Falling stocks dominated trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, resulting in 18 securities trading similar to Friday and ending with prices of four rising, eight declining and six ending firm with the volume of stocks traded declining 14 percent with an 8 percent lesser value than on Friday.
The market closed with trading of 387,841 shares with a value of $2,337,968 compared to 452,413 stocks at $2,544,736 on Friday. An average of 21,547 stock units were traded at $129,887 compared with 25,134 stock units at $141,374 on Friday, with trading for the month to date averaging 18,308 shares at $108,015 compared with 16,593 stocks at $96,450 on the previous day and an average for December of 19,548 shares at $423,231.
The Composite Index inched 0.47 points higher to end at 1,085.28, the All T&T Index slipped 0.89 points to settle at 1,600.04, the SME Index remained unchanged at 92.58 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.27 points to end the day at 74.80.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading on Monday, Agostini’s popped 50 cents to end at $68 after trading 11,109 stock units, Angostura Holdings ended at trading $14.85, with 2,080 shares passing through the market, Ansa Merchant Bank shed 50 cents to finish at $39.50 with traders dealing in 148 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank popped 10 cents and ended at $8.25 with 150 stock changing hands, First Citizens Group sank 40 cents to end at $42.50 with 4,950 shares crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy advanced 1 cent in closing at $3.70 with a transfer of 136,205 units. Guardian Holdings rose 5 cents to $15 with 12,042 stocks crossing the market, JMMB Group slipped 2 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.05 in an exchange of 15,110 stock units, Massy Holdings fell 4 cents to end at $3.95 with investors trading 15,003 shares. National Enterprises ended at $2.78 after an exchange of 435 stocks, 
National Flour Mills ended at $1.70 with investors trading 15,410 shares, NCB Financial skidded 1 cent to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.38 and closed with 151,268 stock units changing hands. Prestige Holdings sank 5 cents and ended at $11.25 as investors exchanged 145 shares, Republic Financial lost 40 cents to close at $113.60 in switching ownership of 680 units, Scotiabank remained at $59 after an exchange of 25 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $4.75 with 20,732 stock units clearing the market, Unilever Caribbean dipped 2 cents to end at $11.38 in an exchange of 73 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5.55 as 2,276 passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.