Trading popped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 19 percent with a 48 percent greater value than Friday, resulting in 16 securities trading compared with 17 on Friday, with six stocks rising, five declining and five remaining unchanged.
Trading climbed to 131,348 shares for $1,504,412 up from 110,426 stock units at $1,177,661 on Friday.
An average of 8,209 shares were traded at $94,026 compared to 6,496 units at $69,274 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 21,561 shares at $225,265 versus 22,190 units at $231,441 on the previous day. The average trade for February amounts to 51,996 shares at $458,520.
The Composite Index rose 7.75 points to 1,329.65, the All T&T Index jumped 17.55 points to 1,989.12, the SME Index remained at 61.52 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.38 points to close at 87.33.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings popped 98 cents to $59.75 after trading 12,605 shares, Ansa McAl traded 80 shares and jumped $3.92 to $54.75, First Citizens Group ended at $50 with an exchange of 3,979 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank popped 5 cents to $7.20, with 49.900 stock units clearing the market. GraceKennedy lost 14 cents in ending at $4.46 after an exchange of 3,100 units, JMMB Group slipped 5 cents in ending at $1.70 with a transfer of 17,555 shares, L.J. Williams B share rose 19 cents to close at $2.75 after investors traded 200 units. 
Massy Holdings ended market activity at $4.55 after an exchange of 29,148 stock units, National Enterprises had an exchange of 1,327 stocks in closing at $3.72 after slipping by a cent, NCB Financial fell 1 cent to $3.89, with 855 stock units crossing the market. One Caribbean Media gained 5 cents to end at $3.55, with 5,350 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings remained at $7.49 in switching ownership of 55 shares. Republic Financial closed at $138 after 3,021 shares crossed the market, Scotiabank remained at $78 while exchanging just 18 stock units and Trinidad Cement lost 3 cents in ending at $3.51 while 1,330 stocks passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.