The value and volume of stocks trading on Monday surged sharply, with fewer securities changing hands than on Friday on Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange after JMMB group led trading with 6.5 million shares or 98.5 percent of the total leading to 1,920 percent more shares being exchanged, with 557 percent higher value.
JMMB dominated trading on the TT Stock Exchange on Monday
A total of 13 securities traded compared to 16 on Friday, with one rising, four declining and eight ending unchanged. The Composite Index dropped 3.84 points to 1,461.30, the All T&T Index dipped 7.03 points to 2,014.41 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.06 points to settle at 121.84.
A total of 6,602,009 shares traded, for $17,229,529 compared to 326,780 units at $2,623,019 on Friday. An average of 507,847 units traded at $1,325,348 compared to 20,424 at $163,939 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 44,024 units at $296,557 versus 18,146 units at $239,157. The average trade for October amounts to 23,649 units at $227,589.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended unchanged at $24.50 in exchanging 7,520 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $58, with 1,494 stock units clearing the market, 
Clico Investment Fund finished at $27.57 trading 11,500 stocks. GraceKennedy traded 10,082 units at $6.26, JMMB Group declined 1 cent to $2.25 with an exchange of 6,508,545 stock units, Massy Holdings lost 58 cents in closing at $95 after exchanging 179 stocks. National Enterprises ended unchanged at $3.25 while exchanging 22,290 units, NCB Financial Group finished unchanged at $8, with 1,052 shares crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings remained at $7.01, with 7,973 stocks in switching owners. Republic Financial Holdings dropped $3.01 to $136.99, with 7,490 units crossing the market, Scotiabank shed $3 to $66, with 3,275 shares changing hands, Unilever Caribbean gained 19 cents to end at $16.20 trading 5,757 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $29.98 after exchanging 14,852 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.