8 cents and ended at $4, after investors exchanged 80 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $13.50 in switching ownership of 471 stocks, Republic Financial remained at $110.50 after an exchange of 15,980 units. Scotiabank closed at $50.20 with investors swapping 5,488 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.60 in an exchange of 19,080 stock units, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.95 with investors trading 252 shares. Unilever Caribbean slipped 25 cents to $14.75, with 1,201 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco fell 18 cents and ended at a 52 week low of $4.32 in trading 1,984 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.