Declining stocks dominated the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, after a rise in trading, with the volume of stocks traded rising 86 percent with the value being 152 percent more than on Friday and ended with 14 securities trading down from 19 on Friday, with three stocks rising, 11 declining and none remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 1,083,353 shares for $6,284,101 versus 582,263 stock units at $2,488,818 on Friday. An average of 77,382 units were traded at $448,864 compared to 30,645 shares at $130,990 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 41,381 shares at $315,727 versus 37,905 units at $302,872 on the previous day. The average trade for December amounts to 42,745 at $474,822.
The Composite Index fell 2.89 points to 1,325.82, the All T&T Index lost 8.09 points to close at 1,989.96, the SME Index remained unchanged at 50.72 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.37 points to settle at 86.10.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Angostura Holdings fell 25 cents to $23.25 with investors transferring 125 shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund declined 50 cents to close at $20.50 with the swapping of 100 stocks, First Citizens Group increased 1 cent in closing at $50.02 with an exchange of 21,814 units. FirstCaribbean International Bank advanced 10 cents in ending at $5.70 after trading 65,000 stock units, GraceKennedy shed 1 cent to end at $4.44 with a transfer of 161 stock units, 
Guardian Holdings lost 50 cents to end at $27, with 6,883 shares crossing the market. L.J. Williams B share dropped 15 cents to close at $2.60 in an exchange of 400 stocks, Massy Holdings dipped 23 cents in ending at $4.47 after a transfer of 965,977 units, National Enterprises rose 10 cents to $3.50 as 10,497 shares passed through the market. NCB Financial shed 1 cent in closing at $4.50 in exchanging 1,502 units, Republic Financial lost 25 cents in closing at $137.75, with 54 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank dropped 49 cents to close at $77.51 as investors exchanged 154 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL changing hands declined 20 cents ending at $21.50 1,390 shares and West Indian Tobacco fell $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $20 with 9,296 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
