Falling stocks dominated trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the market declining after investors traded 64 percent fewer shares than on Friday and resulted in more stocks falling than rising.
Trading ended with 14 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Friday, with three stocks rising, five declining and six remaining unchanged. The Composite Index fell 0.77 points to 1,323.34, the All T&T Index lost 3.12 points to settle at 1,760.62 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.22 to close at 119.84.
Traders exchanged 135,274 shares, for $2,133,425 compared to 378,912 units at $2,508,173 on Friday.
An average of 9,662 units traded at $152,388 compared to 23,682 at $156,758 on Friday. An average of 18,757 units traded at $277,022 for the month to date versus 19,553 units at $287,927. January averaged 13,836 units at $275,635.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
In trading, Angostura Holdings shed 2 cents to close at $15 after exchanging 104,891 shares, Clico Investment Fund shed 24 cents to close at $25.75 after trading 4,697 units. First Citizens Bank climbed $1.24 to $43.99, with 2,528 stock units crossing the exchange, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7 after 172 stock units crossed the market. 
Grace Kennedy closed at $3.90 after trading 200 units, JMMB Group ended at $1.90 with an exchange of 300 shares, L.J Williams B share gained 10 cents in closing at $1.50 after an exchange of 10,000 shares. Massy Holdings closed trading of 300 stock units at $61, National Enterprises remained at $3.10 with the swapping of 1,000 stocks, One Caribbean Media rose 1 cent to $4.81 after 192 units switched hands. Prestige Holdings dipped 24 cents to $7.25 with 1,000 stocks changing hands, Scotiabank fell 14 cents to $56.85, with 3,028 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $15.50 with an exchange of 6,674 stocks units and West Indian Tobacco fell 15 cents to $35 in an exchange of 292 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
