Stocks started the new month with mixed results on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, following Friday’s holiday close, resulting in the trading of 19 securities up from with 16 on Thursday and ending with prices of seven stocks rising, six declining and six ending firm after a 170 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded over Thursday.
The market closed with trading of 146,214 shares for $990,655 from 54,098 stock units at $994,684 on Thursday.
An average of 7,695 shares were traded at $52,140 compared with 3,381 units at $62,168 on Thursday, and an average for May of 24,702 shares at $146,628.
The Composite Index slipped 0.90 points to 1,045.73, the All T&T Index dipped 4.52 points to 1,531.39, the SME Index remained unchanged at 91.76 and the Cross-Listed Index closed 0.42 points higher to 73.63.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close of a sedate trading session, Ansa McAl ended at $45 after investors ended trading 959 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $39.50 in switching ownership of just 2 stock units. First Citizens Group skidded 40 cents to finish at $43.60 with investors trading 3,978 stocks.
GraceKennedy ended at $3.89 with 175 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings rose by 24 cents to $17 with investors trading 134 stock units, Guardian Media advanced 3 cents in closing at $1, with a mere one share crossing the market. JMMB Group popped 7 cents to $1.22 with investors swapping 3,533 stock units, L.J. Williams B share gained 15 cents to end at $1.15 after an exchange of 1,500 units, Massy Holdings lost 3 cents in closing at $4.02 in trading 47,700 stocks. National Enterprises remained at $2.44 after closing with an exchange of 3,480 shares, National Flour Mills dipped 5 cents to finish at $1.65 with traders dealing in 59,778 units, One Caribbean Media ended at $2.70 in an exchange of 2 stocks. Prestige Holdings fell 16 cents to $10.44 with investors dealing in 587 stock units, 
Republic Financial slipped by 5 cents in closing at $112.15 after a transfer of 2,452 shares, Scotiabank climbed 95 cents and ended at $54.95 as investors exchanged 381 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 10 cents to close at $3.51 after 8,984 units passed through the market, Trinidad Cement climbed 20 cents to finish at $2.15 with an exchange of 2,927 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rallied 1 cent to end at $13.78, with 8,792 shares crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5 with a transfer of 849 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.