Selling continues to pressure the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with two stocks closing at 52 weeks’ low after declining stocks had the better of advancing ones as the value of stocks trading rose 119 percent from an exchange of 65 percent more shares than Thursday.
The market closed with 15 securities changing hands up from twelve on Thursday and closed with the prices of three stocks advancing, six stocks declining and six remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in an exchange of 260,964 shares for $2,759,391 compared to 158,453 shares valued $1,258,794 on Thursday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 17,398 units at $183,959 versus an average of 13,204 units at $104,899 for each security on Thursday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 21,524 shares at $381,789 compared to 22,270 units at $435,620 on Thursday. In contrast, September closed with an average of 12,021 shares for $174,137.
For a second day, the T&T Composite Index declined with 2.70 points cut off the index to close at 1,316.05. The All T&T Index dropped 10.77 points to end at 1,775.37, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.75 points to close at 115.77.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ NCB Financial Group gained 10 cents to close at $8, with 14,213 stock units crossing the market, National Flour added 1 cent to finish at $1.91, in transferring 1,000 units and Trinidad Cement closed at $2.05, with gains of 5 cents after exchanging 4,564 units.
Stocks declining│ Ansa McAL dropped $2 to close at $50, with 616 units changing hands, Calypso Macro Index Fund ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $13.75, after falling 25 cents and transferring 40 units, Guardian Holdings ended 20 cents lower trading 15,284 stock units to finish at $19. 
One Caribbean Media lost 10 cents, exchanging 5,000 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.90, Trinidad and Tobago NGL shed 19 cents to settle at $14.81, in transferring 93 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $34.50, with a loss of 50 cents trading 261 units.
Stocks trading firm│ Clico Investments traded 4,000 units at $25.34, First Citizens Bank closed at $45.71, in exchanging 4,521 units, JMMB Group ended with a transfer of 200,000 shares at $1.80. Massy Holdings held firm at $59, trading 29 units, Republic Financial Holdings exchanged 11,320 stock units at $142 and Scotiabank closed unchanged at $55.50, with 23 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
