More declines for T&T stocks

Market activity ended on Thursday and resulted in a three-way split in the movement of stocks at the close of trading, rising after 228 percent more shares, passed through the market than Wednesday, at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Overall, 21 securities traded up from 15 on Wednesday, with seven each rising and falling and seven ended unchanged. The Composite Index shed 1.68 points to end at 1,518.95, the All T&T Index fell 3.05 points to 2,126.99 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.03 points to settle at 121.70.
A total of 347,461 shares traded, for $4,332,061 from 105,926 units at $3,856,740 Wednesday. An average of 16,546 units traded at $206,289 compared to 7,062 at $257,116 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averaged 8,599 units at $183,067 versus 5,390 units at $173,689. The average trade for December amounts to 21,703 shares at $306,768.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $34 while exchanging one share, Angostura Holdings gained $2 to $20 after trading at 73 units, investors exchange 6 stocks in Ansa McAl at $59.50. Ansa Merchant Bank finished unchanged at $43.10 in exchanging 2,477 stock units, Clico Investment Fund declined $1.37 to $30 as 8,610 stock units crossed the exchange, Endeavour Holdings popped 6 cents to $7.99 with the swapping of 1,855 shares. First Citizens Group fell $2.99 to $67 with an exchange of 1,919 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank finished unchanged at $6.15, with 23,130 units changing hands, GraceKennedy remained at $6.11 in an exchange of a mere one stock unit. Guardian Holdings gained 25 cents in closing at $30.25 in switching ownership of 220 units, JMMB Group ended at $2.30 after exchanging 2,367 shares, Massy Holdings climbed $1 to $106.50, with an exchange of 5,565 stock units. National Enterprises inched 1 cent higher to $3.41 in trading 1,000 shares, National Flour Mills dipped 1 cent to $1.94 trading 1,000 stocks, NCB Financial Group ended unchanged at $8, with 286,718 stock units crossing the exchange. Republic Financial Holdings jumped $4.81 to $144.98 with 933 units changing hands, Scotiabank shed 50 cents in closing at $70.50, with 8,597 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost $1.40 to end at $18.60 in trading 155 stock units. Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent to close at $3.74, with 999 shares crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean declined 1 cent to $16.19 in an exchange of 1,800 units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 12 cents in closing at $28.50 in switching ownership of 35 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.